Congress May In Few Weeks
United Press report on May 5 outlines Congress potential action. White House talks push postponement of key bills including flood control ship subsidy and Robinson-Patman chain store laws while some measures may carry over. Speaker Burns targets passage of must bills by May 15 with adjournment awaiting Senate action.
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Edward W. Lewis
United Press
United Preasuni
White House
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Senate Fform
Interior Department
Treasury Post Office
War and Navy Department
Agricultural Department
Dstrict of Columbia
State, Justice, Commerce and Labor
Independent Offices
Joseph Burns
Ohio City Band to Concert at School May 6
The Ohio City Liberty school band led by Myron A. Pearce performs its annual concert in the school auditorium on Wednesday May 6 at 8 p.m. The program includes festival numbers for Shelby Ohio fits with Van Wert and Spencerville bands. The band will debut new hats from the Band Mothers Association and features pieces such as March Squealer Overture Euryanthe and selections from Chocolate Soldier and Liberty Bell.
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Ohio City-Liberty
Myron A. Pearce
Shelby
Ohio
van Wert
Spencerville
Band Mothers Association
Will Huff
Euryanthe
M. van Weber
Talbott
Wiss Boy
Paul de Vile
Margaret Wise
Mae Reuter
Liberty Bell
Songa
Oscar Straus
Losey
Light
Monk
Girls
Feigert Re-elected to Van Wert District Board of Health
Otto J. Feigert of Wren is re-elected as a member of the Van Wert county district board of health. C A. Tomlinson of Union township was chosen secretary. Dr C R Keyser, district health commissioner, gave his annual report to the council and a luncheon followed. The council includes eight village mayors and 12 township trustees and oversees the district board, appointing one new member each year.
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Oto
Tinual Mente Fondi
C .A. ‘Tomlinson
Union’ Township
Otto’ J. Feigert
Wren
C. R. Keyser
van Wert County
District Board of Health
Boys Rush Hobby Entries for City Exhibit
Boys across the city rush final touches for the annual pet and hobby fair. The YMCA model airplane club plans over 30 models while stamps and coin groups prepare exhibits. The event runs Friday at 7 p.m. through Saturday evening on an exhibition basis with prizes still awarded.
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YMCA
Stamp Club
Methodists Vote Church Unification In Columbus
Delegates at the Methodist Episcopal general conference approve unifying the three branches of Methodism. They focus next on reorganizing church machinery to decentralize control during the three year union process with the South and Protestant churches.
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Columbus
General Conference
Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Methodist Protestant Church
Miller Leads Columbia Alumni Dinner Honors Prizes
At the annual Columbia School of Journalists alumni dinner last night Miller mocked photographers with flash bulbs. Robert E. Sherwood won $1,000 for Idiot's Delight, Will Barber posthumously earned $600 for best foreign play, Webb Miller of United Press led a crusade against Iowa corruption. St. Paul Daily News received honorable mention for a similar campaign.
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Columbia School of Journalian
Robert E. Sherwood
Will Barber
Chicago Tribune
Washington
Webb Miller
United Press
Iowa
St. Paul
Death of Mrs. Jacob Giessler at 82 in Adrian
Mrs. Jacob Giessler, 82, former Wiltshire township resident, died after a weeklong pneumonia at her daughter’s home in Adrian Michigan. Born in Marion county, she lived in Van Wert county as a girl and belonged to St Paul’s Evangelical church for 70 years. Surviving relatives include two brothers, two sisters, two sons, two daughters, 11 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements set with services at St Paul’s Evangelical church Harrison township following a brief viewing at the Bollenbacher home on North Washington Street.
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Jacob Giessler
Wiltshire Township
Fred Becker
Adrian
Mich
Giessler
Marion County
van Wert County
St Paul's Evangelical Church
Harrison Township
Henry Houck
Sycamore, O
Fred Houck
Tiffin
George Matthes
Rialto
Calif
Eli Jones
Adam Giessier
Otto Giessier
West Lincoln Highway
Oscar Bollenbacher
South Washington Street
Adrian, Mich
Smith
High
Bollenbacher
North
Washington Street
St. Paul's Evangelical Church
F. Graeper
Bur‘tal
County Education Leader Heads to Ohio Meeting
C L Shaffer county superintendent of schools will attend a Columbus meeting Thursday with all Ohio county superintendents to discuss statewide education matters.
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C. L. Shaffer
Columbus
Ohio
Probation Given to Ralph Lamb for Drunken Charge
Ralph Lamb of the third ward was placed on probation yesterday by Mayor John H. Morrison after Lamb pleaded guilty to being drunk.
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Ralph Lamb
Third Ward
John H. Morrison
Lamb
Begin Mixing Tons of Cement for Stadium First
Cement production begins for a 3,200 seat stadium with three sections. Over 200 tons of stone and 100 tons of sand plus thousands of gallons of water will form the first section. Sixty men operate mixers and wheelbarrows in six hour shifts as formwork is smoothed by a paddle while carpenters prepare the next section. Two weeks are needed to harden the base as the project progresses.
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van Wert
Barton
Youngs Drug Store to Continue Under New Leadership
Mrs. C. M. Young reports Young's Drug Store will continue with son John A Young and pharmacist Will Mallory in charge. John leaves Antioch College to devote himself to the business. Mallory has 17 years at the store. C. M. Young, who ran the shop for 20 years, died last Thursday.
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C. M. Young
Young’s
John A Young
Will Mallory
John
Antioch College
Mallory
Young
Townsend Candidate Draws Overflow Crowd at Club Meeting
Raymond J. Jefferys, Cleveland candidate for congressman at large on the Republican ticket, spoke to an overflow crowd at the Town send club meeting in the courthouse. Dr. W. H. DeCamp said extra chairs were needed and 500 Townsend club members are now in Van Wert county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond J. Jefferys
Cleveland
Townsend Club
Court House
W. H. DeCamp
DeCamp
van Wert
Mil o Reno Death Reported in Des Moines Farm Feeder
Milo Reno of Des Moines farm feeder and head of the National oc Holiday Association died in May at Excelsior Springs Missouri. He was a prominent figure in Midwestern agricultural circles and led statewide holiday events.
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Excelsior Springs
Milo Reno
Des Moines
National
Oc Holiday Association
Van Wert seeks football coach amid applicant surge
Van Wert officials expect to hire a football coach this fall despite few applications. Arthur Lewis, an Ohio University star and former East squad member, and Fred Wampler, former Bluffton coach, are among applicants. George Porter Felger, Van Wert High School alum and OSU graduate, also applied as basketball assistant. Other local applicants are rumored. The May 13 board meeting will review the teaching staff and 1936 graduates.
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Don Peden
Fred Wampler
Bluffton High School
van Wert
Terre Haute
Ind
Diener
George Porter Felger
Felger
Ohio State
Stores Close Memorial Day and July 4 in Van Wert
Most Van Wert stores will close all day Saturday May 30 for Memorial Day. They will stay open Friday evening May 29. The Retail Merchants Division of the Chamber of Commerce decided this at a meeting yesterday. The same plan applies for Saturday July 4.
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van Wert
Retail Merchants’ Division
The
Chamber of Commerce
Precinct 4 B voting site moved to John Deere store
Van Wert election changes for the May 12 primary keep the same voting plan with one change. Voters who used Hotel Inn will cast ballots Tuesday at the John Deere Implement store on Central Avenue and Walnut Streets ending at the 4 B precinct.
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van Wert
Harry Roggenkemper
Hotel Inn
John Deere Implement Store
Central Avenue
Walnut Streets
Roosevelt Wins Maryland Demos 16 Votes by Wide Margin
Maryland delegates overwhelmingly back Franklin D. Roosevelt with a 5 to 1 lead in early results. Breckinridge trails as a protest effort while Nice wins Republican primary and the state convention delegates are pledged to Nice or Landon if needed.
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Baltimore
Roosevelt
Maryland
Henry Breckinridge
Harry Nice
Nice
Althrough
Clevelan
Alf Landon
Gates
New Federal Act Won’t Aid Labor Says Speaker
Kari Kunter of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce told Van Wert directors and local members last night that the new federal unemployment insurance bill will burden labor. He warned employers may cut wages or replace workers and urged delaying action until the U S Supreme Court rules on legality.
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Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Kari Kunter
van Wert Chamber of Commerce
Marsh
Oho Insurance
Supremme Court
United States
Girls to Meet for First Time in Van Wert Peony Festival
GIs chosen by eleven county high schools meet at the Chamber of Commerce office Thursday at 2 p.m. to discuss arrangements for the Peony Festival queen contest. Queen Jubilee V will be chosen Tuesday at Lincoln School auditorium after the contestants select their outfits. The event includes a public meeting with a small admission fee and reserved seats via the Clearing House. The girls will also perform on Schine's Van Wert theatre stage and attend a special pupil matinee. Proceeds partly benefit the festival fund.
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Lincoln
Third Ward
van Wert
Clearing House
Schine
Annual Dinner Guests Named by Van Wert Democrats
The Van Wert Democratic Central committee announces an annual banquet at the YWCA auditorium with 400 reservations. Dayton's William G. Pickrel, former lieutenant governor, will be principal speaker as notable officials and candidates attend, including Judge William Klinger, George Myers, Carl Wahl, Harold Mosler, John McSweeney, Joseph Fichter, and David Roberts for congressman at large. A substitute will attend for Mrs. in-Shaw of Toledo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Wert
YWCA
Arthur ©. Prericks
van Wert County
Democratic Central Committee
William G. Pickrel
Dayton
Frericks
Harold Mosler
Cleveland
John McSweeney
Wooster
Joseph Fichter
Cincinnati
David Roberta
John W. Pattison
Mrs. in-Shaw
Toledo
Jury seated for first degree murder trial in Mansfield
Hundreds tried to enter the Richland county common pleas court as opening statements began in the first degree murder case of Charles A. Wilson. Twelve jurors were seated and 20 veniremen stood by for possible selection while Prosecutor Glenn W. Marriott prepared to outline the state's case against Wilson for the death of 17 year old Jean Moorhead.
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Mansfield
Richland County Common Pleas
Charles A. Wilson
Glenn W. Marriott
Wilson
Jean Moorhead
Italians Plan Entry Into Addis Ababa
London reports Italian forces entered Addis Ababa around 4 pm as Mussolini insisted white troops lead the advance. Delays blamed on Badoglio missteps, rains, and Ethiopian sabotage making the imperial road impassable along parts of the route. Washington officials noted the event amid ongoing dispatches.
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London
Addis Abate
Rome
Italy
Badognio
Benito Mussolini
Askari
Eritrea
Ital
Graves of 600 Flags Honor Civil War Veteran Remains
Special the grave of Gamuel M. Civil War veteran died un day Mollenkopf announced plans for Memorial Day led by new organizing Bees of Legh and boys in storms salved by Light refreshments were Zeller Wilkie Behn Behn bp the conclusion paw rence Matthys second mandet presided during the business session Tom DeWitt Van Wert pinged second in the Class Aeneadbtat races at Huntington Ind G unday
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Gamuel M
Unday
Mollenkopf
Legh
Zeller
Wilkie Ee Behn
Rence Matthys
Tom DeWitt
van Wert
Huntington
Ind
Weather Summary From A Fragment
Fragmentary forecast notes a cloudy day with noon readings and minimal temperature. Mentions tonight, sunrise tomorrow, and a vague year age reference without specific figures or locations.
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Will M. Mallory
Townsend
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