Ohio House Probes Harter Accusation On Liquor Permits
In Columbus the House adopted a resolution demanding Governor Davey corroborate the executive’s claim that Representative George J. Harter sought favors in liquor permit grants. The chamber also concurred minor Senate changes to the automobile drivers license bill as relief issues press.
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Columbus
House
Davey
George J. Harter
Summit
Senate
Garrief
Ohio
Nichols
Clermont
Emmons
Herner
Huron
Hudlett
Cuyahoga
Hugh R. Fuller Eumbull
Six Prisoners Escape Oklahoma Jail After Shootout
Six prisoners including four bank robbers from Okemah broke from the Muskogee city federal jail today after wounding Chief of Detectives Ben Bolton. One escaped in a commandeered car. Marsh Corgan wounded one of them. The fugitives include members of the Irish O Malley gang.
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Muskogee
Okla
Okemah
National Banks
Ben Bolton
Marsh Corgan
Plot Thwarted in Honduras Revolt Trap
Tegucigalpa government announced it broke up a Liberal party conspiracy and jailed its leaders in a decisive crackdown. Police and officials said the revolutionary plot was thwarted, signaling a firm response to internal unrest.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Liberal Party
Jak
Hoskins Probes Liquor Charges in Ohio
Prosecutor Donald J. Hoskins said he would confer with Francis W. Poulson and two state representatives on a bipartisan inquiry into Ohio's liquor monopoly. The case involves Governor Davey and alleged political influence blocking the probe, with discussions about jobs in the Highway Department to sway votes.
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Donald J. Hoskins
Francis W. Poulson
Davey
Ohio
Hoskins
Poulson
Hewitt
Liquor
Harter
Civil Service
Peek Resigns as Trading Advisor in World Trade Clash
Washington dispatch reports George N. Peek resigns as adviser to President Roosevelt on Foreign trade and as president of the two export import banks. He would not explain his reasons, citing Roosevelt to comment. Allies say his swan song report on the Canadian American trade pact could be critical, amid disputes over Hull’s revival of world trade.
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Washington
George N. Peek
New Deal
Peek
Roosevelt
Hull
Professional Engineers Meet At Hillsboro
The Southern Ohio Society of Professional Engineers will discuss inviting engineers from adjacent counties to join at its quarterly dinner in Hillsboro. The meeting is Thursday night at Butler Springs near Hillsboro.
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Hillsboro
Southern Ohio Society of Professional Engineers
Clinton, Fayette
Highland
Ross
Pike, Adams
Brown Counties
Butler Springs
Roosevelt to Cut Settlement Costs in Rural Re settlement
President Roosevelt argues for limiting government action in rural resettlement to planning and setting examples. He cites Pine Mountain Valley community settlement as an early federal effort and a model for counties nationwide.
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Blue Springs
Roosevelt
Pine Mountain Valley
Couple narrowly escapes fire at Xenia area home
Neighbors awakened Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jones near Xenia early today, enabling them to flee a burning 10 room frame farm house before the roof collapsed. The dwelling and contents were destroyed.
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Xenia
Thomas Jones
Lebanon appoints director for Warren County relief
George B. Johnson of Lebanon was named by county commissioners to head the Warren County relief organization after state and federal aid was withdrawn.
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Lebanon
George B. Johnson
Warren County
DoLE Relief Weighs On Budget and New Deal Plans
Washington December reports indicate the administration may seek more dole funds from Congress even as the New Deal aims to end direct relief. The House appropriations committee begins budget work for next July 1, with relief spending likely to drive the deficit. Last year 4.88 billion was appropriated, and states face new responsibility for aid with possible leftover funds.
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Washington
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
Buchanan
Tex
Appropriations Committee
Harry L. Hopkins
Government to Demobilize CCC Camp at Sligo
Dispatches from Washington indicate a proposed demobilization of the Civilian Conservation Corps as an economy measure. Local staff have not received enrollment reduction news. In Ohio the CCC system will drop from 64 camps to 41 and strength from 29,727 to 15,000 by July, with Clinton County camp listed among effected sites.
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Civilian Conservation Corps
CCC
Sligo
Washington
Ohio
Clinton County
Ohio Republicans pick 52 uninstructed delegates for 1936
Ohio Republicans began selecting 52 uninstructed delegates for the 1936 convention. The state central committee listed eight candidates for delegate and alternates at large and 44 district candidates. They urged no Hoover nomination while leaving the favorite son option open. Potential favorites named include Chester Bolton, Myers Cooper, and Robert Taft as undecided discussions continued.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Central Committee
Ed. D. Schorr
Herbert Hoover
Borah
Idaho
U. S
Roscoe McCulloch
Representative Fish
New York
Charles West
Interior
Schorr
Chester C. Bolton
Cleveland
Myers Y. Cooper
Cincinnati
Robert A. Taft
Davey calls threefold prison class system in fireside chat
Governor Davey proposes reorganizing prisoners into three classes during his weekly fireside address in Columbus. The hardened criminals include murderers and gunmen, the casual and first offenders cover those not inherently criminal, and an in-between group needing careful study. He argues segregating the bad from others could sharply cut parole board workload.
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Columbus
Davey
Parole Board
Rejuvenation Talk by Gertrude Atherton at Sixty
San Francisco date recalls Gertrude Atherton the 78 year old author of Black Oxen urging eminent figures to discuss rejuvenating operations. She defends sharing her own case as society questions aging and energy for demanding careers.
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San Francisco
Gertrude Atherton
Reappearance of Treatments Boosts Patient Roles
A quoted expert notes that reactivation therapies and X-ray treatments are the most cited benefits for men and women with cases under 40. Mrs. Atherton recalls her own two treatments and asserts renewed vigor, while scientists caution that such therapy may not truly extend life.
Emperor Selassie Pleads For Peace Through Church Aid
An authoritative Cairo source says Haile Selassie has again sought peace with Italy and appealed to the Coptic Christian hierarchy for aid while Mussolini forms a wartime brain trust and Britain eyes large loans for defense. King George warns Parliament that obeying the League Covenant remains essential.
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King of Kings
Christan Church
George
Britain
Moratorium to Be Tested in Federal Court
Ohio federal hearing tests the constitutionality of the Frazier Lemke farm moratorium amendment to the bankruptcy act. Fifteen farmers and Rep William Lemke argue for a three year halt on mortgage payments, while creditors contend due process issues against the measure.
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Columbus
Frazier
Benson W. Hough
Elmer McClain
Lima
Congress
U. S. Supreme Court
Prison break in Boston leaves two dead
In Charleston district, Massachusetts state prison inmates seized control, with seven to eight prisoners taking part. A prisoner named Philip Naples of Worcester and a truck driver identified as Louis Richards were killed. Several guards and prisoners were injured, and most detainees were recaptured in the Boston and Maine Rail Yard area.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Charleston
Boston & Maine
Philip Naples
Worchester
Mass
Louis Richards
Thief Tries Suicide After Court Action in London
Bret Hull, 55, former Madison County courthouse janitor, attempted self harm in London after a burglary conviction for stealing 7.85 from a probate depository. Dr. W N Mec Shane said Hull would recover and his sentence awaits appeal disposition.
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London
Gorman Clark
Bret Hull
Madison County
Hull
W. N. Mec Shane
Jackie Coogan and Betty Grable announce engagement
Hollywood celebrities Jackie Coogan twenty one and Betty Grable nineteen disclosed their engagement last night ten days before departing on a personal appearance tour.
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Hollywood
Calif
Jackie Coogan
Betty Grable
Government set to prosecute unregistered war supplies handlers
Secretary Hull warned today that firms and individuals dealing with arms and implements of war who have not registered under the neutrality act face criminal prosecution. The statement targets those not complying with the registration requirement.
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Washington
Hull
Ickes Says Exports Statement Misunderstood
Secretary Ickes contends his November 21 remarks on exports to Italy and Ethiopia were misunderstood. He says he only urged compliance with admin efforts to hold up shipments of munitions, noting the guidance was misread as a call for oil shipment suspensions to the warring nations.
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Washington
Ickes
Italy
Ethiopia
Oil Embargo Talks Stir War Anxiety Over Italo Ethiopian Crisis
London sources predict the League of Nations will add an oil embargo on Italy under British pressure to strengthen sanctions. The 18-member League sanctions committee meets December 12 at Geneva. Italy's Mussolini cabinet plans to increase oil supplies and curb consumption in response to the threat.
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London
Italy
League of Nations
League
Geneva
Mussolini
Only Quarter of Farmers Back AAA in Urbana
D. D. Dowds, Champaign County agent, reports 203 of 800 wheat growers signed new AAA contracts. Previously 440 had contracts. He cites higher wheat prices and opposition by the farmers union to the AAA as reasons for the reduced signups.
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Urbana
D. D. Dowds
Champaign County
Agriculture Adjustment Administration
Dowds
Farmers’ Union
AAA
Protestants to Resist Nazi Church Directives in Berlin
The Protestant Confessional Synod declares it will not accept orders from Hans Kerrl Nazi church chief. A spokesman says the opposition will retain its administrative rights and opposes governmental dictation to the church.
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Berlin
Germany
Hans Kerrl
Department For
Landslide in Andes Buries Verde Cocha Town
A massive rock slide in the Ecuadorian Andes destroyed Verde Cocha at 3 15 AM, killing about 50 residents. The slide swept a two mile front, erasing the village and damaging the Yinacay and Guayagsi ranches along with many cattle. The government sent relief workers as the railroad line avoided damage.
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Guyaquil
Ecuador
Verde Cocha
Huigra
Yinacay
Guayagsi
AAA Pushes for Permanent Control of Major Crops
The AAA advocates long term control with a new four year cotton program targeting 11 000 000 to 12 000 000 bales for 1934 84. Following four year plans for wheat tobacco rye and cotton a two year contract for corn hog producers is prepared. Officials foresee continued crop control despite the Supreme Court challenge to the Agricultural Adjustment Act.
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Washington
AAA
Supreme Court
Jury Deadlocked in Bradley Roman Kidnapping Case
In Lewisburg West Virginia the jury failed to reach a verdict on charges that William Mavin Roman abducted Dorothy Evelyn Bradley aged six eight years ago. The defendant’s mother-in-law Dorothy Roman, now married to Roman and mother of his child, remains adamant justice will be done and says she will seek institutional care for her daughter.
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Lewisburg
W. Va
Dee
Bradley-Roman
Dorothy Evelyn Roman
William Mavin Roman
Dorothy Evelyn Bradley
Richard Bradley
Roman
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