Farm Leaders Call For Reforestation To Restore Prosperity
Lewis J. Taber, National Grange head, told Athens County farm club and business group that prosperity hinges on agriculture. He urged reforesting 100 million acres of sub-marginal land to curb erosion and preserve wildlife, and outlined steps for fair prices and better marketing.
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Lewis J. Taber
National Grange
Athens County
Athens
Taber
United States
America
Manter
Recovery Seen In Wheat Rise
Chicago reports hopeful signs that higher wheat prices could lift the American economy. Traders caution a 75 to 8 cent rise since Friday is rapid, though belief grows in improving export conditions and steadying stock prices. The article notes seasonal bullish trends and prior price swings through the winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
America
Death claims second child in Millfield family
In Millfield, within a week the Russell family endures two losses as Dorothy Elizabeth Russell, 10, dies from heart trouble, following the death of Marjorie Eileen Russell, 4, from pneumonia. Dorothy was a pupil in Chauncey area schooling. funeral set for Thursday at Millfield Church of Christ with interment Nye Cemetery Chauncey. Surviving are parents, two sisters Helen and Jean, five brothers, and two grandparents.
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Chauncey
Fred Russell
Millfield
Marjorie Eileen
Dorothy Elizabeth
Dorothy
May Howard
West Side
Vinton Township Findings Totals 5776.98 Reported
Findings for recovery totaling 5776.98 were listed for Vinton County townships in a report to State Auditor Tracy by State Examiner Tilton. A 4300 finding was against G. B. Vance for sale of road machinery to Wilkesville Township without proper authority. A 1025 finding was against J. A. Adams Company of Indianapolis. Richland Township shows shortages and excess salary for Clyde Ratcliff.
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Columbus
U.P
Vinton County
Joseph T. Tracy
C. E. Tilton
G. B. Vance
Wilkesville
J. A. Adams Company
Indianapolis
Richland Township
Clyde Ratcliff
Growth of Los Angeles From Town to Metropolis
In 1880 Los Angeles was a 10,000 inhabitant town with a mixed Mexican presence. Now the city and its sprawling metro area outsize five or six West competing cities combined, reflecting rapid growth and regional dominance.
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Los Angeles
Calif
America
The
Angels
Desert Route to Olympic Games Described
The piece invites readers to travel west via Barstow and Cajon Pass to the Olympic Games, praising the desert bloom scene and Joshua trees. It notes roadside signs with low prices for eggs strawberries and gasoline, and mentions landscapes from San Bernardino to Azusa and Arcadia with citrus groves and airfield offers.
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Barstow
Cajon Pass
Desert
San Bernardino
Azusa
Arcadia
Frost Damage Expected to Hit Southeast Ohio Fruits
Frosts last night in southeastern Ohio may damage peach cherry and apple crops in exposed areas. Athens County extension agent T H Johnson notes damage depends on harvest and blossom loss. Hilltop winds may spare trees while valley pockets could suffer, with fog in some valleys aiding survival.
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Ohio
T. H. Johnson
Athens County
Johnson
Athens tags six for double parking drive
Police report six cars tagged for double parking including Jane Jones J. J. McClannahan J. F. Hunt Frank Dicken Mildred Andrews and Frank Jones. Violators face a $1 fine issued by Mayor Robert Wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Jane Jones
J. J. McClannahan
J. F. Hunt
Frank Dicken
Mildred Andrews
Frank Jones
Robert 8. Wood
Milner Predicts End of World Wheat Crisis
Paris reports George S. Milner president of the Grain Stabilization Corporation says a light American crop and rising European demand will drive extensive European wheat purchases from the United States, Canada, or Argentina in the next four months. He spoke after a European tour meeting grain men and trade officials.
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Paris
U.P
George S. Milner
The
Grain Stabilization Corporation of the
United States
Milner
Canada
Argentina
Europe
Milner Says Europe Out Of Wheat Supplies
Milner warns major European nations France Italy Germany Holland and Belgium have exhausted domestic wheat stocks and must buy heavily before the new crop. He says only American nations remain possible sellers and credits were demanded in Europe, with cash payments likely within four months.
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France
Italy
Germany
Holland
Belgium
Europe
Home Rule To Be Voted Upon
Ohio voters will decide in November on a constitutional amendment allowing consolidation of county offices and merging county and city governments. The measure, urged by the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, would let each county adopt a charter and enable general laws for county government reorganization.
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Columbus
U.R
Ohio
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Walter F. Kirk
Port Clinton
State Grange
General Assembly
Senate Questions Whitney With Limited Detail
Beverly Hills report says the Senate grand jury heard little from Whitney connected to the Wall Street gang. The narrator, Will, criticizes modern racketeers for not divulging internal workings and doubts forthcoming names of prominent figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Hills
Calif
Senate Grand Jury
Whitney
Wall Street
Steps in Meigs County Back Tax Suit
Meigs County aims to collect about 100000 dollars in back taxes from Martin Ebersbach Company after decisions in common pleas and court of appeals. The county auditor H J Blackmore and others won a 130000 dollar assessment with penalties. the latest move seeks a Supreme Court hearing date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram J. Blackmose
Supreme Court of Ohio
Board of Tax Revision
Quiet in Mine Strike Districts Now
Reported quiet prevailed in Ohio mine strike districts after a wage scale meeting at Zanesville this week. Fifty-five strikers faced indictment for rioting in an attack on miners en route to Muskingum Coal Company mine. four named men face true bills, with 51 others named in a secret indictment. A planned 1500 miner march on Adena Somers Coal mine failed when only 100 appeared and went to work.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio
Zanesville
Muskingum Coal Company
Muskingum County Grand Jury
Loren Bennett
Curtis Robinette
Fred Payton
Pat Rainey
Somers
Adena
Taxpayers to Meet at Courthouse Saturday Afternoon
An executive meeting of the Athens County Taxpayers Association will be held Saturday at 1 o'clock at the Courthouse. Executives from all local organizations in the county form the association's executive board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Taxpayers’ Association
County Association
Politicians Unite Against Veterans Cash Bonus Inflation
A record US budget deficit of 2.02 billion dollars is reported as peace time borrowing. Congress and administration allies join to oppose a world war veterans cash bonus, warning inflation and currency depreciation. Chief bankers and lawmakers argue the Patman bill would inflate the money supply and harm the credit of the United States.
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Washington
Hoover
House
Ways and Means Committee
Thomas
Oklahoma
Charles BE. Mitchell
National City Bank of New York
Bama
Mitchell
United States
Athens Clean Up Drive Spurs Strong Civic Response
The 1932 Athens Clean Up campaign reports steady progress with 17 truck loads collected on the West Side by noon. City officials, led by Service Director John Collins, note prior years’ totals and urge residents to place debris curbside by 7 am Friday as Scouts sweep the town for remaining eyesores.
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Athens
John 8. Collins
Collins
Court Street
Mill Street
State Street
Better Homes and Grounds Committee
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Salvation Army to Hold Athens Nelsonville Meeting
The Athens branch of the Salvation Army will hold an evangelistic meeting at the American Legion Hall in Nelsonville on Thursday night April 14 at 7 o clock Adjutant Stone announced The Rev Fred Fields of Athens will preach
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Athens
Salvation Army
American Legion Halil
Nelsonville
Adjutant Stone
Fred Fields
Hoover pushes back as pay cuts face opposition
President Hoover seeks to curb rising opposition to federal wage reductions as part of a $200 million economy drive for 1933. The House Economy Committee agrees to meet with him after a hurried call, while the AFL denounces the pay cuts urging private employers to follow suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.R
Hoover
House Economy Committee
American Federation of Labor
William Green
How To Be Unpopular Weather Report
Weather forecasters predicted a rise in temperature but the day stayed cooler with a 34 degree low. The county weather observer recorded the Hocking River dropping from 7.8 feet yesterday to 6.7 feet this morning.
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Rock Gardens
Hocking
April Snow Sets Geauga County Record
Geauga County experienced the heaviest April snowfall in 30 years as a foot of snow covered roads and sidewalks. High winds created deep drifts with five foot mounds in town centers while snow fences were removed and plows put away for the season.
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Chardon
Geauga County
Arbor Day rites honor ten Revolutionary War soldiers in Athens
Arbor Day exercises Friday afternoon in Athens will honor ten men buried in West State Street Cemetery who fought in the days of 76. Stories of three soldiers, including Hopson Beebe, Silas Bingham Sr, and Alvan Bingham, are told with details of their births, service, and Athens ties as the community prepares a silent tribute and tree testimonial.
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West State Street
Athens
United States
Hopson Beebe
Connecticut
Nabby Lee Ames
Daughters of the American Revolution
Kirtland
Deliverance Curtis
Silas Bingham
Salisbury
Conn
Alvan
Fort Schuyler
Elizabeth Dorsey Jones
Marietta
Silas
Athens County
County Shares in Excise Tax Estimated at 73736
Nelsonville April 14 A staff special reports Athens County will receive 73736 over five years from the increased excise tax on public utilities approved by the Legislature. Revenue may fund direct relief or retire county bonds. District estimates list Fairfield 56840 Hocking 37778 Athena 73736 Morgan 19565 Washington 61084 Noble 19721 Monroe 24206.
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Nelsonville
Athens County
L. J. Eberle
Eberle
Fiberie
Ohio
Fairfield
Hocking
Athena
Morgan
Washington
Noble
Monroe
Appointments Bureau Of University Explained
Miss Lillian Barbour, director, outlined the Ohio UniversityAppointments Bureau at the Athens Rotary Club meeting. Established in 1923 for teacher placement, it now includes graduates from all departments and presents graduates to business men with pamphlets detailing each student’s history. The service contacts hundreds yearly and compares well with other college bureaus.
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Ohio University Bureau of Appointments
Athens Rotary Club
Hotel Berry
Lillian Barbour
National Guard Quota Reaches Full Strength in Athens Battery
Owen Carmichael enlisted into Battery E 134th Field Artillery Athens National Guards Tuesday night at drill, filling the battery to its full quota. The session included routine practice, signal testing, and reviews of wig wag, arm signals, and artillery signs under Second Lieutenant Paul Hall and First Lieutenant Ben Brown with Captain Frank Watkins in charge.
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Owen Carmichael
134Th Field Artillery
Athens
Darst Family Welcomes Tenth Child Daughter
Mr and Mrs Harry Darst of Pearl Street announce the birth of their daughter born Monday. She is the tenth child in the Darst family, with seven daughters and three sons among the siblings.
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Middleport
Harry Darst
Pearl Street
Darst
Condon asserts direct contact with Lindbergh kidnapers
New YorkApril 13 Dr John F Condon claims he had direct contact with the Lindbergh kidnappers and paid 50000 in ransom but negotiations remained unresolved. He describes only his life, not identities, while a mysterious woman visited a rummage shop and arranged a depot meeting at Tuckahoe.
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New York
John F. Consdon
Jassie
Condon
Wes
Jafate
Violina
Tuckahoe
Hopewell Denies Lindbergh Childs Condition Critical
Authorities in Hopewell New Jersey say Mrs Anne Lindbergh is not in a critical condition after a nervous breakdown. Col H Norman Schwarz issued a brief statement stating there has been no change in her condition for several weeks.
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Hopewell
N. J
Anne Sorrow Lindbergh
H. Norman Schw
Kpp
Lindbergh ransom money found in London Mail says
The Mail reports that some bank notes from the $50,000 ransom paid to Lindbergh's alleged kidnappers were discovered in London. The detail is drawn from the London dispatches dated April 13.
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London
Col. Lindbergh
Search for former Detroit gangster extends to Nova Scotia
In Trenton New Jersey on April 13 agents continued the search for Harry Fleisher former Detroit gang member linked to the Lindbergh kidnapping case. A sighting was reported in Nova Scotia raising new efforts to locate him.
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Trenton
N. J
Harry Fleisher
Detroit Purple
Lindbergh
Nova Scotia
Hitler setback as decree dissolves Brown Shirts
Berlin April 13 reports Hindenburg signed an emergency decree dissolving and suspending the Brown Shirt organization of Adolf Hitler. The move targets the Nazi power structure amid political upheaval in Germany.
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Hitler
Berlin
Paul von Hindenburg
Adolf Hitler
Postpone Game Again Between Red Birds and Blues
The season opener between the Columbus Red Birds and Kansas City Blues in the American Association was postponed for the second time today due to cold weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Lumbus Red Birds
Kattesas City Blues
American Association
Absent Voter Ballot Mailed for May Primary
An absent voter's ballot was mailed to Harold H. Minister at Port Harbor for the May primary. Johnson, clerk of the Athens Board of Elections, issued the ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold H
Ministerport Harbor
Johnson
Athens Board of Elections
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