Nelsonville Woman Pleads Guilty in Shooting Case
Mrs. Matilda Evans of near Nelsonville pleaded guilty in Athens County Common Pleas Court to shooting Foster Tolliver of Harper Hollow on Dec 21. Sentence was suspended by Judge J. W. Darby after a plea change. Ralph Lamborn of Glouster pleaded guilty to possession of intoxicating liquor and was fined 500 dollars plus costs. Lyda Davis and Amanda Williams faced liquor charges with trials set for April 22. Albany Department Store receiver Burdette appointed. Grand and Petit jurors named for May term with numerous residents listed.
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Matilda Evans
Nelsonville
Athens County Common Pleas Court
J. W. Darby
Vinton County
Evans
Foster Tolliver
Harper Hollow
Tolliver
Lyda Davis
Amanda Williams
Co. E. Burdette
Albany
Ralph Brown
Athens County
Grand Jury
Edward Rickey
Lee Township
Carl Hines
Ames Township
William Williams
Trimble Township
H. T. Mulligan
Lod Township
Frank Daugherty
Dover Township
Ralph Allen
Carthage Township
Edward Donaldson
Thomas Gamwell
Svyma Hoskinson
Canaan Township
Richard Gaffey
Sherman
Harvard Teams Debate On Unemployment Insurance Here
Harvard negative argues unemployment insurance fosters idleness citing England’s 350 million dollar deficit from dole. Ohio affirmative counters that insurance would reduce bread lines, stabilize employment, and shift burden to industries with 1.5 million unemployed in good times and bad. Debaters: Harvard Pelimion Elliott Sullivan. Ohio Halstead Brown Henninger. Dr. Victor Whitehouse presided.
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United Bigies
England
Harvard
Qohio University
Ohio University
Ohio
United States
Horward
Arthur Pelimion
Cleveland
Charles Elliott
Georgia
Donal Sullivan
Six Hour Day Adopted at Kellogg Plant Permanently
In Battle Creek Michigan Kellogg Company will keep the six hour day. President Lewis J Brown said the change cut overhead and raised production and wages. About 2000 workers moved to four shifts last December with a 20 percent job increase and higher pay to maintain the wage scale.
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New York
U.P
Kellogg Company
Battle Creek
Mich
Lewis J. Brown
Brown
Weather Summary for Five Cities
Yesterday high temperatures reached 88 in Phoenix 82 in Cincinnati and 81 in Columbus. Today lows are 26 in Flagstaff 24 in Chico and 20 in White River. The forecast calls for cooler readings in the Ohio Valley and Northeast with fair conditions tonight and increasing clouds Thursday.
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Phoenix
Cincinnati
Columbus
Flagstaff
Cochime
White River
Ohio Valley
E D Shaw Dies In New York City News Pioneer
E D Shaw died Sunday in New York City. He was a respected journalist, publisher, and editor who influenced papers in Washington Chicago and Milwaukee. Frank A Munsey praised him as the best man he has. Shaw insisted The Times earn its money, and it did.
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E. D. Shaw
New York City
Washington
Chicago
Milwaukee
Frank A. Munsey
Washington Times
Munsey
Mr. Shaw
Times
Word of Shaw Credited Man of Honor in Washington
An obituary style tribute lauds a man of integrity and trusted merchant of Washington. Commentators note his loyalty and professional credit, claiming his word served as a solid guarantee and that all who knew him would echo that judgment.
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Washington
Shaw
Lady expelled from Russia over tale of Jewish boy savior
A woman says she was expelled for reporting a story about a Jewish boy who saved a man from drowning in the Black Sea. The man, claimed to be Stalin, supposedly grants any request, while the boy responds that he only asks Stalin not to reveal the rescue. The account is presented as unverified.
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Russia
Black Sea
Stalin
Coal Surplus and Trade Tactics Mentioned in Conversation
A quoted dialogue contrasts Jewish cleverness and Stalin with political wit. It notes Russia’s large coal surplus and a plan to dump coal on the United States, while American supplies include cheap oil and smokeless powdered coal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stalin
Russia
United States
Ham and eggs signals price bottom in San Francisco
Bruce Dennis of the Klamath Falls Herald and News says ham and eggs at two bits show prices have bottomed. The Herald notes the cost of living is tested by ham and eggs with eggs alone selling as low as 12 cents a dozen in many places.
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San Francisco
Bruce Dennis
Klamath Falls
Oregon
Herald and News
Dennis
Gandhi argues lasting peace requires changing people
Gandhi states that peace cannot be achieved by laws alone and that real change comes from transforming human nature. He notes leaders and followers have despaired through history, but slavery and cannibalism were overcome by deeper change rather than legal action.
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Gandhi
India
Tulsa man on British anti-aircraft gun aims to beat planes
R. M. Jones of Tulsa discusses a British anti-aircraft gun that supposedly launches a shell five and a half miles high. He argues few planes fly higher and muses that battleships might counter air assault, noting the uncertainty if the gun misses. Continued on Page 4.
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R. M. Jones
Tulsa
Ohila
Mr. Jones
Alabama mountaineer charged with murder over 1929 blizzard deaths
Frank Markham faces murder charges in Huntsville authorities claim he drove his wife Martha and two year-old Pearl from their cabin into a blizzard. Two other children Minnie 14 and Opal 8 escaped when their elder sister dragged half frozen Pearl back home.
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Frank Markham
Alabama Mountaineer
Martha Markham
Pearl
Huntsville
Minnie
Opal
Committee Proposes Tax Delinquency Overhaul in Ohio
The Special Joint Committee in Columbus drafts a bill to reform collection of delinquent taxes. A key provision allows a taxpayer to save property from foreclosure by paying one fifth of the delinquency with current taxes, subject to penalties and interest, with up to three years to redeem before state foreclosure.
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Columbus
U.R
General Assembly
Stringent bill targets delinquencies by auditors and liens
The bill requires county auditors to certify delinquencies promptly and makes the state auditor step in if needed. Delinquent personal taxes would become liens on real estate. It aims at business and industry, noting prompt real estate tax but delays in personal tax. Removal of motor cars and household goods from the personal property duplicate is expected to speed collection with half tax paid at filing.
Spanish King Ousted as Republics Rise in Europe
A Panama City letter-writer notes Spain’s king is out and the republicans have taken over. He suggests future relief for Spanish farmers will be challenging under new regimes and mocks republican success amid global upheaval.
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Panama City
Spain
Hoover
Republic
Will
Ayres Sees Slow Business Improvement in Early year Review
Cleveland Trust vice president Col Leonard P Ayres reports modest gains in early year business with no clear signs of a marked upturn. He notes slow improvement in iron and steel building and auto sectors, weak railroad freight, and cautious credit with high priced bonds and stocks despite potential bargains. Drought relief appears to lessen and agriculture shows hopeful start with reduced plantings.
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Cleveland
U.R
Leonard P. Ayres
Cleveland Trust Company
Ayres
Rochester heads to Nicaragua to aid defense at Puerto Cabezas
The Cruiser Rochester moves toward the Atlantic coast to support American and Nicaraguan forces defending Puerto Cabezas from a Sandinista attack. It must pass through the canal and is not due until Friday night. Assistant Secretary of War Frederick H. Payne arrives by airplane from Managua on an unofficial visit.
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Balboa
Rochester
Atlantic
Nicaragua
Puerto Cabezas
Frederick H. Payne
Managua
U.P
Marine Corps
Puerto Caberras
United States
Anp
Augusto Sandino
U. S. Asheville
National Guard
Guardia
U. S. Marine Corps
Here
Puerto Caberna
Bragman Bluff Lumber Company
Sail
US & Navy
Alfonso XIII Remains Wealthy Despite Monarchy Loss
London reports Alfonso XIII, after leaving Spain, remains among Europe’s wealthiest monarchs due to long running business interests. He built wealth from Habsburg inheritance and private property protected by the republic, and has ventured into foreign stock speculation including Well Street.
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London
U.P
Alfonso XIII
Spain
Europe
St Hapsburg
Well Street
Spray Apple Trees Now and Half Scab Expert Advises
Athens County farm agent T. A. Johnson reports pre blossom spraying is ideal to combat apple scab and black rot. OSU plant pathologist A. L. Pierstorff urges growers to spray during fair weather before rain to protect trees.
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T. A. Johnson
Athens County
A. L. Pierstorff
Ohio State University
War Bride in alienation suit for $26,000
Arthur Morningstar a burglary plot salesman is named as a lover in an alienation of affection suit filed in common pleas court by Charles M. Taylor of Youngstown. Taylor says Morningstar sought to steal his wife Elizabeth 28 a German war bride married in Coblenz Germany in 1921. The couple has a seven year old daughter and the petition states Morningstar offered money to return to Germany.
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Cleveland
Arthur Morningstar
Pilrate
Common Pleas Court
Charles M. Taylor
Youngstown
Morningstar
Elizabeth
Tavior
Coblentz
Germany
Hoover May Spend Most of Summer in Washington
President Hoover may stay in Washington for much of the summer, Theodore Joslin said, as inquiries about a proposed trip through national parks toward California grow less definite. Joslin noted a tremendous amount of work to be done.
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Washington
U.R
Hoover
Theodore Joslin
National Parks
California
Joslin
Former Preble County Prosecutor Jewell Sentenced for Embezzlement
U P G. G. Jewell former Preble County prosecutor pleaded guilty to embezzlement charges today and was sentenced to five to ten years on two indictments involving misused trust funds. The three indictments followed his resignation.
Morgan Re-elected Superintendent of New Lexington Schools
Thomas W. Morgan was re-elected superintendent of New Lexington Public Schools for a two year term beginning July 1, 1931. The salary is 3000 dollars for the first year and 3200 dollars for the second, pending approval by the State Department of Education.
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New Lexington
Thomas W. Morgan
Expenditures Rise for Ohio State Government in Early 1931
Expenditures from general revenue funds in the first three months of 1931 totaled 12,499,816, up 1,975,610 from 1930. Judge Merling Brenneman and John H. Ferguson reported to State Finance Director Howard Bevis that the increase is mainly due to encumbrances and bills carried over from 1930, with 4,079,383 of the total for 1930 bills carried over into 1931.
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Columbus
U.P
Merling Brenneman
John H. Ferguson
Howard
Bevis
King Alfonso Flees Spain Aboard Speed Boat For England
The article reports King Alfonso XIII leaving Spain for exile aboard the cruiser Prince Alfonso, boarding at Cartagena after a dawn dash to the coast. He bids farewell to officials, proclaims Viva Espana, and sails to join exile in England amid a republican Spain. The scene marks the Bourbon monarchy’s end after centuries, with Queen Victoria and other royals moving toward Paris or London.
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Alfonso
Spain
England
Cartagena
Altenao
Hia Lipa
Principe Alfonso
Republic
Hine-Toe
Stean Wator
Espana
Mediterranean
Infante
Orleans
Jose Rivera
Prince
Juan
Adm
Gibraltar
Victoria
Prince of the Asturias
Royal
Madrid
Paris
London
Anid Alfonso
Trang
Philip V
Sugar Day Celebrated by Hiram College Seniors
HIRAM April 15. Sugar Day marks the seventy seventh annual Hiiram College tradition as seniors enjoy a school holiday and visit a sugar camp to make maple sugar. The event traces to 1855 and is connected to the grandfather of George Udall, the present owner.
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HIRAM
Hiiram College
George Udall
Will Improve Route 50 Through Bartlett Village
Marietta April 15 a contract for permanent improvement of part of U S Route 50 through Bartlett village was let by the State Highway Department at Columbus A K Grande of Leesburg was the low bidder at 65752 dollars and the project includes resurfacing with concrete replacing the old macadam widening the roadway adding sidewalks curbings and changing the grade work to start in a few weeks.
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Marietta
Bartlett
State Highway Department
Columbus
A. K. Grande
Leesburg
Taylor plans to sue Dempsey for divorce
Hollywood actress Estelle Taylor said she would sue Jack Dempsey for divorce if needed but denied rumors of abuse and said any filing would depend on whether Dempsey pursued his own Reno, Nevada suit.
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Hollywood
Calif
Lpi
Estelle Taylor
Jack Dempsey
Sxrounda
Miss Taylor
Dempsey
Reno
Nevada
State Supreme Court reverses death verdict in Ohio murder case
Columbus April 15 The state Supreme Court reversed an Appeals Court ruling from Brown County sending John Zeller of Cincinnati to die in the electric chair for complicity in the murder of Brown County farmer Robert Clemons.
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Columbus
U.P
State Supreme Court Today
Appeals Court
Brown County
John Zeller
Cincinnati
Robert Clemons
New York Actress Ethel Kenyon Divorced From A. Edward Sutherland
Actress Ethel Kenyon and motion picture director A Edward Sutherland were granted a divorce by Superior Judge Raymond I Turney in Los Angeles on the grounds of cruelty. The decree was issued today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
U.P
Ethel Kenyon
New York
A. Edward Sutherland
Raymond I. Turney
Bakery Co. President Albert Schmid Found Dead in Garage
Cincinnati April 15 Albert Schmid 52 president of Schmid Bakery Co was found dead early today in his garage. Monoxide poisoning was blamed. He led the company and was a notable local businessman. The death is being investigated as a probable suicide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
U.2
Albert Schmid
Schmid Bakery Co
Schwab bonus plan wins in Bethlehem Steel clash
A long dispute between minority stockholders and Bethlehem Steel officials ends with Charles M. Schwab and his bonus system prevailing. The April 15 Newark dispatch notes Schwab supporters secured a victory in the corporate governance fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
U.R
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Charlies M. Schwab
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Glouster
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William Coe
Athens Township
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Maggie Galvin
York Township
W. W Lee
Bb Forsythe
Guy White
Dover
Ray Bailes
Guy Easler
Bern Township
Grover Halbirt
Polly Chapman
Rome Township
Guy Osborne
Frieda Kean
Rom Township
Vita Whitmore
York
Elmer Doolittle
Waterloo Township
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William James, Sr
Guy Lowery
E. P. Miller
M. D. Zimmerman
Edward Burdette
Kellogg
Arthur Brisbane
D. Shaw
King Features, Loc
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Raintas
Alfonso Is
Rieh
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Fitte
Rosetta
Council Bluffs
Hb. Pierstortz
Johnson
WLW
WTAM
Prettie County
Morgan
Leo V
Army
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Anal
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Stelle
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Lthel
San Diego
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William Jobelmann
Alexander Pantages
Jesse Shreve
Pacific
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Tokio
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City of Tacoma
MM Shumaker
Inrational Guard
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M Chang Hsueh Liand
Manchuria
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