Repeal Fight Tied to Elections and Education Campaign
The Association Against the Prohibition Amendment aims to elect wet candidates by stressing how the dry law operates. Henry H. Curran testified before the Senate Lobby Committee, detailing the group’s leadership, salaries, and advertising efforts to sway voters. The hearing included Senators Caraway, Blaine, Robison, and Walsh, with former Senator Wadsworth in attendance.
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Nathan Robertson
United Press
Washington
U.P
Association Against the Prohibition Amendment
Henry H. Curran
Senate Lobby Committee
Curran
Blaine
Wisconsin
Caraway
Arkansas
Robinson
Indiana
Walsh
Montana
Wadsworth
New York
Net Association
William H. Stayton
Elizabeth Livingston
Association
Prohibition Prosecutions Overwhelm Prison System
Attorney General Mitchell testified that prosecutions under the liquor law have saturated prisons. He noted 1,308 prosecutions in 1929, and said parole liberality was necessary to avoid overcrowding, with applications signed at about a dozen daily.
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Washington
U.P
Mitchell
Senate
Rock from cliff misses man near Second Street
POMEROY April 16 State Special John S. Epple beneath the Brewster home area ducked as a rock the size of a flour barrel loosened from cliffside tumbled toward him then veered and struck the Brewster grape arbor landing near the back door leaving him shaken but unhurt.
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Pomeroy
Johns
Epple
Second Street
Brewster
Robber bandit Cruz Delgado called modern Robin Hood
J E Bristow oil man from San Angelo recounts month long kidnapping by Mexican gang led by Cruz Delgado ninety miles from Santa Maria Del Oro. Delgado released Bristow after his son paid 3000 pesos ransom. Bristow details privations and describes Delgado as a twentieth century Robin Hood and feared church deacon figure.
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EL Paso
Texas
U.R
J. E. Bristow
San Angelo
Tex
Mexico
United Press
Cruz Delgado
Robin Hood
Bristow
Santa Maria del Oro
Gordon Bristow
University of Oklahoma
Delgado
Presbyteries Vote to Admit Women to Pulpits in New York
The Presbytery of New York approved admitting women to Presbyterial pulpits by a 51 to 29 vote. The decision prompts a debate on women’s preaching and reflections on Samuel Johnson’s quip about a woman behind the pulpit.
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Presbytery of
New York
Samuel Johnson
A Vision of Reincarnation in Racial Terms
The speaker argues that if souls return after death to continue work on earth, many African descendants would be reborn in white bodies to better fit a prejudiced society, implying a large return of colored people in white bodies.
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Earth
Mayakovsky, Renowned Poet, Dies by Own Hand in Moscow
The celebrated Russian poet Vladimir Mayakovsky reportedly died yesterday in Moscow by suicide. Fellow writers and admirers mourn the loss of the influential modernist figure whose work shaped early Soviet verse.
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Mayakovsky
Russia
Moscow
Barrymore Sued Over Antiques in New York Lease
Ethel Barrymore is sued by Mrs. Ben Throop wife of the Pittsburgh coal magnate over $3000 in damages to antiques at Mrs Throop’s New York residence rented by the actress for a year. Barrymore defends the home was not watertight or wind tight.
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New York
U.P
Ethel Barrymore
Ben Throop
Pittsburgh
Bus Hits Car in Toledo injuring two seriously
A Nevin Lines bus and an auto collided in Toledo on April 16 injuring two seriously and shaking sixteen. The most seriously injured was Ralph M. Oliver, 23, of Toledo. The bus driver A. J. Kerschner, also of Toledo, drove about 150 yards over the sidewalk before stopping.
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Toledo
U.P
Nevin Lines
Ralph M. Oliver
A. J. Kerschner
Kerschner
They're Pajamas For Tennis Outfit From Molyneux
A smart tennis outfit by Molyneux combines short pajamas with a tuck-in sleeveless blouse a long jacket and a wide floppy hat. It features an irregular polka dot pattern in dark blue on light blue necktie silk fabric and a white bakou hat trimmed with polka-dotted silk.
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Molyneux
Legge opposes exclusive wheat tariff and calls for production restraint
Washington April 16. Alexander Legge chairman of the Federal Farm Board opposes an exclusive tariff on wheat for home sale while surplus wheat goes to world markets. He urged farmers to restrain production to protect land and prices, denied socialism charges about cooperative marketing, and discussed curbing acreage by 10 percent to improve returns.
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Washington
Congress
Alexander Legge
Federal Farm Board
Legge
WRC
National Broadcasting Chain
Farm Board
Ballot Printed On Athens Zoning Vote For City Plan
The Messenger sua vote in Athens Ohio tests zoning sentiment with a five item ballot. Call for ballots mailed to The Messenger by April 18 with name and address. Ballots count in Messenger office. two cent stamp required. ballots appear on Page 6 and today only.
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Athens City
Messenger
Athens
The
Ohio
Aviation treaty nears with England to boost U S plane sales
London April 16 authorities say terms of a aviation treaty with Britain nearly completed opening the way for substantial American aircraft sales in England.
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London
U.R
England
War on Liquor Law Violators Begun Here With Raids
Constable Joe Jonas led raids into three Athens County beer gardens and arrested bootleggers Floyd Butcher Chad Hunter and Russell Clark. Butcher fined 300 for possession, Clark 150, Bricker 25 plus costs for driving with dealer’s license, Frost released on 500 bond, Junod bound over to grand jury.
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Athens County
Joe Jonas
Athens Township
Floyd Butcher
Mechanicsburg
Chad Hunter
Hamley Run
Russell Clark
Glouster
Carl H. Porter
Clark
Lot Bricker
Wilson Ator
Porter
Gey Frost
Harry Junod
Frost
Lindbergh Plans Transcontinental Speed Test Flight
Col. Charles W. Lindbergh will launch a late week transcontinental flight to conduct speed and high altitude tests in a Lockheed plane. Anne Morrow Lindbergh will pilot during the trip with a single refueling stop planned at Wichita Kansas.
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Burbank
Calif
Charles W. Lindbergh
Lockheed
New York
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Wichita
Kans
Sheriff Ends Jail Strike In Short Order
Logan April 16 Sheriff W R Lloyd moved quickly after prisoners at Hocking County Jail signed a no work statement. Two workers from the Courthouse cleanup were included but returned to duty Tuesday under sheriff direction. Lloyd warned that refusal to follow the hard labor program would bring contempt of court.
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Logan
Hocking County
W. R. Lloyd
Lloyd
Tariff Conferees Restore Duties on Hides Boots
The House and Senate conferees restored duties on hides leather boots and shoes to the Tariff Bill in Washington. The agreement combines house and senate positions into a final provision affecting footwear related imports.
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Washington
O.R
House
Senate
Eight Congress Committees Meet Simultaneously
On April 16 the eight major congressional committees convened at once to pursue key legislation and inquiries, illustrating the historical concept of Congress functioning largely through committees. The rare synchronized session marked a notable day in legislative planning.
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Washington
U.R
Congress
Visitor total at Old Man's Cave hits season high
Logan reports 551 visitors on Sunday at Old Man's Cave. Ranger A. Reichley notes busiest day this season and says the South Bloomingville to cave road improvement is progressing with a two mile stretch due to finish in a few weeks.
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Logan
Old Man's Cave
Ranger 8
A. Reichley
Reichley
State Highway Department
South Bloomingville
Cave
Two Men Held in Murder Probe Near Arlington
Washington April 16 Two men were held by police in connection with the death of Miss Mary Baker 28 a Navy Department clerk found beneath a culvert near Arlington Memorial Cemetery. One man Earl C Shuttleworth 36 of Silver Spring Maryland carried a bloody shirt and had a scratched face. The second suspect fled from a freight train at Aberdeen Maryland police planned to question Olga Skinner Miss Baker’s roommate. Miss Baker was shot three times after a four hour car ride with an unknown man and was buried in Oak Grove Virginia.
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Washington
U.P
Mary Baker
Navy Department
Arlington Memorial Cemetery
Earl C. Shuttleworth
Silver Spring
Maryland
Aberdeen
Olga Skinner
Oak Grove
Shuttleworth
Clean-Up Week Begins Today in Athens
Athens City Clean-Up Week started at 7 a.m. with city trucks collecting on streets east of Court Street and north of Mill Street. The Court Street to Mill Street area will be done Thursday. Mayor Robert S. Wood urged residents to place rubbish in containers at the curb. G. H. Romine city service director lauded first district cooperation.
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Athens City
Court Street
Mill Street
Robert S. Wood
G. H. Romine
First District
Americans Hurt in Calcutta Riots
Albert N. Ibaudin of Houghton Michigan and Frank Bond Nelson of Buffalo New York were among more than 50 people injured in civil disobedience riots in Calcutta, according to a telegram from Consul General Robert Frazier.
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Washington
U.R
Albert N. Ibaudin
Houghton, Mich
Frank Bond-Nelson
Buffalo
N. Y
Calcutta
India
State Department
Robert Frazier
Typhoid Epidemic in Brunswick Focuses on Source
An unsettled typhoid fever epidemic in Brunswick has infected about 20 persons. Officials moved to identify the definitive source of the outbreak as of April 16.
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Brunswick
U.P
Calcutta Violence Flares as Europeans Hospitalized
In Calcutta streets violence flared again with nine more Europeans sent to hospitals, two in serious condition, following renewed mob activity overnight.
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Calcutta
India
U.P
Fire and blasts leave 12000 homeless in Negros town
A large fire at Gagay Negros Island followed by a series of dynamite explosions destroyed dwellings and other buildings, leaving about twelve thousand people homeless in Ililo P I on April 16.
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Iloilo
P. I
U.R
Gagay
Negros Island
Secret report details on U S youth decay report kept for sensibilities
Geneva April 16 The Lens of Nation's Child Welfare Committee kept secret the report portraying the United States as a jaundiced nation wrecked by prohibition and broken family life. Mile Chaptal described experiences but findings were not released. Hoover welcomed the investigation though.
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Henry Wood
United Press
Geneva
Nation
Detaila of & Fesport
United States
Mile
Mario Meonia Chaptal
International Council of Nurses
Mila Chaptal
Milo Chaptal
America
Chile
Unite States
Chaptal
Washington
Chicago
Philadelphia
Yate
New York
Boston
Hoover
Tdllan Wald
Milo
Warden Replies In Columbus Attack On Guards
Warden P. E. Thomas at the State Penitentiary defends actions at the brick plant in Junction City Pabit County against two Columbus attorneys who accused guards of drinking. He says they aimed to undermine deputy warden HM C. Blosser after the civil service commission did not reinstate a discharged guard.
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Columbus
P. E. Thomas
Junction City
Pabit County
Thomas
HM. C. Blosser
State Civil Service Commission
Blosser
Athens Messenger Offers Booklet on Baseball Rules
The Athens Messenger promotes a booklet titled BASE BALL RULES covering field layout equipment pitching batting base running coaching umpiring scoring and more. It urges readers to send for a copy to avoid arguments and keep the rules handy in pocket.
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Athens Messenger
Frederic J. Haskin Named Director of Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin is appointed Director of the Information Bureau in Washington D C sources indicate the appointment announcing a new leadership role for the bureau.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
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