Refrigerator Armory Show Opens in Athens Wednesday
The Athens Armory hosts a three day Refrigerator Show beginning Wednesday at 2 30 pm, featuring new energy efficient models, and special prize drawings for attendees. The event, organized by The D Zenner Co Summers Ohio Norge Co Electric Co and Athens Ice, highlights modern refrigeration and home appliance advances with free admission and demonstrations.
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D. Zenner Co
Summers & Ohio Norge Co
Electric Co
Ohio
Athens
Ice
Relief programs and tax conflicts spark political fight
A muddled report describes tensions over new relief programs, processing taxes, and farmer support amid a national crisis. Leaders debate spending, manufacturing levies, and political rhetoric as how to sustain administration aims faces opposition from southern and Georgia figures.
Break RTH Fatality Sparks Jail Break Attempt
A breakout attempt at the Tarrant County jail occurred after a deadly incident. Dellas was killed during the event as two others fled and were taken into custody. Clarence Bings faces forgery charges related to the disturbance.
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Tex
Tarrant County
Wes
Dellas
Clarence Bingsa
Brass Expert’s Missing Funds Highlight Washington Caper
A fragmentary Washington page notes an alleged money extortion scheme linked to a brass expert. The brief hints at self reporting and potential manipulation of funds, with authorities reviewing unclear statements and unidentified actors.
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Washington St
Hen figures in divorce suit in Omaha
Mrs. Viola G. Beck testified that her husband struck her with a setting hen, killing the bird and knocking her unconscious. The district judge Frank Dineen granted the divorce.
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Omaha
Viola G. Beck
Frank Dineen
W H McKee Druggist Dies After Long Illness in Athens
Wilson H. McKee a 69 year old prominent Athens druggist died Tuesday at his home 44 University Terrace after ten weeks of ill health. He came to Athens at 13 except for a California stint 1910 1913 and founded McKee Drug Company later partnering with Hart Kilton. He served on City Council was a university trustee Mason Knight Templar Rotary member and leaves wife Constance Grosvenor McKee two daughters Grosvenor and Evans and another daughter Jones plus sister Mrs Mary Wilson. Funeral Thursday at 2 p m at his home with Rev. Dr Wilbur H Fowler officiating burial West Union Street Cemetery.
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Wilson H. McKee
Athens
University Terrace
Mr. McKee
California
Calais
Noble County
James
Lusan McKee
E. R. Lash
McKee
Court Street
West State Street
Fere Hart
McKee Drug Company
North Court
Purset
Mr. Hart
C. H. Grosvenor
CH. Grosvenor
Grosvenor
Lansdowne
Granville Evans
Belmont
Mass
EF. A Jones
Jackson
Mary Wilson
Guynville
Wilbur H. Fowler
West Union Street
Ohio Chiselers Are Expensive
COLUMBUS Ohio C C Stillman federal relief administrator for Ohio says chiselers cost the state relief administration about 250000 dollars a month. He announced a persistent drive to remove such beneficiaries from relief rolls with full cooperation from the Ohio Prosecutors association. Stillman estimates 10 to 15 percent of relief families do not need aid. In Hamilton County 44 chiselers repaid 1395.52, in Cuyahoga 11 cases 1286.56, and in Franklin 14 cases 20.78.
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Columbuss
C. C. Stillman
Ohio
State Relief Administration
Ohio Prosecutors’ Association
Stillman
Relief
Hamilton County
Cuyahoga County
Franklin County
Triplets Born In Mountain Schoolhouse Receive Aid
In Somerset Pennsylvania a 23 year old father Walter Kiser secured a relief job in Central City and if he can work daily will earn 15.75 dollars weekly. The 22 year old mother and their three sons received clothing and blankets after being born in a draughty abandoned schoolhouse last Friday.
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Somerset
Kiser
Walter Kiser
Central City
First Guernsey Woman Convicted of Murder
The first woman tried on Guernsey Island was found guilty and sentenced to death for slashing her employer’s throat with a bread knife. The case marks a historic grim verdict on Saint Peter Port.
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Saint Peter Port
Guernsey Island
Athens City Bans Obscene Material With New Law
City Council enacted an emergency ordinance barring distribution and sale of obscene or immoral literature in Athens. The measure, by Council Member Anna Stauffer, carries fines from 50 to 2000 dollars and applies to all forms including exposure and giving away material. Authorities hope to curb publications deemed obscene amid ongoing county actions against publisher Grover Fleming and editor William Snyder after their arrest on morals charges.
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Athens City
Ohio Examiner
Anna F. Stauffer
Samuel B. Erskine
Len RB. McCune
Athens County
Examiner
Belle Center
Grover W. Fleming
William Snyder
Fleming
Snyder
Athena County
House Leaders Predict Labors Will End Soon
In Columbus the House urged an adjournment by May 3 amid impatience to finish work while the Senate stayed in recess. Frank R. Uible, Democratic floor leader, announced the resolution and a push on the biennial appropriation bill. The Senate Finance Committee, frustrated by delays, began drafting its own budget. The House unanimously approved a measure to cut manslaughter penalties in traffic deaths and endorsed a tax levy option for municipal universities beyond the 10 mill limit, a move also backed by the Senate.
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Columbus
House of Representatives
Senate
House
Frank R. Uible
General Assembly
House Finance Committee
House Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Kenyon Assembly Demands Student Expulsions Over Fraternity Party
Kenyon College students pass a resolution demanding the withdrawal of two students tied to a fraternity house drinking incident. Warrants had been signed by fathers of two Mount Vernon girls who attended the party.
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Kenyon
Kenyon Assembly
Kenyon College
Mount Verron
Columbus Seeks 86 Million Slum Clearance Program
Columbus asks the Federal Housing Administration for an 86 million program to clear slums and provide jobs for about 1,200 people. The plan aims to revitalize housing and create employment through redevelopment.
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Columbus
Federal Housing Administration
Steubenville teen indicted in fatal shooting case
The Steubenville grand jury indicted 17 year old Ethelen der Loy for manslaughter over the March 6 shooting during a quarrel that killed the girl’s father. The case names the county as venue and charges a teenage defendant.
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Steubenville
Ethelender Loy
Laura Ingalls Seeks 15-Hour Transcontinental Flight
Laura Ingalls aims to break Amelia Earhart's 1932 record by flying 2447 miles non-stop from Union Air Terminal Los Angeles to Floyd Bennett Field New York in about 15 hours. The 120-pound aviatrix pilots a 40000 low wing monoplane with a thermos of coffee buttermilk and sandwiches onboard. Her route includes Albuquerque Kansas City Cleveland and New York with favorable weather reported until the Midwest.
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Laura
Amelia Earhart
Laura Ingalls
Miss Ingalls
Mexico City
Miss Earhart
Los Angeles
Union Air Terminal
Floyd Bennett Field
New York
Albuquerque
N. M
Kansas City
Cleveland
Middle West
Ingalia
Farhart
British Forget U S War Debt
London reports opposition charges that the government balanced its budget by not paying the United States war debt. Tax concessions amid a surplus forecast are seen as paving the way for higher armaments. Neville Chamberlain faces criticism for ultra conservative revenue estimates.
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London
United States
Neville Chamberlain
Clifton Woman Dies Of Burns In Hospital
Clifton Mrs William Patterson of Clifton West Virginia died in Holzer Hospital Monday night from burns after her skirt caught fire on an open grate. Her husband and three children survive.
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Gallipolis
William Patterson
Clifton
W Va
Holzer Hospital
Treaty Makers Are Changed so Often Work Is Failure
Beverly Hills letter from Will Rogers argues that shifting treaty makers render disarmament terms meaningless and blame new signers for alleged breaches while no one fights. He contends the frequent changes undermine enforcement and question the value of treaties.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Hitler
Germany
Roosevelt To Remain Silent On Bonus Bill
Senator Harrison sought a compromise bonus bill and said it would have Roosevelt’s approval. The White House warned against committing the president to such legislation. Officials indicated Roosevelt would speak only if the bill reached him for signing or rejection.
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Washington
Harrison
D. Miss
Roosevelt
White House
Robinson
Arkansas
Senate
Gamblers Threaten Homes of Prosecutors in Cleveland Case
Police guard the homes of County Prosecutor Frank T. Cullitan and Assistant Thomas A. Burke after a relief client warned that three men offered $400 to bomb their residences. The prosecutors lead an ongoing gambling investigation.
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Cleveland
Frank T. Cullitan
Thomas A. Burke
Cullitan
Burke
Legislature Bans Nudism After Private New York Premiere
In Albany an anti Nudism bill passed both houses and awaits Governor Lehman's signature. The law would close the Nudist Theater Guild Players production The Girl From Childs. Supporters call it defense of morality. opponents cite overreach and hypocrisy by former Governor Smith and Assemblyman Heck.
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Albany
N. Y
Theater Guild
New York
Alfred FE. Smith
Legion of Decency of New York
Childs
Aimbly
Senate
Goov
Herbert H. Lehman
Sudden Cold Weather Ruins Fruit Records For April
Ohio penitentiary idles as 756 inmates join a strike of 74 4 240 prisoners protesting parole board policies. Warden James C Woodard and welfare director Mrs Margaret Altman pledge to appeal to convicts and company guards are placed on extra duty amid no reported disorders.
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Columbus
Ohio Penitentiary
James C. Woodard
Margaret Altman
State Board of Parole
Woodard
Mrs. Allman
Parole Board
Bureau of Examination and Classification
Bureau
Board of Paroles
Pan American Clipper Inaugural Trans-Pacific Flight From Alameda
Pan American clipper set for Tuesday night takeoff from Alameda to Honolulu marking the first leg of a commercial Far East air service. Commanded by Capt Edwin Musick the four engine seaplane carries 61 099 pounds including 3000 gallons of fuel on the inaugural 8500 mile route toward China and the United States.
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Alameda
Calif
Honolulu
Pacific
Hawaii
Edwin © Musick
Trans Pacific Service
United States
Mother of Seven Dies At New Marshfield
Mrs. Joeph Ketep, 33, mother of seven, died Monday at her New Marshfield home from influenza. Survived by husband and seven children Josephine 14 Mildred 13 Helen 12 Charles Edward 7 Emma 5 Ta eile 3 and Mary Ellen born a week ago. Funeral Wednesday at 1 pm private due to ce fever quarantine. Rev. Ray Huff will officiate and burial at New Marshfield Cemetery. She was active in the Christian Church and leaves parents, two sisters, and several brothers.
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New Marshfield
Joeph Ketep
Emale
Josephine
Mildred
Helen
Charles Edward
Emma
Ta Eile
Mary Ellen
Ray Huff
Mff
Buria
Meade
New Marehfield Cemetery
Estep
The
Christian Church
Edward Pidcock
Fred Myers
Newark
Ray Davis
New Marchfield
James Pidcock
Canton
Alton Pidcock
New
Easter Card Arrives 25 Years Late in Philadelphia
Miss Margaret K. Loos found an Easter card postmarked March 2 1910 in Philadelphia. It was mailed by a playmate Dorothys Smith, now Mrs Robert Miller, mother of two.
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Philadelphia
Margaret K. Loos
Dorothys Smith
Robert Miler
Wheeler Eastman Bill on bus and truck control
Senate approves the Wheeler Eastman bill to requisition motor buses and trucks for the Interstate Commerce Commission. The measure, passed in record speed after brief debate, would require certificates of public convenience and regulate rates for motor carriers. The bill moves to the House as part of federal transport control efforts.
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Washington (P
Senate
Wheeler. Eastman
Interstate Commerce Commission
House
Congress
Athens Council Will Hear Gas Terms Monday
An adjourned meeting of the Athens City Council will be held next Monday night April 22 to hear Universal Pipe Line Company proposal to serve the city with natural gas. Mayor McCune said Phipps has written that the line is being built from Kentucky fields and would offer gas once the line reaches the city gates. The mayor also sought approval to contact Columbus and Ling ton Workhouses for Athens prisoners and to study use of Dayton prison for work crews. He noted current contracts with Columbus cost cents per day per prisoner and discussed adding drinking fountains on Court Street. A petition from Morris Avenue alley property owners seeks paving with used brick by PEMA labor. abutting owners would pay 129 toward the project.
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Athena
Universal Pipe Line Company
Athens
Columbus
Len RB. McCune
McCune
Phipps
Ohio
Ita Gan
Kentucky
Lington
Dayton
Columbus Institution
Court Street
Courthouse
Morris Avenue
PEMA
Taft Says County Officeholders Oppose Reorganization Plan
Taft, 2nd of Cincinnati, says county officeholders and friends oppose the plan to reorganize county government. He blames a circular letter by Jack Boyle of Will County criticizing a senate merger bill. Governor Lavey receives support from the Young Democratic Club of Champaign County, which endorsed the governor in a Monday meeting.
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Columbus
Charles PF. Taft
Cincinnati
Taft
Jack Boyle
Cuyehoga
Senate
Cork
Ruth C V funeral services in Coolville Wednesday
Funeral services for the late C. V. Ruth will be held at the Coolville MEF Church on Wednesday morning at 11 o clock. Burial will take place at Hockingport.
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Coolville
C. V. Ruth
Hockingport
Fruit Crops Plunge After Sudden Cold In Ohio Region
Southeastern Ohio orchards report peaches cherries and plums ruined by a sharp freeze with temperatures near 23 degrees. A killing frost was forecast for Tuesday night while farmers used smudge pots to try to save crops. Damage noted across the Midwest with snow in Indiana and western Pennsylvania and a late-season all-time low in Cleveland.
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Ohio
Midwest
Arsociated
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Washington Court House
Athens
United States Weather Bureau
Parkersburg
Cleveland
Columbus
Ateocia« Hion
Louteville
Filenwood
Wooster
Elienwood
Weather Huereau
Smedgr
School Levy Is Facing Battles
Officials of many Ohio cities met in city hall to voice opinions on Governor Davey’s tax program. The Ohio League of Municipalities opposed a two year bond payment plan and a three mill school levy. Mayor Henry Worler warned that a mandatory levy would strain municipal finances and hinder operations.
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Columbia
Ohio
Daveys
Ohio League of Municipalities
School Foundation
Henry Worler
Congo Miners Apply for Relief After Mine Closure
The Congo mining community in Perry County, once not on relief, faces pressure as Feckingham Coal Co closes its mine affecting about 350 workers. A relief committee has appealed to the county relief department for aid.
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Congo
New Lexington
Perry County
Onslaughin
Feckingham Coal Co
County Relief
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