Referendum debate heats on liquor reform and dry strategy
United Press reports Anti-Saloon League leaders push for a referendum on prohibition with McBride challenging wet forces to meet the test. Hoover aides and cabinet figures are drawn into the fight as Republicans weigh repeal and constitutional amendment routes.
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Anti-Saloon League
United Press
Washington
F. Scott McBride
McBride
Hoover
Borah
Bishop Cannon
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
Our Country Is Intact What Ails Us
Arthur Brisbane argues that economic and social issues are not obvious in the nation’s bustling economy. He lists vast natural resources and productive capacity as evidence of strength while hinting at underlying problems, with continued discussion promised on Page 4.
Cooper Closes Political Tour in Ohio Campaign
Former Gov. Myers Y. Cooper urged immediate use of ten million dollars in the state road building fund for unemployment relief. He spoke at three Cleveland venues and on WIA radio, attacking the current administration over tax findings and leadership.
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Cleveland
U.R
Myers Y. Cooper
Cooper
Cuyahoga County
Bettman Prepares Report on Reconstruction of State Building
Columbus April 22 Attorney General Gilbert Bettman prepared a report on negotiations with state office building contractors for rebuilding the five million dollar structure damaged by an explosion. He seeks to fix legal and financial responsibility and will report to the State Office Building Commission for guidance on defending state actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Gilbert Bettman
State Office Building Commission
Mooney Continues Fight After Fourth Pardon Rejection
Tom Mooney, jailed 16 years, seeks freedom after Governor Rolph denies a pardon for the fourth time. Mooney’s mother plans a San Francisco trial move on a single murder indictment, arguing a retrial could win acquittal. The case centers on the Preparedness Parade bombing and calls for a new legal path rather than another pardon.
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Scaramento
Calif
U.R
California
Tom Mooney
Rolph
State Supreme Court
Sullivan
Mooney
Emma Goldman
Rlexander eBrkman
Rail Time Changes Athens Schedules in Sunday Update
Athens announces changes to several passenger trains. New York Central northbound No 3 departs 11:20 am, southbound No 2 shifts to 11:38 am, Baltimore and Ohio eastbound No 4 moves to 1:42 am, eastbound No 12 to 12:32 pm, and westbound B&O No 3 to 12:02 pm. No Chesapeake and Ohio changes.
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Athens
Chesapeake & Ohio
New York Central
Baltimore & Ohio
Winking at Jury Collapse Leads to Courtroom Quip
In Chicago 22 year old woman testifies that she blinked not winked at the jury. Bailiff John Dippold escorted her to the bar in Judge John P. Barnes's courtroom. The judge accepted the explanation and allowed her to leave with a warning about boredom.
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Chicago
U.P
John Dippold
John P. Barnes
Athens Hosts Mothers and School Fans in three day program
Athens welcomed 500 mothers of university students and local school fans for a three day program at Ohio University. Events included a coffee dance skit, poetry program, dance performances, a May Pole Dance, a Del ta Tau Delta serenade, and a county Playday with school contests and trophies for top honors.
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Athens
Athens County
Ohio University
Ohio University Stadium
Dan
Majestic Theater
Fine Arts Hall
Memorial Auditorium
Jacqueline Embry
Joe Bardin
Louise Kempton
Delta Tau Delta
Depauw
Ohio
Men's Union
Guysville
Jacksonville
Trimble
Desperate Escape Plot Revealed at Ohio Penitentiary
John W. Glasscock, condemned killer of a Cleveland officer, faced impending electrocution after planning a March 12 break from death row. Daniel Hunt, electrocuted March 12, told guards of the futile scheme as a crude hickory dagger was found in a fellow inmate cell. Authorities believe the group aimed to overpower a guard and flee.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio Penitentiary
John W. Glasscock
Cleveland
Glasscock
White
Daniel Hunt
Doubts Death by Own Action in Florida Love Triangle
In Miami, Ida Clarke doubts that her son Haden Clarke killed himself as death remains under inquiry as a possible love triangle murder or death by own action. The case involves Mrs. J. M. Keith-Miller and Captain W. N. Lancaster, with Lancaster's gun found beneath the body and notes suggesting suicide.
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Mbami, Fla
U.R
Ida Clarke
Haden Clarke
J. M. Keith-Miller
W. N. Lancaster
Keith- Miller
Lancaster
Keith-Miller
Fred G Clark Resigns to Lead Crusaders Anti Prohibition
Frederick G Clark resigns as president of Fred G Clark Incorporated the Hyvis Motor Oil maker to devote full time to the Crusaders national anti prohibition group. The announcement dated April 22 was carried by U P.
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Quits Post
Cleveland
U.P
Fred G. Clark
Crusaders
Economy Plan Sparks Rift in Washington Aides Clash Over Cuts
President Hoover and Senate leaders clash over economy measures as Senate backs 10 percent across the board cuts contending they would cripple government services. House panel favors staggered salaries and excludes $1,000 exemptions, while the administration opposes swift Senate action and pushes its $225 million plan. The dispute centers on federal employment, salaries, and a proposed consolidation of war and navy departments.
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Washington
Hoover
Senate
White House
House Economy Committee
House
War and Navy Departments
Tragic death halts Ph. D. quest in Ecuador jungle
Harold Foard reports the death of Thomas Walsh Jr 26 of Walshs in a remote Peruvian jungle expedition. Walsh died after battling tropical fever, starvation, and heat while pursuing data for his Ph D thesis. Foard buried his friend then continued to Monzon Peru seeking aid.
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Chicago
Comrate
Manzon
Peru
Harold Foard
West Virginia
Thomas Walsh
Walsh
Foard
Monzon
Gas Station Robbery on State and Carpenter Streets
Thieves robbed Thelves Tot man’s Gas and Service Station at State and Carpenter Streets last night. They took about $1 in cash and several packages of chewing tobacco from the cash register after breaking a window to reach the clasp. The owner reported the loss to police this morning.
OUR MINING SITUATION EDITORIAL SERIES BEGINS
A long introductory note presents the mining series by Quill George Thompson. It outlines aims to be informative and fair, warns against controversy, and emphasizes focusing on the welfare of miners and their families amid Ohio and Michigan coal history. It references Hocking coal dominance, early pioneers Rendville and Sunday Creek firms, and fierce competition affecting costs and labor.
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George
Thompson
Glouster
The
Messenger
Ohio
Michigan
Great Northwest
W. P. Rend
Chicago
Pittsburgh
New Straiteville
Sunday Creek Valley
Rendville
Sunday Creek Company
Youth Begins His Life Anew In Darkness
Robert W. Hixson a 22 year old Cincinnati University engineering student blinded by an accident will continue his studies with support from the university and fellow students. He underwent removal of both eyes after burning injuries at the Philip Carey plant in Lockland. He plans to study law after graduation to focus on public utilities cases.
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Cincinnati
U.P
Robert W. Hixson
Tiffin
Cincinnati University
General Hospital
Hixson
Philip Carey
Lockland
Herman Schneider
University of Cincinnati
Seventh grade home economics families host breakfast at Athens Junior High
Four make believe families from the seventh grade home economics class at Athens Junior High staged a breakfast event under Miss Ruth Gilenen. They selected menus arranged table decor prepared food and served guests including Mr and Mrs M A Grubb and several teachers and guests.
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Athens Junior High School
Ruth Gilenen
Phyllis Logan
Kathryn Merchant
Othelia Channel
Evelyn Morrison
Virginia Gilltree
Hazel McWilliams
Myrtle Tucker
Alice Mitchell
Dortha Calvert
Arminta Morrison
Lela Long
Virgine Mace
Hileen Yoho
Hilda Griffith
Mae Evelyn Pierce
Erma Young
Alma Acomb
Jean Clark
Anna McKibben
Sara Barnhart
Wool Men Plan Carpenter Field Day For April 26
Athens County Sheep and Wool Improvement Association approved plans for a sheep and wool raisers field day at Carpenter on April 26. T. H. Johnson said the program features a sheep shearing contest with hand and machine shearers, wool judging contests, demonstrations, and a lamb dinner with prizes for winners.
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Carpenter
Athens County Sheep and Wool Improvement Association
T. H. Johnson
Athens County
Bank robbers' capture driver freed at Ada
Ada Oklahoma April 21 release of Eates Henson a gas station attendant captured by Pretty Boy Floyd and George Birdwell after the Stonewall bank robbery. Columbus April 22 William Fisher aged 25 killed himself with a gun at home after firing a pistol while playing with friends.
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Ada
Okla
U.P
Eates Henson
Charles
Pretty Boy) Floyd
George Birdwell
Stonewall
Columbus
William Fisher
Pons Opens Met Opera Season at Public Hall
Cleveland crowd of 7 800 attended the opening night at Public Hall to hear Lily Pons in Lakme as the Metropolitan Opera Company started its season.
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Cleveland
Metropolitan Opera Company
Public
Lily Pons
Golden Voice
Lakme
Macon Nears Completion of Akron Navy Ship Framework
Akron April 22. Nearly two thirds of the 0. S. Macon dura lumin framework is completed with the raising of the eighth main ring. The 785 foot framework will be in place by July 1 and the covering of the ship will begin May 1 from the tail forward, an official said.
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Macon
Akron
Labor Chief Urges Ohio Mine Operators To Confer In Washington
Secretary of Labor Doak appeals to Ohio coal mine operators to meet in Washington on April 26 to resolve labor strife. Troops remain in Eastern Ohio, expected to boost production as mines in Jefferson Belmont and Harrison counties plan to reopen after recent unrest.
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Ohio
Jefferson
Belmont
Harrison Counties
Washington
U.P
Doak
Crators
Cadiz
Helmont
Harrison Counflea
Nobie County
Elds
Caldwell
William Curtin
Muskingum County
Harrison County
Guernsey
Col. Marlin
Harrison
Belemont
Jefferson Counties
Clayton McKee
Noble County
C. E. Gracey
Guernsey County
Former House Speaker Keifer dies at 96 in Springfield
General J Warren Keifer, 96, once Speaker of the House in 1881 and Civil War veteran, died at his Springfield home after two years of illness. An attorney and long-time congressman, he was the last surviving major general from the Civil War and witnessed key moments from the 1898 Havana occupation to World War I events in Berlin. He was allied with President Cannon and was to represent the United States at a 1914 Stockholm peace conference.
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Springfield
U.2
J. Warren Keifer
United States
House of Representatives
Keifer
Congress
Joe’ Cannon
Mr. Cannon
T4 Presidenta
Stockholm
Berlin
Havana
Capone Attorneys Seek Supreme Court Review of Tax Fraud Conviction
On April 22 lawyers for Al Capone filed an appeal with the U S Supreme Court asking for review of his recent conviction on income tax fraud charges.
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Washington
al Capone
United States Supreme Court
Announcers vs Politicians Sparks Los Angeles Letter
A Hollywood letter from WILL laments radio announcers and political speakers. He recalls three years of depression to obtain truth about Charley Schwab while noting daily airline traffic and critiquing Congress for overspending.
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Hollywood
Calif
Charley Schwab
Los Angeles
Congress
Will
J B Carothers Succumbs in Ohio Hospital
John B Carothers 69 longtime superintendent of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Ohio Division died at Good Samaritan Hospital Cincinnati after a weeks illness. He was born February 28 1863 in Cutler Ohio and began railroad work in 1908 rising to multiple leadership posts before returning to the Ohio Division in 1923. He held Masonic Traffic Club Rotary Club and church memberships in Madisonville Cincinnati and Chillicothe. Funeral services are planned for Saturday at the family home and Spring Grove Cemetery will receive his burial.
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John B. Carothers
Ohio Division
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Chil
Good Samaritan
Brienne
Madisonville
Spring Grove
Cincinnati
Carothers
Cutler
Washington County
Baltimore & Obie Railroad Company
Tacoma
Wash
Illinois
Ohio
Indiana
Chilcothe
Southwest
Philadelphia
Seymour
Ind
Masonic
Madison
Traffic Club of
Rotary Club of
Cothe
Methodist Episcopal Church
Baltimore & Ohio eVterange Association
Accident Ends Tour In Ohio After Bus Crash
A bus carrying 20 Oxford School of Fairview students from Guernsey County collided with a car near Clarksburg and overturned. Two girls, Betty Ironald 17 and Eiaswell Reed, were fatally injured with serious internal injuries and a broken back respectively, while others suffered minor injuries. Farmers nearby heard screams as authorities investigated the cause of the crash and the near-miss when the car reportedly swung too close to the bus.
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Clairsville
UPA
Pittsburgh
Bua
Oxford School
Fairview
Guernsey County
Betty Ironald
Eiaswell Reed
Crowd confronts miners at closed Coal Mine No 21
A 5300-strong crowd armed with clubs drove off miners at Coal Mine No 21 in Richmond Missouri as they attempted to begin work despite an injunction. Miners retreated without arrests as picketing continued at Bates and other closed mines amid ongoing defiance.
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Richmond
Akes
Bates
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