Pennsylvania War Strike Fails as Deputies Open Fire
The strike of 15,000 miners in Fay collapsed led by Governor Pinchot and Frick Coke officials. Police shot at pickets outside Colonial No. 3 and Edenboro Mines injuring several, while three reps from the United Mine Workers and militia were deployed to Fay County to enforce union recognition amid escalating clashes.
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Urg
Pinch
Fay
Frick Coke
United Mine
Erica
Pinchot
U.R
Coke Company
Star
Condite
Edenboro
Ben Browners
Colonial No. 3 Frick Coke Company
H. C. Frick
Uniontown
Edward Brown
Pennsylvania
Unclear text task unclear election action notes
Fragmentary OCR notes mention election boards and certification actions. The readable portions reference Bricker and a referendum, with mentions of Motor Vehicle transfers and state actions. Details are garbled and names are incomplete.
Oads Must Peivet Rates Discussed At Meeting
Officials debated proposed rate changes at a city council meeting. The discussion referenced two new fee categories and possible impacts on residents and local businesses. No final vote was reported.
War Lord Bill Murray Calls Okies to Arms
Beverly Hills writer Will threatens Oklahoma with armed resistance over Red River water rights. He vows to mobilize a National Guard style response and to defend his half of the river from Texas while taunting state figures and predicting confrontation.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Bill Murray
Bill
Red River
Texas
Relief Workers Protest Car Ruling in Athens
About 200 men lodged complaints in Athens over removing names from the relief list for those using cars for personal travel. Leaders met with Ray Noble and John W. Bolin to seek exemptions and review cases from the Hocking Mine. Noble promised allowances for essential travel and promised investigation into affected workers. Bolin notified state relief authorities of the complaints.
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Athens
Ray Noble
John W. Bolin
Plains
Michaela
Noble
Hocking
Bolin
E. 0. Braught
Gas Station Robbers Leave Athens Today
Two youths suspected of breaking into the Robinson Bros. service station last night had left town today, Athens police said. A rear window was smashed, they entered to switch on fuel pumps, then filled their car and fled before officers could catch them.
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Robinson Bros
Athens
Robnson
Assembly to Convene for Revenue Measures
Governor White said a special session of the General Assembly will be held the week of August 14 to enact new revenue-raising measures for poor relief and public schools. He recently returned from California where advisors prepared alternate tax programs for submission.
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Columbus
U.P
General Assembly
White
California
Absentee Ballots Mailed to Nelsonville Voters Reach Sixty
Five more absent voter ballots were mailed today bringing the total distributed to about 60. All but two ballots issued were for eligible voters in the Fuel City area. The two remaining ballots have been cast by Ath-
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Nelsonville
Fuel City
Ath
Election costs not increased says Athens County official
Athens County election clerk David Johnson challenged ten statements from an agricultural committee on the 1934 budget. He noted election expenses rise by 1458 and mileage costs up 2400, while overall 1934 election budget is 14258.80 versus 15000 in 1932. Continuous note mentions added precinct since 1932.
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David Johnson
Athens County
E. 8. Haller
D. M. Sawyer
John T. Hope
Ralph R. Barker
Johnson
Gandhi Arrested Ahead of Planned Civil Disobedience March
Indian leader Mahatma M. K. Kandhi was arrested in Ahmedabad hours before a planned countrywide march to press for Home Rule. In Bombay officials ordered movement restrictions and warned of a two year prison term if he disobeyed. Reports say protests and strikes began as news spread.
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India
U.P
Mahatma M. K. Kandhi
Bombay
Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi
Secon
Ahmedabai
Revised Highway Work Scale In Ohio Announced
Columbus Aug 1 Revision of wages and hours under the National Recovery Act was announced by State Highway Director O W Merrell The plan covers skilled and unskilled labor excluding executive staff Rates vary by work type and county with skilled workers earning 50 to 75 cents an hour for a 30 hour week Common labor ranges from 40 cents up to 60 cents an hour with a 30 hour limit per week.
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Columbus
U.R
Merrell
Cuyahoga County
Ohio Employers Work Closely With NRA Code
Ohio employers cooperate with Roosevelt campaign to cut working hours and raise wages says regional NRA check. Signed blanket codes cover thousands of workers with more agreements arriving by mail.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Roosevelt
NRA
Blue Eagle Emblems Spread as Hours, Pay Rise Spark Local Action
Athens joins NRA spirit as 108 employers sign compliance certificates and display Blue Eagle cards. Banks cut Saturday hours to a 52 hour week. shops set uniform prices for barbering at 50 cents for a haircut and 25 cents for a shave. Local hotel restaurant association forms to follow new code, barbers union adopts uniform hours and prices.
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Athens
NRA
Athens Hotel and Restaurant Association
Bettie Shop
National Hotel Restaurant Association
William Foor
Hotel Berry
L. C. Baker
H. B. Jones
Eugene Shafter
International Barbers Union
Vern Fulton
Athens Barbers’ Union
B. R. Sanders
Mike Sharlike
O. A. McDonald
M. B. Brown
Glenn McDonald
Glouster
Edward Lantz
Trimble
D. B. Jones
H. D. Nanna
New Marshfield
Richardson Baking and Furniture Company
Giouster
Firms sign NRA wage and hour pacts with Roosevelt
Several employers have signed national recovery agreements with President Roosevelt pledging compliance with NRA rules on wages and working hours. The move signals broad industry support for the New Deal program and aims to stabilize labor practices nationwide.
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Roosevelt
NRA
Retailers Embrace NRA Shutdown Hours On August 1
Washington dispatch reports the voluntary NRA hours and wages plan goes into effect August 1 1933 with the Blue Eagle symbol appearing nationwide. Retailers sign modified blanket code allowing a 48 hour week for food stores and up to 40 hours for other divisions while minimum wages scale by city size and role.
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NRA
Washington
Johnson
Ohio Relief Commission Appr oves Funds for Athens County
The Ohio Relief Commission approved 28038 for Athens County relief in August with an initial 15 day payment due to limited funds. Statewide total relief grants reach 2903175. Hocking County receives 17925 and Vinton County 4561, with Meigs County gasoline diversion at 15000 and Vinton relief budget set at 10300.
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Ohio Relief Commission
Athens County
Ohio
Hocking County
Vinton County
Meigs County
No Heat Relief In Sight For Ohioans Today
The forecast promises little relief from 90 degree heat with only east and south portions of Ohio expected to see showers or thundershowers tonight and Wednesday. Lima recorded 0.18 inches of rain, while Norwalk and Napoleon reached 98 degrees and Jackson, Lima, and Wilmington reported 7 degrees.
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Ohio
Statistical Bureau of the Weather Department
Lima
Norwalk
Napoleon
Jackson
Wilmington
Chesapeake and Ohio seeks to abandon nine miles of rail
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway asked the Interstate Commerce Commission for authority to abandon nine miles of track from Logan to Monday Creek Junction in Ohio. The move affects service in the vicinity near Logan and Monday Creek Junction.
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Washington
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Today
Interstate Commerce Commission
Logan
Monday Creek Junction
Warren attorney George T. Fillius dies from car exhaust
Warren Ohio attorney George T. Fillius of Warren and Cleveland was found asphyxiated by automobile exhaust fumes in the garage at the rear of his home early today. He had ties to both cities and the incident is under investigation.
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Warren
George T. Fillius
Cleveland
Car stolen from near Kanauga depot in county wave
A tan topped sport coupe owned by Frank W. Reeves of Kanauga was stolen near the Kanauga Depot Monday night. The deputy report notes the vehicle has rear fender flaps and marks this as the county's third theft in ten days.
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Gallipolis
Frank W. Reeves
Kanauga
Athens Employees Embrace Leisure Health With 40 Hour Week
A city feature notes Athens workers from clerks to bookkeepers anticipate the 40 hour week under the National Industrial Recovery Act. They expect time for dancing, reading, tennis, gardening, shows, and sleep. Names include Lloyd Shingler Mary Ellen Farrow Sally Foster Bob Powell Pelbert Hayes and others.
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West State Street
Cc. E. Palmer
Clark Street
Bob Powell
Fenzel Apartments
Bob
Pelbert Hayes
Mil Street
Officials Prepare for Battle With Kidnapers
Oklahoma City officials plan an intensified offensive against kidnapping suspects after the family of Charles F. Araelhe withdrew from cooperating with authorities and pursuing its own methods to recover Ureche. It was not disclosed if a ransom had been paid.
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Oklahoma City
Charles F. Araelhe
Ureche
Ranson
Newspaper Editorial Staffs Exempt From 40 Hour Week
Washington August 1 Editorial staffs of newspapers are exempted from the 40 hour week under the voluntary blanket code. The National Recovery Administration lists newspaper reporters editorial writers rewrite men and other editorial staff as professional workers exempt from maximum hour schedules. Also exempted are interns hospital technicians nurses and research technicians.
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Washington
National Recovery Administration
Athens Woman Found Dead in Akron Room
Mrs. Rhea Tippie Young, 21, of Athens, was found dead in an Akron rooming house, apparently from self-administered poison. Coroner Dr. Oscar Hayes tentatively rules suicide after a half-empty metal polish bottle is found near the body. Notes indicate planned poisoning and a message to Henry Steffan.
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Denver Young
Athens
Akron
Oscar Hayes
Young
Arthur Young
Hanlin Avenue
Herbert Young
Henry Steffan
Mra. Young
Steffan
Thornton Inn
Mra
Charlies Tippie
R. F. LD
Stetfan
Mre Young
Sexton
West State Street
Senator Hiram Johnson's son dies in California
Archibald Johnson son of Senator Hiram Johnson committed death by own action in Burlingame California. He was a prominent attorney and had been divorced at Reno Nevada on June 14 from Martha Ruddy Johnson who testified her husband faced mental cruelty.
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Burlingame
Calif
U.P
Archibald Johnson
United States
Hiram Johnson
Archibald
Reno
Nev
Martha Ruddy Johnson
Charges Father With Threatening Mother
James Hix, 81, of Poplar Ridge was taken into custody after a warrant from his son charged him with threatening his wife, Mrs. James Hix, 77. Deputy Gates served the warrant. a hearing was to be before Justice Leo Carter on Tuesday.
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Gallipolis
James Hix
Poplar Ridge
Howard Gates
Ross
Hix
Justice of Peace
Leo Carter
Athens Grange Play Moves to Wednesday at New Marshfield
The Athens Grange play will be presented at New Marshfield Wednesday night instead of Thursday as previously reported.
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Athens Grange
New Marshfield
Injured Man Frank Hooper Reported In Fair Condition
Frank Hooper, 19, injured at the fairgrounds Sunday, was listed in fair condition at Sheltering Armes Hospital today. Another X ray examination is planned for this afternoon or evening according to officials.
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Frank Hooper
Sheltering Armes
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