FERA plans relief center building in Athens County
State and local officials outline FERA projects in Athens and Franklin counties. The plan includes converting the East intersection building into a relief facility with 200 beds and local crews to supervise remodeling. Officials aim to have the project ready as a wartime relief effort with state approval and material coordination.
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Relief Commission
Fera Mattress State
Carpenter
Athens
Franklin County
Athens County
FERA
Transferred Steamer Incident Ties Detroit Lines
A steamer named Eastern Erie was moved to Detroit early this morning after the Detroit and Cleveland Company disconnected. The transfer joined the steamer across the lake of passengers, creating a shared service linkage.
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Grater Detroit
Eastern Erie
Detroit
Detroit & Cleve Company
Auto Mechanic Faces Manslaughter Charge in Fatal Crash
Otto Snein, a mobile mechanic, reports a personal crisis while facing a manslaughter case linked to a fatal crash. He allegedly inhaled fumes before the incident and has acknowledged causing harm.
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Otto Snein
Momobile Mechanic
Mill Killer LLE Aug. 1o Dascanio Case Update
Fragmentary report notes prosecutor statements about missing evidence and two linked shootings. The piece references a 10 Aug timeline, unclear details on Dascanio, and legal actions around the homicide inquiry and yard shootings. The language is garbled, but centers on ongoing murder investigation and evidentiary steps.
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Dascanio
Strikers Fight Back After Dawn Raid In Minneapolis
Defiant strikers attacked moving trucks and picketing spread across Minneapolis after dawn raids on the Central Labor Union. National Guard reports say five leaders were arrested, records guarded, and firearms found. Earlier violence included beatings, a vehicle overturned, and injuries to Guardsmen and civilians.
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Minneapolis
Central Labor Union
National Guard
South Side
Myers Returns To Face Trial In Girl's Death
Neal Myers, a 21 year old pharmacy student, surrendered to his attorney in Oklahoma City to face murder charges in the death of Marian Mills, former University of Oklahoma beauty queen. He denied guilt saying he committed no crime. The case centers on the death following allegations the girl was to become a mother and was linked to quack remedies, though viscera tests found no definite cause.
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Oklahoma City
Neal Myers
Oklahoma
Texas
Colorado
Marian Mills
University of Oklahoma
W. P. Morrison
Hazen Brown
Meigs Reemployment Office May Be Abolished
Meigs County commissioners decided to stop paying rent and office expenses for the Meigs County Reemployment Office from county funds. William Muldoon of Athens urged a guarantee of payments for the rest of the year. The move risks hindering local men’s job chances on government projects.
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William Muldoon
Athens
Edison Hobstetter
Robert B. Warner
American Legion
Meigs County
County Child Health Leaders Meet Tonight in Athens
Representatives from nearly a dozen groups plan discussions on child health library and recreation programs for the next school year. Dr Edith Beecher recreations chairman will preside at the Fine Arts Auditorium meeting starting at 7 30. Funeral services for John Loomis age 2 were held at U B Church Thursday at 2 pm in Logan Aug 1
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Logan
John Loomis
U. B
Hitler Aims to Be President and Chancellor in Germany
Berlin Aug 1 Adolf Hitler intends to hold both offices to form a dictatorship as absolute as any in the world a close friend told the Associated Press. Hitler arrived at Neudeck with his staff spent an hour at Von Hindenburgs bedside and ordered the cabinet back for a session tonight. If Hindenburg dies Hitler would read a law concentrating all power to himself as president and chancellor.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Associated Press
Hitler
Neudeck
von Hindenburg
East Prussia
Hindenburg
Two Boys Admit Slain Gold Buyer Near Canton
Ernest Schwartz, 33, of Pittsburgh was killed by two 15-year-olds Lloyd Gruber and Willard Tschan who confessed. They lured Schwartz to East Canton area to buy gold, Gruber shot him in the back, then returned to the car before a farmer alerted deputies. Tschean fled and was later arrested in Massillon.
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Canton
Ernest Schwartz
Pittsburgh
Lloyd Gruber
Willard Tschan
George Dailey
Schwart
Dailey
East Canton
Schwarz
Gruber
Stark County
Tachan
Massillon
Stolen Car Recovered in Middleport After Police Contact
A car stolen Tuesday from William Estes on Broadway Street Middleport was believed recovered after Sheriff Tracy received a call from Vinton police stating a vehicle matching the description was held there This follows another theft of a Carl Stalder car in Pomeroy recovered in Middleport Monday night amid heavy rain.
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Pomeroy
William Estep
Broadway Street
Middleport
A. O. Tracy
Vinton
Carl Stalder
Homer Tracy Dies in Mine at Millfield
Homer Tracy aged 86 collapsed and died in Mine No 4 at Sunday Creek Coal Co near Millfield around noon. Officials believe a heart attack caused the death. Survived by wife and eight children. He was well known locally and served as secretary of Local Union 1205, UMWA. funeral arrangements not yet set.
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Millfield
Aug
Homer Tracy
Sunday Creek Coal Co
Grain Prices Rise in Chicago and Canada Reports
Early trading shows grain prices up in Chicago as market follows an official report noting widespread yield reductions in Canada. The report highlights lower yields across all grain types and signals potential price adjustments for buyers.
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Chicago
Aus
Canada
Injuries of Crash Fatal To A E Huls
A E Huls 68 longtime Logan postmaster and newspaper publisher dies in Columbus hospital from a coronary blood clot after a crash near Circle Hill Athens County. Mrs Huls is semi conscious and likely not to recover. Huls edited The Hocking and The Logan Republican and served as Logan mayor from 1911 to 1916. Funeral plans pending arrival of son Fred Hull from San Francisco.
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Logan Journal-Gazette
Ida Steinman
Logan
Hulse
Hoover
Frank B. Willis
Huls
Division of
City of
Nine Athens Hich to Graduate at Summer Session
The Athens High School summer session commences at 10:15 in the auditorium with nine diplomas to be awarded. Edwards Dowell will deliver the address Plowing the Furrow Deep as the program opens with Water Boy sung by a chorus.
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Athens Hich
Edwards, Dowell
Edwards
Water Boy
Ralph Daton
Lloyd Kelley
Richard Fididl
Leslie Fultz
Julian Bing
Emerson Houf
Richard Whipple
the Swan
Robert Gamertsfelder
Anna Dunfee
Edwin Violet
Oliver L. Wood
Vaughn Droz
Charles Schuster Emerson Houf
Lloyd Kelle
Logan Postmaster, Publisher Is Dead
A. E. Hull veteran newspaper man of Hocking County died last night in a Columbus hospital after a motor car accident near Circle Hill Athens County. Mrs Huls sustained a skull fracture and is expected to die.
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A. E. Hull
Hocking County
Columbus
Circlehill
Athens County
Danville reporters jailed for daytime contempt
Wesley Carty city editor and Jack Durham two Danville newspapermen were sentenced by Police Judge Jay W. Harlan to six hours in jail for contempt after refusing to testify in the inquiry into the hanging in effigy of Representative J Sterling Towles. Their jail terms follow a pattern of evening detentions since July 24.
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Danville
Wesley Carty
Jack Durham
Jay W. Harlan
Judge Marian
Jonathan Eddy
American Newspaper Guild
New York
Ruby Laffoon
Kentucky
Larty
The
Kentuciky
Durham
Kentucky Advocate
Harlan
J. Sterling Towles
New Orleans Awaits Battle Over City Police and National Guardsmen
National Guardsmen under Huey P. Long march at Jackson Barracks while Mayor Walmsley holds 1400 police in readiness. Tensions rise as both sides prepare for a possible clash in New Orleans. Pope Pius plans a weekend trip to Castel Gandolfo, a rare night outside the Vatican.
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New Orleans
National
Huey P. Long
T. Semmes Walmsley
Long
Jackson Barracks
Walmeley
Vatican City
Pope Pius
Castel Gandolfo
Vatican
Government Coal Control Urged for Ohio by Federal Official
Columbus report says J. Lucas of the Ohio Recovery Administration urges government control of coal production in Ohio. He cites chaotic conditions, low prices and wages, and losses at Coshocton and Muskingum mines. Lucas plans talks with prosecutors, trade officials, operators, and miners to improve conditions and efficiency.
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Ohio
Columbus
J. & Lucas
Ohio Recovery Administration
Lucas
Enid Lucas
Coshocton
Muskingum County
ORA
Indictments Return in Joyce Case Spark Athens County Jury
Twenty one indictments were returned by the Athens County Grand Jury in a one day session. Frank Evener of Columbus faces charges of kidnaping impersonating an officer mayhem and assault with intent to rape for beating Leonard Joyce during a thwarted kidnapping attempt of Joyce’s 16 year old cousin Marjorie Joyce. Harry Hudson of Athens indicted for extortion from William Logan. Other true bills include charges of failure to provide for minor children assault and battery grand larceny and breaking and entering and larceny against multiple defendants. The jury heard testimony from 110 witnesses.
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Athens
Roy Bateman
Everett West
Chester Love
Donald Brooks
Relief Outlay For August Is Million Higher
Ohio relief budget shows August outlay at 2 263 148. State and local funds direct relief total 4 328 804 with federal funds 6 872 900. Counties list direct relief and work projects for Athens Gallia Hocking Meigs Morgan Perry Vinton with family counts.
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Columbus
Onim
State Relief Commission
FERA
Athens County
Gallie
Hocking
Meixe
Morgan
Perry
Vinton
Escaped Convict Is Taken in Southwest
TULBA Okla Aug 12 11 Jim Clark a 20 year old bank robber and southwestern desperado was captured early today en route to Kanaae State Penitentiary at Lancing after escaping twice in the last 14 months. He and five companions had been staying in an apartment house when police detained him as he started to drive away.
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Tulba
Okla
Jim Clark
Kanaae State Penitentiary
Lancing
Coal Mines Closed by Price Rulings of NRA
Five coal companies operated by James E Campbell in Cleveland will be closed after a common pleas court order barred selling or advertising coal below the regional retail coal code minimum. The issue of minimum prices will be referred to NRA Headquarters in Washington.
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Cleveland
of Common Pleas Court
Regional
Retail Coal Code Authority
James E
Campbell
NRA
Washington
Twenty Eight Bankers Indicted In Detroit Failures
Twenty eight current and former Detroit bankers were charged in 22 indictments by a federal grand jury probing Michigan’s financial collapse last year. The charges center on conspiracy to make false statements and misapplication of funds.
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Detroit
No better than his road says Will Rogers on island visit
Will Rogers writes that a congressman is no better than his road after touring Baldwins sugar plantation water system cattle ranch and polo scene in Hawaii. He notes Baldwins social and political strength and contrasts local roads with mainland politics. He mentions Whykiki Beach and Frank Baldwin's ventures.
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Our
Kalamaut
Hawaiian Islands
Baldwins
Chuck
Frank Baldwin
San Francisco
Whykiki Beach
Will Rogers
Merchants Press Crackdown as Strike Persists
In Chicago Aug 11 livestock commission merchants threaten to crack down on the Handlers Union to end the strike at the Union Stockyards. They urge court action over the dispute amid a weeklong yard shutdown while Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butchers Walk Out. Leaders reject invoking Federal Judge Sullivan to reinterpret a May 31 award as calls rise for decisive action.
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Chicago
Livestock Commission
Handlors
Commission
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butchers
C. A. Burnette & Company
Union
Germany Sent Order of Revolt Across Borders
Vienna reports Austria crushes Nazi resistance inside and outside its borders as a government mops up acts linked to the failed Nazi revolt. An order to withhold salaries from public employers aiding Nazism is issued while Berlin is blamed for bloodshed from the attempted seizure of power. Walter Adam claims Germany sent plans weeks earlier and that a suspect confessed to receiving 1 dollar for documents.
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Vienna
Aug
Austria
Germany
Nazia
Walter Adam
Upper Austria
Adam
Nurse Observes Condition of Children at Training School
A health nurse at Rufus Putnam Training School conducts daily exams on students possibly exposed to Infantile paralysis. Dr. F. A. Hansen, principal, notes little reason for alarm as most children remain healthy. Attendance declined slightly last week. precautions are in place to protect pupils.
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Rufus Putnam
Mise Ann Morgan
F. A. Hansen
German Sea Raider Ellen Fredrich Reaches Seattle After Reef Strike
The Ellen Fredrich limped toward Dutch Harbor after striking a rock in the Aleutians, with water in her forward hold. Captain Max Dareskie said there are 500 passengers and Bristol Bay salmon cannery workers aboard, and no fears were felt for the ship.
Nelsonville to Dedicate State Route 31 Improvement
Governor George White and State Highway Director C W Merrell will participate in the dedication of the completed State Route 31 improvement from Nelsonville west city line to Greenlawn. A street parade precedes the ceremony with bands and civic groups from Athens Nelsonville Murray City and Logan. The program includes speeches by Edward B Rosser and Mayor S G Holland, traffic restrictions around Public Square, and a street dance to follow.
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Nelsonville
George White
C. W. Merrell
Columbus
West Corporation
Greenlawn
8. G. Holland
Edward FE. Rosser
Merrell
A. W. Sherwood
Hareley Calvin
John W. Dowler
Athena
Boyd Wright
Logan
Plana
American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps
Athens
Murray City
Public Square
Edward B. Rosser
Board of Trade
G. Holland
Puhite Square
West Washington Street
Sale of Autos Here Hits New High Mark
A new record for recent years in auto sales was set in July. Miss Ruth Burdette Athens County clerk of courts reports 145 new vehicles sold including 135 passenger cars and 16 trucks while 410 used cars changed hands. The 1995 figure for July shows 63 new cars sold and June new car sales numbered eleven.
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Ruth Burdette
Athens County Clerk of Courts
Weed Cutting Notices Prompt Action in Athens
Three fourths of 31 delinquent Athens residents served weed cutting notices have complied, avoiding an extra levy on tax duplicates. Mayor Len B. McCune noted 50 residents were delinquent and the remaining notices will be served this week, with 50 lots already served.
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Athens
Len B. McCune
No Food Distribution Planned in Athens County Next Week
H M Spang relief administrator announced no surplus food commodities will be distributed in Athens County the week of Aug 5. Limited distributions have been made for several weeks, but no food will be available next week.
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Athens County
H. M. Spang
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