Wood wins mayoral race in tight Athens primary
In Southeastern Ohio Athens voters produced a historic Republican turnout with Mayor Robert S. Wood defeating R. D. Williams by 71 votes for the mayoral nomination. Samuel B. Erskine won city solicitor, and C. W. Day beat Clyde Mansfield for Third Ward councilman as precincts rolled in.
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Robert S. Wood
Athens
R. D. Williams
Wood
Williams
Samuel B. Erskine
A. B. Wells
Erne
Wells
C. W. Day
Clyde Mansfield
Day
Mansfield
Athens Ice and Storage
Alonzo Pickering
Meyers Y. Cooper
Weather drift predicts clearing, cool conditions ahead
Yesterday highs reached 100 in Phoenix 98 at Sheridan and 93 in Helena. Today's lows are 36 at White River 46 at Flagstaff and 46 at Battleford. Over the next 36 hours the atmosphere should clear this afternoon followed by fair and cool conditions tonight and Thursday.
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Phoenix
Sheridan
Helena
White River
Flagstaff
Battleford
Today by Arthur Brisbane
Arthur Brisbane offers a column reflecting on contemporary events and public opinion with a satirical yet insightful tone. The piece surveys political and social currents, weighing accountability and leadership during a pivotal era for American public life.
Hoover Celebrates Fifty Seventh Birthday
Yesterday President Hoover marked his fifty seventh birthday amid nationwide wishes for fewer burdens and greater appreciation. The strong leader carries the heavy responsibilities inherited from Calvin Coolidge and continues to serve with dedication.
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Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
Hoover Faces Hard Knocks from White House Trials
The piece notes President Hoover endures rough beginnings in the White House and asserts he will find a solution despite the tumble of early hardships. It frames his resilience as a defining trait amid the presidency.
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White House
Hoover
Hoover Dam strike draws White House scrutiny over wage bids
President Hoover will closely watch the Hoover Dam labor strike to see if contractors in bidding, facing a low mood, cut wages despite previous high wage rates, signaling possible exploitative practices amid the dispute.
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Hoover Dam
Hoover
Workers Reject Daily Pay Demands in Extreme Heat
Carpenters refuse five dollars a day and push back against wage terms in 119 degree heat. They argue for higher pay while awaiting a forthcoming address from the President who funds their work.
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United States
Cafeteria Worker Injured in Unusual Restaurant Accident
Mrs. Sadie Tedrow of the C. and H Cafeteria on South Court Street was knocked against a table when a coworker slipped. She suffered a badly sprained back and was attended by an Athens physician before being sent home to Luhrig.
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Sadie Tedrow
C. & H. Cafteria
South Court Street
Tedrow
Athens
Luhrig
Beasley Girl Hurt At County Fair Grounds
Marjorie Beasley fifteen year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred R Beasley suffered a severe cut on the right leg while riding a horse at the Athens County Fair grounds. The horse attempted to leap a fence and the rider checked the animal. Eleven stitches were required to close the cut. She was taken to Shelter ing Arms Hospital and then to her home.
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Marjorie Beasley
Fred R. Beasley
Athens County Fairgrounds
Miss Beasley
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Man Loses Arm In Auto Crash Near Lancaster Street
John Haner 50 of Gallipolis suffered a crushed left forearm and underwent amputation after a collision with a fence on the Athens Nelsonville Road near Courtney Hill. He is recovering at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Police indicate the left arm was against the door as he mishandled a hairpin curve.
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John Haner
Gallipolis
Athens
Nelsonville
Courtney Hill
Lancaster Street
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Clyde L
Pat) Haner
Renewed Violent Outbreaks In West Virginia Coal Strike
Renewed violence broke out in the West Virginia coal strike area with 53 men and women arrested on inciting to riot and blocking highways. Suspects were jailed in Ohio County and held for hearings under 500 bond. Attacks on taxicabs carrying strike breakers to Valley Camp Coal mines at Elm Grove and Triadelphia earlier sparked the arrests.
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W. Va
U.P
West Virginia
Ohio County
Valley Camp Coal Company
Elm Grove
Triadelphia
Explains Why Gas Rates Cannot Be Cut In Logan Case
Ohio Fuel Gas official says public misunderstanding fuels calls for rate cuts. Tharp argues the Logan Gas valuation dispute stems from misperceptions and political upheaval, urging local arbitration and cautioning that using the utilities commission’s leasehold valuation as precedent would jeopardize permanent service.
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Logan
Columbus
BE. M. Tharp
Tharp
United Press
Logan Gas Company
Logan Gas
State Supreme Court
Public Utilities Commission
Supreme Court
Utilities Commission
Mother Takes Body for Paul Hanna Burial
Paul Hanna a 27 year old truck driver died by his own hand in Cincinnati. His mother Mrs Dora Hanna arranged the funeral after neither of his two wives claimed the body. Mamie Steiger Hanna said she was Hanna's wife but they were separated. Norma’s mother added her daughter did not want involvement with the body.
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Cincinnati
Paul Hanna
Dora Hanna
Hanna
Mamie Steiger Hanna
Norma
School contracts canceled by Hamilton board ruling
Hamilton August 12 The city school board canceled awards totaling 379 848 for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School after a temporary injunction in a taxpayers suit filed by Morris Mostow alleging bids were opened without board members present.
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Hamilton
U.P
Woodrow Wilson
Morris Mostow
Prohibition Director Juices Up Drinkable Bricks Plan
A Beverly Hills note reveals a man named Will asking about pressed grape bricks and how they become wine if handled properly. He jokes about sending bricks for throwing at a cat and asks for instructions if he reconciles with the feline.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Llegal
Mabel
Joan
Will
Guests Invited to Play Golf at Athens Country Club
Final plans for the annual Guest Day at Athens Country Club are set after a board meeting at Judge Johnson's office. About 50 guests will join members in foursomes starting around 12 30 with Art Smith coordinating play and prize events based on the first 14 holes.
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Athens Country Club
Country Club
8. M. Johnson
Hi Westfall
Art Smith
Smith
Red Cross Field Director to Visit Athens
Director to visit F. C. Dixon the new Red Cross field director for this district will arrive in Athens Thursday to confer with Miss Pearl French Athens County Red Cross secretary. Mr Dixon who lives in Zanesville is taking the place of Fred Spaulding former director who was transferred to another district in the state. He will be in Athens until Friday.
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F. C. Dixon
Red Cross
Athens
Miss Pearl French
Athens County
Mr. Dixon
Zanesville
Fred Spaulding
Training Ends With Sham Warfare At Camp Perry
Col. Gilson D. Light of the 148th Infantry Toledo and Lt. Col. Lee N. Marlin with Capt. Willard H. Crawford of Toledo oversee the 74th Infantry brigade training and command post exercises ending Tuesday after two days of simulated warfare.
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Camp Perry
U.P
Gilson D. Light
148Th Infantry
Toledo
Lee N. Marlin
Willard H. Crawford
74Th Infantry
Grilling Fails To Shake Denials In Michigan Torch Deaths
In Washtenaw County near Willis, Paul Keene and his brother Lawrence deny involvement in the burning of four youths including Vivian Gold and Anna May Harrison. Two unnamed men are questioned as investigators pursue flight paths and bloodstain clues from the crime scene.
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Ypsilanti
Mich
Vivian Gold
Cleveland
Anna May Harrison
Harry Love
Thomas Wheatley
Bellville
Michigan
Ann Arbor
U.P
Paul Keene
Lawrence
Willis
Washtenaw County
Derton
Harry Lore
Keene Brothers
Wools
University Hospital
Nominated for Second Term in Athens Mayor Race
In Athens the Republican primary produced a winner for mayor while the Democratic ticket had no nominees. The incumbent sought a second term and faced opponent Attorney KH DL Williams.
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Athens
Kh DL Williams
Upheaval in Several Cities as Local Races Go to Ballot
Across Nelsonville and nearby towns voters cast large turnouts in mayoral contests. In Nelsonville the landslide favored Snickman with WH Pearce as runner up. in Marietta Columbus bond issue for sewage plant failed. in Glouster Andrew Allen led GOP while Fred Brown headed Democrats for clerk. Canton reelects ex mayor Curtis after recall turmoil.
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J. W. Hickman
Can
G. W. Pearce
Sonville
Prt
Snickman
WH Pearce
Covanantlt Rt
William Hetzel
J. Hess
Data Roush
Mercial Marshal
Chartesa Ricketts
Middleport
Jake Bugehep
J. B
John R. Hawkins
William Robson
Logan
Kenneth Fitegerald
Bright
Glouster
Andrew Allen
Fred Bic Brown
Columbus
City
Kextey
Marietta
Nevo
Steubenville
James Meter
Oliverley
Canton
C. Curtis
Fican
O ‘ V. Denahey
Ford plant move hinges on Lake County harbor bond
In Painesville on August 12, election returns showed Lake County approving a $180,000 harbor improvement bond 10 147 to 541. This boosts hopes Ford Motor Co will build a $7,000,000 assembly plant near Fairport Harbor as officials weighed how far residents would go to attract the facility. Rural voters cast most of the affirmative ballots.
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Painesville
Ford Motor Co
Fairport Harbor
Lake County
Ford
Prisoner's Wife Dies After Train Tragedy Near Chillicothe
In Ohio, Mrs. Kelley and her father were killed when their stalled car on tracks between Londonderry and Richmondale was struck by a train. Leo Kelley, held on a redirecting tutoring charge, was taken to Southern today to attend funeral services for his wife and father-in-law.
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Leo Kelley
Chillicothe
Scothe
George Rasp
Amas
Kelley
Athens
Londonderry
Richmondale
Richmondale, nearcothe. _— Their car stalled on the railroad tracks at Vigo
Derry
Draft Regulations School Men of Southeastern Ohio Hold Meeting
Eight county superintendents gathered at Alex Root's office in Athens to draw up the constitution and by-laws of the County Superintendents Association of Southeastern Ohio. Edward McCowan of Portsmouth presided with W H Webb of Marietta as secretary and Lex Root of Athens as vice president. The draft documents will be presented at the 22 county superintendents meeting on August 17, starting at 10 a.m., with afternoon sessions.
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Southeastern Ohio
County Superintendents Association of
Alex Root
Athens County
Edward McCowan
Portsmouth
W. H. Webb
Marietta
Lex Root
Athens
W. C. Paul
Ironton
J. — Waverly
F. A. Davis
Mville
C. M. Wagner
Pomeroy
Une OQ
New Lexington
Mine Operator Injured In Hill Mine Accident
Mr. Doris Bartlett aged 34 of Ath ens Route No 7 suffered a fracture of the right arm while working in a hill mine he owns on his property. He was caught under a fall of rock and is in Sheltering Arm Hospital.
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Doris Bartlett
Athens
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