Women Enter Council Race Here in Fall
Athens voters will see two women on the November ballot for City Council. Anna K. Price seeks councilwoman-at-large and Mrs. Fred Stauffer seeks councilwoman in Ward One, both running as Independents.
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Athens
Anna K. Price
Fred Stauffer
Citizens’ Committee
City Federation of Women’s Clubs
League of Women Voters
Parent- Teacher Associations
Professional and Business Women’s Club
Price
United States
Presbyterian Church
The
City Federation
Eastern Star
Pallas Club
Tuesday Club
Higley Study Circle
Athens School Board
Republican Woman's Club
Athens County
Ohio
Columbia University
New York City
Anna F. Stauffer
Neta
Columbus
Gerald
Geraldine
Woman restaurant owner complains in traffic court
A Columbus restaurateur vents in traffic court over a minor violation after claiming she and her staff fed a police officer for 18 years. She fumed that the officer fined her car for lacking a tail light, calling it biting the hand that feeds you.
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Columbus
U.P
Lost Child Forces Otis Mansfield’s Townwide Search
Otis Mansfield of South Canaan came to Guysville to sell dairy goods. After selling his load he found his son missing and enlisted half the town in a frantic search before realizing his son had not accompanied him to town.
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Guysville
Otisthsfield
South
Canaan
Otis Mansfield
Strange Kansas towns run utilities without taxes
Arthur Brisbane notes three Kansas cities Belleville Chanute and Colby operate water light gas airports cemeteries and other services at profit. He argues this municipal ownership challenges Wall Street belief that public ownership cannot pay in America.
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Kansas
Belleville
Chanute
Colby
Wall Street
America
Doherty
Shorter Work Day Debated by Labor and Employers
A veteran worker proposes six to seven hour days with proportional pay cuts to spread jobs. The AFL urges immediate adoption of a five day week and six hour day with no wage loss. Employers resist.
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American Federation of Labor
The Good Will Promise in Shorter Day and Five Day
A clipped teaser hints at goodwill or progress to come, mentioning a shorter day and a five day period with continuation on page four. The fragment suggests an ongoing feature or editorial note tied to schedule or program changes.
Father Is Accused of Slaying Son in Kentucky
W. M. Webster, 82, is charged with murder in the death of his son Arthur, 52, who was fatally shot near Ellison. Webster denied firing the shotgun while in bed with his wife and their two year old daughter. Arthur died at a Covington hospital after Sheriff Walter Conrad said the son signed a statement accusing his father. The dispute over farm management preceded the shooting.
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Williamstown
U.P
W. M. Webster
Arthur
Ellison
Webster
Covington
Walter Conrad
Stage Bold Robbery at Bernard Failton Jewelers
Aug 15 New York police patrols with five detectives halted near Bernard Failton on Lexington Avenue as two bandits robbed the Failton jewelry shop of gems valued at about 50000. They disabled the safe and fled through a rear door before officers arrived after a delayed siren. Failton fainted at the sight, was revived, and provided details. suspects escaped.
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New York
U.P
Bernard Failton
Lexington Avenue
Failtow
Failton
Rescuer Is Drowned Near Abandoned Plant
In Conneaut two boys Keith Lyn nine and Harold Stevenson fourteen drowned in a water pool near an abandoned brick plant. Keith slipped from a raft and Harold, attempting a rescue, pulled him under. Firemen recovered both bodies from the 12 foot deep pool.
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Conneaut
U.P
Keith Lyn
Harold Stevenson
Keith
Bowman to Take Over Athens Dentist Office
Dr. C. N. Bowman of Bartlett will assume charge of the Athens dentist office formerly run by Dr. Joseph S. Basom and son. Bowman, a 1927 Ohio University graduate, earned an A Beg degree and completed Ohio State University Dentistry School in June.
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C. N. Bowman
Bartlett
Athens
Joseph S. Basom
Bowman
Ohio University
Dentistry School
Ohio State University
Aged Man Plans To Attend His Own Funeral
VALIER August 15 UR S R Patton an elderly man plans a pre funeral event for Sunday August 30 He will attend his own funeral take flowers while alive and hear eulogies in person He arranged for four ministers to preach and sent announcements while inviting flowers to be sent early He will host a picnic dinner for mourners before the services.
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Patton
Prohibition Seen as Cause of Low Mood by Wall Street Firm
A Wall Street house, Munis and Winslow, argues in a cotton analysis that repealing the Eighteenth Amendment would lift commodity prices, cut taxes, and revive trade. It blames the "noble experiment" for low demand, noting under consumption hurts growers since 1918 and rail taxes raise costs for farmers.
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Wall Street House
New York
U.P
Wall Street
Munis and Winslow
Ward of Juvenile Court for Train Wreck
Everett Wade 17 and John Darnell of Canaanville caused a $35 000 freight train wreck on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at Stewart on Aug 5. They boarded the train in Athens and uncoupled cars, derailing nine cars that plunged into a corn field. Wade was placed under probation and made a ward of Athens County Juvenile Court. Darnell had been committed to Boys Industrial School at Lancaster until adulthood.
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Everett Wade
Canaanville
John Darnell
Baltimore and Ohio
Stewart
Athens County Juvenile Court
S. M. Johnson
Darnell
Lancaster
Athens
Drive Is Started On Roadhouses
Gov Wilber M Brucker ordered a statewide offensive on road houses and blind pigs following the torch murder of four youths near Ypsilanti. He pledged to work with Sheriff and law enforcement to stamp out vice and to support sheriffs in a concerted crackdown.
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Michigan
Petoskey
Mich
U.P
Ypsilanti
Wilber M. Brucker
Brucker
Oscar Olander
John E Love Dead at 73 in Athens Home
John E Love aged 73 of Chauncey died at his daughter's home on Mound Street Athena Friday night at 9 10 o'clock. Funeral services Sunday at 2 30 pm at the daughter's home with burial in West Union Street Cemetery. Survived by his widow five daughters and three sons including Mrs Edward Bornshine Mrs William Constans Guy Love Mrs Carl Whitmore Mrs Ted Parker Mrs Hooper Hoyt Love and Eber Love.
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Chauncey Man
John E. Love
Chauncey
Herbert Hooper
Mound Street
Athena
West Union Street
Love
Edward Bornshine
William Constans
Guy Love
Columbus
Carl Whitmore
Ted Parker
Hooper
Hoyt Love
Eber Love
Athens
Pastor's Son Jailed In Connecticut Burglary Case
James H. Hoeck, 32, a former Harvard student and Chicago newspaperman, identified by his father the Rev. Lewis G. Hoeck as the burglary suspect who claimed to have netted 100000 in 32 robberies. The clergyman and his wife flew from New York after learning of the arrest to defend their son, with defense expected to hinge on insanity.
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New Haven
Conn
U.P
John Hawkins
James H. Hoeck
Harvard
Chicago
Lewis G. Hoeck
Cincinnati
Hoeck
New York
England
Swedenborgian Church of
Post Office Plans Rate Increase to Great Britain
The Post Office Department announced on Aug 15 that postage rates to Great Britain Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State will rise on Sept 1. The change affects mail services to those destinations with unspecified new rates.
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Washington
U.P
Post Office Department
Great Britain
Northern Ireland
Irish Free State
Divides Its Plenty With Needy Town In Nearby State
A letter from Will praises England Arkansas for sending 13 truckloads of food to Henryetta Oklahoma after a drought. The writer notes England’s fertile area raised crops yet cannot sell them and lauds the aid given to a neighboring state.
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Santa Monica
Calif
England
Ark
Oklahoma
Henryetta
Okla
Will
Oil Producers Move to Limit Crude Flow in Mid-Continent
Oklahoma leaders push a permanent policy to prevent disaster in the petroleum industry. A September 11 meeting in Oklahoma City will discuss plans to prevent over production and market wrecking prices. Governor Sterling mobilized troops for oil field duty as East Texas operators seek martial law to enforce curtailment.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Mid-Continent
East Texas
Ross Sterling
Texas
Kansas Public Service Commission
Sterling
William
Murray
Oklahoma
Payne, Creek
Okfuskee
Revive Foot Washing Services Draw Hordes to Kentucky Church
Hundreds travel from Kentucky and Virginia to Marking Church near Whitesburg for a revival of foot washing as part of communion rituals. Mayking Church kept the original order, with ministers from two states coordinating relays for the ceremonies including foot washing and bread and wine.
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Whitesburg
U.P
Kentucky
Virginia
Baptista
Mayking Church
Weather outlook predicts showers midweek for Ohio Valley
The U S Weather Bureau forecast for the coming week begins Monday and calls for mostly fair conditions in the Ohio Valley with a period of showers around midweek. Temperatures are expected to rise gradually across the region.
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Washington
U.P
United States Weather Bureau
Ohio Valley
U.S. Gold Stocks Reach New High on Inflow from Abroad
The United States holds a record $4,976,500,000 in monetary gold stock after new shipments from South America and Japan. Bankers expect totals to top $5,000,000,000 by Oct 1 due to ongoing trade deficits forcing foreign nations to pay import differences in gold. France remains second with about $2,425,000,000 in reserve.
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U.S
Japan
South America
New York
U.P
United States
France
England
Abandonment Charges Hit Two Men in County Court
Howard Gilson former Athens city patrolman and Republican sheriff candidate was fined 100 dollars and 60 days in Athens County Jail for abandonment of two minor children. The sentence was suspended as he pays 5 per week to the Juvenile Court for child support. Gilbert Circle of Meiga County received 100 dollar fine and 60 day jail term for non support of an illegitimate child. sentence suspended if he pays 2 weekly into the court.
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Howard Gilson
Athens City
Athens County
Costa
8. M. Johnson
Gilson
Gilbert Circle
Meiga County
Johnson
Tragedy at Magnolia crossing claims six in family trip
A family of six traveling in a roadster was struck by an Erie Railroad motor train at the Magnolia grade crossing in Montvale New Jersey. Five were killed instantly and the sixth died later at the hospital. Two children were among the dead. The crash occurred during a weekend trip to visit relatives.
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Montvale
N. J
U.P
Erie Railroad
Magnolia
Glouster Veteran George Wharff Dies at 88
George Wharff 88 Civil War veteran dies at his brother Charles Wharff home 15 Spring Street Glouster Saturday night at 7 35. He leaves several brothers and sisters and was unmarried. Funeral arrangements not yet made.
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Glouster
George Wharff
Charles Wharff
Spring Street
20000 Cheer Amos n Andy in Washington Park
Chicago crowds of 20000 welcomed Amos n Andy in Washington Park as guests of The Chicago Defender. Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll rode in a limousine and performed a dialogue for the children and their parents before sharing watermelon as honored guests at the park picnic.
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Chicago
U.R
Amons
Andy
Washington Park
Chicago Defender
South Parkway
Honey Bunny
Freeman Gosden
Amos
Charles Correll
Hoover Christens Two Ships for United Fruit in Newport News
Mrs. Herbert Hoover christened two United Fruit Company ships, the Talamanca and Segovia, in Newport News with South American diplomats present. The ceremony used Mayan vase replicas filled with water from eight rivers and the Panama Canal. The vessels join United Fruit’s famed white fleet in the James River.
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Newport News
U.P
Herbert Hoover
United Fruit Company
Panama Canal
James River
Talamanca
Segovia
Fruit Transportation
Megiddo Spring Unearthed Revealing Ancient Water Supply
Iraqi-based claim Megiddo's Spring, used for 1600 years by at least ten cities, was unearthed by University of Chicago Oriental Institute scientists. They uncovered a 130 foot deep entrance with a 30 foot wide shaft and 110 foot incline tunnel linking to a vast subterranean water room. They also found a second side entrance and suggested the site could become a National monument in Palestine.
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Jerusalem
U.P
Megiddo’s Spring
Solomon
Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
Megiddo’s
Megiddo
Chicago
Palestine
B. C
Mount Carmel
Sharon
Unclear headline from fragmented Page 2 notes
Fragmentary notes describe a range of local topics including a superintendent, school bonds, a one room school closure, and protests over property relocations. Mentions of Logan and Hocking County appear among scattered references to public notices and local governance.
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Bremen
Nelsonville
York Township
Ees
Logan
Hocking County
Laurel Township
Windbereis Land
Libertary
Anc
Marian Bush
Hoover eyes guaranteed employment plan for fall release
President Hoover works on winter unemployment relief plans with a Sept. 1 announcement anticipated. He emphasizes guaranteed employment and a definite term of work, while surveying all aspects of the policy.
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Paul BR
Mallon United
Washington
Pikement Hoover
California Debates $100 Million Unemployment Bond Plan
San Francisco Aug 1 The state considers a proposal by Senator Roy Fellom for a $100 million bond issue funded by a gasoline tax aimed at unemployment relief. Half to counties for highway aids and half to eliminate grade crossings. Initiative measure urged for bond authorization.
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San Francisco
California
Roy Fellom
Hoover plans include unemployment phase of relief program
The Harriman committee nears a two week public report while President Hoover pursues an employment guarantees phase and broader relief ideas. He consults business leaders privately as Congress nears December return. In New York John J. Raskob predicts a December upturn amid depressions and proclaims support for prohibition referendum.
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United States Commerce
Harriman Committee
Hoover
Harriman
Congress
Hia
White House
New York
Tough Break for Joe
Portland said a 21-year-old wife tried to get fresh air by moving a bed to a third story window and fell 30 feet. She survived with slight injuries. Police found 35 beers in the apartment and arrested Joe Harkins.
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Portland
Ore
To Harkins
Joe
Harkins
Civil War Veteran Capt David H Moore dies at McArthur
Capt David H Moore a Civil War veteran aged 9 died Saturday afternoon in McArthur after long illness. He had spent two years incapacitated and was retired from business. He leaves a daughter J Bla Sisson of Luhrig two sons Bert Sisson of Cincinnati and Sisson of Charleston W Va along with other relatives. He held local offices in Vinton County and managed pig iron furnaces after the war. Funeral services have not been arranged.
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David H. Moore
Long
J. Bla Sisson
Luhrig
Twobert Sisson
Cincinnati
Sisson
Charleston
W. Va
Moore
Vinton County
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