Drought Ends in Midwest as Heavy Rain Falls
The three-quarter billion drought of 1930 is broken in most areas by rains across the Corn Belt over four days. A Peoria area rainfall totals .66 inch on Sunday plus .22 inch since Thursday, worth about a quarter million dollars. Southern Wisconsin tobacco crops gain relief as rains reach several counties. Mississippi and Illinois Rivers stay low despite widespread precipitation.
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Chicago
U.P
Weather Bureau
Corn Belt
Peoria
Wisconsin
Midwest
Mississippi River
Mississippi
Illinois
Flares At Pool Trigger False Alarm In Ath ens
Firefighters answered a 1 15 AM call to Crystal Pool where six flares sat on two tables at the edge. Fire Marshal Harry Dalton ruled it a prank by youths, aided by the nearby Battery E National Guard personnel and locked entrances preventing immediate tracing.
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Athens Fire Department
Crystal Pool
Harry Dalton
Battery E
National Guard
Camp Knox
Bride Wins Dardanelles Swim From Istanbul
Mrs. Patrick Carey formerly Mercedes Gleitze told reporters she swam the Dardanelles on Saturday covering four miles in two hours and 55 minutes. She chose the widest point of the Hellespont to breast the strong current in a notable feat hailed as a test conquered by American girls.
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Istanbul
Turkey
U.R
Patrick Carey
Mercedes Gleitze
Dardanelles
Hellespont
Woman Dies By Jump From Car After Quarrel
Police report an inquest will investigate the death of Mrs. Dorothy Ison 29 who leaped from her husband James Ison's car after a quarrel over buying a present for a relative. The incident occurred near Toledo on August 18 according to U P.
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Toledo
U.P
Dorothy Ison
James
Anti-Saloon League to oppose Cleveland wet in Senate race
The Anti-Saloon League plans a strenuous campaign against Robert J. Bulktey, Cleveland wet Democratic nominee for the U S Senate, as Dayton district superintendent C B D Zellers announced after a Sunday address. A second item reports police arresting I O Ford of Cleveland during a Newark demonstration for subversive activity and Roy Clouse of Newark for inciting the crowd.
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Anti-Saloon League
Cleveland
Liverpool
Aus
Robert J. Bulktey
Cleveland Wet
U. S. Senate
C. B D. Zellers
Dayton
Newark
U.P
Alleged Auto Thief Will Be Returned
Sheriff William Williams will return Tuesday morning from Knoxville Tennessee with E. T. Sterling alleged automobile thief. Sterling is accused of stealing an automobile from a local sales agency after leaving a allegedly stolen car in the garage as security that he would return.
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William Williams
Knoxville
Tenn
E. T. Sterling
Sterling
Ancient Hoover Crisis and War Study Chance
Arthur Brisbane notes an ancient Hoover era crisis prompts study of war and its effects. Wyoming remains undiscouraged as public interest shifts toward education and civic reflection amid looming conflict.
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Wyoming
Professor Traces Hoover Line to Swiss Family Huber
German scholar Professor Hermann Macco shows President Hoover descends from Swiss Huber lineage dating to the thirteenth century. The speaker notes that everyone goes further back, but proofs are lacking.
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Hermann Macco
Hoover
Huber
Hoover defends White House against agricultural crisis move
The report notes the Huber or Hoover family once owned vast Swiss lands with wind mills for power but lost them to an agricultural crisis in Switzerland. It then asserts President Hoover will not be forced from the White House by an American farming crisis.
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Huber Or Hoover
Switzerland
Palatinate
Hoover
White House
United States
Small Turkish Persian clash may teach lessons to a rich empire
The author contemplates a potential minor war between Turkey and Persia led by Kemal Pasha. It suggests such a conflict would quickly reveal lessons for a powerful ancient Persian state, highlighting quick advances and the value of a military objective as a teaching moment.
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Turkey
Persia
Kemal Pasha
Persian King Contemplates Destruction of Alexander
A Persian monarch sits on a golden throne with vast armies and elephants, planning to witness Alexander the Great’s demise, while Alexander’s forces number thirty thousand Macedonian fighters. Continued on page four.
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Alexander
Macedonia
Runs a muck with desire to kill wife
Dan Priest, 68, armed with a butcher knife, barricaded himself in his son in law's Columbus home for six hours and urged officers to bring his wife so he could kill her. He was captured and placed under observation after a neighborly escape and a minor injury to a policeman.
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Columbus
U.P
Dan Priest
Charles Epley
Beckleys Seek Damages After Athens Highway Crash
Emma and Marion Beckley sue Herbert Kelley in Athens County Common Pleas seeking 1050 for Emma’s injuries from the August 10 collision on the Athens Plains Highway and 400 for the car damages. Kelley faces charges of driving while intoxicated driving on the left side and reckless driving at high speed.
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Athens County Common Pleas Court
Emma
Marion W. Beckley
Herbert Kelley
Emma Beckley
Athens-Plains
Marion Beckley
Beckley
Expenses Accounts Of County Treasurer And Prosecuting Attorney
Gerson D. Gorham candidate for county treasurer filed expenses totaling 192.30 and J W Bolin candidate for prosecuting attorney filed 45.01 with David Johnson, clerk, of the Board of Elections on Saturday.
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Gerson D. Gorham
J. W. Bolin
David Johnson
Board of Elections
Gorhamm
Bolin
Knights of Columbus to form defamation league
At its 48th annual convention in Boston the Knights of Columbus announced a new league to curb defamation in political campaigns. Supreme Director John E K Swift said leaders avoid standing for office due to abuse and libel, and the group aims to stop that abuse and protect reputation.
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Boston
League Against Defamation
Knights of Columbus
William Cardinal O'Connell
League
John EK. Swift
Gambling and Whisky Motive In Carlton Conspiracy
Sheriff Cahoon ties alleged plot to kill Gov Doyle Carlton to control of gambling and liquor on Florida East Coast. Three men Fred Eberhardt Frank Rawls Henry Halseman arraigned on conspiracy charges with bonds set at 50 dollars. Eberhardt and Halseman released after posting.
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Jacksonville
Fla
U.P
Florida East Coast
W. B. Cahoon
Doyle E. Carlton
Florida
Fred O. Eberhardt
Tallahassee
Carlton
Frank Rawls
Henry Halseman
Eberhardt
Halseman
Cahoon
United Press
Union meeting opens as Ohio labor talks loom
In Columbus officials and delegates of the Ohio Federation of Labor gather for the annual convention. Speakers include Robert J. Bulkley and William Green as union leaders push for barbers license reform, painters licensing, and a state unemployment fund. Legislation on Workmen’s Compensation and old age pensions tops the agenda.
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Columbus
Ohio Federation of Labor
Gilbert Belt
Columbus Central
Robert J. Bulkley
United States
William Green
Ohio State Conference of Painters
Trent D. Longo
Cleveland
Furnished 4‑Room House for Rent at $36 Monthly
The Messenger Classifieds advertise a furnished 4 room house with bath and garage available for $36 per month. A coal sale offers $3.80 per ton for August. Also announced is a fair display featuring trucks tractors and farming implements this week.
Byrd Is Picked as Chairman of Virginia Relief Committee
President Hoover returns from Rapidan camp to find drought relief work to begin within a day or two. Harry Byrd is named chairman of Virginia’s relief panel, the first in Richmond to align with the federal plan. State committees and discussions with Hyde Legge and the Farm Board move relief efforts toward Washington, with aviation topics also reviewed.
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Paul R. Mallon
Orange
Hoover
Rapidan
Harry Byrd
Polar Explorer
Virginia
Richmond
Washington
John G. Pollard
Hyde
Legge
Federal Farm Board
Farm Loan Board
Presidential Camp
Charles A. Lindbergh
French fliers prepared for Atlantic trip
Paris August 18 U P reports a possible trans Atlantic air race as Dieudonne Coste and Lieut Paulin Paris plan to depart from Le Bourget and Bordeaux respectively. Paris faced fog delaying the start while Coste awaited weather news to begin in the Question Mark plane.
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Paris
U.P
Dieudonne Coste
South Atlantic
Brazil
Lieut
Paulin Paris
Bordeaux
Atlantic
Coste
le Bourget
Maurice Pellont
City to buy larger air compressor for Waterworks
Mayor Robert 8 Wood announced officials are seeking prices for a larger air compressor to serve the Waterworks. The aim is to handle water from six or seven of thirteen wells, with two compressors used alternately, ensuring readiness for emergencies. The current supply remains satisfactory.
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Robert 8. Wood
Birmingham man shot by officer after alleged assault
Cincinnati dispatch reports Homer Baker a 27 year old Birmingham Negro was near death from a gunshot wound inflicted by Patrolman Walter Chelson who said he fired as Baker died after molesting three women in the city.
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Cincinnati
U.P
Homer Baker
Birmingham
Walter Chelson
Youth pilot Eddie Schneider launches cross-country bid
Eddie Schneider, a young pilot from the east, took off from Albuquerque on August 18 bound for Los Angeles in a bid to break the trans continental junior flight record.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Eddie Schneider
Los Angeles
Fire destroys North Fairfield foundry and shops
A Sunday blaze swept North Fairfield, 12 miles south of Norwalk, destroying a small foundry, two barns, and a blacksmith shop. No injuries reported, residents assess financial losses in the village.
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Norwalk
North Fairfield
Here
Prohibition Aides Suspend Two Enforcement Officers
The Woodcock campaign to toughen policies leads to suspensions of two agents for code violations. Robert Merkle of Milwaukee drew a gun in a July 29 traffic dispute. Basil Quinn of Washington struck Thomas Quinlan in an argument over a right of way on July 16.
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Washington
U.P
A. W. Woodcock
Robert F. Merkle
Milwaukee
Wis
William A. French
Basil Quinn
D. C
Thomas E. Quinlan
Ath Endors North Campus Library Groundbreaking Work
Workmen from a contracting company arrived in Athens to begin construction of a new library on the northwestern corner of the Ohio University campus. Trucks and excavation equipment already cover the site as work commences.
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Athens
Ohio University
Robbers Blow Safe at Queen City Bottling Company
In Cincinnati on Sunday robbers dynamited the safe of the Queen City Bottling Company and escaped with 2000 dollars. The blast destroyed valuable records and formulae.
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Cincinnati
Queen City Bottling Company
Fair Totart Here Tuesday at Athens County Fair
Athens County Fairgrounds buzzes as preparations finish for the seventy ninth Annual County Fair opening Tuesday. Exhibits livestock and midway attractions are set while three fireworks displays prepare for three nights. Racing starts Wednesday at 1 30, other days at 1. County officials note strong 4 H participation with trips to the Ohio State Fair for top livestock judges and a Tuesday livestock judging contest. Special police will manage traffic and health officials report good sanitation and city water supply.
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Athens County Fairgrounds
Frank Biddle
Fair
Columbus Fair
Athens City
R. 8. Wood
Aviator Capt Ira Eaker Survives Plane Test Jump
Aug 18 report from Washington states Capt Ira Eaker, famous for piloting the Question Mark on a pioneering endurance flight, jumped from a test plane at Bolling Field. He sustained a sprained ankle and minor injuries, landed atop a hill near St. Elizabeths Hospital, and was treated at Bolling Field Dispensary before returning to quarters.
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Washington
Ira E. Eaker
Bolling Field
Baker
St. Elizabeth's Government Hospital
Cave-in Fatality Claims Elza Skaggs in Circleville
Elza Skaggs aged 22 was killed in a cave-in at the Sturm and Diller grave wash in Circleville on August 18. He was believed to be from West Virginia.
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Circleville
Elza Skaggs
Sturm and Diller
Skaggs
West Virginia
Legionnaires Assemble for Ohio Legion Convention
Ten thousand Ohio veterans converged on Cincinnati for the Twelfth Annual Ohio Department American Legion Convention. Preliminaries finished. entertainment planned, parade set for tomorrow. Honor paid to Col. Frederick W. Galbraith whose ashes rest in Eden Park memorial. The La Societe des 4 Hommes et Chevaux elected officers last night.
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Cincinnati
Sons of
Ohio
Ohio Department
American Legion
Legionnaires
Frederick W. Galbraith
Legion
Eden Park
Legion Playboys Organization
la Societe Des 4 Hommes Et & Chevaux
Heavener Faces Court On Beer and Whisky Charge
Heavener of Sugar Creek pleaded not guilty to possession of beer wine and whisky arraigned Monday before Common Pleas Judge L G Worstell. He was released on 500 bond after a raid Sunday found 72 bottles of beer and small quantities of wine and whisky at Heavener's home.
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Red Heavener
Sugar Creek
Common Pleas
L. G. Worstell
Heavener
Worstell
Joe Jonas
Harry Junod
Endurance Flight Attempt Over Wichita Airport
Charles Lander and R. O. Rudd piloted their Travelair cabin plane The City of Wichita to beat the endurance flight record. They took off at 4 p m aiming to surpass Dale Jackson and Forrest O Brine who set the mark in St Louis.
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Wichita
Kans
U.P
Charles Lander
R. O. Rudd
Dale Jackson
Forrest O'Brine
St. Louis
Travelair
Fires at pair end sabotage run in Cuyahoga Falls
Karl Garner president of Garner Construction Company fired buckshot at two men seen near a ditching machine amid a three month sabotage campaign on Cuyahoga Falls streets. One man fell then recovered and fled with companions through the woods.
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Cuyahoga Falls
Karl Garner
Garner Construction Company
Swift death mystery at sanitarium explored
Officials probed how William E. Swift, 35, son of a Chicago meat packer, obtained the revolver used in his suicide at a New York sanitarium Saturday. The inquiry was announced as they sought to trace the weapon’s origin and prior access.
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New York
William E. Swift
Chicago
Steamship Tahiti Sinks After Suffering Loss of Propeller
The steamship Tahiti, with 800 aboard, sank in the South Pacific after losing a propeller and suffering a long, pounding voyage. The Ventura of the Matson line, which rescued passengers and crew, sped to Page toher aid as Tahiti drifted in heavy seas. Passengers Mrs. M. Fell and Master Pan Fell of Cleveland were among those saved.
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Hie U.P
Tahith
Wellington
San Francisco
Matson
Ventura
Tahiti
Union Steamship Company
Page
Aeaa
Lee
Tetten
Omand
Union Company
Ca Totten
M. Fell
Pan Fell
Cleveland
Ohio
Tahiti Steamer Passengers Landed Near Auckland
Radio messages report the Tahiti sinking aftermath with passengers and crew to be landed at Rangitoto and others to San Francisco. Governor General Bledisloe sent sympathy as survivors praised the masters and crews for their magnificent devotion in securing safety.
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Auckland
N. Z
Tia U.P
The
Ventura
Tahiti
Raritonga
San Francisco
Bledisolaras
Akron Man Killed After Fall From Railing
Akron scene reports 60 year old Tona Petrich died after being thrown over a railing during a Sunday fight, landing on the sidewalk below. Police are investigating the incident.
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Akron
Tona Petrich
Athens Messenger Publishes Interior Decorating Booklet
The Athens Messenger announces a new booklet on interior decorating detailing a six room house plan and an apartment. It covers living and dining rooms halls kitchen and bedrooms with color schemes period furniture rugs pictures and draperies to inspire and inform readers.
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Frederic J. Haskin
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