Sawmill Blastand Home Attack Roil Dry Dock District
Two dynamite blasts wrecked a sawmill on Ohio Collieries Mine No. 255 property near Malta, Morgan County. A second blast at Beck Adams home in Beau mont caused damage but no injury, with six bullets fired at the residence. Tractor and saw valued at about 2200 damaged. Adams works at Chauncey No. 25 Mine. Police report another arrest in Nelsonville following a disturbance.
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Ohio Colleries Company
Drydock
Beck Adams
Beaumont
Adams
Alex Grary
Malta
Morgan County
J. M. Watkins
Truetown
No. 25
New York Coal Company
Chauncey
Harold Klotz
Nelsonville
National Guard
Fourth
Poplar Streets
Wayne Wingett
Athens County
Miners and Operators Meet in Pomeroy for Settlement Talks
Local United Mine Workers leaders held a closed session Thursday at Regien Hall with operators from four counties to seek settlement of disputes. Reported discussions included a proposed cooperative marketing plan to balance undersupply and surplus among Southeastern Ohio mines. No outcome announced after a long gathering.
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Pomeroy
United Mine Workers of America
Regien Hall
Gallia
Meigs
Vinton
Jackson
Ohio
Napper Bound Over in Coal Miner Shootings
Wellston Aug 19 Garth Napper of Vinton County stood bound over to the Jackson County Grand Jury on involvement in recent shootings in the Hocking Valley area. He is accused of belonging to the group that fired on two non union coal miners.
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Wellston
U.P
Garthe Napper
Vinton County
Jackson County Grand Jury
Napper
Hocking Valley
Illinois miners form 15000 strong picket blockade
A human blockade of about 15 000 union miners surrounded four Christian County mines in Taylorville Illinois to enforce a five dollar wage scale strike. The first clash at Peabody Mine No 9 in Langleyville saw pickets force the mine superintendent J W Starks to surrender a gun. No violence was reported.
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Taylorville
Ill
Christian County
Illinois
Peabody
Langleyville
J. W. Starks
Doorman Owes University Bookstore 150 Dollars
An audit report filed with the State Auditor says Dr. Henry J. Doerman, president of Toledo University, owes the university bookstore 150 dollars for cash advanced from bookstore funds. The advance dated February 20, 1932, covered expenses for a trip to New York for the annual meeting of municipal university presidents.
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Columbus
U.P
Henry J. Doerman
Toledo University
Tracy
John A. Cromley
Doorman
New York
Municipal University
Pilgrimage Ends With Bishop Karl Leading Shrine Procession
Carey residents wrap the annual fall pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation as Bishop Karl Alter of the Toledo diocese will lead a Sunday procession through the city streets.
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Carey
Oldest Living Ohio Alumnus Bishop Cranston Dies
Bishop Earl Cranston aged 92 and Ohio University alumnus died at his country home Penmaen on the Ohio River after months of illness. A Civil War veteran and longtime church leader, he championed Methodist reunification and served as bishop from 1896 to 1916. Funeral set for Sunday at New Richmond with burial planned at Arlington National Cemetery in October.
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Earl Cranston
Ohio University
Athens
Allegheny College
Ohio Conference
Marietta
Portsmouth
Winona
Minn
Jacksonville
Ill
Evansville
Ind
Cincinnati
Denver
Colo
Cranston
Colorado
Methodist Book Concern
Methodist Church
Cleveland
Portland
Ore
Washington, D. C
M. E. Church
Earl M. Cranston
Ethel
Ruth
Margaret Cranston
New Richmond
Arlington National Cemetery
Annual Fall Festival At Albany Is To Be Walker Investigation
A column notes Albany New York planning to make the Walker investigation a yearly fall festival parading theme. The piece jokes about fiestas in Santa Barbara and other cities, praising parades and national celebration while lampooning travel impressions and local customs. It ends with a light letter from WILL urging towns to celebrate with parades.
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Albany
Walker Investigation
Santa Barbara
Calif
Brisbane
Rome
Cairo
New York
Walker
Will
Oldest Ohio University Graduate Dies at 92
Earl Cranston longtime Methodist bishop and elder in the reunification movement died at his New Richmond home. He was the oldest living graduate of Ohio University and a prominent church leader in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South history.
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Earl Cranston
Methodist Episcopal Church
Leacar
South
New Richmond
Ohio
Ohio University
County Fair Entries Slow Despite Near Opening
Entries for the Athens County Fair coming in slowly with Monday as final reception day. The fair opens Tuesday and runs to Friday with harness racing on Thursday and Friday afternoons. Granges juvenile groups and rural high schools will feature displays, with most exhibits due on opening day. 4 H Club members among many entrants.
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Athens County
E. W. Hayes
Albany
Jersey
Thelma Beal
First Street
W. G. Fawcett
Chesterhill
H. L. Atkins
Lancaster Street
W. E. Corssen
Walker Street
Glenn A. Scott
Giant Tarantula Scares Athens Locals at Drug Store Window
Residents in Athens awoke to a large tarantula perched in Lash's Drug Store on Court Street. Found lodged on bananas at the Athens Ice Plant, the creature frightened onlookers with a menacing gaze and venomous bite.
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Miss Muffett
Athens
Lash
Court Street
Tarry
Wheat Declines Although Stocks Steady on Chicago Board
In Chicago on August 19, wheat prices slipped 1 to 1 1/2 cents as selling surged despite steadier stock levels. Corn and oats also eased fractionally in sympathy with wheat, with September at 51 1/2 cents, December 54 1/2 cents, and May 50 1/2 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
Chicago Board of Trade
Walker Bares Move To Put Dems on Spot
Walker exposes plan aimed at pressuring Democrats amid a nationwide drive linked to the Hoover campaign and figures like Jimmy Avers. The move centers on political maneuvering and party accountability in a contested public arena.
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Walker Bares
Dems
Walker summons GOP leaders to testify in ouster case
Mayor James J. Walker asked eight New York state Republican leaders to testify at his hearing before Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt. He seeks to prove a national political plot behind the charges and moves to block removal, aided by a temporary injunction. Roosevelt plans to call witnesses as needed and Walker adds 14 witnesses to bolster his defense.
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Albany
N. Y
James J. Walker
New York State
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Walker
New York City
Roosevelt
Hoover
John J. Curtin
Supreme Court
Ellis V. Staley
Europe
Taxicab Board of Control
Remind Voters Of Three Mill School Levy
Athens County boards of education vote to seek a three mill school levy despite a new state law. Supt. Alex Root warns loss of state aid for teachers if districts reject the levy. Ballot decision set for November elections. Bus drivers Horvat and Churchill approved. Board members present include Dr. A K Walker G O Shanks Clyde Gibson. A special session is scheduled for Friday, Aug 26.
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Athens County
Alex Root
Boards of Education
Wluhing
Carthage
Rome
Carbondale
Canaan
Board of Education
Anthony J Horvat
William R. Churchill
York Township
A. K. Walker
G. O. Shanks
Clyde Gibson
Fireworks in Store Tonight At Dem Rally
Columbus prepares for a two day Democratic showcase culminating with Governor Roosevelt’s speech. A Roosevelt rally begins Saturday with a 2 30 pm start and a 4 pm national address broadcast nationwide. Delegates draft the state platform at the state convention opening tonight.
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Chicago
Red Bird Stadium
Roosevelt
United States
Hoosevelt
James Farley
Columbus
Deshler-Waliick Hotel
W. A. Julian
Cincinnati
Farmers Press Embargo Amid Slump in Prices Across States
Sioux City Iowa August 19 Embattled farmers pressed their embargo of farm shipments today despite falling prices. Three states coordinate blockade halting truck shipments of milk dairy products livestock and produce. Rail routes kept supplies moving and shortages mounted as pickets spread toward Waterloo and Boone. A potential milk price compromise at 1.45 per hundred looms amid a widening strike.
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Sioux City
Iowa
National Farmers’ Holiday Association
Desa Moines
U.P
Nebraska
South Dakota
Waterloo
Boone
City Clerk George Mason Reports Unchanged After Stroke
Condition of City Clerk George Mason, who suffered a paralytic stroke at his office Wednesday, was reported unchanged by his physician today. Mason's left arm and leg remain totally paralyzed, he is able to take a little nourishment and is conscious most of the time.
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George Mason
Mason
Italian scientist Piccard reaches 16500 meters in stratosphere flight
Desen Zono Italy Aug 19 Professor August Piccard and assistant Max Cosyns soared in a giant balloon to about 16 500 meters above ground in a three hour flight crossing the Alps from Switzerland into Italy. They faced extreme cold and could not recognize topographical marks from the stratosphere. They drifted, then spotted Lake Garda as the sun reflected on water. They plan to study cosmic rays but will not reveal full results until instruments are checked.
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United Press
Desenzono
Italy
August Piccard
Piccard
Cavallaro di Monzanbanoete
Alps
Zurich
Lake Garda
Switzerland
Worker Sues State of Ohio Over Industrial Commission Award
James J. Brown of G and G Coal and Clay sues the Industrial Commission of Ohio in Athens County Common Pleas. He claims a Dec 14 1922 accident caused severe injuries leaving him totally disabled until 1927 and seeks compensation for that period and for ongoing disability. The suit follows a prior award of 36 43 for temporary total disability and a denial of modification. Also Charlea Cole sues J N and Annie Jenkins for judgment on a cognovit note.
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James J. Brown
G. and G. Coal and Clay Company
Industrial Commission of Ohio
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Brown
Industrial Commission
Charlea Cole
J. N
Annie Jenkins
Kenwood to Host 1933 National Amateur Golf Tourney
The 1933 national amateur golf championship will be played at Kenwood Country Club in Cincinnati. Announcement came from Prescott S. Bush, secretary of the U S Golf Association. Dates to be announced later.
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New York
Kenwood Country Club
Cincinnati
Prescott S. Bush
U. S. Golf Association
Scottish flier Morrison completes westward Atlantic crossing
Halifax reports James A Morrison in the Heart's Content arrived after crossing the Atlantic from Ireland to Newfoundland then New York. The tiny moth plane, G-ABXY 68, appeared over Halifax circling briefly before heading toward New York. Morrison praised for fuel endurance and weather aided flight. Amy Johnson reacts in Ireland as she awaits news of her husband.
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Halifax
N. B
Jamies A. Moliiaon
Atlantic Ocean
Hey
Raywin
Tor
New York
Goodwin
Mallison
Highride
Amy Johnson
Ciier
Portmarnock Strand
Ireland
Newfoundland
Morrison
Atelantic
Ascania
United
Portmarnock
Lodge Leaders To Face Court Within Week
New York August 19 Indicted leaders of fraternal orders including Senator James J Davis of Pennsylvania will be arraigned in federal court within a week on lottery charge indictments. Indictments list Conrad H Mann Bernard C McGuire Ray Walsh Theodore Miller Frank B Herring and others tied to Loyal Order of Moose Knights of Columbus and related groups. More than 5 million in lotteries said to be collected from lodge members with only 225000 distributed as prizes.
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New York
U.p-Beven
James J. Davis
Pennsylvania
U States
George
Davis
Western Union
Conrad H. Mann
K City
The
Angeles
Chamber Commerce of
Kansas City
Bernard C. McGuire
Aurora
Ray Walsh
Philadelphia
Theodoré Miller
Mooseheart
Ill
Prank B. Herring
Notre Dame University
M. J. Rivis
the Loyal Order of E
Theles
Knights of
Indiet
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Dist Episcopal Church In
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Bishop Cranston
E. H. Cotton
North
Congress Street
David H. Moore
Charles C. My Cake
Beta Théta Pi Fraternity
Lucie Parker Cranston
Martha Behan Cranston
Laura Martin Cranston
Sars Roosevelt
Republi
Jimmy Avers
By Frederick A. Storm
Roosevelt Aware
Franklin D. Rooseveltt
Pireworks
Atlantic
Mason Unchanged
Earth
Guiseppe Jacomicce
State of
Industrial Commission In Common Pleas Court
Kenwood
Mollison
Gotham
Roosevelt Field
Ade i
K. &. Lindsey
Roosevelt Pleid
L. 1
James A. Moliison
Peanfield Ridge
Nia Beunantek
London
Amy Joh Filer
J. A
Mia
Jim
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Eagles
Shrine
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