Smith Heads Toward Campaign Opening Tomorrow
Albany Aug 21 Gov Alfred E Smith shifts focus to formal campaign kickoff with notification address tomorrow night. He settles controversy with William Allen White and others over his legislative record and plans talks with national leaders in Albany tonight.
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Albany
N. Y
Alfred E. Smith
William Allen White
Emporia
Kansas
John J. Raskob
National Committee
Robinson
Arkansas
Norman H. Davis
Wilson
Stockbridge
Mass
White
Henry J. Allen
Republican Campaign
Republican National
John Roach Straton
Calvane Baptist Church
New York
Robert L. Owen
Oklahoma
New York Assembly
Smith
Republican National Committee
Marksmen lead in North America clay target title race
Forest McNair of Houston today took the early lead among 501 marksmen in the North American clay target championship counting toward the title. The event opened in Ndalia with a high score of 98.
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Ndalia
U.P
Whiting Appointed Secretary of Commerce in Hoover Resignation
Whiting of Holyoke Mass named by President Coolidge to replace Herbert Hoover as secretary of commerce after Hoover’s resignation. Announcement from Superior Wisconsin dated August 21. Whiting takes over leadership of the commerce department.
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Superior
Wis
U.P
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
William F. Whiting
Holyoke
Mass
Instructions in booklet offer copy by mail
Readers are asked to request the booklet contents by mailing the coupon with four cents for postage and handling. They should print their full name and address clearly on the coupon lines for return.
Miners on $5 Day Wage at Open Shop Mines
In Nelsonville on August 21, 1614 men are listed on payrolls across the sub district earning the $5 daily wage. The total marks the highest since operators reopened on the open shop plan, with forty three new workers reported today who had not previously labored at the mines.
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Nelsonville
Speed Program Opens as Athens County Fair Promises Big Crowds
Judging of agricultural exhibits starts tomorrow while the speed program begins at 1 30 PM with two divisions per event due to many entries. Frank Biddle, secretary, reports good crowds and late entries. Fireworks debut tomorrow night and loop Thursday and Friday, touted as the most elaborate display yet.
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Athens County
Frank Biddle
Tornado Toll Rises in Minnesota and Iowa
A twister swept across two southern Minnesota counties killing six people and injuring 45, with property damage over 1 million dollars. Austin reports the worst damage on Main Street, including a new 250,000 theater and several other buildings destroyed.
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Austin
Minn
U.P
Minnesota
Iowa
Main Street
Legion Boys Make Wroopee In Columbus
In Columbus the Ohio Legion convention turned chaotic with 8000 attendees celebrating wildly after a drum corps contest. Pranks included feather showers from hotel rooms as bands and parades filled the night, with officers to be elected and constitutional changes on dues and state-post relations slated for today.
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Legion “Boys
Columbus
State Department
Elyria Post No
Shelby Post
Legionnaires
High Street
Fifth Avenue
Lindbergh
New York
Memorial Hall
Strike Vote In West Lines Trainmen Move Toward Walkout
Cleveland August 21 The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen leaders report a strong strike trend among members on lines west of Chicago after a rejected wage offer tied to abolishing certain working rules. About 85 000 of 95 000 eligible voters cast ballots with results due by September 2 in Cleveland or Chicago.
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Cleveland
U.P
Brotherhood of Railroad
Chicago
A. F. Whitney
Brotherhood
Whitney
Hoover Returns to West Branch for Farm Talk
Republican nominee Herbert Hoover arrives in West Branch Iowa to speak on his three fold farm plan. A town gathering, a circus tent, and a cake bake mark the homecoming as residents recall his boyhood while authorities report past explosive incidents near nearby Mine No. 10. Hoover then heads to Cedar Rapids for a luncheon with farm editors and 2,000 farmers before traveling to Washington.
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Herbert
Hoover
Palto Alto
Cedar Rapids
Dud shell explodes injuring teen at West Virginia camp
Gallipolis report says Arnet Rodgers, 16, picked up a supposed dud at a National Guard camp near Gallipolis and struck it with a knife. The shell was live and exploded, costing him one hand. He was hospitalized in serious condition.
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Gallipolis
West Virginia National Guard
Here
Arnet Rodgers
State dry agents dismissed over department conduct
Louis Wilcox and L. C. Price, state dry agents, were discharged from the state prohibition department for the good of the department. Commissioner B F McDonald cited conduct not aligning with enforcement rules but gave few specifics. Price had covered Sandusky and Erie counties, Wilcox Lorain County. Rankin’s earlier discharge and reinstatement are noted as context.
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Columbus
U.R
Louis Wilcox
L. C. Price
State Prohibition Department
B.F. McDonald
Prohibition
Price
Sandusky
Erie County
Wilcox
Lorain County
E. C. Rankin
Lorain
Rankin
Loan County
McDonald
Youngstown
Ohio
Woman Chains Son to Floor for Eleven Years
FAIRPLAY Colorado August 21 1930 UP Mrs Anna Deeler aged 69 chained her 45 year old son Harry to the cabin floor for eleven years fearing he would be put in an insane asylum. Officers who visited the cabin found him severely shackled and naked in a dark room after neighbors complained.
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Fairplay
Colo
Anna Deeler
Harry
Rockefller group to create Lindbergh Commemorative Park
New York August 21 Roosevelt Field land once used by Col. Charles Lindbergh for the New York to Paris flight has been bought by John D. Rockefeller and associates. The 10 acre tract purchased from Paul J Linnin will be turned into a public park honoring the aviation milestone.
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New York
Roosevelt Field
Col
Charles Lindbergh
Paris
John D. Rockefeller
Paul J. Lannin
Joseph Linnin
Lindbergh
Bankers Tour Starts Today in Scioto Valley
Ohio bankers launched a three day agricultural tour beginning in Columbus and traveling to Circleville. The group aims to learn why farmers succeed and how banks can better serve agriculture while reporters probe farmer views on politics and brewing interest. They traverse corn rich fields along the Scioto river valley noting its fertility and floodplain deposits.
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Circleville
U.r—Ohio
Scioto River Valley
Ohio Bankers Association
Ohio
al Smith
Herbert Hoover
Iowa
Columbus
Scioto Valley
Nile
Plea of Guilty on One Charge in Toxication Case
Douglas Hunt of near Hamley Run pleaded guilty today to intoxication in the Justice of the Peace court of Carl H. Porter and was fined 40 dollars plus costs. He pleaded not guilty to a second charge of carrying concealed weapons, waived examination, and was bound over to a grand jury under a 500 dollar bond. Arrested by Constable Harry Dalton and Traffic Officer Wilson Ator. Don Richards of Glouster charged with stealing copper wire from the Hisylvania Coal Company and bound over to a grand jury under a 1000 dollar bond after arraignment before Justice Porter.
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Court of Justice of the Peace
Carl H. Porter
Douglas Hunt
Hamley Run
Hunt
Harry Dalton
Wilson Ator
Hisylvania Coal Company
Glouster
Don Richards
Henry Willams
Justice of the Peace
Richards
Two Men Seek New Air Route to Europe From Rockford
Bert Hassell and Parker Cramer, missing after leaving Rockford Illinois Thursday to fly to Stockholm Sweden, are the focus of an international search. The Coast Guard cutter Marion reports Davis Strait conditions are dangerous with NW gales and possible plane wreckage. Four nations coordinate a search as storms near the lost flight area worsen the odds of survival.
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New York
Bert Hassell
Parker D. Cramer
Greenland
Coast Guard
Marion
Davis Straita
Labrador
W. A. McClintock
Focal
Davis Straits
Greater Rockford
Rockford
McClintock
Hassell
Ford
Ill
Stockholm
Sweden
United States
Canada
Intdiennas
Newfoundland
Mt. Evans
Washington
U.R
Greater
Parker Cramer
Clearing Ordered To Aid Distress Signals For Missing Aviators
Washington activity unites all agencies to locate Bert Hassell and Parker Cramer aboard the plane Greater Rockford after they vanished en route to Greenland. A general ether clearing enables any alive signal. amateur radio operator F L Hull of Stamford, Conn. relayed an SO call signed by R.
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Washington
U.P
Bert Hassell
Parker Cramer
Greater Rockford
Greenland
Clarence M. Young
Commerce Department
Coast Guard
F. L. Hull
Stamford
One Dead and Two Wounded After Quarrel in Kentucky
PAINTSVILLE Ky Aug 21 UP J L Belvins 47 superintendent of Half Mountain Coal died after a quarrel at Carver Magoffin county He was wounded fatally a few hours after discharging Tom Push Arlie Cole cousin of Push reportedly sided with Push in the fight during which Belvins was shot 11 times
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Paintsville
J. L. Belvins
Half Mountain Coal Company
Arlie Cole
Tom Push
Carver
Magoffin County
Blevins
Push
Cole
Suburban Power Seeks Rate Ruling Dismissal
Canton based Suburban Power company told the state utilities commission its rates are reasonable and asked that requests from B. W. Vaughn and others for an investigation be dismissed.
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Columbus
Suburban Power Company of
Canton
State Utilities Commission
B. W. Vaughn
Plane Down In Ohio Flight Reports Engine Trouble
An airplane from Cleo piloted by William M. Connell is down at Mt. Vernon, Ohio, with engine trouble. The Continental Lines Inc received the report at Watson Airport in Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
U.P
Cleo
William M. Connell
Mt. Vernon
Continental Lines, Inc
Watson
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Capitol
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J. E. Miller
Mine No. 10
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Mexico
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Toronto
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Order of the Knights of Columbus
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