Governor White's Program Fails to Settle Key Tax and Finance Issues
The General Assembly debates a new program and a governor's message on budget and tax reforms. House amendments remove beer law exemptions and restrict home consumption while pending committee actions delay final settlement. The governor urges revenue measures including sales taxes or income tax and seeks a 10 mill levy cap to ease financing.
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General Assembly
White
Ap Assembly
States move toward victory on Eighteenth Amendment
The article details state ratifications and timing for the Eighteenth Amendment across Missouri Texas Colorado Minnesota North Carolina Virginia and others. It notes December 6 as a key target date and lists convention dates and vote milestones leading to ratification.
Two Local Accidents Leave Several Injured or Dead
Fragmentary report notes a collision and a related incident near Colum and Winterset. Details are unreadable. one casualty is listed as the son of Mr Conville, while another victim is said to have been hospitalized after a buggy mishap.
Fairgrounds Buzz as Athens County Fair Opens
The eighty-second Athens County Fair prepares for opening with 750 classes of displays from shorthorn bulls to marble cake. David Johnson reports entry numbers strong, Ag Hall busy with Grange booths and 4-H exhibits, and race preparations under way as horses arrive. Fireworks and a parachute jump add to daily entertainment.
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Athens
David Johnson
Johnson
Grange
Grandstand
Johnson's Code and Oil Poker Allegory in Washington
A dated satirical note recalls Will Johnson and a 35 hour code, then shifts to a Washington scene where oil men, lawyers, and a cash poker game signify a new code. The piece hints at political tension as the West and East are contrasted, with political figures referenced indirectly.
Wheat Parley Fights Ahead In London Session
In London the world wheat conference opened with 29 producing nations, progress made toward procedural agreement by session’s end, a two year pact sought though a clash with importing nations looms. Rome based Institute of Agriculture foresees North American wheat yield down about 293.9 million bushels, lifting prices.
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United States
Canada
Argentina
Australia
Russia
International Institute of Agriculture
Rome
Lindberghs Discuss Next Move As Jelling Leaves Iceland
Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh talked about their next move in Iceland as the supply ship Jelling that accompanied their exploratory air cruise prepared to depart for the United States.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
U.P
Charlies A. Lindbergh
Jelling
United States
Thwarted Love Said Cause of Campus Death
San Jose court case centers on David Lamson of Leland Stanford University accused of murdering his wife Allene Thorpe. Prosecutor Allan Lindsay plans to argue a motive rooted in love rather than hate, examining Freud influenced psychology as jury selection begins.
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San Jose
Calif
U.P
Freud
David Lamson
Leland Stanford University
Lamson
Allene Thorpe
R. R. Syer
Allan P. Lindsay
Lindsay
Leave Victim On Rail Track Leave Victim On Rail Track
Police have fingerprints of two kidnappers who left Dr. E L Beck, a Texarkana surgeon, in a stalled car on a railroad track. The car was struck by a train after the abductors fled. Beck, blindfolded, escaped seconds before the crash. Police hope prints will identify the suspects.
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Ark
E. L. Beck
Beck
Texarkana Hospital
Hopi Snake Dance Rituals Mark Sacred Rain Request
Hopi priests at WASPI Arizona lead a day long snake dance with deadly rattlers and bull snakes held in mouths. The rite includes a wedding ceremony and sanctification as snakes are released to carry prayers for rain and good fortune.
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Hopi Indian Reservation
Ariz
U.P
Painted Desert
America
Waipi
Four Dead as Wreck Fires Canned Heat
A truck carrying nitro cellulose crashed into a rear picnickers truck near Wilmington Delaware. Three explosions followed and a fire trapped victims including men women and children. Six following autos burned and the road burned 100 feet. Picnickers were Chester athletic club members at White Crystal Beach Maryland.
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Del
Delaware
Chester, Pa
White Crystal Beach
Tri-City
Wife of Akron Man Plans Defense
Mrs. Mark H. Shank prepared to return to Akron Ohio to organize a defense against the charge that her husband poisoned four members of the Colley family. She spent the weekend in Hot Springs with officers who investigated the case and then planned to visit Shank in jail in Little Rock before returning home. Attorney E. H. Boylan pastor Rev. Father J. L. Waldhien and friend Anthony Rock accompanied her to Arkansas.
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Little Rock
Ark
Mark H. Shank
Akron
Ohio
Alvin Colley
Hot Springs
E. H. Boylan
Shank
J. L. Waldhien
Anthony Rock
Bread Mistakenly Spiked With Roach Powder Kills One
Cincinnati authorities report one man dead and three others seriously ill after eating bread that inadvertently contained roach powder instead of baking soda. The coroner notes the incident occurred in Cincinnati on August 21 as investigations continue.
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Cincinnati
U.P
Roosevelt sets pace for NRA coal code approval
President Roosevelt predicts coal industry will join the Blue Eagle within 24 hours as NRA progress accelerates. He reports to General Johnson on code consolidation challenges and plans oil code supervision with Interior and Mines officials. He aims for an auto industry code before August 31 and continues vacation trade on the Hyde Park drive.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Blue Eagle
NRA
Hugh 8. Johnson
Two Theories In Ohio Death
Cleveland investigators debated two theories in the death of James F E Gray 48 a mechanical engineer and Oxford graduate found Saturday with a mystery story a bottle by his side and a knife under his body One theory suggests suicide to collect a $30000 double insurance payout for his wife and son The other proposes stabbing poisoning and robbery with the body dumped near Euclid Cemetery in Euclid Village.
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Cleveland
James FE. Gray
Oxford University
Gray
Euclid Village
Euclid Cemetery
Vengeful Cuban Mob Digs Up Ex Police Chief’s Body
In Havana on Aug 21 the public, angered by the Machado regime, dragged the body of Antonio Anciart through the streets to the National University then hanged it to a trolley pole and tried to burn it. Soldiers later buried the remains at Mariano Cemetery as students hunted more Machadista victims.
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New Deal
Havana
U.P
Mario Menocal
Florida
Antonio Anciart
National University
Tito Sampol
ABC
Jose Aguirre
Freak Northeaster Strikes Atlantic Shore Killing Seven
A tropical storm fueled freak northeaster off New Jersey and Long Island killed seven and left scores missing as Coast Guard boats patrolled near shore. About 300 people were taken to Cape May Base and 31 boats were accounted for with many vessels still unlocated.
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N. J
New Jersey
Long Island
Coast Guard
Cape May
Notable figures to urge NRA support in radio appeals
Alfred E. Smith and John D. Rockefeller Jr. plan NRA broadcasts this week with Smith on a nationwide radio at 1:15 p.m. tomorrow. Rockefeller will speak from Seal Harbor Maine Saturday night followed by AFL President William Green. Also slated to urge NRA include Walter Chrysler Ruth Bryan Owen Rear Admiral Byrd Senator LaFollette and Commander Johnson of the American Legion.
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Alfred E. Smith
John D. Rockefeller Jr
NRA
Smith
Rockefeller
Seal Harbor
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Walter Chrysler
Ruth Bryan Owen
U. S
Denmark
Richard F. Byrd
Robert M. LaFollette
Lewis G. Johnson
American Legion
Briar Pulls Trigger: Decatur Youth Killed
Marietta reports Hosie McDonald age 12 of Decatur died after he accidentally shot himself. He picked up a shotgun by the muzzle and a briar hooked the trigger, the discharge fatally wounding him at a local hospital.
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Decatur
Marietta
U.P
Hosie McDonald
McDonald
Recovery Act Chief Speeds State Drive
Miss Mary E Woods, regional NRA administrator, launches a three day air tour across Ohio to recruit employers for the Recovery Act before the Aug 31 deadline. She travels to eleven cities on a 1000 mile flight while addressing inside salesmen and minimum wage and hour provisions under NRA rules.
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Ohio
Mary E Woods
NRA
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Miss Wooda
Washington
Miss Woods
Hawkes Plans Trans-Canada Flight From Vancouver to Quebec
Frank M. Hawkes left Roosevelt Field New York headed for Cleveland via Albany en route to Vancouver British Columbia He intends to attempt a trans Canadian flight from Vancouver to Quebec on August 26 with aim of crossing Canada by air.
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N. Y
Frank M. Hawkes
Cleveland
Albany
Vancouver
B. C
Quebec
What Did You Do Sunday
Marian Bush Snyder surveys Sunday routines of Athens area residents with brief anecdotes. Names include Mr. W. A. Carpenter, Mr. H. G. Householder, the Cornell family, and others, noting activities from church attendance to fishing, golf, and garden work around Roxbury, Laurelville, and Logan.
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W. A. Carpenter
Elmwood Place
Roxbury
Muskingum River
Carpenter
North Congress Street
Logan
H. G. Householder
Athens
Bobby Hess
John Bailey
Fred Rowland
Carl Wilson
Walter Musgrave
McArthur
City Bank Situation To Be Investigated
Cleveland authorities announced that District Attorney Emerick B. Freed will reveal plans for a federal investigation into Ohio banks on Wednesday. He said Akron Toledo Youngstown and Canton will also be examined as quickly as possible.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Emerick B. Freed
Freed
Akron
Toledo
Youngstown
Canton
Blue Eagle Drive Aims To Whitewash Union Barriers In Coal
Recovery chief Johnson presses for a single master code for coal under NRA rules with an open shop stance. Roosevelt signals precedent by extending Blue Eagle coverage to steel lumber and oil while a nationwide campaign pushes 100 million literature pieces to win consumer support.
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Roosevelt
Johnson
NRA
Northern Coal Control Association
Smokeless Appalachian Group
Fisher Couple Hurt In Cycle Accident
Mr and Mrs Walter Hawk of Fisher Station were injured when a motorcycle fell over an embankment two miles west of Albany as they returned from Lake Alma. Mrs Hawk drove the machine. Hawk on the rear seat. Hawk was knocked unconscious and woke briefly. Mrs Hawk had a fractured ankle and fractured collar bone.
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Walter Hawk
Fisher Station
Here
Hawk
Lake Alma
Wellaton
Convicted Murderer Defeats Electric Chair in Prison Death
HELLBOR Aug 21.2 Fred Pink Holby, convicted of murder in the death of Greenfield night officer Tom Caniff, avoided execution by electrocution after taking sleeping powders in his cell. He was moved to a hospital where he died.
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Fred Pink Holby
Tom Caniff
Greenfield
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