Murder at Shaker Heights Party In Masked Robbery
Cleveland youth Miller Wilkison Princeton University senior died after masked intruders shot him during a social event at the Dunham home in Shaker Heights. Two suspected gunmen captured. three other youths fled. Police found a rifle and pistol cache. the Bells and Spinelli arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
A.R
Joe Spinelli
Angelo Bell
Mike Bell
Donald Dunham
RR. S
Wilkison
Trank Maxson
Fred Schley
Morris Horrigan
Bell Brothers
Shaker Heights
Princeton University
Sterine Princeton
Connecticut
St. Luke’s Hospital
Spinelli
Andrew
Bells
Four Good Germans and Imitation Cannibalism
CAPT. WOLFGANG von Gronau with three companions flew from Reykjavik in a Dornier-War seaplane to Ivigtut Greenland in eleven hours. The group included flying student Zimmer, wireless operator Albrecht, and mechanic Franz Hack. Germany seeks air superiority against Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolfgang von Gronau
Iceland
Reykjavik
Ivigtut
Greenland
Zimmer
Albrecht
Franz Hack
Germany
Britain
Call for Americans to attend Chicago air meeting
The piece urges the courageous Von Gronau to depart Ivigtut for Chicago before the week’s air meeting. It proclaims that every young American, and all Americans young at heart, should travel to Chicago for the event if possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
von Gronau
Ivigtut
Chicago
Cannibalism and Eugenics Topics Stir Respectful Horror
The piece notes horror at a young cannibal girl selecting an enemy forearm and contrasts this with later horror at a British committee supervising the blind as reported to church leaders by Doctor Bond of the Eugenics Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doctor Bond
British Eugenics Society
Blind workers face marriage ban under committee rule
Report notes two blind couples under committee care agreed in writing to undergo sterilization to marry. One couple is already married and the other plans to wed soon. The rule requires proof that at least one partner cannot have children.
Not Easy For Blind Mother To Raise Child
A passage argues that blindness complicates motherhood and condemns young blind individuals to sterilization, condemning them to childlessness. Continued on Page 4.
Lon Chaney Recovers From Anemia Crisis
Hollywood august 25 Lon Chaney renowned as the Man of a Thousand Faces has passed the critical stage from anemia and is now recovering his physicians reported He laughed and spoke with studio officials and friends who visited him last night Two transfusions helped restore much of his strength
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Hollywood
Calif
Lon Chaney
Chaney
Athens Messenger Publishes Meat booklet for cooks
The Athens Messenger offers a comprehensive booklet on meat compiled from the USDA and the Institute of American Meat Packers. It explains meat cuts and cooking, includes recipes, and helps families choose and prepare meat. send six cents with coupon to obtain a copy.
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Athens
United States Department of Agriculture
Institute of American Meat Packers
Toll of Weekend Auto Deaths Hits Ohio Roads
Columbus dispatch reports a heavy toll from weekend accidents across Ohio. Victims include Mrs. Cotta Hotter of Troy, sister-in-law of Troy killer Jake Nesbitt, killed in an Urbana road crash. Others dying in separate crashes include Joseph Rosenfeld, George Hines, Mrs. Inez Stone, Kenneth Harroun, and pedestrians struck by trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotta Hotter
Troy
Jake Nesbitt
State Penitentiary
George Hines
Cleveland
Twinburg
Cincinnati
Inez Stone
Falmouth
Kenneth Harroun
Toledo
McClure
Herman Carr
Washington, D. C
E. Tafel
Hiram
Erie
Aurora
Charles Barker
Akron
Woman Taken Third Time On Liquor Charge
Nora Stratton Shreaves was arrested after a raid by Sheriff William Williams Deputy Wilson Ator and Constable Joe Jonas. She has prior liquor convictions and faces penitentiary terms for a third offense. About 75 bottles of beer and whiskey were found. she has previous fines in 1919 and a hearing set for Friday at 1 in Magistrate Porter’s court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Stratton Shreaves
Pbuchtel
William Williams
Wilson Ator
Joe Jonas
Jonas
C. H. Porter
Porter
Cruelty charge lands fine for Charlies Hillyer
Charlies Hillyer of Sand Ridge pleaded guilty to cruelty to animals in Athens County Court. He received a 25 dollar fine plus costs and was jailed in default. Deputy Wilson Ator and humane officer said he wired a broken horse leg to a Sugar Creek fence and left the animal. the horse belonged to his father in law William McColley. Hillyer was reportedly intoxicated at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies Hillyer
Sand Ridge
C. H.porter
Athens County
Hillyer
Wilson Ator
Sugar Creek
William McColley
Ator
Young Jersey City pilot breaks junior transcontinental speed record
Edward Schneider, 17, of Jersey City High School, set the junior transcontinental air speed record by flying a monoplane from Los Angeles to Roosevelt Field in 27 hours and 19 minutes, landing yesterday after the long trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt Field
L. L
Edward Schneider
Jersey City
Los Angeles
Air Ambulance Rushes Patient From Port Columbus
A Continental Airways plane acted as an ambulance in a one mile hurry call to Vandalia near Dayton. Patient is Frank Hartman, Dayton agent for Continental Lines, with Harold Johnson as pilot and ambulance driver. Hartman injured his right arm while cranking the propeller. hospital destination Vandalia. Johnson estimated 25 minutes to reach the hospital from Port Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Continental Airways
Frank Hartman
Dayton
Continental Lines
Harold Johnson
Vandalia
Johnson
Port Columbus
Hartman
Shell shocked veteran shoots three to death in dance hall
Whitefish Montana Aug 20 U P George Vann a shell shocked war veteran who became demented shot three persons to death in the Stillwater Inn dance hall He killed Oscar Halderson owner his wife and Fred T Smith of Hamilton Vann attacked Halderson as the innkeeper and the woman were victims and Smith was fatally wounded attempting to disarm him
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Whitefish
Mont
U.P
George Vann
Onley
Vann
Oscar Halderson
Stillwater
Fred T. Smith
Hamilton
Halderson
Smith
Shafer Pleads Guilty in Embezzlement Case
A W Shafer former 375 a week district sales manager for Doherty Company pleaded guilty in Criminal Court to embezzling 210000 and was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary. His stock market losses were cited as over 1.5 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
A. W. Shafer
Henry L. Doherty & Company
Shafer
Doherty
Peru’s Leguia Resigns Amid Arequipa Movement Turmoil
President Augusto B Leguia announced his resignation due to a difficult situation from the Arequipa revolutionary movement. A military committee will assume control of the government. Leguia, in office since 1919, faced multiple assassination plots and had just begun a new six year term after a 1920 reelection.
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Lima
Peru
U.R
Augusto B. Leguia
Arequipa Revolutionary Movement
Honor Sea Hero Meyer Docks After Tahiti Rescue
Captain William R. Meyer plans a grand reception in San Francisco after steering the Matson Ventura to assist the British steamship Tahiti. Meyer, 40, master of the Ventura, directed a 700 mile dash to rescue 317 passengers and crew members from the sinking vessel in the south Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Meyer
Tahiti
South Pacific
Matson
Ventura
San Francisco
Meyer
Party Leaders Clash Over Campaign Publicity Tactics
Washington August 25 President Hoover focused on Republican Congressional campaign matters after returning from Rapidan camp where Senator Fess reported Middle West conditions. Fess, West and Hurley discussed publicity methods amid a partisan tug over pre released speech and coverage.
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Washington
Hoover
Rapidan
Senator Fess
Republican National Committee
Fess
Middle West
Great Lakes
Duluth
James L. West
Hurley
Oklahoma
Weas
Will R. Wood
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
John J. Raskob
Democratic National Committee
United States
Jouett Shouse
Tilson
New England
Women Compete in National Air Races at Curtiss-Wright Field
On August 26 at Curtiss Wright Field Chicago women joined the world’s top aviators in the tenth annual National Air Races. The highlight of the day and the weeklong meet is the arrival of the Women’s Pacific Air Derby.
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Curtiss-Wright Airpor’y
Chicago
U.P
Curtiss Wright Field
King Volo Returns to Buyer Under Bond in Ohio Case
King Volo the speed horse entered for Athens County Fair was returned to Curtis W. Rowe under a 200 bond after sheriff detention. R B Wilson sued Rowe for recovery of the bay trotter and 160 damages, alleging a special interest under a charter mortgage and breach of mortgage conditions since August 12 without legal process.
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Athens County
Curtis W. Rowe
Athens County Common Pleas Court
William Williams
R. B. Wilson
Rowe
Wilson
Volo
Shote man found dead near Waco in elderberry bushes
An unidentified man about 40 years old, dressed roughly, was found shot to death in a clump of elderberry bushes near Canton at Waco on Sunday afternoon.
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Canton
Waco
Here
Juniors Meet in Dayton for Three Day Convention
The Junior Order of United American Mechanics opened its three day convention in Dayton with more than 1,000 members in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Junior Order of United American Mechanics
Rich Texas Oil Man Wins Democratic Nomination in Texas Gubernatorial Runoff
Rich Houston oil magnate Ross Sterling defeats Miriam A. Ferguson in the Democratic primary to become the party standard bearer for governor. The race, nicknamed the Prince and Pauper contest, marks Sterling's rise from sardine store to oil tycoon and public official. Ferguson, wife of former governor James Ferguson, was denied a third run after the Supreme Court barred her husband. Sterling is poised for a high-stakes campaign with a planned 850 million dollar road bond plank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Dallas
Tex
Urs
Ross Shaw Sterling
Mia
Miriam A. Ferguson
Houston
Jim” Ferguson
Sterling
Uke
Sour
Mield
Dan Moody
State Highway Commission
Ma” Ferguson
Farmer Jim
Mra. Ferguson
Ferguson
Supreme Court
Library work rushed at Ohio University campus
Excavations for the new Ohio University Library near completion by week’s end. Superintendent R. K Buckey of Newark reports about 40 workers, many Athens residents, on site. A fence and sheds are up, a wooden stairway replaces the brick walk to Ewing Hall, and a steam shovel ordered for the project was not used due to lighter excavation needs.
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Ohio University
R. K E. Buckey
Newark
Athens
Buckey
South Court Street
Ewing Hall
Alumni Gateway
Irwing Hall
Logan
Buckley Parole Request Under Review by Board
Former Ohio state treasurer Bert B. Buckley, jailed in Atlanta for prohibition violations and attempted bribery, has his pardon petition considered by the Parole Board in session at Atlanta. Department officials say a decision will likely be announced within about two weeks.
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Washington
U.P
Bert B. Buckley
Ohio
Atlanta
Justice Department
Buckley
Sells Realty Three properties at sheriff sales in Athens County
Sheriff William Williams conducted a Saturday sheriff's sale at the Athens County Courthouse. KE L Saulters bought a farm near Alexander Township for 1210 dollars, appraised at 1500. Glouster State Bank bought Lena Harris estate properties in Nelsonville and Glouster for 7500 total, including 2500 for Nelsonville and 5000 for Glouster.
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Athens County
William Williams
Alexander Township
Glouster
Nelsonville
KE. L. Saulters
Saulters
Glouster State Bank
Lena Harris
Drowned Priest Bruno Zielinski Dies at Lake Erie
The Rev. Bruno Zielinski aged 9 from Cleveland who served a parish in Youngstown drowned in shallow water at Egtral Beach near Monroe Michigan. He collapsed from a heart attack and died Sunday night five nine feet from shore in Lake Erie.
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Monroe
Mich
Bruno Zielinski
Cleveland
Youngstown
Lake Erie
Egtral Beach
Here
Razed Youth Murders Two Immigration Inspectors in Ontario
Razed youth Fenett 21 shoots and kills two immigration inspectors Lawrence Doton 30 and Samuel Jones 27 after escaping police at Fort Francis Ontario. Doton is slain on a departing train near Enid Ontario. Jones is killed on a railway platform at Enid amid a citywide manhunt. Fenett is shot dead by pursuing posse near here after a dramatic pursuit in a shack.
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Rainy River
Lpbh
Himmerich
Jenett
Here
Lawrence Doton
Rainer
Minn
Fenett
Fort Francia
Ont
Samuel Jones
Warroad
Enid
Frenett
Fort Frendia
Hal
Doton
Jewett
Jones
Fort Francis
Sharp words greet grand army encampment in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati the sixty fourth annual National encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic opened with sharp criticism of communism birth control atheism modern literature and the Daughters of the Confederacy. Events included church welcomes a concert by the American Marine Band tree memorials and a federated patriotic societies banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
U.R
Grand Army of the Republic
American Marine Band
Missing Textile Workers as Executions Set in Charlotte
Seven National Textile Workers Union members sentenced for second degree murder in the death of Police Chief O F Aderholt during a textile strike disturbance are still missing as execution dates approach. Their attorney Krank Flowers seeks a stay and notes a $27 000 bond may be forfeited. Four are believed in Russia, including organizer Fred Edwin Beal, according to the International Labor Defense. The state supreme court earlier upheld the convictions amid appeals claiming religious and political issues influenced the trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Fred Edwin Beal
Flowers
State Supreme Court
Opening bids for River Front Office Building in Columbus
The State Office Building Commission will open bids today for the River Front Office Building. The architect's estimate stands at 3,977,748 dollars as the project proceeds in Columbus on August 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
River Front
State Office Building Commission
Blanks Ready for Notification on Official Action by Auditor
Athens County auditor J Clyde Edmundson states reports of a blanket 20 percent real estate valuation cut are erroneous. He explains the state commission did not issue such an order and a countywide decrease cannot be applied uniformly. Instead individual revaluations will be mailed before December taxes are due with a detailed explanation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raaxing Commission
Athena
J. Clyde Edmunde
Hia
Mr. Edmundson
State Tax Office
State Commission
Athens County
Whample
Edmundson
Gilbert Bettman
Edamundson
Ohio
Athens County Budget Hearing Set for 1931 Final Year
Public hearing on the Athens County budget for the final year of 1931 is scheduled Tuesday at 1:30 PM in the county commissioners’ hall. The draft allocates all county expenditures and will determine the tax rate for all districts, with 6.6 mills the prior year.
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Athens County
Aroe
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Miller Wilkison
Princeton
Arthur Brisbane
King Features Incorporated
France
Border Line
The
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Junday 3
United Press
Nora Stratton
Paul KR. Maluon
Prince
Bert Buckley
Fomer Ohio
Freedom
Sells Realty
Posse
Canada
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