Credit Corporations Formed to Aid Drought Farmers
Federal and state officials map emergency finance for drought areas. Hyde says agricultural credit corporations will provide local credit funded by federal backing, with loans directly to farmers and rediscounting through intermediates. The Farm Board will aid co ops via state pools, and three relief types will be offered through county groups under state committees.
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Hyde
Federal Farm Board
American Cotton Co-Operative Association
Farm Board
Peru in Port New York Censors News on Leguia
Aug 26 still in Port New York reports Military Council seizing Peru’s government and suppressing news. Deposed President Augusto B Leguia’s fate remains uncertain as he seeks departure on the cruiser Admiral Grau which is blocked from sailing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
Military Council
Augusto B. Leguia
Athens Messenger Publishes Meat Booklet On Diet
Government experts note meat makes up 16 percent of the typical American diet by bulk while often costing far more of a family's budget. The booklet explains meat’s share of protein and fats and advises readers to evaluate value over price per pound. Send six cents with the coupon to obtain the booklet.
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Athens
A Few News Items by Arthur Brisbane
A short collection of item notes includes a note that she will pardon 2,000 and a speculation that Britain may reject a demand while dictators achieve results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Four Job Post Offices and Auto Killing Reported
A Sunday paper notes four job post offices in brief items. A worker is disarmed and dragged with three others in a wash-room by bandits. A separate item reports a killing in an auto incident blamed on a beer gang.
Bandits Grab $17,110 On New Jersey Bus
Two bandits hijacked a Union City New Jersey bus taking $17,110 from a bank messenger. One bandit fired a shot through the roof, then pressed a revolver to the head of the driver and two passengers as fifteen riders rode to the destination.
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New Jersey
Union City
Nationwide crime wave linked to bootlegging roars in era
The writer condemns a broad crime surge born of bootlegging that spans the nation. The phenomenon, in their view, has grown so significant it eclipses Prohibition as a major issue of the day.
Poor Old Britain Finds Herself Tighter Pinched
A fragmented clipping notes Britain faces renewed economic strain with continued pressure on households and industry and hints at broader policy responses slated for further detail on page four.
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Britain
Teachers to Meet Here for Institute in Athens County
Three hundred school teachers of Athens County will assemble at Ewing Hall Ohio University at 9 on Wednesday for the opening session of the County Teachers Institute. Dr R G Jones Cleveland schools superintendent will deliver the feature address at 10 30. The eighth grade commencement exercises will be part of the program at Alumni Memorial Hall at 1 30 with Dr Jones also addressing the grade school graduates. Music by the County School Orchestra directed by Prof Apt and a reception for pupils follow the diplomas. A motion picture show will amuse students at 10 30 in the Majestic Theater. Sessions continue through Thursday with morning and afternoon meetings and a closing business meeting.
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Athens County
Ewing Hall
Ohio University
County Teachers’ Institute
R. G. Jones
Cleveland
Alumni Memorial Hall
Doctor Jones
O. C. Apt
Majestic Theater
Teachers’ Institute
Cincinnati Man Sentenced to Death in Ohio Farm Murder
John Zellar of Cincinnati, 4 dollars, receives the electric chair for the murder of Robert Clemons a Brown County farmer shot during a holdup. Convicted by a jury that did not mercy. Zellar is the second to die for the crime as two co defendants await trial. Charles Cremer 31 Hamilton also condemned. Clemons killed after being lured from home by a ruse about a stuck car.
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Ceorgetown
John Zellar
Cincinnati
Robert Clemons
Brown County
Zellar
State Penitentiary
Death House
Charles Cremer
Hamilton
Clemons
Archduke Albrecht Marries for Love in Budapest
Archduke Albrecht of the Hapsburgs has wed Irene Lelbach the divorced wife of Hungary’s minister to Sofia. He plans to renounce titles and emigrate to Brazil for the sake of their union.
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Budapest
Hungary
Archduke Albrecht
The
Hapsburgs
Carol
Romania
Mme
Irene Lelbach
Sofia
Irene Rudnay
Brazil
Stewart 4-H Club Campfire Planned at Rome Grange
Combined Stewart 4-H Clubs schedule a campfire program at a Rome Grange meeting to be held Wednesday at Odd Fellows Hall Stewart.
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Stewart
Rome
Factions Form Two Republican Groups in Ashland County
In Ashland County two rival Republican organizations emerged after a factional fight for control of the County Central Committee. Both groups claim authority following last night’s split.
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Ashland
Ashland County
County Central Committee
Mellett’s Kin Leads Cleanup in Anderson Boots Ban
Mayor Jesse H. Mellett of Anderson Indiana brother of murdered Canton editor Don Mellett leads a hard line drive against bootleggers. Raiders with axes were instructed to break into suspected illicit liquor shops and enforce the crackdown.
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Jesse H. Mellett
Anderson
Ind
Don Mellett
Canton
Ohio
Three Southern groups rally around racial agitation in Atlanta
In Atlanta, the American Fascisti, White Band of Caucasian Crusaders, and Ku Klux Klan center racial agitation. The Fascisti appear most active, White Band next, and Klan a diminished force with uncertain strength. All have Atlanta HQs. outside Georgia, proof of activity remains elusive.
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Atlanta
South
American Fascisti Order of Blacksmiths
Ku Klux Klan
Georgia
American Fascisti
Public Hearing on Athens County Budget 1931
A public hearing on the Athens County budget for the 1931 fiscal year was held this afternoon in the county commissioners office. The Budget Commission, made up of the county auditor, treasurer and prosecutor, reviews the budget after commissioners approve it. The budget covers all county expenditures for the year beginning January 1 and sets the uniform tax rate for all districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Democrats Meet Today With No Opposition To Election of Chiefs in Positions of Trust
In Columbus on August 26, the Democratic State Central Committee convened with Ed ward D. Schorr of Cincinnati assured of election as state chairman. Nominees for other posts included Lorela Peabody Magruder as vice chair, Clarence Greer for secretary, and Henry G. Bruner for executive committee chair. No opposition appeared to Schorr or Bruner, while the Republican side faced internal strife over the national committee woman slot and a potential agreement on Gertrude Jones for vice chair.
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Columbus
Edward D. Schorr
Cincinnati
Republican State Central Committee
National Republican Committee
Waugh Clark
Steubenville
Wilma Sinclair le van
Walter Brown
le van
State Committee
Gertrude Jones
Findlay
Brown
Democratic State Central Committee
Earl C. Hanefeld
Ottawa
Lorela Peabody Magruder
Oberlin
Clarence Greer
Dayton
Henry G. Bruner
Mansfield
Democratic Executive Committee
Robert &. Hayes
Arthur A. Nixon
Schorr
Nixon
Cooper
National Committee
Napoleon Contractor Ortez Durham Found Drowned
Ortez E. Durham a 56 year old Napoleon contractor who had been missing since Saturday was found dead Monday night at Albaugh Beach by Bud Laneholtz after apparently jumping from the Maumee River Bridge. He clutched a razor and had his sweater pulled over his head with his hat tucked beneath it. Officials cited recent financial troubles as a contributing factor.
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Napoleon
Ortez E. Durham
Napoleon Contractor
Bud Laneholtz
Albaugh Beach
Maumee
Durham
Maumee River
First steel to come shortly for library construction
Fred Hawkins of Hawkins Construction said the first shipment of structural steel for the new Ohio University Library will arrive soon from Canton. Exterior brick will be from Ohio Penitentiary prisoners and interior brick from Hocking Valley plants. two story offices and a pedestrian boardwalk on South Court Street are under construction.
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Ohio University Library
Fred Hawkins
Hawkins Construction Company
Canton
Hawkins
Ohio Penitentiary
Hocking Valley
South Court Street
Ohio Methodist conference assigns pastors across districts
Aug. 26. The annual Ohio Methodist Protestant Church conference closed with ministerial assignments. Logan circuit to be supplied. New Marshfield circuit with J. L. Cartwright. Mechanicsburg district with G. E. B. Hooper as chairman. McConnelsville. Malta circuit to be supplied. Stockport with R. C. Dean. Pennaville with E. A. Martin. Otsego with C. W. Cartwright.
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Abma
U.P
Ohio Methodist Protestant Church
Logan
New Marshfield
J. L. Cartwright
Mechanicsburg
G. E B. Hooper
McConnelsville
W. J. MeGarity
Malta
Stockport
R. C. Dean
Pennaville
E. A. Martin
Otsego
Hurricane near Bermuda moves northward toward open sea
The United States Weather Bureau reports a hurricane centered about 120 miles south-southwest of Bermuda moving in a north-northwesterly path and curving slowly to the north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
United States Weather Bureau
Bermuda
Athens County Rural Mail Carriers Outing At Ash Cave
About 250 people attended the annual outing of the Athens County Rural Mail Carriers Association at Ash Cave Sunday. Meigs Vinton and Hocking groups and families joined as guests with Congressman Thomas A Jenkins among the speakers. A sports program and picnic dinner followed. Forty two Athens members plus guests attended. Attendees from Athens included P. D. Carr Oden Johnson Frank Strickland and Ralph Pinkerton.
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Athens County
Ash Cave
Meigs
Vinton
Hocking
Thomas A. Jenkins
Athens County Association
Athens
P. D. Carr
Oden Johnson
Frank Strickland
Ralph Pinkerton
J. S. Withers Dies At New Marshfield
J Sylvester Withers 78 died at his New Marshfield home after a long illness. Funeral services will be at his residence Thursday afternoon led by Rev M Chatley of Athens. Burial in Marshfield Cemetery. Survived by wife and daughter Mrs Harold Jones Chauncey, brother Samuel L Withers New Marshfield, sister Mrs John Gilbert Athens. Two daughters died earlier. Member of S O O F Lodge and Summit Grange.
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New Marshfield
J. Sylvester Withers
M. &. Chatley
Athens
Marshfield Cemetery
Harold Jones
Chauncey
Samuel L. Withers
John Gilbert
Withers
S. O. O. F. Lodge
Summit Grange
Ohio State Fair Farm and Home Day Draws Rural Visitors
Thousands of farmers from across Ohio gathered at the eightieth Ohio State Fair on Farm and Home Day. Officials said rural exhibits, except for Swine, were larger than last year despite drought damage. Attendance on Monday reached 46,871 with last year at 47,589. events included hog calling fiddlers and a team pulling contest before the grandstand.
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Columbus
EF. Rowland
Notables Gather for Republican Banquet in Athens
Senator Roscoe McCulloch will arrive in Athens this evening to address the Athens County Republicans at a Hotel Berry banquet at 7 after an organization meeting at the Courthouse. Over 200 tickets sold, near 300 expected. former Congressman M. Foster will attend. central committee to elect officers and set an executive slate.
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Roscoe McCulloch
Athens
Athens County
Berry
Republican Central Committee
Senator McCulloch
Thomas A. Jenkins
M. Foster
Washington
Central Committee
Who's Who in America 1930 31 Listing Reveals New Notables
In New York on August 26, more than 3400 Americans earned recognition by being listed in the 1930 31 edition of Who's Who in America. The release highlights prominent professionals and figures across fields, marking a snapshot of notable contemporary achievers.
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New York
Hungarian Fliers Start First Leg From Burbank
Capt. George Andres and Capt. Alexander Magyar of Hungary launched from Burbank on the first leg of a peisect flight in Budapest. The start followed the opening of the Chicago Non-Stop Air Derby race.
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Los Angeles
George Andres
Alexander Magyar
Burbank
Budapest
Chicago
Final appeal filed to halt Schroeder execution in Pittsburgh
Defense counsel began its final fight to save Irene Schroeder from the electric chair by filing an appeal to the Supreme Court seeking a stay of execution until review. A similar appeal was filed for Glenn Dague, convicted alongside Mrs Schroeder in the Brady-Paul case from December.
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Pittsburgh
U.P
Irene Schroeder
Wheeling
W. Va
Electric Chair
Supreme Court
Glenn Dague
Schroeder
Alleged prowler dies after shooting in Columbus
Jack F. McDowell, 24, died from bullet wounds in Columbus after an August 16 shooting by H. T. Thorne who said he found McDowell prowling about his yard.
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Columbus
Jack F. McDowell
H. T. Thorne
MacDowell
Youthful arsonist to be confined after Swift fire
Youngstown on August 26 reports 23 year old Alex Rotar who confessed to starting the $150,000 Swift and Co fire on August 15. He will be taken this week to the State Hospital for the Criminally Insane for confinement and treatment.
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Youngstown
Alex Rotar
Swift & Co
State Hospital
Elks Gather for 32nd Ohio Association Reunion
Elks and families gathered at Cedar Point for the 32nd annual reunion and convention of the Ohio Elks Association. Mayor Charles F. Miller of Sandusky welcomed the visitors while past president Blake C. Cook of Kent responded and Judge William L. Fiesinger spoke. Elks were to visit Lake Erie Island Elks at Put-in-Bay today.
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Cedar Point
U.p)elks
Ohio Elks’ Association
Charles F. Miller
Sandusky
Blake C. Cook
Kent
William L. Fiesinger
Erie County Court of Common Pleas
Elks
Lake Erie
Help for crippled children to gain education in Athens
Athens county plans a special school for crippled children to stay in Athens weekdays, attend daily classes, and return home weekends. Twelve to sixteen youngsters with disabilities would reside in local homes with meals and a resting space, while taxicabs transport them to and from school each day.
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Athens
Viola Fell
Ann Morgan
Clara Cavanaugh
Ing
Miss Fell
Jimmie
Wendell
Herman
Catherine
Ruth
Lowlis Feart
Clyde
Wife’s Plot to Have Husband Killed Traps Suspect
Mrs. Ella Bartel 41 told police she planned to pay 1750 to hire a Chicago gunman to kill her husband Albert Bartel 45 a blacksmith. The plot unraveled when the supposed killer proved to be a patrolman who trapped her after she married in 1911.
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ST. Louis
Ella Bartel
Chicago
Albert
Hoover hailed as builder and leader in Republican defense
Senator Simeon B. Lenroot asserts President Hoover leads the campaign for the GOP in the 1930s Congress election praising farm relief tariff laws law enforcement and wartime-impacted programs while countering Democratic attacks. Fess lauds Hoover’s handling of the crash and credits the administration with stabilizing essentials and mobilizing business. Connally planned to critique Fess on the same network next Monday.
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Paul BR. Mallaon
United Press
Wester
Washington
U.re
Hoover
Apps
Simeon Meas
Ohio
Republ+lican National Committee
Congress
Cones Trol
Poss
Canada
Fess
Jouett Shouse
Democratic Executive Committee
Republican
Feas
Shouse
Rapidan
Federal Reserve Board
White House
America
Democratic
Connally
Texas
Fire Sweeps Most Of Leetonia Business Block
Firemen from four cities battled an early morning blaze that swept through nearly the entire business district of Leetonia, threatening the commercial area for a time.
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Leetonia
Bargains Today In Classifieds Opens Squirrel Season
The Messenger notes squirrel season opens September 15 and suggests buying shells now. It advertises lump coal delivered in Athens at 8.25 per ton and a Buick Six four passenger coupe in good condition for 200. A fox terrier pup is listed as a stray.
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Athens
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Budget Commission
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Angelus Temple
J. S. Withers
Foster and Jenkins
Ohio Association
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Lostro Building
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