Schools set for new term with board plans and upgrades
The school board outlines the Sept 10 start for grades, budgeting about for supplies, and announces superintendent Har to lead meetings. Major repairs at West Side and East Side buildings are completed, High School interiors updated, and new testbooks ordered for elementary grades.
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O. L. Wood
Pickering
Mary Jene Hand
Carl Roberts
Haletics
Walter Porb
Wayne Hen- Wamsley
Eva Lamon
Moore
Helen A. Nellie
Median- Bjornstad
Indush Kay
P. Ethel McEwan
Battle to Lead Party Names His Own Blow
Ohio observers note a tense leadership contest with Martin L Davey and Francis W. Paul prominent in the discussions. An open session yesterday named Sted Francis W. Paul as chair of the meeting while Patty’s ticket positions surfaced as part of the push.
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Wek
Pipe & Open Seasion
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Francis W. Paul
Mee
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Ambiguous OCR Snippet About M4 Mentions
Fragmentary text references the M4 and mentions terms like je and mem. No clear event, date, or names emerge to identify a coherent news item. Further readable context is needed to determine a proper headline and summary.
Relief Mattress Factories Idle Await Ohio Decision
Ohio faces a pending decision on mattress production for relief families as Governor White and relief project directors plan a final talk. Most factories keep ticking while four lack machinery and the Athens plant has not received cotton filling from the Federal program.
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Columbus
Ohio
White
Athens
Strike Call Is In Process of Being Drafted
The United Textile Workers strike committee announced the exact draft for a general cotton textile strike order was being prepared in Washington. Francis J. Gorman said talks with the National Labor Relations Board and management were still possible but unlikely to prevent the strike, as employers show no signs of readiness to meet fairly.
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Washington
United Textile Workers
Francis J. Gorman
National Labor Relations Board
Lloyd Garrison
George A. Sloan
Cotton Textile Code Authority
Cotton Textile Institute
Gorman
Code Authority
Pickford Says She Won’t Deny Reconciliation Rumors
Hollywood August reports say Mary Pickford refused to deny reconciliation rumors with Douglas Fairbanks. They’ve been seen together since his return from Europe, after a separation and divorce action that has not yet gone to trial. Rumors also link a joint production venture, pooling resources for new films.
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Hollywood
Calif
Douglas Fairbanks
Mary Pickford
Fairbanks
Europe
Schools in Green Camp District Open Delay
MARION August 29 The Green Camp Village District will not open Monday while other Marion County rural schools will convene. No sessions are planned for the 1934 35 term as the district board meets to consider the situation. The district serves Green Camp village and parts of three townships with 225 pupils enrolled. Superintendent D T Mills notes Green Camp is the only district in such a precarious condition.
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Green Camp Village
Marion County
Green Camp
D. T. Mills
More Liquor Stores To Be Operated in Ohio
Columbus reports four more sub stores added to Ohio retail liquor outlets bringing totals to 32 sub stores and 153 liquor department retail dispensaries. Assistant Director Joseph H ScoBell predicted final numbers between 250 and 275. Last Saturday retail sales peaked at 102455 dollars, exceeding the prior peak by about 9000.
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Columbus
Ohio
Joseph H. Scobell
See Hope for Peace In Aluminum Strike
Washington August 29 Representatives of the Aluminum Company of America and aluminum workers council executives took a recess in talks and saw possibility of an agreement ending the strike within a few hours.
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Washington
Aluminum Company of America
Aluminum Workers Council
Wets Holding Slight Lead in Carolina Vote
In South Carolina the advisory liquor referendum split near evenly with returns tipping slightly toward the wets. In the gubernatorial race Cole L. Blease trailed Spartanburg lawyer Olin D. Johnston but clinched a runoff spot. Mississippi Democrats backed Senator Hubert D. Stephens for renomination but faced a possible runoff with Theodore G. Bilbo.
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Carolina
Washington
South Carolina
Cole L. Blease
Spartanburg
Olin D. Johnston
Mississippi
Hubert D. Stephens
Theodore G. Bilbo
Wilce Named Head of Ohio State Health Service
In Columbus on August 20 Dr. John W. Wilce former OSU football coach was announced as the new director of the university health service He will hold the rank of professor of medicine and has served as professor of physical education and associate physician. A three professor English department administration committee was also announced Professors M O Percival H R Walley and J F Fullerton will oversee English department administration.
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John W. Wilce
Ohio State University
George W. Rightmire
University Health Service
Wilce
Health Service
Free Sidewalk Labor Sought in Gallipolis
Gallipolis residents may receive new concrete sidewalks with labor provided by FERA if plans approved by the City Commission and if homeowners furnish the materials. City Manager Adolf Henke reports the project would use federal labor but not federal materials or repairs aid.
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Adolf Henke
FERA
Van Wert Auditor Convicted of Forgery
Clarence C. Judkins Van Wert County auditor and GOP nominee for re election was found guilty of forgery The nine hour jury deliberation found he diverted 96 73 from a check written to a local newspaper for legal advertising in Van Wert Ohio
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van Wert
Clarence C. Judkins
Judkins
Petition Review Opens on Gas Tax Referendum
Charles Jordan, deputy registrar of motor vehicles for Athens County, starts a petition review to determine petitioner eligibility for the gas tax referendum. He expects to finish within a week.
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Charles Jordan
Athens County
Jordan
Hurley Denounces American Liberty League as Smear Gang
Secretary of War Patrick J. Hurley branded the American Liberty League a smear gang from his Washington law office. He linked the group to past smear tactics and warned against minority rule while noting the league’s organizers include Wadsworth and John W. Davis among others. He dismissed personal political ambitions.
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Patrick J. Hurley
Hoover
American Liberty League Today
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League
Alfred E. Smith
John W. Davis
Associated Press
NRA Talks of Further Slash In Work Hour
Washington reports the Administration seeks additional reductions in work hours while preserving wages in industries where feasible. Two NRA officials resigned amid a policy board storm as Roosevelt pushes a 10 percent hours cut without wage loss, with cotton garment sector already ordered 40 to 36 hours and facing court action.
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Recovery Organization
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White Has Not Made Any New Taxation Plan
Columbus Aug 20 Gov George White says no new tax plan will be sent to the General Assembly for the November session. He will not call special elections to fill 22 House and 4 Senate vacancies, citing cost. He reiterates support for income, sales, and utility taxes as Ohio's solution and notes obligations can be met until Jan 1.
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Ohio House of Representatives
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General Assembly
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Athens High School Youths Win Awards at Ohio Fair
Athens High School boys ranked highly in the general school division at the Ohio State Junior Fair in Columbus. Nearly 1000 Ohio high school students competed. Rhuben Rothermel won first in architectural rendering, with Richard Whipple second and Willard H. Smith Jr. third. other winners included Bill Turner and Merritt Preston tying for first in Mapping, Dwight Duncan second in machine parts, Willard H. Smith third in cottage design, and Richard Whipple first in lettering forms.
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Columbus
Ohio
Rhuben Rothermel
Richard Whipple
Willard H. Smith, Jr
Bill Turner
Merritt Preston
Dwight Duncan
Willard H. Smith
Ohio State Fair Reaches Halfway Mark
Ohio's State Fair hits the half-way point in Columbus as officials from all 88 counties and hundreds of township bodies attend the event. Attendance forecast is strongest yet as commissioners engineers trustees and clerks arrive.
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Ohio
Columbus
California Democrats Nominate Upton Sinclair for Governor
Upton Sinclair, once a Socialist, wins the California Democratic nomination for governor on the Epic banner to combat poverty. He leads with strong support from Los Angeles County and vows to national talks with President Roosevelt if elected. Merriam remains Republican nominee for November.
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Upton Sinclair
San Francisco
Sinclair
Frank F. Merriam
Los Angeles County
George Cree
United States
Roosevelt Hears Farm Prices Near Prewar Parity
Donald Richberg told President Roosevelt farm prices are within 5 percent of prewar parity, noting AAA payments and drought effects. He urged continued industrial revival and broader employment to complete farm recovery, citing 4,120,000 re employed and farm income rising about 19 percent in 1934.
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Washington
Donald R. Richberg
Roosevelt
Richberg
Roosevelt Agricultural
Grouth
Onion Strike Loses Vigor in McGuffey Village
In McGuffey Ohio Aug. 20 a small onion region shows less strike activity as federal mediation seeks peace. Growers refuse to recognize the Agricultural Workers' Union while Okey Odell reports willingness to compromise at 25 cents an hour for eight hours. Vigilantes guard the fields as Sheriff Mitchell notes better organization than the strikers, and Mayor Ott says at most 75 men remain on strike seeking reinstatement.
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Wilbur Mitchell
Godfrey J. Ott
Democratic Victory Dinner Reserved At Betty Hotel
About 350 reservations were confirmed at noon for the Democratic Victory Dinner at the Betty Hotel tonight. Dan A Bardin, Athens County executive committee chair, said the event starts at 7 after a lobby reception and Athens County Courthouse central committee meeting. Democratic nominees for national state and county offices will attend and a floor show is planned.
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Betty Hotel
Dan A. Bardin
Athens County
Central Committee
Tompkins Hickman Vote Umpire Named
James A. Welker of the secretary of state’s office will supervise the recount for the Athens County clerk of courts race. Robert P. Tompkins polled 2256 votes and contesting candidate J. W. Hickman had 2379 votes.
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Columbus
James A. Welker
Secretary of State's Office
Athens County
Robert P. Tompkins
J. W. Hickman
Chiselers Warned as Old Age Aid Rules Tighten
County boards ordered to review investigator effectiveness and apply the law against chiselers in assessing applications for Ohio old age pension aid.
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Columbus
Ohio
Will Rogers on Soviet women and rapid building boom
In a Moscow dispatch, Will Rogers notes a construction boom and asserts women perform the real work, while contrasting equality rhetoric with visible labor. He cites conversations with Morris Hindus, Walter Duranty, and Louis Fisher, praising his Chinese professor companion.
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Russia
Morris Hindus
Walter Duranty
Louis Fisher
Young Drivers Escape Car Deaths Hid In Taxi
Cambridge reports capture of Richard Harley and Edward Norman both 14 from Columbus Detention Home after fleeing following threats to attendants. They rode a taxi to Zanesville, arrived by train, and were found with funds totaling 74 dollars taken from the night matron. Harley admitted riding an automobile and causing a fatal crash near the State Capitol that killed Mary Louise Clark and injured others.
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Richard Harley
Columbus
Edward Norman
J. A. Beam
Zanesville
A. J. Gibson
Norman
Harley
George Morrison
State Capitol
Mary Louise Clark
Farley Plans Ohio Trip to Attack Fess in Campaign
Postmaster General Farley outlines an expanded effort to remove Senator Simeon D. Fess from the political scene. He may visit Columbus before the November elections, with Congressman Lamneck inviting him to speak at the dedication of a new Columbus post office on October 17.
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Simeon D. Fess
Farley
Ohio
Columbus
Lamneck
Two Men Drown as Boat Overturns in Ohio River
In Gallia County on the Ohio River at Swan Creek two men, John Hall age 2 and Everett Johnson age unknown, drowned when a john boat overturned during a crossing with Carl Searberry. Gallipolis police aided search. Hall and Johnson swam toward shore before disappearing.
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Austria's Home Guard Faces Internal Friction Again
Vienna reports rising tension within the pro-government Heimwehr as fault lines appear in the Fascist Home Guard led by Vice Chancellor Ernst Von Starhemberg. The cabinet under Chancellor Schuschnigg has spent months stamping out Nazism, but unrest now threatens the regime from within its own ranks.
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Heimwehr
Ernst von Starhemberg
Cost of New Deal Not as High as Claimed
Hyde Park August 29 AP Roosevelt at a press conference says the gold profit from dollar devaluation is to be used ultimately for debt reduction and not to fuel immediate inflation. Morgenthau cites a 2.8 billion profit as a future public debt tool while noting current costs and rising public debt assets.
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Roosevelt
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Case Supervisor Named for Athens County Relief Agency
Miss Irene Hanson a social service worker with eight years experience has been named case supervisor of Athens County Relief Administration Mrs Martha Hall Clarke who had been acting case supervisor for several months will assist her Hanson has worked with the Family Society of Allegheny County Pa near Pittsburgh for two years and previously spent six years in welfare work in Milwaukee Wisconsin Hanson is a graduate of Ohio State University and lives in Columbus
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Athena County Relief Administration
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Family Society
Alleghany County
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Sleeping sickness checked in Sandusky area scare
A Sandusky County sleeping sickness scare tied to eight encephalitis deaths in three weeks eased as Dr. Lloyd H. Gaston of the State Division of Communicable Diseases announced the ailment appears to have been checked. About 50 to 60 cases were reported mainly in Clyde and Green Springs.
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Fremont
Sandusky County
Lloyd H. Gaston
Columbus
Clyde
Green Springs
Batten Leads AA Class in American Trapshooting Tour
Gerald Batten of Chicago broke 100 straight targets to take the lead in the Class AA race at the American Trapshooting Tournament in Vandalia on August 23.
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Gerald Batten
Chicago
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