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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1931
Page
2
Slaughterhouse Plot Unfolds as Bluebeard Suspect Remains
Slarksbury Aug 31 United Press reports Mrs Bluebeard funded a slaughterhouse project and her husband, Cornelius Powers, is accused of killing six people. A $700 cost is noted with letters from a lock box hinting at further victims and upcoming visits as authorities probe the affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Strayer
United Press
Slarksburg
W. Wa
Bluebeard
T. B. Powers
Cornelius C.erson
Belleher
Grimm
Duckworth
Who
Bersir
Olean
Aus
Letters reveal Powers romance trap and widow seeking mate
Read as a crime style missive, letters from Powers’ trunk show a man using a mail based romance scheme to lure women. One widow in Clarksburg writes of seeking a faithful husband while noting prior wives and forged personas.
America’s Five Rooms and the Causes of Prosperity
A compact opinion piece arguing that modern troubles stem from lack of growth and industrial energy. It contrasts today’s anxieties with past prosperity cycles driven by steam power, manufacturing, and global trade, noting how 19th century booms emerged with the advent of steam locomotion and British dominance.
Self-Criticism Drives Cautious Business Resolve
A dated discussion urges self-criticism among business leaders to curb over-confidence and prevent crashes. It notes a new era of interdependence requiring careful thinking and decisive action to build a more stable and profitable economy.
4 H Club Fair participants head to State Fair
Athens County 4 H Club members traveled to Columbus for state competition. The group includes the boys and girls demonstration teams, livestock and dairy judging teams, health representatives, and a style review entrant. They were led by county extension agent Thormis B. Johnson and club leaders Ralph Frash and Mrs. W L Heston. They will stay overnight and return tomorrow night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Columbus
Thormis B. Johnson
Ralph Frash
W. L. Heston
Amerville
Addison Dixon
Edward Keme
Amesville
Cherlea’ Copeland
Donald “Hoskinson
Fred Hayes
Sewart
Emerson Ball
Gerald Teril
Athens
Ray
Starkey
Rehard Ashcraft
Guyaville
Helen Brawley
Halen Thomas
Amenville
Dorothy Barker
Hoya
Etd Felen
Thomas
Reqew
Torrow
Clemency Grants Reduced Sentences In Ohio Murder Case
Governor Clemency reduced the minimum terms for Donald Ehlins and Forrest Sop from life imprisonment to life with eligibility for parole. The May 1996 Meigs County common pleas case involved second degree murder pleas. The actions allow possible parole hearings under revised executive clemency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ur—Gavdermor
Donald ‘Ehiin
Forrest
Ohio
Eblin
Meigx
Common - Pleas Court
Govinor
Mellon Plans Bond Issue Similar to Liberty Loan to Avoid Tax Increases
Treasury Secretary Mellon outlines a billion dollar refunding program to avert tax hikes, plus a December and March bond issues to cover notes due as government deficits grow. He cites World War era Liberty Loan scale and plans a debt rise after reducing it to a low point weeks earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mellon
Liberty Loan
Thomas L. Stokes
United Press
Washington
Treasury
Tacoma
Melton
Fay
Congress
Post and Gatty Visit Rogers in Santa Monica
Post and Gatty and their families visited Rogers in Santa Monica. Gatty praised pilots and engines capable of taking them anywhere and noted navigation is key. They planned to leave for the Cleveland air races, with Post winning a race from the area later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post
Gatty
Rogers
O. K
Santa
Monica
Caih
Cleveland
Jimmy Doolittle
America
Two Slain in Mine Trouble
Renewed violence in Ishor district of Harlan Kentucky escalates as two men are killed and three wounded in two deputy shootings. Deputy Lee Pleener shot Joe Moore 40 and wounded Julius and Jess Baldwin. Deputy Ross killed Carlo Hyatt 89, and struck Hugo Hyatt, who attempted to intervene during an arrest for drunkenness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan
Hy. cAug
Ishor
Ambunh
Lee Pleener
Joe
Moore
Jullus
Jess Baldwin
Fleener
Tullus Baldwin
Ba Ross
Carlo
Rose
Mah
Aheriff
Hyatt
Prohibition enforcement cited as lax in U.S. states
Major Maurice Campbell says about 100 million Americans live in states not enforcing prohibition. He notes six states show real cooperation with federal efforts and cites Crandaders and Willcox analyses as suggesting broad noncompliance. Campbell resigned as prohibition administrator amid political charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
United States
Maurice Campbell
Campbell
Cransaders
Anforcment
New Finnspahire
Ohio
West Virginia
Virginia
South Carolina
RA Arann
Bystander Wounded in New York Gang Shootout
In New York Aug. a bystander was wounded when a gunman fired at an enemy at a street corner. Jeanie Ballantine, 18, was struck in the wrist by a stray bullet while walking to a movie with friends but survived after treatment. Children hid in doorway shelters as shots were exchanged near a sedan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jeanie Ballan
Vietine
Migs Ballantite
Hart
Sat
Joseph
Santora
Pilots Escape Death In Cleveland Planes Crash
Two pilots parachuted to safety after their planes collided 1,500 feet above Cleveland Airport during a National Air Race. One aircraft landed in front of a grandstand as a handicap derby drew a crowd. other entrants scattered across the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Marine Corps
National Air
Parchhutes
Mia
Phoebe Omile
Mom
Troopers Seek Incendiary Fires in Kilgore Search
State troopers under Brig. Gen. Jacob F. Wolters were ordered to shoot at arsonists and not return empty handed as Kilgore, Texas, faced a spate of fires. A week earlier nine buildings burned including two churches. evidence of arson was found. Yesterday two more blazes occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stadern
Hilgore
Tex
Jacob IF. Wolters
Kilgore
Graf Zeppelin Progress Reported on Nonstop Flight
Graf Zeppelin advances on a nonstop journey from Friedrichshafen toward Brazil. The airship crossed Gibraltar and neared the west African coast with 13 aboard including Herbert Blebel. Passengers paid $1,000 for the round trip. Eckner reported calm weather and a smooth flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friedricheeraren
Graf Zeppelin
Taatanl
Brazil
Cimeros
Mio
de Oro
Gibraltar
To -Deors
Hugo Eckner
Herbert
Blebel
Baginaw
Mich
To Take X Ray Today on Injured Man in Athens
Condition of John Smith of Columbia, injured by an automobile in Athens Saturday, to be determined. Slightly improved today. He was taken to Shuttering Arms side Prial with internal injuries, exact extent unknown. An X ray later today is expected to reveal the nature of his injuries. The party includes his mother Mrs. Harry Smith and his father, an engineer on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Smith
Columbia
Athens
Harry Smith
Smith
Prial
Chenapeake
Q@hifo
Mrs. Smith
Mia. Thomas Ward
First Street
Woman dies after leaping from car near Pennsboro
Mrs. Myrtie Gatterfield, 48, of Pennabore and mother of eleven, died after jumping from a family car on Route 60 near Pennsboro believing it unsafe. Her head struck the pavement and was crushed as the vehicle sped downhill. The husband A F Satterfield and eleven relatives survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
W. Va
Myrtie Gattérfield
Pennabore
Pennsboro
A. EF. Satterfield
Long Eleven Zone and Daughters
Addresses Teachers At Institute Here
Mr. Flohter, newly appointed state director of education, appeared at the Athens County institute to address teachers. The event drew local educators and marked a notable official visit to the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flohter
Athens County
Nine Ohioans Die From Mishaps Over Weekend
In Ohio nine people died in a series of accidents over the weekend. Newark saw two drownings when a group entered floodwater and could not be saved. A Santucky blaze claimed James Winkler age nine. Cincinnati reported its ninety first fatality as Mary Annan age sixty one was struck by a car. Other deaths occurred in Akron Zanesville and Cincinnati from motorcycle crashes vehicle collisions and mushroom ingestion. Several injuries and amputations were noted from the incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Todany
Dona Richards
Hatt - Kennet
Newark
Tie Gitt
Jamea Winkler
Santteky
Blanca
Cincinnati
Mary Annan
Michael Vuiso
Chaye
Inna
Harold
Hendrickton
Akron
Mariette
Na. Bank
John A. Wiseman
Zanesville
Wiltima
Rye
Cincunnati
Hint
Valemirov
Cheviet
Lindberghs to Visit Japanese Ambassador’s Home
A six day sequence of receptions and banquets in Tokyo honors Charles and Anne Lindbergh. The couple will visit Ambassador W. Cameron Forbes at Keruisawa, joining Japan’s Premier Reiji Wakitaaki in a ceremonial welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prying
Pate
Hone
Tokio
Alg
Japan
Elelal
Coll
Charnex A. Lindbergh
Rejiro Wakitauki
Fanny
United States
Lintberghe
Unie
Staten
Weather Warnings and Forecasts From Shreveport to Calgary
Fragmentary weather notes mention Shreveport and Calgary with scattered terms like forecast, tonight, Tuesday, and change. Readable parts indicate expected conditions and possible temperature shifts but details are unclear due to damaged text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bi Shreveport
Antonio Ad
Ieee White
Park Arthur
Calgary
Ary W
Wisien
Warner
Cigarets Hoarded Ahead of 1918 Tax Increase
The article notes widespread hoarding of cigarettes amid a new tax law set to take effect tomorrow. Stores report a jump in carton sales as both young and old seek to stock up, with smokers moving toward Western dealers and growing popular sentiment observed among the public.
Serial killer case stuns town with mass murder confessions
Investigators restage Powers killings at a garage scene with multiple victims. The case centers on the execution style deaths linked to a man and his accomplices, with letters and testimonies guiding the probe and bodies recovered from a cottage and warehouse setting.
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St Stason
Ign
Sed
Mansfield
Clarksburg
Isten
Powers
Pierson
Evency
Corres
Mime
Q. Pierson
W. Ve
Cornelius Orvin Pier- Connie
Loveformm
Frank Crane
Ter Ferguson
Sy Arthur Seisbane
King Features, Inc
China
Bssven
Stuart Chase
Charles Bent
Waterlo
Europe
BaiRiaee Srsan
Harry Powers
Allan Cornelius Orsen
Asta Buick
Park Hidge
Hicher
Dorothy Lemke
Massachusetts
W.va
National Treasury
FL Cunningham
AUTOS
Diggit
Prohibition
Walter Willcox
Corymill
the Garter
Graf
Ailmatic Qcean
Pennatore
Frome
Vatican
Pius XI
Mussolini
Wie
Via
Wee Mantitua
Fionter
Cincinnat
Girk
Kresone
Igeengers
Baie
Es Amont
Matheres
Renteitig
Thaynellevnd
A. Prandiex
Lemke
Ace
Basank
Victive
Bourke
Aimasif Moskont
Ant
Ayer
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Gitia
Cela
Ionvinig
Sanna
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Enid
Bosiady
Pondange
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