Nine Die as Explosions Rock Pathé Studio in New York
A sequence of seven explosions at the Pathe sound film studios on Park Avenue and 130th Street killed nine people and injured others during a recording setup for Eddie Elkins and his 14 musicians. Among the dead and injured were several New York residents and theater workers, with flames and a large velvet stage drop involved.
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New York
U.P
Pathe Company
Park Avenue
130Th Street
Eddie Elkins
am_lee om
Harlem Hospital
Harold Bishop
al Kramer
Bronx
Bob Mossman
William Mullarket
Stanley Vinal
Samuel Vancura
Litteral Trial Hearings Detail Slaying Motive and Witness Accounts
Henry Litteral and Kimberly witnesses recount the motive for the murder of Harry Green on October 2. James Litterall confessed slayer with alleged plan to rob Green, as described by Henry and others. Testimony covers the search for Green and the discovery of his body with remarks on money and violence.
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Henry Litteral
Harry Green
Kimberly
Litteral
James
Green
Oregon
Kesterson
Henry
Kestersons
Alfred Wolfe
Emmett Pickett
R. Shhulz
Wolfe
Memory After Death and Political Prospects Questioned
Arthur Brisbane poses questions about posthumous memory and the fate of political figures. He weighs whether figures like Sloan, Ford, and Coolidge will pursue leadership, urging readers to consider possible paths for the future.
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Will Sloan
Ford
Will Coolidge
Mountain View Arkansas Court House Under Heav y Guard
Threats of lashing and night riders surround Mountain View Court House as five men face trial in the Connie Franklin murder case. Sheriff Johnson places armed guards around the courthouse and Rummer’s quarters amid fears for the witnesses and participants in the high profile hill country trial.
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Mountainview, Arie
Ozark
Connie Franklin
Sam Johngan
Mountain Court House
Charles Rumfiner
Franklin
Johnson
Raminer
Rumier
Tiller Ruminer
Grand Jury
Tiller
Sheriffs Home
Fire at Harlem District studio disrupts Delmar revue plans
Four fire alarms were turned in and seven ambulances sent to a two story brick studio beyond Park Avenue. Explosions sent flames 50 feet high as crowds gathered. Rescue squads entered after five minutes as shoppers and residents sheltered women in ballet costumes. The incident interrupted a planned show called Harry Delmar's Miniature Revue.
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Harlem
Knickerbocker
Park Avenue
Harry Delmar
Senator Harrison Warns Coolidge Against Conspiracy
Senator Harrison of Mississippi warned President Coolidge today not to be drawn into a movement aimed at eliminating him as a potential opponent to Herbert Hoover in the 1932 Republican presidential nomination.
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Coolidge
Washington
U.S
Nator Harrison
Missippi
Senate
Calvin Coolidge
Harrison
Herbert Hoover
Electric irons and gifts featured for Christmas
The Messenger Shop-o-Scope advertises Universal Hot Point and Dover electric irons for 3.95 dollars and suggests an electric sewing machine as a mother’s gift. It also promotes an Erector Building Set for boys with a 450 model capacity.
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Universal Hot Point
Dover
Mother
Hawkeyes and Bobcats Could Meet Next Fall in Iowa City
Athletic Director O C Bird confirmed talks with Ohio University about a potential October 4 football game at Iowa City. If terms fail, Ohio may seek Butler University of Indianapolis for the open date. Cincinnati teams Georgetown Ky and St Xavier Cincinnati are also being considered for a game at Athens.
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Hawkeyes
University of Iowa
Ohio University
Bobcats
Iowa City
O. C. Bird
Western University
Ohio State
Iowa
Ohio
Butler University of Indianapolis
Butler
Illinois
Navy
Notre Dame
University of Wisconsin
George Little
Badgers
Georgetown
St. Xavier
Cincinnati
Athens
Cleveland Officials Accused in Playgound Land Graft Case
In Cleveland on December 10, Chief Assistant County Prosecutor P L A Leighley said City Clerk Fred W. Thomas and Councilman William E. Potter gave fugitive witness Harmon G Atwater funds to flee Cleveland. Leighley described a February meeting at Hotel Hollenden with Atwater Schooley and others to create an alibi and discussed a $200 payment to Atwater.
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Cleveland
U.rk
Fred W. Thomas
William E. Potter
Harmon G. Atwater
P. L. A. Leighley
Leighley
Potter
Robert Bunowitz
Atwater
Hollenden
Thomas
Liston G. Schooley
Ohio
Florida
Michael Froelich
Navy orders Wright to Guantanamo Bay for Haiti standby
The aircraft carrier Wright with 492 Marines is ordered to Guantanamo Bay Cuba to await further orders after reports of improving conditions in Haiti. The decision follows Navy assessment of the situation in the Negro Republic and departure procedures are underway.
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Washington
U.R
Navy Department
Wright
Haiti
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Negro Republic
Litteral faces murder trial with a unique guilty plea
Coroner and funeral director described Green's two gunshot wounds, as Ohio University psychologist Dr. James Porter and Ralph Windle prepare to testify. Litteral sat glum in blue overalls during a hearing where he had pleaded guilty to first degree murder, a rare move in Athens County. The judge may sentence after completing testimony, with possible death or life imprisonment.
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Jones
A. L. Pritchard
C. L. Stout
Green
James Porter
Ohio University
Ralph Windle
Nelsonville
Litteral
A. G. Woratell
Athens County
Worstel
Littera
Mayor fines for intoxication in Woodworth court
Wilbur Evans was fined $10 and costs for intoxication in Mayor E. C. Woodworth's court Monday night. E. S. Sherman, Carl Partlow, and Herbert Kelly were fined $5 with no costs on the same charge.
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Wilbur Evans
E. C. Woodworth
E. S. Sherman
Carl Partlow
Herbert Kelly
Funeral honors for fallen Post Office Air Service pilot
T. P. Nelson, brave pilot killed on duty, would have been proud of his funeral. As he was laid to rest, his former flying companions, including Lindbergh, escorted the ceremony and flew over the grave dropping flowers and tears.
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T. P. Nelson
Postoffice Air Service
Bis Earth
Lindbergh
Remembering the Worthy Beyond the Hour of Death
A reflective line urges action to be remembered by good men after death, stressing that deeds earn lasting regret for those who pass on. The speaker emphasizes legacy over time.
Brave men face storm at sea amid raging gale
In a great storm sweeping British coasts the French steamer Orhais with nineteen aboard seemed doomed as wind reached 108 miles per hour. No lifeboat could be launched and the Coast Guard could not send a line by rocket.
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Lahire
Crillon
Dugueselin
John L. Sullivan
Coast Guard
Ohio Farm Bureau Directors to Meet in Athens County
Directors of the Ohio State Farm Bureau Federation from Vinton Ath ens Gallia and Meigs Counties will gather at T H Johnson Athens County extension agent office Saturday morning to prepare reports for the February state convention. Arthur Johnson of Chester chairs the local district and will preside.
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Ohio State Farm Bureau Federation
Vinton
Athens
Gallia
Meigs
T. H. Johnson
Arthur Johnson
Chester
Fighting in China Canton clash as rebels press defense
Severe fighting was reported today in Canton as rebel Kwangti and Iron sidea troops attacked the defense forces.
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China
Canton
U.R
Kwangti
Ironsidea
Robber Lipp Dies Attempting Suicide Delays Weding
Cleveland dispatch reports Alvin Lipp, 22, a convicted robber, sentenced to 19 years in the State Penitentiary at Columbus, tried to kill himself by swallowing soap in jail and was hospitalized. He had hoped to marry his 17 year old sweet heart before starting his term. He was en route to Columbus after the incident.
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Cleveland
Der
U.P
Alvin Lipp
Lipp
State Penitentiary
Columbus
Snook Appeal Heard In Murder Case Of Theora Hix
Columbus December 10 The State Supreme Court took under advisement the appeal of Dr James Howard Snook former Itato State University professor convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of his coed inamorata Theora K Hix Snook faces execution December 20 if the appeal is denied The lawyers said another appeal would go to the U S Supreme Court
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Columbus
U.R
State Supreme Court
James Howard Snook
Itato State University
Hie
Theora K. Hix
Snook
U. S. Supreme Court
Complex Chinese Military Leaders Act in Concert
Four generals in China are staging actions against the Nationalist government. Chih Yu-San’s troops mutinied near Nanking and moved north along the Nanking Tientsin rail line. Chang Fu-Kuei’s Ironside Division seeks Canton. Tan Shangehih is arrested near Kaifeng. Fong Yu-Hsiang maintains a private force in Northwest China voicing grievances. Chiang Kai-Shek weighs threats as railway services falter and the Eastern Railway dispute lingers.
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Washington
Chih Yu-San
Pukow
Nanking
Nanking-Tientsin
Chang Fu-Kuei
Ironsidea
Canton
Tan Shangehih
Kaifeng
Fong
Plans for $350000 Library at Ohio University Approved
Ohio University trustees will meet December 21 with architects in Athens to approve plans for a new library. The $350,000 appropriation from the state budget funds construction to begin in warmer weather. The building will sit on the northwest campus and involve Hewell and Thomas firm with the state architect.
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Ohio University
Ohio University Board of Trustees
Athens
Donfer
Hewel and Thomas
Cleveland
Columbus
Board
Ohio
Mine Fire in Perry County Starts Again
Perry County's 45 year old mine fire has flared anew near New Straitsville. The latest outbreak spread under the New Lexington Logaln Road by the high school, causing pavement collapse four feet deep. Dynamite blasting and highway crews filled the sink, allowing traffic to resume. The fire also flared around an oil well derrick.
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New Straitsville
Perry County
New Lexington-Logaln
New Straitsville High School
Tax collection to start in Athens County on December 20
Athens County treasurer W. E. Moler announced that semi annual taxes will commence December 20. The final payment date will be set by state authorities. Moler says taxation slips and duplicates are being prepared in hopes of completing the December collection earlier than in recent years.
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Athens County
Moley
W. E. Moler
Moler
Bank Robbery Hits Beaverdam Near Lima Summary
Beaverdam near Lima experiences a bank robbery as three bandits in a blue coupe raid the Farmers and Merchants Bank, stealing about $900 after threatening assistant cashier Lois Yant and cashier James C. Yant. They flee toward Toledo, and a witness records the license plate.
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Lima
Farmers and Merchants’ Bank
Beaverdam
Here
Lois Yant
James C. Yant
Toledo
R. E. Allanas
Ways and Means backs Hawley Bill ratifying French Funding
The House Ways and Means Committee voted to favorably report the Hawley Bill to ratify the Mellon French Funding Agreement. The action advances a treaty-related financial measure through the committee stage.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Iron merger forms Inter lake Iron Corporation in Chicago
Chicago December 10 The Inter Lake Iron Corporation with assets of 50 000 080 has been formed here through the merger of four iron ore furnace companies.
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Chicago
Interlake Iron Corporation
Barnes Asked to Give Stand on Farm Policy
Julius H. Barnes chairman of the U S Chamber of Commerce and Hoover adviser was directed to testify before the Senate Lobby Investigating committee on Friday about his alleged campaign against the Federal Farm Board. Reports allege Barnes aided grain men opposing Farm Board policies and favor private grain business interests.
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Washington
Julius H. Barnes
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Hoover
Senate
Theederal Farm Board
Barnes
Federal Farm Board
County Grangers Attend State Convention Trip
Three members of the Athens County Grange travel to the state convention in Portsmouth. Lloyd Wran and Mrs Glara McKibben depart from New Marshfield as delegates with Phi Briley from Athens. Harry Jacoby elected as delegate could not attend. The next convention is expected in Marion.
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Athens County
Home Candy Making Guide for the Kitchen
The Washington Information Bureau presents a booklet with 146 candy recipes that can be made in any home kitchen without special equipment. It covers a wide range from simple fudge to chocolates and caramels, and urges readers to use the coupon.
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Washington Information Bureau
Request for CANDY RECIPES booklet by mail
Frederic J. Haskin of The Athens Messenger Information Bureau in Washington sends six cents for a copy of the booklet CANDY RECIPES. He lists his name street and state for mailing, indicating a postal request.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
Orient Conference Looms as China Crisis Deepens
The Hoover-McDonald Naval Conference opens in London while unrest in China over extra-territorial rights grows. Wu and Johnson discuss abolition of foreigners’ privileges amid reports of Nanking unrest and evacuation fears as 63 Americans remain.
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Washington
London
Lorda
Nanking
United States
Stimson
High Seas
Johnson
China
State Department
Hatala
Tulsa
Yangtze River
Geneva
Foreign powers fortify Shanghai as Chiang Kai-Shek claims control
Foreign and colonial authorities moved to shield their interests in Shanghai amid revolts threatening the Nanking central government. French concessions began barbed wire barricades at entry points to Chinese territory while the British carrier Hermes carried 560 troops toward Shaft to reinforce existing warships. The tension eased as evacuees from Nanking dwindled and military assets arrived.
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Shanghai
U.P
Chiang Kai-Shek
Nanking
China
Hermes
Shaft
Hong Kong
Ohio Freshman Admits Forging Eight Checks
Delaware report says Norman Taylor of Cleveland Ohio Wesleyan University admitted forging eight checks. He blamed unemployment for his actions.
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Delaware
U.Q
Norman Taylor
Cleveland
Ohio Wesleyan University
Taylor
City Editor G. T. Hecklinger Dies After Weeklong Illness
Warren officials report the death of G. T. Hecklinger, 54, city editor of The Warren Tribune Chronicle, who succumbed after a seven day illness in Warren on December 9.
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Warren
G. T. Hecklinger
Warren Tribune Chronicle
One-Act Play “The Valiant” At Ohio University Chapel
Ohio University presents The Valiant a one act by Holworthy Hall at the Alumni Memorial Auditorium Wednesday at 9 40 am directed by Harold Evang cast includes Lawrence Rhodes Jean Rauch John J Smith David Titus Moon Vincent Jukes as students in Theater Arts class set design by Lawrence Rhodes et al
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Holworthy Hall
Ohio University
Alumni Ma
Harold Evang
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