Speed Blamed For Deaths in Motor Travel
United Press survey from 27 states and 12 cities shows rising automobile fatalities in 1931 with total U.S. deaths forecast at about 34,100, a 25 percent increase. Reports note Ohio deaths fell while California and Montana rose sharply. speed considered a primary factor and better highways may boost fatalities. Ohio totals through nine to ten months show 1920 to 1921 figures. California fatalities averaged 199 per month in 1930 and 212 in 1931. Decreases are reported in Alabama Florida Kansas Maine New Hampshire North Carolina Vermont. Meanwhile Chicago’s 1931 total nears 1100 with six days left. In Cleveland, deaths fell 40 in 11 months versus all of 1930. Also reported: Paul Hendrickson, 25, of Lancaster, killed himself. Montgomery County officials warned of potential removals of county infirmary supervisors.
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Dynamite Found in Car Injures Cleveland Worker
William Briller, an Adelson Excavating and Wrecking Co. employee, was injured when dynamite under his car hood exploded in Cleveland. A bystander warned him as smoke appeared, Briller removed the charge, and it exploded, injuring his hand and eye. The Adelson firm figures in recent probes of an alleged distortion plot tied to labor disputes.
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Rubber man predicts better business in 1932
Akron December 20 1931 W O Neil president General Tire and Rubber Company Akron predicts clear business improvement for 1932. He cites growing consumer demand and broader merchandise availability while noting AIP commodities at a very low price base.
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Salvation Army Protest Blocks clothing drive in Delphos
Welfare workers from the Salvation Army protested in Delphos Indiana this week after being refused permission to solicit for old clothing for the poor for a second time in two weeks. Mayor Williams was questioned about the stand while St Elizabeth's Benevolent Society organized a clothing drive for indigent Delphos families. Charles Hagen, 38, was found frozen to death in Toledo after freezing overnight in a vacant lot.
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Toledo
Charles Hagen
Hazen
Heavy Christmas Day fatalities in Ohio across accidents
A United Press check shows at least 22 people killed in Ohio on Christmas Day, with numerous injuries. Names and ages span Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Dennison, Newark and other towns as accidents from car crashes to hunting incidents are reported.
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Francis U Coyne
Felix Sweitzer
Albert Clark
Arthur Kapferer
Robert £. Fuller
Edward Brown
Helen Byrne
Fatrick Byrne
Lancaster
William R Shafer
Dayton
Alvar Mackay
Wairport
Edward Maxwell
Dennicon
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Harvey Gayle
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American Art Works
Coshocton
Newcomerstown
Melvin McKinley
Gayle
Paul M. O'Brien
Train Wreck Kills Engineer and Fireman near Richvale
A Southern Pacific limited from Portland to Los Angeles exploded in Richvale, decimating the locomotive crew Joseph Strum, 63, and W oD Stone, 40, killing them instantly. Of 153 passengers, none required medical aid though all were shaken and frightened as the boiler burst and the cab was hurled from the train. The engine and tender separated and ran wreckage down the track for a mile before air brakes halted the rear cars.
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Southern Pacific
Portland
Los Angeles
Joseph Strum
Od Stone
Funeral services for Catherine Steward in Athens church
Catherine Steward aged 27 died Friday at a sanitarium in Bre Connellsville. Funeral services will be held at Carpenter church at 130 o clock Sunday afternoon. Mrs Steward lived in Athens for several years and worked at Hotel Berry. She leaves a daughter Eva Marie aged 7. In Toledo two men were found dead by carbon monoxide in a garage on Christmas night, discovered today by a neighbor.
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Butler Declares Family and Church Fail in Duty to Youth
New York December 2. Dr Nicholas Murray Butler president of Columbia University criticizes the family and church for failing youth and diminishing educational influence. He links youth apathy to politics and argues schools bear burdens from weakened parental and religious guidance.
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Bills Draft in Washington as Solons Convene
Washington reports state and federal lawmakers advance many bills touching all Americans from Wall Street bankers to farmers. Hoover measures seek reconstruction finance changes, farm relief, and widened public works with debates over board structure and loans to railroads. Unemployment relief proposals include large federal outlays and a potential five year moratorium on Federal Land Bank loans, while resistance from administration persists.
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Road Work for Year Is Ended By County
Athena County road forces finished 1931 projects and will store equipment for winter. County surveyor Dike Wilson said all work for 1931 is complete as up to 100 men worked at times. Employment lasted two weeks per applicant to spread benefits. A year end report will be prepared for county commissioners. Weather permitting, road work may resume in March with cost estimates for the coming year. Dr Randell J Condon Cincinnati educator died suddenly from pneumonia in Greenville Tennessee.
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Randell J. Condon
Cyncinnati
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Bank Robbery Solved by Station Owner
Cincinnati, Tre 24 Two confessed bank robbers were identified after a filling station owner near Brookville noticed a large bag of bills and alerted authorities. Allie D Hadden and Samuel Mays, both of Cincinnati, admitted taking $61,000 from Farmer State Bank at Miamitown Thursday with two accomplices. The foursome fled in a car that got stuck in mud near a barn. Hadden and Mays were later captured in another stolen car. Police are seeking two remaining suspects.
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George Pulakainp
Brookville
Bilta
Submarine Tow System Seized in Prohibition Case
A garland connected system used to haul liquor from Canada into the United States was discovered. The device moved cylinders of whiskey at high speed and used a motor driven conveyor to unload liquor under a house on the edge of Lalo. Customs agents found the apparatus and pipes, with trucks arriving to load the cargo.
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Fewer Marriages Reported in Ohio in 1921
Ohio records show 56 829 marriages in the year ending November 1921, a decline of 0.962 per 1000 from the prior period. The data reflects a lower marriage rate amid social changes in the era.
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House of Commons Debates Food Tax and Turnips Questioned
London reports a lively debate in the House of Commons over a proposed tax on imported luxury foods as part of England’s shift from free trade to protectionism. Ittie bald questions if working people should eat grass while MPs argue the implications for prices, with the chamber described in ornate detail and public galleries filling as the session adjourns.
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England
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Somerset
Strafford
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Warren Hastings
St. Stephen's Hall
Athens
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Scarlet Fever Reported Here in Athens County
Four Scarlet Fever cases reported in Athens County by Miss Viola Fell director of ournes with cases on Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday. Eight contacts under quarantine to be released Sunday unless others in families remain ill. Diphtheria case noted in Buchtal. overall diphtheria and scarlet fever spread described as fairly cleared with no new cases reported.
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Christian Science Sermon at Seience Church Athens
A sermon at the Christian Science Church in Athens today centers on Christian Science as the subject. Services begin at 10 45 o clock with the Golden Text about the glory of the Lord and all flesh seeing it. The Lesson Sermon includes Revelation 12 and a passage from Mary Baker Eddy's Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures.
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Prompt Payment of Delinquent Tax Urged in Athens County
County treasurer G. D. Gorham said several payments have been made on delinquent taxes owed to Athens County. He noted most payers owe small amounts and urged prompt settlement. Attorney Romuald Erskine was hired as deputy collector to accelerate the collection effort.
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Marietta Police Chief Authorized Identification Barriers
The London Prison Service bureau announced it received word that Marietta Police Chief Homer Wollé had been authorized to establish an identification barriers with police colleagues. The exact details and scope of the plan were not disclosed.
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Marietta
Lancaster arrest in jail break probe involves four suspects
In Lancaster a man and a woman were held for investigation by the sheriff today in connection with an alleged attempt to help an inmate escape from Fairtrekt Gowns Jail. Dancastle Dee, 24, Bruce Brown, 37, and Sree Smith, 37, were taken into custody. The prisoner’s wife was present during the incident at the jail rear where Mrs Brown and Smith were said to engage in breaking a window with an iron bar. The case involves ME and local mills and schools.
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Columbus
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Zanesville
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Young Albany Child To Be Buried Suadggi
A brief obituary notes the burial arrangement for a young Albany child connected to the Suadggi family. Grandson of Mr and Mrs Suadggi, the obituary cites family ties and funeral plans in Albany, with sparse details due to fragmented text.
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