Way Is Paved For Releasing Innocent Man
Frank Howell, 27, jailed over a year, seems set for release after Irene Schroeder and Glenn Dague, killers of State Policeman Brady Paul, signed affidavits admitting the robbery for which Howell was convicted. The affidavits, sent to Gov. Conley, come as the pair face execution in six weeks. Howell’s wife was freed earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Frank Howell
Irene Schroeder
Glenn Dague
Brady Paul
Howell
William G. Conley
West Virginia
Trene
Dague
New Martinsville
Conley
Bayless Named Second Deputy Sheriff of Athens County
Bayless, of Nelsonville, married father of two, is appointed second deputy by sheriff-elect Wayne Wingett. He served in World War I, later entered insurance, and now works for Athena Brick Co. His appointment completes Wingett’s staff alongside George Rasp named chief deputy two weeks earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Bayless
Nelsonville
Athens County
Wayne Wingett
Bayless
Myers Street
Athena Brick Co
James Bayless
Nelonville
Willard
Blast Kills Three at Torpedo Plant near Electra
An explosion at the United States Torpedo Shop near Electra Texas killed three workers Bill Kennsworthy 40 Jim Ruesel 48 and Jimmy Snyder 24 as they unloaded a 19 quart nitro glycerine can from a truck. Manager A E Rapp said there would be no investigation noting everything was destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electra
Tex
U.P
United States Torpedo Shop
Bill Kennsworthy
Jim Ruesel
Jimmy Snyder
A. E. Rapp
Store Man Murdered in Cleveland Robbery
Fourteen days of unrest end with the shooting death of Hyman Lieder, 52, shoe store proprietor, killed during a hold up in his Cleveland shop. Police mobilized to curb a winter crime wave as two gunmen attacked the victim last night and fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Policertment
Hyman Lieder
Ick
Twoen
Booklet Guides Debaters with 100 Live Topics
Athens Messenger advertises a booklet offering debaters and speakers a reference work. It promises quick access to strong material on both sides of many subjects, with over 100 topics listed. A cost postpaid coupon is included for order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Class Rate System Goes On Test on West Roads
In St Paul Minnesota on December 31 a six month trial of class rate pricing for transcontinental trains begins. Tourist car travel drops 15 percent below standard fares while day coach rates fall 24 percent. The plan mirrors European third and fourth class pricing and marks the first such experiment in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul, Minn
U.P
Europe
Government Asks Swift Court Action on Clark Ruling
The U S government urged a speedy Supreme Court decision on Judge William Clark’s ruling that the Eighteenth Amendment is invalid. Solicitor General Thacher said the case could be argued at once and warned that Newark’s ruling could undermine Prohibition enforcement. The brief coincided with an Anti-Saloon League forecast noting no major change in 1931 beyond enforcement improvements. The Newark case may be heard in late January or early February with a swift ruling expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Supreme Court
William Clark
Thomas PD. Thacher
Newark
Anti-Saloon League
New Jersey
Clark
Federal aid sought for unemployment insurance plan
Senator Robert F. Wagner urged federal cooperation to establish unemployment insurance across states at the third unemployment conference in Cleveland. He said he would introduce a bill when Congress reconvenes and called sociologists to educate the public on the urgent need for permanent relief. He stressed workers' right to employment and industry's duty to maintain wage continuity.
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Cleveland
U.P
Robert F. Wagner
New Yorke
American Association For Labor
Wagner
Congress
White House New Year Dance Honors Allan Hoover
At the White House in Washington the annual New Year party drew about 250 guests. Allan Hoover, the president’s younger son, opened with Miss Fanny Homann, a descendant of John Adams, and escorted her to midnight supper.
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Washington
U.P
White House
Allan Hoover
Young Hoover
Fanny Homann
John Adams
United States
Dream of Fire Becomes Realistic for Virginia Hardin
In Columbus on December 31 1930 Virginia Hardin 31 woke to a dream about her home burning and narrowly escaping. At 4 5 a m today the Hardin family woke to flames consuming their home and grocery store. The father mother sister and brother fled in night clothes as the building burned nearly to the ground. Firemen noted Virginia’s dream as the fire began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Virginia Hardin
Virginia
Hardin
Will Rogers on wealth, labor, and humility in 1930s America
Will Rogers reflects from Beverly Hills on the year ending, noting Americans overvalued progress and mass production. He argues machinery cannot feed or clothe people and suggests the Lord corrected the nation's swagger, offering a sobering social critique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Hills
Califf
Hoover
Russia
Power in Old Age Shines in Mtths of Leaders
The note recalls the striking power of aging figures. Von Moltke, a steady arc of authority at ninety, exudes control wherever he goes. Bismarck strides from a Tyrolean inn with a guide, his presence guiding rulers. Pope Leo XIII’s serene face during jubilee displays the enduring influence of age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
von Moltke
Bismarck
Gastein
Austrian Tyrol
Pope Leo
St. Peter's
Paderewski Captivates Carnegie Hall With Enduring Authority
At seventy one Paderewski walked Carnegie Hall to lead the Young People's Symphony Philharmonic Concert. The vast audience rose to honor him as he played with youth’s power and age’s restraint, proving personality can command imagination. A German teacher once told him to play piano, not violin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paderewski
Carnegie Hall
Symphony- Philharmonic
Hoechstes Glueck der
Goethe
Money in Few Hands Could Aid Nation or Corrupt Politics
A fragment argues wealth concentrated in one person could help a nation that lacks wise use, but warns the same sum could corrupt politics if misused, with continuation indicated on page four.
Rail apportionment in Hoover consolidation outlined
Washington Dec 31 AP Rail men say key lines from the Hoover plan would be split among four Eastern trunk systems. The Wabash would stay with Pennsylvania. Wheeling and Lake Erie to C&O Nickel Plate. Lehigh Valley to C&O Nickel Plate. Western Maryland to B and O. Norfolk and Western to Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh and West Virginia to be divided among the four lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Maryland
Baltimore and Ohio
Norfolk and Western
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Taplin Brothers of
Cleveland
Decision on Youngstown Sheet & Tube merger debated in New York
In New York, steel leaders gathered to decide the future of Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co after Judge Jenkins ruled against the Bethlehem Steel merger. James A. Campbell, veteran chairman of Sheet & Tube, confirmed a session was held with Bethlehem president Eugene G. Grace expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co
New York
David G. Jenkins
Sheet & Tuba
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
James A. Campbell
Sheet & Tube
Eugene G. Grace
Bethlehem
Kidnappers Nab Geraldine Sparks in Kansas City Jeep Escape
Geraldine Sparks, held by three jail-breakers near Wichita, was forced to ride to Kansas City by her escort at gunpoint. In KC she and friend W. T. Harness were confined but contacted police. The assailants were arrested and Sparks and Harness returned home unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
Pretty Geraldine Sparks
Kansas City
Miss Sparks
W.T. Harness
Harness
Dewey urges third party breakup of Republicans
Prof John Dewey of Columbia criticizes Senator George W Norris for not backing a third party. He warns defections could crack the party like a dam and says the core issue is whether the people or powerful interests will control government for society’s welfare.
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New York
U.pd
John Dewey
Columbia University
George W. Norris
Republican Party
Norris
Dewey
Lincoln
The
United States
Ohio Education Association Elects Officers at Columbus
The Ohio Education Association closes its semi annual convention in Columbus with W. G. Wolfe of Cambridge named president and C. A. Hudson of Fremont elected to the executive committee. Dr Robert L Morton of Athens joins the Ohio Educational Council. Miss Bertha Bridgeman of Athens named a National Education Association delegate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Ohio Education Association
Cedar Point
W. G. Wolfe
Cambridge
Guernsey County
C. A. Hudson
Fremont
Dean Hixon
Lancaster
Reading Circle
Montreal
Robert L. Morton
Athens
Ohio Educational Council
Athens merchants to close for New Year observance
Athens Retail Merchants Association will close stores Thursday in observance of New Year’s Day. President W. Drake says many residents will hold watch parties to welcome 1950.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Retail Merchants Association
W. 2. Drake
Athens
Eight-room Athens house for sale or rent
The Messenger Classified Ada lists an eight room house in Athens with hardwood floors and full basement available for sale or rent or lease with furnished or unfurnished options. Also notes moving or raising a house at a fair price and a Logan farm service removing dead stock. Ford 1929 Tudor sedan offered for $325 with good paint tires top and upholstery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Logan
Naval Officer Poisoned Self After Wreck
Lieutenant Bruce Settle naval aide to President Hoover died at his desk and is believed to have poisoned himself. Police found evidence linking him to a hit and run in a safety zone that injured four, with a naval Board of Inquiry reviewing autopsy results and stomach contents.
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Washington
Dec
U.P
Bruce Settle
Naval
Hoover
Settle
Naval Board of Inquiry
David FP. Sellereé
Judge Advocate
Navy
Pute
Treruous
To Name Winners in Athens Lighting Contest Final Judging
Officials announced final judging of Athens lighting contest will be announced tentatively. Judges Prof FF J Roar Sr C Corn nell and John Rood will determine winners based on simplicity artistic merit and effectiveness. Homes are categorized into two groups valued above and below 10000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Tenteht
Christiman
Prof
J. Roar, Sr
C. C. Cornell
John Rood
Robber Sympathetic in Cleveland Holdup
A sympathetic robber in Cleveland apologized during a store holdup saying he needed money to care for his children. The man, with hands up, took only a small amount from the cash register at George Minchak’s dry goods store before fleeing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Det
U.ph
George Minchak
Plane mechanic killed at Cleveland Airport by propeller
Vernon R. Unzicker aged 28 a mechanic with National Air Transport was fatally injured when he stepped into the rotating propeller of a tri motor passenger plane on the Cleveland Airport tarmac late yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Vernon R. Unzicker
National Air Transport Mechanic
Charleston Coasting Tragedy Claims Youth From KMI
Charles, West Virginia December 31 B Kemp Littlepage 16 a Kentucky Military Institute student and member of a Charles ton family died from injuries after a coasting accident on a hill near here The incident occurred today and authorities reported the death as confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
W. Va
B. Kemp Littlepage
Kentucky Military Institute
Charleston
Here
Oil price cut by 10 cents a barrel announced
The Joseph Seep Purchasing Agency of the South Penn Oil Company said Corning grade crude oil in Buckeye Pipe Line lines will drop from 1.25 to 1.15 per barrel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Joseph Seep
South Penn Oj Company
Buckeye Pipe Line Company
Hard ing Memorial Meeting Sees Tepid Hoover Offer
Marion D. Hoke Donithen secretary of the executive committee calls a meeting to consider President Hoover's offer to speak at the dedication of the Harding Memorial. He says he does not care if Hoover never dedicates the memorial, revealing little enthusiasm for the proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoke Donithen
Marion
The
Harding Memorial Association
Hoover
Donithen
Home Town Folks Help Inaugurate White Governor
In Marietta Ohio on December 31, residents from Washington County plan a joint celebration for George W. White's inauguration as governor. The Marietta Chamber of Commerce will form a committee to organize the city participation on January 12. Hundreds are expected to attend, with a special Baltimore and Ohio train carrying the delegation to Columbus. Company A of the 86th Infantry will escort the new governor, and the Marietta Beach Pound slap will travel to Columbus for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta
Washington County
George W. White
Ohio
Baltimore and Ohio
Columbus
White
Hovee
Abiaty
86Th Infantry
Around the World Flight Planned to start and end in Ohio
Ohio business interests plan an around the world air voyage eastward starting in July. The proposed flight aims to set a new heavier-than-air record, possibly 15 to 18 days, with a three crew including two pilots and a writer. Route spans Europe and Asia, then North America, ending back in Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Pacific Ocean
Columbus
Dee
Airvoyate
Buffalo
Nova Scotian
Atlantis Ocean
London
Europe
Berlin
Moscow
Asia
Tomak
Iberia
Peking
Tokio
Kamehatka
Alean Islands
Aim Alagica
Lane
Deny Trying To Scare Boy Deny Trying To Scare Boy
Lancaster officials at the Boys' Industrial School rebut blame in the Belmont slaying case of 14 year old John Woods. They say precautions were taken to prevent fear and that a hospital attendant learned of the death from a visitor’s newspaper. Superintendent A. R. Harsh anticipated publicity and prepared steps to avoid fault by staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Dec
U.P
John Woods
Belmont
A. R. Harsh
Ex-Convict Quinn Sought in Griffith Teachers Slay
Ex convict Ear Quinn is under arrest in connection with the murder of Jessie and Jexie Griffith, school teachers. County Attorney Bruce Potter says the motive was robbery and that the suspect may be Quinns wife, held at Tonkawa near the crime scene as orders go out to the Southwest and Midwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quinn
Tonkawa
Fears for Future Urges Immigration Restriction
Washington December 31 U P. The United States must rigidly restrict immigration or risk future generations emigrating to other open spaces of the world said Albert Johnson Republican chairman of the House Immigration Committee. He warned that the U S cannot postpone population and living condition pressures from older countries and urged restricting every unneeded immigrant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
United States
Albert Johnson
House Immigration Committee
Johnson
Big Dividends Paid in State
Ohio building and loan associations completed final distribution of 70 million dollars in interest and dividends, sharing profits among 1 976 000 stockholders and depositors. Total earnings reached 91 million dollars for the year, with 800 million loaned and 290 million in mortgage payments, signaling strong housing activity and an expected 60 percent rise in residential building in 1931.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Um Ohio Building and Loan Associations
James A.devine
Ofie Building Association League
Coolville bridge over Hocking River opens on WU 8
The new concrete bridge on U S 50 at Coolville over the Hocking River will open this afternoon after main construction. John W. Dowler, Athens County highway engineer, said the $76,826.45 project began in April with temporary wooden railings and half a mile of graded gravel approaches. Concrete work will finish the approach upgrades later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolville
Hocking River
John W. Dowler
Athens County
Embezzlement Charges Filed Against Insurers
In Cincinnati multiple embezzlement charges totaling 1 019 266 dollars were filed in two suits. The alleged thefts were committed by employees of Roberts Hall, a brokerage firm, against American Surety Company of New York and Ohio Casualty Insurance Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
U.A
Roberts & Hall
American Surety Company of
New York
Ohio Casualty Insurance Company
Tiny Rays Shine From Plant Roots And Growth
Dr. Otto Glasser and Dr. W. B. Seitz report at the AAAS meeting new use of a highly sensitive device to detect invisible light from a match a dozen feet away. They study radiation from living plants that may trigger neighbouring cells to divide and grow, supporting the idea that actively growing plant cells emit a signaling radiation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
U.P
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Otto Glasser
W. B. Seitz
Cleveland Clinte Foundation
Monnet Chicago bill attack on Eastern rail consolidation
Senator Brookhart criticizes a plan to consolidate eastern railroads and cites it as a Wall Street scheme harming farmers. He warns a law allowing railroads to appeal at 8.7 percent could enrich financiers while increasing the public burden and watered stock.
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Chicago
Dee
Smith ” Brookhart
Republican
Tonday
Rookhart
Wall Street
Cory Ot
Cannada
Have
Hoover
Hart
Bali
Five railroad magnates back Hoover plan in New York accord
Five figures emerge from an agreement on trunk-line consolidation backed by President Hoover. Olle Paxton Van Sweringen James Van Bworn Daniel Willard WW Atterbury and Patrick Cromley are cited as key backers with roots in Cleveland real estate and rail finance. The Van Sweringen brothers' rise from small real estate operators to rail financiers is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York
Hoover
Olle Paxton van &Ingen
Mantis James van Bworngen
Daniel Willard
WW. W. Atterbury
Patrick Edward Cromley
Kitemnaig
van Sweringen
Mi J
Clevelshd
Beir Bhaker Heights
Van Sweringens Push Early Consolidation Plan in Rail Era
The Van Sweringens allied with Daniel Willard of Baltimore and Ohio to push a major consolidation strategy aimed at cheaper, more efficient rail transport. In 1925 the Nickel Plate, B&O, and New York Central proposed a broad scheme to the Interstate Commerce Commission, with Pennsylvania submitting a dissenting view. Although negotiations faltered, the Van Sweringens gained leverage for later conferences as the ICC prepared trunk eastern systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Sweringens
Daniel Willard
Baltimore & Ohio
Interstate Commerce Commine Sion
Nickel Plate
New York Central
Pennsylvania
A& Year
Interstate Commerce Convision
New Year Arrives Across the Globe via Short Wave
Schenectady New York reports the new year arriving early at 9 a m local time through short wave radio links from Australia to Europe and Africa. General Electric’s WGY station connected broadcasts from a long distance link as 1931 dawned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schenectady
Australia
General Electric Company
Bration
Europe
WGY
Freeman graft case widens as deputy prob. agt. held
Cleveland sources say William Freeman faces an impending declaration of graft charges after a preliminary probe into W Z Ulrich deputy state prohibition commissioner. James Tamburro, linked to Freeman’s arrest, remained jailed after threats surfaced during the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temcom
Cleveland
Dea
William Freeman
Dry Ag
W. Z. Alrich
Prohibition
James Tamburro
Baatleeger
Freeman
Rettig Named Ohio State Purchasing Agent
Columbus officials announced Harry A. Rettig of Dayton as the new state purchasing agent to succeed C. D. Rybolt, Akron mayor, with a $5,000 yearly salary. Rettig has spent 12 years on the Dayton Motors Corp staff in the purchasing division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Harry A. Rettig
Dayton
George W. White
Rettig
Rybolt
Akron
Coopem
Oe Motors Corporation
Daytos
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Thomas
McKee
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