Record Cold Snap in Athens District Sees Below Zero Temps
The Athens district endures a brutal cold spell with temperatures near four degrees below zero and up to eight to ten inches of snow. Gyms, garages, and plumbing shops report ice and stranded drivers as subzero winds bite residents. Farmers report back-to-back frost histories dating to 1899 and 1898, noting one of the severest mar threats in decades while officials warn of continued frigid conditions.
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Athens
Fined for Wrong License in Justice Court
Staff Spe Henthorne minister of the Methodist Episcopal was fined 825 and costs in Justice of Peace H H ay afternoon for possessing a motor vehicle without a valid license. The warrant for Mr Henthorne was issued by HL Dye, minister at Rutland, who served as the judge in this local matter.
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Methodist Episcopal
Justice of Peace H. H
Henthorne
HL. Dye
Rutland
Syracuse
Ohio Assembly Opens Bribery Probe Over Hall Allegations
A five member Ohio House committee named by Speaker Frank Cav e prepared to investigate bribery charges raised by Rep Forest Hall Cambridge minister who said Ed Shively Cambridge offered him 1000 to forget a bill on chattel loan rates. Shively and Mathews Cambridge manager denied the charges.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio House of Representatives
Frank Cave
Mansfield
Forest Hall
Cambridge
Hall
Ed Shively
Shively
Harlan W. Mathews
Commonwealth Loan Company of
Mathews
Representative Hall
Shivey
Aged Woman Slain in Cabin in Kentucky Hills
Martin County authorities stormed a Kentucky cabin and found a family of eight in hysteria after a ritual believed to call for a sacrifice. Mrs Lucinda Mills, 72, was slain. seven relatives face murder charges, one is a material witness.
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Inez
U.P
Martin County
Kentucky Hills
Lucinda Mills
Farmers Fight for Aid in Assessments
Washington County Taxpayers League representatives spoke in Columbus at a highway committee meeting. They urged relief from road taxes due to State Route No. 7 and U S 50 North harming farmers, including six widows with farms on N S 530 North. They have secured a temporary injunction against further assessments and vow to stay in session four days weekly to seek correction.
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Columbus
Washington County Taxpayers League
House of Representatives
Ohio
W. F. Hale
Macksburgh
R. L. Hanson
New Matamorca
Washington County
N. S. 530
Hanlon
Major Johnson Begins Fourth Term as Probate Judge
Major Samuel M. Johnson started his fourth term as Probate Judge of Athens County with a brief ceremony officiated by Judge F. Rowland. Deputies Clara Davis and Dorothy Frank were reappointed. George Gibbs and Myrtle Horlacher continue as probation officers aiding students from Ohio University in the county juvenile court.
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Athens County
Major Johnson
Congress
Samuel M. Johnson
F. Rowland
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Johnson
Judge Rowland
Clara Davis
Dorothy Frank
George Gibbs
Myrtle Horlacher
Weather Halts Mortgage Fight
Bitter cold weather paused massed efforts to stop foreclosure sales as farmers stay at firesides. Legislatures in Oklahoma, Illinois, Iowa, Texas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Nebraska advance measures to relieve mortgage disorders. Near Ithaca Michigan farmers roll a mortgagee's agent in a snow drift and return property to its owner Roy Marzel. In Wichita Kansas deputy sheriffs rescue attorney P Dudley Gardiner from enraged farmers after a bid of 1400 on a farm with 2025 mortgage.
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U.P
Oklahoma
Illinois
Iowa
Texas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Ithaca
Mich
Roy Marzel
Wichita
Kan
P. Dudley Gardiner
Belpre Prisoner Receives Free Hospital Care
Marietta report states William Reamer, a Belpre man, was jailed for illegal liquor possession and fined 100 dollars. While in custody a chronic appendicitis required surgery, and Memorial Hospital provided free operation and more than a week of treatment, with the county covering costs. Sheriff Thorn delivered Reamer to his Belpre home after the case.
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Marietta
William Reamer
Belpre
Memorial Hospital
Reamer
Costa
Thomas
Thorn
Sleep Like a Log Myth Exploded by Dr. Renshaw Talk
Dr. Samuel Renshaw, Ohio State psychology professor, debunked the idea that sleep is a fixed state. He spoke to Ohio University’s Biological Discussion Group about sleep posture in children and how posture changes reveal sleep patterns and disturbances.
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Dr. Renshaw
Samuel Renshaw
Ohio State University
Renshaw
Ohio University At
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Ren
Ohio Senate to Vote on Ohio Coal Preference Bill
In Columbus the Ohio Senate prepared to vote on a bill by Sen. Earl R. Lewis to require tax supported institutions to prefer coal mined in Ohio in competitive bids. The measure, advancing from the Judiciary Committee, mirrors a House bill by Rep. W. T. Roberts also under committee review. A separate Senate bill by Sen. E LeFever addresses mine dust removal.
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Ohio
Columbus
U.P
Ohio Senate
Earl R. Lewis
St. Clairsville
Lewis
Senate Judiciary Committee
W. T. Roberts
Belmont County
Mines Committee
House of Representatives
Roberts
Sen. E. LeFever
Athens
Men Found Frozen In Refrigerator Car
Two men were found huddled in a freight train refrigerator car at Crestline. Emil F. Valentine, 32, was dead. his brother Oscar, 24, was in critical condition and hospitalized. Both men were from Alliance, Ohio.
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Crestline
Emil F. Valentine
Oscar
Alliance
Quilt Making Revival Captivates Middleport Women
Middleport society notes a revival of quilt making once popular in the last century. Many local women combine quilting with social afternoons as quilt displays appear in churches. Mrs. R. B. Laughead hosted an all day quilting session with about a dozen guests and 14 quilts in progress in the vicinity of her South Fifth Avenue home.
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Middleport
R. B. Laughead
South Fifth Avenue
Hooker Street
I Am Not Guilty Says Senate and Senators Believe It
Beverly Hills report says a figure named Salis Will claims innocence before the Senate. The piece describes a mock trial vibe where the subject asserts not guilty and claims belief from colleagues as if a jury. It mentions shifts in journalism and a future sergeant at arms who would be blind.
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Senate
Will
Barry
Barry Article May Trigger Libel Trial In Senate
Washington February 9 A heated clash looms as the Senate Judiciary Committee weighs criminal libel action against New Outlook editor Alfred E Smith after a Barry article alleging congressmen sell votes. Rep Louis Ludlow also blasts Congress in his book America Go Bust criticizing junkets and million dollar Washington celebrations.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
New Outlook
Alfred E. Smith
David & Barry
Senate
Barry
Congress
Louis Ludlow
Indiana Democrat
America
George Washington
Ludlow
Ohio House approves bill to remove bug dust from mines
The Mines Committee reported for passage a bill by Rep. W. T. Roberts of Belmont County to remove bug dust and machine cuttings from Ohio coal mine workplaces. The unanimous vote followed addresses by Ohio United Mine Workers officials, restoring a 1910 law to safeguard miners. Violations carry penalties for both miners and operators.
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Columbus
U.P
Mines Committee
House of Representatives
W. T. Roberts
Belmont County
Ohio
Ohio United Mine Workers
Railroads Warn Federal Aid Loss May End Them
Alfred P. Thom, general counsel for the Association of Railway Executives, told a Senate banking sub committee that pulling federal aid from the Reconstr uction Finance Corporation could lead to railroad abandonment.
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Washington
U.P
Alfred P. Thom
Association of Railway Executives
Senate Banking
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Gas Tax Bill Up Again in piy State Senate
Ohio Senate Finance Committee kills the Lloyd gas tax diversion plan to back salaries for teachers in state aid districts. Parallel bills seek to issue indebtedness certificates and borrow from retirement funds to fund pay. Legislature eyes 900 proposed laws as emergency relief measures advance.
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Columbus
Ohio Senate
Lioyd
Portsmouth
Finance Committee
Boards of Education
Senate
House of Representatives
Congress
House
John J. Lehman
Fremont
Ohio Relief Commission
Victor J. Niday
Gallipolis
Lowery
Muskingum
King
Vinton County
Ohio
R. R. Stratton
Brown County
Brown
Bank Clearings Rise in New York as Optimism Grows
New York city bank clearings rose 91 percent last week from the same week in 1932, signaling improved business. The national clearing rate climbed 2.6 percent despite declines in other centers, while January marriage liabilities topped prior years, signaling broader economic recovery.
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New York
New York City
Dutch Warships Move Against East Indian Mutineers
A Dutch squadron from the Celebes area ordered to clear decks for action seized mutineers aboard the cruiser Zeven Provincien. The mutineers threatened to fire on a pursuing government vessel unless it retreated. Modern fighting ships steamed east as seaplanes tracked the movement toward Vice Admiral Osten.
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de Zeven Provincien
Celebes
Osten
East Indies
Figet
Hudson Motor Car strike ends as workers return to body plant
Detroit February 9 United Press reports Hudson Motor Car Company workers in the body plant resumed work today. About 1,000 of 3,000 strikers had returned, with at least 1,000 more expected by mid afternoon. The recall allowed 3,000 more workers to return across main plant and assembly lines. Axle plant workers remained 1,100 strong, while Ford recalled workers and Briggs plants increased body production for new Ford cars.
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Hudson Motor Car Company
Hudson
Officiala
Ford Motor Company
Briggs Manufacturing Company
Briggs
Ford
Jap Onslaught Against Jehol Expected Soon
Japanese forces in Manchuria prepare a drive against Chinese troops to seize Jehol Province. The War Office said action may start within days, framed as policing to restore order in Jehol as part of Manchuria, with Green-clad infantry, bombing planes, armored trains and other modern weapons used against Chinese regulars and irregulars.
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Japan
Manchuria
Jehol Province
War Office
Johol
Manzhoukuo
Jebel
China
Manchoukuo
Detain Man Found Sleeping in Rain
Whot Arba Stewart, found sleeping in the rain along a state highway near Bartlett, was taken into custody by Sheriff Thorn after Bartlett residents reported he had been loitering there for days. He appears mentally deficient and may have escaped from a state institution. he once lived at Cuyahoga Falls.
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Arba Stewart
Thorn
Bartlett
Stewart
Offhers
Cuyahoga Falls
Arctic Cold Wave Slams U S Killing Dozens Across Regions
Arctic air swept from the Rockies to the Atlantic with temperatures from 43 degrees below zero to a few above. At least 40 deaths were linked to the cold as crops, livestock, and the destitute suffered. Ohio reported sixteen deaths as subzero temperatures persisted with several cities near or below zero.
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U.P
United States
Midwest
Rocky Mountain
South
Atlantic Seaboard
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Atlantic
Canada
Southland
Ohio
Chillicothe
Washington C
Cleveland
Columbus
Cincinnat
And
Zanesville
Jiffin
Canton
Newark
Ashland
Akron
Youngstown
Barberton
Not Ready for Mussolini Says Snell in House Clash
Washington February 9 Up-House Republican chiefs bolted Hoover leadership and vowed to oppose Democratic moves to give Roosevelt sweeping powers to reorganize the federal government. House Minority Leader Bertrand H. Snell said Senate authorization would make Roosevelt an absolute dictator, declaring the United States not ready for a Mussolini.
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Washington
House
Hoover
Roosevelt
Bertrand H. Snell
Senate
Three Buildings Razed In Barberton Blaze
In Barberton the morning light showed a fire destroying three downtown buildings the McKenna Block Campfield Hickman Building and the American Savings and Loan Building Loss estimated over 250000 Fire Captain I R Lockhart said his men walked around for hours like fence posts as firefighters froze on the job
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McKenna
Campfield- Hickman
American Savings and Loan
I. R. Lockhart
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