Typhoid fear spreads in Coshocton water scare
Coshocton with 11 000 residents faces typhoid risk as state tests show colon bacillus in city water. Health officials rush typhoid serum, city schools close, boil-water warnings issued, and water samples sent to Columbus for analysis. Doctor Johnson warns typhoid could follow if contamination persists.
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Coshocton
Ealth Department
W. Bohnson
State Health Department
Ier
Johnson
Newark-Coshocton
Columbus
Wille
W. A. McMichael
W. B. Johnson
State Ealith Department
Health Department
B. V. Bevier
State Department
Muskingum
Ohio Mines Are To Be Idle Tomorrow
Ohio's mines, active for the last two Saturdays, will be idle tomorrow and 30,000 miners will return to a five day week. John Owens, president of the Ohio District United Mine Workers, said an emergency coal shortage that had necessitated extra work has passed.
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Columbus
Ohio
John Owens
Ohio District
United Mine Workers
Pocket Gas Seepage Blamed for Newark Explosion
Investigators attributed the blast to gas seeping from a pocket beneath the home of Earl Garrabrant in Newark. The house was demolished. the Garrabrant family was absent at the time and no injuries were reported. Damage was estimated at about 100.
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Newark
Earl Garrabrant
Gerrabrant
Ice Gorge Collapse Closes Upper Ohio River Channel
In a record cold, a massive sand dredge collapsed under an ice jam 25 miles above Pittsburgh. Engineers dynamited the ice to clear a three mile stretch before Montgomery Dam and reduce lock pressure as the river hardened with 10 to 15 foot ice blocks.
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Ohio River
Pittsburgh
U. S
Montgomery
Mystery of Meigs Murders in 1924 May Be Solved by Skeleton
Northern Ohio labor unrest widens with 16 000 idle. Goodyear seeks court order to stop picketing at Akron plants. Libbey-Owens-Ford and Columbia Chemical face sit downs while 400 inside plant. A four cent an hour wage dispute triggers plant closure. Cleveland drivers threaten March 1 strike if unresolved.
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Columbus
Ohio
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Akron
Toledo
Glen W. McCabe
American Flat Glassworkers
Libbey-Owens-Ford
Columbia Chemical Co
Barberton
Cleveland
Defeat of Levy Brings Crisis in Columbus
Ohio’s capital faces a financial crisis after a three mill levy defeat. Safety Director Harry E. French warned that about half of Columbus police and fire forces of 323 and 338 men would be laid off. Mayor Gesaman has ordered 400 civilian dismissals to balance the budget and suggested 300 students could fill part time jobs via the National Youth Administration, raising fears of more crime.
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Harry E. French
Myron B. Gesaman
National Youth Administration
State Auditor Tracy seeks fifth term in re nomination
Columbus State Auditor Joseph T. Tracy filed Friday with the secretary of state for re nomination for a fifth term.
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Columbus
Joseph T. Tracy
Secretary of State
Officers Seek Trace of Otis Chapman in Meigs County Mystery
Skeleton found in a cave near Hysell Run raises old Meigs County questions about disappearances and brutal murders. Officials suspect the bones may be Otis Chapman who vanished after leaving Vulcan Camp in 1924, with ties to John Hedricks and other executed suspects.
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Pomeroy
Hysell Run
Meigs County
Arthur Duckworth
Thomas Fork
Otis Chapman
Tennessee
John Hedricks
Duckworth
Chapman
Hedricks
John Bryant
Richard Rhoades
James McCumber
Frank Hedricks
Vulcan Camp
Dewey
Vulcan
Wilbur Reeves
John
Oklahoma Negro Shot After Brutal Attack Near Blair
A Black suspect sought for an attack on a wealthy white farm woman, 31, and her 6 year old daughter, Alice, was seriously wounded by a posse four miles southeast of Blair, Oklahoma. Both victims lay near death at Mangum hospital with severe head injuries. the sheriff said Mrs Wilson regained consciousness briefly but recovery was deemed hopeless.
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Altus
Okla
Blair
Alice Wilson
Alice
Mangum
E. N. Clabaugh
Washington Camped at Athens During Ohio River Exploration
Historians reassess Washington's 1770 Ohio River expedition noting possible travel along the West Virginia side. Professor Smith cites limited Ohio involvement with camps at Athens and Meigs counties, and a trek from Fort Pitt that October spanning about a month. Weather records from the diary inform regional meteorology.
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Washington
Athens
Captina Creek
Ohio
Meigs
Fort Pitt
Percy Tetlow May Be Picked For Coal Study
Washington dispatch reports Bituminous Coal Commission members weighing a trip to Great Britain to study allocation and production control methods. The panel has $12 500 to fund travel and decides which of five commissioners will go, with Percy Tetlow and George E Acret among the potential travelers. The visit accompanies an inquiry replacing production caps in the original Guffey act.
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Washington
Bituminous Coal Commission
Great Britain
America
Congress
England
C. F E. Smith
Percy Tetlow
Columbus
Ohio
George E. Acret
Los Angeles
Smith
Hoffman Not Ready To Quit
Gov Harold G Hoffman said Hauptmann case remains unsolved and he has no plan for another reprieve. He noted Samuel Leibowitz withdrew from Hauptmann defense but maintains belief in Hauptmann's guilt as the Lindbergh kidnap trial looms toward the electric chair the week of March 30.
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Trenton
N. J
Harold G. Hoffman
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Samuel 8. Leibowitz
New York
Hauptmann
Leibowitz
Athens Bonus Blanks Among First Approved
K. T. Crossen Post 21 of the American Legion led early with veteran bonus applications. More than 890 applications from Athens veterans have been sent to Washington and several donors have received approvals. Sherman notes applications continue at the Legion Home with help from Wells Jennson Moler Link and Fulton.
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K. T. Crossen
American Legion
R M. Sherman
Athens Post
Washington
Legion Home
Sherman
Harold Wells
J. C. Jennson
Harley Moler
Wheatley Link
Oscar Fulton
Davey Reveals Reason for Entering Politics
Gov. Martin L. Davey told Capital University students that he entered politics because he believed others did not know better. The remarks reflect his rationale as he spoke to the audience in Columbus.
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Davey
Columbus
Martin L. Davey
Capital University
Woman Digged Trench and Placed Pipe in Water Line Fix
Gallia County workmen found a frozen service line already repaired on Sycamore Street when homeowner Mrs Carrie Stewart asked them to test the connections. She had dug a trench two feet deep across her lot, spanning 50 feet, and installed a new pipe with two gas kets.
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Gallipolis
Cty
Sycamore St
Carrie Stewart
Aviator Denies He Found Paul Redfern Alive
American aviator Art Williams who taught Redfern to fly says his Brazilian interior expedition found no evidence Redfern survived. Williams reported contact with 10 Indian villages and asserts Redfern did not land in the explored area, denying Alfred Harred's Paraná banner claim of a rescue.
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Georgetown
British Guiana
Art Williams
Paul Redfern
Redfern
Bruswick
Rio de Janeiro
Williams
Alfred Harred
Paramaribo
Harred
Aid Wildlife Darling Urges Restoration Program
COLUMBUS. Jay N. Darling urged governors and legislators to back a constructive restoration program replacing game and fish preserves. He warned that continued conservation as practiced risks turning the country into a desert and blamed conservationists for destroying wildlife resources. He cited resigning as head of the Federal Biological Survey over a dam project threatening a vast breeding ground at the Santee River mouth.
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Columbus
Jay N
Ding’ Darling
League of Ohio Spottsmen
Darling
Wildlife Institute
Former Athens County Teacher David Seaman Dies
David O Seaman former Athens County teacher and Industrial Commission of Ohio worker died after an emergency operation heart failure suspected Springfield funeral set Saturday at 1 pm. He leaves two children Elwood Frank and Burch and siblings Emery Julia Ida Flora Will. Funeral in Springfield.
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Will Bobo
Maplewood Dr
David O. Seaman
Springfield
Athens County
Seaman
Industrial Commission of
Ohio
Elwood Frank
Pennsylvania
Burch
Emery Seaman
Julia Filiott
Louisiana
Ida A Brown
Columbus
Will Seaman
Flora Murphy
Wil! Bobo
Athens
Iowa professor predicts skin to serve as ears for deaf
Iowa City. Prof George W. Stewart head of the University of Iowa Physics department predicts science will develop a treatment for deafness using skin on the back or abdomen as ears.
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Iowa City
Iowa
George W. Stewart
University of Iowa
Senate Must Follow House Action On Farm Bill Debate
Washington reportsHouse leaders push to pass a 500 million farm bill by nightfall with a Senate amendment mirrors. The House added a strong consumer protection measure and funds extended to Dec 31 1937 for soil conservation and stabilization payments through state channels after 1987. The fight centers on a McCormack consumer protection amendment and a Boileau dairy subsidy provision. Chairman Jones predicts constitutional questions with the bill.
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Washington
House
Senate
White House
House Today
Jonee
House Agriculture Committee
Nelsonville Man Acquitted by Athens County Jury
Nelsonville resident John Murphy was acquitted by a jury in Athens County Common Pleas Court after facing a driving while under the influence charge from the Athens County Grand Jury. He thanked each juror and shook hands with Prosecuting Attorney Harold J. Rose and Judge C. F. Rowland after the verdict.
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John Murphy
Nelsonville
Athens County
Cold Wave Predicted in Mid Western States
Forecaster C A Donnell of the Chicago Weather Bureau warned of a renewed cold wave across the Plains States Friday after a brief warm spell, with no immediate sub zero temperatures expected.
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Chicago
Plains States
C. A. Donnell
Chicago Weather Bureau
Athens to observe February 22 holiday for Washington's Birthday
All federal agencies and banks in Athens will close on February 22. The post office courthouse and Reemployment Service will also shut down as part of WPA and FERA relief measures.
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Athens
Washington
WPA
FERA
County Relief
Wrens Take Winter Lodging at Toerner Greenhouses
A family of wrens inhabits the Toerner Greenhouses on S Mulberry St during winter. Mr. Toerner notes the birds perch daily, venture outside when vents are open, and return at dusk. The colony’s songs echo through the greenhouse each day.
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Logan
Toerner
S. Mulberry St
Clock Murder Suspect Held by Police in Bludgeoning Case
A 25 year old chauffeur Fred Stettler was arrested on suspicion of murder in the robbery killing of Carl Barbour 46 and his wife Dorothea 61 at a rooming house. Police say an electric time clock device ignited gasoline soaked papers under the bed, police checked the rooming house registry for technical know how. Detectives say only someone with electrical training could rig the device and set the blaze about 5 50 am. The couple was found with skulls battered in.
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Los Angeles
Lloyd Pattoh
Fred Stettler
Carl S. Barbour
Dorothea
Stettler
Italy Captures Aderat in Northern Ethiopia
Advance columns of the Italian army report to headquarters that Aderat, 20 miles south of Makale, has fallen. The capture is seen as key due to its position between Makale and Amba Alaji. Italian planes reportedly bombed the area as a new infantry division named Assetia Second began embarkation at Rome for Eritrea.
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Ethiopia
Aderat
Makale
Rome
Amba Alaji
Assetia
Eritrea
Italy
Libya
Ohio Senator Shuns Involvement in Gubernatorial Primary
Senator Robert Bulkley of Ohio said he will not be involved in the Democratic gubernatorial primary between Gov. Martin Davey and Lt. Gov. Harold Mosier who announced his candidacy on Wednesday.
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Washington
Robert J. Bulkley
Ohio
Martin L. Davey
Harold G. Mosier
Cleveland
Northern States May Bask in Mild Temperatures in Future
Prof. William E. Powers of Northwestern University predicts northern states may see warmer periods as Earth exits the last glacial cycle. He cautions this is not a signal of immediate spring but a very long-term trend toward higher averages, potentially centuries from now.
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United States
William E. Powers
Northwestern University
Powere
Fessor
University of Cincinnati
Powers
Chicago
Cincinnati
Weather Bureau
Financing of New Program To Be Concentrated On Next Week
President Roosevelt said the tax bill to fund the new farm program would be finalized after returning from Hyde Park New York. He noted ongoing conferences with spending agency heads through April and said discussions with lending unit officers are nearly complete. A billion dollar borrowing cut is planned but no specific expenditure curtailment announced. Congressional tax advisers offered optimistic notes about a small tax bill in the campaign year.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y
Congress
AAA
Supreme Court
Mr. Roosevelt
Capitol Hill
Roosevelt rebuffed as EPIC Democrats plan own delegate slate
EPIC Democrats in California plan a separate slate for the party convention after a shown rift with the Roosevelt administration. They will meet in Los Angeles to name delegates pledged to Roosevelt and a production for use platform plank, signaling ongoing intra party tensions.
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San Francisco
Roosevelt
EPIC
California
Los Angeles
Injured Man Sues for 4000 in Separate Car Crash
Gallipolis Ohio Denny Lt Lane injured in January 18 traffic crash that killed Lean der Walker 48. Lane sues Wendell Roush for 4000 alleging negligence after Roush’s car struck Walker and Lane as they worked on a tire beside the Lane home between Evergreen and Porter.
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Gallipolis
Denny Lt. Lane
Leander Walker
Wendell Roush
Lane
Roush
Walker
Evergreen and
Porter
Tibbie Rites Set in Athens After San dusky Death
Mrs Walter Tibbie 24 of Sandusky died after a two month illness. The body will be brought by train to Athens Saturday and taken to the Powell home. Funeral services Sunday at 2 30 in Pilgrim Holiness Church with Rev B H Pugh officiating. Burial in West Union Cemetery. She leaves husband Walter Tibbie two brothers Clyde Powell Miley Powell two sisters Esther Link and John Powell as a brother and six children at home. Parents Mr and Mrs Steve Powell reside in Sandusky.
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Walter Tibbie
Sandusky
Steve Powell
Pilgrim Holiness Church
B. H. Pugh
West Union Bt
Probation Ordered for Misuse of Dealer Registration
Found guilty Friday of misuse of dealer's registration on a truck by Probate Judge S M Johnson. Don Nester of 26 First Bt Athens must report to a probation officer weekly.
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S. M. Johnson
Don Nester
First Bt
Athens
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