Washington Birth Anniversary Observed At Ohio University
Ohio University marked the 200th anniversary of George Washington's birth and the 128th of the university with remarks by Thomas N. Hoover. He described Washington as human and educated, and traced his life from boyhood to presidency, noting Washington’s enduring interest in education and Westward expansion.
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Ohio University
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George Washington
England
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Hock-Hocking River
Ohio
Rufus ‘Putnam
Boston
Cornwallis
Yorktown
Manasseh Cutler
Athens
Thomas Ewing
John Hunter
West
General Assembly of
Congress
Putnam
Lindley
Wilson
McGuffey
Tdea
Former Toledo Councilman Jones to testify in Lima trial
Alvin C. Jones, 46, ex Toledo councilman, will testify Tuesday in Allen County Common Pleas Court. He is charged with obtaining illegally $200 from Mrs. Nettie Williams of Lima in exchange for promise to procure her brother’s release from Ohio Penitentiary.
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Alvin C. Jones
Toledo
Allen County Common Pleas Court
Nettie Williams
Ohio
Democratic Truce With Hoover Ended by Garner
Speaker Garner declared an end to the truce with the Hoover administration. He accused cabinet spokesmen of using Democratic cooperation to aid Hoover’s re election. He said the aim was to boost the president by implying he alone achieved legislation.
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Garner Calls for Democratic Co operation Against Hoover
Garner urged President Hoover to cooperate with Democrats and yield to their views, arguing the administration seeks dictation. He warned a political truce should not let Hoover continue hostilities while Democrats face ongoing opposition. The Texan also said Glass Steagall and the currency bill were Democratic priorities, not Hoover triumphs.
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Bryan Nominated for Vice President in Democratic Ticket
The Phoenix Gazette notes a column announcing W. J. Bryan son of the late William Jennings Bryan as a Democratic Vice Presidential nominee. The piece likens a gold President and silver Vice President to a shield that prompted knights to quarrel, with continuation on Page 4.
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Akron Dirigible Breaks From Ground Crew In Crash
The Akron bucked from its ground crew at Lakehurst New Jersey as it left the hangar a gust rose from 14 to 32 mph. The ship swung and crashed tearing the lower steering fin and bending the auxiliary control car. Two crew members were injured and taken to the naval hospital.
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Goodyear approves six hour day to cut unemployment
Akron February report states Paul W. Litchfield president of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced final approval of a six hour work day at the Akron plant. The measure will affect about 3,000 workers who would otherwise be idle, following testing of several other plans.
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U.2
Paul W. Litchfield
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Litghfield
McDermott’s death attempt described as faked in prison
Columbus Feb 22 A life sentence inmate Pat McDermott who killed Canton editor Don Mellett allegedly tried to hang himself with a sheet but investigators say the warden called the act faked. Prison officials suspect McDermott sought transfer to Lima insane asylum. A friend Lloyd Lockhard, 27, told police a false claim about a killer Louie Dian.
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U.P
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P. BE. Thomas
McDermott
Don Mellett
Canton
Lima
Thomas
Lloyd Lockhard
Portsmouth
Louie Dian
Mellett
Lockhard
Democrats Lead Two To One In Des Moines Straw Poll
In a Des Moines Register straw poll in Iowa Democrats lead Republicans by more than two to one. Democratic ballots totaled 38 732 to 17 925 for Republicans with Roosevelt near the Democratic top and Hoover favored by Republicans. Prohibition question shows 17 836 against and 16 014 for current laws.
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U.P
Des Moines Register
Iowa
Hoover
William H
Murray
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Alfred E. Smith
Newton D. Baker
Albert C. Ritchie
Register
Six Ohioans Die in Air and Auto Crashes
A United Press checkup shows six Ohioans killed over the weekend in an airplane crash and several automobile collisions. Leo Rachel, 13, of Mansfield, died at Youngstown when a plane piloted by his uncle Charles Sedore, 34, of Youngstown crashed during takeoff. Sedore was seriously injured as the aircraft plummeted about 100 feet.
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Columbus
Washington Birthday Reflections From 1732 to 1932
The piece honors George Washington as Father of the Country with a look at his leadership, war service, and lasting legacy. It recalls childhood images of Washington and urges Americans to keep his example in heart as 200 years pass since his birth.
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Relics of Colonial Era Shine in Athens Store Windows
In Athens windows, historic reminders of early America include a black broadcloth Colonial suit once worn by a Mrs. Henry, brass candlesticks owned by J. W. Bodley, and a blue white red coverlet dated 1844. The items, described with care, evoke Valley Forge and Yorktown as they honor the Father of Our Country on the two hundredth birthday.
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United States
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Yorktown
J. W. Bodley
Samuel Melly
Mansfield
Richland
Ohio
Guy Brown
Auditor to Speak on Property Tax Listing for Athens Granges
County Auditor J Clyde Edmundson will address Athens Grange members at Grange Hall on the Athens County Fairgrounds at 7 30 pm about listing tangible and intangible personal property. Miners' Scale Committee will also speak. dates for Troy Grange and Happy Hollow PTA talks are planned. The auditor plans appearances at most county granges to explain returns.
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Collision Injures Athens Students Near Floodwood
Athens High School student Alice Mae Robinson broke her collar bone in a Sunday afternoon car crash near Floodwood. Ted Voigt of Nelsonville High School drove the sedan that skidded on a muddy road and went over a bank. Other occupants, Virginia Masterton Betty Hoyt McCoy Dix Owens and Gerald Mc Creary, sustained only minor scratches and bruises.
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Athens High School
Floodwood
Ted Voigt
Nelsonville High School
Virginia Masterton
Betty Hoyt McCoy
Dix Owens
Gerald McCreary
Nelsonville
Central Ohio Eisteddfod Opens In Marion
The Central Ohio Eisteddfod opened in Marion with hundreds visiting for vocal and instrumental contests in 16 classifications. Prizes total 855 dollars with finals to run late into the afternoon and evening. Notable participants came from across the state. Dr. Lewis Watkins of Philadelphia serves as adjudicator, assisted by Ernest G. Hesser of Cincinnati and Mrs. Harry L. Goodbread of Cleveland.
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U.P
Ohio
Lewis Watkins
Philadelphia
Ernest G. Hesser
Cincinnati
Harry L. Goodbread
Cleveland
Funeral plans set for Joseph D. Lott in Columbus
Joseph D. Lott aged 82 founder of the Republican Glee Club of Columbus and secretary of the Columbus Merchandising Warehouse Company died Sunday of heart disease. Funeral arrangements were being made today in Columbus.
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Joseph D. Lott
Republican Glee Club of Columbus
Columbus Merchandising Warehouse Company
Game Cocks To Trade for Banjo
Classified notes show someone in Kansas City seeks exchange of game cocks for a banjo or guitar. Per barter ad in The Messenger Classifieds, with other items like a sewing machine and a room for rent also listed.
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Athens
May Avenue
Shanghai Front Seat Report Describes Kiangwan Battle
United Press correspondent perched on a hotel roof near Kiangwan Front reports Japanese forces advancing on Shanghai as Chinese defenders clash in hand to hand fighting in Tasang and Kiangwan villages. Destruction and fire rage while General Uyeda oversees the push toward the seaport.
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United Press
Shanghai
Kenkichi Uyeda
Kiangwan
China
Tasang
Chineas
Colorado Man Feistel Held by Athens Police
Athens police arrested August Feistel of Ft Lyons Colorado after he wandered the streets dazed on Race Street. He claimed to be Parkersburg arrest record in West Virginia and said he walked from Parkersburg to Athens. Police noted a telegram from his mother a costly watch a Masonic charm and a Senate card as evidence while investigations continue.
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Belpre
Feistel
Washington
United States Senate
Will's Commission Targets Bovine Hoarders in Oklahoma
In Chelsea Oklahoma a local letter warns of the Rogers Wickersham commission taking action against cattle hoarding. An anecdote recalls a milk hoard incident on the Rogers ranch while Morris Haas of Claremore recovers $18 of a hidden $500 from a barrel of bran.
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Okio
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Oologah
Herb McSpadden
Claremore
Morris Haas
Irish Leader Moves to Abolish Oath to King
Eamon de Valera captures leadership in the upcoming Dail and pledges to end the oath of allegiance to King George. He signals a push for Irish independence and constitutional separation from Britain.
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United Preas
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Fianna Fail Urges Oath Removal For Irish Unity
Dublin reports Fianna Fail backs independence and seeks removal of the oath to King George. They claim the oath blocks representation and constitutional reform, warn coercion fails, and call for governing by ordinary law to secure peace and address unemployment.
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Joe Francis Dies at Home in Columbus 62
Joe Francis 62 longtime chief immigration inspector for seven years died suddenly at 9 20 p m Saturday night at his Columbus home from a cerebral hemorrhage. Funeral at 7 30 p m tonight at the residence with burial at West Union Street Cemetery Athens. Burial procession to arrive Tuesday at 2 p m and proceed to the grave with Masonic services. Francis formerly led Glouster schools and worked in immigration and justice departments before retiring to Columbus to run a coal business. He leaves a widow three sisters and a brother.
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United States
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Athens
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New Straitsville
Glouster
Ohio University
Department of Immigration
Department of Justice
C. BE. Faine
Akron
John F. Riley
Nelsonville
CaMp. Gross
John W. Francis
Largest Guns Yet Used Now Pouring Lead
Americans in settlement grow worried as hot fighting progresses. Large artillery and new weapons appear in the conflict, signaling a shift in the battlefield dynamic and raising concerns among residents and officials.
Heavy Chinese bombardment hits Hongkow near International Settlement
On February 22 Chinese artillery pounded Japanese positions in Hongkow beside the International Settlement. By 8:45 p m heavy shells caused alarm among foreigners while Chinese infantry attacked on Kiawan Road and north of the Settlement. Casualties: Japan over 800 officially, Chinese around 2,500 unofficially.
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Hongkow
International Settlement
Dogens
Kiawan
Hongkew
Wan
Worth
Astor House
Sheila
Hspulate
Nomura
Japanese forces encircle Chinese positions near Kiangwan
In Shanghai on February 22 three Japanese brigades moved to encircle Tazang and Chenju villages after heavy fighting left Kiangwan isolated. Japanese troops advanced from the Wood sung end toward the west and south while Chinese defenders hid in fox holes and mined areas.
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Tazang
Chenju
Kiangwan
Chapel
Wodsung
Skiing party's deadly snowslide in Ranier National Park
Richard Pierce, 28, a University of Washington instructor, died when a snowslide buried his party near Paradise in Ranier National Park. Pierce's body was recovered after about 24 hours beneath five feet of snow. Rangers say he likely lived briefly after burial. four companions survived, despite warnings from rangers as they moved single file.
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Wash
Adedy
Richard Pierce
University of Washington
Ranier National Park
Pierce
Rangera
University
Paradise Vane
Former auto racer Payton charged with murder in Ohio
Cincinnati police say Samuel Payton, 44, a former auto racing driver, was charged with the murder of Pauline Norman, 25, who was shot in the kitchen of her home last week. Payton was reportedly recently freed after a liquor selling case.
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U.R
Samisuel Payton
Pauline Norman
Payton
Von Stroheim Recovers From Neck Tumor Operation
Los Angeles reports indicate Eric von Stroheim film director and actor withstood neck tumor surgery and is resting comfortably. Doctors say he will be confined to a hospital for a week.
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Ben
Hieneck
Eric von Stroheim
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