Hoover backs Farm Board in wheat action
President Hoover and Federal Farm Board Chairman Legge urged business and grain interests to back stabilization measures for wheat. The board offers unlimited funds to the Farmers' National Grain Corporation and a new $10 million stabilization arm to buy wheat until prices rise, with co operatives holding stocks pending a higher level.
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Washington
U.R
Hoover
Legge
Federal Farm Board
White House
National Grain Corporation
Grain Trade and Boards of Trade
Grain Trade
Eady
Farm Board
Rier
Chicago
Fire Destroys Plant in Crestline Staggering Loss
A blaze razed the Schill Brothers Stove and Furnace Company plant in Crestline causing an estimated loss of 250000 and leaving more than a hundred foundry workers idle. The fire occurred on February 26 and was reported by U R. No injuries were immediately listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crestline
U.R
Schill Brothers Stove & Furnace Company
Sheep for Sale and Farm Rental Near Marietta
Classified ads list 24 head of fine wool sheep for sale near Marietta and a 31 acre truck and general farm for rent. Also available cobbler seed potatoes delivered in Athens at 2.96 dollars per bushel.
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the Messenger
Marietta
Athens
Snook Execution Delayed Hope Fades as Supreme Court Refuses Review
In Columbus on February 26, United Press reports that Dr. James H. Snook, sentenced to die in the electric chair for murder, learns the Supreme Court refused to review his case. Counsel Rickettss will seek clemency with Gov. Cooper, as witnesses crowd the death chamber and Mrs. Snook remains steadfast at 2 p.m. visits. Snook, calm and amiable, endures along death row while rumors of delay fade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Wilson Sharpe
United Press
Columbus
U.P
James Howard Snook
Theora Hix
Inamorata
U. S. Supreme Court
State Penitentiary
E. C. Ricketts
Snook
Ricketts
Myers Y. Cooper
State Board of Clemency
Miss Hix
Taft Deteriorates as Doctors Lose Hope for Recovery
Former Chief Justice William Howard Taft sinks toward death as doctors abandon hope after weeks of illness. Physicians say his condition worsened today with no pain, and relatives are en route. Taft recently left Asheville seeking strength before Hughes succeeded him on the Supreme Court bench.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.R
Wiliam Howard Taft
Supreme Bench
Francis R. Hagner
Hagner
Thomas A. Claytor
Taft
Supreme Court
Asheville
N. C
Charles Evans Hughes
Henry Ford on thinking big and Rockefeller’s early ventures
Henry Ford cites Capper's Magazine to urge big thinking. The note recalls John D. Rockefeller starting as an office boy for $15 monthly in 1859 and, by 1862, amassing $17,000 to form a partnership with Maurice B. Clark. They invested in a Cleveland crude oil refinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ford
John D. Rockefeller
Maurice B. Clark
Cleveland
Rockefeller's Thinking Big Sparked Standard Oil Rise
The obituary-like sketch notes John D. Rockefeller, then 26, bought out his partner for $72,500 in 1865 and signed Standard Oil papers on January 10, 1870. It asserts Standard Oil is sixty years old and that Rockefeller has pursued ambitious plans since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockefeller
Standard Oil Corporation
Standard Oil
John D. Rockefeller
Auditor Sentenced in Forgery and Embezzlement Case
A. Omer Patterson former Piqua City Auditor was sentenced to two concurrent terms in the state penitentiary one for forgery and one for embezzlement. The pronouncement came in Troy on February 26 by U R.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
U.R
A. Omer Patterson
Piqua
State Penitentiary
Mother To Aid Columbus Murder Inquiry
Mrs. Alice Francisco of Dayton traveled to Columbus to aid police in the murder investigation of her daughter Evelyn Frances Edgington 19. She named a man she said threatened her daughter and her mutilated body was found in bed by her husband Lawrence Edgington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Alice Francisco
Dayton
Evelyn Frances Edgington
Francisco
Lawrence Edgington
Crooksville Man Sues Bosworths For $10,000
Edward Denny of Crooksville files in Common Pleas Court for $10,000 against Alta and Orris Bosworth alleging alienation of his wife Pearl's affections. He claims Pearl has been living at the Bosworths’ home and seeks $5,000 for distress and $5,000 for costs to pursue reconciliation efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Lexington
Edward Denny
Crooksville
Common Pleas Court
Alta
Orris Bosworth
Bosworths
Denny
Pearl
Children Founders Day Program At PTA Meeting
A Founders Day program will be presented at the Central School Parent-Teacher Association meeting. The event occurs at the school building at 3 o clock Thursday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Children's Founders
Central School Parent-Teacher Association
Knights Templar Commandery to Meet Tonight in Athens
The Athens Commandery No. 15 Knights Templar holds its monthly business meeting tonight at the club rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Commandery
Knights Templar
Lightning strike sparks February warehouse blaze at Palmer Match
A bolt of lightning struck the Palmer Match Company warehouse in Akron last night, starting a major fire that city crews fought through two alarms. Six fire companies battled the blaze all night, with damage pegged at 40 thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Palmer Match Company
Beauty and marriage linked by professor in Ohio talk
Professor Donald Patterson of the University of Minnesota said beauty does not indicate intelligence but slightly improves marriage chances. He cited college annuals and marriage stats showing 0 percent of the most beautiful were married and 30 percent of the least beautiful. He dismissed character analysts and claimed tests disprove links between physical and mental traits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald G. Patterson
Psychology
University of Minnesota
Ohio University
Fine Arts Hall
Patterson
Cold and Snow Strike Parts of Middlewest
Cold and snow hit portions of the middlewest while other areas enjoyed springlike warmth. Temperatures fell in the Great Plains after long standing heat records were shattered. Northern Wisconsin counties faced snow as storms, thunder, lightning and hail lashed regions farther south with Eau Claire reporting four inches of rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Plains
Chicago
U.P
Middlewest
Wisconsin
Eau Claire
Chicago Wheat Pit Faces Another Grain Battle
The Chicago wheat pit opened amid a blast of activity as traders pushed prices from 98 cents to around $1.04 in minutes, mirroring volatile war era spikes. Buyers rushed the market during yesterday’s close, with massive sums tied to farm futures and collateral against mortgages and equipment.
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Chicago
Affidavit Charged In DWI Case In New Lexington
An affidavit filed in Probate Court by William Barr of Somerset charges Miss E K L Singer of Zanesville with driving while intoxicated after a collision on the Somerset Road damaged both Barr and Singers cars. Officers found whisky in a jug in Miss Singer's car and she faces arraignment this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Lexington
Willia Barr
Somerset
EK. L. Singer
Zanesville
Singer
Barr
Dr Edwin B Parsons to Speak at Special Services
Dr Edwin B Parsons president of Marietta College will address special services at 7 tonight at the Athens Presbyterian Church. The program precedes Sunday communion and includes church quartet music and violin by William B Shimp. A social hour follows in the Bible School room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin B. Parsons
Marietta College
Athens Presbyterian Church
Church
William B. Bshimp
Bible School Room
Parsons
Chicago rejects outside help to salvage city finances
Chicago officials refused two New York banks and a Detroit bank offer to buy tax payers trust certificates. The campaign to restore Chicago's credit raised only 5.955 million of the 74 million goal, yet leaders insisted city resources would suffice to pull through.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
Philip R. Clarke
Central Trust Company
New York City
Detroit
Cardinal Merry Del Val Dies After Appendicitis Operation
Rome reports the death of Cardinal Merry Del Val after an appendicitis operation. He was a member of a prominent Spanish family and a long time church figure noted in Vatican circles.
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Rome
U.R
Merry del Val
Contracts for Roads Are Sold
Two state highway contracts in Athens County were awarded by Robert N. Waid. F. H. Beckler won the Amesville to Athens 2.2 mile section on U S Route 50 for 657 097 dollars. Stout and Hardin won the Coolville bridge project on U S Route 50 and State Route 7 for 119 600 dollars.
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Athens County
Robert N. Waid
F. H. Beckler
Athens
Amesville
Stout and
Hardin
Stoutsville
Coolville
State Highway Awards Route Contracts in Four Counties
The State Highway Department awarded contracts in Fairfield Licking Perry and Muskingum Counties to H W Curry & Company Eaton for 35881 79 for 33 70 miles of surface treatment including 4 06 miles on the Lancaster Newark Road in Fairfield 10 58 miles on the Newark Lexington Road in Perry and 6 44 miles of the Cincinnati Zanesville Road in Perry County Bids were cancelled for 7 59 miles of surface treatment on the Cincinnati Zanesville and New Lexington Athens Roads.
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Fairfield
Licking
Perry and Muskingum Counties
H. W. Curry & Company
Eaton
Lancaster- Newark
Fairfield County
Newark-New Lexington
Perry County
Cincinnati-Zanesville
New Lexington-Athens
Recluse Ends Life in Sandusky River Cottage
February 26 report from Tiffin states Adam Reinman, 72, a loner, called city officials for medical aid and then shot himself in the right temple inside a cottage by the Sandusky River. Service Director Joseph Arnold responded minutes later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiffin
U.P
Adam Reinman
Sandusky River
Joseph C. Arnold
Reinman
Earthquake Hits El Centro with Light Damage Reported
A strong tremor struck El Centro at 5 30 p m lasting about ten seconds with no damage reported today. The quake measured considerable intensity and was felt across the area, brief and non damaging according to local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Centro
Calif
Coolidges Secluded with Hearst at San Simeon Ranch
Former president Calvin Coolidge and Mrs Coolidge kept a low profile as guests of William Randolph Hearst at his San Simeon Ranch near San Luis Obispo California. They planned several days of rest away from public attention.
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San Luis
Obispo
Calif
Calvin Coolidge
California
William R. Hearst
San Simeon
Miners in Iowa Missour i Align Against Lewis
Police uncovered a burglars ring where teens exchanged diamonds and watches for ball bats or coins. They used rings priced at ten to fifteen cents, with some gems worth thousands. Police recovered twelve cigar boxes of loot and noted break ins often included cats from ice boxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.R
Heads of Navy Parley Groups Meet in London
In London on February 36 Prime Minister MacDonald met with the heads of naval conference delegations at the House of Commons to discuss procedure. Attending were Secretary Stimson, Dino Grandi, Retjiro Wakatsuki, and Ambassador Aime-Joseph De Fleuriau for France, with talks expected to continue at St James's Palace.
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London
U.R
MacDonald
House of Commons
Britain
American
Italy
Japan
de Figur Jau
France
May End Fight In Washington Negotiations Reported
In Washington on February 26 United States Minister Charles B Curtie said prospects look good for a Dominican Republic peace between Rebels and the government. John M Cabot the 28 year old secretary of the American Legation brought back a Rebel proposal and will present it to Santo Domingo officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Charles B. Curtie
State Department
John M. Cabot
Legation
Santo Domingo
Curtis
Revenue loss from federal prisoners hits Richland County
Richland County's earnings from boarding federal prisoners at its jail were cut off by U S superintendent Sanford Bates amid disclosures that two Cleveland liquor law violators John Schreimer and Sam Cohen had been given unusual liberties while serving sentences in the jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansfield
Richland County
Sanford Bates
United States Superintendent of Prisons
Cleveland
John Schreimer
Sam Cohen
Young McConnellsville student wins Nolan scholarship
Harold Finley 13 from Morgen County, a Malta McConnellsville High School graduate with highest honors, earned the Nolan scholarship at Northwestern University Evans ton Illinois where he is a freshman and the youngest student in college. Earlier Ohio University professors acclaimed him as more intelligent than a typical 23-year-old ten years his senior.
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Mcconnellville
U.P
Harold Finley
Morgen County
Malta-McConnelsville High School
Nolan
Northwestern University
Evanston, Ill
Ohio University
Ace
Court in Uproar as Suspect Slashes Victim in Jewelry Heist Case
Buffalo report says Peter Domb kiewicz pleaded guilty to the $20,000 jewelry store holdup and slashed David L. Glickstein during the courtroom incident. The six inch knife wound was not considered life threatening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
U.R
Peter Dombkiewicz
David L. Glickstein
Rump Convention Sanctioned By Missouri Iowa Miners
Illinois supporters urge a March 10 rump convention in Springfield while John L. Lewis plans a March 16 union meeting in Indianapolis. Missouri and Iowa miners back Harry L. Fishwick and the Illinois group seeks action on Lawrie and other leaders amid a national union dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Iowa
Missouri
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Lewis
Indianapolis
Ind
Harry L. Fishwick
Iinota Union
Winacat Lawie
Illinoig
Faaue
Frank Farrington
Iil
Catholic Leaders Blast Hoover In Wet Group Hearing
Washington report notes President Hoover Attorney General Mitchell and the Wickersham Commission joined critics condemning the Eighteenth Amendment during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on repeal or modification of Prohibition. Rev John Ryan Catholic University sociologist charged constitutional rights violations and questioned a citizen duty to obey the law. Other educators and lawyers echoed strong opposition with statements from Dr Nicholas Murray Butler Willon J Lambert Rice ooe and Dr Francis J Gerty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.R
Hoover
Mitchell
Wickersham Law Enforcement Commission
House Judiciary Committee
John Ryan
Catholic University
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Willon J. Lambert
Rice Ooe
Capital
Francis J. Gerty
Chicago
Student Killed as Train Hits Roadster at Crossing
In Carey at a railroad crossing an A C and L train struck a roadster killing driver Jack Lowry 17 and seriously injuring passenger John Myers 17. Edward Fox 17 escaped unharmed as they traveled together.
Hyde urged to report on grain and cotton speculators
The Senate passed a resolution requiring Secretary Hyde to report on grain and cotton market activities and the advisability of closing the exchanges after a sudden wheat price drop. The move follows a sharp fall that sent wheat below one dollar a bushel for the first time in months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.R
Hyde
Senate
Wheat Prices Rise in Chicago Trading Session
Wheat continued to rise on the Chicago Board as a new session opened. The move affects farmers in the Grain Belt, signaling potential fortune or poverty depending on fortunes in upcoming prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.R
Chicago Board
Gang
Hannah Pleads Not Guilty To Child Stealing In Akron Hearing
Charles Hannah pleaded not guilty to child stealing charges tied to the 14 month disappearance of four year old Melvin Hors of Orrville. He was arraigned in Summit County Court. a habeas corpus hearing was set for Akron. Donald and Hannah face related charges as prosecutors reassess the investigation and alleged coercive interrogation methods. Joe Fritz to defend both Hannahs in Juvenile Court while Charles Hannah faces contributing to delinquency charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wooster
U.P
Chareles Hannah
Melvin Hors
Orrville
Hannah
Akron
Court of Appeals
Marion F. Graven
Shearer
George A. Starn
Common Pleas Court
Cra My Slater
Karl Donald
Yeater
Walter J. Mongey
Graven
Conald
Hansnah
Melvin
L. R. Critchfield
Donald
Wayne County
Joe Fritz
Junior Hannah
Junior
Junto
Arthur Arnold
Charles Hannah
United States Map for Schools Offered by Athens Messenger
The Athens Messenger announces a new complete five color United States map for classrooms. Prepared by the Washington Information Bureau the map covers areas populations time differences distances and trade data and shows detached territories. It is priced at ten cents to cover postage and handling.
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United States
Washington
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Cooper
S. Supreme Court
P. E. Thomas
Arthur Brisbane
King Features Incorporated
Bolt
Dr. Parsons
State Highway Department
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Coolidges
Heads OF Navy
Fishwick
Carey
Hanna
Summit
The
Athens Messenger
Frederic J. Haskin
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
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