New Form of County Rule Sparks Debate in Ohio Senate
In Columbus on February 26 supporters and opponents clash over a constitutional amendment to create a different county government. The plan, from the Regional Government Committee, would add forms beyond current county structures, with opposition from municipalities township trustees and autonomous county groups who fear loss of local control. Senator Taft described it as a cooperative move to restore local powers under home rule while preserving municipal forms where intact.
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Columbus
U.R
General Assembly
Senate Committee On
Harry Baker
Norwood
Cincinnati
Township Trustees Association
Joseph R. Thomas
Thomas
Ohio
Robert Rehm
Cleveland
Rehm
Cuyahoga County
Robert Taft
Mittee
Taft
Lila Jimerson Testifies in Marchand Murder Case
Buffalo court hears Lila Jimerson recounts a white artist Marchand plotted to kill his wife Mrs. Marchand and threatened her life after she posed for him. The defense gains a potential path to victory as testimony unfolds in the trial.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Armney
Guy B. Moore
Lila Jimerson
Clothilde Marchand
Marchand
James Crowe
Mrs. Marchand
Lila
Moore
Will Rogers Urges Federated Clubs to Drive Success
Beverly Hills column notes Will Rogers praising Federated Clubs for organizing tours and drawing crowds. He argues public figures alone cannot guarantee box office. real effort and urging action are needed to make events pay.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Nadays
Coolidge
Greta Garbo
Will
Presbyterian Would Let Drinkers Import Liquor Plan
Atlanta February 26 Victor Lamar Smith a Presbyterian elder and attorney proposes letting 5 million bootleg liquor customers import supplies under government super vision by written order. Only registered voters would receive the import privilege, aliens and others without voter friends would be excluded.
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Atlanta
Victor Lamar Smith
Smith
Private Services Held Today for Mrs. Daugherty
Funeral services for Mrs. Jane Draper Daugherty 95 were private per her wish. Harry M. and Mas S. Daugherty released an obituary and asked flowers be omitted. Burial followed at Washington Cemetery with Rev. W. T. Blume officiating.
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Daugherty
Harry M
M. S. Daugherty
Columbus
Washington, C. H., O
Jane Draper Daugherty
Washington
Mrs. Daugherty
Douglas Arizona and Agua Prieta Mexico Travel Feature
A travel feature paints Douglas as a copper city with a 1200 acre international airport and cross border appeal. It highlights Route 80 as the Broadway of America and notes copper production, real estate potential, and a cross border mine tour guided by Mr Weed. It references a local landmark and Mrs McPherson’s return story, with a note of continuing coverage.
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America
Douglas
Cananea
Mexico
Weed
Arizona
United States
World Papers on the Line Over Pulitzer Will Sale
More than 2,000 employees of The World and The Evening World in New York appeal for funds and outside help as Surrogate James Foley weighs a petition by Joseph Pulitzer III Ralph and Herbert Pulitzer to override a will provision. The plan would allow sale to Roy W. Howard and merge efforts with The Telegram, risking the papers’ future.
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New York
U.R
Joseph Pulitzer
James Foley
Ralph
Joseph
Herbert Pulitzer
World
Pulitzer Brothers
Roy W. Howard
Scripps-Howard
Body found under overturned car believed to be Harlis Dean
POMEROY, Feb. 26. The body of a man found beneath an overturned car at Crown City in Lawrence County is believed to be Harlis M. Dean 35 Sumner son of Meigs County state representative Jacob Dean. Identification not confirmed but car license matches. Dean left home Wednesday afternoon to visit a sister near Huntington W V Officials rushed to Crown City to verify the death. Dean a prominent Orange Township farmer is survived by a wife Norma five sons and a daughter.
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Pomeroy
Crown City
Lawrence County
Harlis M. Dean
Sumner
Jacob Dean
Meigs County
Harris Dean
Dean
Ray Eiselstein
Huntington
W. Va
A. O. Tracy
John Young
Orange Township
Norma
Western Kentucky teachers faculty fined on minor offenses
In Louisville on February 26 two Western Kentucky Teachers College faculty members saw original dry law convictions dropped. Dr H H Cherry president was fined for a traffic violation in place of a DWI charge and Prof W M Pearce fined for breach of the peace after an intoxicated public-place charge. A prescription whisky bottle found in the car was to be returned if Pearce reclaimed it.
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Louisville
U.P
Western Kentucky Teachers’ College
Bowling Green
H. H. Cherry
W. M. Pearce
Pearce
Bargains Today in Classifieds
Classified ads advertise a used gas range with left-hand oven for 16.50 and 80 rod rolls of barbed wire at 3 per roll. Nails and stayles priced at 0.04 per round. Lump coal delivered at 3.50 per ton in Athol and Albany.
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the Messenger
Albany
Hoover vetoes Veterans Loan Bill in Senate clash
President Hoover vetoed Congress passed Veterans Loan Bill saying it is unwise for veterans and for the nation. He warned Treasury funds are insufficient and that borrowing to aid loan recipients would undermine financial stability. He cited relief already provided and warned many veterans would receive less than expected.
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Paul R. Mallon
United Press
Washington
Hoover
Congress
Treasury
National Treasury
Federal
Fifteen Year Old Wife Confesses Killing Rival Wife
In Marietta Ohio a 15 year old girl wife confesses fatally wounding 27 year old Mrs Geraldine Harriman during a dispute over a husband named Ray. The teenager is jailed on serious charges as authorities investigate the case.
Plan Change In Gas Bill
Columbus, Feb 26 A Taxation Committee defers definite action on the Gasoline Tax Redistribution Bill after a third hearing. A sub-committee of Rep. Wall Secrest and Bostwick will craft a new redistribution plan while main committees await revised provisions shifting percentages for state counties municipalities and townships.
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Columbus
U.R
Taxation Committee
House
Herman L. Wall
Cuyahoga County
Robert T. Secrest
Noble County
L. R. Bostwick
Madison County
Warner Improves at Havana Hospital
The Anglo American Hospital reported Harry Warner, noted moving picture magnate, under treatment for blood poisoning, was slightly better today in Havana.
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Warner
Havana
Harry Warner
Moving Picture Magnate
Communists Rule Akron But Just for a Moment
Akron Mayor Lloyd Weil briefly relinquished office to a group led by Andy Parks of Akron Communists during a staged protest for International Day for Unemployment. The mock transfer featured demands for a $1,000,000 emergency fund and weekly relief of $15 plus $2 per dependent, while safety director Walker was attacked by protesters.
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Akron
U.P
Lloyd Weil
City Hall
Walker
Andy Parks
Silas Moon
Wil
Mam W. Wright
Standley Adamson
Phillip Norman
Weil
Moon
Wright
Adamson
Norman
Parks
Frazer Confesses In Rahway Woman’s Accidental Death
Prosecuting attorney A J Davis of Union County says William Frazer of Rahway New Jersey confessed to the accidental shooting of Mrs Phoebe Stader of Rahway with a .22 rifle. The shooting happened in New Jersey and Frazer reportedly moved the body by car to Bowling Green Virginia where he burned the clothes and left the remains.
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Frazer
Raleigh, N. C
U.P
A. J. Davis
Union County
Elizabeth
N. J
William Frazer
Rahway
Phoebe Stader
New Jersey
Davis
Bowling Green
Missing Priest Found in Columbus Hospital
The Rev. Francis Clougherty, missing since January 17 in Toledo, reportedly found ill with influenza in a Columbus hospital. Church officials and searcher Rev. A. J. Dean confirm initial report, but Columbus hospital checks show no confirmation. Clougherty, Benedictine and chancellor of the Catholic University in Peiping, was en route from Detroit to Youngstown when stricken.
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Toledo
U.P
Francis Clougherty
Columbus
A. J. Dean
Cathedral Chapel
Father Clougherty
Louis Ward
Detroit
Ward
St. Vincent's Hospital
Washington
Kidnap Robbery Ties Up Motorist in Cleveland
Two armed men kidnapped motorist Frank Werrimer in Cleveland after forcing him to drive. He described being manacled, hooded with a burlap bag, and driven to a dark area where the pair robbed Abraham Discount of 113 dollars before releasing him. Police noted the pair’s modus operandi and ongoing investigation.
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Cleveland
Frank Kerrimer
Werrimer
O. K
Abraham Discount
Explosion Kills One At Nash and Windfohr Gas Well
Hundreds of volunteers battled a gas well fire after an explosion last night killed driller J. H. Price and critically injured tool dresser Joe Rider at the Nash and Windfohr well in Graham Texas. The blast released gas pockets and sparked a blaze.
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Graham
Tex
U.R
J. H. Price
Joe Rider
Nash and Windfohr
Mad Marriage opens March 4 in The Athena Messenger
Laura Lou Brookman, popular author of newspaper fiction, debuts a breath-taking new serial titled Mad Marriage. Gypsy McBride, a 19-year-old New York typist, marries a total stranger the day after her true love jilts her, amid jealousy and happiness.
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Piness
Laura Lou Brookman
Athena Messenger
Gypsy McBride
New York
Machines Gun Bill Passed by Ohio House in Tight Vote
Ohio House approved the Walser Bill to curb illegal machine gun possession requiring permits from the adjutant general and a $10 000 bond to curb misuse with up to ten years for unpermitted transport. Dealers face five years. Senate now holds the measure.
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Columbus
Ohio
House
B. Pf. Walser
Perry County
Adjutant General
Walser
Senate
Rep
L. P. Mooney
Hocking County
Stolen Pontiac From East State Street Warrants Hunt
Police search for a blue Pontiac with black wire wheels stolen from the Ernest Algeo home on East State Street Tuesday evening. Two men fled in the Algeo Sales Company car after being seen checking other vehicles, heading toward Chauncey and south of Nelsonville as officers blocked routes.
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Ernest Algeo
East State Street
Algeo
Algeo Sales Company
Clifford Cornwell
Chauncey
Nelsonville
Athens
Weir Introduces Ohio Supreme Court Reform Resolution
Rep. William E. Weir of Trumbull County proposes a constitutional amendment to allow a majority of seven Ohio Supreme Court justices to strike down state laws. The change would alter the current rule requiring six votes, while four justices could uphold an appeals court ruling.
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Supreme Court
Columbus
O.R
Ohio Supreme Court
William E. Weir
Trumbull
Notable Republicans To Testify In Potter Grand Jury Probe
In Cleveland on February 26 three prominent members of the Cuyahoga County Republican organization were expected to testify in the grand jury investigation of former Councilman William E. Potter’s murder.
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Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Republican Organization
Willam E. Potter
Educators vote to uphold Prohibition at national meeting
Detroit reports that the National Education Association endorsed the Eighteenth Amendment after adopting the Regulations Committee's liquor resolution. Dr Daniel Kealey of Hoboken opposed the measure and was overruled amid protests. he called prohibition the root of evils facing the American home. Kealey later noted plans to move his lodging, and the convention continued with strong support for enforcement.
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Detroit
Natonal Education Association
Daniel
Kealey
Hoboken
Nawy
Kealy
Lense
Dr. Kealey
Winnor, Ont
Trial Dates Set for Eldon Daugherty and Others
The Athena County Grand Jury schedules trial for Eldon Daugherty charged with manslaughter after a November 20 crash near Hollister that killed Ard Robinson. Also set are Kenneth McBride for disturbing a religious meeting on March 2 and Bari Moore for issuing a bad check on March 3. Edward Bell seeks divorce from Deona May Bell in Common Pleas Court, alleging three years of separation.
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Eldon Daugherty
Athena County Grand J
O. F. Aid
Athens County Common - Pleas Court
Daugherty
Hunterdon
Ard Robinson
Hollister
Kenneth McBride
Bari Moore
Edward Bell
Deona May Bell
Common Pleas
Nine cases submitted to Court of Appeals on Wednesday session
Nine cases were submitted to the Court of Appeals on Wednesday, first day in session. Judge R. N. Mauck presides from Gallipolis. Submissions include estates and state cases such as the estate of John L.'s son and Ohio v Virgil, and appeals involving Jacksonville and Athens authorities.
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Court of Appeals
R. N Mauck
Gallipolis
John L.’ Son
State of Ohio
Virgil
Fred Heavener
Ene
Jacksonville
Leasure
Charles
Benedict Bid Perry Davia
A. C. Kentner
Thur Kennedy
Olin EB. Fey
Athens
Ohio U Orator To Compete At Baldwin Wallace Finals
Ohio University senior Leonard L Henninger will represent the university in the state oratorical finals at Baldwin Wallace College Berea on Friday. The Ohio Intercollegiate Oratorical Association sponsors the event with five other college delegates. The winner goes to the interstate meet in Kentucky. Henninger’s speech The Man of Steel discusses Stalin and the five year plan of Bolshevism.
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Leonard L. Henninger
Franklin Furnace
Ohio Uni
Ohio University
Baldwin-Wallace College
Berea
Ohio Intercollegiate
Ashland Grand Jury Probes Columbus Rum Runner Killing
Ashland County Grand Jury investigates the shooting death of Eakins. A Columbus rum runner’s body was found in an coupe near Hayesville about three weeks ago.
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Ashland
Ashland County
Eakins
Columbus
Hayesville
Weather summary with scattered anomalies from yesterday
Yesterday high temperatures ranged from Miami to Los Angeles and Phoenix while readings in Pas were below zero. The forecast calls for near normal conditions, with improving weather through the day and a slight temperature rise by Friday. Winds and conditions vary regionally with tents north and east showing mild increases.
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Miami
Los Angeles
Phoenix
Albert
Coney See Oxke
Faen
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