Athens County officers inaugurated in courthouse ceremony
Grand jury and court officials, including Wayne Wingett as sheriff and John Bolin as prosecutor, were installed in Athens County. Chief Deputy Rasp made his first arrest by detaining Edgar Thompson for non support, with Thompson under prior probation.
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Wayne Wingett
John W. Bolin
Wingett
William Williams
George Rasp
Jackille
Charles Yless
Nelsonville
Williams
Athens Bar Association
R. D. Williams
Rasp
Edgar Thompson
Red Town
Thompson
Bolin
Rioting After International Match Kills Two in Peru
In Lima riots broke out after a football match between a Uruguayan side and Arequipa. Two died and 14 injured as soldiers and police clashed with crowds. A soldier on the field shook hands with players. shooting followed, and disorder spread to streets.
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Lima
Peru
Arequipa
Nothng
Requipa
Lius Sanchez Cerro
Asto B
Leguia
Nation Stadium
Smiling Joe Filkowski Flees Again From Cleveland Police
Smiling Joe Filkowski the noted gunman and alleged killer escaped police for the second time in a pursuit through a Cleveland East Iearea rooming house. Police Sergeant Watson knocked at a door as Filkowski, hatless in a suit coat, fled through a rear exit and over a fence into the night. The earlier break had seen him shot his way through a cordon of detectives.
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Cleveland
U.R
Joe’ Filkowski
Notori 8
Filkowski
Rence Watson
Police marksman Moss commits suicide in station office
Lovington Kentucky January 5 police headquarters violence tragedy a patrolman identified as George J Moss died by self inflicted gunshot wound in the station rear office officials say he left a note citing mounting worries as motive detectives and local authorities investigated the death at the city police facility
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Liceman
Lovington
U.P
Lily
George J. Moss
Ashly
Government Seeks Fast Ruling On Anti-Dry Law Case
The Supreme Court was urged to expedite review of the federal judge William Clark Newark ruling on anti dry law enforcement. Solicitor General Thatcher filed a motion to move the case ahead of the calendar with a possible argument date later this month or in February. The government argues the Newark decision mirrors the Rhode Island and Root amendment precedent.
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Clark
Washington
U.P
Supreme Court
William Clark
Newark
N. J
Thomas D. Thatcher
Thatcher
Elihu Root
Rhode Island
Four Bank Robbers Loot National Bank Vault in Chicago
Lawrance Avenue National Bank doors opened after four men posing as examiners looted safety deposit boxes and a cash vault. Depositors gathered outside as police investigated a claim tied to cashier John Malloy who faces a federal embezzlement warrant. The theft spans thousands to tens of thousands of dollars.
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Chicago
U.P
Lawrence Avenue National Bank
John EF. Malloy
Mallow
Malloy
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Embezzler Held in Fairfield County Case
Lancaster Ohio January 5 1939 United Press Harry C Jordan secretary of the Security Savings and Loan Co confessed to embezzling 199000 dollars from the company He agreed to surrender all property to help cover the loss but refused to disclose how the funds were spent depositors were hoped to be paid
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Lancaster, C
U.P
Fairfield County
Harry C. Jordan
The
Security Savings and Loan Co
Jordan
Watered Stock Robbery Hits filling station
Police records show a Kansas City filling station safe was robbed without forcible entry. The safe was flooded with water and £57 in floating currency was removed through a slit in the top. the combination was not touched.
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Kansas City
U.P
Will Rogers Notes On Predictions And Football Legend
Will Rogers reports a correction from Tom Lamont of J P Morgan & Co on a forecast about Morgan outcomes. He cites rival magnates Rockefeller and Ford facing trouble before July 4th. Rogers also pays tribute to the greatest football player of all time who died yesterday, praising Papa Joffre for a pivotal stop in a dramatic play.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Tom Lamont
J. P. Morgan & Co
Lamonts
Morgan
Rockefeller
Ford
Notre Dame
Alabama
Papa” Joffre
Today By Arthur Brisbane
Arthur Brisbane reflects on contemporary events and social shifts in a concise syndicated column. The piece offers observational commentary on power, media, and public life with a sharp, period voice.
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Arthur Brisbane
Marshal Joffre Dies at 79 in Heaven
The obituary notes Marshal Joffre has died at age 79 on Sunday and reflects on his role in winning the Marne. It argues that the older generation guided the war to victory while young men fought and died. It references Foch Clemenceau Lloyd George and Hindenburg as contemporaries.
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Joffre
Marne
Foch
Clemenceau
Lloyd George
Hindenburge
Astronomical Yardstick Near-Earth Flyby Described
The Sun's distance remains uncertain and a calculator may err by 160 600 miles yet. Miss Margaret Harwood, sole woman director of an astronomical lab, has taken key photographs of the light curve of Fros and a tiny planet fifteen miles across. It will approach Earth within 16 000 000 miles, closer than any other major body besides the Moon, offering a valuable measure for future calculations.
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Margaret Harwood
Fros
Figures and facts entice few beyond imagination
Reading notes claim a rock python would be bored by distant data as humans fail to grasp the scale of celestial motion. The piece asserts yearly solar orbit spans nearly six hundred million miles and parries with Einstein’s continuum concept.
Packers Lose Decree Denies Packers Right to Retail Trade
Justice Jennings Bailey in the District of Columbia Supreme Court issued a lengthy decision in the packers consent decree case. The ruling, judged from immediate study, appears to deny the Packers the right to enter the retail trade.
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Washington
U.R
Jennings Bailey
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Packers
Six Die in Planes Crashes in Texas and Missouri
Six men were killed in two separate airplane crashes on Sunday. One crash occurred at Overton, Texas, and the other near St. Joseph, Missouri, according to local reports.
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Kansas City
Overton
Tex
St. Joseph
Kidnaper Sought in Busch Heir Case
Police pursue Charles Abernathy 28 over the abduction of 14 year old Adolphus Busch Orthwein heir to August A. Busch St. Louis millionaire. Family wishes to drop case but authorities vow prosecution if captured.
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Charles Abernathy
St. Louis
Adolphus Busch Orthwein
August A. Busch
Busch
Abernathy
Bravado Fades as Father Plans Aid for Youthful Murd
Chicago awaiting execution for Charles Rocco 18 and John Popescue ? for the murder of banker Courtney Merrill during a robbery. Louis Rocco 41 plans to travel from Suffern New York to visit his son and raise funds. Prosecutors say death sentence unlikely to be commuted.
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Father
Chicago
Hess
Charles Rocco
Louis
New York
John Popescue
Courtney Merrill
Rocco
Suffern
N. Y
Inetweek
Core Here
Popescue
Indiana Harbor
Ind
Gury
Wickersham Report Seen as Possible Bogey in Hoover Plan
Washington January 6 The Wickersham Law Enforcement Commission's imminent prohibition report stirs debate as President Hoover weighs delaying the document to avoid a second session of Congress. Congressional leaders urge withholding the findings until adjournment, while White House aides question secrecy for two months on such a high profile issue. The commission resumes sessions tomorrow with no final action yet.
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Washington
U.P
Wickersham Law Enforcement Commission
Hoover
Congress
White House
Snow Forecast From Northwest Storm to Snow Tonight
Mr. Wolfe reports 45 degrees at 11 am in Lower Plains with light rain and northeast wind. Rain totals near a quarter inch since last night while the Northwest storm grows intense. Snow is expected tonight and tomorrow as current precipitation ends.
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FE. W. Wolfe
Lower Plains
Mr. Wolfe
Wolfe
Salvation Army aids 57 families in Athens County distribution
Adjt Bernard Stone reports 57 families received food and clothing at the Athens County Salvation Army. Distributions included 82 stockings, 24 shoes, 124 garments, eight overcoats, and three baskets of groceries. More clothing will be ready next Saturday. Those in need may visit the Salvation Army Building Saturday from 9 to 12 and 2 to 6.
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Athens County
Salvation Army
Adjt
Bernard Stone
Adjutant Stone
Murray to Host Inaugural Ball With Pigeon Split Joke
Oklahoma City reports Governor-Elect William Murray plans an inaugural ball on January 12. A dance contest pits Alfalfa BI against General Richard A. Sneed, the longtime Oklahoma Democrat. Murray quips he can still perform the pigeon split from the Washita era.
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Oklahoma City
U.P
Willam H. Murray
Richard A. Sneed
Oklahoma Democracy
Washita
Murray
Sneed
Mother Bank Robber to Be Studied by Doctors
Mrs. Viola Harris, 39, in Cleveland, held up the City Savings and Loan with an unloaded revolver. She will be examined by alienists after giving conflicting motives for the crime. Bank robbery occurred Saturday. $5000 taken in $100 bills. most money recovered.
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Cleveland
Jan
U.R
Viola Harris
City Savings & Loan Co
Harris
Dennis
Pope Pius XI to Issue Encyclical on Marriage Restrictions
Vatican dispatch reports Pope Pius XI will publish a major encyclical reaffirming church teaching on marriage and likely widening restrictions on mixed marriages. It will condemn divorce and emphasize increasing parental duties to rear children in the Catholic faith.
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Vatican City
Pius XI
Osservatore Romane
Vatican
Pops
Elaty Sea
Giovanna
Italy
Doris
Bulearia
Sofia
Mussolini
Holy See
Congress Returns to Bitter Debate Over Drought Relief
Washington January 6 United Press reports Congress opens amid bitterness over drought and unemployment fights. Debates include extra sessions and Wickersham Commission prompts, as Arkansas Democrat Caraway plans a 15 million dollar food relief bill for drought stricken farmers while the House moves to pass a 45 million dollar drought relief appropriation. Senate probes unemployment relief with Payne Woods and General Brown to testify.
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Arkansas
Hoover
Senate
Wickersham Law Enforcement Commission
Aly OS
White House
Caraway
House
Senate Appropriations Committee
Appropriations Committee
John Barton Payne
Red Cross
Arthur Woods
Wie Brown
Army Engineers
Machinery for Distribution of Federal Drought Relief Funds Complete
Washington reports the drought relief bill provides 45 million dollars to aid farmers. Hearings reveal parallel unemployment funds totaling 66 million for rivers harbors barracks and cemeteries to create work.
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Washington
Jan
War Department
House
Bank Cashier Dares Bandit Bank Cashier Dares Bandit
A man and a girl attempted a bank hold up at Monroe National Bank in Monroe Ohio. The pair fled after gunfire and a wrecked car, but a mob of 160 townspeople surrounded the woods and captured them along with a third confederate. Bank employees Austin Smith and Robert Metzel were unharmed. The trio registered as Mrs America Longworth 18 of Middletown Whrelam 29 and Noel Craft 14.
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Monroe, O
Jan. B
Monroe National Bank
Austin Smith
Robert Metzel
Mitch
Dayton
Montgomery County
Smith
Metzel
America Longworth
Middletown
Tex Whrelam
Noel Craft
Will Testify in Norris Hearing
Joseph R. Nutt, treasurer of the Republican National Committee, was asked to appear before the Senate campaign funds committee in Washington. He will be questioned about the use of a special $50,000 bank account of the Republican organization.
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Norris
Nebraska
Joseph R. Nutt
Republican National Committee
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
Washington
Nutt
Republican
Liner City of Montgomery Sinks Government Dredge Raritan
The Savannah liner City of Montgomery rammed and sank the government dredge Raritan today off Crave Shoal. The crew of the Raritan was plucked from the water by the government mail boat President.
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New York
Savannah
City of Montgomery
Crave Shoal
Robbers Loot Columbus Home of Burns Family
UK robbers entered the Columbus residence of Lawrence Burns while the couple attended a theater. They stole about $1,000 in jewelry and cash, including two diamond rings, two watches, and $200.
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Columbus
Lawrence Burns
Oldest B and O employee Brown dies in Cincinnati
Thomas A. Brown, 80, of Loveland Ohio, one of the railway’s oldest workers, died in Cincinnati. He had served 63 years with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and before his death was conductor on the Cincinnati to Parkersburg West Virginia line.
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Diles
Cincinnati
Thomas A. Brown
Loveland, O
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Brown
Parkersburg
W. Va
Joffre Lies In State In Paris Chapel
The widow of Marshal Joseph Joffre lay in state on a simple military camp cot at the Chapel of Saint Louis as thousands of French mourners gathered, many weeping, near the bier.
Prohibition Validity Upheld in Federal Appellate Court
The U S Circuit Court of Appeals sustained the validity of the Seventeenth Amendment in a case identical to one before Federal Judge William Clark of Newark. Louis Thiesbeault’s conviction for selling two pints of whisky was affirmed. he is to serve time at the Ohio Federal Reformatory. Judges Manton Hand and Chase concurred in the decision.
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New York
U.P
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
William Clark
Newark
Louis Thiesbeault
Ohio
Federal Reformatory
Manton
Hand
Chase
Sues Captain Flagg Over Defamation Claim
Leopold McLaglen files a $100000 damages suit in Superior Court claiming slander and defamation by his brother Victor McLaglen. The complaint alleges Victor boasted of exclusive Hollywood success and that Leopold faced attempts to ruin his motion picture career in England and California.
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Los Angeles
Jan
Victor McLaren
Iain Flage
Charrees
Leopold McLarlen
McLarien
England
Hollywood
Califorenia
Victor
Leopold McLaglen
Rural police push resurfaces in Ohio General Assembly
Jan 5 Cleveland reports the drive for a state wide Rural Police system continues with Senator Joseph N Ackerman of Cleveland planning to reintroduce his bill creating a State Department of Public Safety. The measure previously passed Senate 20 to 6 but was rejected by the House amid opposition to a statewide police clause.
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Cleveland
Ohio General Assembly
Joseph N. Ackerman
Caeveolana
State Department of Public Safety
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