Poison Grain Poisoning Strikes San Joaquin Valley
Fresno officials mobilize to curb thallium poisoning as ten known victims remain critical and four deaths occur. Sixty? six or more people ate the grain. nine adults in Fresno General Hospital and 19 year old Felicitas Guerrero in Visalia hospital. Officials search ranches for the poisoned source amid conflicting patient stories.
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Fresno
Calif
San Joaquin Valley
Fresno General Hospital
Felicitas Guerrero
Tulare
Visalia
Here
Alexandro Deloa
To Be Arraigned On Charge of Arson
Paul Ashton, 37, will be arraigned next Thursday in Allen County Common Pleas Court on an arson charge. Indicted last week, he is accused of setting fire to James Sparks' Lima home on the night of November 29, 1931. Sparks, who was to be the state's chief witness, died last month.
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Lima
U.P
Paul Ashton
E. E. Everett
Allen County Common Pleas Court
Ashton
James Sparks
Sparks
Woman 87 Credits Vinol For Vitality And Sleep
An 87 year old woman, Mrs M Batdorf, praises Vinol for energy and appetite. The ad claims old people gain from iron lime and cod liver peptone in Vinol with the first bottle boosting appetite and sleep. Gibson's Pharmacy in Nelsonville advertises Vinol.
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Vinci
Gibson’s Pharmacy
Nelsonville
Gem Pharmacy
Inside the Interior Budget Draws Rockefellers and Colonists Notes
Testimony before the House Appropriations Subcommittee outlined a 50 million dollar Interior Department bill and revealed Rockefeller expenditures of over 14 million for park development. It notes Esquimaux typing progress and Aleut Russian ties, 1931 Colorado visitors consuming 613151 pounds of rahbaze, and Columbus era Virgin Islands stories of archery, swimming and a single casualty in a water battle.
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Washington
House Appropriations Subcommittee
Interior Department
Congress
Rockefellers
National
Esquimaux
Colorado
Columbus
Virgin Islands
Rockefeller
Park Service
Perry County Teachers Receive Partial Salary Advance
Financial strain on Perry County public school teachers eases slightly as the county treasury advances 8,400 to cover back wages. The amount, drawn from December tax collections in Perry County and the adjacent district, is split between the general fund 6,400 for salaries and bond and interest 2,000. This pay follows Christmas delays, with total salaries still over a month behind.
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New Lexington
Daugherty Compared To Captain Dreyfus
Thomas Dixon compares Harry M. Daugherty to Captain Dreyfus in Columbus report. Dixon, coauthor of The Inside Story of the Harding Tragedy, says Coolidge had no justification to ask Daugherty to resign, likening it to Hoover asking Mellon to quit.
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Columbus
Jan
Harry M. Daugherty
Captain Dreyfus
Thomas Dixon
Harding
Harry Daugherty
Dreyfus
Dixon
Coolidge
Daugherty
Hoover
Mellon
Mounties Pursue Trapper Albert Johnson Across Sub Zero Wilds
Four Royal Canadian Mounted Police push through 38 below zero toward Akhavik in the Yukon after trapper Albert Johnson known as Bush Crazy fled following a 15 hour gun battle. Police vow to bring him in dead or alive despite belief Johnson perished. King wounded in December arrest attempt. Indians had complained of trapper’s interference with their traps.
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Aklavik
Northwest Territory
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Yukon Territory
Albert Johnson
Johnson
Mounted Police
Akhavik
Les
A. W. King
King
Shell Shocking War Veteran Faces Murder Arraignment
Charles Harter, 40, shell shocked WWI veteran, will be arraigned today in Allen County on first degree murder charges for the November slaying of recluse FE Northrup, 43. Harter, indicted last week, allegedly confessed to shooting Northrup over a stolen pocketbook. insanity plea expected.
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Lima
U.P
Charles Harter
Episcopal diocese holds annual Southern Ohio meeting
About 300 ministers and laymen attended the Episcopal diocese of Southern Ohio annual meeting in Springfield starting Tuesday.
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Springfield
U.P
Episcopal Diocese of Southern
Ohio
Schloss Recovering From Influenza Illness At Home
Edward C. Schloss owner and manager of Schloss Manufacturing Company is reported recovering from a ten day influenza illness at his home on West State Street. He operates a factory on West Union Street.
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Edward C. Schloss
Schloss Manufacturing Company
West State Street
Mr. Schloss
West Union Street
Birthday Children Celebrate At Local Schools
Four birthday pupils are marked as celebrants today Glennis Junod third grade East Side School David Corbin first grade Rufus Putnam Training School Londa Lee Pollack third grade West Side School and John Taylor third grade Central School.
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Glennis Junod
East Side
David Corbin
Rufus Putnam
Londa Lee Pollack
West Side School
John Taylor
Central School
Farm Student Wins Contest at Amesville
Roy C. Hale of Chesterhill High School won the public speaking contest held at Amesville in cooperation with the Ames Bern Parent Teacher Association and the Future Farmers of America. He spoke on How to make farm life more attractive for boys and girls. Allen Baker of Waterloo placed second. eight schools were represented. The winner advances to Columbus on February 3 for the state championship during Farmers Week.
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Roy C. Hale
Chesterhill High School
Amesville
Ames-Bern
Parent-Teacher Association
Future Farmers of America
J. L. McKitrick
Allen Baker
Waterloo
New Marshfield
R. R. Barker
Samuel Pailet
Rio Grande
Coolville
Barlow Township
Bartlett
Lower Salem
Extra Money May Be Paid School Bus Driver
The Charlestown School District board in Portage County may legally modify its bus contract for Route No 7 transportation by supplying an extra bus for the contractor and paying an additional 50 cents daily. Attorney General Bettman ruled, noting highway improvements caused by the Ohio Highway Department necessitated a detour after a bridge removal on Route 80.
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Columbus, O
Board of Education
Charlestown
Portage County
Bettman
Foote
Ohio Highway Department
Curb Fakes by Action at Washington
Congressman David Hogg of Indiana announced plans to introduce a bill in Congress to curb promotion rackets preying on the unemployed and to tighten penalties on schemes using mail and advertising to extract fees. The measure targets prize name and puzzle contests, fake mail employment, dubious outdoor ads, and other get rich quick plans aimed at obtaining lists and local workers.
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Washington
PD. C
David Hogg
Indiana
Congress
Hogg
Ohio State Budget Sees $257,313 Cut in 1932-33 plan
The Ohio State University will trim its budget by 257,313 due to reduced legislative appropriations and a 7 percent state finance cut. Payroll savings amount to 177,500 and maintenance cuts total 79,813. Mild winter aids compliance, fuel costs expected to drop by over 6,000, dormitory room and board rates lowered for 1932-1933, Neil Hall rent reduced from 33,000 to 30,000 annually from October 1.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
State Department of Finance
Neil
Well-Dressed Man Is Given Summer Advice
Cincinnati fashion expert Raymond G. Twyford of the National Association of Merchant Tailors outlines summer style for young men. Pastel suits and white ensembles replace heavier outfits with tails worn for dinners. Norfolk jackets with knickers suit sports wear. the Host Suit in conservative colors becomes popular for home entertaining.
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Cincinnati
Raymond G. Twy Effort
National Association of Merchant Tailors
Laborer Held in Double Homicide at Middleburg
Claude Farr, 38, a laborer, was taken into custody in Middleburg charged with aiding and abetting in the murder of Mrs. Spencer Nisley and her maid Mrs. Minnie Buckner. Both women were beaten to death on January 12.
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Middleburg
U.P
Claude Farr
Spencer Nisley
Minnie Buckner
State Board of Agriculture Meets for Ohio State Fair Prep
The Ohio board of agriculture convenes Friday at the State Department of Agriculture with director I. S. Guthery announcing duties for this year’s Ohio State Fair. The meeting sets assignments for board members as they prepare the fair program.
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Columbus
State Board of Agriculture
State Department of Agriculture
Guthery
Jackson Dissolution Suit Amended in Court Here
A dissolution suit for the Jackson Herald partnership between Edmund G. Chapman and Arch Martin was amended in Jackson court. Martin stated in his answer he would agree if Chapman withdrew charges that Martin misused company funds. The case likely goes to Common Pleas Court February 13.
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Jackson
Jackson Herald
Edmund G. Chapman
Arch Martin
Martin
Chapman
Marstin
Common Meal Court
Ohio Briefs Point to Bank Vault Fire Recovery
BUCYRUS Jan 27 The vault of the Farmers' and Citizens' Bank of Tire near here was opened after a blaze. About $115,000 in notes currency and securities remained intact though the bank building burned and the vault could not be opened for hours. Temporary banking quarters were sought.
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Bucyrus
Farmers’ and Citizens’ Bank of Tire
Latin Races of Continent Are Not Friendly
Dean Johnston of Ohio University told Athens Rotary Club that North and South Americans will not be friendly until sympathy and understanding exist. He discussed the Monroe Doctrine, Panama Canal provisions, and Anglo Latin tensions due to race and culture, warning of lingering prejudice and collision of attitudes.
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North
South America
John R. Johnaston
Ohio University
Athens Rotary Club
Hotel Berry
Western Hemisphere
Athens Rotarians
Panama
Deas Johnston
History Department
The
University
United States
Monroe
Dean Johnston
Venezuela
England
Germany
Europe
Central and
Rio Grands
Nowa
Rio Grande
Exiala
Artericas
Hospital official let go after fatal Burns incident
The superintendent and an orderly were discharged over careless handling that led to Haydonowles receiving fatal burns at the hospital. The actions reflect on hospital oversight and patient safety standards.
Stolen Pontiac Coupe Taken While Owner Attends Church
County officials pursued leads after Joe Greeley of McCuneville reported his Pontiac coupe stolen from Shawnee on Sunday morning. The car, license W4T-36A, was taken while the owner attended church.
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New Lexington
Joe Greeley
McCuneville
Shawnee
Two WV youths confess Grove City holdup linked to Logan robbery
Columbus dispatch reports detectives say Wattle Brumfield 19 and Arnold Lucas 16, of Toney West Virginia, confessed to robbing an 8 year old girl and others in Logan West Virginia after a Grove City filling station hold up. The pair were arrested after the Grove City incident and implicated in the $2300 thefts.
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Columbus
Grove City
Mike Cain
Logan
West Virginia
Wattle Brumfield
Arnold Lucas
Toney
Cleaning Time In Gardens After Winter Winds
After the wind has blown away leaves from borders and beds, it is time to clean. Weeds dead foliage and disease-infested shoots can be removed in the early part of winter.
Ohio farmers attend night classes on adapting farms
More than 3,000 farmers in 177 communities are taking night classes in agriculture to learn methods for adapting farm businesses to current low prices.
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Ohio
Thexine Claims Night Cough Relief Before Sleep
An advertised remedy Thexine promises to stop night coughing and sore throat quickly by addressing the internal cause. Marketed as non dope with a money back guarantee, available at Cline Drug Store in Athena Hickman Drug Store in Nelsonville and other drug stores.
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Cline Drug Store
Athena
Hickman Drug Store
Nelsonville
Good
Artificial Gas May Be Provided for Farmers
The Paramount Gas Utilities Company of Ohio asked the Ohio Public Utilities Commission for authority to issue common and preferred stock proceeds to fund a new rural gas service. It proposed installing artificial gas generating units on customers' premises to supply gas in rural areas.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
Paramount Gas Utilities Company of Ohio
The
Utilities Commission
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