Hearings for Bills Set at State Capital
Columbus Jan 30 Hearings on multiple state measures were announced. The Feb 10 first hearing on the State Prohibition Amendment is before the House Judiciary Committee. Other items include Driver Safety, license, poor relief bonds, criminal syndicalism repeal, probate code recodification, Bing Osteopathy, marriage license notice, state elections board, Sunday movies, Christian Science fees, four year term Taft Resolution, boxing commission, and county welfare departments.
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Columbus
House Judiciary Committee
Louis Nippert
Cincinnati
House Insurance Committee
House
Motor Vehicles Committee
House Taxation Committee
Joseph H. Sibert
Cleveland
Ohio State Bar Association
House Health Committee
Allmond
House Codes Committee
Senate Taxation Committee
Senate Committee of Political Subdivisions
Death notice for Thomas Ivers in St Louis burial listed
Mrs. William A. McDonald of Glouster received word of her father Thomas Ivers death and burial in St Louis Missouri. Ivers a former Burr Oak resident left the area about 17 years ago and had not been heard from since until the notice arrived. Surviving children are Mrs. McDonald of Glouster Mrs. Forrest Dennis and Grace Ivers Hemlock and Fave Ivers.
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Glouster
William A. McDonald
Thomas Ivers
St. Louis
Ivers
Burr Oak
McDonald
Forrest Dennis
Grace Ivers
Hemlock
Fave Ivers
Ohio Farmer Kills Man and Son To Terminate Old Feud
Hillsboro Ohio January 30 Ed Green a 48 year old farmer was charged with killing Spence Gustin 65 and his son Howard 23 after a late night quarrel near Marshall eight miles from Hillsboro Green claimed self defense saying Gustins invited fight and police report the elder Gustin lost an arm and died later while his son died from a gunshot wound Green and the Gustins were fathers of six children with the Gustins unarmed at the time of the confrontation.
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Ohio
Hillsboro
Ed Green
Spence Gustin
Howard
Marshall
Gustins
Green
Gustin
Kentucky
Air Highway Over Arizona Mountains at High Elevation
The article describes a journey high above northern Arizona from Winslow through Williams to Flagstaff, noting stops at Williams station where fresh air boosts activity. It highlights vast green valleys, warm winter sun, and snow covered peaks rising seven to eight thousand feet, with the scenery framed by the mountains.
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Winslow
Ariz
Arizona
Williams
Flagstaff
Williams Railroad
Moon Float and Blue Skies Over New Mexico
A vivid postcard description paints a sky blue as the Mediterranean with a faint three quarter moon near the northeast. The narrator hails the land as divinely chosen for a superior race, noting New Mexico and adjacent Colorado as part of this vision.
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Mediterranean
New Mexico
Colorado
Boy Is Missing in Lancaster Area
James Harold Ringhiser, 1 year old son of Edward Ringhiser of near Logan, disappeared Sunday from relatives in Lancaster where he had been living. His parents pressed Columbus police for help after a description of the child was broadcast and a general search was underway. The boy reportedly said he planned to go to Columbus to see a picture show.
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Logan
James Harold
Edward Ringhiser
Lancaster
Ringhiser
Harold Mast
Columbus
Will Rogers Sees Houston as Southern Powerhouse
Will Rogers writes from Houston at the Rice Hotel calling the city the coming town of the south and noting Houston’s growth. He quips about Smedley Butler and remarks on public speakers and Russia’s absence as an ambassador, signing off as Will the.
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Houston
Tex
Rice Hotel
South
Smedley Butler
Russia
America
Will
Mill Strike is at an End
Danville Virginia January 30. The four month strike of Danville textile workers ended today. Francis J. Gorman vice president of the United Textile Workers urged workers to return to the Dan River and Riverside Cotton Mills as promptly as possible. He said the strike's purpose was no longer necessary and that union labor remains fundamental in the mills.
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Danville
U.P
Francis J. Gorman
United Textile Workers of America International Union
Dan River
Riverside
Ohio University President Improves After Influenza Illness
Improvement in the condition of Dr. E. B. Bryan, president of Ohio University, who has been ill at his home with influenza, was reported today.
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E. B. Bryan
Ohio University
J R Staley Dies Slogan
Joseph R. Staley died Thursday at his daughter's home in Washington DC. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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Joseph R. Staley
Washington, D. C
Women Illuminate Welfare Efforts in Athens Meeting
Mrs. 5 H Bing of the Ohio Department of Welfare told Athens League of Women Voters that women must lead welfare work to ensure state and county programs succeed. She urged centralized county welfare bureaus to prevent duplication and waste and noted optional county participation under the proposed statute. Miss Opal Davis explained marriage license reforms and age proof, noting 206 Athens women signed a letter supporting the bill to Senator Louis J. Eberle.
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League of Women
Ohio
5. H. Bing
Ohio Department of Welfare
Athens League of Women Voters
Athens Presbyterian Church
Athens County
Bing
League
Ite
Opal Davis
Ohio League of Women Voters
Miss Davis
Athens
Louis J. Eberle
Athens Feason of Women Voters
Planet Eros Nears Earth
Washington January 30 Numerous photographs of Eros a small minor planet closer to Earth than any body except the Moon and erratic comets were taken last night when it neared 16 2 million miles. Father Paul A McNally director of Georgetown Observatory expanded his record of photographs and plans more tonight. He said Eros though only 16 miles in diameter draws more attention than Halley’s comet did two decades ago and may reveal facts about the solar system not seen since its 1898 discovery.
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Washington
U.P
Paul A. McNally
Georgetown Observatory
Father McNally
Halley
Earth
Substitute Proposed for Veterans Cash Payment Bill
Washington eyes a substitute plan to expand veterans borrowing rights without a new bond issue. Treasury scrutiny weighs reinvestment details and timing for House or Senate action. Administration press defense remains uncertain as veterans push for broader cash payments.
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Washington
Administration
House of Senate
United Press
Treasury Department
St. Mihiel
Meuse-Argonne
Chateau Thierry
Hoover
Senate
Compromise Averts Cash Payment Push on Veterans Insurance
Privately, opponents believe senior American Legion officials oppose cashing veterans insurance certificates now. The proposed compromise offers Legion leaders and wary senators a path to abandon cash payment plans without triggering constituent backlash. Though drought relief, the power commission, and Mr Hoover have drawn more attention, veterans relief is seen as the session’s most vital issue.
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American Legion
Legion
Power Commission
Hoover
Congress
Man Sacrifices Life to Save Friend in Toledo Fire
Stewart Blackwell, 31, died after leaping through flames in a Toledo home to rescue a friend. His roommate William Arnold, 21, suffered leg injuries as both fled via windows. Blackwell kicked in a bedroom door to help Jack Schiller escape before leaping through the dining room window.
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Toledo
U.P
Stewart Blackwell
William Arnold
Blackwell
Jack Schiller
Federal Reserve Official Opposes WWI Bonus Bonds Plan
J Herbert Case of the New York Federal Reserve Bank told the House Ways and Means Committee that issuing 5.5 billion dollars in government bonds to fund a World War I veterans cash bonus would reduce outstanding bonds by about a billion dollars in market value and delay economic recovery.
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Washington
J. Herbert Case
New York Federal Reserve Pank
House
Ways and Means Committee
Avalanche kills four on Alpine climb in Switzerland
Three English women and their Swiss guide died in an Alps avalanche on a Wednesday expedition. Survivors say they endured two nights of severe hardship after the tragedy near Zurich while being rescued.
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Zurich
U.P
L. C. Furnivall
Miss Furnivall
Galloway
Christian Baertschi
Alps
Grand Game of Beat the Government Says Kyne
Peter B Kyne argues against bonus payments for healthy veterans while supporting aid for those who were ill or injured He criticizes veteran organizations and politicized claims saying the push for immediate bonuses is a trap by opportunists and would burden the nation further
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Peter Kyne
San Francisco
Steel Industry Sees Gradual Improvement in 1931
Bethlehem Steel Corp President Eugene G. Grace predicts modest gains for the steel sector through 1931 as the company reports fourth quarter net income of 2.29 million dollars and full year earnings of 22.85 million. Directors declare dividends of 1.50 on common and 1.75 on preferred stock with dates set for May and April. Grace also notes no new developments on minority stockholders’ bonus disputes or the McClinitle Marshall acquisition talks.
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New York
Eugene G. Grace
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Grace
McClinitle - Marshall Company
Ohio Bar Association hears Bulkley and Vorys
Ohio Senator Robert J. Bulkley and ex state aviation chief John M. Vorys spoke to the Ohio State Bar Association at their mid winter meeting in Columbus.
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Columbus
O.R
Ohio
Robert J. Bulkley
John M. Vorys
Ohio State Bar Association
Weather system drifts eastward with unsettled conditions
A well defined low centered near the Upper Lake drives unsettled weather from Hudson Bay to the Ohio River. Light snow is reported in the east portion of the storm. Over the next 86 hours a trend toward fair weather is seen with a slight shift to colder conditions by Saturday. Shippers forecast indicates prominent temperature rises across regions, with varying north south and east readings.
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Los Angeles
Phoenix
Sheridan
Cochrane
Northfield
Montreal
Sascatchewan
Upper Lake
Hudson Bay
Ohio River
John Rite Found Dead After Knife Wound in Home
In Nelsonville a 60 year old miner named John Bowser Rite died from a knife wound to the throat in his Buchtel home. Family accounts suggest an accidental self inflicted injury during a heated argument with his wife Emma. Police coroner and investigators described the wound as three inches deep and likely fatal quickly. Witnesses report a blood trail from the yard to the kitchen and uncertainty remains about the exact sequence of events.
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Bucyrus
Crawford
Arthur Stuckert
Ceorms Davenport
Fred Vollmer
Daveniport
Crawford County
Nelson Getterer
Democraat
Vollmeranty
Clyde Richardson
Galton
Stuckert
Darity
Commissioners
Celger
A. J. Huber
Nelsonville
John “Bowser
Rite
Tide
Huchtel
Ehen
Airewn
FL Jones
John Elin
Sherrie Wayne Wingett
Peter Barrows
Buchtel
Gladys Deer
William Griffith
Kife
Athens
Rife
Lick Ho
James Tolliver
Emma
Griffith
Mra Deer
Evelyn
Malinda
Malinda. They Claimed That After Striking Mra. Rife
Mray Deer
Kaife
A. J. Pritchard
Fife
Rife Case Details Highlight Knife Possession Inquest
Witnesses described seeing a dented weapon until it was displayed at the inquest. Mrs Rife recalled washing the knife and stowing it away after dinner. The knife and the stone found in Rife hand are held at the prosecutor office. The body was brought to Mc Laughlin Broad mortuary. Funeral plans are not set. Rife had two marriages and many children.
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Rife
McLaughlin Broa
New Ohio welfare director visits State Penitentiary
U Rhee John McSweeney of Wooster, Ohio’s new welfare director, made his first visit to the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus. He announced a new policy to address all paroled prisoners before they leave the institution. Eight prisoners were in the first group talked to in the warden’s office.
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Columbus
U.rhee
John McSweeney
Wooster
State Welfare
Ohio Penitentiary
Classified Ads Offer Items For Sale And Rent
The Messenger Classified Ads list items available today including a Studebaker sedan for 295 dollars a six room unfurnished apartment for rent on West Carpenter Street and hay for sale at 20 dollars per ton. Also offered are tailored sales services priced at 23.60 dollars.
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Messenger
Studebaker
West Carpenter Street
Albany
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