Dynamite blast damages home in Elsonville injuries minimal
A dynamite explosion at about 2 am damaged a residence of Guy Pick Kinneer in Elsonville. Kinneer, worker at Lick Run Mine, was inside when the blast occurred. his wife and two sons aged 13 and 17 were at home but uninjured. A car was seen nearby just before the blast and part of the blast damaged the house. phone service was knocked out.
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Elsonville
Guy
Picks
Kinneer
Lick Run
Mahattan Coal Company
Nelsonville
Roosevelt Invitation Set for Ohio Democratic Convention
Franklin D. Roosevelt of York will be invited to attend and address the Ohio Democratic convention. The date is set pending the return of chairman G. Brunner from a brief vacation at party headquarters.
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Crats
Roosevelt
Lumbus
U.R
Franklin D. Roosevelt
York
Ohio
Onvy G. Brunner
Pope Optimistic Message to Cleveland Bishop on Prosperity
Bishop Jos Schrembs of Cleveland met Pope XI for an audience in which the Pontiff expressed optimism about an eventual end to the economic crisis. He voiced confidence that conditions would improve and noted the hardship of dwellers versus peasants.
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Schrembs
U.P
Jos Schrembs
Cleveland
Pope XI
The
United
Morgan hobbling on crutches at estate
Morgan, the international financier, has been hobbling on crutches at his estate since the July weekend. The nature of his ailment remains undisclosed.
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Cove
L. II
U.P— Morgan
International Finan
Ohio Storm Kills Two and Causes Major Damage
A heavy storm swept central Ohio with two deaths and extensive property loss across Mt. Vernon Van Wert New Philadelphia and other towns. In Pike Jackson and Scioto counties winds ripped porches demolished churches toppled buildings and toppled silos and barns while farmers were knocked off their feet and barns moved.
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Columbus
O.R
Ohio
Mt. Vernon
van Wert
New Philadelphia
Waverly
U.P
Pike
Jackson
Scioto
Ladies’ Aid Society
Sargent M. E
Floyd Crain
Wakefield
M. E
White Gravel
Dame Village
Stockdale
Jackson County
Oak Hill
Chapman Clay Company
Twin Brothers
Hamilton Church
Blind Man Held in Death of Fellow Beggar in Chicago
Richard Roberts, 57, a blind beggar, is jailed on charges of killing fellow beggar Harry Gruber, 2, in a macabre triangle with a one eyed woman Mary Roberts who abandoned her husband to live with Gruber. The two beggars met in the streets while alms seeking.
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Chicago
U.P
Richard Roberts
Harry Gruber
Mary Roberts
Gruber
Roberts
State To Broadcast Radio This Year
Ohio State University will continue to broadcast its home football games in the 1932 season. The broadcasts will be on WEAO and possibly other stations, though away games are unlikely to be aired.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
L. W. St. John
WEAO
Pigs Sell Fast After Classified Ad In The Messenger
James Mullins of R. D. 2 Athens advertised eight pigs in The Messenger classifieds and three days later a new owner bought Pigs 8 Poland China and Berkshire piglets eight weeks old. No sale on Sunday. Mullins notes demand for livestock and household ads.
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James Mullins
Athens
Messenger
Poland
China
Berkshire
Millfield
Ohio
R. D
Democrats Urged to Provide Beer to Redeem Platform Pledge
In Washington a Senate showdown over 3.2 percent beer is triggered by Republican Senator Bingham Connecticut as he seeks to modify the Volstead Act. He urges Democrats to back his amendment to the Home Loan Bank Bill prompting protests from Senator Borah Idaho who calls it cheap politics. The night session also halts the Frazier mortgage refinancing plan.
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Washington
Borah
Idaho
Congress
Bingham
Connecticut
Chicago
Bar Association Considers Prohibition Repeal At Cedar Point
The Ohio State Bar Association opens its fifty third annual meeting at Cedar Point with hundreds of lawyers. State Senator R E Ackerman proposes a resolution urging repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment. Other topics include judicial administration reform and proposals for governor appointment of judges with Senate consent, and county choice of government forms.
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Cedar Point
U.P
Ohio State Bar Association
Senate
Ohio Institutes
White-Faced Cattle Prettier Than Bald Delegates
Vernon Texas letter from Will laments distant politics and notes rural workers rely on cattle. He jokes about white faced cattle vs bald faced delegates in a corralling scene, saying cattle are a prettier sight and branding helps tell them apart.
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Will
Vernon
Tex
Dowler Family Set for Seventh Annual Reunion
The Dowler family reunion will be held Sunday July 10 at Parkersburg City Park. A basket dinner will be served at noon. Members from Southeastern and West Virginia have been invited.
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Dowler
Parkersburg
Southeastern
West Virginia
Yankee Fliers Crashed Near Borisov in Rainstorm
In a failed bid to beat the world round-the-world record, pilots James Mattern and Bennett Griffin were forced to land in Soviet territory near the Polish frontier after their steering gear jammed on the Berlin to Moscow leg. The aircraft was wrecked but both men survived with only superficial bruises.
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Moscow
U.P
James Mattern
Bennett Griffin
Post
Gatty
Borisov
Berlin
Liberals Gather in Cleveland For Two Day Political Convention
Liberal intellectuals convene in Cleveland for a two day League of Independent Political Action meeting. They reject Hoover and Roosevelt and seek a socialist leaning alternative. A program crafted with 100 economists and experts covers unemployment taxation tariffs power utilities agriculture international relations banking and social legislation.
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Cleveland
U.P
America
League of Independent Political Action
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Auction in park offers workers at low wages
In Los Angeles a public plaza auction conducted by Col. Louis Byrens offered a dozen willing workers to the highest bidder. The welfare worker announced pay from 35 to 54 cents an hour while presenting each person on an improvised auction block.
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Los Angeles
U.R
Joba
Plaza
Louis Byrens
Col. Byrens
Drunkenness Down in Helsingfors After Prohibition Abolition
Police figures show Helsingfors drunkenness fell thirty percent in the first three months after prohibition abolition while indictments for intoxication dropped twenty six percent. The decline is measured against the prior three months before abolition.
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Helsingfors
Storms Wash Out Fields and Kill Livestock in Athens Meigs
Violent winds and heavy rain sweep Athens district causing widespread damage. Livestock killed by lightning reported in Meigs County as trees fall, roads blocked, billboards toppled, and farm buildings damaged along the Ohio River region. Weather data notes 2.67 inches since Sunday and river rise observed overnight.
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Athens
Meigs County
Athena
Ohio River
N. France
Ohio Marriage Decline Surges in 1931 as Divorces Fall Less
Ohio recorded 42 319 marriages in 1931 down from 60 512 in 1930 a 29 8 percent drop while divorces fell only 6 2 percent to 13 312 from 14 198 in 1930. County figures show varied trends with Athens Gallia Hocking Meigs Morgan Perry Vinton and Washington reporting differing changes in marriages and divorces.
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Ohio
Bureau of Census
Washington
Gallia County
Hocking County
Meigs
Morgan County
Nho
Perry County
Vinton County
Washington County
Bear Kills Zoo Keeper In Cleveland Pit Attack
Thomas Hart, 50, a Brookside Zoo keeper, was killed when the cinnamon bear Sunshine attacked in the pit. Deputy wardens fired 30 shots, three striking Hart as the bear toppled dead from wounds deemed fatal to Hart.
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Cleveland, CO
Thomas Hart
Brookside Zoo
Sunshine
Karl
Buddie
Wari
Dr Sias Elected President of Athens Council
The Athens Council of Religious Education met at the First Methodist Church to elect officers and plan the coming school year. Officers elected were Dr A B Sias president, Rev Reed J Downs vice president, Prof J R Gentry secretary, and W Lawrence treasurer. They assume office immediately. A committee to review religious education conditions and plan for the year was appointed and will meet Monday. Committee members include Dr A B Bias president, Rev C M Coulter, J R Gentry, and Rev Downs.
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Athens Council of Religious Education
First Methodist Church
A. B. Sias
Reed J. Downs
J R. Gentry
W. #. Lawrence
A. B. Bias
C. M. Coulter
M. E
J. R. Gentry
The
Presbyterian Church
Downs
Christian Church
Death at Reynolda: Reynolds Heir’s Funeral Held Today
Smith Reynolds who killed himself seven years earlier over a fortune of 21 million will be buried today at Reynolda Estate. His bride Libby Holman is too ill to attend and the disposition of the vast estate remains legally unsettled, a puzzle surrounding the tobacco dynasty.
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Winston, Salem
N. C
Smith Reynolds
Magnificent
Reynolda
Smith
Libby Holman
Father Linked to Toledo Holdup by Confessing Bandits
A Temperance Michigan father of five was arrested after two Toledo bandits named him as their companion in an $8,000 hold up at the Monroe County Hank of Kentucky in Michigan. A 100-strong posse searched 20 acres of brush for the two suspects following their capture with most of the loot.
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M. Truax
Gleuson
Iis County Common Pleas Court
C. H. Porter
Joeski
John Jonas
Mathew
Joebeck
Notty
Toledo
Temperance
Mich
Monroe County
Two Killed When Bolt Strikes Barn
Middleport reports a lightning strike and barn fire during a violent storm. Mrs Oscar Hoce and her daughter Ruth Hoce, both trapped in the barn, died in the blaze while Mr Hoce and granddaughter Betty JonNnnton survived the trip to Ripley for a funeral.
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Middleport
Arthur Hoice
Betty JonNnnton
Ripley
W. Va
Oscar Boice
Ruth
Mra
Oscar Hotee
Hotee
U S Reserve Officials See System Gain
Federal Reserve officials said the reserve system was gaining in its effort to support bond prices and credit through open market purchases. Since February 27 the 12 banks bought 1.161 billion dollars of securities, raising holdings to 1.801 billion, the highest in history. Weekly buys ranged from 14 to 114 million, boosting long term bond prices and government securities by about 4.50 per 100, with bank credit expanded by 158 million.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
Reserve
Unconscious 18 Hours Ends in Cleveland Jail
Por ky Jane Renwick, 20, found unconscious for 18 hours on a street corner, was jailed on a charge of issuing worthless checks. Akron authorities say she cashed 44 dollars in bad checks at a department store where she demonstrated cosmetics. Hospital attaches say she did not feign unconsciousness, but her condition appeared normal upon questioning.
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Tueck
Cleveland
U.P
Porky Jane Renwick
Akron
Wheat Prices Decline in Ohio Grain Bulletin
Ohio Farm Bureau reports a slight drop in wheat prices for the week. M. R. Maney notes mills show interest in the new crop with farmer prices between 35 and 40 cents per bushel for No 2 wheat based on current levels.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio Farm Bureau
Millis
M. R. Maney
Farm Bureau
Hie Weekly
Lausanne settlement on European reparations terms reached
Edouard Herriot announced a final agreement on European reparations with Paul Germaine Martin noting it is finished. Only minor details remained for afternoon discussions at Lausanne. Hog prices at Union Stock Yards resumed gains, up 10 cents to 5.40, highest since October.
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Lausanne
U.P
Edouard Herriot
Paul Germain-Martin
Chicago
Union Stock Yards
Ohio Penitentiary Inmates to Be Released July 20 to August 1
Thirty four Ohio Penitentiary inmates will be released between July 20 and August 1 by order of the Ohio Board of Parole. The list includes Don Doss of Vinton County sent for larceny with a July 44 release date to stay out of Vinton County.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio Penitentiary
Ohio Board of Parole
Don Doss
Vinton
Larceny
Vinton County
Peopl e apologizes to Lady Mountbatten over exile claim
The Sunday paper The People apologized to Lady Louise Mountbatten for alleging she was exiled abroad due to her associations with a colored man. The apology comes after the criticism from British and American society figures.
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London
People
Louise Mountbatten
Former Cleveland Mayor Kohler Dies After Paralysis Stroke
Cleveland figures say former mayor and police chief Kohler died after a paralytic stroke in Plymoutn. He sped to the United States aboard the liner Paris yesterday after the attack.
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Cleveland
Fe Kohler
United States
Paris
Ayfferio
Plyroun
Ene
Senate Debates Relief Bill Amid Hoover Garner Clash
Senate Democrats shift to back Speaker Garner in a battle with President Hoover over the 2.122 million Wagner Garner relief program. House approval 202 to 1M sets the stage for a conference revision to satisfy Hoover and avoid a veto.
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Washington
Senate
Garner
The
House
Hoover
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Congress
Bonus Army Revolts at Capitol as Waters Calls Calm
The Bonus Army unrest flared in Washington as John Pace of Detroit led a parade toward the capitol. Waters urged veterans not to join, while Congress approved 100000 dollars to cover train fare home for those wishing to leave. Waters warned of wider unrest if the situation continued.
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Washingston
U.R
Walter W. Waters
Bonus
John Pace
Detroit
Workers’ Ex-Servicemen's League
Waters
House
Senate
United States
Ruth Ann Swan Die In Car Fire From Exploding Vacuum Tank
Sidney report says Ruth Ann Swan der, aged 5, died when her father's automobile burst into flames after a vacuum tank exploded. The tragedy occurred in Sidney on July 8 as rescuers fought the blaze and authorities investigated the cause.
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Sidney
Ruth Ann Swander
Bura
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