Hoover Acts Urge Pause on New Ships Amid Talks
President Hoover and Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald announced a partial suspension of current naval expansion as six weeks of talks narrow the gap on parity. Three cruisers slated for fall laydown will wait for full impact on the pending agreement while Britain may join in a broader world conference on disarmament.
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Washington
U.P
Britain
United States
Ramsey MacDonald
Hoover
White House
Tokyo
Far East
MacDougt
Parlia
Hoomer
Great Britain
Teachers Institute Draws 200 Plus to Athens Ohio University
More than 200 teachers are expected for the Athens County Teachers Institute August 27 and 28 in Ewing Hall Auditorium at Ohio University. An eighth grade commencement tied to the institute will be held in Alumni Memorial Auditorium. The program lists speakers including F. E. Reynolds, W. B. Coy, Helen Clickow, and B. A. Augins on visual instruction and books and school libraries.
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Athens County Teachers’ Institute
Ewing Hall
Ohio University
Alumni Memorial
F. E. Reynolds
Ohio Educational Association
W. 8. Coy
State Teachers
Helen Clickow
B. A. Augin 5
Columbus
Alli
Snook Calm as Four More Jurors Are Accepted in Trial
In Columbus on July 25 Dr James Howard Snook faced further jury selection for the Theora Hix murder case. The presiding scene showed eleven jurors seated including five women and six men as prosecutors probe attitudes on drugs and narcotics in the defendant s life.
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Snook
Court Room
Columbus
U.R
James Howard Snook
Theora Hix
Miss Hix
Clara Rhodes
Melvin T. Hix
Talesmen
James H. Snook
Ohio State
Theora K. Hix
Peace and trade tensions across major powers
Nations seek to avoid conflict while protecting commerce. France urges China and Russia to stand down as Britain and others echo restraint. Japan blocks South Manchurian Railway shipments of Chinese troops and arms, highlighting worries over conflicts disrupting global trade.
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Europe
China
Russia
Japan
South Manchurian
China Japan tensions and the risk of war spillover
The piece argues war avoidance is unlikely as tensions rise between China and Japan. It notes internal strife within China and Russia’s fragile governance, while criticizing Stimson and Western mediation. It underscores Japan’s view of Asia as its front yard and calls for consultation before peacemaking efforts.
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China
Russia
Mexico and Brazil threaten war with Japan's intervention noted
A fragmented рассказ hints at rising tensions as Mexico and Brazil threaten conflict while Japan begins to intervene. The article asks why such moves occur and promises continuation on Page 4.
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Mexico
Brazil
Japan
Red Cross allows burial aid for long‑dormant WWI claim
Miss Rose Davis, county Red Cross secretary, confirmed a Neb sonville letter seeking burial expenses for a World War veteran qualifies for reimbursement even after ten years. The secretary said many county residents may deserve the $100 benefit and not have claimed it.
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Rose Davis
Red Cross
Nebsonville
Miss Davis
Nelsonville
Finds on Classified Ads Today
The page notes a 1926 Chevrolet Touring in good condition priced to sell quickly. Three used radios are offered real cheap with demonstrations. Gladeila Blooms are available at 50c a dozen in assorted colors. Good year Shoe Repair Machines are listed at 150 dollars or tradeable. Readers gain by reading daily notices.
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Gladeila
Bomb Explosion Shocks Chicago Theater District
A black powder bomb exploded in the rear of the Davis Company's Department Store spilling smoke and debris across the South end of downtown. Thousands fled as police and fire crews responded after a pasteboard box was found near a freight entrance and ignited in the blast.
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Chicago
U.R
Loop Theatre
Davis Company
Btast
Davis Store
Philip Iwanski
Showers to Bring Relief From Heat
The U S Weather Bureau said showers will reach the East within 24 or 36 hours cooling a sweltering region. Temperatures in the Northeast and Northwestern states, which rose to the high nineties yesterday, were lower today but stay above normal for many hours.
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Washington
U.P
U. S. Weather Bureau
Clara Bow Declares No Marriage Date Yet
Hollywood star Clara Bow says she has not heard of any marriage date from Warry Richman and doubts his claim to marry before September 12. Bow notes she has been engaged several times before meeting Richman and has never married.
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Hollywood
O.R
Broadway
Clara Bow
Warry Richman
New York
Miss Bow
Richman
Baby Smokes Cigars in Cincinnati Home
A 14 month old boy Tracey DB Dunway in Cincinnati reportedly smokes a pipe and cigar at home. Reporters found him in a high chair contentedly smoking after his father and mother noted he was soothed by the habit. The family hails from the Kentucky mountains.
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Cincinnati
Tracey DB. Dunway
Mary Dunway
Kentucky
Thousands in Rome seek view of Pope at St Peters
In Rome crowds packed St Peter's Square hoping to glimpse Pope Pius XI for the first time since 1870. Citizens and visitors from around the world converged on the Vatican as preparations mounted for the papal procession set for early evening.
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Vatican City
U.P
Eternal City
St. Peter's Square
St. Peters
Rome
Sixteen Czarist Guards Executed in Siberia Plot
In Khabarovsk, Siberia, six teen Czarist White Guards were executed by Soviet agents for plans to destroy ammunition depots and for crossing from Manchuria. The notice says they operated in the East for six weeks and were caught after multiple armed crossings into Soviet territory.
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Moscow
U.P
Khabarovsk
Siberia
Manchuria
East
Invalid Dies in a Fire in Residence
In Cleveland Independence Village Mrs. Anna Bockmuller aged 28 disabled for ten years was killed by a house fire last night. Five relatives tried to rescue her. her mother Mrs. Peter Bockmuller, 52, was seriously burned on the face and hands. The fire started under unknown causes while Anna was alone and the rescue party was halted by flames.
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Cleveland
U.P
Anna Bockmuller
Independence Village
Peter Bockmuller
Minnesota flyers chase 63 hour endurance refueling record
Owen Haughland and Captain P L Crichton piloted the Minnesota over the Twin Cities for a third day to set an endurance refueling record. They have been aloft over 63 hours.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Owen Haughland
P. L. Crichton
Minnesota
Twin Cities
Tariff Bill Splits Senate Republican Framing Group
Senate Republicans who drafted the tariff bill show a rift over rate levels as Smoot and Edge align with Reed Watson and Bingham against a lighter House schedule. The divide threatens delay beyond the August 19 Senate reconvening and may widen under White House pressure.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
Smoot
Watson
Hingham
Reed
Edge
Senate Finance Committee
Senator Edge
New Jersey
Sackett
Kentucky
Couzens
Michigan
Deneen
Ilinois
Keyes
Vermont
Hoover
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Bingham
Connecticut
Shortridge
California
Greene
White House
Crowds Gather To See Air Men Start
Crowds in Tacoma Washington gather at the airport as Lt Harold Bromley may launch his orange Lockheed monoplane bound for Tokio 4700 miles away. Takeoff depends on weather with spectators hoping for a surprise departure as the aircraft is described as a new low wing explorer model.
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Tacoma
Wash
U.P
Harold Bromley
Tokio
Alfred E Smith Turns Author at $2 a Word for Post Series
Alfred E Smith, former New York governor and defeated Democratic presidential nominee, has become a magazine author. He is paid $2 per word for a Saturday Evening Post series titled Up to Now, with the first piece about 9 300 words and earnings around 18 600 dollars. If eight articles run, total income could reach about 148 800 dollars, nearing Hoover's half-term salary and potentially surpassing Calvin Coolidge's post-presidency earnings.
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Saturday Evening Post
New York State
Smith
Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
Eight Die of Thirst in Mojave Desert Tragedy
In the Mojave Desert near Dry Beale Wells, eight people from Brawley and Rawley perished after their car broke down. Authorities identified Enrique Armentes and Mrs. Julia Perez and her children among the dead, with one more possible victim said to be unaccounted for. The group faced extreme heat as they sought water, and searchers followed irregular footprints across the sands.
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Death Valley
Enrique Arnientes
Rawley
Julia Perez
Perez
Niland
Armentes
Firing Reported in China Russia Fray
A Nichi Nichi dispatch from Manchul reports 16 Russian airplanes over Manchurian territory at 6 am. Chinese patrols opened fire and Russian border infantrymen returned fire as Japanese residents fled the city amid rising border tensions.
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Tokio
U.P
Manchull
Manchurian
Nichi Nichi
Manchul
Manchur
Coast Guards Find No Trace Of Two Men In Lake Erie
Coast Guardsmen reported no trace of two men in a rowboat believed swept to their deaths during a storm that hit Cleveland last night. Police suspected they perished in Lake Erie after the gale.
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Cleveland
U.R
Lake Erie
Motive Sought After Teacher George Shull's Death
Lancaster police seek motive after George Shull 66 former school teacher dies by self inflicted means and body found in the Hocking River.
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Lancaster
George Shull
Hocking River
Firemen battle blaze at Builders' Supply yards
Cleveland firemen fought for three hours to control a blaze that swept through the Builders' Supply and Fuel Company yards and buildings in East Cleveland. Fire crews battled flames across the site, causing extensive damage but no immediate reports of injuries. The cause was not disclosed.
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Cleveland
Builders’ Supply & Fuel Company
Officers Elected by Rural Mail Carriers
Ohio Rural Letter Carriers Association held its annual convention in Chillicothe with officer elections. E A Wuebber of Dover was named president Sherman Darrah of Macksburg vice president A L French of Washington C H secretary and S V Glick of Holgate treasurer The Women's Auxilary elected Mrs A G Moon of Delphos president Mrs A L French of Washington C H vice president Mrs Merle Kerat of St Marys secretary and Mrs M J Powers of Gibsonville treasurer Lorain won the 1930 convention.
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Chillicothe
U.R
Ohio Rural Letter Carriers Association
E. A. Wuebber
Dover
Sherman Darrah
Macksburg
A. L. French
Washington C. H
S. V. Glick
Holgate
Women's Auxilary
A. G. Moon
Delphos
Merle Kerat
St. Marys
M. J. Powers
Gibsonville
Lorain
Albany Forms Route 50 Club At A Meeting
Albany July 25 A subsidiary of the U S Highway Route 50 Association formed here after an open air meeting near the hotel. About 100 Albany residents attended. A committee led by Edward Kurdette Howard Cline and Fred Vorhes will solicit members for the Albany U S Highway Route 60 Association.
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Albany
Start Speecial
U. & Highway Route 50 Association
Edward Kurdette
Howard Cline
Fred Vorhes
Albany U. S. Highway Route 60 Association
A. F. Holmes
F. W. Bush
The
Athens Messenger
Carl Beasley
H. Burgett
South East Ohio Motor Club
George Whipple
Edward Burdette
Grand Jury Report Expected Today at Athens Court
The Athens County Common Pleas Court grand jury, in its second especial session for the May term, was expected to report late this afternoon. It assembled Wednesday and began questioning more than 80 witnesses summoned to appear. The session reconvened this morning at 9 oclock.
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Athens County Common Pleas Court
Court House
Booklet Guides Annuals Growing From Seed and Soil
Washington Information Bureau offers a booklet on annuals with Department of Agriculture sourced facts. It covers soil, transplanting, cultivation, and seasonal planting in spring, summer, and fall for blossoms next year. Includes simple illustrations and a coupon offer.
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Washington Information Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Request for Annual Flowering Plants booklet from Washington
Frederick J. Haskins of The Athens Messenger Information Bureau in Washington requests a copy of the booklet Annual Flowering Plants. He encloses six cents in coin or stamps and provides name street state.
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Frederick J. Haskins
The
Athens Messenger
Washington, D. C
State to bid on Trimble Road and Jacksonville bridge project
Bids due August 13 in Columbus for two Athens County road works. Plans call for brick paving on 4 800 feet of State Route 18 from Jacksonville to Trimble with a concrete base and curb work. A new bridge over Sunday Creek with three 50 foot spans and 28 foot roadway will include sidewalks and parking shoulders.
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State Highway Department
Athens County
Columbus
John Dowseler
Hida
Jacksonville
Trimble
Main Street
Glouster Street
Sunday Creek
Hernia
Creek Street
Old Village
Old Creek
G. G. Gaul
Canaanville Road
Bogie speed boat breaks Mississippi river run record
The 1200 mile New Orleans to St Louis run was completed by the Bogie captained by Dr Louis Leroy of Memphis in 88 hours 2 1 2 minutes beating the 90 hour 31 minute record set by the Robert E Lee.
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Louis
Robert B. Lee
Children to Swim at Crystal Pool Friday
Children in supervised play at East and West Side School grounds will swim Friday at Crystal Pool under Miss Marian Ickis university physical education instructor. Boys and girls meet at Athens High School Building at 2 45. Special rates arranged.
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Crystal Pool
Marian Ickis
University
Athens High School
Sugar Creek Men Freed Under Bond
Sugar Creek men John Bradley and Oscar Porter were arraigned by Judge L. G. Worstell on charges of illicit liquor possession after a Tuesday night arrest by county officers. They pled not guilty and were released on $300 bonds. Dry raids found 40 gallons of beer mash, 200 empty quart bottles, and beer equipment.
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Common
L. G. Worstell
John Bradley
Oscar Porter
Sugar Creek
Bradley
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Theodore Roosevelt
Stimson
France
Asia
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Pope
AL Smith
Paul Predix
United Press Star
U.S
Alfred E. Smith
Mojave Desert
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Shull Takes His Life
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Trimble Road
Mississippi
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