Contracts Awarded in Jackson County Roadwork
State Highway Director G W Merrell announced awards for highway contracts in two counties totaling about 700 dollars. In Jackson County the reinforced concrete slab bridge over Horse Creek on Chillieothe Jackson and MacArthur Jackson Roads in Jackson was awarded to Lewis and McCoy of Jackson for 6546 0. Jackson County 608 mile paving on McArthur Jackson Road Wells Township went to N B Putnam of Fort Wayne Ind for 9788 50. Martial law proclaimed in Shanghai amid wartime tension.
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Jackson County
Columbus
USP
G. W. Merrell
Horse Creek
Chillieothe-Jackson
MacArthur- Jackson
City of Jackson
Lewis and McCoy
Jackn
McArthur-Jackson Road
Wellsts Township
N. B. Putnam
Fort Wayne
Ind
Weather summary shows record high readings across cities
Yesterday high temperatures reached 102 in Kansas City and 190 in Phoenix with Des Moines at 98. Today lows include Battleford 42 Qu Appelle 46 and Minnedosa 45. The next 36 hours will likely stay warm as stagnant conditions continue in the observation area.
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Kansas City
Phoenix
Des Moines
Battleford
Qu’Appele
Minnedosa
One Acre Yields 309 Bushels of Potatoes
July 3 Special report from Pomerce notes Meigs County farmer Harry Pickens of Reedsville harvested 309 bushels per acre with 270 bushels U.S. No 1 and remaining culled. He reports more potatoes coming and predicts no food shortage. Tomato prices fall. buyers shift from city markets to local sales with baskets priced as low as 25 to 50 cents.
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Pomerce
Meiga County
Meigs
Harry Pickens
Reedsville
Pickens
Ome
Big Steel dividend cut sparks cautious investor tone
Arthur Brisbane discusses Big Steel's move to reduce its dividend from seven to five percent, arguing the decline signals caution for common holders while the company retains substantial resources. The piece warns against gambling in stocks and urges forward-looking patience. It also notes Oklahoma Governor Alfalfa Bill Murray's threat to curb oil prices, potentially shutting down higher-cost wells, prompting federal court scrutiny over constitutional limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Steel
Nurray
Oklahoma
Big Oil Companion
No Cost Reported State Gasoline Tax Data
Columbus July 30. State collected 37 081 451 dollars from gasoline sales tax in 193. No cost of collection reported, a record matched by only eight other states. Thirty nine other states spent about 2 250 000 dollars collecting their gasoline taxes. States vary in cents per gallon: six at two, three at three, one at three and one half, eighteen at four, Ohio in this group. Thirty states collect five cents and three states collect six.
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Columbus
L.B
Secretary of State
Callec
Ohio
May Raise Tuition Mami Officials Seek To Maintain Faculty Wages
OXFORD Ohio July 30 40 Ar salaries at Miami University will not be cut further because of a recent 7 per cent decrease in state allowance according to announcement today Other means will be taken to balance the institution finances One plan to offset the cut in state support was to increase the registration fees or tuition from 69 to 80 for the 1931 32 school year Three men are stabbed Cleveland July uke Three men are in hospitals today suffering from stab wounds received in street attacks police reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mami
Oxford
Miami University
Real Army Canal Survey Work During Nicaragua Earthquake
Beverly Hills letter describes Col Dan Sul tan and his crew performing essential canal survey work amid the Nicaragua earthquake. They moved in with Marines and treated locals, working day and night with aid from learned doctors. The writer jokes about the project cost of 700 million and the nation’s fate, urging canal construction.
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Rogers
Army Canal Survey
Beverly Hills
Calif
Dan Sultan
Nicaragua
He Can't Win Moyle Faces Pacific Flight Bid
Dan Moyle, bound to lose either way, awaits a Pacific flight attempt after a traffic violation conviction in Los Angeles. He could serve 80 days in jail if successful. sentence deferred to Oct 1 to permit the attempt.
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Dan Moyle
Pacific
Moyle
Los Angeles
World Wheat Crop Smaller and Prices Rise
A report by CW Eberhard of the Ohio Farm Bureau predicts a world wheat crop of 2.59 billion bushels, down from last year, with carryover wheat exceeding the previous year by 109 million bushels. European and Russek advisories suggest mixed prospects, while domestic milling demand supports high prices and farmers hold much of the crop. Coarse grains remain cheaper than wheat, oats harvest progresses with average quality, and market dynamics shift as new crop approaches.
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Columbus
U. SD. A
Casa CW
Eberhard
Ohio Farm Bureau
Grain Department
Rusels
Restoration of the Dedo by Prof Homer Dut reported
The only known restoration in the country of the extinct dedo is described as completed by Prof. Homer Dut of Iowa University after years of study of old documents and museum exhibits.
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Homer Dut
Iowa University
State Aid Teachers Cut Not, Eight Months Time Out Decreed
Columbus July 3 4 U P salaries of teachers in state aid districts will not be cut but contracts will be let for eight months instead of nine to conserve funds. Contracts will allow for more than eight months if money is available. Skinner announces boards of education may reduce operating expenses and transportation. Anticipated savings run about 12 percent. Skinner orders elementary teachers with under two years post high school training not to be employed in 1992 05 and thereafter, and high school teachers with under four years training not to be employed. He requires state or renewed local certificates and allows salary schedule variances as long as total equals the scheduled total.
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Columbus
B. ©. Sinner
Skinner
Boards of Education
Ohio
Edie Catia
Substitutes Refused For Alimony In Ohio Court
Elyria Ohio July ruling held that turnips and cabbage cannot substitute money in alimony payments. Howard Walker 20 failed to pay $15 weekly when Viola Walker was granted divorce. She testified he brought produce instead of cash and he admitted collecting alimony from his truck. Five days in county jail for contempt of court ordered.
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Elyria
Howard Walker
Viola
Walker
County Atl Tur
Escaped Inmates Captured After Athens to Toledo Transfer
Authorities learned of an escape inmate from the Toledo Hospital for the Insane after Athens Red Cross officers notified police. A woman, found in Athens last Friday, was taken to Toledo Tuesday night with a man and four others said to be criminally insane. The pair claimed Red Cross help was sought. Pearl French, Red Cross secretary, found both had prior hospital stays. They were jailed in Athens County awaiting authorities. The man remaining in jail likely to be moved later this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Athens
Oil merger approved by Vacuum and Standard Oil NY
Up-Stock holders of Vacuum Oil Co approve merger with Standard Oil Co of New York creating a corporation valued at nearly a billion dollars. Bible convention ends in Columbus with about 19,000 International Bible students departing after a week-long event at the State Fairgrounds.
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New York
Vacuum Oil Co
Standard Oil Co. of
Agseta
Columbus
Columbia
State Fairgrounds
Corn prices jump on Chicago board with panic covering
In Chicago on July 30 corn futures surged as shorts scrambled to cover, lifting prices to 7244 cents, more than 13 cents above Tuesday's close. Trade commentary noted aggressive buying and a frenzied market mood as values climbed.
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Chicago
Board of Trade Today
Short
Scarface Says He Is Through With Rackets
Al Capone announces to the world he is finished with rackets and aims to become an honest man. He speaks on the eve of his sentencing and says he will accept no government offers to film his life, insisting he prefers to earn a real living and clear his name for his family. Capone vows to endure any punishment and work to rebuild a legitimate reputation.
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Copsright
Lalted Press
Chicago
Alphonse
Scarface al Capone
Wolted
Leavenworth Frison
Socom
James BO WH. Kervon
Aires
Milton
Capote
Panvater
Welce Ale Histery
Erickleas
Pangdem Moving Pictures
Tia Han
Athens Sizzles As Heat Tops This Summer
The Athens area endured one of the year's hottest nights with temps near 72 degrees. Meteorologist Mia CN of Athena County Weather said the July 4 night was the peak so far, while afternoon readings reached 90s elsewhere and rose further into the morning. Showers and cooler air are forecast for tonight and tomorrow.
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Athens
Mia CN
France
Athena
Bank Raises Discount Rate to 4¼ Percent in London
The London bank discount rate was raised to 4.25 percent, marking a second rise in two weeks. Officials say the move aims to stem gold outflows from England amid financial pressures.
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London
London Bank
England
Bootlegging Charge Lands 17 Year Old Girl in Lakewood
A 17 year old girl from Lakewood faced charges for selling bootleg whisky to federal agents. She claimed to care for six younger brothers while her father served a jail term for liquor sales. The arrest occurred amid a Cleveland area investigation into illicit alcohol distribution.
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Cleveland
Found at Last How To Sleep These Hot Nights
Fragmented notes describe bizarre procedures for staying awake then sleeping during hot nights. The text mentions Athens residents, a North Pole theme, and a sequence of steps including bathing, pajama dress, and sleeping in various locations. The piece reads like a chaotic, satirical set of remedies.
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Athens
No Deaths Recorded in Columins Heat Wave Report
United States heat wave across the region produced extreme temperatures with little relief overnight and into today. No deaths were reported from the heat, with only two or three prostrations noted in the state while temperatures declined to around 100 degrees and a few scattered showers occurred in the afternoon.
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Columbins
Ohjauns
Pleads Not Guilty to Criminal Slander Charge
Emma Tribe of Alexander Township pleaded not guilty to a criminal slander charge filed by Dorothy Bracks at arraignment before Magistrate Col. Porter. Bond set at 300 dollars and preliminary hearing scheduled for August 8.
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Emma ‘Tribe
Alexander Township
Dorothy Bracks
Col. Porter
Grim Desert Drama Answers Edison Question in Marooned Party
NOGALES SONORA Mex July 30 Four unmarked graves mark the blistering desert where seven travelers from Nogales to Mexicali faced Edison’s hypothetical test of endurance with scant food and water. The group, including a one year old mother and her 45 day old baby, trudged together until the weak died, while three survivors were taken to a hospital in Sonoita to recover their sanity.
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Nogales
Sonora
Mex
Sonoita
Thomas A. Edison
Edison
Mexicali
Ataga
Bealdean
Edson
Sanda
Shark Attacks Child Third Time Near Gull Pond
A shark attack on 12 year old Kens Matthews near Gull Pond was thwarted when his father Carl Y. Matthews of Cleveland clubbed the creature in the water. Report notes a recent spate of sightings along the South Atlantic coast and harbor areas.
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Ken Daya
Kens Matthews
Gull Pond
Carl Y. Matthews
Cleveland
Seimon Is Released The Comminstones
Cincinnati July 30 United States commissioner Seimon and Navy Lt. Cmdr William Sullivan were arrested for drunkenness after a traffic incident. Police contended recklessness. the judge dismissed the case, granting Seimon the benefit of the doubt.
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Comminstones
Cincinnati
aLpt—Aurvat A Seimon
United
Cincinnati Club
Offa Texas
Seimon
Willam Sullivan
United States Navy
Selmon
Sulivan Eith
Lemon
Mack Hall
Hess
Mrs. Mary Mars Dead at Little Hocking
Mrs. Mary Ellen Mars aged 78 died at her Little Hocking home late last night after a brief illness. She was born in Marietta and lived in Washington County most of her life, spending the last two decades in Little Hocking. Funeral plans await relatives. She was a Methodist Episcopal Church member and belonged to the Ladies Aid Society. Her husband predeceased her by six years. She leaves seven sons Joseph and Harry of Chicago William of Harrisburg Cuttle of Springfield Frank of Akron Karl and George of Little Hocking. a daughter Mrs W B Walker of Parkersburg. two sisters Mrs Belle Cole and Mrs Anna Christy. two brothers William and John Boyd. 21 grandchildren and three great grand children.
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Little Hocking
Mary Ellen Mars
Harry
Chicago
William
Harrisburg
Cuttle
Springfield
Frank
Akron
Karl and
George
W. B. Walker
Parkersburg
Belle Cole
Anna Christy
John Boyd
World Record Claimed In Turkish Flight At Last
World record claims sparked by two planes circumnavigating the globe starting from New York. Cap Cod piloted by Russell Beartriag and John Pelanda landed in Turkey about 8 hours after takeoff, claiming a new non stop aerial distance record. Meanwhile Hugh Herndon Jr and Clyde Pangborn faced fog over Wales on their return leg from Moscow, landing near Moylesgrove after a trans Atlantic attempt.
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Jong-diaiahea
Aminate Sport
Prewd Bennett
Plaid
Russell Rasgdinan
John Jokande
Boston
Turkey
Gularpoe Pellanea
Qi Af
Cholea Panghorn
Hush Hermion
Tivti
Globe
Santen
Amit Mieteorgloghst
Vine Fialy
Saiet
Een
Fierses
Eld
Minnés
Pangbernt
Inet Teice Fieva
Atheann Wirpaty
Herndon
Wates Carty
Heardaints
Patanda
New York
Atlantic
Tha Capa Cod
Ruassil Beartriag
John Pelandis
New
Clyde Pankbern
Motcow
Wales
Fran Grayden
Landen
Morney
Charles
Lindbargh
Lindbergh
Weny
Ottawa
Auron
Moscow
Thaflere
Hugh Herndon, Jr
Clyte Poyhorn
Osro
Moylesprove
Card
Pangborn
Aliant
Panghorn
Moyleegrove
Helf
Wiley Post
Harold Gatly
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Raymond Clapyfes
United Press
Washington
URA
American Federation of Labor
Homer
William W Doak
Secretary of
Labor
Labor Department
Doak
White House
Ic Federation
Federation
Hoovers
John Horton Payne
American Red Cross
F . Croxton
Hoover
Tocal Charity
Department of Labor
U.R
Mercantie Fields
Owen D. Young
General Electric Company
Shanghai
China
U.P
Arthur Brisbane
AltaHfa Bil
Arctic Land
Kine Features, Inc
Aterl
Tocal
Scarface
Capone
Robert T. Lougaran
Statt
Breapwinner
Europe
Tom
Wita
Baytly
Augestin Pinta
Lower California
Rugina M. de Ojeda
Jesus Orantes
Jerun
Ramon
Vincente Gutierrez
l@giver
Spotage
Vicente
Mary Mars
Oklahoma City
Okla
Pasolina
W. H. Murray
Oklahoma Drushield
New England
Tstamroer
Turkee
Bo Flasraman
John Pulanda
Taceine
Newfoundland
Wardetta
Come Vention City
U. &* Infantry Association
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