Pension veto overruled as Congress acts for Spanish War vets
In Washington on June 3 Congress overrode President Hoover's veto, passing liberal pension measures for Spanish War veterans. The Senate 61 to 18 and the House 298 to 14 backed the bill amid heavy veteran presence and criticism of Hoover's stance.
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Washington
Congress
Hoover
Senate
House
John J. Parker
U. S. Supreme Court
Watson
Fess
Green
Michigan
Rice W. Means
Colorado
John Thomas Taylor
American Legion
Means
Copeland
N. Y
Norris
Nebraska
Parker
Thirteen Madmen Escape From Michigan Reformatory
Thirteen inmates at the State Reformatory for the Criminally Insane in Ionia Michigan escaped armed with razors and knives. Five were known killers. A large manhunt followed with citizens deputies state troopers and vigilantes searching the countryside. Two prisoners Charles Kenney and Isizan Czordas were captured. They seized Superintendent Eugene Owen and two night guards but were later thwarted by a ruse and the inmates freed, while the others remained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Kenney
Isizan Czordas
Eugene Owen
Owen
Today Berea. By ARTHUR BRISBANE For 52 More Planes
The column notes the author’s stance on expanding air power with 52 additional aircraft, references the Mothers Return, and mentions the North Pole submarine project alongside Adlai Stevenson era fiscal debates and policy positions.
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North Pole
Morrow
Navy contracts for fifty two fighting planes and airboats
Good News reports Navy contracts for fifty two fighting planes torpedo and bombing airboats costing 3 000 177. It argues one modern battleship could buy 1 040 planes and notes lower upkeep with smaller crews, claiming a bombing plane could sink any battleship. Calls for an air fleet of 5 000 planes with a sea patrol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Waer
British Bombing War in Peshawar and Tribal Rebellion
The report contrasts distant Peshawar with Buckingham Palace noting the slow subjugation of local tribes. It describes Royal Air Force bombs driving Haji and Mohammedan fighters from hiding, as their resistance erodes with no effective weapon against planes.
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Peshawar
Buckingham Palace
Royal Air Force
Haji
Britain
Allah
Prophet
Dangerous bombing of cities warned in ominous note
If bombing planes target scattered tribesmen abroad then great cities with millions could be vulnerable to bombs and gas. The author warns that a foreign power might treat a major city as it does Mohammedan tribes or Hindus, and notes protection is lacking. Continued on Page 4.
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Britain
Raging Fires Crackle Over Timber Lands
Western Ontario forests burn under high winds as forests officials and volunteers fight fires across thousands of acres from Nipigon to Duluth. Port Arthur and Dyment areas face critical danger as a mother and child escape a blaze and a Mellensky couple with two children are reported missing.
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Winnipeg
Man
U.P
Ontario
Nipigon
Lake Superior
Duluth
Port Arthur
Ont
Dyment
Mellensky
Ironton Man Sought After Fatal Car Ride Shooting
Authorities across the Tri-State region search for Leroy Duty 35 of Ironton after he shot and killed Mildred Vance 31 during an automobile ride last night.
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Ironton
U.P
Tri-State
Leroy Duty
Mildred Vance
Frail Woman Leads Laundry Owners Fight Against Gang
Mrs Rosalie Loew Whitney, a frail gray haired Brooklyn woman, heads the Laundry Owners Association to counter racketeers demanding tribute. She refused salary, accepted authority, and says the movement revived dealers from fear, cutting racketeer payoffs as they move to constructive service improvements. Her husband Travis Whitney sits on corporate boards.
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New York
Brooklyn
Rosalie Loew Whitney
Laundry Owners' Association
Whitney
Travis H. Whitney
Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Co
Highway remains open in Lathrop after hearing ruling
Athens County commissioners ruled to keep the stretch through Lathrop on the former Athens-Marietta Highway open. W R Wells sought closure claiming the state returned the road after the new stretch was bought. a remonstrance favored keeping it open. An animal claim for five dollars was allowed for H J Wildman of Troy Township.
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Lathrop
Athens-Marietta
Athens County Board of Commissioners
W. R. Wells
State Department of Highways
J. Wildman
Troy Township
Agriculture drug unit accused of mal administration
Dr Henry H Busby of Columbia University College of Pharmacy told the Senate Agriculture Committee that the Departments drug unit permitted the importation of inferior ergot. The accusation comes as the unit faces charges of mal administration by the professor on June 3.
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Washington
UPR
Department of Agriculture
Henry H. Busby
Columbia University College of Pharmacy
Senate Agriculture Committee
Breen to Talk at Carpenter Farmer Picnic
Perry Green of the Ohio Department of Agriculture will headline the Athens Meigs Hocking and Vinton Counties farm picnic at the Southeastern Ohio Test Farm near Carpenter on June 18. County agents Johnson Chambers Kennard and Kreitler with Hartman and Ferguson will lead demonstrations on poultry sheep crops weed control landscaping and educational tours by Ohio State University and Ohio Experiment Station staff expected to draw over 1500 farmers and families. Gov. Myers Y Cooper is invited to speak.
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Perry Green
Columbus
Ohio Department of Agriculture
Athens
Meigs
Hocking
Vinton
Southeastern Ohio
Carpenter
T. H. Johnson
Johnson
Harold Chambers
Thomas Kennard
George Kreitler
Do. M. Ferguson
S&s
Ohio State University
Ohio Experiment Station
Wooster
C. J. Willard
Crops Department
F. H. Ballou
Myers Y. Cooper
Mother of Six Graduates from CW Va High School
Mrs Lily Cordray Hundley, mother of six, has just graduated from a West Virginia high school. Two of her children were classmates, three attend elementary school, and one child is not yet school age.
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Lily Cordray Hundley
CW. Va
Cannon defies lobby probes in Senate hearing demand
Bishop James Cannon Jr of the Methodist Church South faced the Senate Lobby Investigating Committee over a $63,800 fund linked to anti Smith campaigning. He said the panel has no right to question him on lobbying and would only address matters of lobbying. Senator Walsh noted the panel’s aim to trace political expenditures to influence elections and national policy.
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Washington
U.P
James Cannon, Jr
Methodist Church, South
Senate Lobby
Cannon
Thomas J. Walsh
Montana
Walsh
Caraway
Arkansas
E. C. Jameson
New York
Church Assembly Eyes Permanent Judicial Commission
The 142nd Presbyterian General Assembly discussed making the Church Judicial Commission a permanent body with power to alter church government if overtures pass. The assembly aimed to curb internal bickerings scandals and litigation within the church.
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Cincinnati
U.P
142Nd Presbyterian General Assembly
Church Judicial Commission
Presbyterian Supreme Court
Judicial Commission
Two Banks Close in Columbus Area
The Commercial Bank of Middletown and the Citizens State Bank of Leipsic in Putnam County closed their doors and were placed into liquidation by State Bank Superintendent C. Gray at the directors' request.
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Columbus
Commercial Bank of
Middletown
Citizens State Bank of
Columbus Veterinarian Named to assist bovine TB tests
Dr FLD. Daughtrey of Columbus has been assigned by state veterinarian C. McCandless to aid in bovine tuberculosis eradication in Athens County. He will work for a month in Ladi Township as tests proceed, with only three reactors found among 6 000 cattle. Tests have occurred in Troy and Lee Townships and progress is rapid in Rome Alexander and Ames Townships. Farmers are asked to hold cattle in barns to speed testing.
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Columbus
F. D. Daughtrey
Johnson
Fld. Daughtrey
C. McCandless
Athens County
T. J. Johnson
Daughtrey
Ladi
Troy
Lee Townships
Rome
Alex
Ander
Ames
Johnson Wakid
Senate Debates Final Tariff Bill This Week
Washington June 3 The Senate began what is likely the final discussion of the Smoot Hawley Tariff Bill with speakers expected to argue for and against the measure. Leaders hope for a vote by week’s end and possible adjournment late next week or early the following.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
Congress
Pocahontas Tepee to Meet in Red Men's Hall
Pocahontas Tepee of Rippling Water Council No. 181 will meet Wednesday evening at 7 30 in Red Men's Hall. Refreshments will be served.
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Pocahontas Tepee of Rippling Water Council No. 181
Red Men’s Hall
Prohibition urged by Athens County Ministerial Association
Members urged continued enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment in a resolution passed at the year’s final meeting at the First Methodist Church. Attendees planned summer sermons and fall campaigns to oppose repeal or modification. Officers elected include Rev. Arlie H. Krussell as president, Rev. C. A. Spriggs as vice president, and Rev. B. R. Smith as secretary-treasurer.
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Athens County
First Methodist Church
Athens
Arlie H. Krussell
Ministerial Association
C. A. Spriggs
B. R. Smith
James P. Porter
Psychology Department
Ohio University
Porter
van Wert
Sidney
Washington D. H
Tus
Plan Memorial Services For Two Preachers
The Rev. Charles B. Weber of the Church of God Athens and the Rev. J. L. Cartwright of New Marshfield will speak at memorial services at Bates Methodist Protestant Church at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon.
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Charles B. Weber
Church of God
Athens
J. L. Cartwright
New Marshfield
Bates Methodist Protestant Church
Bandit Hunters Fire on Own Group as Robbers Flee
In Michigan near Mancelona state police and possemen scoured a swamp six miles north of town for five bandits who robbed the Mancelona State Bank. One suspect Sylvester Elliott of Kalamazoo surrendered. two citizens were shot in the earlier pursuit.
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Mancelona
Mich
U.R
Mancelona State Bank
Here
Sylvester Elliott
Kalamazoo
Bellaire
J. R. Gerver
Herbert Sullivan
Capital Labor Battle Feared in Germany Amid Industry Struggles
Germany faces fears of a nationwide conflict between capital and labor as steel and copper industries begin to feel tensions. Analysts warn wage cuts could affect thousands as unemployment rises with iron and steel production at its lowest since 1926.
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Berlin
Germany
Exoc
Phillies Release Grover Cleveland Alexander
The Philadelphia National League club released Grover Cleveland Alexander, veteran pitcher, marking his exit from the major leagues. President William F. M. Baker announced the decision, and Alexander becomes a free agent while remaining on the Phillies payroll until he finds another position.
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Philadelphia
Grover Cleveland Alexander
William F. M. Baker
Phillies
Alexander
Ohio State approves plans for new men’s gym and natatorium
APPROVE GYM COLUMBUS June 3 The Board of Trustees of Ohio State University has approved final plans for the erection of a men's physical education building and natatorium at a cost of $990,000. The physical education building will replace the old gymnasium which was built 30 years ago.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Ohio University Library Building contracts awarded
The Building and Finance committees award the general contract to Hawkit Construction Co for 154 795 dollars for first and later floor finishes. Samuel A Essworth Heating Co gets plumbing and heating for 40 552 dollars. Electric Power Equipment Co secures electrical work for 19 426 dollars. Investigations determine specifications for brick use and final faces. Settlement of matters spans seven months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University Library
Board of Trust the University
Hawkit Atruction Company
Samuel A. Esswething & Heating Company
Bus
Electric Pos Equipment Company
Coit
Howell & Ti
Illicit Love In Ashtabula Case Attracts Inquiry
In Ashtabula on June 4 and 8 Tilby Smith 28 is accused of persuading his lover Maude Lowther 28 to kill his wife. Lowther claims she aided the slaying, waiting with a revolver at a Saybrook Road location for two hours until Smith arrived with his wife. Lowther says Smith later denied helping and insists he cannot be held responsible. Police continue to probe the complex tale of alleged involvement and motives.
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Ike G. Starns
Livingston
Starns
Ashtabula
Tilby Smith
Lover
Smith
Maude Lowther
Graf Zeppelin returns home on tail wind trip
Graf Zeppelin rode a dawn tail wind toward its home station in Friedrichshafen after a sortie toward Save Spain. Dr. Hugo Eckener lifted two days earlier and logged about 22,000 hours on the airship before landing at Lakehurst. Weather favored a smooth crossing with favorable Atlantic pressure and clear skies.
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Razor&s
State Reformatory
Berea
Arthur Brisbane
By Harry Ferguson
United Press Star
Secret Service
C. Giordano
New York Police Department
Breen
Carpenter Farmer
Test Farm
Hartman
Glen Bagley
Frederick KU
United Press
Ohio
Graf
Lakeshurst
Atlantic
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