Change in U S Nearing Athens Canaan Schools
Athens and Canaan Township students may attend Athens High School for at least another year after officials informed the State Department of Education. A protest over a planned shift to state aid high schools was led by local superintendents and parents, arguing cost increases.
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Athens
Canaan
Athens High School
C. D. Hutchins
State Department of Education
Alex Root
W. W. Ankenbrand
Department of Education
State Department
B. O. Skinner
Hutchins
Mechanicsburg
Albany
Shade
the Plains
Waterloo Consolidated
Chauncey-Dover
Ankenbrand
Marietta
Board of Education
the -Etion
Superintenalt
Wife Leaves After Quarrel in Nelsonville Search
Mrs Edna DeFord 35 left her Nelsonville home after a quarrel about forgotten groceries for Sunday dinner. She is 5 feet 6 inches, 115 pounds with dark hair and a scar, wearing a house dress. Barrows reports a man with no shoes and car assist, searches extend to several counties. information urged to contact the prosecutor's office.
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Edna DeFord
Nelsonville
Peter Barrows
Barrows
DeFord
Bert Lowry
McArthur
Aking
Vinton
Lawrence
Seek Rock Thrower Arrest Expected In Mine Employee Attack
An arrest by sheriff's officers was expected today for an alleged attack on Guy Gardner of the Manhattan Coal Company Chauncey. Gardner, en route to work yesterday along Route 31 near the County Home, reported a rock shattered his windshield. Officers say they were informed he threw the rock.
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Guy Gardner
Athens
Manhattan Coal Company
Chauncey
Gardner
Coolidge Still Cool Refuses To Attend GOP Convention
Calvin Coolidge, who did not seek a 1928 presidential run, remains set on private life. At the Chicago Republican convention opening next week to renominate Hoover, he will stay secluded at Plymouth, Vermont, with no outside contacts, spending time fishing, milking, and pitching hay.
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Northampton
Mass
Calvin Coolidge
Chicago
Hoover
Coolidge
Plymouth
Child sets fire to cabin, burns to death in Duncan Falls
In Zanesville on June 10 Charles Wise four year old son of Mr and Mrs Clem Wire of Duncan Falls died after he set fire to a log cabin he and others were playing in. Firefighters arrived but the child perished.
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Zanesville
Charles Wise
Clem Wire
Duncan Falls
Smith Courage Greatest Need Editors Assert Smith Courage Greatest Need Editors Assert
New York World Telegram front page editorial endorses Alfred E. Smith for president. It argues Hoover or Roosevelt would be a national blow, praises Smith’s courage, and urges Democratic delegates to choose him at the convention.
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New York
U.P
New York World-Telegram
Alfred E. Smith
Scripps-Howard
Hoover
Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Wills Moody Leads U S to Wightman Cup Win Over Britain
Wimbledon June 10 United States swept opening day singles in the Wightman Cup as Helen Wills Moody world champion defeated Eileen Bennett Whittingstall 6 2 6 4 to give the U S a strong start over Great Britain.
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Wimbledon
England
U.P
United States
Great Britain
Helen Wills Moody
Eileen Bennnet Whittingstall
Judge Rules On Speak Easy That Had Wrong Kind
New York June 10 Louis Greenstein was sentenced to three years in Atlanta Penitentiary for running a speakeasy but the judge said it was the “wrong kind” of establishment. He was accused of deceiving and robbing patrons and the sentence reflects the severity beyond typical fines.
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New York
Louis Greenstein
Atlanta
Frank J. Coleman
Speakeasies in Chicago Close Four Days Ahead of Convention
United Press reports three fourths of Chicago Loop speakeasies closed for the Republican National Convention. Prohibition agents mounted quiet raids, prompting many venues to shutter to avoid raids with four days to go. An estimated 10,000 daily hard liquor bottles would be consumed by guests in big hotels and 20,000 speakeasies citywide, as liquor prices spiked.
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Chicago
Loop
U.P
Tie
United Press
Malachi L. Harney
Big Loop
Federal authorities to seek padlocks in New York venues
Federal agents plan padlocks injunctions against speakeasies and other liquor outlets in New York City. Prohibition Director Woodcock said evidence exists against 1,698 places, with more under review, and hinted at similar campaigns in other cities if New York succeeds.
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New York
Washington
U.2
New York City
Prohibition
Woodcock
Bellman Urges GOP Stand on Prohibition at Chicago
Attorney General Gilbert Bettman nominee for U S senator from Ohio appeals to Republican delegates to take a definite stand on repeal of the 18th Amendment. He warns a mere submission plank would show no leadership and urges a bold demonstration of GOP resolve. separate note reports Democrats raising funds ahead of the Chicago convention with current deficits and goals.
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Bettman
Republican Party
Radicals May Assist Kaiser in German Restoration Drama
Berlin June 10 Adolph Hitler Sitler plays a key part in a political drama that could restore the Hohenzollerns to the throne. Wilhelm’s entourage has not denied reports Doorn House in exile funds Hitler. Crown Prince backs Hitlerism and August Wilhelm joins the Nazi ticket in the Prussian Diet as monarchist influence grows with a cabinet led by Franz Von Papen.
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Berlin
U.P
Adolph Sitler
Hohenollerna
Wilhelm
Doorn House
Hitler
August Willem
Hohenzollern
Germany
Franz von Papen
Government Pay Slash Battle Renewed Today
Washington reports renewed fights over the $149 million economy bill as conferees resume debate on salary reductions versus payless furloughs. The Senate shifted to an administration furlough plan for workers earning $1,000 or more, while House advocates direct cuts. The furlough would pause all pay for one month per year and could be taken in segments, with no more than five days of layoff per month without consent.
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Athens
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Jabowits
Coolville
Guysville
Baltimore
Sam
Washington
U.P
House
Senate
Representative McDuffie
Alabama
Lincoln Kin Joins Bonus Army in Washington Parade
Charles F. Lincoln, a sign painter claiming descent from Abraham Lincoln, joins the Bonus Army in Washington. He is pictured painting a banner during the 7000 veteran parade through the capital streets.
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Lincoln Kin
Bonus
Washington
Charles F. Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Atreeta
States Swing Into Line for Wet Platform
New York dispatch notes prohibition dominates politics ahead of major party conventions. Indiana Republicans seek repeal of liquor laws. Virginia Democrats back Byrd’s submission plan and Roosevelt’s nom candidacy signals. Farley claims Roosevelt nomination without Tammany support. Coolidge denials aired.
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New York
Chicago
Indiana
Virginia
Harry Byrd
Supreme Court rules clerks lack power to issue warrants
The Ohio Supreme Court holds clerks of courts cannot issue search warrants. Following Cleveland case study, the court states that under new legislation issuing warrants is a judicial act for a judge or magistrate, not a ministerial act for clerks.
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Columbus
Cleveland
Ohio Supreme Court
Athens Preacher Dr Elmer Dent to Speak at First M E Church
Dr Elmer Dent a native of Athens County now living in New Haven Conn will preach at the First M E Church in Athens Sunday morning announced this afternoon Dent a graduate of Ohio University and long renowned divine in the East stands as a noted religious figure in the region
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Elmer Dent
Athens County
New Haven
Conn
M. E
Athens
Dent
Ohio University
East
Nicholson divorce granted in Athens County Court
Asa Nicholson was granted a divorce from Phyllis Nicholson in Athens County Common Pleas Court on Thursday on grounds of wilful absence. The National Guarantee and Finance Co. case against Roy Shafer has been settled out of court.
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Asa Nicholson
Phyllis Nicholson
Athens County Common Pleas Court
The
National Guarantee and Finance Co
Roy Shafer
Child dies from burns after dress catches fire
Four year old Helen DePietro died from burns Thursday night in Columbus after her clothing caught fire while playing. Her mother tore the burning dress from her body in an effort to save her.
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Columbus
Helen DePietro
Dawes Would Make Best President in Opinion of Rogers
Beverly Hills dispatch reports a letter from Will arguing that Charles Dawes would be the best president, but he would abandon the policy once in place. The note critiques Dawes as unstable and prone to changing loyalties, referencing Prohibition debates and a shift to other leadership roles.
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Rogers
Beverly Hills
Calif
McAdoo
Charley Dawes
Sultan of
Morocco
Eve
Aimee
Feem
Roosevelt To Be Nominated Despite Tammany Opposition
New York June 10 U R Franklin Roosevelt is forecast to win the Democratic presidential nomination and a November victory without Tammany Hall support. James A Farley, campaign manager, claims a first ballot win with 343 of 581 electoral votes, excluding New York’s 47 and likely votes from Ohio and Illinois. Supporters of Alfred E Smith contend S A A votes would oppose Roosevelt on the first ballot, increasing with each ballot.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
James Farley
Bia
Roosevelt
Tammany
Illinois
Ohio
Coolidge
Emanuel Celler
Prohibition
U.R
Franklin Roosevelt
Tammany Hall
James A. Farley
Illinoia
Alfred B. Smith
SAA
Chicago
Gene Sarazen Wins British Open Tourney
Gene Sarazen of New York won the British Open at Sandwich England with rounds of 70 and 74 for 283. Arthur Havers failed to tie, ensuring Sarazen’s first Open title and the championship’s return to American hands for the ninth straight time.
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Sandwich
England
Gene Sarazen
New York
Sarazen
Arthur Havers
Walter Hagen
Papen Assigned to Form German Cabinet
Franz von Papen, then German military attache in Washington, has been commissioned by President von Hindenburg to form a new German cabinet. He was recalled in 1915 amid allegations of involvement in the dynamiting of ammunition factories.
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James R. Garfield
Cleveland
Hoover
Garfield
Franz von Papen
Washington
United States
von Hindenburg
Herr von Papen
Miners to Lead Saturday Parade in Nelsonville
Nelsonville June 10 A huge street parade and demonstration is planned for Saturday morning June 11 with thousands of miners and their families. Paraders will form at the City Playground and move between 8 and 4 30 with bands from New Marshfield Carbon Hill and Nelsonville directed by Alvin Brown. Officials consider inviting Governor White and his retirees. Shooting last night near Lick Run area caused 25 shots from outsiders and about 50 from guardsmen with no casualties reported.
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Labowits
Baltimore
Athens
Baltimer
Willere
Nelsonville
Minera
Banda
Buchtel Drum Corpa
New Marshfield
Carbon Hill
Neelsonville
Alvin Brown
George White
Lick Run
National
Herman C. Doellinger
West Ridge
Doellinger
Manhattan Coal Company
Lick Run Mine
Chauncey
Officinia
Sun- Gay Creek Coal Company
Millfield
Sunday Creek Company
No. 6
Crying Jury Names Ohioan In Food Fraud Conviction
Charles G. Emmert former sheriff was found guilty on four indictments for certifying false jail food accounts after a 12 hour 30 minute deliberation. The Toledo jury became a crying jury with three women moved to tears as verdicts were read and jurors questioned.
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Toledo
Charles G. Emmert
Scott Stahl
Clara T. Miller
Ann M. Leiter
Katheryn Kions
Stahl
De Valera Returns to London for Talks on Anglo Irish Tangles
London dispatch reports Eamon De Valera president of the Irish Free State arrived in London for the first time since 1921 treaty days to confer with cabinet ministers on a path to resolve Anglo Irish difficulties.
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London
Eamon de Valera
Loss of Record Sparks Voyage Back by Lena Bernstein
In Biskra on June 10, Lena Bernstein mourns a failed bid to reclaim a straight record once held by Amelia Earhart. The aviatrix reportedly celebrated with champagne after the setback, while efforts to recover the record continue amid public suspense.
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Biskra
Alegria
Lena Bernstein
Amelia Earhart
Dows
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