Repealists Split on Drafting Committee Prohibition Plank
Chicago June 29 A nine member sub committee of the Democratic platform drafting panel split six to three over the prohibition plank. One faction urged repeal while the majority avoided a firm stance. Wet leaders claim support from about twenty committeemen to push repeal at the convention. Farm leaders urged higher living costs and rural credits without detailing procedures.
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Chicago
U.P
Democratic Platform Drafting Committee
Walsh
Democrat
Mass
Wheeler
Montana
W. A. Comstock
Michigan
Alfred E. Smith
Call Committee
Germany backs reparations pay if Versailles treaty revised
In Lausanne on June 29 German Chancellor Franz von Papen stated that Germany would pay reparations if the Versailles Peace Treaty is revised. A German communique said Berlin seeks revision of discriminatory provisions including war guilt and armament limits, proposing a cash contribution toward European reconstruction.
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Germany
von Papen
Lausanne
Versailles
Ramsay MacDonald
Franz von Papen
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
United States
Ohio Stream Order Okayed
Ohio Governor White announced streams closed for restocking would reopen July 1 and state Conservation Commissioner William Reinhart confirmed the plan. Reinhart disputed the governor noting only properly restocked streams would reopen, with all reopened waters to be closed again March 1 to July 1, 1933.
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Columbus
U.R
White
Ohio
William Rein
Reinhart
Japan Rejects Hoover Disarmament Plan
Tokyo reports U S War Minister Araki said most Hoover disarmament proposals are unacceptable to Japan. He noted his study is incomplete but insisted Japan must be recognized for its exceptional position on China and Russia by other powers.
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Hoover
Tokio
U.S
Araki
War Council
Japan
China
Russia
Navy appropriation bill sent to White House after Senate action
Washington June 29 The Navy department appropriation bill was sent to the White House today after the Senate agreed to the conference report on the 319 million dollar measure. The bill had been passed yesterday by the case.
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Washington
Navy Department
White House
Senate
Ohio Delegates Hold Whip in Voting Today
Chicago reports show Roosevelt forces aiming to control the convention. Ohio pledged to Walsh but with limited votes may falter for a favorite son. Virginia Texas Missouri and Maryland also backed favorites. Governor White could be nominated by Atlee Pomerene while Newton Baker’s candidacy remains doubtful.
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Chicago
U.P
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ohio
Roosevelt
Thomas Walsh
Virginia
Texas
Missouri
Maryland
Walsh
White
Atlee Pomerene
Cleveland
Newton D. Baker
Outcago
Thomas J. Walsh
Montana
John B. Curry
Tammany
New York
Ourry
Food Hunter Shot While Breaking Into Box Car
John Mikola a 45 year old man and father of six says he sought food for his family when a railroad watchman shot him in the left leg as he attempted to break into a box car in the Wheeling and Lake Erie yards. Mikola was treated at County Hospital and told officers city rations were exhausted and he had been unemployed for two years.
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Toledo
U.P
Wheeling and Lake Erie
John Mikola
Mikola
Grover Fleming Jailed Again on Libel Charge
Grover Fleming of Columbus publisher of the weekly Ohio Examiner was jailed again in Hamilton on a criminal libel charge.
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Hamilton
Grover Fleming
Columbus
Ohio Examiner
Hair Raising Lost Fox Terrier Tale
A friendly fox terrier from Athens vanished last Wednesday, prompting its owner Billy Rowland to place a Lost and Found ad in The Messenger. The pup, three months old, white with a black shoulder spot and tan-black face, was found the next day and returned. If you lose a dog, call 0243 to place an ad.
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Billy Rowland
Athens
Mes
Billy
Dial
Curtis sought money for Lindbergh kidnap story
Flemington New Jersey June 29 The trial focused on whether John Hughes Curtis Norfolk shipbuilder sought notoriety by negotiations he confessed taking for the Lindbergh case Prosecutors cite a tentative $25 000 offer to sell his story Curtis told Edwin Haskell of the New York Herald Tribune he wanted 25 000 He says Col Lindbergh testified Curtis likely never contacted the kidnappers and prosecutors argue Curtis aimed to capitalize on the crime and hinder police work
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Flemington
N. J
U.P
John Hughes Curtis
Curtis
Norfolk Shipbuilder
Edwin Haskell
New York Herald Tribune
Haskell
Col. Lindbergh
British Official Denies Police Using Third Degree
London dispatch reports Capt. R A Eden undersecretary states Violet Sharpe suicide at Englewood was not caused by police questioning. Eden said the British consul general in New York reported satisfaction no physical violence or third degree methods were used by police.
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London
U.R
Violet Sharpe
Morrow
Englewood
R. A. Eden
House of Commons
Eden
New York
Bar panel backs county rule form of government amendment
In Columbus on June 29, the Ohio State Bar Association committee on judicial administration and legal reform approved a proposed constitutional amendment. Sponsored by the County Home Rule Association, it would let counties choose their form of government. The committee urged Cedar Point consideration and a recommendation to voters.
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Legal Committee
Columbus
U.P
County Home Rule Association
Ohio State Bar Association
The
Bar Association
Cedar Point
Detroit Bonus Army Reaches Washington Route Start
A group of 300 men women and children escorted by police moved from a tourist camp six miles west of Zanesville on their way to Washington after an overnight stop continuing their journey.
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Zanesville
Detroit
Washington
Here
Waters Reasserts Command of Bonus Army Forces
Bronzed and forceful Waiter W. Waters of Oregon resumes leadership of the Bonus Expeditionary Force in Washington. About 15 000 veterans at Anacostia accept him as commander with rival leaders denouncing the action as illegal but pledging a ballot confirmatory vote. Food supplies are critically low as the commissary can feed only until tonight. The group appeals to the public for aid.
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Washington
U.P
W. Waters
Oregon
Bonus Army
Waters
Bonus Expeditionary Force
Anacostia
Veterans’ Commissary
Red Cross
Time Means Nothing To Democrats Fight About Chairs
A Chicago letter mocks Democratic Party antics as 1100 delegates and 12,000 spectators watched Huey Long seating and a convention chairmanship dispute. The writer jokes that time is wasted, roasts the party's dissension, and suggests Roosevelt’s son may be nominated if current chaos continues.
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Chicago
Huey Long
Louisiana Porcupine
Roosevelt
Counterfeit Ring Busted In Cincinnati
Two men suspected of producing counterfeit five dollar notes were arrested in Cincinnati. Federal officers examined a quantity of imitation bills believed printed in Cleveland. Secret Service agent H. H. Buck said about $0,000 in fake currency arrived by airplane from Cleveland.
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Cincinnati
U.R
Cleveland
H. H. Buck
Secret Service
Economy Bill Tightens Furloughs and Pay Cuts
Senate approves a $150 million government economy bill under Hoover. It requires most federal workers earning $1,000+ to take a month furlough with 8 percent pay cuts for higher earners and larger cuts for top officials. Married couples in service may both lose jobs. vacancies halted. overtime pay suspended. budget-driven dismissals allowed. savings returned to the treasury.
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Department
Senate
House
Hoover
Treasury
Five Men Held for Trial In Burglary
Thirteen of seventeen men indicted by a special Athens County Grand Jury last week were arraigned before Judge O F Rowland. Most pled not guilty with bonds set at 1000 dollars. Hawkins pleaded guilty to failure to provide for a minor. Bentley’s burglary trial set for July 7. Other defendants faced similar indictments with 1000 dollar bonds. actions filed in Common Pleas Court include John Drake suing Ohio Collieries and the State Industrial Commission for workers compensation. Minor George E Lillie awarded judgment. C R Cline and Anna Elliott also awarded sums.
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Athens County Grand Jury
O. F. Rowland
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Wilford Hawkins
Hawkins
Fred Hashman
Gerald Hashman
Averd Hashman
Cecil Smith
Prest Bentley
Nelson Thornton
Heber Tope
Thornton
Ira Elliott
John Martian
John Stauffer
R. Weiss
Action
John Drake
Ohio Collieries Company
State Industrial Commission
Common Pleas
Drake
George E. Lillie
Vera Liltie
Nellie Werkhaven
Common Pleas Court
C. R. Cline
Anna Elliott
Al Smith Backs Coalition as Roosevelt Battle Opens
Alfred F. Smith plans a convention platform speech to oppose Franklin D. Roosevelt and mobilize a coalition. He endorses Governor Albert C. Ritchie of Maryland as the preferred nominee, with Newton D. Baker as a fallback if Ritchie falters.
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Chicago
Alfred F. Smith
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Labor Train Guarded as Mine Pickets Probe Disorder
Sheriff Clifford Wilson and deputies guard the New York Central Railroad at Corning to prevent a repeat of Tuesday disorder as a labor train carries miners to the Millfield mine of the Sunday Creek Coal Company. One car was damaged and the owner says he will hold the county responsible.
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Clifford Wilson
Perry County
Yor Central
Corning
Millfield
Sunday Creek Coal Company
Dwight Cusick
Deputy questioned in mine killing near War ner Coal mine
Steubenville June 20 40 John Cole 42 former deputy on guard at Wolf Run Mine of the War ner Coal Company was questioned today in the fatal shooting of Ernest Gordon 55 Cole fired one shot during a skirmish as he escorted workers from the mine witnesses reported the incident occurred at the mine site and involved special deputies on duty
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Steubenville
John Cole
Dity
Wolf Run
Warner Coal Company
Ernest Gordon
Cole
Cleveland youth wounded while attempting escape at Mansfield Reformatory
Edward Klenzig, 21, of Cleveland, remains hospitalized at Mansfield Reformatory today with buckshot wounds in his back after an escape attempt that failed late Tuesday. Two other reformatories inmates were involved.
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Mansfield
Edward Klenzig
Cleveland
Mansfield Reformatory
Five Fined for Illegal Parking in Athens
Athens police issued red tags to F C Murphy Steve Tatalos Eilen Moorman Castor Bobo and a Southern Ohio Electric car for illegal parking. Mayor Robert Wood fined each motorist 41 dollars.
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F. C. Murphy
Steve Tatalos
Eilen Moorman
Castor Bobo
Southern Ohio
Athens
Meyor
Robert Wood
Coulter Gets Invitation To Remain Pastor
The Rev. C. M. Coulter of the First Methodist Episcopal Church in Athens was invited to return for a seventh year at the quarterly conference led by district superintendent Dr. Rh. O. McClure. If he stays, it would be the longest pastorate in the church’s history, pending bishop and cabinet approval. Bishop H. Lester Smith was announced as the new Cincinnati area bishop.
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C. M. Coulter
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Athens
Rh. O. McClure
Coulteria
Cincinnati
H. Lester Smith
Chattanooga
Tenn
R. A. Foster
N.S. Welk
Woman's Home Missionary Society
W. E. Clark
W. B. Cable
Raymond Slutz
Men's Brotherhood
W. N. Alderman
Board of Trustees
T. R. Biddle
Lenora Saylor
Wesley Foundation
Ruling Sets Mine Eligibility in District After Strike
Adjt. Gen. Frank D Henderson declared eligibility rules for mine work in the district at a Columbus conference. To work here men must have lived here when the strike began or have been employed in a local mine then. Attendees included Lieut. Col. Doellinger Herman Theisen Sr. and union leaders John Williams and Joe Hubbard.
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Adjt
Frank D. Henderson
Columbus
William B. Morris
Miners’ Scale Committee
Henderson
Herman Doellinger
Herman Theisen, Sr
Morris
Roosevelt Convention Drama and Will Rogers Lighten Session
At the Chicago convention Roosevelt forces push for unity while anti Roosevelt groups seek a first ballot showing. Will Rogers entertains the crowd from the press stand and lampoons the process saying the platform will be adopted this week and forgotten next week.
Tree Cutting Outrage Sparks Chamber Discussion
At a noon luncheon in Hotel Berry the Chamber of Commerce condemned tree removals on the front of the Children's Home property along the highway. Members urged a committee to investigate engineers plans in East State Street and seek ways to preserve trees with help from state forestry officials.
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Chamber of Commerce
Hotel Berry
East State Street
Athens
State Forestry Department
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Platform Committee
Einhart
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Tex
W. L. Rea
Refugio
Jack Garner
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Belgium
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O.K
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Congress
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Eester
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Ritchie
Thomas £. Stokes
United Press
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Albert C. Ritchie
Ritehie
Newton PD. Baker
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New Lexington
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M. E. Episcopal Church of Athens
Will Rogers
Walah
Eddie Dowling
Dowling
Bogers
Platfform Committee
Rogers
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