Senate group to probe Mellon stock in push for Hoover clash
Washington March 6 A McKellar resolution prompts a Senate probe into Secretary Mellon amid questions over stock in liquor firms. Hoover risks political embarrassment as the inquiry, slated for April reconvening, could complicate his administration while Mexican revolution and a White House handshake surge unfold.
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Senate Group
Washington
Hoover
Tennessee
Senate Judiciary Committee
Mellon
Senate
Treasury Department
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Justice Department
Tilson
House
Congress
Wiihheld
McKellar
Norris
Judiciary Committee
Auto Toll Grows in Cincinnati Fatality Total
March 6 1929 report raises Cincinnati automobile fatalities to 29 with the death of Miss Louisa Fehy age 50 who died from injuries after being struck by a hit and run driver.
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Cincinnati
Louisa Fehy
Ohio River Scenic Highway No 7 may gain U S status
Congressman T A Jenkins says federal officials have assured special consideration for upgrading the Ohio River Scenic Highway No 7 to a United States highway. He notes strong support from West Virginia congressmen along the riverfront and broad assistance for the movement.
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Pomeroy
T. A. Jenkins
United States
Jenkins
West Virginia
Ohio River
Death Toll Rises in Peoria Death Toasts Case
In Peoria Illinois the death toll from tainted alcohol reaches twenty with six more in hospitals. Federal agents from Chicago take over the probe as two men and two women face manslaughter charges over the distribution. Adam Zilch becomes latest victim amid bootleg liquor with 15 percent alcohol.
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Peoria
Ill
U.P
Chicago
Maurice Mansfield
Jessie
O. C. Guffin
Nita
Adam Zilch
W. B. Elliott
Mansfield
Federal Prohibition Department
Hoover Victory Inaugural Address Promises Strong Leadership
The piece portrays Herbert Hoover taking the oath as President and pledging adherence to the constitution. It highlights his vision, emphasis on law, belief in progress through machinery, and commitment to defense and education. It notes Dawes' Senate background and Curtis becoming Vice President, with a continuation reference to page four.
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Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Dawes
Senate
Europe
Curtis
Mr. Dawes
Calvin Coolidge
White House
Capitol Building
Coolidge
Prohibition Bureau Orders Secrecy in Ohio Indiana District
Prohibition Administrator Woodruff issued a blanket order forcing agents to keep arrests charges and other departmental work secret in the Ohio Indiana district. He warned of swift discipline for leaks and hinted at overhauling enforcement focusing on large scale bootleggers while avoiding small violators. Judge Hough criticizes bringing small cases to court.
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Columbus
Federal
Prohibition Department
Ohio-Indiana
Prohibition
Woodruff
Theorder
Benson W. Hough
County Court Opens Monday in Athens With Several Cases
The Athens County Common Pleas Court resumes at 9 am Monday March 11 led by Prosecuting Attorney R D Williams Judge L G Worstell returning soon after absence since February 12 A first case Smithy Marks for breaking and entering delayed due to a witness illness John Simons faces rioting charges in Mingus Hollow scheduled for March 11 with Harve Love next day other cases listed across March and early April involving various defendants and entities
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Athens County
Comman Pleas Court
R. D. Williams
L. G. Worstell
Common Pleas Court
Cuyahoga County
Worstell
Athens
State of Ohio
Smithy Marks
Marks
John Simons
Mingus Hollow
Simons
Harve Love
Love
Modoc
Paul Gordon
Lick Run Coal and Clay Company
Meighen
Beverage, Et al
Athens County Buick Company
Newman
William Brothers
George Williams
Mike Shamansky
Edward Houck
William H. Brown
Charley Ashworth
Martin L. Jones
Herschel E. Wethey
Meeting Postponed in Athens County Farm Bureau
Poor road conditions to Athens cause the county Farm Bureau meeting to be moved from the office of county farm agent T. H. Johnson to next Tuesday night. Prof. BE. R. Wallace announced the postponement this morning.
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Athens
Athens County Farm Bureau
T. H. Johnson
BE. R. Wallace
Burned in Explosion Injures Local Man
La Rue Frenchie Shankle suffered severe facial burns when a gasoline stove exploded Monday in Mamden. His eyes were swollen and initial fears of blindness were reported but not confirmed.
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Mamden
la Rue
Frenchie
Shankle
Four Liquor Offenders Pay Fines in Logan Court
Logan March 6 A heavy fines collection in Common Pleas Court for liquor offenses amounted to 1350 dollars as four prisoners paid their penalties. Judge Harley M Whitcraft presided and the fourth offender had appeared last week. County officials’ refusal to grant parole under the county jail parole system is cited as a factor in the large payment.
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Logan Court
Steam shovel clears slide on highway near Pomeroy
A State Highway Department steam shovel works on a landslide blocking Highway No. 7 near the Hocking Valley freight depot. Traffic may resume tonight if no further sliding occurs. Detours affect between Pomeroy and Middleport while snow melt raises flood concerns along the Hocking River.
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Pomeroy
State Hghway Department
Hocking Valley
Middleport
Ohio
Funeral for Grover Bean Scheduled in South Canaan Church
Funeral services for Grover Bean 51 who died Sunday will be held at 1 30 PM Thursday at the South Canaan Church. Burial will follow in Bean Cemetery. He is survived by widow Emma Bean and six children from his first wife Anna Norris Bean.
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Guysville
Grover Bean
South Canaan
Bean Cemetery
Bean
Emma Bean
Anna Norris Bean
Mildred Bean
Parkersburg
W. Va
Earl Cole
Isabel Dibbie
Ernest
Buck
John Starkey
Canaanville
John Schoonover
Sullivan, IL
Wesley Bean
Allen Bean
Torch
Emery Bean
Athens
Hair Tonic Sipper Ordered From Town
Port Sabley, labeled a wanderer with no home or family, was arraigned on an intoxication charge. He received a suspended $10 fine and costs and was ordered to leave town after being found intoxicated on South Court Street with an empty bottle labeled lilac hair tonic.
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Port Sabley
Court of Justice of the Peace
Porter
Sabley
Magnday
South Court Street
Taylor Ridge Girl Much Improved
Vernice Welling of Taylor Ridge shows marked improvement after hospital transfer for a rare skin disease. The Trimble High School student, previously in precarious condition, is now steadily getting better at a Columbus hospital.
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Glouster
Vernice Welling
Taylor Ridge
Columbus
Miss Welling
Trimble High School
Deputy Tax Deputy to Aid Athens Returns
A deputy collector of internal revenue will visit Athens today and Thursday at the Athens Post Office to assist in making federal income tax returns. The deadline is March 15 and office hours run until 5 o clock both afternoons. Exemptions have changed since last year and new regulations were announced five days ago. filers should bring complete figures for the deputy to review.
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Internal Revenue
Athens
Bill to Abolish Auto Speed Limits in Ohio Goes to Senate
The Ohio House approved Rep Elmer Boden Akron bill to abolish outside city speed limits with warnings to drive safely. Urban limits rise from 15 to 20 and 25 to 35 mph outside closely built districts. The measure now heads to the Senate for consideration.
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Senate
House
Columbus
U.P
House of Representatives
Elmer E. Boden
Akron
Ohio Senate
Boden
Tam
B. L. Creesy
Ashtabula County
Wise
Ohio Supreme Court
Joseph Ackerman
Cleveland
Jail Meals and Population Rise at Logan County Jail
Logan county jail matron reports 1658 meals served in February averaging 20 prisoners per day. Sheriff notes peak of 32 inmates in custody while current population stands at 27. Several inmates jailed for non payment of fines, signaling continued heaviness in coming weeks.
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Lloyd
Rebelo Battle Follows Mexican Rebel Advance
Rebels push south from Sonora as federal troops press Vera Cruz front near Esperanza and Orizaba. Monterrey falls to Gen J Gonzales Escobar with heavy losses. Gen Rodrigo Zuriaga killed. Col Adalberto Tejeda holds Vera Cruz lines. Aguirre campaigns, claiming broad support and aims to topple Calles Portes Gil regime.
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Mexico City
U.P
Sonora
Vera Cruz
Esperanza
Orbizaba
J. Gonzales Escobar
Monterrey
Nuevo Leon
Rodrigo Zuriaga
Miguel Molinar
Col
Adalberto Tejeda
Jesus M. Aguirre
Jalapa
Teocelo
General Aguirre
Gonzalo Escobar
Coahuila
Calles-Portes Gli
Church votes to consolidate with First Baptist Church
The Pomeroy Church of Christ official board voted to consolidate with the First Baptist Church of the city. The congregation accepted the recommendation amid noted differences of viewpoint between the two churches. The Baptist congregation’s decision remains pending. If consolidation fails, plans for a new church will be prepared for spring by Omercy Cement Block Co. per Attorney B W Peoples.
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Pomeroy
Omercy Cement Block Company
B. W. Peoples
Church of Christ
Band To Play For Ohio Legion Caucus In Athens Evening
American Legion posts in Ohio Southeastern District plan a caucus in Athens to bring more than 150 visitors for a meeting at K Crossen Post No 21. State officers including Department Commander Raymond G. Ingersoll attend, with entertainment by the Logan Post band and representation from Jackson Lawrence Mets Monroe Morgan Muskingum Noble Perry Vinton Washington Athens Belmont Gallia Guernagy and Hocking counties.
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American Legion
Ohio Southeastern
Athens
Kcrossen Post
Legion
Southeastern
Ohio
Cen
Jackson
Lawrence
Mets
Monroe
Morgan
Muskingum
Noble
Perry
Vinton
Washington
Belmont
Gallia
Guernagy
Hocking
Raymond G. Ingersoll
Warren
J. de Saslavsky
Columbus
Duga
Bellaire
Logan Post
Athens Post
Southeast District
Legion Meeting Plans Set for March 18 at Presbyterian Church
Logan reports a joint committee discussed a Legion meeting at the Presbyterian Church on March 18. An address by Raymond G. Ingersoll, department commander, will open the event. Invitations were approved for 14 Southeast Ohio posts including Athens Nelsonville McArthur Glouster New Straitsville New Lexington Junction Bremen Lancaster Ladiel Wellston and Jackson. Commander Ingersoll will be joined by staff members including the service officer, with a potential opportunity for service claims during the visit.
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Legion
Ohio
Athens
Nelsonville
McArthur Glouster
New Straitsville
Set
New Lexington
Junction
Bremen
Lancaster
Ladiel Wellston
Jackson
Ingersoll
Anniversary Plans Surround State Commander's Visit
Arrangements include a dinner at the tea room and a short concert by the American Legion Band at the church. Auxiliary members decorate the hall for the meeting while commemorations mark the tenth anniversary of the founding two days earlier. Invitations go to city organizations to participate in the meetings.
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American Legion
Auxiliary
American Falls
Ing
State to use Neil House Hotel as office building
A proposal to convert the Neil House in Columbus into a state office building gained definite shape today as conditions and plans were laid out for the transfer. Local officials outlined the site needs and budget implications for the move.
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Columbus
March
Neil
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Larry" Demon
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George M. Forney
Hancock County
Dallas Sullivan
Union County
L. J. Abele
Donahey
Logan
Rebelo
First Baptist
Coos
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