Billie Drake 9 Dies After Garage Fall in Elmwood Place
Nine year old Billie Drake of 19 Elmwood Place died from brain injuries after a fall from the garage second floor. He was a fourth grade pupil at East Side School and a member of the First Methodist Sunday School. Funeral set for Saturday at 2 PM at the family home.
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W. B. Drake
Elmwood Place
William
Billie’ Howard Drake
Robert
Young Drake
East Side
First Methodist Sunday School
Frriends
Beauty of Stage Dives 20 Floors From N Y Hotel
Christine Norman, once named among the world’s most beautiful women, leapt from the Hotel Victoria window on Fifty fourth Street in New York, dying after a 20 floor fall. A note to her husband Enos Booth warned he must not attend her funeral amid years of separation and rumors she feared cancer.
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New York
U.P
Christine Norman
Hotel Victoria
Fifty-fourth Street
Cincinnati
John Simseh
Inser
Sixth Avenue
Booth
Reno
California
Near Beer Benefits Cited by North Dakota Republican
Rep. Olger B. Burtness told the House Judiciary Committee that prohibition has benefited North Dakota farmers and workers. He argued near beer created new markets for barley and maintained wheat surplus levels, noting prohibition lasted 41 years and increased savings and economic well being while reducing alcohol related harms. He cited a statement from state farmers and business leaders.
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Washington
Olger B. Burtness
Grand Ford
North Dakota
House Judiciary Committee
Burtness
North
Pakatead
Attorney seeks access to client in Hannah case
Cleveland attorney Richard T. Mills filed an alternative writ of mandamus in Wayne County Common Pleas Court demanding Sheriff Clark Shearer permit an interview with his client Charles Hannah the confessed slayer of Melvin Horst or state reasons for denial Hannah is held on a 10000 dollar bond facing a not guilty plea to child stealing in connection with the December 1928 disappearance Investigators reported no progress in locating Horst's body Former State Senator Arthur H Day said he would not represent Hannah Appellate Judges from Akron were to hear the case in Wooster tomorrow.
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Wayne County
Marion Hr. Graven
Wiis
Arthur H. Day
Hannah
Melvin Horst
Nine held in Warren on suspected communist charges
Seven men and two boys were jailed overnight in Warren on suspicion of communist ties after police and American Legion detail raided a hall on the Hippo drome Building’s third floor. Captain George Salem reported no trouble during the arrests.
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Warren
U.P
Hippodrome
George Salem
Hillston
Johnston
American Legion
Salem
Progres
Classified cash savers include Ford 1929 roadster for 375
The Messenger classifieds advertise a 1929 Ford roadster with new tires and good paint for 375. Also listed are portable typewriters for 42.50 and baby chicks for 18 and 15 per hundred, with a market noted for light weight hens.
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the Messenger
Big Day Tomorrow in Arthur Brisbane Column
Arthur Brisbane editorializes on a pivotal tomorrow with a focus on first facts and then action. The piece suggests a Socratic dry and wet exchange framing the day’s events and questions about dole or relief policies.
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Dole
Cuba Opens First Class School of Civil Aviation
President Machado attends the opening ceremony as Cuba unveils a premier civil aviation school. Students volunteering already exceed capacity, which will be expanded to accommodate more young Cubans showing imagination and courage essential to flying.
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Cuba
Civil Aviation
Machado
Radical unemployment demonstration planned in US cities
Secret Service and Labor Union men say the Russian government finances a large unemployment protest in several American cities. They suggest the real motive may be the scope of joblessness in the United States.
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Secret Service
United States
New York City Warns Communists With Police Reserves
City authorities warn against communist activity and deploy police reserves with tear gas to deter protests. A youth is found with pamphlets urging unemployed to starve or fight, followed by two women, Rose Berman and Sadie Doran, found with similar material.
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New York City
Rose Berman
Sadie Doran
Mayor Walker Advocates Free Speech Protection
Mayor Walker tells the public that freedom of speech will be protected and guaranteed. He says there is never much danger, even in hard times of unemployment, if you do not sit on the safety valve.
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Walker
Hoover year one facts shaping policy outlook
One year into Hoover's presidency, friends say he has focused on gathering facts and plans to use them vigorously over the next three years. The remark frames the administration as pursuing fact based governance in the early 1930s.
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Hoover
Senator Fess Praises President For Preventing Panic
Ohio Senator Fess says the President averted a wide panic in the slurep and preserved prosperity. He adds the President has taken decisive action, continuing on page 4 for further remarks.
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Fess
Ohio
Coulter Receives Improved Condition After Minor Operation
Rev M Coulter pastor of Athens Methodist Church is reported improved after a minor nasal operation Monday He expects to officiate at church Sunday and hopes to go downstairs today after confinement to his room.
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M. Coulter
Athens
Baroness Vilma Chlumetzkii Joins Social Welfare Field
The famed European beauty from Austrian aristocracy renounces luxury life to pursue social welfare work. The Baroness, a royal lineage member, is reshaping her public image with this new portrait and career shift.
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Vilma Chlumetzkii
Austria
Europe
Rum Ships Returned to Liquor Trade Amid Legal Loophole
Assistant Secretary Lowman said seized rum running vessels along the Canadian border are being returned to the liquor trade due to a federal law loophole. He urged Congress and the Wickersham Commission to address the issue. Florida runners allegedly set minimal bids to deter higher offers and protect smugglers from losing boats.
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Washington
U.P
Treasury Department
Lowman
Congress
Wickersham Law Eenforcemen Commission
Florida
Ohio Northern student indicted in fatal crash in Lima
Daniel Raeburn, 23, Warren, a student at Ohio Northern University, was indicted by the Allen County Grand Jury on a charge of driving while under the influence after a car he drove injured Thomas Downs, 23, Bryan, another Ada university student, fatally last Sunday. Raeburn pleaded not guilty and posted $500 bond for trial April 1. The university has prohibited student auto use following this and a second accident.
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Ohio Northern
Lima
U.P
Daniel Raeburn
Warren
Ohio Northern University
Thomas Downs
Bryan
Ada
Allen County
Raeburn
Aged Woman Emma Marquis Dies in Athens Home
Emma A Marquis 80 died at her daughter Mrs C N France Mill view Place Athens at 8 15 Wednesday afternoon. Funeral 10 Friday Amesville Presbyterian Church burial Wilson Chapel Sand Rock. Friends may call at the France home this afternoon until 4. She had lived in Athens ten years and was born near Amesville as the last member of her family.
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Emma A. Marquis
C. N. France
Millview Place
Athens
Amesville Presbyterian Church
Wilson Chapel
Sand Rock
F’riends
France
New York Central Stock Increase Approved by State
Secretary of State Clarence J. Brown approved a 200 million dollar increase in New York Central Railroad Company capital stock. The authorized common stock rose to 700 million dollars and the state collected 24 thousand dollars in fees.
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Columbus
New York Central Railroad Company
Clarence J. Brown
Storeage Blaze Destroys Garage in Norwalk Fight
Fire razed William Lofland storage in Norwalk causing about 10000 dollars in damage. Two automobiles burned and others damaged.
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Norwalk
William Lofland
Millfield Youth Byron Sayers Found Shot Near Home
Byron Sayers, 18, was found on Ridge Road near Millfield with a gunshot wound to the head. Authorities probe whether death was suicide or foul play. a verdict of accidental death was later returned by Magistrate Saunders. He was survived by his mother, a brother Clarence, and sister Claire. his father had died two years earlier.
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Millfield
Byron Sayers
Janie Tryon Sayers
Ridge Road
Frank Sayers
Sayers
Athens County
Clarence
Claire
I. W. Saunders
Justice of the Peace
Saunders
L. I. Jones
City gears up for possible salary drought as fund tightens
March 6 report from Uhrichsville says the General Fund is depleted and Mayor J. W. Lytle and other city officials may work without pay before 1930 ends. The Health Board refused to cut Health Commissioner J. W. Cahill's salary from 75 to 50 dollars monthly, adding to budget strain.
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Uhrichsville
J. W. Lytle
Health Board
J. W. Cahills
Legion Leaders Address K T Crossen V Post Meeting
Frank W. Harden Logan vice commander of State District No. S spoke on membership. C H Miller Lancaster explained the 40 and 8 principles. Delegations from Loean Lancaster and Glouster attended. Belford Nelson outlined sub committees for an Athens minstrel with Darrell Sars and Mickey Sherman assisting. Sandwiches and coffee were served.
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Frank W. Harden
Logan
Athens
Darrell Sars
Mickey Sherman
Glynn Dies on Chesapeake & Ohio Train en Route Home
Representative James I. Glynn a Republican from Connecticut died of heart disease on a Chesapeake and Ohio train returning from Huntington West Virginia where he had attended the funeral of Representative James A. Hughes. Glynn had joined the funeral delegation.
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Washington
U.P
James I. Glynn
Conn
Chesapeake & Ohio
Huntington
W. Va
Glynn
James A. Hughes
West Virginia
Congressional Committee
Supreme Court denies compensation writ in Croy case
Industrial Commission failed to block execution of judgment against a firm employee in an injury case. John A Lorey was awarded 894.72 by Allen County Courts but the Ohio Supreme Court refused mandamus to prevent collection.
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Columbus
John A. Lorey
The
Industrial Commission
Ohio Supreme Court
Croy
Allen County
Senate lobby probe into league HQ in Senate building
The Senate Lobby Committee ordered an investigation into reports that the American Tariff League, tied to Senator Grundy of Pennsylvania before his Senate appointment, has set up headquarters in the Senate office building.
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Washington
U.P
Senate Lobby Committee
American Tariff League
Grundy
Pennsylvania
Senate
Prosecutor questions Glewater man in alleged hoax murder plot
NEW LEXINGTON March 6 Dispatch says Prosecuting Attorney Wagner and Sheriff Wilson doubt Francis Bernard was attacked after an all night probe. They cite discrepancies in his story and evidence suggesting he staged the incident to gain notoriety, possibly using old fence wire to fake injuries.
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New Lexington
Francis Bernard
Glewater
E. C. Wagner
Clifford Wilson
Bernard
Orrville
Floyd Cannon
Zanesville
James Denman
MelLaney School
Unidentified Man Killed by Auto on Woodville Road
An unidentified 40 year old man, well dressed, died after being hit by a car driven by Dr C W Noble on Woodville Road in Toledo. No identifying papers were found. Coroner Frank G Kreft examines newspaper clippings from the man's pockets referencing a policeman slaying and escape of a gunman.
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Toledo
U.P
W. Noble
Woodville Road
Frank G. Kreft
Motion to amend alimony decree set for April 13
In the divorce suit of Cecilia M. Bradford versus Grover Cecil Bradford a hearing on a motion to amend the alimony decree has been scheduled for April 13. The action seeks modification of support terms as established in the prior decree.
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Cecilia M. Bradford
Grover Cecil Bradford
Mine altercation leaves two men wounded in Bailey Run incident
Floyd Katzenbach of Millfield is near death after a shooting at White Ash Mine No 68. Melvin Tolliver, mine boss, was taken to Athens jail for questioning as authorities probe the clash over removed mining tools and unsafe wet conditions. Katzenbach’s father and others resisted work. Tolliver said he fired after miners tackled him. Sheriff Williams and state investigators pursued charges.
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Floyd Katzenbach
Millfield
Colume Bua
Melvin Tolliver
White Ash
Bailey Run Fa
Athena County
Tolliver
Katzenbach
Grant Hospital
Colinebus
Hiatomach
William Wil ¥Ame
Jake
Lar Hopsteder
Marion Mulling
Buegene
Katzenisbach
Iboden
Imboden
New Book Fish and Seafoods Offered by The Athens Messenger
The Athens Messenger promotes a new booklet on fish and seafoods highlighting many varieties and over 100 recipes. It explains selecting fish and provides cooking rules and tips for housewives seeking to vary meat dishes. Postage and handling cost six cents.
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Billie” Drake
N. Y
Chicago
Philip R. Clarke
Citizens’ Tax Certificate Committee
White Ash Mine
Horst
Arthur Brisbane
King Features Incorporated
Coulter
Harold Penrod
Marie Roederer
Penrod
Toul
Kansas
George McGill
Henry J. Allen
Allen
Legion
Supreme Court
Perry
Auto
Common Pleas Court
Athens Messenger
Fish and Seafoods
Frederic J. Haskin
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