Deeply Felt Call for Legal Change Gains Momentum
A concise note suggests 14 years deeply felt, realizing the possibility that a majority of the country favors altering laws. The item hints at broad public support building for legislative change.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1932
Page
1
Prohibition Foes See Rising Threat to Eighteenth Amendment
Dry forces fear defeat as signs of discontent with federal prohibition grow. Despite 13 states blocking repeal, leaders worry a nationwide shift may come. Hoover is the only sure candidate, with Garner and Roosevelt among contested options amid new congressional roll calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Hoover
F. Brown
John N. Garner
Garner
Roosevelt
Smith
Ritchie
Baker
Youngstown student in Yale joke about Lindbergh baby
A Mahoning County student at Yale University was to be questioned by New Haven police over a short wave radio message sent last night to his father, a local surgeon. The youth admitted the note from a Yale electrical exhibit was a joke after initials signed John and a claim of awaiting ransom demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
U.P
Mahoning County
Yale University
New Haven
Yale
Expect Many Candidates To File for State Offices
Columbus dispatch reports a flood of filings for state nominations as the filing window closes at 6 30 p m Friday. Mail petitions will not be accepted after the deadline, reversing prior practice of counting postmarks before the cutoff. Only a handful are expected to take the stage today and Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Friay
Ohio primary balloting opens listing presidential, state races
The secretary of state opens the ballot filing period with candidates for governor lieutenant governor attorney general state auditor and treasurer plus two Supreme Court judges and Congress at large. Notable contenders include Clarence J. Brown William G. Pickrel Herbert B. Duffy Joseph T. Tracy Harry Day Louis M. Day Stephen M. Young Paul Dye H Gordon Hayes L T Palmer and Joseph I. France Jacob Coxey Olin J. Ross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of State
Secretary of
Clarence J. Brown
Blanchester
William G. Pickrel
Dayton
Walter G. Nickels
New Philadelphia
George E. Turner
Cleveland
Herbert 8. Duffy
Columbus
Joseph T
Chillicothe
Supreme Court
Frank W. Geiger
Springfield
Stephen M. Young
Urbana
H. Gordon Hayes
L. T. Palmer
Middletown
Joseph I. France
Baltimore
Jacob 8. Coxey
Massillon
Olin J. Ross
Mail to Lindberghs Will Be Opened by Family
It is announced that all mail addressed to Colonel and Mrs. Lindbergh will be opened by them or their family members. This is meant to reassure abductors attempting contact with Colonel Lindbergh. Underworld intermediaries have not yet produced results. If the kidnappers are amateurs, professional criminals may not help.
Lindbergh Household Shows Hopes Rise Quietly
A calmer mood surrounds the Lindbergh home as conditions seem notably hopeful though no formal statement has been issued. The sentiment offers comfort amid uncertain times.
Paranoid hoaxers jailed after Lindbergh ransom scare
In Chicago two men received two hundred days in prison for spreading false reports about the Lindbergh baby. They telephoned Hopewell claiming the child was found in a Sheri dan Road rooming house. Al Capone ridiculed Salvy Spitale as unable to recover the child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Hopewell
Sheridan Road
al Capone
Spitale
Capone
Sugar Ships Bring Refined Sugar From Abroad
A steamer under the Brooklyn Bridge unloads 30,000 sacks of refined sugar, three million pounds, from abroad. The note claims American supplies, labor, machinery, and capital were not used to refine this sugar for American consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn Bridge
Law makers urged to protect refining labor and materials
Readers are urged to ensure refining that pays over seventeen million dollars for labor and over four hundred million for materials used in the country is protected from cheaper competing labor in foreign sugar refineries. Continued on Page 4.
Brown Enters Race for Ohio Governor Nomination
In Columbus on March 10 the largest petition ever filed for state office in Ohio was Brown's Republican nomination petition for governor. It carried about 100 000 signatures from across the state. Brown also unveiled his campaign platform accusing the current administration of failing to solve economic and social problems and called taxation and expenditure curtailment key issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Ohio
Clarence J. Brown
Brown
Davey Declines Ohio Governor Bid Amid Party Harmony Push
In a March 10 letter to Grover Cleveland Bell, Martin I. Davey refused the Democratic nomination for Ohio governor. He cited commitments to his tree surgery business and urged organization for a sweeping November victory, hoping to maintain party harmony. The Cleveland Lodge petition drive had gathered about 23,000 signatures supporting Davey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent
U.P
Grover Cleveland Bell
Cleveland Lodge of the Brotherhood of Railroad
Martin I. Davey
Ohio
Davey
Democratic Party
Ohio Governor Won't Stay Hunt Executed Friday
Governor George White refused to intervene as Daniel Hunt 55 of Rushmore Putnam County faces execution at Ohio Penitentiary Friday night. Hunt was convicted of first degree murder for fatally shooting Vaughnsville constable Frank Conaway during an attempted arrest for hog stealing. Accomplice Price Grey 48 of Rushmore is serving 1 to 20 years for manslaughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
George White
Ohio Penitentiary
Daniel Hunt
Rushmore
Putnam County
Hunt
Frank Conaway
Vaughnsville
Leon J. Moebuck
Conaway
Price Grey
Judge Florence Allen Seeks Democratic Run for Congress
Cleveland March 10. After ten years on the Supreme Court bench Judge Florence E Allen announced she would seek the Democratic nomination for Congress in the 22nd district. The district is then served by Republican Chester C Bolton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Supreme Court
Florence E. Allen
Congress
Chester C. Bolton
US Orders Stay of 31st Infantry in Shanghai
The State Department announced that the 31st U.S. Infantry will remain in Shanghai for the time being. The move follows a consular dispatch questioning whether the regiment should be sent back to Manila due to current Shanghai quiet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
U.S
Shanghai
Manila
Fire damages two buildings in Willoughby downtown
A March 10 fire swept through two adjacent downtown Willoughby buildings causing an estimated 50 000 to 75 000 in damage. Chief Norman Cottrell led the response as investigators began outlining the blaze’s extent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willoughby
Norman Cottrell
Will plans home for forgotten envoys to Geneva
Beverly Hills column notes a scheme to build a home for delegates sent to the Geneva disarmament conference who have been forgotten. The letter from Will laments the conference fading from memory and praises Charles Dawes for avoiding a political burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will
Geneva
Beverly Hills
Calif
Cold Weather Drives Weekend Troubles Across Ohio
The Weather Bureau forecast cold weather for several days with scattered snow tonight in the northeast and continued cold Friday and Saturday. Cleveland air traffic halted by a severe snowstorm, hundreds employed to clear streets. Fruit crops damaged in central and southern Ohio. two boys skating on the Scioto River when the ice broke. Harold Dalton is in serious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Ohio
United States Weather Bureau
Cleveland
Cleveland Streets Division
Charles Donald Number
Scioto
Harold Dalton
Milk firms sue Columbus Dispatch for libel
Two libel suits totaling 2,000,000 dollars were filed in common pleas court against the Dispatch Printing Co by Moores and Ross Inc and the Hamilton Milk Co. The suits arise from Columbus Dispatch articles allegedly accusing the firms of distributing impure milk and criticizing milk purchase and retail rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rival
Columbus
Dispatch Printing Company
Common Pleas
Moores and Ross, Inc
Hamilton Milk Company
Columbus Milk Distributors
Columbus Dispatch
Chose Wife's Dresses Braver Than History States
Boston reports that George Washington chose his wife's dresses, a claim described as final proof of his bravery and artistic judgment by Dr Albert Burnell Hart. Martha Washington reportedly approved the outfits, reflecting a bold, personal choice by the first president as cited to the Massachusetts School of Art.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
U.P
George Washington
Martha
Albert Burnell Hart
Harvard
Hart
Washington
Farm Board Attacked Over Monopoly Claims By Livestock Interests
Representatives of livestock exchanges and commission merchants told the House Agricultural Committee that the Federal Farm Board promotes a monopoly of their livestock business through subsidized cooperatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Farm Board
House Agricultural Committee
Livestock Exchanges and Commission
Ohio governor weighs special session on poor relief
Columbus March 10. Plans for a special General Assembly session to pass poor and unemployment relief measures were discussed at a conference with Governor White and legislative leaders. The meeting followed a radio address stating the governor favors mobilizing Ohio resources to meet genuine needs without harming those who have little.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
General Assembly
White
Senate
House
N. B. Co
American Tax Payers League
Ohio
Ohio February employment holds steady despite long decline
Ohio February employment with no drop from January according to Ohio State University Bureau of Business Statistics. The report notes February shows a seasonal decline overall, but increases occurred in seven of eight major cities, with Akron up one percent and Toledo up four percent. Columbus Dayton and Canton each rise about two percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Ohio
Ohio State University Bureau of Business
Akron
Toledo
Dayton
Canton
Findings due on Marysville Reformatory conditions
Columbus reports the Ohio Senate penal and welfare committee will announce findings next week after hearings in Columbus. Physicians praised superintendent Louise Mittendorf, while witnesses noted friction among prisoners from freedom given to Inez Palmer, a life term inmate and maid. Earlier testimony cited an alleged affair between a male employee and Miss Palmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Reformatory For Women
Marysville
Ohio Senate Committee On Penal and Welfare Administration
Louise Mittendorf
Inez Palmer
Vinton County
Mittendorf
Misa Palmer
Bank Robbers Steal 21,300 in Cash and 26,000 in Bonds
Paintsville Kentucky reports that three armed bandits robbed the Paintsville National Bank late yesterday. President James W. Turner announced the haul: 21,300 in currency and 26,000 in bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paintsville
U.R
James W. Turner
Paintsville National Bank
Winter Sport Enthusiasts Take to Ice at Hospital Lake
University and high school students skated on the thin ice of Athens State Hospital grounds as 40 to 50 skaters glided around. Ross Sams fell through but escaped with a wet outfit and a plan to head home. Participants dressed for warmth with sweaters and mufflers, undeterred by a bath from the ice and the cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hospital Lake
Athens State Hospital
Ross Sams
Athens
Ross
Jury in Hart Case Deliberates After Long Courtroom Wait
After nearly ten hours of deliberation, the Hart trial jurors remained without a verdict in the first degree murder case stemming from the December shooting of Harry Crippin. The 12 jurors, 10 men and two women, endured long waits and crowded spectators as final arguments and jury instructions were reviewed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hart
Man
Harry Crippen
Harrison Hart
Wayne Wingett
Gypsies Join Nationwide Search for Lindbergh Baby
A conference led by Leon Mitchell, head of four gypsy tribes, announced that about 6000 Gypsies in the United States will aid the nationwide search for the kidnapped Lindbergh baby. Mitchell, from Philadelphia, travels with 400 Gypsies en camped there and warned camps along the trail to watch for the child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.K
United States
Leon Mitchell
Mitchell
Philadelphia
Bettman Declares Candidacy for U S Senator in Ohio
Attorney General Gilbert Bettman filed for the Republican nomination for United States Senator in Columbus Ohio with Secretary of State Clarence J. Brown. The petitions carried about 500 signatures supporting his bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bettman
Senate
Columbus
U.R
Gilbert Bettman
United States
Clarence J. Brown
Green Sedan Here - She Nearly Faints
An Athens family hear Lindbergh baby reports on the radio and spot a green sedan outside their home. The mother faints at the sight but officers find only a bundle of basketball suits in the front seat, not the baby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindbergh
United Press
Athens
Lindbergh Made Three Mysterious Car Trips Claims
HOPEWELL N J March 10 U P From seven sources tied to the Lindbergh kidnaping case word circulated that Col Charles A Lindbergh made three secret auto trips beginning Monday to aid his baby's release He allegedly wore a New Jersey state troopers leather jacket a trooper cap and glasses to avoid recognition and informants say the party matched Lindbergh closely
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopewell
N. J
U.P
Lindbergh
Charles A. Lindbergh
New Jersey State Troopers
Lindbergh Baby Still Missing as Search Narrows
The Lindberghs face the ongoing disappearance of their 20 month old son. Official word confirms the child remains missing while investigators focus on routine police work in the Sourlands Mountains amid rumors and confusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Col
Mre. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Sourlands Mountains
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White OR
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F. Scott McBride
Anti-Saloon League
Joseph T Robinson
Arkansas
Judge Allen
China
P. S
Charley Dawes
Martha Washington
George
Attack
Farm Board
Frances Willock
Atlantic Seaboard
Lindbergh Estate
Athens County Common Pleas Court
John W. Bolin
R. DD. Wileliams
C. F. Rowland
Rowland
Athens County
New Jersey
Charles Augusta Lindbergh Jr
Charles HM. Schoeffel
Lindberghs
A. Harry Moore
Salvatore Spitale
Ers
Dwight Morrow
Henry Breckinridge
Henry
Red
Lindy, Jr
Flyer
Lindenburgh
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