Expect a Fight On Candidacy Of Mr. Hoover
Raymond Clapper reports Progressive leaders in Washington foresee a fight over 1932 candidacy. Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt is seen as the closest progressive option, with Theodore Roosevelt cited in discussion. Progressives aim to draft legislative proposals and limit executive control as they seek a stronger party stance.
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Mr. Hoover
Washington
Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
White House
George W. Norris
Nebraska
United States
Roosevelt
Norris
Theodore Roosevelt
Wheat Belt
Owen D. Young
General Electric
Young
Congress
Bald Headed Birds Seek Restorer Amid Beauty Craze
Special to Messenger from Beverly Hills notes a lighthearted claim that cosmetics spending surpassed meat last year. The New York based beauty congress argues rubbing substances on the scalp causes baldness and advocates internal remedies. The writer jokes that a bald bird reaching for a flask is merely roof irrigation.
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Messenger
Beverly Hills
Calif
International Beauty Congress
New York
Will
Thousands To Get Work Improving Rivers Across Nation
The War Department plans $52.8 million to improve ports and waterways with about 250 projects. Roughly half the funds will go to labor, offering four weeks of work at four dollars a day for about 270000 men. Contracts largely go to private firms, with wage oversight to ensure fair pay. Ohio River receives $2.33 million for open channels and locks. Kanawha River in West Virginia gets $1.3 million.
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War Department
Washington
Department
Corps of Engineers
Hurley
Ohio River
Kanawha River
West Virginia
Well Cave In Traps Victim
Firemen deputy sheriffs and farmers battled renewed cave ins to reach George Marchiniak a 20 year old entombed in a 40 foot well near Duluth Minnesota. Crews worked through the night as dirt collapsed preventing rescue and while hope faded they pressed on with lighting and wooden supports.
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Duluth
Minn
U.R
George Marchiniak
Marchiniak
Athens County Farmers Receive Federal Farm Loans
Three Athens County farmers were approved for federal farm loans with liens placed on 1931 crops, per extension agent T H Johnson. To date fifteen farmers have filed applications, and county loan committee members report missing loan application blanks for food purchases. Congress provided extra drought relief funds.
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Athens County
United States Treasury
T. H. Johnson
Athens County Farm Loan Committee
Congress
Millionaire Furniture Dealer Falls to Death in Drake Hotel
Alexander H. Revell a Chicago millionaire furniture dealer and member of a Gold Coast family plunged from the ninth floor of the Drake Hotel onto the Marine Dining Room balcony. Police say the cause of the fall was undetermined whether accident or suicide.
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Chicago
U.P
Alexander H. Revell
Gold Coast Society
Drake
Bell
Slesale
Bandit Is a Brother in Moonlit Bank Hold Up
Two Owens brothers, one a deputy sheriff, battled a bandit gang during a bank robbery at the Bank of Harveill. Thaddeus Owens and John Mardell were captured after a gunfight that left Mardell wounded and Thaddeus with a left arm wound. Wiley Owens led the posse, unaware his brother fought him. Father Wiley Owens Sr., a former county judge, is a Neelyville merchant.
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Poplar Bluff
U.R
Thaddeus Owens
John Mardell
Bank of
Thaddeus
Wiley
State Line
Wiley Owens
Owens
Mardell
Wiley Owens, Sr
Neelyville
Murder Suspect In West End Taxi Owner's Death
Lawrence Williams, 47, part owner of the West End Taxi Company in Oxford Ohio, was found on the Cincinnati Indianapolis and Western tracks. A train severed the body. coroner believes Williams was killed and robbed and the body placed on the tracks. Train crew said the body was cold, suggesting death earlier. Williams' pockets were emptied and no money was found. his wife said he usually carried a large sum.
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Oxford
U.P
Lawrence Williams
West End
Cincinnati, Indianapolis & Western Railroad
Edward Cook
Williams
Cook
Daisy DeVoe Remains Classic Prisoner in Bail Denial
Daisy DeVoe, once secretary to Clara Bow, remains in Los Angeles County Jail after the State Supreme Court denied her bail pending appeal on a grand theft conviction. The ruling suspends her chance at temporary freedom for several months, as Bow reportedly cried upon hearing the news in a studio prison sequence.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Daisy DeVoe
Clara Bow
Los Angeles County
State Supreme Court
Jal
Bushman Seeks Millionaire Wife for Hollywood Style
Francis X. Bushman, 47, receives applications from 33 spinsters and widows offering fortunes for marriage. He will interview several, may pick a 'million dollar' candidate, weighing wealth against charm and beauty. He notes discounts for charm and beauty.
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Bushman
Friday the Thirteenth Causes Athens Caution
Athens residents avoid the number 13 and upraised ladders on this Friday the thirteenth. Clerks report no rooms numbered 15 in local hotels and houses in Athens avoid the number 13 since the city’s 1911 incorporation.
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Athens
E. Rey Lash
Greater Dry Army To Get Big Fellow
Washington March 18 The prohibition bureau under Almes W. W. Woodcock plans an enlarged force of 500 new agents to begin July 1 with 150 already trained. He aims for rapid action against bootleggers, buying about 100 lightweight cars for 50 000 dollars. February seizures and sentences show mounting enforcement and penalties.
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Washington
U.R
Almes W. W. Woodcock
Congress
Woodcock
Bureau
New York
Solons Agree When To Quit Solons Agree When To Quit
The Ohio Senate considers restoring the old time party convention system for state nominees and amending the Constitution in November 1931. The Legislature adjourns to April 27, promising only major bills upon reconvening. The Nickels Resolution seeks a probe of the State Office Building Commission with a full report due before the April 10 recess.
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Columbus
Senate
Milton J. Scott
Ross County
House
Nickels
State Office Building Commission
Col. Carmin. Thompson
Cleveland
Bootleg Gang Suspected in Akron Shooting
Frank Roberts age 48 and his daughter in law Mrs. Marie Roberts 30 were wounded by two men described as bootleggers while walking from their home to their car. Detectives say the men, part of a gang renting land near Roberta, fled after the shooting. Roberts had earlier discovered a still on the land and ordered them off, prompting threats to “get him.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Frank Roberts
Marie Roberts
Roberts
Roberta
Convict Slayer Found Guilty in Bardstown Killing
Frank Carson of Detroit was convicted of murdering railroad official Carl B. James during a ride share. The court set the penalty at death. Prosecutors planned to proceed immediately with the trial of Anthony Petersons, Carson’s alleged accomplice. James, formerly a Western Reserve University professor, was killed on an automobile tour after James allowed two men to ride with him.
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Bardstown
U.P
Frank Carson
Detroit
Carl B. James
Carson
Anthony Petersons
James
Western Reserve University
Fire-Proof Tax Plan Aims to Avert Objections Across Classes
Ohio officials heard Kentucky tax commissioner Seldon Glenn argue that an equitable tax law cannot pass in a regular session. He urged deferring action for years, selecting leaders to study farming and industry, and drafting a bill to endure with minimal changes. Governor White backed focusing on fair taxation free of party politics. David Ingalls joined the meeting to discuss aviation interests.
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Columbus
Ohio General Assembly
Seldon KR. Glenn
Kentucky
Governor White
Ohio Tax Commission
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Ohio House and Senate
Gienn
Chamber of Commerce
State Tax Commission
Senate
House
Hoe
General Assembly
Ohio
White
Glenn
Columbua
David
Ingalls
Aviation
Dr Porter Maps Ohio Academy Of Sciences Meet Plan
Dr James P Porter head of Ohio University psychology departs for Columbus to confer with the psychology committee on the Ohio Academy of Sciences annual meeting set for April 2 to 4 at Miami University Oxford. Dr Harvey C Lehman to present Scientists and Church Membership. Fifty Ohio scientists expect to attend with guests from Indiana and Kentucky academies.
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James P. Porter
Ohio University
Columbus
Ohio Academy of Sciences
Academy
Miami University
Oxford
Porter
Harvey C. Lehman
Ohio
Ohio Academy of Scientists
Indiana
Kentucky
Injunction Sought Over County Bridge Bond Issue
A petition for injunction and temporary restraining order was filed in Athens County Common Pleas Court by attorney S. HB. Hrakine for Harvey Sage against the Athens County Commissioners. The suit argues the proposed $41,000 bond issue to reconstruct four bridges in the county uses the wrong statute. Bridges named include Factory Bridge at Nelsonville, Federal Creek Bridge at Curtis Farm in Ames Township, Federal Creek Bridge at Stewart, and the Federal Creek Bridge on Potter Road in Ames Township.
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Athens County Common Pleas Court
S. HB. Hrakine
Harvey Sage
Athens County
Factory
Nelsonville
Federal Creek
Curtis Farm
Ames Township
Stewart
Potter Road
Gabel Named Probate Judge in Sandusky County
Governor George White appoints Robert J. Gabel a Fremont Democrat as probate judge for Sandusky County succeeding the late John B. Coonrod. Gabel, turning 33, will be among the state’s youngest probate judges and will receive his commission immediately.
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Columbus
U.P
George White
Robert J. Gabel
Fremont
Sandusky County
John B. Coonrod
Gabel
Bargains in The Classifieds from The Messenger
Classified ad note lists a 1024 Ford roadster in very good shape for 825 cash. Mentions a list of financiers under Classification 40 and a furnished three room apartment with bath and garage to rent close in under Classification 74.
State Education Director Attacked in Ohio Senate
In Columbus on March 13 Senator BD J Gunsett Democrat Van Wert plans to introduce a bill curbing State Education Director John L Clifton after accusing him of thigh-handed methods. Senator John A Lloyd Republican Scioto County also attacked Clifton citing a sinister influence at the Department of Education. The dispute followed actions on a Union Township Van Wert high school bond issue and gym equipment concerns.
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Columbus
John L. Clifton
Senate
BD. J. Gunsett
van Wert
Clifton
John A Lloyd
Scioto County
Department of Education
General Assembly
Gungett
Education Department
Union Township
Vetera
Gannett
Bondasue
Five New State Prohibition Agents Named
Columbus March 13 Prohibition Commissioner Clarence H Sears announced the appointment of five new state prohibition agents J Callan Youngstown Carl Mulcahy Lima Oscar F Daniela Cincinnati W C Walters Monroeville and Tom Bush Nelsonville The dispatch notes their names and hometowns in the official action.
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Columbus
U.p
Clarence H. Sears
J. Callan
Youngatown
Carl Mulcahy
Lima
Oscar F Daniela
Cincinnati
W. C. Walters
Monroeville
Tom Bush
Nelsonville
Judge Rowland to Return After Surgery Recovery
Word received today says Judge O F Rowland of Athens County Common Pleas Court will return to Athens this weekend from Cincinnati where he had a tonah operation. He has been in Cincinnati for a week convalescing and his condition is greatly improved.
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O. F. Rowland
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Athens
Cincinnati
Rowland
Three Toledo Youths In Shootout With Shopkeeper
In Toledo on March 13 three teenage robbers tied to a string of holdups faced a fatal gun confrontation. J. Inman, 47, owner of a local pharmacy, shot dead two suspects, while Don Alt haus, 24, Inman’s son-in-law, wounded the third. Stan ley Marciniak, 22, and Eugene Darowski, 18, were captured as they tried to flee in a stolen car. the third robber, although wounded, escaped on foot.
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Toledo
U.P
J. ©. Inman
Don Althaus
Inman
Stanley Marciniak
Eugene Darowski
Injured Miner Struck by Mine Car At Hocking Mine
Mike Dukeman of The Plains injured Thursday at Hocking mine when a mine car struck him. He is treated at Sheltering Arms Hospital for a rib fracture and minor leg injury. Condition is reported as good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Dukeman
the Plains
Hocking
Sheltering Arms Hospital
English leader Vernon Hartshorn dies in London
Ft Hon Vernon Hartshorn aged 58 Lord Privy Seal and Deputy Leader in the House of Commons died today in London. He served in the MacDonald government and held senior posts in the cabinet and governing party.
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London
Vernon Hartshorn
MacDonald
House of Commons
Boys Hurt by Rock at Fairfield School
John Moon and Carl Miller students at Fairfield Township Centralized School Madison County were in serious condition with fractured skulls after a rock was thrown by a playmate at school.
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Rock London
John Moon
Carl Miller
Fairfield Township
Madison County
Explosion at torpedo warehouse shocks downtown area
An explosion occurred in a torpedo company's warehouse four blocks southwest of downtown. Fire crews reported a dramatic blast with smoke seen across the skyline and several aisles affected by debris. Investigations are underway to determine the cause and any resulting injuries.
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Torpedo Company
Kentucky Tax Experts Urge Caution on Framing State Tax Bills
In Columbus on March 13 the Special Joint Tax Committee debated drafts for major Kentucky tax bills ahead of the April 10 recess. They aim to present all bills at once, hold public hearings later, and consider taxes on tobacco, intangibles, collections, auto licenses, and broad taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Uwhether
General Assembly
Ohio
Woman Bandits Defeated by Government Troops in Lachih Fight
An army of 3000 bandits led by the sister of Communist General Ho Lung was defeated by government troops defending Lachih. The clash occurred as government forces encountered the bandits outside the town.
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Shanghai
China
Ho-Lung
Lachih
Weather summary with scattered data and unsettled conditions
Fragmented weather notes report yesterday highs in Abilene and Shreveport and lows in Edmonton and White River. General outlook calls for warmer, unsettled conditions in the Tennessee Valley and surrounding areas with increasing clouds and showers offshore winds and variable temperatures.
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Abilene
Oklahoma
Shreveport
Toda Omars
Edmonton
White River
Tennessee
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