Hope Still Held For Missing Endeavour Aviators
News from New York on March 16 reports Hon Elsie Mackay and Captain Walter Hinch liffe aboard the American built Endeavour vanished after departing Cranwell England for North America. Searches were organized with squadrons at Mitchel Field and coast guard readiness as the world hoped for recovery.
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New York
Elsie Mackay
Walter Hinchliffe
Atlantic
Cranwell
England
North America
Ireland
Harry Hawker
John Rodgers
Ruth Elder
Francesco de Pinedo
Mitchel Field
L. L
Air Force
Boston
Coast Guard
Nova Scotian
Newfoundland
New England
Cynthia Page
Old Orchard
Stratton Island
Miss Page
Hinchliffe
Miss Mackay
Lord
Jarvis Named Leader of New Dry Division
Columbus March 16 Thomas M Jarvis longtime attorney for the Anti Saloon league of Ohio has been chosen head of a new department of the Anti Saloon league of America to receive and report to police liquor law violations He will act for reputable citizens reporting alleged violations but will have no dealings with snoopers.
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Columbus
Thomas M. Jarvis
Anti-Saloon League of Ohio
Anti-Saloon League of America
Jarvis
Dog Team With Food And Medical Supplies Delivers Aid
Editor of Messenger Will Rogers letter from Daytona Beach Florida March 15 mocks both parties. He claims Democrats expose Republican corruption yet lack access to it. He asserts a 7 600 000 vote difference in last election and urges investigations to improve Democrat corruption.
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Messenger
Daytona Beach
Fla
Will Rogers
Borah Appeals To Public for Oil Repayment
Senator Borah appeals directly to Republicans and the public to repay Harry Sinclair a $160,000 campaign contribution. He says funds will be sent to Sinclair once collected, calling the party’s obligation to Sinclair an apology and pressing for firm prohibition enforcement.
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Borah
Washington
U.P
Senator Borah
Republican Party
Harry Sinclair
Sinclair
United Press
U S Plans Supervision in Canal Nation Election
Washington officials pursue American supervision of the Nicaraguan presidential election in October while honoring the constitution. The Managua legislature’s rejection of the McCoy bill does not end U S efforts, as the Stimson agreement provides a technically valid basis for oversight, pending fuller authorization from Nicaraguan authorities.
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Washington
U.R
State Department
Managua
United States
Congress
Nicraguan
Chillicothe Denies Solicitation Permits
Two men claiming to represent Hocking Valley sought permits to solicit funds for miners and families in Chillicothe. Mayor Gunning refused, stating no solicitation permits exist and charity is handled through Welfare Association Red Cross or special committees.
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Chillicothe
Chillcothe
Hocking Valley
Gunning
Welfare Association
Red Cross
Despondent Father Kills Self in Toledo Home
Despondent over unemployment Martin Beres a 40 year old father of ten shot himself at his Toledo home on March 16. Local authorities reported a suicide resulting from joblessness as the motive and noted Beres left no warning.
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Self
Toledo
Martin Beres
Detour Rescued by Dog Team In Ice Covered Runway
Detour Michigan faces renewed isolation as a dog team led by Dr John S Deadman delivered 100 pounds of food and medical supplies. An airplane attempt failed on the ice covered runway with snowdrifts hindering landing and a snowmobile stuck on a fence. Residents listened to radio updates as more aid hoped to reach the town.
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John S’. Deadman
Doctor Deadman
Michigan
Sault Ste. Marie
Chanute Field
Rantoul
Til
Selfridge Field
Mich
Deadman
Ohio Farmers Buying Automobile Insurance
Ezra Co. Anstaett reports that Ohio Farm Mutual Insurance has sold over 17000 auto policies to Ohio farmers since March 1927. At the convention in the Neil House W. W. Farnsworth was elected to the board, and A. F. Moon and D. M. Ohaffer were re elected.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ezra Co. Anstaett
Ohio Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Neil House
W. W. Farnsworth
Maumee
A. F. Moon
Conover
D. M. Ohaffer
Bucyrus
Counter charges in Pfeiffer divorce case shock Newark
Otto Pfeiffer unordained pastor of the Spiritual Church of St. John accuses his wife of beating him twice a month and forcing him to sleep in the bath tub while she claims he abused her and seeks separate maintenance. Vice Chancellor Church dismissed her suit.
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U.P
Otto Pfeiffer
Church of St. John
Ohio four lawyers face disbarment over bar exam grade bid
In Columbus a special committee urged the Supreme Court to disbar four attorneys Roy H. Quikkey George S Mihalek Robert E Albin and John B Canfield for involvement with Ralph W Miller in attempting to barter state bar examination grades. Miller serves seventy days in jail and faces contempt citations for court.
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Columbus
U.P
Ralph W. Miller
Seba H. Miller
Supreme Court
Miller
Roy H. Quikkey
Cleveland
George 8. Mihalek
Akron
Robert E. Albin
Cleveland Heights
John B. Canfield
Canfield
Three Killed as Auto Hit by Train at grade crossing
In Louisville Kentucky a car was struck by an L N passenger train killing three occupants Leonard Reid 38 his wife Nellie 35 and their nephew Gayle Webster 8 all from Eastwood Reid was principal of Buckeye school and his wife a teacher at Eastwood.
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Louisville
L. N
Leonard Reid
Nellie
Gayle Webster
Eastwood
Reid
Buckeye
Death of Miss Elizabeth Brownlee in Akron
Miss Elizabeth Brownlee, 73, native of Athens county, died at 2 30 this morning in Akron at the home of her niece, Mrs. Ladith Reid, where she had lived since leaving Athens four years ago. J Baker, a half brother of Boyd avenue, received word. Burial will be in Athens with arrival time to be announced. Sister Mrs. Maria Bilis of near Albany also survives.
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Elizabeth Brownlee
Athens County
Akron
Ladith Reid
Athens
Wo.o
J. Baker
Boyd Avenue
Maria Bilis
Albany
Murderer given life in Alabama slaying case
Roy Reiser, 26, Circleville, was sentenced to life imprisonment in Birmingham after confessing to the murder of Mrs. Robert Early last year. He was arrested in Xenia and brought to Columbus prison at Alabama authorities request.
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Columbus
Birmingham
Ala
Roy Reise
Circleville
Robert Early
Xenia
Reiser
Columbus City
Alabama
St Francis dam flood tragedy sparks mass burial and rescue
Los Angeles reports begin the aftermath of the St Francis dam flood with 275 to 800 victims feared. Search teams scour the debris for bodies as reconstruction plans take shape. Ghouls are chased with orders to shoot on sight, while Hollywood aids rescue with klieg lights. Two women and two children were found unconscious but likely to survive.
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L. 8
Lothridge
Edison Company
Santa Paula
Hollywood
Fillmore
Young Mother of Six Passes Away in Ohio
Elizabeth Dukeman Filitsky 21, wife of Frank Filitsky, died at a McConnelsville sanitarium after three weeks there. Her infant son Harry died a week earlier. Survived by husband, six children, parents Michael and Mrs Dukeman, and siblings. Funeral 10:30 Monday at St. Pauls Athens with burial in Catholic cemetery.
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the Plains
Elizabeth Dukeman Filitsky
Frank Filitsky
McConnelsville
Harry
Jagers Undertaking
Athens
St. Paul's Catholic
Michael Dukeman
John Dukeman
Columbus
Andy Dukeman
Akron
Mike Dukeman
Trenton
N. J
Steve
Tom
Verna
Bertha Salanac
Barberton
Class Delays Christian Party After Death of Lert Drake
Upstreamers class of the Christian church postpones their party scheduled for Saturday to a later date due to the death of Lert Drake.
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The
Christian Church
Lert Drake
Local boat yard workers take wage cut to stay open in Pomeroy
In Pomeroy on March 16, workers at the Ebersbach yard agreed to reduce wages from 5.25 to 4.50 a day to keep the plant operating as it consolidates with Hatfield yards on the Kanawha river. German carpenters there have long built a strong reputation, with many steamers and barges crafted over the years. The move aims to preserve local jobs amid a river trade boom and a recent barge overhauling.
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Old Boat Yard
Pomeroy
Ebersbach
Hatfield Interests
Kanawha River
Charleston
Hatfield
Hatfield Works
Pomeroy Boat Yard
United States Won't Join Military Alliance Kellogg Declares
Secretary of State Kellogg told the Council on Foreign Relations that the United States will not join any military alliance. He urged cooperation with nations to devise a multilateral treaty open to all governments, binding parties to renounce war. He noted unity in intent but acknowledged difficulties in drafting an acceptance pact.
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United States
Kellogg
New York
Frank B. Kellogg
Council of Foreign Relations
Steel Guard Rail Prevents Accident
A steel cable guard rail on state route 26 seven miles west of Mile Run stopped a loaded truck from tumbling down Canfield hill. The truck, owned at Westerville and driven by a Columbus crew, skidded off the road, pulling eight posts but the railing held, halting the descent at the embankment edge.
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Marietta
State Highway Department
Mile Run
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company
Canfield Hill
Westerville
Columbus
Three hundred chicks die in Nelsonville fire
In Nelsonville this morning at 10:30 flames from an incubator lamp engulfed a chicken shed behind A. C. Kontner’s store. Three hundred chicks were burned and the shed destroyed, but no neighboring property was damaged.
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Nelsonville
A. C. Kontner
Kontner
Warren Man Killed in Interurban Collision
A R Vogen F Brisley aged 40 was killed last night when a Youngstown Warren interurban car struck his automobile in Warren.
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Warren
A.R— Vogen F. Brisley
Youngstown-Warren
Snow Returns as Spring Warmth Fades
Winter returns after springlike days with snow beginning at five this morning and covering the ground by seven. Residents switch back to winter coats and galoshes, while birds struggle to find food as feeding boards and crumbs vanish.
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Southlands
Wrights Receive Credit For First Powered Flight
Washington March 16: The Wright brothers are credited by the Smithsonian Institution's board of regents with making the first successful flight in a power propelled heavier than air machine carrying a man.
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Wrights
Washington
Ocredit
Wright Brothers
Board of Regents
The
Smithsonian Institute
Dry navy blockade to stay in effect indefinitely
U S Assistant Secretary of Treasury Lowman announced the dry navy blockade will remain in operation indefinitely to curb liquor smuggling. He warned that relaxing coast guard patrols would flood the coast with alcohol and said patrols would be spread to cover all sections, with 12 destroyers deployed in the North Atlantic and 12 in the South Atlantic and Gulf waters. He noted Florida is no longer the wettest state.
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Washington
U.S
Lowman
Coast Guard
North Atlantic
Gulf
Florida
Student accused of forgery at West Unity High School
A 11 year old student was arrested on forgery charges after admitting to forging and cashing five checks to keep his automobile running. The name was withheld by authorities. The incident occurred March 16 in Bryan.
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Bryan
West Unity High School
April Designated as No Accident Month
Superintendent Thomas P. Kearns of the state division of safety and hygiene designated April as No Accident Month. He hopes for a 25 percent reduction in industrial accidents next month as part of the new state safety campaign, with industries statewide pledging support.
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Columbus
U.R
Thomas P. Kearns
State Division of Safety and Hygiene
Kearns
Athens County charity funds drop drive for 1928 needs
Athens community chest board votes unanimously to end a city fund drive this year. Agencies such as Red Cross Army hospital Girl Scouts and YWCA may raise funds themselves. A November drive will attempt to gather money for 1929 while relief continues countywide.
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Athens County
Athens City
Commu
Comunity Chest Fund
C. M. Gill
Mra
Co. C. Bird
P. O. Nichola
Hal Beckley
W. A. Ye
David Hughes
J. E
Athéns County
Munity Chest
Red Cross
The
Army
Hospital
Ohio
Athens
West Virginia man brought to Athens for arraignment
After extradition papers obtained by Sheriff Williams, Fred Greene from Corning was brought to Athens yesterday at noon. Greene faces arraignment before Magistrate Carl Porter on a charge of breaking into a house on the night of February 27.
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William Wiliams
Fred Greene
Corning
Athens
W. Va
Greene
Carl Porter
Athens educator to lead Columbus day school unit
Chapi n Stailey, longtime superintendent of Athens city schools, will stay in Columbus as director of the day school for in Columbus. He declined offer to become director educational activities of the Ford Conn Y M C A. Stailey is a graduate of Ohio University in Athens.
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Columbus
Chapin. Stailey
Athens City
B Ford
Y. M. Gca
Stailey
Ohio & Versity
Athens
Portrait Offer From Athens Messenger Promotes Linda Favorite Por
The Athens Messenger advertises a studio portrait program featuring Lindbergh era imagery. Readers are invited to mail six cents for a cameo card print, with options to mount or frame, directed by Frederic Baskin in Washington information.
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Washington
Hun
Lindwergh
Saar Aan
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