Bridge Project in Athens Set for This Summer Start
Plans for the South Bridge over the Hocking River at Athens will be submitted to B and O Railroad officials for approval. If approved, construction by the state with railroad and county cost sharing will begin this summer, with two 80 foot spans and two 65 foot spans and concrete encased girders.
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Hocking River
Athens
Ohio Department of Highways Engineers
Cincinnati
Baltimore
John W. Dowler
Athens County
Sumer
Dowler
Raiilroad
A. W. Sherwood
Marietta
Division Gineer
Uth
Ohio
City of
Ohio Department of Highways
Government builds $10,000,000 projects to employ 2252 men
War Department projects totaling ten million dollars will hire 2252 workers. Clarence Woolley of American Radiator notes private residence building has turned upward after twenty eight months of decline, signaling renewed courage before prosperity. Amos and Andy host lunch for Freeman Gosden. illness keeps Correll from attending. A moral about a hen reflects attitudes toward raising children and women's figures.
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War Department
Clarence Woolley
American Radiator
MR. Woodley
B. F. Gimbel
Freeman Gosden
Amos
Amos and
Andy
Correll
Akron Mary to Face Pittsburgh Trial Link in Potter Killing
Akron Mary, long sought witness in the murder of former Councilman William E. Potter, is being brought from Pittsburgh in a police cruiser. She is to be confronted with suspect Hymie Martin, alleged trigger man, as his trial begins in one week. Arrest stemmed from an underworld tip. she was found in a saloon with two men who gave names David Cohen and Ibert Golstrom.
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Cleveland
U.P
Ron Mary
Outland
Forer
William E. Potter
Pittsburgh
Ming House
David Cohen
Ibert
Freddie) Golstrom
Shultz World War Vet Found Dead in West Virginia Home
Dr. Julius C. Shultz, 51, a World War veteran and Brooke County coroner for 15 days, was found dead at his Wellsburg residence from a cerebral hemorrhage on Sunday, according to authorities.
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Wellsburg
W. Va
Julius C. Shultz
Brooke County
Little Men Hold Stage Center Says Will Rogers
Beverly Hills report notes Will Rogers suggests Mahatma Gandhi and Charlie Chaplin captivate crowds more than political leaders. Gandhi seeks India's salvation while Chaplin aids Hollywood. Will humorously mentions Mr. Hoover vacating with no senators, heading to Porto Rico.
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Will Rogers
Beverly Hills
Calif
Mahhatma Gandhi
Charley Chaplin
Mahatma
Charley
Gandhi
India
Hollywood
Hoover
Porto Rico
Will
Madam Queen Fainting Tip Revealed in Courtroom
Matthew S Sloan of Edison Electric Company asked Amos what caused Madam Queen to faint in court. Amos replied she fainted after seeing her electric light bill. The exchange occurred during an Amos and Andy luncheon.
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Matthew S. Sloan
Amos and
Andy
Amos
Madam Queen
Mr. Sloan
Edison Electric Company of
New York
Miss Ella Wendel Dies Rich Woman Last of Wendels
Miss Ella V. von E. Wendel is dead leaving a fortune of 150 million dollars and no natural heir. Her white dog Tobey survived, last of Tobeys, and exercised in a yard valued in the millions. She refused to sell the house on Fifth Avenue for Tobey’s sake. Continued on Page 4.
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Ella V. von E. Wendel
Tobey
Riot at State Pen Kills One Prisoner
In Joliet Illinois a prison riot left one convict dead and several wounded on Saturday. Warden Hill said the riot’s leaders, 48 inmates, are in solitary confinement while 1 100 followers wrecked the mess hall and furniture shops. Three groups faced confinement or restricted privileges as guards watched and a legislative committee investigated.
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Joliet, Ill
U.R
Henry C. Hill
Diary Clues Help Police Name Suspects in Pande Slaying
In Marysville California authorities charged two Hindus with murder related to the slaying of Srant Ram Pande the fourteenth victim in an Oriental intrigue. A diary found with Pande records his movements tracks the perpetrators and names those he feared.
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Marysville
Cal
U.P
Srant Ram Pande
California
Pande
Panda
Governor Plans Welfare and Penal Reform in Ohio
Columbus March 16 The Eighty Ninth General Assembly reconvenes with Gov George White set to present a third legislative message detailing the state welfare and penal institutions program. The governor reportedly suggests cutting about 7 million from the expansion plan. Bills include repeal of criminal syndicalism laws and reallocating gasoline tax revenues with hearings on highway, health, and state government structures to follow.
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Columbus
Eighty-Ninth
General Assembly
George White
House
Silbert
Secrest-Bostwick
Senate
Ackerman
Taft
Yoder
Senate Elections Committee
House Motor Vehicles Committee
House Committee On
Public Health Council
House Highways Committee
Teen with crippled arm saves boy from river tragedy
Berea Ohio March 16 Steven Kwiatkowski a 17 year old student with a crippled right arm dived into Rocky River to rescue six year old John Homa. He freed the child but Theo Warron 13 drowned after slipping from his grasp as cold water numbed the hero’s arm.
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Berea
U.P
Steven Kwiatkowski
Steven
Rocky River
John Homa
Theodore Warron
Warren
Homa
Short
Warron
Theodore
Local Woman Killed in Kentucky Skid Crash
Miss Mabel Sauter aged 25 from Warren Ohio on way to Cincinnati to wed J H Jones radio salesman died in Berea Kentucky when the auto carrying her and Mrs L J Stratton Cincinnati skidded over an embankment near the city authorities said the crash occurred Saturday night.
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Berea
Mabel Sauter
Warren
Cincinnati
J. H. Jones
Here
L. J. Stratton
Victor Tombor
Lakewod
Iona Godfrey
Newark
Ice Floes of Arctic Will Be Explored in Submarine
Camden New Jersey March 16 Sir Hubert Wilkins and crew presented their submarine craft on a voyage toward Arctic ice floes. The vessel former navy undersea craft, converted at a cost near 500000 dollars, will sail to Spitzbergen after christening at Providence by Verne's grandson. The expedition aims to reach the Arctic in time for summer light. The start will be from London with further voyage to the ice pack.
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Camden
N. J
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Arctic
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Hubert
Sloan Denenhower
Providence
Jean Jules Verne
Wikkns
London
Wilkins
Spitzbergen
Nine Ohioans Die In Week End Of Violence And Accidents
A United Press survey details nine violent deaths in Ohio over the weekend including traffic crashes murders and suicides. Killed: Mrs. Louis Jenson in a Bellefontaine auto crash. Harry Hopkins shot at Ironton. Linwood Belville self inflicted gas. Edna Gascoyne in Akron carbon monoxide. other deaths from car wrecks and a burning car near Cleveland.
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United Press Today
Linwood Belville
Lima Brotherhood of Railroad
Lima
Edna Gascoyne
Akron
Co. W. Lutche
Bucyrus
Search for two Negroes linked to mob attack moved to Chicago
In East St. Louis on March 16 authorities transferred the case of two Black suspects who assaulted two women and a 17 year old girl after looting three homes and binding men. Four deputies traced them to Effingham where a stolen car was found and the pair reportedly boarded a train to Chicago. Race tensions remained high as local searching continued.
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East ST. Louis
Chicago
Effingham
Ill
Mulberry Grove
Walter Durr
Fairport Man to Face Arraignment in Wine Possession Case
Jesse Zaccanni of Fairport Ohio was scheduled for arraignment in St. Clairsville on a charge of possessing 329 gallons of wine seized by Sheriff Howard Duff.
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ST. Clairsville
Jesse Zaccanni
Fairport
Howard Duff
Doctors Use More Whisky Figures Show
Government data from 1910 to 1930 show liquor production and enforcement trends under prohibition. It notes rising whisky use by physicians, high total distillation in 1917, and persistent prosecutions and arrests despite changing policies.
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Bureau of Industrial Alcohol
Treasury Department
Weather shifts toward unsettled skies with snow this afternoon
Yesterday’s highs ranged from 44 in Los Angeles to 80 in Phoenix and 76 in Jacksonville. Winnipeg and below zero in Minnedosa and Edmonton for today. The next 36 hours bring unsettled conditions with snow this afternoon and tonight and fair, warmer weather Tuesday. Shipping winds vary from north to west with above average speeds.
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Los Angeles
Phoenix
Jacksonville
Winnipeg
Minnedosa
Edmonton
Shippers
North
East
South
West
Bargains in The Messenger Classified Ads
Local ad notes non inflammable troning board pads with cover for 49 cents. Ford coupe offered for 80 dollars down. Logan Ohio resident seeks used pony wagon with shafts. Maplewood Drive house for rent with bath and garage. Nelsonville Seed Potatoes offered at 1.40 dollars per bushel.
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the Messenger
Logan
Ohio
Maplewood Drive
Nelsonville
Estate Reaches 50 Million as Wendel Tradition Ends
New York reports a fortune exceeding 50 million dollars ready for distribution and the stern Wendel family tradition, set by fur founder John Gottlieb Wendel, is reportedly broken. Ella V Von Wendel, the last recluse sister, is interred in Trinity Cemetery with a small funeral. The estate may be given to 14 charities per elder sister Rebecca Wendel Swope’s will, while the family’s religious rules were challenged by Mrs Swope’s marriage.
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New York
U.R
Wendel
John Gottlieb Wendel
Ella V. von Wendel
Fifth Avenue
39Th Street
Trinity Cemetery
Tobey
Rebecca Wendel Swope
Swope
John Gotleth, Jr
President To Leave This Week To Visit Island Tributaries
Dr John E Lincoln a cousin of Abraham Lincoln dies in Harrisonburg Virginia on Sunday He was tall angular and bore a strong resemblance to the martyred president His grandfather entertained Lincoln in the forties while en route to Washington after a Congressional election His father A B Lincoln was a fighting Democrat The doctor was a lifelong Democrat and supported Al Smith in 1928
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Harrisonburg
John E. Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
al Smith
Millions Won In Market by Small Trader
Treasury officials report first quarter tax returns expected between 525 million and 530 million. Despite a 1 percent rate increase, overall income tax collected falls about 100 million from last year, amid data on 604 high earners and 1,273 corporations earning over a million dollars.
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Washington
Treasury
Mellon
Congress
Iegsoa
Theodore Joslin to be Hoover secretary
Washington March 16 Theodore Joslin Washington correspondent for the Boston Transcript will be appointed secretary to President Hoover as announced at the White House today.
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Washington
Theodore Joslin
The
Boston Transcript
Presider Hoover
White House
Flying Windmill Autogiro Seen as Air Travel Link
Assistant Secretary of the Navy David Ingalls in a radio speech hailed the autogiro as the missing link that will popularize airplane transportation for the average citizen, promising broader use of air travel in the near future.
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Washington
Secretary of the Navy
David Ingalls
Supreme Court Adjourns From March 23 to April 18
The Supreme Court announced on March 16 that it will adjourn on March 23 and resume proceedings on April 18. The decision affects the current term and schedules for oral arguments and filings.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Secretary Wilbur urged to grant full hearing to Oil States group
Washington March 16 Secretary of Interior Wilbur was asked to grant a full hearing to the conference representing the Oil States Advisory Committee. The request highlights ongoing discussions over oil policy and regional interests within the advisory body.
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Washington
U.P
Secretary of Interior
Wilbur
Oil States Advisory Committee
William H M Alexander Begins Sixteenth Year as Columbus Weather Chief
Columbus reports William H M Alexander begins his sixteenth year leading the Columbus and State Branch of the United States Weather Bureau today. He continues duties overseeing weather forecasting and public weather services in the region.
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Columbus
William HM. Alexander
Columbus and State
United States Weather Bureau
Malt Sales High
U R Malt extract and malt syrup sold in the United States in 1929 totaled 32,281,864 dollars, with some portion entering the bootleg trade, according to Commerce Department figures. Two plants manufacture such products.
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Washington
U.R
United States
Commerce Department
Hoover Plans to Stop at Porto Rico and Virgin Islands
President Hoover speeds up travel plans to visit Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands aboard the reconverted battleship Arizona. He will likely depart from Norfolk midweek with Hurley Wilbur and Lawrence Richey. Mrs. Hoover stays in Asheville.
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Hoover
Porto Rico
Virgin Islands
Raymond Clapper
United Press
Washington
White House
Navy Department
Arizona
Virginialands
Norfolk
Herbert, Jr
Asheville
N. C
Hurley
Wilbur
Lawrence Richey
Theodore Roosevelt
War Department
Interior Department
Navy
Mail truck driver and deputy killed in fatal misidentification shootout
In Wilmington area a mail truck driver Leopold Roberts and deputy W Paul Starling died in a gun battle when each mistook the other for an assailant. Three youths in the truck survived unharmed. Roberts had warned of attempts to rob the mail run and had previously urged postal authorities to defend the mail at all costs.
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Wilmington
N. C
U.P
United States
Leopold Roberts
Goldsboro
W. Paul Starling
Smith Creek Bridge
Roberts
Starling
Eaines
Bank Robbery Strikes Toledo Branch Several Employees Robbed
Two bandits held up three employees at the Commercial Savings Bank and Trust Company branch in Toledo today and escaped with about $4,000 in cash. The crime occurred on March 16 as investigators began reviewing evidence and looking for suspects.
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ROB Branch Bank
Toledo
Commercial Savings Bank & Trust Company
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Arthur Brisbane
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Potter
Illinois Prison
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Miss Renner
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Ruth Nichols
Rye
Wheeler Taylor
Washington D. H
Harry Jackson
Taylor
Jackson
Joseph Demarco
Manilo Clarin
Automobile
Illinois
U. S
Uy Delbert
U.8
Association Against the
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Delaware
Wyoming
Nevada
Evanston
Nathan A. Seagle
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Miss Wendel
Miss Wendell
Lincoln
Martyr
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Palma
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