Amesville Bank Robbery Confession Ties Lamberson to Heist
Charles Lamberson, 36, was arrested in Columbus after a monthlong search and confessed to taking part in the Amesville First National Bank attempt on January 20. Police traced the suspect via a Marietta tip from an insurance agent who identified him from a bank raid description. Lamberson’s wife Helen was briefly detained. no other accomplice named. Detective Chief J. F. O Connor announced the confession and hinted at possible links to other holdups.
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Columbus
Charles Lamberson
First National Bank
Amesville
Fumbus
Peter Barrows
John Bolin
Lamberson
Athens
Athens County
Marietta
Hanford Street
O. W. Phillips
Clem Owens
A. C. Wilson
Helen
J. F. O’connor
Frank L. Thomas
Jessie Awen
Washington
Farm Accounts Class Draws 60 Farmers in Amesville Areas
Sixty farmers from Amesville and New Marshfield attended beginner classes in farm accounts taught by Paul Fankhauser from Ohio State University and T H Johnson county extension agent. They learned to treat the farm as a business and to keep records to improve profits and identify weak operations. Johnson noted an analysis of last year’s records at the county extension office this afternoon with York Grange members to follow in York Township Grange Hall.
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Amesville
New Marshfield
Paul Fankhauser
Ohio State University
T. H. Johnson
Johnson
York Grange
York Township
Grange Hall
Two Plead Guilty In Possession Charges At County Court
Sam Savage of Circle Hill pleaded guilty before Magistrate C H Porter to possession of intoxicating liquor and was fined 300 dollars plus costs and committed to Athens County Jail for nonpayment. Dana Hayden of Buchtel likewise pleaded guilty and paid 100 dollars plus costs after arrest by State Prohibition Inspectors and a local constable. Ethel Wade of Rock Riffle Road pleaded not guilty to a possession charge and was held under 300 dollars bond.
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Sam Savage
Circle Hill
C. H. Porter
Athens County
Dana Hayden
Buchtel
Porter
Tom Bush
O. P. Davis
Frank White
Ethel Wade
Rock Riffle Road
Sales Tax Won’t Slow Buying in Opinion Letter
Beverly Hills readers hear from WILL who argues sales taxes do not deter purchases and cites gasoline taxes abroad. He says the nation faces a huge deficit and election politics block voters from shouldering a share of the burden, urging action despite fiscal fears.
Babe Ruth Accepts $75,000 for Next Baseball Season
The nation focuses on Babe Ruth who agrees to play next year for $75,000 after seeking $80,000. Public interest centers on money baseball power and Ruth’s star personality as a defining sports moment.
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Babe” Ruth
Babe
Ruth
Northern campaign notes and temperance stance quoted
The report notes Roosevelt leading Murray in North Dakota. The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union backs Hoover and McAdoo for president. Garner, Roosevelt, Ritchie, Baker, and former Governor Smith are deemed unacceptable. The motto Lips that touch wine shall never touch mine governs the stance.
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Roosevelt
New York
Murray
North Dakota
The
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Hoover and
McAdoo
Garner
Ritchie
Newton D. Baker
Smith
Last Words Of Able Men Contrast On Work
George D Utassy notes contrasts between Cecil Rhodes and George Eastman regarding life work. Rhodes says there is much to do and little done while Eastman proclaims his work is finished. The writer reflects on those who die regretting unfulfilled potential.
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George D'Utassy
Cecil Rhodes
George Eastman
Hocking Coal Field Is Quiet After Lathrop Demonstration
Nelsonville March 18 The mine situation in this district was quiet today after the Lathrop demonstration. Under truce terms advised to Col. John Shetler officials will decide Saturday afternoon on Black Diamond Company plans. Several conferences and visits by Major Blount Prosecuting Attorney Bolin and Col Haubrich noted.
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Nelsonville
Lathrop
Col. Johns. Shetler
Black Diamond Company
John Blount
John Bolin
Columbus
Frank D. Henderson
George White
Robert Haubrich
Ohio National Guard
Shetler
Conservation Leaders Discuss Ohio's Future At Greene County Banquet
Former Governor Myers Y. Cooper State Secretary Clarence J Brown Navy aviation official David Ingalls and ex Agriculture Director Charles V Truax spoke at the Greene County Fish and Game Protective Association banquet. Cooper urged conservation ties to human values and recreation as a path to reduce prison populations.
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Xenia
U.P
Ohio
Myers Y. Cooper
Clarence J. Brown
Davids. Ingalls
the Navy
Aviation
Charles V. Truax
Greene County Fish and Game Protective Association
Weather report for cities with near term clouding and showers
San Antonio 80 Phoenix 78 Miami 76. Tonight and Sunday forecast colder inland lows 16 below at Pas, 14 below at White River, 6 below at Port Arthur. Over 36 hours, general conditions favor increasing cloudiness with little temp change. Sunday looks warmer with unsettled weather and possible showers in the afternoon and at night.
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San Antonio
Phoenix
Miami
Pas
White River
Port Arthur
Sanu Y
Man Starves for Principle in Unemployment Protest
Dr Frederick F Wolter 57 a three degree holder librarian and polyglot enters the nineteenth day of a self imposed starvation protest against unemployment He rejects a $15 a week temporary college library job saying it would not accomplish anything He asserts his fast is a duty to awaken public conscience and force reforms He weighs 126 pounds and can no longer walk outside or climb stairs in his Salvation Army Hotel room with funds to March 28
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Washington
U.P
Frederick F. Wolter
Walter
Wolter
W. W. Bride
District of Columbia
Salvation Army
Invest Four Candidates At Athens Grange Initiation
Four candidates Mrs. Charles Woods Mr. Charles Woods Mr. Clarence Morris and Mrs. Clarence Morris were invested with the Third and Fourth Degrees at a combined initiation and social program at Grange Hall Athens County Fairgrounds. A declamation by Margie Jacoby a group song by Val Westfall and daughters and a play A Sure Curt for Faleshood were presented. Della Shaw arranged the program with refreshments served by John Hope and J. E. Fieltz.
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Athens Grange
Grange Hall
Athens County Fairgrounds
Charles Woods
Clarence Morris
Margie Jacoby
Val Westfall
Lucile
Ardith
Faleshood
Derral Selby
Flossie Young
Clarence Cody
Della Shaw
Grange
John Hope
J. E. Fieltz
Hitler says storm troops guard against Communists not power grab
Hitler declared at his Munich headquarters that about 500000 storm troops are for protection against Communists and not for violently seizing power. Prussian police examined thousands of Nazi documents seized in raids across Prussia as officers searched 170 offices and homes. Authorities planned to hand over evidence to the chief public prosecutor.
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Berlin
U.R
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Munich
Prussian
Prussia
Legion Plans Vote on Final Bonus Payment in Ohio
In Columbus Ohio 469 American Legion Posts prepare to vote on whether the remaining 50 percent of adjusted compensation certificates should be paid by the government now Paul M Herbert state commander orders polls at regular or special meetings Returns to J J Saslavaky state adjutant The ninth district 13 posts favors a member poll Detroit convention last September tabled resolutions for immediate payment Hoover cited economic conditions as reason to wait while the time is ripe for a member vote to decide on cash payment.
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Columbus
U.P
American Legion
Ohio
Paul M. Herbert
J. J. Saslavaky
the Legion
Detroit
Legion
Hoover
Herbert
Kent State funds may not cover student injury claims
Ohio Attorney General Bettman ruled that Kent State College cannot use appropriated funds to pay a student injury claim. A female student paid $64 for medical treatment after swallowing a metallic object in a Kent dorm dining room. Payment would require a sundries claims board approval and a special appropriation from the next legislature.
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Columbus
U.P
Kent State College
Bettman
J. O. Engleman
Kent
Sundries Claims Board
Salvation Army Meeting Led by Major Bates Here
Major C. E. Bates, divisional commander of the Salvation Army in Cincinnati, will lead a Saturday night meeting at 7 30 oclock in the Salvation Army Building. The Shingler Singers of Mineral will likely perform as part of the program.
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C. E. Bates
Cincinnati
Salvation Army
Shingler Singers
Minera
Ohio Electors Decide on State Constitutional Convention
Ohio electors will vote in November on whether to hold a Constitutional Convention to revise or amend the state charter. If a majority says yes, the 1933 legislature must set elections for delegates and the convention. A no vote delays the issue until 1942 unless two thirds of both houses move to reconsider. The last convention was in 1912.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio
Clarence J. Brown
Senate
House
Roosevelt Leads Democratic Nominee Odds In St Louis
St Louis betting commissioner Tom Kearney lists Governor Franklin D Roosevelt at even money to be the Democratic presidential nominee with Governor Ritchie of Maryland rated second in the odds.
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ST. Louis
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Tom Kearney
Ritchie
Maryland
Kearney
Bank president Joseph Patterson marked 89th anniversary
In Ashland the First National Bank celebrated Joseph Patterson’s ninetieth year in banking, noting he began his career in Ashland on March 20 1861. Patterson, 89, remains a leading figure among local bankers.
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Ashland
National Bank
Joseph Patterson
Strike Flares In Anthracite Coal District
Disorder and dynamiting spread through Lackawanna and Luzerne counties as insurgent anthracite miners strike. clashes between pickets and workers occurred in Pittston Exeter and West Scranton with police dispersing crowds. Dynamite damaged homes in West Wyoming Taylor and Pittston areas. no injuries reported.
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Wilkes-Barre
U.P
Lackawanna
Luzerne
Pittston
Exeter
West Wyoming
Taylor
Scranton
West Scranton
John Warganin
William Jordan
Pittston Strike Picket Violence Sparks Arrests
In Pittston and Scranton, sympathizers stoned cars carrying workers to a Hudson Coal mine. Scranton police arrested about 40 pickets on disorderly conduct charges as they refused to stop interfering with miners entering the mine.
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Pittston
Fnter
Scranton
Hudson Coal Company
Ohio anglers urged to back fishing ban across state
I B Myers of Akron launched a drive to enlist at least 100000 Ohio fishermen to support a law prohibiting fishing in all state streams during spawning seasons. Myers backs Conservation Commissioner Reinhart's tiered stream closure plan, already in effect, halting one third of streams this year and two more thirds in subsequent years.
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Columbus
Uppa
Ohio
Myers
Akron
Ohio Conservation Council
Daddy
Ohio Conservation
William H. Reinhart
Arraign Three Here for Trespass and Theft
Three men appeared before Justice Pearl Miller on Thursday. William Cline of Athens pleaded guilty to trespassing on Fred Finsterwald property, fined five dollars and costs. LeRoy Clifford, Athens, pleaded not guilty to trespassing and was bound over to the grand jury on a one hundred dollar bond. He also faced assault and battery charges, held on a two hundred dollar bond. Lester Bobo of New Marshfield pleaded guilty to stealing Christmas trees from Waterloo State Forest, and was fined five dollars plus costs.
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Pearl Miller
William Cline
Athens
Fred Finsterwald
Cline
LeRoy Clifford
David Finsterwald
Lester Bobo
New Marshfield
Waterloo State Forest
Carpenter Dies In Auto Crash Near Hinckley
Daniel C. Carpenter aged 44, vice president of Interstate Sash and Door Company, was burned to death when his car overturned one mile south of Hinckley Medina County. His wife Loretta tried to rescue him amid the blaze Thursday night.
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Cleveland
Loretta
Daniel C. Carpenter
Interstate Sash & Door Company
Hinckley
Medina County
Swiss trapper eyes rescue of Colonel Fawcett in Brazilian jungle
Stephan Rattin, the Swiss trapper who thinks he found Colonel P. H. Fawcett alive, arrives in Rio de Janeiro to discuss a small four man expedition into Mato Grosso. He says a white man in Indian dress whispered English and claimed to be Fawcett. He plans a three month trek to reach the Mur elelagoe village and persuade locals to free the captive.
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U.R
Stephan Rattin
P. H. Fawcett
Rattin
United Press
Sao Paulo
Arthur Abbott
Col. Fawcett
Raleigh Rimeil
Colonel Fawcett
Matto Grosso
Great Jungle
Fawcett
Battin
Braves Fascinated By Cinema Houses
In March 1 report, Goiney tribe members in Kia murder trial areas show fascination with cinema. Apache youths attend two showings per admission, leaving and rejoining crowds to watch the dancing pictures as ushers restrict screenings.
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Kia
Link Powers With Another Bluebeard Act
MORRIS March 18 An eleventh hour accusation ties Harry Powers the West Virginia bluebeard to a slaying similar to the one for which he faces execution tonight. Mrs. J. B. Dawson says Powers rented a garage and borrowed a shovel, reporting a foul odor and burned clothing remnants linked to a Labor Day 1920 murder of an unidentified woman near here.
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Here
Powers
Carmel hosts race free art project by Toomer and Latimer
Carmel observes the honeymoon of Jean Toomer, the Chicago poet, and Margery Latimer, a novelist, as a symbol of a future American race free from creed and color barriers. The couple is welcomed by the artist colony with curiosity and awe, and local sentiment echoes a belief in no racial ostracism here.
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Carmel
Calif
Jean Toomer
Chicago
Margery Latimer
Toomer
America
Sales Tax To Be Under Fire in House Debate
Washington march 18 the house prepared the first actual work on the billion dollar sales tax bill with the normal income rates for under 5000 earners to be considered first acting chairman crisp announced the bill would be taken up section by section he said the 214 percent sales tax would be reached about monday democratic leaders defend the levy amid off stage maneuvers and a night session capped by rainey’s one hour and forty minute defense of the 895 million tax plan he warned of a world shaking panic if the budget isn’t balanced and spoke of potential salary cuts and a cash bonus drive ahead.
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Washington
U.P
Crisp
Ways and Means
Rainey
Outsider 18 Wins Grand National at Aintree
Forbra, an outsider, won the Grand National Steeplechase at Aintree in a heartbreaking race where favorites fell one by one. The March 18 event drew top contenders but only Forbra crossed the finish, delivering the upset victory.
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Aintree
Liverpool
England
Forbra
Deflationary Result Feared In Glass Bill
Amid committee hearings tensions rise as the Glass bill faces possible deflationary outcomes. Reportedly cordial relations among members gave way to discord over key provisions and potential economic impact.
Senate clash delays relief bill for failed banks
United Press reports a heated dispute over a $700,000,000 fund to liquidate closed banks as part of the Glass Banking Bill. Administration and Glass backers in the Senate broke into sharp opposition, threatening a deadlock over whether the measure would modify the Federal Reserve Act and impose new penalties.
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Washington
General Glass
Glass
Virginia
Senate
United Press
Townsend
Republican
Delaware
Walcott
Connecticut
Weed
Glase
Man Nabbed in Marietta Hotel Fraud Case Headlines
Joseph C. Hickman former secretary treasurer and manager of the Brotherhood Watch Jewelry Co once tied to a 1929 loss of 600000 faces fraud charges. Arrested in a Marietta hotel on information from Fred J Parker of the Cleveland Fraud Prevention Dept. He allegedly induced engineer A Mullins to sign triplicate promissory notes and paid three times for goods.
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Cleveland
Joseph C. Hickman
Brotherhood Watch @ Jewelry Company
Railroad Brotherhood
Marietta
Fred J L. Parker
Cleveland Association of Credit Men
Hickman
A. Mullins
Timore & Ohio Railroad
Mullins
Brothershood
Kentucky Assembly kills sales tax bill in closing session
The Kentucky State Assembly, in its final night, passed a congressional districting measure but killed the contentious sales tax bill. The move leaves state finances unsettled and amid a bitterly fought debate.
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Frankfort
Kentucky State Assembly
Ems
Daugher Born to Mr and Mrs Richard Phillips
Shade residents announce the birth of a nine pound daughter on Thursday March 17 at the couple's home. Parents are Mr. and Mrs. Richard Phillips.
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Shade
Richard Phillips
Fishermen Rescued Prepare Return for Wrecked Trucks
In Oshkosh Wisconsin on March 18 twenty six fishermen rescued from a ruptured floe on Lake Winnebago set to return and salvage fourteen trucks and belongings abandoned during the incident.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Lake W
Automobile Crash Kills Beverly Cashier Byron EB
Marietta reports Byron E B 27 a Beverly area cashier for Citizens Bank died after his car hit a tree while he was driving home. Police investigated the fatal accident and traffic conditions were noted. The incident occurred near Beverly and authorities pledged to release further details as available.
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Marietta
Byron EB
Citizens Bs Company
Beverly
Near
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