Exposition 19 Exposition Huge Success Raises Charity Funds
Kiwanis Club's second Athens Merchants Exposition at Ohio University Gymnasium March 23 20 and 21 raised about 1100 for charity. Revenue from admissions booths and signs boosted profits, with 500 donated to the Salvation Army and the rest to be allocated by Kiwanis for charitable or civic use.
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Ohio University
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W.C. A
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Hopking
Tiwanis Cint
Hopkins
Athens
Atheny
Mer- Ambants
Althens
British Schooner Sunk By Fire Of U S Coast Guard
United States Coast Guard fire sank a British schooner amid mounting farm relief debate. Congressional leaders prepared hearings to align with President Hoover’s wishes, aiming to preserve a peaceful path for the new farm relief bill and avoid a public confrontation. Representatives of farm groups and related organizations were set to testify as hearings opened Monday.
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Paul R. Mallon
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Thes
Washington
U.P
Hoover
Senate Agriculture
In Search Of A Job Famous Last Words And The Might Amazon
President Coolidge and Hoover discussions surface over post term employment and a pension for ex presidents. Reports describe hearings with McNary and Ar thur Hide as witnesses, hints of a $200 000,000 cooperative marketing bill, and Hoover’s role in shaping the plan while key farm groups pledge cooperation.
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Arthur Crisuane
King Features Incorporated
Hoover
McNary
Senate Committee
White House
Arthur M. Hide
Star Witness
President Coolidge
Mr. Hoover
George N. Peahe
Tenty-Two
Seven Escape Death As Auto Hits Train
Seven Akron men narrowly escaped death when a racing automobile was struck by the Wheel, Jog and Lake Erie train at Bedford Road Crossing in Bedford.
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Cleveland
Akron
Bedford Road
Bedford
Sunk rum runner I'm Alone Intercepts at Gulf 12-Mile Line
The British schooner I'm Alone was sunk by the Coast Guard Cutter Dexter after a pursuit near Divinity Shoals off the Louisiana coast. District Attorney Talbot said scores of smugglers may have drowned, and Rear Admiral Billard called the vessel the worst rum runner in the business.
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Belize
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Walcott
Divinity Shoals
Louisiana
Washington
Swiggler
Dallas
Atd
Central
NTAW
Orleans
UPU
Edmund Talbot
United States
Cost Guard
Dester
Gulf of Mexico
Frederick C. Billard
Billard
Rebels Claim Heavy Losses in Mazatlan Skirmishes
Reports from Mazatlan in Sinaloa detail severe street fighting with many casualties. Dispatches indicate rebel forces under Gen Francisco Manzo assume control aims and the fall of the city within 48 hours, as federal gunboat and airplane support engage. Manzo says troops surround the fort, while Gen Ramon Victoria’s federals withdraw to the north, preparing defenses.
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Sonora
Mev
Mazatlan
Sinaloa
Francisco Manzo
Manzo
Ramon Tothe
Jaime Carritte
Four Men Still Missing After Kinloch Mine Blast
Pittsburgh March 23 four miners remained unaccounted for after Thursday’s Kinloch Mine explosion near Parnassus 18 miles from Pittsburgh three investigations opened by US Bureau of Mines chief Daniel Harrington coroner J F Marking and state Mine Secretary Walter Glasgow seek cause of the disaster believed to have been sparked by a conveyor chain break at the mouth of the mine.
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Kinloch
Walter H. Glasgow
The Black Secon ends with a punch at the end
The Athens Messenger serial The Black Secon concludes with a surprising ending, drawing thousands of readers in a mystery tale that delivers a final twist. A new serial, Rich Girl-Poor Girl, launches Tuesday as a full page illustrated installment, a classic love story of two girls competing for the same man.
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Tsste
Athens Messenger
Hessenger
Messenger
The
Xurat
Modoc Mine No 281 Closed Indefinitely for Lack of Orders
Modoc Mine No 281 of the Ohio Colteries Company will be closed Saturday for an indefinite period due to lack of orders. Local office reports tentative layoff of one or two men and possible temporary shutdowns at nearby mines while predicting resumed work by late April. no official word on full closure.
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Gloustor
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Hollywood Movie Plane Tragedy Ends Mechanic’s Life
In Hollywood a stunt scene for a war film turned fatal as mechanic Phil Jones died during a plane crash scene aboard a German Gotha bomber. Famed stunt flyer AE Wilson survived after detaching from the burning craft, describing a perilous sequence that mirrored real World War drops.
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Shulla Angela
Jones
AE Wilson
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Phil
Wall Street Scared As Board Confronts Credit Risk
Washington March 23 UP The Federal Reserve Board meets again for nearly two hours as Wall Street fears tighten. Secretary Mellon and Gov Harrison of the New York Reserve Bank skipped today's session while yesterday’s Treasury talks stimulated nervous markets. Loans to brokers hit a weekly peak near six billion dollars, and a rise in discount rates is seen as the likeliest preventive measure.
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U.P
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G. A. Harrison
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Hurrigag
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Chicago
Melion and Harrison
Get That Borrowed Umbrella Back Soon
Ohio Valley rains Sunday night likely end Monday followed by fair conditions through Wednesday or Thursday. The outlook calls for generally fair weather toward the end of the week, with warmer conditions midweek and a cooldown around Friday.
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Washington
Ohio Valley
Spring drive to curb Great Lakes rum runners launches
Cleveland reports a new spring offensive against liquor smugglers on Lake Erie. Lisut cites plans to add fast ram chasers with pounders and machine guns to the 40 cutters, as John J. Daly expects more manpower and gear. The campaign spans from Ogdensburg to Sandusky, backed by the Jones Law and Hoover administration enforcement. Rum runners may face higher hootie prices in Cleveland as the drive unfolds.
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Uncle Sam
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Cleveland Coast Guards
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Ogdensburg
St. Lawrence
Sandusky
Hoover
Bombing Threat Investigation Planned by Detective Agency
COLUMBUS March 23 A state wide probe into recent bombing threats against dry cleaning firms will be led by Cat Crim head of the Crim Private Detective Agency of Cincinnati Crim and five assistants arrived to start the inquiry into threats against local cleaning concerns.
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UPH
P. J. Groh
Dover
Rupert H. Beetham
Cooper
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Beetham
Crim
Auto Owner Guide Promises Easy Money Savings
Washington information bureau and the American Automobile Association release a simple car owner booklet. It covers basic maintenance and common fixes to help owners save money and avoid accidents. The guide emphasizes simple steps and cautions against unnecessary repairs.
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Seau
American Automobile Association
Cartain
Athens
Bureaan
Washington, D. C
Whole Towns Routed by Floods In Five States
Knoxville dispatch details spring floods sweeping five states Alabama Georgia Kentucky Tennessee and Illinois with trains halted homes inundated and thousands displaced. In Pineville Kentucky a Louisville & Nashville passenger train marooned between Neon and Hazard, and 22 Boy Scouts swept from a camp on White Creek as parents watched helplessly. Mississippi overflows threaten lowlands while levee work at Quincy Illinois races to hold back rising waters.
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White Creek
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