Duke and Mrs Simpson Marriage Plans Reported
Reports in New York indicate the Duke of Windsor and Mrs. Simpson discussed marriage with the family agreeing he could provide 75 000 a year from his great grandmother Queen Victoria's inheritance. A coronation deadline and royal attendance are noted with tentative dates in late May.
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Duke
Mrs. Simpson
Herman L. Rogers
New York
Simpson
George VI
Austria
Rogers
United States
Columbus
Ohio
Europe
Chateau Gates
Duke of Kent
Mariana
Greece
Edward
Enumeration leaders named for Athens County children
Twenty one Athens County residents are appointed to conduct the annual enumeration of children ages five to eighteen. James G. Russell directs the count as attendance officer. appointments were made by the school boards for multiple townships and schools, listing the named officials and volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
James G. Russell
Albany Consolidated
Harold Ator
Ames Bern
Lurene Mescher
Athens Township
Edith Ashton
Canaan
C. W. Shaw
Carthage
O. B. Chapman
Jacksonville
Frances Judson
Luhrig Special
Personal Property sale ads offer free theatre tickets
Three want ads promoting your own personal property for sale will earn you one free ticket to the film Personal Property starring Jean Harlow and Robert Taylor. Phone 0243 to place the ad with the Messenger Classified Ad Department and see Classified Page for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Harlow
Robert Taylor
4-H Club Leaders to Meet in Athens County
Leaders of 4-H home economics clubs in Athens County will gather at the county extension office in the Athens Post Office Building on Saturday May 8 at 1 30 p m. The meeting will cover organization teaching methods and group activities with Miss Hulda Horst assisting and Mrs Weaver Mrs Channell Mrs Burdette Mrs Rose and Mrs Grosvenor presenting noted topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Athens
Hulda Horst
Leroy Weaver
Kimberly
Floyd Channell
Canaonville
Bettie Burdette
Coolville
Otto Rose
Ernest Grosvenor
Amesville
Denhardt Murder Jury Reopens Deliberations
NEW CASTLE Kentucky Brigadier General Henry H Denhardt whose slumbering in jail followed eight hours of deliberation by the jury in the murder case resumed today The panel seeks the truth of the night November 6 when Mrs Verna Garr Taylor died from a .45 caliber revolver shot Judge presiding reports no near agreement yet on the fatal events
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
U.P
Henry H. Denhardt
Verna Garr Taylor
Taylor
Two Fines Imposed On Glouster Woman
Mrs. Ruby Bernard was fined for driving while intoxicated and a second fine for driving without a permit. The total fines amount to 127 dollars and 60 cents, and her car is being held until payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Ruby Bernard
Fred Heck
Man Hurls Rock During Botched Arrest in Excelsior Springs
In Excelsior Springs, Marion Ballew threw a rock at a fleeing Black burglar as police ceased their pursuit. The rock struck the suspect on the head, injuring him. The incident concludes with authorities re-evaluating the arrest attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Excelsior Springs
Marion Ballew
CIO Promises Aid in Motion Picture Strike
The Committee for Industrial Organization backs the strike of motion picture technicians and will send steel, automobile, and rubber workers to join picket lines at about 10 major studios. Violent clashes followed a raid on the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
U.P
Committee For Industrial Organization
American Federation of Labor
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage
Simplify Case Offer Rejected in Du Pont Tax Evasion Probe
Treasury attorney rejected an offer to simplify the case against Pierre S. Du Pont and John J. Raskob. Statements on $7,496,170 stock losses for 1929 tax purposes were not admitted without detailed government proof. Large stock certificates and multiple canceled checks were admitted as evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Raskob
Democratic National Committee
General Motors
Pierre du Pont
New York
Uncle Sam
U.P
Treasury
Pierre S. du Pont
Mason B. Leming
DuPont
Raskob
Leming
Brothers Wed Sisters Honeymoon Together
Roseville report Earl and Edgar Marple brothers married sisters on the same day. Earl wed Grace Ashford at Baltic Church and Edgar married Lucille Ford at her home, then sped southward together for their joint honeymoons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roseville
U.P
Earl
Edgar Marple
Roseville Brothers
Grace Ashford
Edgar
Lucille ‘Ord
Kelland Story Features Nelsonville Local Paul Parks
Clarence Budington Kelland highlights Paul B. Parks of Nelsonville as a companion in a trekking tale. The narrative follows a Southwest coast to coast outdoor journey with a foray into Old Mexico, presenting Parks as a noted baritone and a belt and nut inspector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Clarence Budington Kelland
Athens County
Kelland
Paul B. Parks
New York City
W. H. Parks
Parks
Paul Blaine Parks
Southwest
Old Mexico
Missing OSU official seen with two companions in Ohio hotel
Police say two women reported seeing W. R. Billingsley Ohio State University assistant ticket sales director and two companions missing since March 27 at a Magnetic Springs hotel. Local authorities are following up on the sighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
W. R. Billingsley
Ohio State University
Magnetic Springs
Millfield UMW Local Opposes 25 Cent Dues Increase
Members of UMW Local 1205 at Mine No. 6 Millfield vote unanimously against a district dues rise effective April 1 raising 25 cents to 50 cents. Clarence Willis calls for a district convention and audit to explain the hike while noting reduced local staffing and questions over authority to change dues. Local leaders urge funds be earmarked for CIO and Non-Partisan League support with district-wide meetings planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Mine Workers of America
Millfield
Clarence Willis
Messenger
Charles Robinette
Arthur Tripplett
William Morgan
Worth Pyatt
Nelsonville
CIO
Willis
Wendel Testifies on Plot Tied to Hoffman
Newark attorney Paul H. Wendel testified in the Lindbergh kidnapping case that he was told a confession was needed to advance Gov. Harold G. Hoffman’s political career. He said Ellis H. Parker, a rural detective and Hoffman ally, pressured him into a false confession that led to Hauptmann’s three day reprieve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
U.P
Paul H. Wendel
Trenton
Ellis H. Parker
Lindbergh
Harold G. Hoffman
Wendel
Hoffman
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Parker
Clover Farm Store in Gallipolis Destroyed by Fire
The Clover Farm store at Third and Vine Streets Gallipolis operated by Forrest Thomas was burned early today. Loss is estimated at $5,000 and Thomas escaped by leaping from a window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Clover Farm
Third and Vine Sts
Forrest Thomas
Thomas
Modern Youth Not Ready For Life Work, PTA Told
Dr. Homer P. Rainey told the National Congress of Parents and Teachers that the nation’s program for guiding youth into citizenship work and marriage is failing. He cited 2,000,000 youths entering employment annually with 75 percent lacking suitable jobs and a widening gap between school completion and work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PTA
Richmond
U.P
Homer P. Rainey
American Youth Commission
National Congress of Parents and Teachers Today
Rainey
Lillian R. Smith
Lansing
Mich
Public School Employes To Have Old-Age Pension Fund
Ohio lawmakers pass bills to create old age retirement funds for public school employees and state workers. Employees contribute four percent of salaries up to two thousand dollars. retirement possible after 36 years or age 60 with five years service, with compulsory retirement at 70. All three bills await the governor’s signature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
O.P
Ohio
Supreme Court Farewells Term With New Deal Defense
The New Deal era faces its final round as the Supreme Court hears the last administration case of the term. Justices prepared to adjourn for summer with changes to court membership possible before any future New Deal dispute reaches the bench.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Supreme Court
Hooded Legion Boys Suspected of Burglary
Police in Cincinnati detain eight youths aged 10 to 14 who call themselves the Hooded Legion. Detectives link the group to two burglaries, and each boy bears an X burned on the wrist as insignia before Juvenile Authorities take custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
U.P
Kentucky Murderess Is Returned to Home
Stella Stevens aged 14 was allowed to return home near Olive Hill after being held to the Carter County Grand Jury on a murder charge for the fatal shooting of hitch-hiker Jimmie Scott during a game of Post Office. She said the shooting was accidental and was arraigned before Judge E. K. Ellis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayson
U.P
Stella Stevens
Carter County
Jimmie Scott
Olive Hill
Scott
E. K. Ellis
Explosion Critically Hurts Boy Chemist
Robert Doodell a 16 year old South High School student was in critical condition today after a home made dynamite explosion in his basement laboratory during a chemistry experiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
U.P
Robert Doodell
South High School
Burned to death in Pa explosion house fire
A young mother and her two small children died in an explosion and fire that destroyed their two room home in Manns Choice Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manns Choice
U.P
Riches Path Beckons as Miss Jane Turner Marries Spreckels Heir
Port Jane E Turner leaves a San Diego hotel gift shop to wed Claus Spreckels Jr heir to a vast fortune Plans after the San Diego wedding include a honeymoon to New York and a future home in Coronado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane E. Turner
San Diego
Cal
Claus Spreckels, Jr
Spreckels
New York
Coronado
Davey Approves Raising Commissioners' Pay
Governor Davey signed the bill raising county commissioners salaries from existing levels. The measure sets a 2000 dollar minimum and up to 5000 dollars, except in Cuyahoga where pay can match the county auditor, with increases based on revised population quotas and not affecting current incumbents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Davey
General Assembly
Cuyahoga
Missing Part Found In Lake Erie After Decapitation Murder
A missing torso piece of Cleveland's eighth decapitation murder victim, identified as a woman, was found floating in Lake Erie ten weeks after the initial discovery. The recovered section includes the lower torso and legs, cut neatly at the joints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
U.P
Lake Erie
Perkins Opposes Wagner Act Amendments Pending Experience
Secretary Frances Perkins said no changes to the Wagner Act until it has operated for one or two years. She urged reviewing injustices first and opposed the Walsh Amendment granting craft unions the right to bargain for members in the minority. Rep. Zimmerman accused the Labor Department of striking down wage differentials under Walsh Healey, while officials defended discretionary wage hour rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington-Aup
Frances Perkins
Miss Perkins
American Federation of Labor
Committee For Industrial Organization
Orville Zimmereman
Labor Department
Walsh-Healey
New Engeland
Midwest
Riots Reported in Barcelona Amid Anarchist Uprising
Perpignan France dispatch cites heavy casualties in Barcelona as anarchists clash with moderate Leftist government forces. Spanish Consulate worker reports hundreds wounded, hospitals short of doctors, and blood transfusion appeals as chaos erupts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perpignan
France
U.B
Barcelona
Toulouse
Steel concerns thwart Lewis as talks fail with big mills
Pittsburgh reports failed Tuesday talks between SWOC chief Philip Murray and executives from Jones & Laughlin and Crucible Steel. The discussions aimed at collective bargaining contracts with major steel employers, including Republic, Youngstown Sheet and Tuve, and others, but no agreement was reached. In Plymouth Michigan, bandits forced entry into First National Bank and escaped with 7000 after binding four workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
United Front
John L. Lewis
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Philip Murray
SWOC
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation
Crucible Steel Company of America
Republic
Youngstown Sheet
Tuhe
Plymouth
Mich
U.P
First National Bank
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Perkins
AFL
Shrine OF Friars
Holy Hill Catholic Shrine
Hartford
Wis
Fond du Lac
Jacques Marquette
Denhardt
Man KO
Motion Picture
Paul Parks
Billingsley
UMW
Sitter
Genevieve Johnson
Longmont
Colo
Longmoor
Kentucky
Boy Chemist
Lewis
ROB Bank
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