Athens Area Campaigners Warm County Voters Ahead of Primary
In Athens County the final 72 hours of campaigning heat up as 33 candidates vie for seven Republican and Democratic nominations. Election Clerk C L Jordan predicts more than 14 000 votes on Tuesday, with 240 square inches of ballot for voters from 73 precincts. Polls open 6 30 a m to 6 30 p m. 198 absent voter ballots issued. one Democratic ballot not counted due to death.
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Athens County
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Athens Township
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Athens City
Election Board
Harry Eddington
Nelsonville
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Doctor Held for Auto Mishap and Intoxication
Police report states Dr. Frank Beeks a 41 year old kidney specialist widely known in the Tri State area was arrested after a Saturday auto mishap in Portsmouth. Beeks had prior driving suspended for a year which was restored two weeks earlier by the Municipal court.
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Harry Sheets
Frank Beeks
Tri-State
Bee
Dode
Ohlinger Denies Guilt in Alcohol Charge
Nelsonville candidate M P Ohlinger pleads not guilty to operating a vehicle under the influence. He is held on a $200 bond after a collision Friday night near Athens County. The incident involved Ohlinger and James Daugherty, Mason City Hill, with police reporting the crash and subsequent arrest.
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M. P. Ohlinger
Canidate
Onty
S. G. Holland
Athens County
Klinger
George Bateman
Ohlinger
James Daugherty
Mason City Hill
Bond Set At 200000 In Karpis Case Arraignment
Alvin Karpis, alleged gang leader, is in custody after capture in New Orleans. Fred Hunter and a woman were detained by G men following Karpis’s arrest. A bond of two hundred thousand dollars was placed on a charge related to the case.
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Fred Hunter
New Orleans
Hunter
G-men
Karpis
Revenue Plan Still in Doubt
Washington. Administration leaders fought to block Senate opposition to President Roosevelt's tax on undistributed corporate profits. Democrats sought an alternative plan to raise 620 million in permanent revenue without new sales taxes, while Senator Conzens of Michigan condemned the bill as unfair to most corporations.
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Conzens
Michigan
Keeler Arrested After Soiled Flag Incident at Headquarters
Dan Keeler appeared at the headquarters for the first of 30 morning salutes required by Justice Will Cady. No flag was flying on the mast and Keeler, finding a soiled flag in an automobile, said he meant no offense. He was taken to post office for questioning and the matter centered on a grease stain by accident.
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Keeler
Will Cady
Hindenburg Prepares For Trip Home After Record Ocean Hop
Lakehurst New Jersey observers witnessed the German airship Hindenburg refuel for the return flight after its record ocean crossing from Friedrichshafen to Lakehurst in 61 hours 57 minutes. The ship carried 51 passengers, 6 crew, and mail and freight, arriving to cheers and open house crowds.
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Los Angeles
Ickes Initiates Drastic PWA Staff Slash in Washington
Secretary Ickes moves to cut 25 percent of the PWA administrative staff after Congress fails to earmark funds for a new works program. An order directs division heads to list employees to drop and blocks wage increases. House backs an amendment requiring prevailing wages on WPA projects, with some limits on automatic pay boosts. An immigration-related provision and other WPA employment issues also surface in the controversy.
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House
Works Progress Administration
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Appropriations Committee
Poulson Predicts Davey Nomination By Wide Margin
Democratic State Chairman Francis W. Poulson foresees Gov. Martin L. Davey winning renomination in the upcoming Ohio primary by about three to one over Congressman Stephen M. Yomi and Charles H. Hubbell. Top organizers say delegates will lean toward Davey, with confidence centered in FreeWMF headquarters and Ohio Board for President Jon. The only uncertainty is the total vote next Tuesday.
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Francis W. Poulson
Martin L. Davey
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Charles H. Hubbell
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Lard Miller
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Congressman Young Becomes First Absentee Voter In Ohio
Congressman Stephen M. Young, Democratic governor candidate, said he cast the state’s first absentee ballot at the board of elections. He said duties in Congress next week required his Washington presence.
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Stephen M. Young
Ohio
Board of Elections
Young
Congress
Washington
Youngster Is Modern Hero
In Henryetta Oklahoma a 12 year old Freddie Razook is hailed as a modern Paul Revere for warning Hanna residents of a tornado. He spied a dark funnel approaching, shouted a warning, and helped save dozens from the storm as it damaged twenty buildings and injured many, with at least one critically hurt.
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Henryetta
Okla
Paul Revere
Mahan Pleads Guilty in Kidnaping Case
In Tacoma Washington William Mahan pleaded guilty Saturday to two charges kidnaping and conspiracy to kidnap in the nine year old George Weyerhaeuser abduction. He was sentenced to 60 years on each count with the terms to run concurrently. The court record notes his first reply was guilty in a low tone before Judge Cushman.
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Wash
William Mahan
George Weyerhaeuser
Mahan
Fe.ef. Cushman
Han
Florida Senator Dies At Washington Friday
Washington mourns Park Trammell, 60, Florida Democrat and Senate Naval Affairs chair, who died Friday night from a cerebral hemorrhage after an influenza bout with pleurisy. His staff attributed the illness to lengthy Senate votes on a $12,000,000 War Department ship canal continuation measure.
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Florida
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
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Ohio Conservation Council chair re-elected in Columbus
A. F. Moon of Conover was reelected chairman of the Ohio State Conservation Council. The council asked the State Board of Control for 100000 dollars to acquire property easements on stream banks to permit public fishing.
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A. F. Moon
Conover
State Conservatio Council
State Board of Control
Ohio
Embryo Barney Oldfields of Athens Vie For Honors in Carnival
Embry Barney Oldfields of Athens raced scooters bicycles and other self propelled vehicles at the Eleventh Annual Senator Carnival sponsored by Ohio University. Mayor Len B. McCune and Traffic Officer Carmen Church attended and raced. Marion Tissot of East Cleveland won the main scooter event with Ray Clark second. Other participants included numerous university students and local residents. Special event winners received tickets to Russell Brothers Circus.
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Ohio University
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East Cleveland
Ray Clark
Hope McDermott
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George Johnson
John Dann
Anthony Paragus
Audrey Callender
Mayor McCune
Russell Brothers Circus
Jack Beasley
Virginia Bardin
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Billie Ryan
Dorothy Croy
Jimmy Cox
Bishops Clash Over Co movement and social stance
In Columbus two Methodist bishops sparred over conservative liberal aims within the church. Bishop Adnan Weona burgh called for destroying Russia and opposing social plans, while Bishop Francis J. McConnell defended the Federation for Social Service's right to speak on economic matters. Delegates heard sharp clashes on church policy and planned economy.
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New York
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Wilson Faces Life Sentence for Girlfriend Slaying
MANSFIELD. Charlies Wilson, 23, faced life in the Ohio Penitentiary after a jury of eleven men and one woman convicted him of killing his sweetheart Jean Moorhead, 17. The panel, urged by Common Pleas Judge C. H. Huston that mercy was recommended, deliberated four hours across seven ballots. Wilson showed visible distress as the verdict was read and dismissed.
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Ginger Rogers and Lew Ayres Live Amicably Apart
Hollywood report states Ginger Rogers and Lew Ayres have decided to live apart amicably but without any immediate plan for divorce. Ayres married Rogers on November 14, 1944. both have prior marriages, Rogers to FE Culpepper and Ayres to Lola Lane. Rogers was born Virginia Kathleen McMath.
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Calif
Ginger Rogers
Lew Ayres
Ayres
Miss Rogers
Lola Lane
FE. J. Culpepper
Virginia Katherine McMath
Zep Hindenburg to sail back to Germany Monday
Cincinnati resident Carl Kloos will depart by airship Hindenburg on Monday for its return voyage across the Atlantic to Germany.
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Cincinnati
Carl Kloos
Atlantic Ocean
Germany
Mary Johnston Dies at 65 at Three Hills Bath County
Warm Springs Va, author Mary Johnston best known for To Have and Hold died Saturday at her home Three Hills in Bath County. Johnston, age 65, wrote popular historical novels shaping early 20th century Virginia literature. Her passing ends a noted career in American historical fiction.
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Mise
Mary Johnston
Three Hills
Bath County
Sealing Mines Stops Pollution Of Ohio Water
A WPA project in 23 Southeastern Ohio counties seals old mine openings to curb pollution of surface water. A 100-member team notes progress, aiming for near total purification and enabling future legislation to prevent new pollution sources.
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Ohio
Ohio Legislat
Hatch
Identity of River Victim Is Unsolved By Police
A headless young woman lay in a morgue as police sought to identify her body found in a river near Portsmouth. Boston police checked descriptions of two missing tap dancers against the victim, with shoes bearing plates traced to Boston.
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Portsmouth
Boston
Socialists Won't Soak Rich Says Blum In Paris
Paris reports Socialist leader Leon Blum sought to calm business fears about a leftist government. He pledged the people's front will focus on prosperity and national activity, denying drastic heavy taxation plans. He assured there is no intent to soak the rich as France faces monetary concerns.
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France
Leon Blum
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People's Front
Quadruplets Born to New Jersey Couple
PASSAIC N J Quadruplets were born at St Marys Hospital on Saturday the father calmly said Oh Yeah while hospital staff rushed to borrow extra incubators and the delivering physician aided the mother Mrs Emil Kasper of Little Ferry The event spurred a waiting quarters among doctors for the infants life prospects Cleveland Mayors of 21 Cuyahoga County municipalities vow to sponsor a model driving ordinance barring under 18 year olds from driving and have ordered draft of the measure.
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St. Mary’s Hospital
Emil Kasper
Little Ferry
Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Local maddog fatal injury near Nethany Church
A local citizen fatally injured a suspected maddog near Nethany Church this week. The Doge Warden Howard Brooks was alerted and the animal head was sent to Columbus for analysis.
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Nethany Church
Howard Brooks
Columbus
Italian official to govern Addis Ababa at capture
The first invaders to reach Addis Ababa included Giuseppe Bottai who was sent with Italian troops to take immediate control as governor once the city falls.
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Addis Ababa
Giuseppe Bottai
Restoration of Latin Kingdom Proclaimed by Mussolini
Mussolini at Palazzo Venezia proclaims Italian empire over Ethiopia with Victor Emmanuel as emperor. Crowds chant Si as Badoglio named viceroy of Ethiopia. A Fascist official warns that extending League of Nations sanctions could endanger its existence.
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Benito Muscolini
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Ethiopia
Victor Emmanuel
Venezia
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Mpietro Badogliio
League of Nations
Italy
Peter Josten Dies at Home of Sister Friday
Peter Josten aged 83 died Friday night at his sister Mrs John Rowan’s home on Richland Avenue. A lifelong farmer in Lodi Township, he moved to Athens after his wife Rose Mulligan Josten died eight years ago and lived with his sister for four years. Survived by two sisters seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Funeral at St Paul’s Athens Tuesday nine am Rev William G Dowd officiating. Burial in St John’s Cemetery Lodi. Friends may call Rowan home after two Sunday. CHICAGO Investigators sought today a sex crafted prowler as the killer of Mia Lillian Guild a one year old business woman found battered in her room at the downtown YWCA Hotel.
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John Rowan
Richland Ave
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St. Paul's Church
Athens
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Lodi
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Chicago
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YWCA
Two Killed by High Winds in Plains Region
Severe wind storms across Arkansas Texas and surrounding plains killed two people near Horatio Ark and damaged farms and homes. Tornadoes injured others and destroyed 15 farmhouses. another fatal tornado struck Bonham Texas and Oklahoma near Hanna and Gore. A boy Freddie Razook aided rescues at Hanna. A May blizzard trapped travelers at Raton New Mexico as cold fronts followed the dust bowl weather.
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Chicago
East Western Plains
Arkansas
Texas
Midwest
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Ark
Omaha
Tex
Congress May Adjourn by June One or Six
Sen ator Robinson predicts Congress will end work by June 1 or June 6 with taxes and relief on the way. The omnibus Flood Control Bill, totaling 60 million dollars, may be taken up this week, amid administration doubts. The Commodities Exchange Regulation Bill, already approved by the House, likely gets first Senate consideration next week.
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Robinson
Cleveland
Senate
House
Messenger Memorial Day classic and Athens carnival noted
In Today's Messenger Memorial Day classic at Indianapolis has nothing on the annual Scooter Carnival of Athens youngsters. Prize winners listed on Page 2. Junior Chamber of Commerce members plan extensive program of activities to serve Middleport community. Page 2. Today and every day for Mother, say Messenger editorial and poetry columns. Page 6. If you are a Republican you must mark "X" 69 times to vote a complete ballot in Tuesday's Primary in Athens County, if you are a Democrat, you must "X" 73 times. See Page 7. Does the Teen Age Girl know all the answers? Dorothy Dix answers on Page 13. In the spring-warm weather even affects voters, expect ed to bring out many electors in Hocking County. Page 20. Nelsonville sidewalk and curbing project can be completed, as federal government makes subsidiary grant of $2,400. Plans on Page 4. Diplomas in hand, 78 boys and girls will leave the hall of Gallia Academy High School this month. Commencement schedule on Page 11.
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Hocking County
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