Relief amid menaced county unemployment in Athens
A meeting of county unemployed informs county commissioners about relief workers and regular road crews. They report regulars are displaced by relief work and face wage issues, with potential parity or displacement tied to state civil service rules. The group cites a hunger march and plans to press for action, noting about 150 people could be affected by traffic disruptions May 15.
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Athens
J. W. Wiler
Seagrove
Hull Says Trade Barriers Harm World Commerce
The speaker argues that any alleged barriers or restrictive laws could hinder world commerce. He urges examining all tariff and meat trade measures to ensure they do not unduly prejudice international trade or provoke a broader attack on national policies.
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United
Hull
Pay Cut iscara proposal submitted to miners
Vague note references a proposition submission to miners dated May 15 with unclear names and places. Text mentions a meeting or conference at noon and a distribution of notices, but details are garbled.
Ohio Assembly Faces Tax Choices Tonight
Ohio's General Assembly reconvenes with urgency as it must pass Governor White's tax plan or craft a substitute. White defends a two percent state sales tax and a one percent federal levy would not alter his program, urging immediate funds for education relief and real estate tax relief to prevent school closures.
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Ohio Assembly
Columbus
U.P
Ohio
General Assembly
White
Indiana
Army Bonus Marchers Weigh Passive Resistance
The bonus army encamped at Fort Hunt Virginia weighed a plan of passive insistence on soldiers bonus payment. After two hours of music and urging from leaders the rank and file agreed to remain until payment is made, postponing the Washington parade while keeping a convention in the capital planned for tomorrow.
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Washington
U.P
Fort Hunt
U. S. Army
Mrs Rathburn to Speak on Air About Ohio in Revolution
Mrs Charles F Rathburn of Middleport Ohio the state director of the Southeastern District Daughters of the American Revolution will be guest speaker on Station WAIU Columbus tonight from 6 30 to 6 45 Her topic The Part Ohio Played in the Revolution Mr Blair Stewart and Miss Ruth Ritchie will assist with patriotic music She will attend the 1812 Daughters of 1812 state conference at the Broad Lincoln and be a dinner guest honoring presidents at the home of state president Mrs Anthony Wayne Geissinger of Upper Arlington
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Charles F. Rathburn
Middleport
Daughters of the American Revolution
Ohio
WAIU
Columbus
Blair Stewart
Ruth Ritchie
Rathburn
Daughters of 1812
Broad Lincoln
Anthony Wayne Geissinger
Upper Arlington
Coffin-Lying Endurance Contest Opens in New Jersey
In Denville New Jersey on May 15 Ray Richards began a coffin lying endurance event replacing flagpole sitting. He rests four feet underground with a lid hole for viewing food air and communication devices. The plan is to stay forty days as spectators pass by for a fee.
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Denville, N. J
U.P
Ray Richards
League Considers War in Gran Chaco
In Geneva on May 15 Paraguay reiterated willingness to arbitrate as the League of Nations council met in a special session. It moves to finalize a formula to end warfare between Paraguay and Bolivia in the Gran Chaco.
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Geneva
Paraguay
Council of the
League of Nations
Bolivia
Chaco
Sophistication Wanes in Collegiate World
Akron May 15. Popular cynicism and sophistication in university circles are waning. Bishop Ira D. Warner former pastor of First United Brethren Church and now bishop of the Pacific District told the United Brethren Church quadrennial session. Dr Charles W Brewbaler Dayton secretary of the Bureau of Evangelism said doors of evangelism are wider now and the world is in crisis affecting thinking ethics living and religion.
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Akron
U.P
Ira D. Warner
First United Brethren Church
Pacific District
General Conference of the United Brethren Church
Warner
Charles W. Brewbaler
Dayton
Bureau of Evangelism
Four Hurt in Accident on Athens Nelsonville Road
Four men injured in a collision on the Athens Nelsonville Road near Whitlarch farm at 10 30 Saturday night. Clifford Moriarty 25 of 140 West Union Street hospitalized with two broken ribs and facial injuries. George Kilpatrick 22 of 72 East Mulberry Street treated and sent home with head neck and shoulder injuries. William Powell and a man named Burley of Floodwood were cut and bruised. Kilpatrick and Moriarty were in one car. Powell and Burley in the other. Sheriff’s officers investigating.
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Athens- Nelsonville
Whitlarch Farm
Clifford Moriarty
West Union Street
Sheltering Arms Hospital
George Kilpatrick
East Mulberry Street
William Powell
Burley
Fioodwood
Kilpatrick
Moriarty
Athens
Powell
Von Papen Speech Sparks British Alarm Over Rhineland
London reports that Chancellor Franz Von Papen’s Munster weekend address intensified fears of German rearmament defying Versailles. The Daily press banner asked War or peace and urged no British troops to Europe’s fight, while the News-Chronicle called the speech shocking the world.
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U.P
England
Rhineland
Germany
Franz von Papen
Munster
Daily Press
Europe
von Papen
News-Chronicle
Tarzan aspirant drowns after tree limb breaks over creek
Leonard Mitchell, 13, portraying Tarzan in a tree above Morrison Creek near Tiffin, fell into the flooded stream when a limb broke. He died from the accident. Mitchell was a ward of the Junior Order United American Mechanics Home.
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Tiffin
Leonard Mitchell
Tarzan
Morrison Creek
United American Mechanics Home
British Hope for Debt Moratorium Before June 15
London reports British officials still hope the United States will grant a wartime debt moratorium before June 15. If not, Britain likely must meet its June payment. A final decision hinges on Secretary Hull's arrival for the World Economic Conference.
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London
U.P
United States
Britain
Hull
Hooper Ridge residents to clean cemetery tomorrow
Hooper Ridge residents are asked to gather Tuesday afternoon at the Hooper Ridge Cemetery to mow the grounds straighten monuments and perform other maintenance tasks in preparation for Memorial Day.
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Hooper Ridge
Never Try To Fool a Rockefeller in Oils
A satirical letter from Santa Monica recounts a playful argument between a young Rockefeller and a Mexican artist over art and inflation. The note notes a plain ham sandwich with onions and Rockefeller’s claim he would pay but not eat the onion, praising the artist while warning against fooling a Rockefeller.
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Young Rockefeller
Otis
Eleventh Hour Strike Parley Aimed to Save Local Mines
Representatives of miners and operators in the Southern Ohio mining district including Hocking and Pomeroy fields plan a Tuesday meeting in Columbus to negotiate a wage contract and avert mine closures for the summer. The talks follow Governor George White’s failed April 17 joint conference and renewed overtures after independent discussions. Delegates from local unions gathered at Shawnee with United Mine Workers officials as wages emerge as the key sticking point while union recognition is already agreed.
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Nelsonville
Southern
Ohio
Hocking
Pomeroy
Columbus
George White
Shawnee
Percy Tetlow
United Mine Workers
Flood Waters Stationary After Heavy Ohio River Rise
Cincinnati May 15 Ohio River floodwaters remained stationary as rains taper. The crest reached 14 feet four inches above flood level with $250,000 in damage and three deaths reported since Saturday. Thousands evacuated in Eldorado and surrounding areas as roads flooded and farmers lost crops.
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Cincinnati
U.P
Ohio
Congress to Confer on Roosevelt Plan for Revival of Industries
President Roosevelt calls a final conference with Congressional leaders to review a broad revival plan. The proposal includes a public works program, a possible general sales tax, a $3.3 billion bond issue, and a reemployment tax to fund construction, roads, naval build, and flood control.
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Roosevelt
Washington
U.P
L. S. District Judge Louderback Faces Impeachment
United States District Judge Harold Louderback was to appear before the Senate as a Court of Impeachment in the eleventh such proceeding in U.S. history. He was impeached by House resolution on five charges regarding his conduct in the northern district of California.
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Washington
United States
Harold Louderback
Senate
Louderback
House
California
World Wide Flier Seeks Aid From Dakar Mission
Jean Mermoz the famed French flyer issuing a call for assistance after attempting the Brazil to Dakar South Atlantic crossing. In Wyoming on May 15 voters weighed repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution.
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Senegal
Africa
Jean Mermoz
South Atlantic
Brazil
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Wyo
Gandhi Enters Eighth Day Of Fast In Poona Palace
Mahatma M. K. Gandhi, emaciated from his hunger strike, tosses on his cot atop a marble palace terrace in Poona as he marks the eighth day of his purification fast.
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Poona
India
Mahatma
M. K. Gandhi
Arkansas Storm Toll Rises After Weekend Tornado
Little Rock reports that torrential rains and a weekend tornado in Arkansas killed at least four people and caused heavy property damage across multiple counties.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Four Die in Ohio Accidents Over Weekend
Ohio wire reports to United Press say four persons were killed in separate accidents across the state over the weekend. The fatalities occurred in Columbus and other locations as authorities investigated the incidents.
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Columbus
Ohio
United Press Today
Kearns Named Columbus Assistant Attorney General
May 15 in Columbus. Francis H. Kearns of Cincinnati was appointed by Attorney General John W. Bricker as assistant attorney general.
New State Bank to Replace Lorain Street Savings on June 1
Cleveland May 15 a new state bank with Federal Reserve membership will replace Lorain Street Savings and Trust Company on or about June 1 the announcement stated.
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Cleveland
Federal Reserve
Lorain Street Savings & Trust Company
Relaxed prescription limits expand medicinal alcohol use
Congress loosened prescription rules allowing unlimited quantities of whisky wine and other alcohol for medical use. Physicians may issue a single prescription for up to a 90 day supply with pharmacists stamping to permit lawful transport. The change follows legalization of 3.2 beer and was issued by the treasury and justice departments.
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Congress
Treasury
Justice Departments
Milk Strikers Stage Ambush Near East Troy Wisconsin
Wisconsin strikers press to gain support as 400 ambush a southbound milk car near East Troy. They overpower drivers, seize trucks, and dump over 2000 pounds of milk on the highway. Tear gas bombs fail due to wind. Otto Marquette is knocked unconscious amid clashes with guards.
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Milwaukee
Wis
U.P
Wisconsin
East Troy
Otto Marquette
Troy
Wisconsin Milk Pool
Hitler compared to Capone in German crisis rally
More than 15,000 people from diverse backgrounds gathered in Cleveland to protest the persecution of Jews in Germany. Eleven speakers denounced Chancellor Hitler and his policy with Rabbi Stephen S Wise asserting that Hitler does not represent Germany, likening him to Al Capone.
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Cleveland
U.P
Germany
Hitler
Stephen 8. Wise
American Jewish Congress
Jewish People of America
al Capone
America
Cannon Must Stand Trial for 1928 Campaign Violations
The U.S. District Court of Appeals ruled Bishop James Cannon Jr. must stand trial on charges of violating the Corrupt Practices Act connected to activities during the 1928 presidential campaign.
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Washington
U.pthe District Court of Appeals
James Cannon, Jr
National Society of the Bone of the American Revolution Convention Opens
Cincinnati hosted the annual convention as delegates gathered for the National Society of the Bone of the American Revolution. The opening day drew about 00 attendees to the event in the city.
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Cincinnati
The
National Society of the Bone of the American Revolution
Yankees Free Jap Troopers
Japan announced plans to occupy 7500 square miles of China Proper as fighting nears Peiping. The U S legation urged evacuation of American families near Tungchow. General Muto said Japan aims to create a neutral zone and will halt advances if China stops challenging.
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China
Peiping
United States
Tungchow
Mandarin Highway
Luan River Triangle
Nobuyoshi Muto
Manchukuo
Changchun
Tientsin
Victorious John Hay High Wins Ohio Typing Championship
John Hay High School of Cleveland captured the Class A typing and short hand championship in the Tenth Annual High School Commercial Contests at Bowling Green State College. Belpre won the mass typing novice class with 44.5 WPM and Lodi High School took the amateur title at 56.1 WPM.
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Bowling Green
U.P
John Hay High School
Cleveland
Ohio
Bowling Green State College
Belpre
Lodi High School
Al Capone Reaches Prison Baseball Team Post
Atlanta May 15 Al Capone has achieved his aim by joining the prison baseball team at the Federal Penitentiary in Atlanta after transfer from Chicago.
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Atlanta
al Capone
Chicago Wings
Feders
Unite To Fight Rearmament
In Paris on May 15 Norman H. Davis, US ambassador at large, urged a united Anglo American French front against German rearmament during talks with Foreign Minister Boncour. German Chancellor Hitler's Reichstag speech and Papen’s comments alarm three nations, with a disarmament commission meeting postponed pending Hitler’s remarks.
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Paris
U.P
Norman H. Davis
United States
Joseph Paul Boncour
Adolf Hitler
Franz von Papen
Hitler
Germany
Full Disarmament Commission
Bound man found gagged after Sunday rainstorm
Emerson Ward a Morgan Center teacher says two men bound and gagged him for four hours after a late Saturday night incident at his home near Gallipolis. Orville Walters was arrested and Sheriff Hatfield offered few new details after a Sunday grilling. Ward was discovered tied to a tree by his wife at about 4 am, reporting no signs of violence. He had gone to the barn to check noises and was slugged entering the outbuilding.
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Gallipolis
Emerson Ward
Morgan Center
Orville Walters
Ward
Buck brothers face special grand jury in kidnap case
In Barnstable Massachusetts a special Grand Jury was convened to weigh evidence against Kenneth and Cyril Buck charged with kidnapping ten year old Peggy McMath. Indictments are expected to lead to trial about six weeks after Grand Jury action.
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Barnstable
Mass
U.P
Kenneth
Cyril Buck
Peggy McMath
Ohio Flood Reaches 40 Foot Mark Around Athens Area
Flood waters spread across the Athens district with the Hocking River at 20 feet and the Ohio River near Pomeroy rising toward 39 feet. Main roads were impassable and streets flooded, forcing detours and bus service disruptions while homes, cellars, and gardens flooded. Boats were used for transport and several rescues occurred as rain threatened to resume.
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Athens
Richland Avenue
West Union Street
Ohio River
Pomeroy
Main Street
J. EB. Graham
U. S. Government
Racine
Seabury Emerges as Fusion Candidate for Mayor in NYC
Samuel Seabury, counsel to the legislative committee probing city government, rises as a leading fusion candidate for mayor after Alfred E. Smith declines to accept any BOM LM.
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New York
Samuel Seabury
Alfred E. Smith
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