Smith Columbus Resident Takes Charge in County System
A Columbus resident named Smith arrives in Athens to assume county duties with Belford Nelson’s help. He led setup efforts for a new state system and praised wide cooperation from the Athens community and District officials. Beaming, from Philadelphia, reports on the relief leadership transition and Tus k Linton’s role at the estate relief headquarters.
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Athens
Coshoc- 4
Smith
Belford Nelson
T. H. Smith
Edmundson
Columbus
Roosevelt declares for regulation of exchange by commission
Roosevelt announces support for a federal exchange regulation plan. Proposals by the administration were outlined in a press conference, with details released to the public.
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Roosevelt
Local governor race discussed amid new political plots
A garbled item references a Republican governor race in New Port with emphasis on leadership changes. It mentions a four term figure and a plan to position a Premier Eleu as leader. Read as a snapshot of factional maneuvering within the party.
Senate approves bills to fight crime nationwide
The Senate passes anti crime legislation expanding federal powers against kidnapping extortion across state lines and robbery of federal banks. The measures to be sent to the White House authorize action against interstate crime and aim to empower federal officers with new resources.
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Senate
Washington
Robles
Gettle
Congress
White House
Roosevelt
Federal Reserve
Banikes
Harvard Junior Held on Suspicion of Anarchy in Boston
Allen K. Philbrick, Harvard junior and Winnetka resident, was detained in Boston on suspicion of anarchy after allegedly trying to persuade the crew of the German cruiser Karlsruhe to revolt and embrace Communism. Lieutenant Schmidt of the Harle Ruhre reported catching him stuffing communistic pamphlets into a ship vent. Philbrick is son of Alien E. Philbrick of the Chicago Art Institute and a Harvard Liberal Club member. he also served as secretary of the Harvard National Students League chapter that recently led an anti war demonstration.
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Boston
U.P
Allen K. Philbrick
Harvard
Chicago
Karlsruhe
Boston Navy Yard
Schmidt
Harleruhe
Philbrick
Winnetka II
Alien E. Philbrick
Chicago Art Institute
Harvard Liberal Cluir
National Students’ League
Want Ad Scottie Seeks Keys and Classified Offers
A local column urges readers to check the Nelsonville Classified Page for lost items like keys and for listings on watches repairs rentals and properties. The narrator promotes daily advertisements and the benefits of classified ads.
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Nelsonville
Relief Grocery Debts Paid in Athens County
After a four month delay the state relief department, Athens County merchants will be paid debts from January to March for relief grocery orders. Debts totaling 34,231.55 come from three funds including selective sales tax diversion and federal aid. About 2,000 checks must be written and payment to merchants will take several days.
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State Relief Department
Athens County
J. Clyde Edmundson
Commisonera
Clarence Roach
Relief Department
Auditors Office
Thompson on County Ticket for Athens County prosecuting attorney
Preston E Thompson of Nelsonville filed his petition as a Republican nominee for Athens County prosecuting attorney. A WWI veteran, he was wounded at Chateau Thierry and is active in American Legion and Disabled Veterans groups. Thompson, Ohio Northern Law School 1923 graduate, spent eight years with the Veterans Administration before resigning in 1932 to seek election. he narrowly failed to meet residency requirements by 51 days.
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Preston E. Thompson
Nelsonville
Athens County
Thompson
France
Chatteau Thierry
American Legion
Ohio Northern University Law School
Veterans Administration
Sun Spots May Be Cause of Dry Weather
Scientist C G Abbot of the Smithsonian warns sunspot activity may influence weather but cautions science knows little and cannot attribute droughts to solar phenomena with certainty. The May 16 report notes solar hurricanes could affect Earth’s climate yet attribution remains uncertain.
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Washington
C. G. Abbot
Smithsonian Institute
Old-Time Outlaws Kept Women Separate From Business
Will Rogers notes in San Francisco that modern police in Los Angeles catch many criminals and observes that today men often have multiple women. He implies old-time outlaws did not mix their romantic affairs with criminal activity.
Three Perish In Battle With Forest Blaze
In San Diego on May 16 AP reports three SERA camp members died in a forest fire near Julian after racing from wind driven flames. Victims Clarence L. Harris John H. Leapley and Ambrose Williams were found charred by fellow firefighters while fleeing uphill along a mountain trail.
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Cal
SERA
Julian
C. P. Hebert
Clarence L. Harris
Topeka
Kas
John H. Leapley
Jacksonville
Ore
Ambrose Williams
Westel
Tenn
Pilot’s quick grasp saves life above clouds in Muncie
Pilot Raymond Williams fought off passenger Reis Schwer who tried to crawl from the wing at 2000 feet. Williams regained control, landed safely, and Schwer, 19, later told police he brooded over low grades and a love affair.
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Muncie
Ind
U.P
Raymond Williams
City
Williams
Earth
Reis L. Schwer
Schwer
Central High School
Bricker Rules No Civil Service Credits Without Muster
Columbus May 16 Attorney General John W Bricker ruled that a person is not eligible for extra civil service credits for Army service unless actually mustered into service. The opinion notes a claim of service before muster cannot be counted as military service under civil service laws.
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Columbus
John W. Bricker
Civil Service Commission
Bricker
United States
Kidnapers Life Term Sought as Robles Case Widens
Federal and state investigators press search for June Robles captors in Arizona amid leads from the girl’s 19 days in confinement. Two garbage cans linked to the suspects were identified as stolen May 13. a desert cabin is believed to have housed the kidnappers.
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Tucéson
Aris
Chicago
Gettle
Robles
Tucson
Ariz
Washington
Arizona
Federal
Steve Gollobe
Guards Patrol Kentucky City Over Unrest and Threats
Unemployed relief bill supporters and merchants protested a proposed 3 percent sales tax at the Kentucky capitol as a cor don of national guardsmen patrolled the executive mansion over death threats against Gov. Ruby Laffoon. The guard was reinforced after leaders of a 100 person group were denied access to the governor and after a new threat. In San Francisco, a Sailors Union vote to join a longshoremen strike threatened all Pacific coast shipping for an indeterminate period.
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Frankfort
Kentucky
National
Ruby Laffoon
Neal Bowman
Ohio
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Sailors’ Union of the Pacific
Maharajah's Granddaughter Faces 20 Year Jail Sentence
Pasadena report on Princess Martiana Maggie born Maggie Mae Parker who claims Indian royal lineage. If she substantiates her claim she may receive probation. failure leads to 20 years at San Quentin. She has prior sentences for forged checks and travels with a large retinue claiming royal status.
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Pasadena
Cal
Mike Romanoff
Marcus Garvey
Martiana
Kapurt 4
Maggie Mae Parker
Oakland
Sperior
San Quentin
Francis Wentworth Hayes
Martiana Maggie
Madras
Ocean Fliers Prepare To Resume New York Rome Flight
Cesare Sabelli and George R. Pond rested after landing two miles from Lahinch Ireland while en route from New York to Rome. They expect to resume the crossing today despite damage to the undercarriage and fuel lines. They flew 32 hours 6 minutes covering about 3400 miles with 1600 miles remaining to Rome.
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Lahinch
Irish Free State
Cesare Sabelli
George R. Pond
New York-Rome
Miers
Fers
Sabeili
Pond
Rome
Distribution Of Legislators Is Under Fire
A meeting of chambers of commerce officers in Columbus outlines a plan to amend the Ohio Constitution to grant more representation to larger counties in the General Assembly. The current apportionment gives Franklin and Cuyahoga counties far more voters per representative than rural counties like Vinton, fueling rural domination in laws and taxes.
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General Assembly
Chambers of Commerce
Ohio
Vinton
Franklin
Cuyahoga
Reed Retains Lead in Pennsylvania Senate Race
Senator David A. Reed leads in the Pennsylvania Republican primary amid incomplete returns, with a hot contest against Governor Gifford Pinchot who supports Roosevelt policies. Pinchot makes a third bid for the Senate as Reed seeks renomination.
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Philadelphia
David A. Reed
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
Gifford Pinchot
Renster Reed
United States
Pinchot
Senate
Office Holders May Lose Delegate Right
Washington May 16 The House Judiciary Committee approved a bill banned federal office holders from serving as delegates to party conventions. The committee also endorsed two measures including a ban on kickback rackets on federal construction work and reported favorably the related Senate-passed bill.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Senate
Little Miami Project Aims to Employ Thousands
In Cincinnati on May 16 a federal good control project for the Little Miami River basin was forecast to employ thousands of Ohio workers. Businessmen farmers and officials from Hamilton Warren Clinton Clermont and Greene Counties discussed the plan yesterday.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Little Miami River
Hamilton
Warren
Clinton
Clermont
Greene Counties
State Officers To Hear White At Columbus Meeting
Governor George White will deliver the opening address at a statewide meeting of enforcement officers in Columbus. The Ohio Department of Public Welfare Division of Ohio State Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation sponsors the event with speakers including Highway Director O. W. Merrett, Attorney General John W. Bricker, Joseph B. Keenan, and Captain Laurence A. Lyons. The gathering aims to boost cooperation among peace agencies in Ohio’s war on organized crime.
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Columbus
U.P
George White
Ohio Department of Public Welfare
Ohio State Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation
O. W. Merretl
John W. Bricker
Joseph B. Keenan
United States
Laurence A. Lyons
Michigan State Police
Ohio
Acquit Bus Driver in Death of 6 Passengers
Ohio hearing on a Elyria bus crash shifted blame between Norwal Truck Lines and Nevin Western bus owners. A. W. Schaffer, the truck driver, was found not guilty by Elyria jurors. In Latvia a political military coup placed the country under martial law.
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Columbus
U.P
Elyria
Nevin Western
Norwal
J. Gove
Ohio Utilities Commission
A. W. Schaffer
Riga
Latvia
Europe
Cant Buy Liquor In Candy Stores Ruling From Ohio Board
In Columbus Ohio on May 116 the Ohio Liquor Board ruled that liquor cannot be served in rooms where confectionery counters are located, prohibiting hard liquor sales in candy store areas. The decision affects venues that combine candy sales with liquor service.
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Columbus
Ohio Liquor Board
Three Men Plead Guilty In Beverly Hills Kidnapping Case
In Los Angeles on May 16, James Kirk Roy Williams and Larry Kerrigan pleaded guilty to kidnapping William F Gettle to avoid possible death penalties. They received life with the possibility of parole under California law. Loretta Woody and Joan Burke were jailed on conspiracy questions. In Texas, Grover C Cain escaped after being abducted by two men who forced him into his own car.
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Gettle
Low Angeles
William F. Gettle
Kirk
Williama
Larry Kerrigan
California
Los Angeles
Calif
James Kirk
Roy Williams
Beverly Hills
Swift
Charlies W. Ricke
Gertie
Loretta Woody
Joan Burke
Huron Fitts
Jocy
Nincolntry Estate
Arcadia
Lail
Filta
San Antonio
Tex
Grover C. Cain
Cain
Wheat Crop in Ohio Lowered
Ohio on May 1 forecast winter wheat at 32,428,000 bushels in 1933, down slightly from last year but up from 1932, per USDA and Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station. Rye harvest about 56,000 acres, 1,000 more than last year. 700,000 bushels expected. Cool dry April slowed hay and pasture growth. May 3 pastures at 67 percent of normal and hay at 7 percent.
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Columbus
Ohio
S. Department of Agriculture
Ojie Agricultural Experiment Station
Japanese Plane Falls Killing Two Officers Over Hailar
Tokyo marked the loss of two Japanese officers when their aircraft was shot down near Murchouko while surveying a concentration of Chinese irregulars near Hailar. Dispatches from Marrbin to the Asahi reported the incident.
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Tokio
Murchouk
Coal Retailers Meet in Three Day Convention
Ohio coal retailers convene in Columbus for the third annual Ohio Coal Conference. More than 1,900 dealers producers and equipment manufacturers are registered as they address new and unusual problems from current economic conditions.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Coal Conference, Inc
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