Seven High School Students Die in Train Crash at Dewitt Crossing
A car driven by Walter Mumford of Dewitt stalled at a crossing and was hit by a westbound Northwestern passenger train. Seven teens from Dewitt and Toronto, all related, died in the collision. The report notes the tragedy and includes brief column-bottom commentary on local justice and science curiosities.
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Cal, Amus
Walter Mumford
Dewitt
Northwestern
Mumford
Martha Berner
Medona Berner
Bernadette Berner
Mona Berner
Arnold Berner
Mildred Beyers
Berner
Toronto
Escnver
Wny
Ohio weekend violence claims several lives in survey
A Ohio survey reports four killings one drowning two personal crisis incidents and multiple traffic fatalities over the weekend. Notable deaths include Steven Benner 65 at his McArthur farm after losing his sight Emma Carter wounds in Cincinnati area incident Matt Garner killed in Elyria and ensuing gang arrest Jasper Solley 25 Cincinnati among others in collisions and shootings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Ohio
Steven Benner
Vinton County
McArthur
R. C. Benne
Fort Hayes
William Craig
Pittsburgh
Dorothy Birt
Madison
Wis
Emma Carter
Louis Cavendish
Zanesville
Cleves
Cincinnati
Cavendish
Jury Venire Set in Easter Monday Prison Fire Case
May 18. Work began in criminal court to select a jury for Clinton Grate an Ohio Penitentiary convict charged with murder in the Easter Monday fire of 1903 A venire of 75 prospective jurors was summoned Judge Cecil Randall presiding A day or more was expected to be needed to complete the jury Grate and co defendant Hugh Gibbons alias Gibson both confessed to setting the fire which killed 322 convicts
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eeeres
U.P
Clinton Grate
Ohio
Cecil Randall
Grate
Hugh Gibbons
Gibson
Swindler Jailed After Silk Road Oil Scandals
In Liladelphia on May 18 authorities charged Harry Geen with fraud in an oil industry scheme. He allegedly aided John Factor, a European swindle chief, in collecting nearly 7.9 million dollars from multiple rackets and duping several victims including the Prince of Wales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.R
Harry Geen
Prince of Wales
John Factor
Lost and Found ad asks readers to call with ring
A Mes senger Want Ads notice promotes the Lost and Found column to 11 500 daily readers inviting people who have misplaced items to place an ad so the finder can return the item and ring them promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Messenger
Ohio University Forms Kappa Kappa Psi Alpha Delta Unit
Twenty six former Ohio University Band Club members become charter members of Kappa Kappa Psi at a Men’s Union installation. The Ohio chapter named Alpha Delta includes officers Robert Whittier as president and Charles Gorby as vice president, with plans for a national conference and a summer camp. Delegates from Ohio State and Ohio Northern attended. honorary members Dean John R. Johnston Prof Clarence C Robinson and Prof Curtis W Janssen welcomed. A band concert and banquet closed the event at Hillcrest Inn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University Band Club
Kappa Kappa Psi
National College Band Fraternity
Ohio
Alpha Delta
Ohio State University
Ohio Northern University
University of Cincinnati
Scott P. Squyres
Oklahoma City
Okla
Francis R. Todd
Cincinnati
MIT Students Riot During Dormitory Pajama Party
More than 500 Massachusetts Institute of Technology students rioted in Cambridge as firemen attempted to disperse a campus pajama party. A bonfire of dormitory furnishings escalated the disturbance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Slide victim search at Hoover Dam site for Andrew Lang
Workmen at the Hoover Dam diversion tunnel searched for the body of Andrew Lang of Los Angeles who was killed in an earth slide that also crushed Harry Large of Globe Arizona. The incident occurred in November but the search was conducted on May 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
Hoover Dam
Andrew Lang
Los Angeles
Harry Large
Globe, Ariz
Will Finds Western Country Filled With Thrills at Week End
A breezy letter from Santa Monica describes a lively weekend scene with Aimee returning home and Clara Bow film notes in the papers. The writer notes busy banks, rising gasoline use for loans, and a criminal chase after a man paid interest at a bank following recent robberies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will
Santa Monica
Calif
Aimee
Clara Bow
Budweiser Repeats Victory In Calaveras Frog Jump
Budweiser, a veteran leaper owned by L. Fisher of Stockton, won the Calaveras jumping contest for the second time with a leap of 11 feet 5 inches. San Joaquin finished second, Puddle Jumper placed second after a late start, and Doe took third with 10 feet 6 inches as Fritzie the German jumper faded. The event included a Twain monument dedication and drew about 15,000 spectators in Angels Camp, California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calaveras
San Joaquin
Budweiser
L. Fisher
Stockton
Mark Twain
Jim Smiley
Twain
Oakland
Doe
Joe Cesa
Antioch
Fritzie
Legion seeks abolition of interest on adjusted compensation
The Ninth District Department urged the Ohio American Legion at its convention in Cleveland to petition the government to cancel all interest payments on adjusted compensation certificates and to repay certificates up to their face value. The resolution was a convention highlight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
U.R
American Legion of Ohio
Cleveland
Ninth District Department
Master of Violin Eugene Ysaye Dies in Brussels
One of the world's greatest masters of the violin, Eugene Ysaye, dies at 72 in Brussels. Internationally famous for his original style of playing, he added to his laurels with an opera, Peter the Miner, which debuted at Liege last March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Ysaye
Brussels
Peter the Miner
Leige
Plan Cuts in U S Expenses
Washington May 18 A maximum of 10 million dollars will be shaved from War and Interior budgets as Hoover hosts weekend economy talks. Interior predicts further cuts after the election while Navy may face review next. War tentatively considers closing obsolete posts with a potential 5 million saving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
War and Interior Departments
Hoover
Interior Department
Rapidan
Navy Department
War Department
Companions Testify in Virgil Kirk Murder Trial
Valparaiso Indiana May 18 companions of Virgil Kirk land testified for the state at his second trial on murder charges in the death of Arlene Draves after a wine fueled night. Paul Barton a co defendant 21 admitted he joined in mistreating the 18 year old girl whom Kirkland said he loved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valparaiso
Ind
U.R
Virgil Kirkland
Gary
Arlene Draves
Paul Barton
Virgil
Kirkland
Officers Search Hearse Protested During Transport
Two men claiming to be officers searched a hearse carrying the body of Mrs. Mary Reddy from Pittsburgh to Martins Ferry. Relatives protested the search as the hearse was being used to move the casket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
U.P
Mary Reddy
Martins Ferry
Prohibition Issue Heated by Leaders in 1932 Campaign
Washington May 18 The prohibition issue flared with speeches and analyses from Crusaders the W C T U and anti prohibitionists claiming both sides are right. Crusaders tie prohibition to illiteracy and predict its disappearance by 1964. The W C T U deems the fight futile and cites state enforcement trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Crusaders
United States
Mrs Grace Wilcox Dies at Athens Manse
Grace Roys Wilcox 56 wife of Rev A Y Wilcox pastor of Athens First Presbyterian Church died at the church manse at 2 15 Sunday morning after six months illness She had been treated in Cincinnati and returned in March Funeral set for 2 PM Tuesday at the Presbyterian Church with Dr Franklin P Reinhold and Rev Irvine L Dugan Troy officiating Burial in West Union Street Cemetery She leaves two sons Abbott Wilcox Jr of Cincinnati Kenneth of Butler PA a daughter in law Mary Wilcox and grandson Kenneth R Wilcox Jr plus two sisters in New York Relatives will be present at the manse tonight and Tuesday morning The Rev and Mrs Wilcox came to Athens 15 years ago Mrs Wilcox was born Grace Boys in Scaterville Springs New York active in church work until illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Roys Wilcox
A. Y. Wilcox
Athens First Presbyterian Church
North College Street
Mis
Wilcox
Cincinnati
Presbyterian Church
Franklin P. Reinhold
First Presbyterian Church
Warren
Irvine L. Dugan Troy
West Union Street
Abbott Wilcox, Jr
Kenneth Wilcox
Butler
Mary Wilcox
Kenneth R. Wilcox Jr
William H. Truesdale
Rochester
N. Y
Clinton Elwell
Elmira
Athens
Marietta
Misa Grace Boys
Slatterville Springs
Compensation Granted to Murphy by Ohio Industrial Commission
James Murphy of Nelsonville, a Black man, was awarded 10 dollars weekly compensation by an Athens County Common Pleas Court jury. The award covers from April 11, 1930 for life for injuries suffered October 2, 1922 in a mine accident that damaged hips back head shoulders and blinded his left eye. The jury listed includes E. L. Miller and others with William James Sr. as foreman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Murphy
Nelsonville
Ohio Industrial Commission
Athens County
E. L. Miller
Will W. Coe
Guy Lowry
Grove Halbirt
E. T. Doolittle
Maggie Galvin
W. W. Lee
Nita Whitemore
Pallie Chapman
Freda M. Bean
G. M. Easler
William James, Sr
Ohio drought cost Ohio farms 1930 losses cited
J. I. Falconer and R. E. Strasheim of the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station Wooster estimate 1930 drought costs at 58 million dollars using 1929 prices. Including price slump losses, total reach 76 million dollars for Ohio farmers in 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Ohio
J. I. Falconer
R. E. Strasheim
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Wooster
Ohio University art students exhibit at Logan's Book Store
Paintings by Ohio University students are shown in the Logan's Book Store window today and Tuesday. Works include a portrait of Mike Miller by Fred Beach and still lifes by Alice Keen Bernice Kayser Grace Strobel and Charles Field. Commodence Week showings follow June 6 and 7 per Louise Stahl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Logan
Mike Miller
Athens
Fred Beach
Seville
Beach
Alice Keen
Bernice Kayser
Grace Strobel
Toledo
Charles Field
Ashtabula
Helen Beeman
Richwood
Julian Voloshin
Buffalo
N. Y
Betty Wilson
Middletown
Louise Stahl
French wife blamed in New Orleans death of Edgar Bouligny
Edgar Bouligny hero of the Foreign Legion and the first American wounded in World War I was killed at his New Orleans home by his French wife. She told officers in broken English that he had whipped and slapped her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
U.P
Edgar Bouligny
Foreign Legion
Bouligny
Baker Heir Poised to Take Control of Vast Family Fortune
George F. Baker Jr. is expected to assume control of a fortune estimated among the world’s largest assets after the death of his father, financier George F. Baker. Much of the wealth is tied up in securities and has long influenced global finance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Baker, Jr
George F. Baker
Army planes could concentrate anywhere in 24 hours
Brig. Gen. Benjamin D. Foulois said during Army air maneuvers at Fairfield Air Depot that in a war the entire aerial defense could be concentrated at any point within 24 hours. The tests aim to improve tactics, reveal shortages, and train radio and land-air communication, with more than 650 planes involved of which 52 could see combat. The maneuvers, costing about $5,000,000, test organization, equipment, and staffing needs for a stronger national air armada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Teatsorth
United Press
Fairfield Air Depot
Dayton
Benjamin D. Foulois
Foulois
United States
Tarenga
Radio Contrrol
Snally
Washington
Thirteen Luck Boosts France’s New President Doumer
Thirteen brings luck to newly elected French president Paul Doumer who became the 18th president on May 138. At 74 he is the nation’s oldest chief executive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Doumer
France
Doumer
Girl Believed Held Captive By Criminals
Bluffton Ohio May 14 police in Ohio Indiana and Michigan seek Avanelie Stratton 15 a Bluffton High freshman believed abducted by two former convicts after she left a movie with Martin Schmid 29 and Norman Reiss 32. Thelma Rupright 15 saw Avanelle depart in an auto with the two men after a motion picture outing.
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Bluffton, O
U.ab
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Avanelie Stratton
Bluffton High School
Martin Schmid
Norman Reiss
Schmid
Thelma Rupricht
Miss Stratton
Weies
Michigan State Penitentiary
Miss Rupright
Avanelle
Thelma
Weiss
Jesse Stratton
Assembly Will Hear Tax Bills Tonight in Columbus
The Ohio General Assembly reconvenes at 7 30 p m to begin two weeks of public hearings on proposed taxation bills from the special taxation committee. Proponents and opponents of the classification tax measure will be heard this week while consideration of the General Appropriations Bill, about 70 million dollars, may be delayed until tax action is completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.R
General Assembly
Senate
House
Special Taxation Committee
Bank note claim sparks Midwest interest
Chicago reports that Clem Ivey of Cincinnati claimed to possess the only $3 bank note. The claim was denied by many across several Midwestern states, with one man saying he owns 65 such notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
Clem Ivey
Cincinnati
Renewal of Guerrilla Warfare Reported in Nicaragua
Washington May 18. A renewal of guerrilla warfare in Nicaragua was reported to Marine Corps headquarters today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.R
Nicaragua
Marine Corps Headquarters
Pickford arrives for holiday denies separation
Mary Pickford sails to Europe aboard the Bremen for a vacation and states she will not again star opposite husband Douglas Fairbanks. She dismisses reports of estrangement with laughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Southampton
England
Mary Pickford
Europe
Douglas Fairbanks
One-Armed 65 Year-Old Hero Foils Robbery Bandits
Elyria Ohio May 18. A 65 year old one armed gas station attendant Matt Gardner used a concealed .45 to kill one robber and help capture three others. County Prosecutor Don Meyers interrupted a golf game to help subdue a fleeing suspect at the Elyria Country Club grounds. The dead bandit Earl Wilson Cole 19 of New York City. The remaining three youths Jol lie 18 Brookline Pa Nicholas Parrotta 19 Pittsburgh and Alfred Gallo 18 New York were jailed. The quartet had stolen a roadster in New York and aimed for California robbing filling stations to finance their trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Matt Garner
New York
Henry J5llie
Pittsburgh
Jasper W. Solley
Cincinnati
J. A. Williams
T. K. Brannon
Crooksville
Rodney Davis
Zanesville
Ray Wilson
Columbus
Brannon
Robert Turner
Miles Reynolds
Newark
U.R
Matt Gardner
Don W. Meyers
Gardner
Oberlin Road
Elyria Country Club
Meyera
Clarence
Earl Wilson Cole
New York City
Jollie
Brookline
Nicholas Parrotta
Alfred Gallo
California
Auto Crash Leaves Man Injured On New Straitaville Road
Charles Ruch of Columbus lies unconscious at Cherrington Hospital after a collision on the New Straitaville Road near Gore Sunday. His car, driven by George Olshofer of Columbus, struck a bridge. Olshofer is jailed in Hocking County on a driving while intoxicated charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Charles Ruch
Columbus
Cherrington Hospital
New Straitaville Road
Gore
Ruch
George Olshofer
Witsnesses
Olshofer
Hocking County
Joe Farbearn
Salvation Army Leaders Plan Five Meetings in San Francisco
General and Mrs. Edward J. Higgins of the Salvation Army depart Washington after a meeting with President Hoover and Mrs. Hoover. They will stage five meetings in San Francisco beginning May 22, praising the Army’s work in alleviating unemployment and promoting national amity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Hoover
Atlanta
Edward J. Higgins
International Salvation Army
San Francisco
Calif
Salvation Army
Henry L
Sntase National Amity
Welfare Organization
To Meet at Mill Athens Chapter Walton League Meeting
The Athens Chapter of the Tzaak Walton League will meet at White's Mill Tuesday evening at 5 30 if the weather is favorable. If it rains the meeting will be held at City Hall with casting instruction for beginners. A weiner roast will follow and members are invited to bring families and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Tzaak Walton League
White's Mill
Spertemem
Mors
Weather Summary and Temperatures
Yesterday highs reached 96 in Phoenix 90 in Abilene and 88 in Knoxville. Today's lows dipped to 28 in two locations and 30 in The Pas. General conditions describe unsettled weather with a broad disturbance moving eastward over the central districts and a possible thunderstorm near the tall vicinity within the next 36 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
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Iowa
Doctor Coolidge
General Electric Company
Earth
Moon
Ohio Toll Mounts
Charles E. Lewis
Gallipolis
Randall
Venire
Swindler
Arthur Brisbane
King Features, Inc
O. U. Band Club
National College Fraternity
Brolan Brothers
Joseph, Jr
Robert
Left
Emmet
Legion
U.S
Women's Christian Temperance Union
F. Scott McBride
Baker
Fice
Chum
Assembly
Izaak Walton League
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