Athens County selects alternates for enlistment in camps
Delegation of Athens County young alternates to be called for enlistment in camps was today announced by Lieut. Ray Noble. Final selections will be examined after reports show whether those listed from Nelsonville, Chauncey, Guysville, and other routes meet requirements. second applications not needed if first group qualifies.
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Athens County
Ray Nodirector
Noble
Cline
Athens
Hitler Accepts British Plan of Disarmament
The world arms conference moves forward as Germany accepts the British disarmament plan urged by President Roosevelt. Nadolny announced Germany’s acceptance after Henderson appealed to drop amendments that stalled talks.
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Geneva
U.P
Germany
Roosevelt
Rudolph Nadolny
Adolf Hitler
Arthur Henderson
Nadolny
Haga Cemetery Bequest Headline In Will
Lucinda Copeland of Stewart leaves house and lot to be sold with proceeds and her funds invested in government bonds. Interest funds to maintain Haga Cemetery in Bern Township. Niece Sesta Morris receives household goods. Probate judge approves M L Rossetter will and rules Martha M Thorne estate not subject to inheritance tax.
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Lucinda. Copeland
Stewart
Athens County
Copeland
Haga
Bern Township
Sesta Morris
M. Johnson
M. L. Rossetter
Martha M. Thorne
Kidnaped Ranchers Freed by Mexicans
Two American ranchers Art Hannold and John Rollins were freed by Mexican bandits after nine days. They had been seizedMay 9 below the Rio Grande while recovering stolen horses. Release followed a plea from C L Hannold to Secretary of War Dern and Texas authorities.
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Alpine
Tex
U.P
Big Bend
Art Hannold
John Rollins
Candelaria Baiza
Rio Grande
C. L. Hannold
Hannold
Dern
Texas
Burial on Railroad Land Sparks County Inquiry
A stillborn baby boy born to Mrs. Delbert Colley was buried on Baltimore & Ohio railroad land near Luhrig by error. County officials investigated amid rumors, the grave opened by locals, and Coroner L. F. Jones oversaw the body’s burial at West State Street Cemetery in Athens.
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Baltimore & Ohio
Luhrig
Delbert Colley
West
Washington Street
Athens
Charles Stratton
L. F. Jones
West State Street
Impending Leticia Settlement Seen by League of Nations
In Geneva on May 19 the League of Nations said an imminent settlement of the Peru Colombia war over the Amazon port of Leticia was believed almost certain. The dispute centers on control of the riverine port and surrounding areas in the Amazon region.
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Geneva
Peru
Colombia
Amazon River
Leticia
League of Nations
Will Is Delegation Of One To Secure Loan for Finsters
SKY HARBOR Tenn Dinner in Hollywood breakfast in Fort Worth lunch in Little Rock and dinner in Cincinnati and break fast in Rooseveltville DC as you read this going as a delegation of one from the American Comedians Association to get aid from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. No industry has been hit worse than the professional humor. There is too much unconscious amateur talent. We hope to pay off the RFC like bankers and everybody else does with laughs. Yours WILL.
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Sky Harbor
Tenn
Hollywood
Fort Worth
Little Rock
Cincinnati
Ike
Will
Milk Strike Ends as Security Pact Signed in Wisconsin
Wisconsin ends a week long milk strike with a security pact after armed militia guard state officials. An arbitration committee of the state milk pool approves an agreement permitting unrestricted dairy operations and restoring deliveries across more than a dozen counties.
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Madison
Wis
U.P
Wisconsin
Stretch Term Of Prosecutor Ends In 1936
The Ohio Senate approved a bill extending county officer terms, lengthening present prosecutors to end of 1936 and setting four-year terms thereafter. Sen. Paul Yoder authored the measure, passed 18 to 7, with similar extensions for recorders and clerks already law. The body also authorized AG action against an Interstate Commerce Commission penny rate ruling.
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Columbus
U.P
Senate
Paul Yoder
Dayton
Earl Lewis
Belmont County
Federal District Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ohio
Ex Nelsonville Man Guilty of Non Support
Kenneth June formerly of Nelsonville pleaded guilty to non support before Judge 5 M Johnson in Athens County Juvenile Court. He was fined 50 dollars and costs and sentenced to 9 days in jail, suspended on condition he pay 2 dollars weekly for child support. June was arrested in Dayton and returned to Athens by Sheriff Charles Stratton.
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Kenneth June
Nelsonville
5. M. Johnson
Athena County
Johnson
June
Dayton
Athens
Charles Stratton
Senior Day at Memorial Auditorium Highlights Four Key Values
Ohio University president Dr. E. B. Bryan urged graduates to adopt four contributions for world happiness and peace. He called for a new value scale, clear and correct thinking, greater goodwill among people and steady emotions. Deibert Nixon urged optimism despite conditions as students graduate. The program featured performances by Florine Merritt Kathryn Kern Emmy Lou Keehne and others.
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E. B. Bryan
Ohio University
Memorial Auditorium
Bryan
Deibert Nixon
Florine Merritt
Kathryn Kern
Emmy Lou Keehne
William Morris
Alice Ruth Douley
Eleanor Bush
Merrill Davis
Marvin Long
Albert Gardner
Frank Stephens
McGuffey Elms
Leroy Thorn Dies Civil War Veteran and Farmer
Leroy Thorn aged 90, Civil War veteran and retired farmer, died at his Albany home. He is survived by his widow and five children: Mrs. Robert Jones Athens, George Thorn Albany, William Thorn Clyde, O Manny Thorn Etna Kansas, and Mrs. Alien Townsend Dunbar, O. Funeral services set for 1:30 p.m. at Putnam Church in Vinton County. Thorn served in Company C Thirty-Sixth Ohio Regiment.
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Albany
Leroy Thorn
Robert Jones
Athens
George Thorn
William Thorn
Clyde
Manny Thorn
Etna
Kansas
Mra
Alien Townsend
Dunbar
Putnam Church
Vinton County
Mr. Thorn
Thirty-Sixth
Ohio Regiment
Douglas to Start Own Business in Athens
C. H. Doug Douglas finalizes departure from Athens County Buick after 15 years with the firm and six years as service man. He plans to enter business for himself in Athens and will announce his location later.
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C. H
Doug) Douglas
Athens
State high school baseball scores from Columbus games
In Columbus this afternoon Racine beat Yorkville 6 to 5 while Pomeroy defeated Dayton Fairmont 5 to 2 in the state tournament.
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Columbus
Racine
Yorkville
Pomeroy
Dayton Fairmont
Antioch College President Named Tennessee River Authority Chair
Ohioan Arthur EB Morgan, longtime drainage and flood control specialist, was named chairman of the authority to oversee the Tennessee River Valley development. Morgan, president of Antioch College in Yellow Springs since 1919, led the Dayton flood prevention project and has been connected with drainage work across the United States.
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Arthur Eb, Morgan
Antioch College
Yellow Springs
Ohio
Tennessee River Valley
Roosevelt
Morgan
United States
Dayton
Million Jobs Promised in Railway Bill
The Senate Interstate Commerce Committee tentatively agreed to a railway bill amendment promising a federal job guarantee for 1,000,000 railway workers on May payrolls. The move aims to protect 50,000 to 300,000 jobs amid economies and consolidations, with opposition and debate likely to follow.
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Washington
U.P
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Dill
Senate Committee
Donald Richberg
Chicago
Brotherhoods
Second Maine Blaze Is Set by Firebug
Auburn Maine May 19 an 11 year old boy Renaud Cote confessed to starting a fire causing 2 5 million dollars in damage authorities say the blaze followed a 2 million dollar fire in Ellaworth May 7 attributed to Norman Moore a 25 year old farmhand and amateur wrestler whose confession marked a linked series of arson incidents
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Auburn
U.P
Renaud Cote
Ellaworth
Norman Moore
Townsend Funeral To Be Saturday
The funeral of the ten year old son of Ray Townsend of Charleston West Virginia will be held at Temple Church Mount Blanco near Albany arriving at 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon. He is the grandson of Solemon Townsend of Charleston, brother of Mrs Will Higley of Albany.
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Ray Townsend
Charleston
W. Va
Temple Church
Mount Blanco
Albany
Soelomon Townsend
Will Higley
Couple Applies for License Amidst Local Notices
Luther Shivers, 31, Trimble, and Mabel Collins, 22, Giouster Route 5, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Col line. Their application appears in the public notice context.
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Luther Shivers
Trimble
Mabel Collins
Giouster
James Colline
Relief Work Wage Scale Boosted by State Board
Athens County relief labor wages rise under a state uniform plan. General road work pays 40 cents hourly under the road foreman and truck work 45 cents hourly under the truck supervisor, retroactive to all issued work orders. Previous Athens rate was 35 cents.
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Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Athens County
Ray Noble
State Relief Commission
Ita
Tennessee Valley Measure Eighth Card in New Deal
Washington report lists the Tennessee Valley Development Act as the eighth major law enacted in 11 weeks under President Roosevelt. It notes major domestic achievements and outlines bills yet to be enacted including public works industrial control railroads oil production control and mortgage relief.
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Tennessee Valley
Washington
Roosevelt
Muccie Shoals
House Ways and Means
House
Senate
Chicago Police Hunt Ohio Pen Fire Hero
Chicago police sought Big Jim Morton a former Cleveland bank robber and hero of the 1931 Easter Monday Ohio Penitentiary fire in connection with a shooting affray. Morton was released June 15 1931 after serving part of a 15 year term for a 1919 west Cleveland Banking Company robbery.
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Cleveland
U.2
Big Jim
Morton
Ohio Penitentary
Chicago
Ohio Penitentiary
West Cleveland Banking Company
North Ohio Fights I. C. C. Coal Ruling
Northeast Ohio industrial cities unite to contest an Interstate Commerce Commission demand for a 2 cent coal rate increase. Cleveland Akron Massillon Canton Lorain and Elyria plan resolutions and protests as action momentum builds.
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North Ohio
I. C. C. Coal Ruling
Cleveland
Northeastern
Ohio
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hocking
Chamber of Commerce
Akron
Massillon
Canton
Lorain
Elyria
Ohio State Undergraduates Doused by Fire Hose during Egg Fight
At Ohio State University Columbus students from freshmen to sophomores clashed with police and firemen during the annual egg fight. Fire hoses were used to disperse the unruly crowd while authorities pledged action to prevent a recurrence.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio State University
Univerversity
Award Judgment in Athens County Common Pleas
A judgment for 155.18 dollars plus 1 percent interest was awarded to Seward 8 Dan ford and Charlies F Danford against Mr and Mrs Wood in Athens County Common Pleas.
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Seward
Danford and
Charlies F. Danford
T le BE
Athens County
Open Drive To Broaden Glass Bill Provision
A Senate bipartisan push to broaden the Glass Bill would insure deposits in all banks with immediate effect, plans vary but include 100 percent up to 2500 and tiered coverage up to 10000 50000 etc. Insurance would start July 1 193? and exclude state banks and Federal Reserve members. Roosevelt likely to veto any immediate coverage.
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Washington
Senate
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve
Better Times Here To Stay
Cleveland May 19 The business boom which has opened factories in industrial centers of the nation is here to stay indefinitely according to representatives of the country's greatest enterprises at the annual meeting of the Great Lakes Regional Advisory Board. Steel rubber automobile accessories are seeing the greatest production in the past several years and committee chairmen of the industrial division committees revised their estimates for the next quarter of 1933.
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Cleveland
U.P
Great Lakes
Athens Girl Finishes Second in State Scholarship Tests
Kathleen Carpenter of Athens High School ranks second in Ohio in the French I division of the scholarship tests, announced by Ray G. Wood. The Athens city team placed third in the Ohio University district.
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Columbus
Kathleen Carpenter
Ora Carpenter
West State Street
Athens
Athens High School
Ohio
Ray G. Wood
Ohio University
Wood
Ohio governor's $40 million sales tax bill hangs by thread
In Columbus May 19 the fate of Governor White's sales tax bill faced a decision by the House taxation committee next week after a tie vote 9 to 9 postponed action on the measure. Administration supporters claim to still need 13 votes to bring the bill to the House floor, amid battles over coupon payments and tax reductions.
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Ohio
Columbus
U.P
White
House of Representatives
Wm. M. Goodwin
Butler County
House
Florida Divine Here For Three Services
The Rev. George Lorton of Tampa will be guest preacher at evangelistic services at the Hocking Street Church of God. He will speak Friday and Saturday at 7 30 p m and Sunday morning and evening with a 9 30 Sunday School, 10 20 sermon, 6 Young People meeting and 7 30 closing service. Special music includes guitar and Sunday afternoon baptismal service at 3 o'clock.
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George Lorton
Tampa
Fla
Hocking Street
McCook Monument Dedicated in Portland Sunday
Dedication of Major Daniel McCook memorial at Portland by the Daughters of Union Veterans set for 2:30 Sunday afternoon. A large crowd is expected if weather cooperates, with patriotic songs and remarks by national and Ohio officials before Mattie Creager delivers the presentation speech as work nears completion.
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Pomeroy
Daniel McCook
Portland
Daughters of Union Veterans
America
Ohio Department
Mattie Creager
Seeds to be distributed to Athens families in city hall
Athens Mayor Robert E. Wood announced Monday morning seed distribution for families receiving Reconstruction Finance Corporation relief. The event at City Hall starts at 9 o'clock and seeds are provided for about 100 families in the city.
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Athens
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Robert 8. Wood
City Hall
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Woodson
Edward For- Dexter
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Nel
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John Shields
Mill Ll
John King
Hercel Sayre
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Baie Township
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Guysville
Shade
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Bunter
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