Ohio University honors scholars at annual convocation
The 1933 34 convocation at Ohio University awarded gold medals for scholastic achievement to students from Athens Youngstown and other regions. Recipients included Bari E Kelley Fred Wagner Robert Wagner and Anna Faye Black among others. The ceremony honored academic excellence across departments with university leaders noting steady enrollment and strong support from the Women's League and Phi Beta.
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Franklin Avenue
Ohio
Athens
Bari E. Kelley
Fred
Robert Wagner
Cath- Youngstown
Shih
Tau Delta
Helen Drake
Athke
Ted
Phi Ry Physical
Ath. Oud
Sing
Alpha Xi Delta
Jackson
Annalee Alan Taylor
Tau Alpha
Fallon- Purnalem Fraternity
Ups
Tank Falls Through Floors in Seven Story Building
In Chicago on May 23 a 330000 pound steel water tank tore through four floors of the Oakley Building killing three and injuring seven. Fourteen hundred gallons of water and collapsing girders sparked mass panic among workers. three people were missing as search efforts paused for safety.
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Chicago
Oakley
Blow Safes at Nelsonville and Logan Schools
In Logan High School the superintendent’s office safe was blown open last night and about 100 dollars taken. An Ohio Identification Bureau fingerprint expert found marks on the safe. Earlier, 86 dollars was stolen and banked. Noise was heard near North Market Street. Investigating officers are Chief Lew Reynolds and Deputy Joe Farberan. In Nelsonville the high school office safe failed to yield more than 5 dollars after burglars forced the cabinet door on Fayette Street.
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Logan
Logan High School
Ohio Identification Bureau
London
North Market Street
Lew Reynolds
Joe Farbearn
Nelsonville
E. J. Arnold
Fayette Street
Ohio Christian Women’s Missionary Society selects Pedigo to board
MT VERNON OH May 23 Mrs E G Pedigo of Athens chosen as one of seven members of the state board by the Ohio Christian Women's Missionary Society for a three year term Mrs A J Culler of Cleveland elected president of the society
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MT. Vernon
E. G. Pedigo
Athens
Ohio Christian Women's Missionary Society
A. J. Culler
Cleveland
Want Ad Scottie and Classifieds in Nelsonville Column
A nostalgic pitch highlighting today’s classified ads. It promotes studio pianos, tomato plants, seed potatoes, soy beans and rental rooms or houses. The Nelsonville Column promises daily items of interest and celebrates classified advertising.
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Nelsonville
Bakers Return NRA Emblems To Washington
New York state bakers at a convention in Buffalo voted to return the Blue Eagle emblem in repudiation of NRA. Delegates representing 2000 to 3000 bakers blamed the government for failing to uphold the bakers code and cited burdens like the wheat processing tax that raised ingredient costs.
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Bakers
NRA
Washington
New York
Buffalo
N. Y
New York State
Fischer Eliminated By McLean In British Amateur
Johnny Fischer of Cincinnati fell to Jack McLean of Houston 3 and 1 in the British Amateur at Prestwick Scotland. US players Johnny Goodman Omaha and Lawson Little Pacific Coast also won as Jesse Guilford of Boston advanced.
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Prestwice
Scotland
Johnny Fischer
Cincinnati
Jack McLean
Houston
Johnny Goodman
Omaha
Lawson Little
Brillant Pacific Coast Star
Jesse Guilford
Boston
Beasley Garage Burglarized on East Carpenter Street
Thieves entered the Fred R. Beasley garage on East Carpenter Street by forcing a locked window. They wrecked a safe with hammers, damaged two desks, found no money, and stole a new revolver, postage stamps, and a fountain pen through a west alley window.
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Fred R. Beasley
East
Carpenter Street
Starling Shinger Pleads Guilty to DWI in Mineral
Starling Shinger pleaded guilty to driving a truck while intoxicated in Mineral. Mayor Len B McCune fined him 100 dollars and costs, suspended his driving rights for six months, and his arrest was handled by patrol officers.
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Starling Shinger
Mineral
Len B McCune
Norris Fox of Electoral College Quiet Fighter
Beverly Hills column by Will Rogers praises Senator Norris for opposing the electoral college abolition while noting his persistent, unyielding stance. Rogers portrays Norris as a calm, conscience-driven fighter who resists political expediency and lame duck sessions.
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Norris
Fox
Electoral College
Beverly Hills
Cal
Will Rogers
Woman Jailed After Coolville Shooting Fray
Cecelia Bradford about 45 is held in Athens County Jail for questioning in a Coolville porch shooting that left Howard Tanthorey about 37 seriously wounded after a .22 caliber bullet was removed from his thigh. Henry Wyers is also detained. investigators report conflicting accounts and alcohol involved.
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Cecelia Bradford
Athens County
Howard Tanthorey
Coolville
Charles Stratton
John W. Bolin
Bradford
Henry Wyers
Tanthorey
Wyers
Ohio Farmers Get AAA Rental Checks
Ohio farmers rece ived 1 505 042 dollars in wheat and tobacco rental and benefit checks through May 1, the Agriculture Adjustment Administration reported. Athens County 354.01, Gallia 2 050.56, Meigs 1 041.61. Total state expenditures reach 2 258 170 with 590 853 spent on surplus removal and 172 273 on administrative costs.
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Washington
Ohio
Agriculture Adjustment Administration
Athens County
Gallia
Rainfall Lowers Temps in District Tuesday
Rainfall Tuesday cooled heat ridden district as temperatures fell from the nineties to 47 degrees overnight. A light shower measured five hundredths of an inch helped gardens avoid heat damage, with clear skies and warming trends expected after.
Henry F Staffinger Dies at 91 in Chauncey
Chauncey May 23 Special Henry F Staffinger longtime resident and Civil War veteran of the 63rd O W I died at his home after months of ill health He was 91 and survived by only one of his eight children F H Staffinger of Chauncey Funeral services set for 2 30 PM at the M E B Church Rev Guss Graham to officiate Burial in Nye Cemetery Wife died recently and Staffinger had three marriages
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Chauncey
Henry F. Staffinger
63Rd
Dover Township
Guss Graham
Nye
Health Clinics Set for Athens County Preschoolers
Athens County health department with PTA and physicians runs pre school clinics to identify and correct physical defects before the fall term. Dr. J M Higgins. nurses Clara Cavanaugh and Ann Morgan lead efforts with Hollister clinic today. Amesville clinic Thursday at 9 am serves Mt Hermon Plantsville Lathrop Townhouse Cone and Macougal. Plains PTA backs Thursday 1 pm clinic for Beaumont Salem Luhrig Jackville Factory Sugar Creek.
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Athens County
County Health Department
J. M. Higgins
Clara Cavanaugh
Ann Morgan
Hollister
Amesville
Mt. Hermon
Plantsville
Lathrop
Townhouse
Cone
Macougal
The
Plains P. T. A
Beaumont
Salem
Luhrig
Jackville
Factory
Sugar Creek
Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker Slain in Ambush near Saile
Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker, famed outlaws, were killed in a gun battle with officers near Saile Louisiana. Sheriff Henderson Jordan's Bienville Parish posse, including Deputy Prentiss Oakley and Federal agent Kendall, had waited since 2 p.m. after a tip placed Barrow in the area.
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Sailes
U.pp
Clyde Barrow
Southwest
Desperado
Bonnie Parker
Henderson Jordan
Bienville Parish
Prentiss Oakley
Kendell
Dallas
Texas
Barrow
Government Agents Follow Darrow's Tip
Senator Nye said Justice Department agents have been sent into West Virginia coal areas to probe alleged malfeasance by coal code authorities, following the Darrow NRA report. The disclosure was made on the Senate floor.
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Washington
Gerald P. Nye
North Dakota
Senate
Department of Justice
West Virginia
Darrow Nra
City approves new 700 gallon per minute waterworks pump
The Athens City Board accepted Downing Herrick Inc. bid of 2 646 for a centrifugal pump with piping, replacing three failing deep well pumps. The new unit, rated 700 gallons per minute, will ease reliance on the long serving centrifugal pump and support city demand up to one million gallons daily in summer.
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Columbus
Board of Controls
Pnace
Downing Herrick Inc
Athens Waterway
Burgh
Bever & Morris
Cleveland
EK. M. Carmé Co
Fekervoir
McCune
Neal Bowman Goes on Trial for Murder
Neal Bowman, an Ohio gunman, faces murder charges in Mercer County for killing 17 year old Coner Franklin and disposing the body in Herrington Lake to prevent him from talking about robberies in which Bowman participated. Sam Hager was fined 500 dollars after being convicted of aiding and harboring Bowman. Stanley Mercer testified against Hager and is expected as a key witness in Bowman's trial.
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Harrodsburg
Neal Bowman
Ohio
Coner Franklin
Herrington Lake
Bowman
Mercer County
Sam Hagar
Kentucky
Hager
Stanley Mercer
Franklin
George Kaufman
Jessamine County
Mercer
Hiteh-Hiker Named Slayer Of Lieutenant
A hitchhiker Leo Hudgins 27 confessed to killing Lt Com J Trowbridge after an argument over bumps in the road in Oklahoma He said they drank and he drove the car then killed the officer and buried the body in a roadside ditch north of Greensburg Hudgins was arrested in Thatcherville after returning the bloodstained car for repairs and offered to help search for the body.
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Marietta
Okla
Oklahoma
Leo Hudgins
Mississippi
Kansas
J. Trowbridge
Hudgins
H. Randolph
Trowbridge
Greensburg
Thatcherville
U.S. Efforts to Improve Butter Sanitation Highlighted
H J Swaim of the state dairy division spoke to Gallia Meigs and Lawrence County butter and cream dealers on a federal push for sanitary butter. He said future purchases will be by grade and outlined upcoming talks in Athens Circleville and farmer conferences to boost cream cleanliness.
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Gallipolis
H. J. Swaim
Athens
State Division of Dairy and Foods
United States
Gallia Meigs
Lawrence
Swaim
Circleville
Dillinger’s Sweetheart and Doctor Sentenced in Conspiracy Case
Evelyn Frechette, linked to John Dillinger, and Dr. D Clayton May of Minneapolis were found guilty by a federal jury of conspiracy to harbor the Indiana outlaw. Each received two years in prison. Co defendant Mrs. Augusta Salt was acquitted.
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Cuba City
Wisconsin
Edward G. Bremer
St. Paul
John Dillinger
Little Bohemia
Wis
U. S
Evelyn Frechette
Desperado
D. Clayton May
Minneapolis
Indiana
Augusta Salt
New Zealand Aviatrix Bets Johnson Mark Record Flight
Jean Batten, 24, completed a solo flight from England to Port Darwin setting a new women’s distance record. She traveled 15 days 23 hours 25 minutes, eclipsing the previous mark held by Ades JobbsUR.
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Port Darwin
North Australia
Jean Batten
New Zealand
England
Miss Batten
Truce in Minneapolis Eases City Turmoil After Death
In Minneapolis a temporary truce ended street clashes between 6,000 strikers and police that left one officer dead and many injured. Leaders of 40,000 building trades and Teamsters unions polled members on a regional labor board arbitration order while plans for a mass meeting and possible general strike proceeded.
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Minneapolis
Building Trades and Teamsters' Unions
Regional Labor Board
Presbyterian factions ready to open battles in Cleveland
Fundamentalist reactionary forces establish headquarters in Cleveland and prepare to clash with modernists over key issues at the approaching general assembly. Conservatives hold the middle ground and are in power.
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Cleveland
U.P
Presbyterian Church
General Assembly
Bank Robbery Doesn't Pay, 6 Men Discover
Six men sat in Ohio Penitentiary cells today and a seventh lay dead in Illinois, as Ohio Bankers' Association secretary David M. Auch asserted that bank robbery does not pay in Ohio. The six inmates were recent arrivals amid a state crackdown on a wave of nearly 80 robberies since January.
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Columbus
Ohio
Illinois
David M. Auch
Ohio Bankers’ Association
Gendarmes End Two Day Siege of Belgrade Students
In Belgrade on May 23 AP reports gendarmes with clubs and bayonets suppressed 690 university students including girls who rioted against the education minister. The force ended a two day siege by routing the protesters from two university buildings.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Mansfield plant boss voices union stance in late statement
Carl H Henkel president of the Empire Sheet Tin Plant Company in Mansfield issued a late statement indicating the Mansfield Lodge of the Amalgamated Association of Iron Steel and Tin Workers would take action, signaling a possible labor move and company response.
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Mansfield
Carl H Henkel
Empire Sheet Tin Plant Company
Mansfield Lodge
Amalgamated Association of Iron Steel and Tin Workers
Leanah
Delegation of 60 Officials Seeks School Funding Relief
A group of 60 superintendents and principals led by Harper C. Pendry told Governor White in Columbus that the state should authorize pay for Athens County teachers for the second half of the school year. The meeting also touched on budget revision, with the governor noncommittal on supporting the Lewis Budget Bill.
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Pendry
White
Columbus
Harper C. Pendry
Athens
Kenneth C. Ray
Athens County
George Carr
Logan
RE. J. Arnold
Nelsonville
Lewis
General Revenue Fund
House
Senate
Carr
Ray
E. O. McCowan
Scide County
Poison Mailings Rally Lodge Fraternity to Fear
Arthur J. Cleu of Oakland confessed to sending poison liquor through the mail to seven Native Sons of the Golden West lodge members. He was arrested in Ukiah while at the annual grand parlor. Police tied handwriting to the poison packages and said a quarrel with lodge brothers sparked the plan. One recipient detected a foul odor which prevented fatalities.
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Oakland
Calif
Arthur J. Cleu
Cleo
Ukiah
The
Native Sons of the Golden West
Lodge
Inquest to Probe Death of Miss Francesco Ryan
An inquest was to be held in Charleston on May 23 into the death of 25 year old Miss Francesco Ryan whose nearly unclothed body was recovered from the Kanawha River. Investigators found clothing in the vicinity and questions remained about the circumstances of her death.
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Charleston
W. Va
Francesco, Ryan
Kanawha River
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