Lindbergh Amazes French Airmen with New Plane Capers
Charles Lindbergh astonished French aviators at Le Bourget Field by flying an unfamiliar aircraft. He rose at 4 30 to take a flight over Paris, showcasing his skill and daring in a dramatic display.
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Lindbergh
le Bourget Field
Paris
Sergeant de Troyat
Nieuport
Major Pinsard
France
Charles Nungesser
Clover Field
Calif
Sterling C. Campbell
Canadian
Royal Flying Corps
Lindbergh Soars Again Over Paris In Dawn Flight
Charles Lindbergh flew nearly two hours over Paris in a dawn display, steering above the Arc de Triomphe and the Eiffel Tower in a borrowed French army plane. He later inspected his own craft at Le Bourget, praised French airmen, and planned a trip to Brussels, eluding reporters and crowds.
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Lindbergh
le Bourget Field
Paris
Arc de Triomphe
Eiffel Tower
Flowers Needed for Veterans’ Graves in Athens Cemeteries
Flowers to decorate graves of veterans at Athens cemeteries should be left at the Armory by 10 AM Monday. Mrs. Mary A. Fryburger announced the drive and women will oversee contributions.
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Athens
Armory
Mary A. Fryburger
Hocking Valley Freight House Closed on Decoration Day
The Hocking Valley New York Central railway freight house will be shut all day on Decoration Day May 20 due to observances. Local service will be suspended and regular operations paused for the holiday.
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Hocking Valley
New York Central Railway
Thirsty Americans drank a quarter billion gallons since Prohibition
Treasury officials estimate that seven years after prohibition began Americans consumed about 250 million gallons of intoxicating liquor. Sacramental wine totals exceed 24 million gallons legally, with home made wine and medical releases also contributing. Moonshine and smuggling from Canada add to the figures, with roughly 11 million gallons annual cross border inflows.
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Joseph E. Wasney
United Press
Washington
Treasury
Canada
United States
Hocking Valley trains south of Columbus face cuts in hearing
Columbus officials testified the railroad earns most north of the city while south-of-Columbus trains have lost money for years. The company seeks to discontinue four trains on lines south of Columbus, citing bus and private car competition. hearings to resume in late June.
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Columbus
Hocking Valley Railroad
M. Connors
Hocking Valley
Utilities Commission
Athens
Hocking
Logan
Pomeroy
New Money Size Plan Approved By Treasury
The plan to reduce paper money by one third of the present size was approved by Secretary of the Treasury Metion. The present size of 7 7 16 by 3 1 8 inches will be cut to 6 1 8 by 2 5 8 inches. The bills will be aged three months before being put into circulation. New fine dollar bills will be the first issued.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Robber Escapes Mansfield Prison After Year Inmate
Cincinnati May 27 authorities report a prisoner sentenced a year ago for robbing the home of U S district attorney Theodore Ahrens escaped from Mansfield reformatory. Police learned of the escape today.
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Cencinnati
Mansfield Reformatory
Hareth E. May
U. S
Theodore Ahrens
Youth killed by train near Cincinnati
Carl Janey, 19, of Huntington West Virginia, stepped from a path and was struck by a Big Four passenger train in the early hours near Cincinnati. He died at the scene.
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Cincinnati
Carl Janey
Huntington
W. Va
Caldwell Funeral Held for Cincinnati Judge
Funeral services were held today for Judge John A. Caldwell who died suddenly Tuesday at his home in Cincinnati.
Suits Brought Against Nine Ohio Alumni Fund Subscribers
George C. Parks sues 1,730 subscribers to the Ohio University Alumni Memorial auditorium fund for a total of 632. The names and amounts alleged due include Paul R. Guiler 59 dollars Clyde Morris 25 pledged 20 due Dr. R. L. Berger 125 Harriet Sprague Kreiger 104 Cora E. Bailey 55 John Gleason 40 Mrs Eugene E. Woodworth 104 Carmen Church 50 Mrs L V Brown 104. Trial set for Tuesday May 31 before Justice of the Peace S B Hedges. Further suits possible as collectors seek payments.
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Ohio University
S. EB. Hedges
George C. Parks
Paul R. Guiler
Clyde Morris
R. L. Berger
Harriet Sprague Kreiger
Cora E. Bailey
John Gleason
Eugene E. Woodworth
Carmen Church
Memorial Day Notice From Athens Messenger
No editions of the Athens Messenger will be issued Monday May 30 Memorial Day. This notice goes to Messenger carriers new agents and correspondents over the territory. The Messenger family will observe the holiday with Southern Ohio to honor the dead of all wars.
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Athens Messenger
Messenger
Ohio
Ford vs. GM: Battle for Car Empire Supremacy
Laur Hing of New Ford car rivals General Motors in a public showdown as GM challenges Ford’s long held supremacy in the auto industry. The article frames the clash as a contest between two motor giants with potential market impact.
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Laur Hing
Ford
General Motors
Henry Ford
United Press
Washington
United States
Ford Car
Motor World
General Motors’ Corporation
Automotive Industry
Motor Magazine
Ford GM battle heats up with mystery car amid sales shift
Washington reports a new Ford model aimed at beating Chevrolet as Ford’s July to February sales shift widens the gap with General Motors. The piece notes Ford's export plans, GM's rising share, and the US lead in auto output and registrations.
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Ford
General Motors
Chevrolet
Detroit
Livestock Day Draws Large Crowd in Wooster
Hundreds of Ohio farmers gather at the state agricultural experiment station in Wooster for the annual livestock day, a standout event on the farm calendar.
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Wooster
Ohio
State Agricultural Experiment Station
Lindbergh to Visit Belgium and England for Royal Audiences
Charles A. Lindbergh plans to depart Paris for Brussels to meet the Belgian royal family and then cross the English Channel to London for an audience with King George. He aims to return to Paris late next week and foresees future plans in aviation, noting a shift toward Trans Atlantic commercial flying.
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Lindbergh
Paris
Belgium
England
U.P
Charles A. Lindbergh
Brussels
London
George
America
Aero Club of France
Europe
J. B. Mahoney
Britain Plans Note Ending Soviet Relations
London reports the British government prepared to issue a note ending diplomatic ties with the Soviet Union and give Russian charges a week to leave. Liberals and labor-press call the move a threat to European peace as the Russian diplomatic and trade staff are accused of propaganda efforts to unsettle Britain.
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London
Europe
House of Commons
Great Britain
Krauss Hill scheme inmate ill as parole rehearing looms
Mrs Susan Krauss once dubbed the Ponzi of Meigs county lies seriously ill at Marysville reform school. After four and a half years in prison she plans to name lenders who took high interest promises. A parole rehearing is set for next month, opposed by the Meigs county prosecutor and judge.
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Columbus
U.P
Susan Krauss
Meigs County
Marysville’ Reformatory
Louise Mittendorf
Reformatory
Dan .W. Williams
Clemency Board
Jungle Breath serial opens in Messenger Magazine
Ben Lucien Burman writes a mystery centered on the South American town Porto Verde in West Central Brazil. A ramshackle hotel, a beautiful young woman, dark watchers, and lurking danger set the tone as American men enter the tale. May 29 marks the debut as the current serial ends.
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Messenger
Ben Lucien Burman
Porto Verde
Brazil
Coolidge Aides Slow in Choosing Summer Locations
President Coolidge has picked a summer spot in the Black Hills of South Dakota. His aides race to set up quarters at Rapid City near the state game lodge while others weigh options from Michigan to California and plan for possible absences from Washington.
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William J. McEvoy
United Press
Washington
Coolidge
Black Hills
South Dakota
Hammond
Ind
Memorial Park
White House
South Dakota Park
Rapid City
Jardine
Michigan
Wisconsin
Davis
Europe
Kellogg
Work
Lorain Council Defers Vote on Gas Company Ordinance
Lorain Ohio May 27. City council declines to act on the compromise Logan Gas ordinance delaying a final ballot. A motion to suspend rules and take a final vote failed 6 to 2. Second reading is in two weeks with final ballot in a month as statewide rate fight looms. Observers see possible Lorain rejection at last reading.
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Lorain
U.P
Logan Gas Company
Ohio
Akron Prepares for National Balloon Race
Akron turned to balloon race events with Memorial Day opening ceremonies and fifteen entries expected to take flight in the national contest under way this afternoon.
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Akron
Drowning of Elder High Student William Tisman Found
The body of 14 year old William Tisman a student at Elder High School was recovered from a lake near Glenmary after he drowned yesterday. Details of the incident were not learned.
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Cincinnati
William Tisman
the Elder High School
Glenmary
Weather update for Ath ens with cool front and 53 degree low
The cool wave over Ath ens lowered a record run to 53 degrees at 6 am after a peak at 2 pm yesterday. The warmest on record for this date was 94 and the coldest 39 in 1924. Temperatures by two hour intervals are listed in the report.
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Athens
Ant
Abandon All Hope To Rescue Alive Entombed Miners
Five Glen Alden Coal miners are entombed after a gas explosion at the No 3 Woodward shaft in Wilkes Barre. Two workers died on site and 25 were injured. a fresh blast near the mine prompted panic as rescuers changed shifts. The fan house destruction ends hope of survival.
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Wilkesbarre
United Press
All Hope
Woodward
Glen Alden Coal Company
Forgery charges against Frank Miller arise in Maye indictment
Sheriff arrest of Frank Miller Wednesday leads to arraignment on seven forgery indictments by the Maye grand jury. Hiram Colley, once Miller’s alleged accomplice, pleaded guilty today and received an indefinite sentence in the Ohio State Reformatory at Mansfield. Miller’s bond was set at 300 on two indictments and 200 on the other five. he was required to furnish bond and was weakled to do so.
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Frank Miller
William Williams
Miller
Maye Grand Jury
Hiram Colley
Ohio State Reformatory
Mansfield
Holly Hudnell
Athens
L. G. Worstell
Bond
Waa
Conference in Athens Teaches Retail Sales Boosts
Retailers attended a sessions on methods to increase sales at a promotion conference in Athens. Experts shared techniques for improving shopper engagement and driving purchases during the events yesterday.
Losses Outlined At Southern Ohio Retail Conference
Retailers from Southern Ohio attended a sales promotion conference at Hotel Berry to discuss losses such as overmeasurement of goods and poor merchandising. H B Maynard of Ohio State University spoke on Retail Leaks and Losses, followed by round-table discussions and talks by James E. Morton and Celia R. Case.
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Ohio
Berry
Austin P. Hofmann, Chitticothe
H. B. Maysnard
Bureau of Bust Research
Ohio State University
Maynard
James E. Morton
Columbus
Ohio State Council of Retail Merchants
Celia R. Case
Prince School
National Retail Dry Goods Association
Two Men Charged With Forging Checks Held for Trial
Two men jailed on charges of forging checks at the Bank of Athens in amounts of 16 and 20 dollars. They pleaded not guilty at arraignment in May. trial scheduled for June 15.
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Bank of Athens
Mussolini foresees a new Italy with 60 million people
In Rome Premier Mussolini predicted a changed complexion and a new soul for Italy with a population of 60,000,000 by 1940. He said Europe would resolve its crisis between 1935 and 1940 and Italy would enforce its rights, while warning Germany that the Brenner frontier is sacred and invincible and urging Fascists to bolster forces for domination.
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Rome
Mussolini
Europe
Italy
Germany
Brenner
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National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
U.S
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Britain
Krauss III
Midas
Vermont
California
Sargent
Ludlow
Hoover
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New York
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H. R. LaTowsky
National Cash Register Company
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The
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