Penitentiary Arsonists Sentenced to Life in Ohio Fire
Clinton Grate and Hugh Gibbons were sentenced to life imprisonment after pleading guilty to second degree murder connected to the 1939 Ohio Penitentiary fire that killed 322 inmates. Judge Randall criticized 1929 laws for not including penitentiaries in arson statutes while explaining the legal rationale and state stance on the case.
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Columbus
U.P
Gates of Ohio Penitentiary
Clinton Grate
Hugh Gibbons
Cecil Randall
Grate
Gibbons
P. E. Thomas
Harry Paul
Hugh
Montgomery County
Cuyahoga County
Randall
General Assembly
Hoskins
Ohio
State of
Pastor Krussell Addresses Athens Rotary Club On Tuesday
The Rev. Arlie Krussell, Wesley Foundation pastor at Athens First M E Church, spoke briefly at the Athens Rotary Club gathering at Hotel. He has been a club member for two years before leaving Athens for a new assignment. Bardin and Saunders, Athens High School students, entertained with songs and imitations. A members golf tournament is planned at the Athens Country Club during June and July, led by Harry Beckley and C. C. Robinson.
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Rotary Club
Arlie Krussell
Wesley Foundation
Athens
M. E
Athens Rotary Club
Hotelerry
Krussell
Bardin & Saunders
Athens Club
Athens Country Club
Harry Beckley
C. C. Robinson
Harridge Favored as New AL President Nominee
Eight club owners gathered in Cleveland to select a successor to the late Ernest Sargent Barnard. William Harridge, who has led the league for over 20 years, was favored as the third president amid expectations of confirmation today.
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Harridge
Cleveland
U.P
William Harridge
American Baseball League
Ernest Sargent Barnard
Martial law declared in San Sebastian to curb strikes
In San Sebastian on May 27 a state of martial law was proclaimed to prevent disorders by striking fishermen. The move aimed to restore order amid labor unrest and protect public safety.
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San Sebastian
Spain
U.R
Ducklings Offered For 30 Cents Each
Classified ad notices list ducklings for sale at 30 cents each and mention other items such as a 1930 De Soto sedan with under 500 miles discounted by $200, plus seeds, potatoes, and boat motors for sale.
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the Messenger
DeSoto
Pre-Primary Convention for State Elections Voted Down
In Columbus the Senate defeated Taft’s amendment to allow a state convention for nominating state and congressional candidates. The Scott Resolution to substitute the convention for the primary was previously adopted but unfinished business ended with the session. Taft argued the primary fails for state offices while money drives name recognition in state races.
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Senate
Taft
Columbus
U.P
House
Special Elections Committee
Robert A. Taft
Cincinnati
State Central Committee
Central Committee
Clergymen Crave Peace After Army Air Display
After the army planes over New York, many clergymen preached against fighting aircraft and urged peace. They were asked what substitute for airplanes they would propose in war, and whether prayer would suffice.
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New York City
Prayers vs Planes: Uncertain divine mind and definite airpower
The speaker contrasts uncertain outcomes of prayer with the certain calculations of airpower. He notes that in any war there would be sincere praying on both sides, yet the efficacy of prayer remains unknowable while airplanes offer measurable speed, payload, and bombing capability.
Bootleg Economics Reach Near Three Billion in U S Spending
The piece reports that Americans spend about 2.848 billion dollars annually on bootleggers, a figure rivaling major industries like autos. It notes homebrewing could double the total and that 2.2 billion goes to whisky and gin, with hard liquor spending three times prewar levels.
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United States
Irish Sweepstakes Funds Invite Hospital Support
The piece argues men will spend on racing gambling and smoking with gambling tied to the Irish Sweepstakes. It notes a total $12,500,000, with hospitals to receive more than $3,000,000 while gamblers claim about $9,000,000. Continued on Page 4.
Molder killed in mixer at Cleveland plant
Spencer Kelly, 40, was ground to death after being caught in a mixing machine at the Cleveland Production Co where he worked as a molder's helper.
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Cleveland
U.P
Spencer Kelly
Cleveland Production Co
Weather roundup hints at warmer spell with showers ahead
Yesterday's highs ranged Huron 96 El Paso 90 and 88 at anne nase. Today's lows include Battleford 30 and Flagstaff 34 with Edmonton missing. Overall forecast for 36 hours suggests eastward drift brings fair and warmer conditions tonight and on Thursday with increasing clouds and possible thunder showers.
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Huron
el Paso
Anne Nase
Battleford
Flagstaff
Edmonton
Fall asks Supreme Court to review $100000 bribe conviction
Former interior secretary Albert B. Fall petitions the Supreme Court for a review of his conviction on bribery charges tied to the Elk Hills oil lease in California from the Harding era. The move could lead to a jail year and sets the stage for a Court ruling expected next Monday.
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Washington
U.R
Albert B. Fall
Supreme Court
Edward L. Doheny
Elk Hills
Calif
Harding
Wheat Conferees Eat Corn Bread and Then Quit Cold
Beverly Hills dispatch says at a London conference on surplus tea the group broke up after serving cornbread. Russia urged wheat exports on a quota. the US refused, prompting another conference and calls to curb delegate travel and goodwill groups amid fatigue from endless talks.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
London
Russia
Too Much Fruit Is Meigs Problem Now
POMEROY May 27 Unions say heavy June thinning will burden Meigs County orchards as hand thinning is required on thousands of apple and peach trees clusters of five or more fruit threaten branch breakage and crop quality unless farmers remove excess fruit promptly.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Memorial Day Observances in Athens Planned by Veterans
Plans for Memorial Day observances in Athens include a parade gathering at the Athens National Guard Armory at 10 a.m. with participation from the American Legion Drum Corps the Ohio University Band and local military units. Graves at West State Street and West Union Street Cemeteries will be decorated with services at West Union Street Cemetery featuring music invocation reading of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address by Prof. C N MacKinnon a Hoover-directed quartet address by Probate Judge S M Johnson a salute by Company I 166th Infantry and marshal Paul Shannon.
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Athens
J. B. Allen
American Legion
Ohio University Band
Athens National
C. M. Coulter
First Methodist Church
Getysburg
C. N. MacKinnon
T. N. Hoover
S. M. Johnson
Company I
166Th Infantry
National Guard
Paul Shannon
Search for Sea Fox crew widens after found body identified
Identification of a young woman found in a Norwalk mortuary spurs a coastal search for the Sea Fox yacht believed to have foundered in a storm with at least six aboard. Paul Mendenhall of New York identified the body as his sister Ethelwyn Marcia Snedden, wife of Donald Snedden, who launched the yacht from Kyle's Shipyard with guests late weekend.
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New York
U.P
Norwalk
Conn
Coast Guard
Long Island Sound
Sea Fox
Paul Mendenhall
Ethelwyn Marcia Snedden
Kyle
Industry called to reform after wartime shifts
James A. Farrell, chairman of the National Foreign Trade Council, urged industry to repair defects in the economic structure and abandon policies that violate fundamental laws, saying the world gains from the chastening discipline of hard time. He framed the wartime derangements as a transition from a nineteenth century industrial era to a new industrial revolution driven by scientific research and invention.
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New York
U.P
James A. Farrell
National Foreign Trade Council
Briand Stays as Foreign Minister Defusing Crisis
In Paris on May 27 Aristide Briand agreed to remain as foreign minister, averting a cabinet crisis headed by Premier Pierre Laval. The decision preserves the government and its foreign policy amid internal tensions.
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Paris
Pierre Laval
Aristide Briand
Sharks End Niuafoou Mail Swim Tradition
In Niuafoou Fiji Islands a shark attacked and killed the mail swimmer who carried outgoing mail to the steamer and retrieved incoming mail from a tin. To reach the mail now a large canoe will be sent after the steamer S S Tofua. Niuafoou lies between Samoa and Tonga.
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S. S. Tofua
United Press
Niuafoou
Samoa
Tonga
Kingdom of
Nelsonville Electrician Killed by Live 2300-volt Wire
Joseph Hannas 37 an assistant city electrician was killed instantly in Nelsonville at Poplar and Grosvenor Streets while connecting city wires for new East End construction. He touched a 2300 volt line and burned severely his body and neck. AWW veteran and former Ohio Bell worker Hannas leaves a widow and three daughters, wife Mrs Lessie Johnson.
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East End
Nelsonville
Joseph Hannas
City
Poplar
Grosvenor
Hannas
Red'' Kelly
Eral
Hamasa
Roy Mase
Ohio Bell Telephone Company
Lessie Johnson
Short Street
Catholics and Fascists clash as Rome tensions rise
In Rome on May 27 clashes between Catholics and Mussolini’s government deepened. Fascist students protested the Vatican shouting Down with the Pope and burned copies of Osservatore Romano. The Lavoro Fascista accused Catholic groups of secretly attacking Fascism while the Vatican denied the charges as false.
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Rome
Pope
Vatican
U.R
Holy See
Osservatore Romano
Lavoro Fascista
The
Mussolini
Young speller wins national bee in Washington event
Ward Randall, 12, national spelling champion, heads home with $1,000 prize after a celebration in Washington. He planned a brief tour of the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial with classmates before returning with his teacher.
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Washington
Ward Randall
Bea
White Hall
Washington Memorial
Health officials plan antitoxin and vaccines for drought areas
The federal government will supply diphtheria antitoxin, typhoid vaccine, and smallpox virus to drought-stricken Southern Ohio farm counties. Requisitions must reach the state office by June 15 to gauge needed amounts. city areas not severely affected are not included.
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Logan
Health Department
Ohio
Lombard Confirms Planned Marriage To William Powell
Hollywood May 27. Actress Carole Lombard confirms rumors of engagement with motion picture star William Powell and states they will marry in the near future.
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Hollywood
U.P
Carole Lombard
Sennett Bathing Beauty
William Powell
Pickrel's Father Dies in Ohio After Stroke
David J. Pickrel 82 father of Lieut. Gov. William G. Pickrel of Dayton died at his Jackson home early today following another stroke. The retired hardware merchant had been ill for several weeks.
Laws Dismissal To Gandhi Talk
Dr. Herbert A. Miller a sociology professor at Ohio State University says trustees did not renew his contract due to a speech before Mahatma Gandhi in India that year claiming he led student agitation against compulsory military training. College authorities declined comment.
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Herbert A. Miller
Ohio State University
Mahatma Gandhi
India
State Office Building appropriation passes House
The Roche fund to appropriate 190000 for the State Office Building Commission to complete land purchase for the new five million dollar State Office Building was approved by the Ohio House 115 to 1. The emergency measure had Senate approval and moves toward the governor for signature.
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Columbus
U.R
The
Roche PA
State Office Building Commission
Senate
Soar High Into Air Over Bavarian Border Expedition
Augsburg May 27. Two students of science drifted toward the ether in a sealed aluminum carriage attached to a large balloon. Reports say they may have reached ten miles in the stratosphere above Bavaria near Lake Constance, seeking secrets of the universe.
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Augsburg
Bavaria
Lake Constance
Ohio Legion membership hits record at 47501
Ohio Department of the American Legion reports a record 47 501 members in the state, the largest in history, as announced by State Commander John A. Elden in Columbus.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio Department of the American Legion
John A. Elden
Yachtman Richard Elis Drowns In Lake Pontchartrain
New Orleans May 27 Richard M Elis a prominent yacht man and clubman drowned today after falling from the yacht Otellia into Lake Pontchartrain.
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New Orleans
U.P
Richard M. Elis
Otellia
Lake Pontchartrain
President Optimistic Over Trade Factors Amid Recovery Hopes
President Hoover shows cautious optimism as officials cite many favorable factors behind a slow but steady economic upturn. Trade levels appear to have found a stable footing, with factory output 12 percent higher in April than January accounting for seasonal effects. Officials note no single cause, but a general leveling of trade and gradual improvement across sectors suggests recovery as the year progresses.
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The
Hoover
Gary Athlete Evades Chair in Valparaiso Trial
Virgil Kirkland a 20 year old Gary athlete faced a sentence range of one to ten years in prison on assault with intent to attack Arlene Craven whose death last fall at a drinking party led to a life sentence for someone else. The second trial ended amid courtroom fist fights defense attorney arrest on bad check charges and threats of further action as jurors disputed the verdict and sought a third trial.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Virgil Kirkland
Gary
Arlene Craven
Kirkland
Donald C. Oldham
Butler County
Ohio
Red Hill Aims To Replicate Niagara River Feat
Veteran riverman William Red Hill plans to duplicate his dramatic Niagara River rapids run. The attempt recalls last year when a companion, George Statharkis B, died in a prior over fall attempt on the river.
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Niagara Falls
U.R
William “Red” Hill
Niagara River
Hill
George Statharkis
Falla
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