Chains vs Independent Merchants At Ohio Tax Hearing
At Columbus May 28 a House Taxation Committee hearing on Justus and Myers bills explored a license tax on chain stores. Kroger president Albert Morrill argued chains lower costs, save consumers money, and offer service, while critics said chains drain communities and hurt farmers and independent merchants. Minute Men leaders pressed for taxes to fund state revenue and protect independents.
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Columbus
House Taxation Committee
Justus
Myers
Estatts
Albert H. Morrill
Cincinnati
Kroger Grocery and Baking Company
National Chain Store Association
Morrill
Merrill
Wall Street
Sam Mitchell
Cleveland
Ohio Druggists Politcal League
C. C. Wharton
Kenton
Minute Men
Chosen Moderator of United Presbyterians Elected
J Knox Montgomery president Muskingum College New Concord was elected unanimously moderator of the United Presbyterian Church of North America at the 73rd general assembly in Youngstown Ohio May 28. Montgomery also leads the Anti Saloon League of Ohio and other reform groups.
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Foungstown
U.P
J. Knox Montgomery
Muskingum College
New Concord
United Presrian Church of North America
General Assembly
Dr. Montgomery
Anti-Saloon League of Ohio
Boarder Dies in Fire After Explosion in Ohio Home
Charles Zuches, 56, died after a minor gas blast sparked a house fire at Paul Thomas’s residence in Lorain Ohio. Mrs Thomas and two others escaped when an airplane’s warning roar alerted them as the blaze began on the second floor where Zuches was trapped.
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Lorain
U.P
Charles Zuches
Paul Thomas
New 4-H Group Forms in Lathrop and Plantsville
The Happy Yorkers 4-H Club for Lathrop and Plantsville girls held its first meeting at Dorothy Thompson's home in Lathrop with 15 members. They will study food preservation and cooking under guidance from Lucile Smith of Ohio State University. Leona Lewis was elected leader.
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Lathrop
Plantsville
Dorothy Thompson
Lucile Smith
Ohio State University
Athens
Leona Lewis
Washington County
Oldest Ohio River Pilot Observes 94th Birthday
Captain Horace M. Horton the oldest steamboat captain on the Upper Ohio River celebrated his ninety fourth birthday at his Sign of the Sycamore Trees home near his birthplace in Pomeroy. He began as a steersman seventy three years ago and became a pilot two years later. Horton once owned towboats and barges and in 1897 commanded the Golden Rod on a 3000 mile round trip voyage visiting lighthouses on several rivers. His wife died last year and his two daughters Edith and Grace Horton care for him as he spends his remaining years.
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Pomeroy
Horace M. Horton
Ohio River
Wheeling
Cincinnati
Horton
Pomeroy Bend
Middlewest
Golden Rod
Ohio
Kanawha
Tennessee
Monongahela
Edith Horton
Grace Horton
Nelsonville Power Line Suit Halted For Study
Southern Ohio Electric Co sues Nelsonville City in Athens County Common Pleas Court over new 2300 volt power lines near existing lines. After two hours of debate the city agreed to revert to the old lines pending investigation by authorities.
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Nelsonville
City and Southern Ohio Electric Company
City
Southern Ohio Electric Company
Athens County
Southern Ohio Company
Ohio Public Utilities Code
R. D. Williams
The
Electric Company
A. B. Wells
Athens
Brisbane Editorial Rounds Today Column
Arthur Brisbane delivers a daily column offering opinion and current events perspective. This syndicated piece reflects 1930s editorial tone with strong viewpoints on politics and society.
Queen Mary’s Sixty Fourth Birthday Observed in Britain
The Queen of England turns sixty four this Tuesday and the British Empire celebrates her health. Queen Mary attends to duties with a steadfast example, from old fashioned hats and shoes to dignified expression and long skirts, steadfast against folly.
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England
Mary
Greatness Debate in Poetry and Victorian Era Taste
The passage compares images of a bold courtly presence with moral judgments on poets. It lists Villon among the ten greatest poets and contrasts a Virgin Mary prayer with Whitman’s work. A question asks for a definition of greatness.
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Villon
Virgin Mary
Walt Whitman
English racing devotee asks ashes scatters at track
An English lady who devoted her life to horse racing asks relatives to cremate her and scatter the ashes on the race track. She imagined the thundering hoofs as victory for her dust. Many seek an "appropriate" scattering place including Liberty, sea, or from aircraft. Continued on Page 4.
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New York Harbor
Vatican II Guarded Rome Amid Catholic Strife
In Rome the Vatican State imposed strong military patrols after three days of clashes between Fascist students and Catholics. Both sides published hostile papers accusing each other as disorders escalated around the Vatican.
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Rome
U.R
Vatican State
Take a Bath Week Pops Up in Claremore Oklahoma
Beverly Hills notes spoof weeks while Claremore Oklahoma proclaims take a bath week as a practical event. Local clubs like Rotary and Lions join in, and Governor Murray is invited to attend this novelty week aimed at lifting spirits and boosting tissue health.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Claremore
Okla
Heven
Chamber of Commerce
Murray
Five Hundred Athens County Eighth Grade Diplomas
Five hundred Athens County eighth grade students received diplomas at Alumni Memorial Auditorium. Dr. B O Skinner president of Wilmington College delivered the graduation address stressing moral values over grades and the value of effort.
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Athens County
Alumni
B. O. Skinner
Wilmington College
Margaret Gaylord
Alex Root
Toronto Student Wins Brown Oratorical Prize At Ohio University
Delbert Nixon of Toronto Ohio University wins first prize for Is the Accusation False in Alumni Memorial Auditorium. Second prize goes to Harry Mahon Ashtabula for Value of Individualism. Third prize to Harry Brown Jackson for Let Us Wage Peace. Judges include Dean Charles R Layton.
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Delbert Nixon
Toronto
Ohio University
Brown
Alumni Memorial Auditorium
Nixon
Harry Mahon
Ashtabula
Boy
Girl Scouts of
Harry Brown
Jackson
Harry Woo
Brooklyn
Woo
Bernard Redman
Athens
Charles R. Layton
Department of
Muskingum College
Sixth Victim Revealed in Summers Arsenic Case
Chicago May 28. State's attorneys report a sixth death linked to Mrs Margaret Summers amid an arsenic poisoning scheme for insurance. Five victims died in her home over three years including two brothers. Summers, in county jail, denies involvement as investigators review policy payouts and premiums.
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State
Summers
Chicago
U.P
Margaret Summers
Louis Meyers
John
St. Louis
Louis
Lower Rates Fail as Rail Road Restores 3.6 Cents a Mile
The St. Louis San Francisco Railroad ends a two cent per mile rate cut. Rates revert to 3.6 cents a mile on July 1. The company reports passenger numbers rose but not enough to offset revenue loss.
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Washington
U.R
St. Louis-San
Record Flight Sets Endurance Mark At Jacksonville Beach
Walter Lees and Fred Brossy piloting a diesel motor Packard aircraft set a new world non refueling endurance record at Jacksonville Beach. The flight surpassed the previous end time by about one hour, reaching 7 hours and 23 minutes with the engine continuing to run smoothly.
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Jacksonville
Fila
Walter Lees
Fred Brossy
Jacksonville Beach
Athens Merchants Set Memorial Day Store Closures
Members of the Athens Retail Merchants Association will close their stores Saturday in observance of Memorial Day. Athens stores will stay open until 9 p m Friday night to accommodate shoppers making late purchases. Friday night will feature previously planned Saturday specials.
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Athens Retail Merchants Association
Athens
Crops Thought To Signal Trade Recovery Prospects
High administration officials say harvest prospects for late summer and fall will indicate possible business improvement. Favorable crops are seen as an index of recovery, with Department of Agriculture reports showing broadly good prospects except in the Pacific Northwest. Officials expect November to January trends to reveal if a rise in business has begun.
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Department of Agriculture
Pacific Northwest
Doak
Hoover
Will Give Recital Harold and Carroll LeFavor in Music Hall
Harold and Carroll LeFavor of Glouster present a double piano recital in Music Hall Auditorium tonight. They perform Chopin Rondo and Rubenstein Concerto movement, with Harold playing MacDowell Concert Etude and Debussy Clair de Lune among others.
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Harold and
Carroll LeFavor
Glouster
Music Hall
Chopin
Rubenstein
Jagg
Scaratti
Harold LeFavor
MacDowell
DeBussey
Allegro
Scott
Balloonists Safe After Alpine Balloon Landing
INNSBRUCK Austria May 28 The news Prof Auguste Piccardy and assistant Charles Kipfer landed their balloon on Gurgl Ferner glacier late last night authentic reports say they are now descending to Gurgl to notify families of their safety The gondola instruments and charts used for observations at a great height perhaps ten miles up were intact.
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Innsbruck
Austria
Auguste Piccardy
Charles Kipfer
Gurgl
Vilage
Tyrolese Alps
Move to Impeach Governor Horton in Tennessee
Nashville May 28. Impeachment of Governor Henry H. Horton was recommended to the Tennessee House of Representatives by a five member committee.
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Nashville
Tenn
Henry H. Horton
Tennessee House of Representatives
Qualification lists close for 500 mile race field
Indianapolis May 28 40 drivers qualified for the 500 mile race a record ahead of previous years. Seven additional entrants passed tests but were dropped as the slowest reducing the starting field to 39.
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Indianapolis
When X rays Were First Discovered
Doctor Humphreys recalls the early reaction to X rays noting initial skepticism and the later vast applications. He emphasizes that usefulness continues to expand beyond the initial expectations.
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Humphreys
Weather forecast fragment for multiple locales
A fragmented weather note predicts fair and warm conditions in the vicinity for 36 hours with possible passing showers late day, afternoon, and night across several locations. The data lists entries for Minneapolis Des Moines Flagstaff and other places with inconsistent spellings.
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Testoréa
el Pase
Minneapo
Bes Moines
Flagstaff
Quipent
Tornado Lifts Train Off Track Killing Two Men
A freak tornado near Moorhead Minnesota lifts a Northern Pacific train from the tracks killing one passenger and injuring over 30. Another man dies when the tornado strikes again 18 miles away. Rescue efforts were hindered by heavy rain and a cloudburst. James Anderson of Montesano Washington died in the wreck and Andrew Hatledal perished in his storm cellar.
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Northern Pacific
North Dakota
Minnesota
James Anderson
Montesano
Wash
Andrew Hatledal
Dangers Told Of Space Trip By Scientists
Washington May 28 The two scientists August Piccard and Charles Kipfer faced extreme hazards as they rode a sealed capsule to high altitudes. Winds up to 100 miles an hour at seven miles and temperatures 70 degrees below zero threatened the mission.
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Washington
United Preas
William J. Humphreys
U. S. Weather Bureau
August Piccard
Charles Kipfer
Humphreys
U S Deficit Surpasses Billion Dollar Mark
Treasury records show the deficit toppling the billion dollar level on May 26 at 1 000 792 430 88. Loans under the Veterans Loan Bill reached 1 000 137 402 on the same day to 1 950 000 veterans.
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Washington
Treasury
Treasury Daily
Congress
Hoover
Inspect Ohio University Chubb Library Opens for Public
The Edwin Watts Chubb Library at Ohio University opened for inspection today from 2 to 5 o'clock. Interior construction work is nearly finished and the building is ready for public access.
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Ohio University
Edwin Watts Chubb
Presbyterians Open 143rd General Assembly Without Birth Control Debate
Pittsburgh May 28. The 143rd General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church opened with birth control eliminated from discussion. The assembly proceeded to official business as scheduled.
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Pittsburgh
U.R
General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church
Ohio Senate Passes Classification Bill On Intangibles Tax
The Ohio Senate approved by 33 to 8 a classification bill taxing intangible property at multiple rates and classifying tangible personal property. The measure, amended by the joint tax committee, moves to the House in its amended form with allocations totaling about 27 million dollars from various sources.
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Ohio
Senate
Columbus
Ohio Senate
House
Comattic
Ohio State protests rise over professor Miller dismissal
About 8000 students sign a petition in Columbus protesting the Board of Trustees action and Governor White is to receive a copy. The university president cites objections from parents to Miller's teaching methods and a speech in India as reasons for not renewing his contract.
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Columbus
U.R
Ohio State Univer
He. Miller
George White
Board of Trustees
Geo. W. Rightmire
University
India
Bootlegger Suspect Sought in Castle Pa Slaying Probe
Sheriff and Chief probe young man arrested for spear operation in connection with the slaying of Brady Paul, state trooper in Castle Pa. Names include Tom Crawford and Schroeder. Irene and Walter Glen Dague are reported executed for another murder in Bellefonte Pa.
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Woodsfield
Reimenachneider
Mo County
Paw Scully
Benwood
Tom Crawford
Schroeder
Brady Paul
Vania
Castle, Pa
Irene
Walter Glen Dague
Bellefonte
Little Things in The Messenger Wage Ads Spark Bargains
The Messenger daily ads offer readers quick access to bargains in homes goods used cars and services. Help Wanted sections guide readers to employment and opportunities, highlighting everyday items and services as practical gold mines for shoppers.
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Tien
Kroger
Henry L. McFerrin
Tiffin
Modern
United Presbyterians
Boarder
Lathrop Girls Farm Club
Arthur Brisbane
King Features, Inc
Vatican II
Will
Memorial Hall
Morial
Roosevelt
Caribbean
Theodore Roosevelt
Porto Rico
Capital
Rapidan Camp
Ohio University Assembly
Daly
Athens Merchants
LeFavor Brothers
Moorhead
Minn
Earth
U.S
Speakeasy Operate
Irene Schroeder
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