Jury Hears Kidnapping Trial Details in Athens County
Jury deliberated in an Athens County Common Pleas Court on a kidnapping case involving Leonard Evener accused of taking 16 year old Joyce in a car after an alleged drinking party. State witnesses described Joyce leaping onto the car’s running board and injuries. Evener contends Joyce attacked first and that he tried to drive away. The trial included testimony about whiskey, force, and a struggle, with Evener denying kidnapping or forcing Joyce into the vehicle.
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Athens County
Buchtel-Greens
Joyce
Gaim
Leonard Joyce
Psury
Joyce Ls
Joyce Gfter
Evener
Norman
Joyce Tv
Joyce Tim
Life Savers for Housewives Featured at Cooking School
Mrs. Bertha Harris leads the Athens Cooking School opening next Tuesday at the Athens Senior High Building. Demonstrations show new ranges refrigerators and small utensils to save time and money. Sessions cover practical cookery health diets and simple entertaining with gifts and samples.
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Athens
Bertha Harris
Death of John McCoy lifelong Athens resident
John McCoy aged 3 died last night at 9 30 at the Fred McCoy home 65 North Congress Street after a four month illness. Born August 4 1851 at Ross Settlement near New Marshfield he lived in Athens County all his life. Funeral at 2 pm Sunday at the McCoy home with burial West Union Street Cemetery. He was a telegraph operator railroad worker miner sewed and ran a book store in Athens and was in the Methodist Episcopal Church Class Six. He leaves a son two daughters Mrs O G Jordan and Mrs R W Miller.
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John McCoy
Fred McCoy
North Congress Street
Athens County
West Union Street
Mr. McCoy
Ross Settlement
New Marshfield
Daniel McCoy
Fiora E. Clutter
Athens
Ford Drafts Program To Aid Auto Firms
Henry Ford unveiled a program on November 2 1935 to boost auto industry with a $415 million plan. The initiative targets more than 6 900 suppliers and service firms tied to automobile manufacturing as part of Ford's bid to revive business activity in hard times.
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Ford
Detroit
Henry Ford
Industrial leaders plan Cincinnati conference to fight low mood
In Cincinnati on November 21 to 23, executive heads from 35 factories with more than $1 billion in capital form the Machinery and Allied Products Institute. William Kelly says the goal is to return 5,000,000 idle workers to work fast and restore confidence, while deciding on NRA continuance.
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Cincinnati
Machinery and Allied Products Institute
William &. Kelly
Machinery and Parts Association
Cotton Growers Face Licenses Under Production Quotas
Mississippi agriculture commissioner J. C. Holton urged the Farm Administration to license all cotton growers and dictate exact output. Officials view licensing as a political issue and a potential step beyond the Bankhead Act which seeks a 1934 cap of 10 million bales.
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Washington
AAA
South
J. C. Holton
Mississippi
Farm Administration
Wallace
Holton
Champion Corn Huskers To Try for State Title
Darbyville reporter notes the fifth annual cornhusking championships as William Anderson of Clarksburg Ross County defends last year's standing husking title against Reisinger of Clarksburg Geer in the achock corn class and other challengers in this state event.
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Corn Huskers
Darbyville
William Anderson
Clarksburg
Ross County
Reisinger
Geer
Kittenish Chicagoans Forget To Steal Fords Exhibit
A playful Will Rogers letter contends Chicago revelers damaged a fair built over two years, with women stealing two hundred dollar potted plants. He jokes about Ford Exhibit failing, the Chicago prankster spirit, and critiques of modern plumbing ending Halloween fun.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Chicago
Sally Rand
Will Rogers
Roosevelt Leads Massive 10 Year Home Building Drive
President Roosevelt overruling housing chiefs sets 5 percent basic rate and insures loans up to a large share of appraised value to spur a national home building boom. Observers estimate the program could generate as much as 15 billion dollars in construction over ten years, with a focus on suburban housing for industrial workers to grow food and gain wage independence.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Relief Budget For November Up 708 445 In Ohio
Ohio relief officials announced a November budget of about 8.8 million dollars, with 18 407 more families receiving direct relief for a total of 215 525. Direct relief totals 5 501 753 and works projects 1 816 120. Athens County accounts for 39 499 in direct relief and 89 375 in works plus 1 628 rural rehabilitation and 1 320 emergency schools affecting 2 186 families.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Relief Commission
FERA
Athens County
Dr A K Newman 85 Dies in Athens County
Dr A K Newman age 85 dies this morning at the home of daughter Mrs E B Kenney on Albany Road after pneumonia illness. He had lived in Dayton for five years. Brief funeral at the Kenney home 10 30 Saturday then burial in Dayton. Survived by wife four daughters and two sons. one son Rolland died earlier.
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A. K. Newman
Athens County
Kenney
Albany Road
Dayton
Kenney Home
Carl Mansfield
Athens
Nat Thompson
Kentucky
Oscar Butts
Walter and
Wilmer
Rolland
Newman
Jerseyville
Renick Dunlap accuses Underwood of Huey Long methods
Renick W. Dunlap Republican candidate for Congress from the Eleventh District accuses his Democratic opponent Mell G. Underwood of using Huey Long methods to seek a seventh term. Dunlap cites a Lancaster encounter between Underwood and campaign worker Carl Hohenstein and claims Underwood has eight relatives on public payrolls including his wife.
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New Lexington
Renick W. Dunlap
Congress
Mell G. Underwood
Huey Long
Dunlap
Lancaster
Underwood
Carl Hohenstein
Woolley Demands Answers on Coal Orders in Athens Rally
John J. Woolley, at a Republican rally in the Lottridge School, accused Dan A. Rardin of dodging questions about coal orders awarded to Rardin Brothers by state purchasing agent H. A. Rettig. He questioned authority for commissions and whether outside coal was used.
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John J. Woolley
Lottridge
Dan A. Rardin
Athens County
Democratic Executive Committee
Rardin Brothers Company
H. A. Rettig
Rardin
Woolley
Bardin
H. A Rettig
Athens State Hospital
Grand Jury Questions Stars in Sinclair Campaign Protest
The Los Angeles County grand jury began inquiry into California election tensions by probing claims that film industry workers faced dismissal threats if they opposed Upton Sinclair. Katharine Hepburn Douglas Fairbanks Clark Gable and Will Rogers may testify about intimidation to back Sinclair who denounces producers as wielding nefarious political influence.
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San Francisco
Los Angeles
Grand Jury
California
Motion Picture
Upton Sinclair
Governo
David Sokol
Democratic Committee
Katharine Hepburn
Douglas Fairbanks
Clark Gable
Wil Rogers
Sehol Maid
Highway Patrol Chief To Speak at Albany Institute Session
Col. Lynn Black head of the Ohio State Highway Patrol will speak on The Work of the State Highway Patrol at the Albany Institute and Fair in Albany High School Auditorium tonight. Capt. Ralph Harrod of the Athens station was listed but Col. Black became available at the last moment.
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Lynn Black
Ohio State Highway Patrol
State Highway Patrol
Albany Institute and Fair
Albany High School
Ralph Harrod
Athens
Col. Black
Dillinger Wooden Gun Case Reopened by DOJ
In Indianapolis on November 2 the United States Department of Justice revived the Dillinger escape inquiry. A confession linked to March 31 jail break at Crown Point Indiana names at least two accomplices and is being reviewed by federal authorities under Gov. Paul V. McNutt.
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Indianapolis
John Dillinger
United States Department of Justice
Crown Point
Ind
Indiana
Paul V. McNutt
Dillinger
Stix-Altman-Weiner Plans Major Shoemaking Expansion
ENLARGE SHOF PLANT CINCINNATI, Nov. 2. Stix Altman Weiner Inc., makers of women's shoes, announced plans to expand facilities to permit an output of 2,000 pairs daily, doubling last year's schedule. Three hundred additional workers will be required.
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SHOF
Cincinnati
Stix-Altman- Weiner, Inc
France and Germany Prepared for Action Over Saar War
Uneasiness over the Saar question grows as France signals readiness to deploy troops to keep peace. Germany’s Voelkischer Beobachter warns the aggressor invades foreign soil. Two months remain until a Saar referendum on Ligue of Nations, Germany, or France. Churchill accuses Germany of feverish war preparations while Baldwin warns of Rhine and Thames threats. The U S protests Manchoukou oil monopoly as Babe Ruth visits Tokyo with baseball stars.
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Churchill
Babe Ruth
Tokyo
Saar
Germany
France
Frane
League of Nations
United States
Thousand Miners Clash With Rocks and Clubs at Mine Mouth
About 1,000 miners gathered at the Number 7 Colliery in Nanticoke to protest alleged plans by the United Mine Workers to keep the mine open. A two hour melee erupted with stones and clubs as new Undee Anthracite Miners of Pennsylvania tried to close the colliery, injuring several and scattering pickets.
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Wilkes-Barre
Susquehannan Collieries Co
Nanticoke
At Forte
Undee
Penneytwaentg
United Mine Workers
John Kmetz
United Mine Workers of Penseylvania
United Mine Workers of America
Inveastigatora
Susquehanna
Cat in Church Floor Sparks Decision at Emanuel Congregational
In Michigan City Indiana the Emanuel Congregational Church trustees and Pastor Rev Herman Muellen discussed whether to tear up the floor to remove a cat trapped beneath for two weeks. The cat’s wailing disturbed services last Sunday and prompted the debate over the expense of floor removal.
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Michigan City
Ind
Emanuel Congregational Church
Board of Trustees
Herman Muellen
Mud Slinging Afoot in Buckeye Campaigns
Buckeye Democrats accuse Republicans of planning dirty tricks ahead of the election. Senator Simeon Fess attacks Postmaster General Farley as an ignoramus while rival candidates Verbal jabs and charges flare from Columbus to Lima and Cleveland with threats of further accusations and political friction.
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Columbus
United States
Simeon PD. Fess
Big Jim Farley
Post Office Department
Springfield
Carl Johenstein
Renick W. Dunlap
Mell G. Underwood
Lancaster
Johenstein
Lima
Cleveland
Vie Lonahey
Martin JL. Davey
Fess
Farley
Ohio
Socialists and Communists Form Election Pact
Radicals in Trumbull County announce a pact between Socialist and Communist groups to back the same candidates in next week's election. The Socialists will back Communist state tickets while the Communists support the Socialist county slate.
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Youngstown
Trumbull County
Roosevelt urges Red Cross support in annual roll call
President Roosevelt urged generous support of the American Red Cross as he opened the annual membership roll call at the White House. Five year old Phyllis Smith presented a Red Cross button to the President, brought to the White House by James L. Fieser acting chairman of the Red Cross.
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Washington
American Red Cross
Roosevelt
Red Cross
Phyllis Smith
White House
James L. Fieser
Maintains Two Wives In Sections Of Miami
A Miami building contractor identified as W. C. Chadbourne was charged with bigamy in a county capias. One complainant is former Mrs. Cora Fresh of Canton Ohio, said to have married him in Canton on May 31. He is also accused of having married Vera Cryes of Frenklin Kentucky on April 2.
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Miami
Fla
Navy
W. C. Chadbourne
Cora Fresh
Canton
Ohio
Vera Cryes
Frenkiin
Denver Nease Dies At Syracuse Home
Denver Nease age 60 died at his Syracuse home from a heart attack. He never married and lived with brothers Dan and George Nease. He also leaves brothers Jake and Charles Nease of Syracuse and sister Ella Nease of Gallipolis. funeral plans not announced.
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Pomeroy
Denver
Nease
Syracuse
Mr Nease
Dan
George Nease
Jake
Charles
Ella Nease
Gallipolis
Insull Sought Peace And Quiet Elsewhere
Samuel Insull told the jury he left the United States in June 1932 for rest and quiet and testified he turned over everything he had to creditors during the crash of his public utility empire. The remark came as part of his testimony in a mail fraud trial in Chicago.
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Chicago
Samuel Insull
United States
Pomeroy Union Miners Protest Price Cutting
Pomeroy November demonstrations by union miners urge coal price maintenance at code levels. Pearl Parker leads the union in planning a vigorous campaign after visiting multiple area mines to demand owners halt price cuts.
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Pomeroy
Pearl Parker
Ama
Severe frost grips Athens with record low
The heaviest frost and lowest temperature were recorded in Athens last night. The mercury fell from a high of 61 to 21 during the night, then climbed slowly through the following day.
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Athens
Kroger Found Dead in Asheville Hotel Bed
William Kroger age seven, co founder of the Kroger grocery chain with his brother R. J. Kroger of Cincinnati, was found dead in his hotel room in Asheville yesterday.
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Asheville
N. C
William Kroger
R. J. Kroger
Cincinnati
Kroger Chain
Grocery
Atores
Former Meigs Judge Morton Webster Dies at 73
Morton Webster, 73, owner of Elmhurst Tavern and former Meigs County probate judge, died at Holzer Hospital after a week’s treatment for complications. Funeral set for Sunday at 2 p.m. from Jed Webster’s Spring Avenue home, burial in Beech Grove Cemetery. He leaves a wife and several children and nine grandchildren.
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Pomeroy
Morton Webster
Elmhurst Tavern
Meigs County
Holzer Hospital
Jed Webster
Spring Avenue
T. E. Maness
Beech Grove
Mr. Webster
Elmharst Tavern
Ala
Syracuse
Webster
Faye Nease
Ard Merritt
Jed C. Webster
Una Graeham
Rea Russell Columbia
Eva Hall
Rob C. Webster
Athens
Home Folks Pay Tribute To Warren G. Harding
Marion observers mark the 49th anniversary of Warren G. Harding birth with tributes. A wreath from President Roosevelt was sent to Harding tomb to be placed by Col. Royden Beebe of Fort Hayes. Two Cincinnati Eagle scouts helped place another wreath on the tomb.
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Marion
Warren G. Harding
Ohio
White House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harding
Col
Royden FE. Beebe
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Cincinnati
Toledo Scott High forfeits multiple football wins
Columbus reports High School Athletic Commissioner H. R. Townsend ruled that Scott High School of Toledo must forfeit several victories this season after an investigation found the school used a player who was over the age limit.
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Columbus
Scott High School
Toledo
H. R. Townsend
Townsend
Lima
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