Litteral Confesses to Murder in Nelsonville Case
James Litteral, in custody with Acting Police Chief George Bateman and Peter Barrows, is reported to have confessed to the murder and robbery of Harry Green at Kimberly on October 2. A warrant for first degree murder was issued by Mayor L. J. Eberle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
James Litteral
George Bateman
Peter Barrows
Athens County
Baker, Ore
Litteral
L. J. Eberle
Harry Green
Kimberly
Eberie
Bateman
Glenn’s Ferry
Idaho
R. D. Williams
Henry Litteral
Baker
Ore
KR. D. Williams
Littoral
Eberle
Vfe Ts
Global Press Welcomes Hoover Foodship Immunity Plan
A United Press survey shows broad enthusiasm for President Hoover's proposal granting immunity to food ships during war. British and German leaders praise the idea as a step toward reducing civilian suffering and advancing naval disarmament aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.purope
Hoover
United Press
England
Britain
Germany
Paul Loebe
Reichstag
Court denies new trial in Arcadia bank embezzlement case
The Court of Appeals refuses Ralph C. Williams a new trial after his conviction for involvement in the embezzlement of $50,000 from the Arcadia Bank and Savings Company in Arcadia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windlay
Court of Appeals
Ralph C. Willias
Arcadia Bank and Savings Company of Arcadia
Brother tells of bombing plot tied to Mooney case
Wheeling, November 12. A brother of Lewis Smith, of Shady Side, says Lewis told him of bombing the San Francisco Preparedness Day parade in which Tom Mooney is serving a life sentence. He also claims two other bombings and an attack on the Canadian Government Building in Montreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
U.P
George Monroe
Shadyside
A. L. Smith
Lewis Smith
Lewis
San Francisco
Tom Mooney
California
Smith
Bouilding
Montreal
William J. Quinn
Monroe
Secret Service
Sn Francisco
All Tickets Sold For Cooper Dinner
The presby terian church dinner sold out after strong demand for a joint Men’s Brotherhood event to be held Wednesday night. Gov. Myers V. Cooper will speak, and only ticket holders may attend. A reception for Governor Cooper starts at 6 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Reward Raised in West Coast Limited Bandit Case
A $10,000 reward from Southern Pacific Railroad and the U S Post Office Department was offered to speed the pursuit of the bandit who derailed the West Coast Limited Sunday night and robbed passengers of $200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
U.P
Southern Pacific Railroad
United States Post Office Department
West Coast Limited
Mine Props and Condensed Local Classifieds Ad
A reader notes buyers seek 20000 6 percent mine props in today’s classified ads. A Ford Model A touring car with 1190 miles is offered at 410 dollars. A Parkersburg, West Virginia business earns over 1000 dollars a month. 5000 strawflowers on wire stems are for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messenger
Somone
Parkersburg
W. Va
Attorney Freed By Judge's Not Guilty Verdict
Cleveland November 12 attorney Jonas Abrams wins an 18 month fight to clear charges of subornation of perjury. Common Pleas Judge Frederick P. Walther directs a jury to return a not guilty verdict in Abrams third trial. Abrams faced subornation allegations tied to the Cleveland Rochester divorce mill. Judge Walther notes lack of evidence Abrams procured Abraham Goldman to testify falsely in Ruby Mielke divorce case in Rochester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
U.R
Jonas Abrams
Common Pleas
Frederick PP. Walther
Abrams
Abraham Goldman
Ruby Mielke
Rochester
Walther
Goldman
Court of Appeals
McCulloch Introduced in Senate Today
Senator Roscoe McCulloch of Ohio was presented to the Senate at 2:00 PM with credentials filed by Gov. Myers Y. Cooper. The formal introduction was delayed due to Senator Simeon D. Fess being away in Atlantic City for a speech and not returning until noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Roscoe McCulloch
Ohio
Senate
Myers Y. Cooper
Simeon D. Fess
Atlantic City
Twenty questioned in tie vote probe on levy in Coshocton
In Holmes County Court twenty men were brought in for questioning over a tie vote on a two mill school levy approved November 5. The count was 125 to 125 with school board members alleging a mismatch between ballots cast in one precinct and names on tally sheets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coshocton
U.rtwenty
Holmes County Common Pleas Court
Miss Chelia Ailhiser Sent to Holzer Hospital for Surgery
Lindley Hall resident Miss Chelia Ailhiser was moved from University Hospital on Tuesday to Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis for a surgical operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chelia Ailhiser
Lindley Hall
University Hospital
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
UPR Efforts Fail to Stem Stock Exchange Slide
New York reports a sharp stock market drop with United States Steel volatile yet unable to sustain a rally. The Dowissed values fell to near yearly lows as trading intensified, with heavy bond and share activity into noon and persistent price declines throughout the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Stock Exchange
United States
Wall Street Anew Hit By Violent Selling Wave
New York stocks fell again in midday trading as a renewed selling wave swept through curbs after a brief market recovery. Authorities moved to enforce new laws impacting major stock behavior as prices slipped across the main body of issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
Bond Market Holds Narrow Range Amid Stock Selloff
New York traders saw a tight bond market despite another broad stock market break. With activity around 25 million in five hours, several prices advanced while yields varied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
Bank Officials Tied To Bank Funds In Market Speculation
Flint, Mich November 12 The union Industrial Bank of Flint faced an audit to reveal how 3,592,000 of its funds were used in stock market speculation over two years. New president Charles Stewart Mott said full details depend on the audit. Genesee County Prosecuting Attorney Beagle pledged prosecutions for former bank executives once the audit ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flint
Mich
Union Industrial Bank of Flint
Charles Stewart Mott
Charles PD. Beagle
Genesee County
Mann Wins Nobel Prize in Literature for 1929
SPOCKHOLM Sweden November 12 Auri reports Thomas Mann of Germany awarded the Nobel Prize for literature announced today by the prize committee Mann renowned novelist for his major works and scholarly influence on modern letters across Europe
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spockholm
Sweden
Thomas Mann
Germany
Girl dives from plane at 2000 feet ends life over Long Island
Ruth Rockwell an 18 year old Philadelphia graduate rented a Curtiss Field plane with pilot Edward Booth. She forced the door at 2000 feet and leaped to her death. Notes in a bag found in the craft suggest premeditated suicide with a planned later communication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ruth Rockwell
Curtiss Field
Remsen Street
Valley Stream
Long Island
Misa Rockwell
Philadelphia
D. W. Rockwell
South Philadelphia
Edward Booth
Booth
Rockwell
Earth
Missionary Society Meets to Nominate New President
The Executive Committee of the United Christian Missionary Society met in Indianapolis on November 12. It was expected a committee named to nominate a new president would report, but confirmation could not be made at this meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commiepteer
Indianapolis
Ind
Pim
United Christian Missionary Society
Regulations for Issuing Automobile Licenses and Tag Sales
Regulations issued to David Jolipeen deputy automobile commissioner of Athens County outline stamping requirements for bills of sale and transfer of licenses. Sale of licenses begins December 11 at Johnson’s office in the courthouse basement with weights and vehicle types priced by horsepower and weight, and rules for transfers and certificates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
David Jolipeen
Athens County
State Department
Johnsons Offee
Voting Negroes to Congress Is Political Plan
Washington November 12. United States records reveal a plan to elect Negro Democrats to Congress. Documents found in A. Arnold's office show efforts to form a Southern Republican Council and push a Negro congressman idea, with Curtis reportedly endorsing the plan but suggesting Hoover be consulted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Washington
St. Louis
Chicaee
New York
Cortisly Fottnpes
A. Arnold
Southern Tariff Association
Senate Lobby
Arnold
Southern Republican Council
Republican Party
South
Curtis
Vance Muse
Darkey
Hoover
Drop Grid Players Striking Students Protest Dismissals
GRAFTON West Virginia November 12 UPI Four hundred high school students walked out of classes in protest after delivering an ultimatum to the school board president. They demand an investigation into the dismissal of football players blamed on alleged negligence in studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
W. Va
UPI
Foogall
Tminde
Hoboes Gather in Akron for Three Day Employment Meeting
Representatives of America's roaming population converge on Akron for a three day unemployment conference opening tomorrow. Dan O'Brien of the Brotherhood Welfare Association arrives from Cleveland to lead discussions on old age pensions vagrancy laws and railroad free transport for harvest workers. Delegates from 29 locals across states including Massachusetts Texas Oklahoma and California attend the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
America
John Durkin
Knights of the Cinders
Dan O'Brien
The
Brotherhood Welfare Association
Cleveland
Rods
O'Brien
Jack London
Jim Tulley
James Eads Howe
Dan
Willies
Massachusetts
Texas
Oklahoma
California
German professor Oberth plans high attitude rocket test
In the Baltic an Esband voyage will see Professor Oberth experiment with high altitude rockets using benavie and liquified oxygen as fuel. The rockets aim to reach what he terms planetary space, rising to a projected high altitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esband
Baltic
Germany
Oberth
Rockets to New York in Thirty Minutes
Belief that rockets guided by a robot gyroscope and aided by automatic parachutes could transport a person from Perth to New York in thirty minutes. Fuel worth twenty five dollars would power 1 400 rockets. The same rocket body could be used a hundred times, a notion Jules Verne never imagined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt
Pertin
New York
Jules Verne
Arkansas Star Returns as Oser-Ola Beats Hrogden
A 155 pound Arkansan known as BP Hrogden starred for Oser-Ola High School, kicking nine consecutive goals after touchdowns. The piece praises Arkansas and highlights the player’s standout performance in a local game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Arkansan
Hrogden
Oser- Ola
Dointa
Carneg ie Foundation and Brogden From Big Colleges
The text notes the Carnegie Foundation and big colleges may offer a young Mr. Brogden a sum worth their interest. It implies strong value placed on his potential and suggests the foundation will seek figures. The passage highlights the potential transfer value and wider college attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Foundation
Brogden
Small Retailers Question October 48 Chains Battle
Storekeepers wonder at a report showing 48 chain stores earning over 249 million dollars in October, about 50 million more than the preceding month, highlighting a sharp rise in chain retail sales.
Crowding Out in Industry Expands Engineer Roles
The article notes a shift where one locomotive engineer replaces 1,000 stage coach drivers, highlighting the growth of organized business efficiency. It argues engineers are comparatively well paid and more numerous than coach drivers once were, with distribution improvements boosting profits and opportunities.
Booklet on Diet Featured by Athens Messenger
The Athens Messenger advertises a booklet titled Good Proportions in the Diet from the States Relation Service of the Department of Agriculture. It guides food selection, required proportions, and balanced menus, urging every woman in charge of meals to obtain a copy by sending four cents and the coupon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
States Relation Service
Department of Agriculture
Copy of the booklet GOOD PROPORTIONS IN THE DIET requested
Frederick J. Hlaskins of The Athens Messenger Information bureau in Washington DC encloses four cents for a copy of the booklet GOOD PROPORTIONS IN THE DIET. He provides name street city state details for mailing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick J. Hlaskins
The
Athens Messenger
Washington,d. C
Freedom of the News Debate Plays Across Capital
The United States hails a Hoover armistice day address proposal to end wartime blockades and press freedom fears as nations weigh naval policy. Hoover says proposal not tied to London Naval Conference and grows from personal experience to ease naval arms pressure.
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London Times
Britain
United States
France
Italy
London Daily News
Hoover
Berlin
Germany
Gottfried Treviraus
Reichstag
United Press
Washington
Ncas
Drake
Bic Vietory
London
Hoover urges preparedness for peace in Armistice Day address
President Hoover, speaking at Washington Auditorium under the American Legion, recalls Belgium Belief Commission feats and calls for a strong State Department and a rules based world order. He warns that armed peace persists while aiming to shorten it through diplomacy and peaceful settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Washington Auditorium
Hoover
United States
State Department
Organization of Peace
Motorist fatally struck by train near Windsor
William Martin, 60, of Wilmington, was killed when his car was hit by a B. and Q. train at Windsor, near Wilmington, as reported November 12. Authorities investigated the collision and noted the fatality occurred at the crossing.
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Wilmington
William Martin
Windsor
Here
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Legion
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