Prohibition Debates Shape 1932 GOP Loss Risk
Well known Republicans return from the campaign trail warning that the party must reverse its repeal stance to avoid a 1932 defeat. Senator Tress and leaders like Wadsworth and Britten call repeal essential, while Dyer urges a change. A separate push promotes grape juice concentrate that can be turned into wine, with federal officials firm that home production is allowed if not sold as liquor.
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Washington
U.P
Senator Tress
Wets
James W. Wadsworth
New York
Fess
Britten
Ohio
Wadsworth
Illinois
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New Jersey
Dyer
Missouri
Amos W. W. Woodcock
Milwaukee
Woodcock
Hoover Administration
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
Prohibition
Justice Department
Fruit Industries, Inc
Deral Farm Board
California
10000 Attend County Fairgrounds Legion Celebration
Ten thousand people gathered at the Athens County Fairgrounds for a Legion Day celebration. The event featured an ox dinner, a large parade, boxing matches, and auto polo demonstrations. Prizes were awarded to floats and attendees from out of town won many awards.
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American Legion
Modernizing Old Houses booklet offered by Athens Messenger
The Athens Messenger promotes a new booklet titled Modernizing Old Houses. The article notes many older homes are solidly built and adaptable, with simple exterior tweaks and modest interior rearrangements able to refresh comfort and value for decades. Readers are urged to mail ten cents to obtain the pamphlet.
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Athens Messenger
Modernizing Old Houses booklet request note
A reader encloses ten cents in coin or stamps for a copy of the booklet titled Modernizing Old Houses. They provide Name Street, City State as the return address.
Buried Treasure Tale Said to Trigger Farm Robbery Killings
At a Bos cobel Wisconsin farm four robbers sought buried treasure legends and killed Patrick Gorman and his son Paul after resistance. Cornelius Horrigan owner and Stephen Horrigan were wounded. three men and a woman conducted the raid. Authorities note treasure legends drew many diggers to the farm.
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Boscobel
Wis
U.P
Cornelius Horrigan
Patrick Gorman
Gorman
Paul
Stephen Hor
Rigan
Cornelius
Horrigan
Horrigans
Gormans
Paul Gorman
Stephen Horrigan
Blue Chips Quest Sparks Captain Hawks Return
Arthur Brisbane commentary notes a recurring Captain Hawks angle and mentions a $20 a month per room rate, signaling a housing or property piece with a financial angle and recurring feature.
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Captain Hawks
Bipartisan appeals amid House tension over country’s safety
Republicans and Democrats in Congress praise unity while questioning control of the House. Democrats vow to work with Republicans to restore prosperity, urging an end to partisanship and self interest.
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Congress
House
Senator Watson Accepts Generous Offer for Republicans
The text notes Senator Watson accepting a generous offer for the Republicans and uses the dwarf on a giant's shoulders metaphor to suggest something pleasing may result.
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Senator Watson
Brookhart Voices Partisan Critique After Election
Senator Brookhart remarks spark partisan tension saying Republicans deserve all they got while questioning whether Democrats deserve victories. The stance may resonate with supporters in various regions amid post election sentiment.
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Brookhart
Builders discover rooms for white collar workers at $20
New York builders find they can house white collar workers with rooms at twenty dollars a month each. Ecker of Metropolitan Life long built excellent apartments at eight dollars per room granting first chance to his own employees, teachers, and policemen. He earned six to eight percent net on the income. Continued on Page 4.
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New York
Ecker
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Another Case Of Smallpox In Athens Urged Vaccination
The second smallpox case in Athens in two weeks is reported to Dr. J M Higgins health commissioner. George Weisenbach of 127 Mill Street is quarantined at home. Weisenbach delivered food for an Athens business and had many city contacts. Vaccination urged for all who recently contacted him and for others as precaution.
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Athens
J. M. Higgins
Athens County
Higgins
George Weisenbach
Mill Street
Weisenbach
Former Senator Du Pont Dies at 66 in Wilmington
General D Coleman Du Pont, former United States senator from Delaware and longtime financier, died at his Wilmington home yesterday afternoon at age 66. He had retired from politics and from active control of the E I du Pont de Nemours Company, where he served as president.
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Wilmington
Del
U.P
D. Coleman du Pont
United States
Delaware
General du Pont
KE. I. du Pont de Nemours Company
Gov Cooper Announces Fast Payouts for Millfield Mine Deaths
Ohio officials pledge swift payments of death benefits to dependents of Millfield miners after Governor Myers Y. Cooper and aides toured the disaster site where 82 men lost their lives.
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Columbus
U.P
Millfield
Myers Y. Cooper
Armistice Day Bombing by Local Veterans Shocks Ohio Town
In St Clairsville Ohio on Armistice Day ex servicemen bombed an A P store that stayed open despite a mayoral proclamation. Manager Thoburn Stewart was forced to quit after refusing to close the business. Ex soldiers plan a written explanation supporting their action.
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Ohio
ST. Clairsville
U.P
American Legion
Thoburn Stewart
CC. B. Bradfield
Rightmire to Speak at Athens Men’s Fellowship Meeting
Ohio State University president George W. Rightmire will address Athens men at a Thursday 6 o'clock meeting in the Athens Methodist Episcopal Church. The Christian Presbyterian and Methodist churches sponsor the event with the Wesley Foundation Orchestra led by Robert Whittier and xylophone by Billie Lewis providing music.
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George W. Rightmire
Ohio State University
Athens Methodist Episcopal Church
Christian, Presbyterian
Methodist
Athens
Wesley Foundation
Robert Whittier
Ohio University
Billie Lewis
John Perry Dies at 50 Former Valley Mold Leader
John Perry former president of the Valley Mold and Iron Corporation Hubbard Ohio died of a heart attack at his Youngstown home Tuesday night. He was a former Athens County resident and Ohio University commerce graduate. His wife Julia Pickering of Glouster survives. Funeral services set for Friday at 8 p.m. in Youngstown. Also surviving are his mother and brother William Perry.
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John Perry
The
Valley Mold and Iron Corporation
Hubbard
Youngstown
Perry
Athens County
Ohio University
School of Commerce
Julia Pickering
Glouster
William Perry
Merger Unites Joseph & Feiss with Kibler Co in Cleveland
In Cleveland on November 12 the merger of Joseph and Feiss Company and Kibler Company, two leading American menswear manufacturers and retailers, was announced. The deal combines long established brands and wide distribution across the nation.
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BIG Concerns
Cleveland
Joseph & Feiss Company
Kibler Company
Electric spark blamed for Millfield mine disaster
Officials of Sunday Creek Coal Company said an unknown electric spark ignited pocketed gas in the Millfield mine, triggering a blast that killed 82. The explosion burned oxygen and filled areas with carbon monoxide, and damaged ventilation brattices while dust explosion was ruled out.
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Columbus
U.P
Millfield
Sunday Creek Coal Company
Brattices
Inquest Probes Sunday Creek Mine Explosion at Millfield
Athens County inquest opens about the Sunday Creek No. 6 disaster at Millfield. State deputy mine inspector Andrew Ginnan reports three carbide lamps burning at bodies, suggesting possible ignition source. Coroner L F Jones leads hearing with 14 witnesses, including miners, superintendents, and officials. The blast’s origin remains linked to gas and a likely bleeder fault as discussion continues.
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Andrew Ginnan
Sunday Creek Company
Ginnan
L. F. Jones
Mr. Jones
John Cevelo
Howard Davis
Floyd Ayers
Charlies D. Walker
Sunday Crek Coal Co
Corning
Pete MecKinley
Percy Moore
Ooutheastern
Ohio
George Rasp
Robert Marshall
Glouster
Valentine E. Grown
Pomeroy
Frank E. Weekly
Marshall
Hoover addresses advertisers congress in Beverly Hills
President Hoover spoke at an advertisers convention in Beverly Hills noting how the country is heavily advertised and predicting a well organized transition to a financially strained era as a new Will Rogers film is anticipated. He warned that paying dues to organizations and advertising will shape national status and prosperity.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Hoover
Cormvention
Will
Former officer charged in Jones killing at Detroit police station
Peter Wentala an 85 year old ex policeman is held on a murder charge after admitting he beat William T Jones a former minister to death in a police headquarters cell block Jones died from head injuries about two hours after telling a clerk he was the man who killed radio announcer Jerry Buckley Wentala said he punched Jones after a confrontation while cell mates Loren Jones corroborates his account.
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Detroit
U.P
Peter Wentala
William T. Jones
Granada
Jones
Jerry Buckley
Inez
Wentala
Duncan McCrea
Loren Jones
Trusty Flees With Prison Funds From Junction City
Trusty James Lanier, 31, a state convict known as a trusted prisoner, stole a state automobile and $100 from prison guards after driving Chief Clerk Stewart to the post office at Junction City’s brick plant site. Lanier had been jailed since 1929 for receiving stolen property and larceny.
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Columbus
U.R
James Lanier
Junction City
Lanier
Stewart
Perry County
Reform label hailed at National Grange convention
Louis J. Taber of Columbus Ohio praised the Eighteenth Amendment as the greatest moral reform of the century at the National Grange annual convention in Rochester. He urged upholding the amendment and accused repeal supporters of mercenary motives.
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Rochester
N. Y
U.P
Louis J. Taber
Columbus
National Grange
Thieves Steal 26 Diamond Rings From Harrington Jewelry
Police report that thieves plundered 26 diamond rings worth 5000 dollars from Harrington Jewelry Store in Columbus. The theft occurred Tuesday and was not found until after inventory at closing time.
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Columbus
Harrington Jewelry
Special Session Considered With New Legislature Caucuses
Governor Cooper said he may call a two to three day special session next month to pass emergency unemployment relief measures. The session would coincide with caucuses of the newly elected legislators and focus on public works funding through emergency bonds or short term borrowing. Decision expected in a few days with permanent programs left to the next administration.
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Columbus
ULA
Cooper
Earl C. Shively
State Tax Commission
Sheriff Traces Ownership Of Plane Forced Landing
Sheriff Tom H. Vask seeks ownership and identities of pilot and passenger after a monoplane made a forced landing in a Hessville wheat field and remains unclaimed.
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Fremont
U.P
Tom H. Vask
Hessville
Bargains in Today's Classifieds
A local classified page lists turkeys for sale with toms seven dollars and hens six dollars, plus a black traveling bag lost between Logan and Athens on Tuesday. Also offered are Irish Cobbler potatoes at 1.80 per bushel and sweet cider at 2.30 a gallon in Albany.
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Logan
Athens
Albany
Fear America May Crumble at National Government Conference
At Cleveland the closing session of a three day National Conference on Government heard warnings that national government rests on municipal crime and corruption. Murray Seasongood former Cincinnati mayor and Prof. Merriam of the University of Chicago said urban failure could doom democracy and the nation.
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Cleveland
U.P
National Conference On Government
Murray Seasongood
Cincinnati
Jh. Merriam
University of Chicago
Seasongood
Airplane Roll Opens Ohio Legion Membership Drive
Call roll at Columbus marks start of Ohio American Legion drive for 1931. Early figures show 75 of 452 posts reporting 8600 members with dues paid.
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Ohio
Columbus
Ohio Department of the American Legion
Bedford woods murder victim identity questioned
Bedford police chief E G Carver said the victim in the Bedford woods case will likely be identified soon after the burned and battered body was found.
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Cleveland
Bedford
E. G. Carver
Findlay Seeks Water Conservation Amid Shortage
Findlay residents urged to conserve water as a serious shortage develops in the Limestone Ridge supply nine miles east of the city, prompting officials to request reduced usage.
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Findlay
U.R
Limestone Ridge
Hoover and Brown Guarantee No More Rural Mail Carrier Cuts
President Hoover and Postmaster General Brown announced there will be no further lay offs of rural mail carriers or substitution of city employees. The assurance came amid cost saving concerns and staffing reviews.
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Washington
U.P
Post Office Department
Hoover
Brown
King George V Opens Round Table Conference in London
King George V opened the round table conference urging British and Indian representatives to build a firm foundation for India's future political development. The event marks a pivotal step in shaping governance and self rule in India.
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London
Nev
U.P
George V
Great Britain
India
Survivor of Brooklyn wreck recalls 74 hour ordeal
Jorgen M. Greve, first mate of the sunken Brooklyn, tells from his hospital bed how he clung to wreckage for 74 hours after the schooner foundered off the Eureka coast. He was rescued five miles from shore, the sole survivor among 18 aboard, after his comrades perished in the heavy sea.
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Eureka
Calif
Jorgen M. Greve
Brooklyn
Grevé
Selfishness Barrier, Rev. Monday Calls True Happiness
Rev. M. A. Monday told a revival at the Hocking Street Church of God that selfishness is the greatest barrier to happiness and that true happiness comes from respecting right principles. He teased tonight will discuss Experts mental Religion.
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M. A
Hocking Street
Church of God
Einstein to Visit Pasadena This Winter
Dr. Albert Einstein will visit California Institute of Technology in Pasadena and Mt Wilson Observatory about 20 miles away this winter, according to a high authority cited by United Press. The visit is disclosed as part of planned scientific engagements.
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Einstein
Pasadena
Calif
U.P
California Institute of Technology
Mt Wilson Observatory
Albert Einstein
United Press
Guards suspended over escape from state reformatory
Guards A. H. Morris and C. A. Wheaton in charge of the Mansfield state reformatory building were suspended on order of Superintendent T. C. Dens King after six convicts escaped yesterday amid lax inspection.
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Mansfield
A. H. Morris
C. A. Wheaton
State Reformatory
T. C. Dens King
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Gus White
Paul Shannon
Francis Lavelle
P.O. Nichols
Hanover
Germany
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D.C
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Arthur Brisbane
King Features, Inc
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Rightmire
Coal Concern
Sunday Creek
Wek Angeo
Will Rogers
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