Hoover Holds White House Talks on Stock Market
Idaho Senator Borah urged an investigation into the market crash as President Hoover met with Treasury head Mellon and Undersecretary Mills at the White House. Roy A. Young of the Fed attended, fueling talk of government action while officials denied publishable details.
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Idaho
Washington
U.R
Hoover
Treasury
Melton
Mills
Roy A. Young
Federal Reserve Board
White House
Mellon
Athens Speakers at Amesville Farmers Institute
Charles W. Peters of Minerva and Miss Bertha Bridgeman with Mrs. J. Morrison Thomas H. Johnson and Clyde Edmundson of Athens will speak at the Amesville Farmers Institute on Thursday and Friday. Dinner will be served by the Ladies Aid Society.
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Charles W. Peters
Minerva
Bertha Bridgeman
Thomas H. Johnson
Clyde Edmundson
Athens
Amenville Farmers Institute
Ladies Aid Society
Athens Messenger Publishes Diet Booklet on Good Proportions
The Athens Messenger offers government booklet Good Proportions in the Diet. It covers food kinds, proportions, amounts, and menus for well balanced meals. Mail the coupon with four cents for postage and handling to receive a copy.
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Athens
Bootlegger Calls for Police Over Whisky Theft
A War ren bootlegger accuses Columbus state agents of stealing whisky and calls for police protection after alleging local officers shield bootleggers amid ongoing illicit liquor activity in the city.
Beetham Demands Action Over Warren Prohibition Enforcement
Beetham warns Warren police chief B J Gillen to enforce prohibition laws firmly after October 26 raid in which sheriff and state inspectors seized contraband liquor. Riot-like exit cited as proof of weak local enforcement, with Beetham accusing public sale of liquor and police interference.
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Warren
Beetham
Gers
Rupert KR
B. J. Gillen
Gillen
Trumbull
Record Auto Fatalities Hit New High Says Hartford
Hartford Insurance reports a new record with three thousand deaths from automobile accidents in September. Bad whisky and jay walking are blamed for many more. Adults should warn children that highways are riskier than railways as autos outnumber trains.
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Hartford Insurance Company
Night Club Quarrel Ends With Gunman Standoff in Newark
Five young men fought at the Piccadilly Night Club in Newark New Jersey. A quarrel at four a.m. with the owner led to an eye injury and a gunman appeared at the door as friends went to assist.
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Newark
N. J
Grant Patterson Refuses Threat as Gunfire Kills Four
Grant Patterson aged 25 asks if anyone would shoot them and four bullets strike him and others as a fatal incident unfolds leaving multiple victims. Police investigate motive and locate possible suspects.
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Grant Patterson
Nightclub Fire in Detroit Sparks Deaths as Rum Raid Fails
A deadly blaze at a Detroit nightclub claims numerous lives as patrons, including forty dancing couples, are trapped by barred windows meant to resist raids. Police identify no gunman, while critics note alcohol dangers outweigh gun violence. The scene tests safety at clubs that attract “intelligent Americans” who will likely continue patronizing them.
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Detroit
Swiss Defense Tactics Highlight Mountain Warfare
In old fashioned war, Switzerland relied on its mountains and trained riflemen to deter invasion, fearing costs would outweigh gains and deter conquerors.
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Switzerland
Switzerland Builds Air Fleet Across Seas
The piece notes Switzerland abandoning mountains and rivers as barriers, declaring an air fleet to rival a navy. It mocks old jokes of a Swiss navy and urges Uncle Sam to take notice of Switzerland’s growing air power.
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Switzerland
Sam
Air power claims bold transoceanic reach in wartime broadcast
General Mitchell, speaking on Collier's Armistice radio hour, asserts airplanes can cross the Atlantic in 20 hours and the Pacific in under 40. He notes battleship actions in two brief engagements, claims no ship sunk, and warns New York could be destroyed in a morning by distant air torpedoes.
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Collier
Mitchell
Atlantic
Pacific
New York
One Act Play Presented At Ohio University Convocation
Freshman members of Playshop at Ohio University presented the one act play Great Moments by Raymond Moore at convocation. Cast members included Mildred Rupp Jack Swanson John Riley and Phyllis Brown directed by Iris Young. Nineteen candidates for band sponsor were introduced by Charles Etsinger editor of the Green and White.
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Raymond Moore
Ohio University
Mildred Rupp
Jack Swanson
John Riley
Phyllis Brown
Iris Young
Charles Etsinger
The
Green and White
Betty Rochester
Eleanor Orton
Pauline Rockhold
Betty Sells
Jean Cosgrove
Margaret Schic
Banker Waggoner Begins Sentence at Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
Charles Delos Waggoner known as the Tellu ride Cole pleaded guilty to mail fraud for an elaborate scheme to grab $500,000 from major New York banks and started serving his term at Atlanta Federal Penitentiary.
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New York
U.S
Charles Delos Waggoner
Telluride
Cole
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
Better Wages and Shorter Hours Drive Labor Aims
The Ohio State Federation of Labor pushes a legislative program for higher wages and shorter hours. W D Mahon notes industry has expanded 15 to 50 percent per worker while employment fell. Governor Cooper and Mayor Thomas welcome delegates as the convention nears closure.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio State Federation of Labor
W. D. Mahon
Amalgamated Street Railway Workers
Cooper
Thomas
Election Official Gets Pen Sentence
Roy I. Knauff 82 former Adams County Board of Elections chief clerk was sentenced to two to five years in the State Penitentiary on charges of issuing a false certificate of election. The Scioto County conviction led to a stay of execution pending a motion for a new trial. Knauff a Republican faces the appeal process.
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Portsmouth
U.R
Roy I. Knauff
Adams County Board of Elections
Knauff
Scioto County
Common Pleas
Russell McCurdy
Eight Bandits Fail to Crack $86,000 Naval Safe
Eight armed men held the officer of the day and five guards at the Naval Supply Base in Brooklyn, tied them with sheets, then moved to the building’s eighth floor to crack a safe containing $86,000. They escaped at 6 a.m. after a five hour attempt.
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Brooklyn
WN. Y
Clinton Thro
28Th Street
Third Avenue
Ohio Supreme Court Reverses Itself in Manslaughter Case
The Ohio Supreme Court backed a new definition of manslaughter, reversing prior rulings. Thomas Steel of Warren was convicted for a fatal crash while four adults rode in his car against a local ordinance. The court vacated the conviction, leaving manslaughter definitions under state law unchanged for cases involving state statutes.
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Columbus
U.R
State Supreme Court
Oday
Thomas Steel
Warren
Melba Bean
Steel
Court of Appeals
Trumbull
Supreme Court
Tear and Smoke Bombs Used In Capture of Woman Killer
Charleston West Virginia November 18 tear and smoke bombs were used at an abandoned mine near Cooper's Creek to force Tom Carte from the shaft where he is wanted for the murder of his landlady Lena Marion. Police searched each chamber as a crowd gathered and warned against mob violence while Carte remained unseen.
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Charleston
W. Via
Cooper's Creek
Tom Carte
Lena Marion
Marion
Carte
Fromm Tells Court He Sought Bribe But Open to Half
Charles A. Fromm president of Stark County Board of Commissioners faced a trial alleging he solicited a $200 bribe from Colson-Cleveland Company to install hospital machinery. Witness George H. Kirk testified Fromm asked for payment and showed interest in price rather than contract terms.
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Cleveland
U.P
Charles A. Fromm
Stark County Board of Commissioners
George H. Kirk
Colson-Cleveland Company
Molly Stark Hospital
Canton
Fromm
Kirk
H. ©. Black
Society to Meet Junior Standard Bearer Society
Junior Standard Bearer Society meets Thursday evening at 4 36 at Miss Mar bella Horns home 12 Sunnyside Drive.
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Marbella Horn
Sunnyside Drive
Ohio corn crop far less than 1928 totals
Ohio forecasts November 1 corn yield at 125,564,000 bushels, down 11,000,000 from last year. Yield projected at 35.5 bushels per acre versus 327.4 last year. late maturation and poor weather cited. Also notes preliminary potato, tobacco, buckwheat, apple and grape production changes.
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Ohio
Columbus
G. & Kay
Federal Crop Reporting Service
Ray
Brengle To Lecture At Army Home Here
Samuel L. Brengle, commissioner of the Salvation Army and international traveler, will lecture at 7 20 oclock Thursday night at the Salvation Army Home, announced Capt. Richard A Benton. Brengle holds doctor of divinity and bachelor of arts degrees and is author of several religious books.
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Samuel L. Brengle
Salvation Army
Richard A. Benton
Commissioner Brengle
Hooper Remains in Jail Over Fine After Guilty Plea
John Hooper changed his plea to guilty on an indictment from the October Grand Jury and was fined $20 and costs in Common Pleas Court. He was committed to Athens County Jail until payment. His trial on a separate driving while intoxicated charge was postponed from Wednesday.
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John Hooper
Commonleal
Hooper
Athens County
Great Lakes Set Yearly Bulk Cargo Recordmark
Cleveland nov 13 ships report iron ore and bituminous coal fleets will break world records for bulk cargo movement as 1929 navigation season ends. Recent lake storms slowed shipping but ore arrivals reached the greatest volume in history with a new air time record for soft coal dumped on freighters at lower lake rocks. Last year peaked at 23 409 600 tons surpassed.
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Great Lakes
Cleveland
Eadmates
Lower Lake Rocks
Columbus concert manager leaps to death from hotel
Joseph O Leary a prominent Columbus concert manager fell from the seventh floor of the Neil House in Columbus. Police initially said the death could be self inflected and he had been despondent over finances. He told Ohio State Journal editor Mowrey he planned to take his life and asked for headlines. The hotel roof was checked and O Leary was found dead after a call claiming an accident. Authorities described the death as a possible suicide after a troubling day marked by odd calls and personal distress.
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Joseph O'Leary
Columbus
Neil House
Sid
O'Leary
Cap) Mowrey
The
Ohio State Journal
Mowrey
O Leary
Jack Mulligan
Aquinas College
Cleary
Gov
Irwin
14 Years Old Sentenced for 21 Years in Kentucky Murder
In Frankfort a Court of Appeals panel upheld a 21 year sentence for Tennie Hall, 14, in the death of 36 year old Ralph Mollins amid a neighborhood feud. The case ties to a December shooting after a confrontation when Mollins reportedly approached the Hall yard. Hall claimed self defense saying Mollins was armed.
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Frankfort
U.P
Court of Appeals
Tennie Hail
Ralph Mollins
Mintifos Wan
Batt
Mathos Yard
Halt
Shaw
Speakers Named for Farm Institute at Canaanville
W. OH Senour Brooksille End and Mrs Foster Tyler of Alexandria are scheduled as state speakers for the farmers Institute opening in Canaanville at 9 30 Thursday morning. Thomas H Johnson county agent Mrs Tyler and Mr Senour spoke at the Junior Institute in Canaanvilla Wednesday.
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W. OH. Senour
Brooksille
End
Foster Tyler
Alexandria
Farmers’ Institute
Canaanville
Thomas H. Johnson
Tyler
Senour
Canaanvilla
Rome Grange Plans Special Meeting With Lecturer Program
Rome Grange will hold a special meeting Friday evening November 15 at 8 oclock instead of 8 40 due to several important matters and the Lecturer's program. The gathering aims to address key issues and feature the lecturer's presentation.
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Stewart
Rome Grange
Irwin predicts lasting peace among major powers
Renowned journalist Will Irwin says the Kellogg Pact signals permanent peace among major states, while wars may continue among smaller nations. He notes U S dominance in wealth, Europe’s slow move to Briand’s United States of Europe, and recalls his war coverage and censorship challenges. A dinner in his honor at Hotel Berry drew 30 attendees from Ohio University faculties and journalism fraternities.
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Will Irwin
Spinoza
United States
Europe
Briand
Meeting Place for Grange Is Changed
Pomona Grange relocates to the Presbyterian Church at Hebbardaville at 14 Oclock Saturday morning from Albany Grange Hall. Officers for the coming year will be elected in the morning, followed by a luncheon at noon. Literary program led by Mr A Lichey, county lecturer.
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Pomona Grange
Presbyterian Church
Hebbarda Ville
Albany Grange Hall
A. Hd Lichey
Chauffeurs Face State Test for 1940 Licensing
A Bureau of Motor Vehicles letter to Athens County deputy commissioner David Johnson states chauffeurs must file new applications and pass a state examination to drive in 1940. License renewals will not be issued next year. applications must reach Columbus early to avoid badge mailing delays after changes for 1930.
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Bureau of Motor Vehicles of
State Department
David Johnson
Athens County
Professor Mauck to Discuss Anglo-American Relations Lecture
Prof Willfred Mauck will lecture on Anglo American relations at the November meeting of the American Association of University Women. The program at Music Hall starts Thursday at 7 30 and is organized by the international study Groups.
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Willfred Mauck
American Association of University Women At Music Hall
Winter’s bitter advance grips vast region from Rockies to coast
Winter's veteran troopers sweep across the Western United States from the Mississippi to the Pacific as icy gales and freezing temperatures drive across the plains. In many areas the storm failed to arrive or came subdued, with temperatures dropping to season’s lowest in places under the frigid advance.
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Denver
Colo
United States
Rockies
Mississippi River
Pacific Ocean
Mercury
Two Youths Survive Snowstorm Reach La Saces Cojo
In a blizzard in the Bauvre De Cristo Mountains two youths Frank Salazar 19 and Fred Salazar 14 trudged to La Saces Cojo after dragging Alfred Salazar 17 a mile and a half through deep snow. They left the body in a snow bank and pressed toward Races while fires gathered pine for wood 12 miles away.
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Denver
Colo
Bauvre de Cristo
la Saces
Cojo
Frank Salazar
Fred Salazar
Alfred Saalazar
Colorado Blizzards Shut Highways And Halt Travel
A severe storm swept Colorado with highways blocked and traffic disrupted across air and road. One town reported a death from freezing while plains and western Kansas endured deep snow. Cold winds chilled Kansas City and San Bernardino area faced sand and damage from the storm. Rescue efforts continued for missing residents as Denver logged subzero mountain temperatures and blizzard conditions persisted.
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Plains
Kansas
Kansas City
Mojave Desert
San Bernardino
Redlands
Ontario
Cal
Chicago
Colorado
Denver
Emergency surgery ordered for Secretary of War Good
Washington officials disclosed that an emergency operation for acute appendicitis was ordered this morning on Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson. The procedure aims to stabilize health and ensure continued wartime leadership.
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Washington
Secretary of War
Good
Coal price and rentals in Nelsonville and Athens
Classified ads advertise coal at 2 dollars per ton delivered in Nelsonville and a five room apartment for 10 dollars a month on West State Street in Athens. Also offered is dairy feed at 35 dollars per ton and a late model coupe wanted in good condition.
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Messenger
Nelsonville
West State &Trest
Athens
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