Wine Growers Seek U S Protection From Racketeers
California wine growers and sellers report threats from racketeers as gangsters target the grape concentrate industry. Mrs Mabel Walker Willebrandt represents California Fruit Industries and urges federal action to guard interstate commerce, with Assistant Attorney General John Lord O'Brien weighing procedure. The Farm Board has already provided about 16 million dollars to growers, deeming grape concentrate sale legal.
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California
Ee of Justice
Department
John Lord O’brien
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
Washington
California Fruit Industries
O'Brien
Federal Farm Board
Missing Pacific Air Transport plane sought in Tehachapis
Searchers aided by 20 airplanes and tracks by mountaineers hunted for the Pacific Air Transport mail plane last heard from at 2 a m Monday. The San Francisco bound craft with three aboard disappeared during a blizzard north of Los Angeles between Los Angeles and Bakersfield. The storm has erased all traces.
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Los Angeles
Calif
U.P
Pacific Air Transport
Tehachapi Mountains
San Francisco
Bakersfield
Grid Player Killed In Marietta College Football Game
Marietta Ohio Nov 19 A Marietta College football game between the Sophomores and Mesamen ended in tragedy when John Wightman a 20 year old sophomore from Northampton Mass died from injuries believed to be a broken neck sustained during the contest His father the Rev John Wightman is named among those affected by the loss
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Marietta
U.P
Marietta College
John (. Wightman
Northampton
Mass
Wightman
John ©. Wightman
Athens Messenger Promotes New Fifteenth Census Booklet
The Athens Messenger advertises a new geography booklet The Fifteenth Census for school children. It provides the 1930 enumeration for the United States, states, and cities of 2590 or more, with comparisons to 1920 figures, and lists 200 principal cities by rank. A ten cent coupon is requested to cover cost and postage.
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United States
REQUEST FOR FIFTEENTH CENSUS BOOKLET
Information Bureau offers a copy of the Fifteenth Census booklet for ten cents in coin or stamps. Address Name Street City State for delivery in Washington D C.
Ohio expected 1931 property valuation cut 15 to 20 percent
Ohio Tax Commission Chairman George C. Braden says real property values will fall 15 to 20 percent in 1931 under revaluation. He notes farms and residences bear most tax burden, and lawmakers face a major problem funding lost revenue. Braden discusses inheritance tax revenue distribution and suggests divisions will return to localities until action is taken.
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Ohio Tax Commission
Henry T. Gorrell
United Press
Columbus
U.P
George C. Braden
Braden
Ohio
England Goes Borrowing and a Speakeasy Plan
Today by Arthur Brisbane. The column notes England’s financial strain, a new plan to borrow funds, and a racy trend in social life hinted by “speakeasy” style venues. The piece reflects public mood and economic concerns of the era.
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England
Poetic Fragments Echo Onset of Seasonal Mood
A fragment from a 19th century column captures a mood of shifting temperament likened to a leaf on a stream and a dreamlike change. The lines reflect vanity and volatility as seasonal reflection.
Brokers to Reopen 53 Closed Branch Offices Soon
Last week traders reported nationwide cheer as prices rose and 53 broker closed branch offices were expected to reopen within a month, signaling renewed activity in the market and investor confidence.
One Percent Lendings Empties Banks’ Appetite
A fragment notes economic gloom with funds on call available at one percent, souring sentiment as banks expect higher returns than a slim one percent rate. It hints at tension between liquidity and profitable lending amid a bleak outlook.
Uncle Sam Returns to Wheat Pit as Prices Move
Uncle Sam resumes buying wheat to support prices while public plans unfold revealing the government’s limited funds and the challenge of sustaining market support amid disclosed initiatives.
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Uncle Sam
Bank of England seeks one billion dollar loan from France
The Bank of England fears a steep fall in England's gold reserve and asks France for a loan of one billion dollars. The prospect of a French loan could calm critics urging the United States to cancel France's debt.
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Bank OF England
England
France
Friends of France
Republic
Uncle Sam
President Hoover urged memory of U S commitment
The piece notes that President Hoover stated a key fact not to be forgotten as the United States continues its course, with further details promised on Page 4.
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Hoover
United States
Open House Highlights School Programs at Athens High
About 400 parents and patrons attended the open house night at Athens Junior and Senior High School. They compared current education methods with past practices and toured classes in music art furniture refinishing sewing gymnasium and classrooms. Each of three half hour periods began at seven o clock and attracted crowded recitations.
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Parent-Teacher Association
Athens
River Survey Started Here
A reconnaissance survey of the Hocking River is under way by government engineers. A public hearing on dredging and straightening the stream will be held in Athens at the Courthouse on Friday at 1 p.m. The event draws residents from Athens County and neighboring areas. Congressman Jenkins helped secure the survey, and Major Fred W. Herman and Murray Blanchard lead the field work from Huntington, West Virginia. The hearing and survey are early steps toward flood prevention or navigability, with results to be sent to Congress.
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Hocking River
Athens
Athens County
T. A. Jenkins
Jenkins
Fred W. Herman
Murray Blanchard
Huntington
W. Va
Blanchard
Congress
Bride Weds Then Vanishing Shocks Ohio Theater Case
In Youngstown on November 19 a missing former assistant manager Jere Amber who vanished with $3600 from the State Theater led police to Columbus. Amber and his four day bride checked into a Columbus hotel as detectives cite a 200 mile midnight taxi ride. Taxi driver Mark Isaacs says he was paid 55 dollars.
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Youngstown
U.P
Jere Amber
State Theater
Columbus
Amber
Mark Isaacs
Ohio Road Fund Overspent By Million
More than 3,000 men in the State Highway Department Maintenance Division were laid off pending an external inquiry into a reported overspending of the maintenance fund by about 1 006 000 dollars. Director Ward says a financial status report may come after a Thursday conference with chief engineers from 12 divisions. Officials cite lower gasoline tax receipts as a cause and warn layoffs could extend into winter as a standard seasonal cutback.
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Columbus
State Highway Department
Cooper Administration
Robert N. Waid
Highway Department
Ward
Penfield Center 'Het Up' Over Hunters Killing Cows
Embattled Penfield Center farmers mobilize to curb city dude hunters shooting cows stealing apples and trampling crops. A five member committee will study policing proposals, with findings to be presented at next week's meeting called by J W McHenry Elyria postmaster and farm owner.
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Penfield Center
U.P
Penfield
J. W. McHrenry
Elyria
Penfield Township
McHenry
Heart Balm Verdict Hits Miss Kelley In Cleveland Case
In Cleveland on November 19 a jury awarded Miss Elizabeth Kelley 40 000 dollars in heart balm after two days of lurid testimony. The four women and eight men panel deliberated 90 minutes. Kelley charged Alexander Weizer with jilting her to marry Trene Kundtz daughter of Theodore Kundtz a millionaire manufacturer.
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Elizabeth Kelley
Alexander
Weizer
Miss Kelley
Trene Kundtz
Theodore Kundtz
Seek Youth's Slayer Set After Cleveland Shooting
Cleveland police ordered a search for the Slayer of 15 year old Alex Safron shot last night in a suspected whisky hijacking feud. Telegrams went to nearby cities for relatives and guards were posted at rail and bus stations. The youth was described as an innocent victim. the bullet was said to target his father John Safron.
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Cleveland
U.P
Alex Safron
John Safron
Nineteen Hundreds Woman Jane Hartley Dies in New Marshfield
Mrs Jane Hartley 88 of New Marshfield died at home at 1 30 Tuesday from dropsy. Widow of John Hartley she leaves daughters Mrs Anna Jones and Mrs Eliza Ossionen of Akron and five sons Edward Akron Willis Nebraska George and John Athens and William who lived with her. Funeral Thursday at 11 at Graham Chapel with Rev Pugh officiating. Burial in Graham Chapel Cemetery.
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New Marshfield
Jane Hartley
John Hartley
Anna Jones
Eliza Ossionen
Akron
Edward
Willis
Nebraska
George
John
Athens
William
Graham Chapel
Pugh
Shop-o-Scope Bargains Today in Nelsonville
The Messenger advertises Shop-o-Scope bargains with handkerchiefs in special boxes and batiste and linen in white or color for 25 cents to 1 dollar. Inlaid rubber balls and high bounce toys are priced at 1 dollar. Miniature aluminum tea sets with 16 pieces including sugar and creamer with red knobs are also offered for 1 dollar.
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Messenger Shop-o-Scope
Nelsonville
225 Without Jobs
An order by the State Pennl Department suspending highway work in parts of the state has left 225 Washington County workers without jobs who were employed recently on unemployment relief projects. About 1,000 workers in the Tenth Highway District face layoff due to the order.
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Marietta
U.R
Pennl Department
Washington County
Woman Shoots Self Over Love Anger
In Sidney on November 19 a 22 year old mother Ruth Wonderly Warsaw killed herself in an apartment she was cleaning. Believed spurred by love for a man known as Jim, she left an 18 month old child present in the room. She had been estranged from her husband and supported by her mother Mrs Wenderts and her son Edward through housework.
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Sidney
U.P
Jim
Ruth Wonderly Warsaw
Warsaw
BE. Wenderts
Edward
Dies With Children Colvin Run Fire Claims Family
Mrs Bernice Sullivan 27 and her three children died in a house fire near Colvin Run Virginia after she woke, put the children to bed, and ran to the yard seeking help. Her husband Daniel J Sullivan 55 was at a neighbor when the blaze trapped the family.
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Colvin Run
U.P
Bernice Sullivan
Inmates to be Paroled from Mansfield Reformatory
Ninety inmates are slated for parole within two months per the Board of Clemency report. Names highlighted include Lynn Gick Herbert Chipley Stanley James John Borham and Frank Quillen from Meigs County.
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Mansfield
U.P
Mansfield Reformatory
Board of Clemency
Lynn Gick
Montgomery
Herbert Chipley
Clark
Stanley James
John Borham
Frank Quillen
Meigs County
Belasco Gravely Ill After Missing Opening Night
David Belasco veteran showman and producer remains in grave condition as he reflects on missing his first opening performance in many years while his illness worsens.
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New York
David Belasco
Western storm blocks roads from Rockies to Pacific
Driving snow and high winds lash the western region from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Northwest and into the Southwest. The blizzard ends a sunny autumn with first wintry temperatures. One forest ranger died of cold in Oregon and a Utah boy is missing. Mountain passes close as vehicles are stranded and highway crews rescue motorists.
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Denver
Colo
U.P
United States
Rocky Mountains
Pacific Northwest
Ncotion
Medford
Ore
William Godfrey
Canada
Allan Larson
Fairview
Utah
Thistle Junction
Springville
Stil
Colorado
Pickrel Lead Is Increased in Ohio Lt. Gov Race
In Columbus on November 19 the lead of Democrat William G. Pickrel over Republican Lt. Governor John To Brown rose to 460 votes after precinct checks by Secretary Blaze Brown. Official totals show White leading Cooper for governor by 109,459, with Brown ahead for Secretary of State by 218,075, and BetteMan over Allison for attorney general by 143,539. other races were not yet tabulated.
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Columbus
U.R
William G. Pickrel
Dayton
John To Brown
Mechanicsburg
Blaze Brown
George White
Myers Y. Cooper
White
Clarence JT. Brown
John Henry Newman
Brown
Gilbert Betteman
M. Kay Allison
Betteian
U. S. Senate
Tornado Strikes Bethany Near Oklahoma City
Bethany, five miles west of Oklahoma City on the Esteno Highway, was hit by a tornado today. The storm disrupted all telephone service and demolished buildings over about 200 feet as motorist J. W. Wells reported the path through the eastern part of town.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
U.P
Bethany
J. W. Wells
Bulkley Sets Record in Ohio Election Returns
Bulkley leads with 1 946 561 votes as Gov Vic Donahey's Democratic margin from 1934 stands as the record. The Nov 19 results announced by Secretary of State Irvine show Republican Roscoe Me Camach losing to Barkley by 1 946 561 to 644. Former Gov Donahey previously held the largest margin.
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Cotumpus
Robert J. Bulklew
Clevelord
I. S. Feng
Pma
Secretary of State
Irewn
Pruittter
Roscoe C. Me Uttioch
Drv Pembbican
Nerordine
Barkley
Cntloech
Vic Donahey
Olea
Donahey
Harry Ll. Davis
Cleveland
Jury Hears Tale in Axe Slaying Case at McArthur
A nine man three woman jury in McArthur hears the murder trial of Airs Josephine Napper 60 accused of killing her husband Jasper Napper 72 with an axe. Prosecutor Charles Chapman and defense counsel Roy Gillen present closing arguments as witnesses testify Napper says years of abuse preceded the murder after he threatened to take another woman into the home.
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Ray Cox
Harold Warter
Two Slain in Lonely House of Bellevue Brothers
Three Gallagher brothers lived in a secluded Bellevue residence. Edward and John were killed by gunfire while Francis, wounded, died hours later. police link a long feud to the killings. Sam Kelly was arrested in Newport on murder charges after admitting prior rough treatment by the brothers.
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Bellevue
Edward Gallagher
John Gallagher
Francis “Duke” Gallagher
Newport
Sam Kelly
Cincinnati
Kelly
Will of Willis A. Webster Admitted to Probate
The will of Willis A. Webster was admitted to probate on Monday. Margaret McDonald has been appointed executrix of the will of William McDonald.
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Willis A. Webster
Margaret McDonald
William McDonald
American Bar Association Backs Prohibition Repeal
In Chicago on November 19, the Beaches Bar Association voted 13 779 to 6 349 to repeal the Eighteenth Amendment in a prohibition referendum with about 75 percent participation. A second ballot on a general liquor laws referendum drew 14 782 in favor and 5 825 against. Action on repeal is to be considered at the next Atlantic City annual meeting.
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Chicago
U.P
Beaches Bar Association
Charles A. Boston
Mem
Bers
Atlantic City
Orrie L. Phillips
U. S Court of Appeals
Tenth District
Fletcher Faces Senate Clash Over Tariff Commission Chair
A fight over confirmation of Keney Pletcher of Pennsylvania as Tariff Commission chair looms as the Senate session opens in December. Western Republicans and Insurgent factions plan resistance, worrying President Hoover who faced difficulties in finding a acceptable candidate. If rejected, Hoover would face a difficult return to the process with limited time before a possible March session.
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Washington
U.P
Keney PL
Oyce
Pletcher
Troover
Hoover
Fletcher
Senate
Daya
Ahe
Mietehor
Congress
Mid-West
Athens Knights Fund Drive Sets 15000 Goal At Wolf Course
Proceeds from Tuesday and today at Waite Golf Course and the Knights of Pythias Building will be donated to the Athens Community Chest Fund. Profita from sandwiches sold at the Wolf Course will also go to the fund. Team captains reported pledges from Athens residents at a luncheon. The $15,000 quota aims to aid local charities, Frank Roach said.
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Waite
Knights of Pythias
Athens Community Chest Fund
Profita
Athens
Frank Roach
Marriage ties bind Capone and Diamond families
Chicago crime records show John Macritote aged 23 who got a license to wed Mafalda Capone 18 sister of gang leader Al Capone is a brother of gangster Frank Diamond. The union strengthens ties between Capone and Diamond families already linked by business interests.
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Chicago
U.R
Chicago Crime Commission
John Macritote
Mafalda Capone
al Capone
Frank Diamond
Capone
Diamond
Modern football customs and marriage ban noted
Beverly Hills columnist Will Rogers argues players may date but cannot marry, cites Knute Rockne and college teams like Harvard Yale Princeton as examples of single stars. He comments on umpiring, illness, and goals while joking about licenses and tickets.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Knute Rockne
Justice of the Peace
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Wik
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Wine-Miers
By Cecil Owen
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Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Arthur Brisbane
King Features, Inc
Wall Street
Athens High School
Courthouse
Ohio Road Fund
Meteor
Ifew Moterers
Lawrence Swank
Crawfordsville
Ind
Swank
Marshfield
Virginia
Plames
Belasco
U. S
Moterixta
Antonito, Cola
American Bar Association
Tariff Commission
Lyle
Wilson United Press
Will Rogers
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