Wintry Blasts Sweep Ohio and West Coast Reflections
Wintry blasts struck Ohio dropping temperatures from 60s to freezing in hours with a 35 mph west wind churning Lake Erie. Snow and cold threaten Thanksgiving, while New York and eastern cities stay near 70 degrees amid a larger storm. Los Angeles reports smoke from frost prevention fires as Boulder Dam progress and a $220 million aqueduct plan advance with urban water needs.
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Ohio
Weather Bureau
Midwest
Rocky Mountain
Great Lakes
Norman Potter
Air Mail
Mary Snow
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dakotas
New York
Ontario
Los Angeles
Chicago
Boulder Dam
Wet Forces in Ohio Gather to Repeal Prohibition
In Columbus on November 25 the Assocation Against the State Prohibition Amendment filed Articles of Incorporation with Secretary of State. Senators Ackerman and Collister headed the effort with incorporators Maschke McLaughlin Collister Ackerman Gentsch Day McCormack Hughes. The group aims to secure 297000 signatures within 60 days to place repeal on the May primary ballot.
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Olumbus
U.P
Secretary of State
Joseph N. Ackerman
L. G. Collister
Cleveland
Maurice Maschke
Harry A. McLaughlin
Ohio State Federation of Labor
Cuyahoga County
Frank F. Gentsch
William L. Day
Martin A. McCormack
John H. Hughes
The
Crusaders
Columbus drive ends oversubscribed by pledges
Columbus community chest quota was oversubscribed by 15359 as pledges for the day reached 170414. The total campaign now stands at 912457 against a request of 897098 with workers reporting momentum after a strong day.
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Columbus
U.R
Lumbus
A I U Changes Hands In Columbus Transfer to Chicago Trust Firm
Columbus November 25 Judge C S Younger announced that control of the American Insurance Union Inc previously held by Albert F Coyle has passed to the Transcontinental Trust Co of Chicago. The move comes less than two months after Coyle took charge.
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Columbus
U.P
American Insurance Union, Inc
Albert F. Coyle
Transcontinental Trust Co
Chicago
C. S. Younger
Smudge Pots Burning and a More Cheerful Country
Daily opinion column by Arthur Brisbane discusses policy shifts and public sentiment. The piece touches on anti Filipino sentiment, calls for vigilance, and argues that worry is a necessary part of national improvement.
Dam and Aqueduct Plan to Budget 25 Million for Valley Canal
The Imperial Valley will spend 25 million dollars over six years to complete a dam and aqueduct project. The bond issue funds a canal large enough to make the valley independent, with further details continued on page four.
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Imperial Valley
State Hospital Wards To Eat Special Thanksgiving Dinner
Wards at Athens State Hospital will receive a Thanksgiving meal featuring roast pork as the main course. The hospital farm produced most items for the noon and evening meals, with 600 pumpkin pies and 3,000 doughnuts baked, and 72 gallons of cider planned for the feast.
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Athens State Hospital
State Hospital
Nettie Riley
Bartlett Friday Night Dance Promises Good Music
A dance event at Bartlett on Friday evening November 27 offers good music. Local residents can attend for an evening of entertainment and socializing.
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Bartlett
Henry Zenner Dies. Athens Leader and Business Promoter
Henry Zenner 71 longtime Athens County figure died at his son D R Zenner's home in Utah Place after nine months illness. He led The D Zenner Co The McBee Binder Co helped found Ray Glo Corp started Athens Country Club and led the Chamber of Commerce. He was a Republican leader and Roosevelt delegate in 1912. Funeral Friday at 2 PM at the Presbyterian Church with burial in West Union Street Cemetery. He leaves two sons D R Zenner Athens and P M Zenner New York plus siblings in Cincinnati.
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Athens County
Henry Zenner
D. Zenner Co
McBee Binder Co
Ray-Glo Corporation
D. R. Zenner
Utah Place
Presbyterian Church
A. Y. Wilcox
West Union Street
Zenner
Athens
Athens Country Club
Athens Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Knights of Pythias and the Elks
Athens National Bank
Ohio
Business catUc
Mr. Zenner
Cincinnati
David Zenner
Ohio University
Leopold Friday
Marietta & Cincinnati
Stewart
Bayard Allum
First National Bank
D. Zenner
Zenner & Golden
John Friday
Lillian Roe
Mansfield
Dominions Win Independence Under Westminister Statute
London report says dominion parliaments gain full national status with the Statute of Westminster now passed, marking the end of British parliamentary supremacy. Dominions remain tied to the crown by allegiance and shared commercial interests, recognizing equal partnership in the empire.
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London
House of Commons
Dominions
United Kingdom
Attitude Shapes USStance Over Japan Manchuria Clash
Washington observers note a firmer State Department line toward Japan in Manchuria. The US through Ambassador Dawes says Japan must withdraw into the South Manchurian Railroad Zone as a prelude to an international probe. Officials deny Dawes said the US would not join League sanctions, while hinting support if the League imposes an economic boycott.
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United States
Washington
U.P
State Department
Japan
Charles G. Dawes
Paris
Dawes
League
No Messenger To Appear Thursday Thanksgiving Holiday
The Athens Messenger will not publish on Thursday November 26 in observance of Thanksgiving. Agents and carriers are notified and Southeastern Ohio business, banks, and news services will suspend operations for the day.
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Athens Messenger
Southeastern Ohio
Export Debenture Plan for Farm Relief Should Receive Senate Support
Picket line forms at Mine No 6 Millfield as 40 miners protest on the road to Sunday Creek Coal. No disorder reported by Sheriff Wingett. 188 men worked today but the mine will be closed Thanksgiving then resume Friday and Saturday.
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Millfield
Sunday Creek Coal Company
Sunday Creek
Wayne Wingett
George Ragp
Students Hear Morgan Speak at Athens High Assembly
Geoffrey Morgan former Athens schools superintendent urged students to plan for middle age by building health character education and savings now. He stressed habits before 18, praised education, and noted the need for a bank account by age 40. The crowd gave a loud ovation and sang Sons of the Black and Red.
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Geoffrey Morgan
Athens
Athens High School
Mr. Morgan
Morgan
Dennis McDaniel
Joe Bardin
Sons of the Black and Red
May Deport Gandhi Threat Shocks British Leaders
Lord Elibank in the House of Lords warned Gandhi against fomenting disturbances in India. He said Gandhi asked for removal of British rule and suggested if that were his plan, Gandhi should be sent to an island archipelago.
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India
London
Mahatma Gandhi
Lord Elibank
House of Lords
Gandhi
Elibank
Blast kills Marietta man in gas explosion
Lawrence N. Grass, 85, a Marietta business man and Marietta College and Harvard graduate, died from burns suffered in a gas explosion in his room on Monday. He passed away today in Marietta.
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Marietta
U.P
Lawrence N. Grass
Marietta College
Harvard University
Optimism in Ohio Ahead of Thanksgiving Day
Ohio with renewed optimism as Thanksgiving approaches. Major RE O Braught, secretary of Governor White's emergency relief commission, says unemployment may fall by four percent over the holiday period and that the winter bridge program could reduce relief needs by about one percent. He estimates roughly 175000 people might not require relief between now and January.
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Columbus
Ohio
America
United Press
RE. O. Braught
George White
Emergency Relief Commission
Braught
White
Tom Mix Fights Death After Rush Phage Transfer
Hollywood star Tom Mix aged 61 faced a perilous bout with peritonitis from a ruptured appendix. A bacteriophage treatment, delivered by air from Stanford University, was rushed to Glendale Airport and then to Hollywood Hospital to aid his recovery.
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Hollywood
U.R
Tom Mix
Stanford University
Glendale
Hollywood Hospital
Three Arraigned In Family Mistreatment Case Near Hockingport
Charles Berringer living near Hockingport was arrested by Constables Jonas and Junod and sheriff's officers on a family mistreatment complaint filed by his sister Goldie. He pleaded not guilty before Magistrate C. H. Porter and was bound over to the Athens County Grand Jury under $1 000 bond. Dan Tippie of Athens pleaded guilty to an intoxication charge before Magistrate Porter and was fined $10 and costs. Samuel Bail of Nelsonville entered a not guilty plea to a charge of stealing a public safety item filed by his sister Myrta Erwin of Millfield and was held on $200 bond.
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Charles Berringer
Hockingport
Jonas
Junod
Goldie Berringer
C. H. Porter
Athens County
Peter Barrows
Dan Tippie
Athens
Porter
Samuel Bail
Nelsonville
Myrta Erwin
Millfield
Former Governor A. A. Taylor Dies at 83 in Tennessee
Al A Taylor former governor and key figure in Tennessee politics known for the war of the roses has died at Appalachian Hospital after a long illness. He was 83.
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Johnson City
Tenn
U.P
A. A. Taylor
Tennessee
Appalachian Hospital
Load Blows Over Urbana Injured Men
John Sheedy age 60 and Comerford were seriously injured when a wagon load of fodder blew over in Urbana amid strong winds. They were at the scene and received emergency aid. Local authorities investigated the accident and the conditions at the time were reported as hazardous.
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Urbana
U.P
John Sheedy
Fi Comerford
Will Couldn't Get His Chinese Army Away From Fan Tan
A noisy pastiche letter describes a Drunken, satirical scene aboard a ship with a mock Chinese army and a fan tan game, mixing references to Shanghai, Empress of Russia, cinema gossip, and a Texas election. It mentions Clara, Marquee de Cordray, Tilson, and Garner in a whimsical, coded tone.
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Will
Fan Tan
S&s
Shanghai
Clara
Fire destroys brooms at Columbus commission building
A warehouse behind the state commission for the blind in Columbus suffered a major fire that destroyed hundreds of brooms and sent heavy plumes of smoke through the first and second floors. About a dozen employees narrowly escaped injury in the incident reported on November 25.
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Columbus
U, Pra
State Commission For the Blind
Democrat Wins Vacant Fourteenth District Seat
The Nov 2 election in San Antonio confirms Democrat Richard Klieberg of Corpus Christi the victory to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Republican Harry M. Wurzbach in the Fourteenth Congressional district.
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San Antonio
Rex
Harry M. Wurzbach
Fourteenth
Richard Klieberg
Corpus Chriati
Patrolman Fretchel Fights Bandits in Chicago Shootout
Patrolman Joan Fretchel engaged four bandits in a gun battle today at a drugstore holdup. One bandit was killed and two others wounded as the officer thwarted the robbery.
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Chigaco
Joan Fretchel
Miners Strike Opposes Former Employers in West Virginia
Striking miners from the Him Grove Co. mines in Wheeling now operate a loaned mine and work against their former employers controlled by the J. A. Paisley interests of Cleveland.
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Wheeling
W. Va
U.P
Him Grove Co
J. A. Paisley
Cleveland
Senators Refuse Testimony End Senate Sugar Inquiry
Senators Watson of Indiana and Davis of Pennsylvania refuse to testify in a senate investigation into sugar stock speculation, effectively ending the inquiry. The action halts further hearings and raises questions about the investigation’s scope and constitutional bounds.
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Washington
U.P
Watson
Indiana
Davia
Pennsylvania
Senate
Unemployment benefit game set at Yankee Stadium
New York City will host an unemployment benefit football game featuring the University of Tennessee and New York University at Yankee Stadium on December 1. Funds raised will aid workers awaiting aid, with kickoff scheduled for the afternoon.
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New York
University of Tennessee
New York University
Yankee Stadium
Governor White Leaves Columbus for Aberdeen Bridge Opening
Governor George White and his daughter Miss Mary depart Columbus for Aberdeen to take part in the opening ceremonies of the Maysville Aberdeen bridge across the Ohio River.
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Columbus
U.P
George White
Mary
Aberdeen
Ohio
Maysvill-Aberdeen
Ohio River
Miners at O and P Mines Accept Six Percent Wage Increase
Cadiz reports 440 miners, on strike since November 2, voted to end the stoppage and return to work tonight after accepting a six percent raise. Superintendent Harvey Nelms announced the resumption of operations.
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Cadiz
O. and P
Harvey Nelms
Dr Hansen Speaks at Athens Senior High Thanksgiving Program
Dr Einar Hansen principal of Rufus Putnam Training School delivers a Thanksgiving address at Athens Senior High School assembly. Students perform a boys quartet and ukulele solo with readings and a duet closing the program.
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Dr. Hansen
Einar Hansen
Rufus Putnam
Athens Senior High School
Dennia McDaniel
Plan Aims to Export Debentures for Farm Relief
Louis J. Taber of Columbus Ohio urged the Senate Agriculture Committee to back an export debenture plan to remove surplus crops. He outlined substituting Farm Board operations with export debentures, adding advisory services, and expanding cooperative farm loan support to strengthen the agricultural sector. Taber said government must aid agriculture as it does capital and industry.
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Washington
U.P
Louis J. Taber
Columbus
National Grange
Senate Agriculture Co
Taber
Federal Farm Board
Farm Board
Cotton Shippers Seek Probe Into Farm Board Actions
J. W. Garrow of Houston testifies before the Senate Agriculture Committee alleging the cotton stabilization program by the Federal Farm Board is a total failure. The American Cotton Shippers Association, representing about 1.9 million producers and marketing 16 percent of U S cotton, urges Congress to investigate and pass stronger farmer aid legislation. Garrow claims the emabuffaga operations have harmed cotton producers rather than helped them.
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Washington
American Cotton Shippers
Federal Farm Board
J. W. Garrow
Houston
Tex
Association
Senate Agriculture Committee
Garrow
Thanksgiving Meal Plans Highlight Local Preparations
Turkey remains the main dish for Thanksgiving with homes planning feasts. special meals noted at the County Home Children’s Home and Athens State Hospital. Sheriff Wayne Wingett reports jail inmates will share a big meal with chicken noodles mashed potatoes gravy and fruit bread. Unseasonable warmth ends as temperatures drop about 20 degrees with a low near 24 expected in Columbus.
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Athens State Hospital
Wayne Wingett
Wingett
Columbus
Coolville Red Cross Membership Report
Report shows 35 additional men and 35 dollars added to the Coolville and Troy Township Red Cross membership. Roll call by Wolfe notes the Athens County Red Cross chapter now lists 70 cash memberships totaling 31 dollars in receipts.
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Athens County Red Cross
Wolfe
Roll Call
It Cross
Coolville
Troy Township
Sabads Claims Some 'Legends' Are Pure Fiction
In Columbus on November 24 Rafael Sabds, a novelist, addressed the club and traced legends about Louis XIV era figures, William Tell, the apple, and Napoleon as pure fiction. He argued these stories were recounted to shape myth rather than record history.
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Columbus
Louis XIV
Napoleon
Rafael Sabds
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Rebecca Friday
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