Republicans Mull Vote on Controversial Legislation
Chairman Fess of the Republican National Committee joins party leaders in pressing for a vote on contested bills in the House this winter. House Rules Chairman Snell proposes votes on Muscle Shoals, Lame Duck and other Progressive measures if they do not derail the broader legislative program before March 4. Farm relief talks push leaders to align with farm groups against export debentures, aiming for a December 1931 truce that blocks a spring special session.
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Washington
Fess
Republican National Committee
House
Longworth
Tilson
Snell
House Rules Committee
Congress
McNary
Senate Agriculture Committee
Stenographer Loses 40000 Suit in Cleveland Case
Elizabeth Kelley, 21, sued Alexander C. Weizer for heart balm claiming jilt, won 40000 at trial, but case dismissed after evidence of perjury surfaced. Kelley has since disappeared. Judge Harley M. Whitcraft presided.
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Cleveland
Elizabeth Kelley
Alexander C. Weizer
Miss Kelley
Weizer
Harley M. Whitcraft
Logan
Thanksgiving Day Holiday Observed by The Athens Messenger
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day and no editions of The Athens Messenger will be issued. The Messenger staff across the territory will observe the day as a holiday.
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Athens Messenger
Messenger
Athens Messenger Issues Home Candy Recipes Booklet
The Athens Messenger offers a 144 recipe booklet for easy to make candies at home. The guide includes favorites from famous candy makers and is suitable for both young people and adults to follow with simple directions. Use the coupon or write for CANDY RECIPES.
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Athens Messenger
Information Bureau Stands With Frederic J. Haskin Director
The Information Bureau reports from Washington D C under the guidance of Director Frederic J Haskin. The office coordinates press material and public information distribution to outlets nationwide. The column outlines official communications from the information directorate.
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Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
First Severe Cold Wave Strikes East
East states endure blizzards and temperatures near zero with 25 deaths reported and extensive suffering among unemployed. Snow and drifting flurries blanket the region as arctic air moves from Canada eastward toward Thanksgiving.
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Georgia
Chicago
U.P
East Central States
Weather Bureau
United States
Mississippi River
Great Lakes
Red River Valley
Canadian Northwest
Upper Michigan
Penninsula
Canada
Rocky Mountain
Dakotas
Minnesota
Nebraska
Kansas
North Carolina
West Bend
John Happel
Meadville
Mississippi
Colorado
Today By Arthur Brisbane: Give Success Or Chances
Arthur Brisbane cautions readers about balancing risk and reward, warning Stalin of potential dangers in every action and suggesting strategic hints for navigating political power and global dynamics.
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Stalin
Big City Murders Lose Lure As Crime Dramas Fade
The piece notes urban crime fatigue as New York police uncover dismembered body parts scattered across areas miles apart with a laundry mark as the only clue. It contrasts with historic sensational cases and suggests individual murders no longer captivate the public or press.
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New York
Chicago cabaret holdup turns deadly with multiple victims
In Chicago eight bandits rob a cabaret. A railroad watchman confronts them with a big dog. lights go out and shots are fired. Three female entertainers die and several others are wounded. Police recover bodies as hysterical patrons react in shock. The report notes a Supreme Court anti trust decision affecting major film firms.
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Chicago
Cooper Will Not Back Specific Tax Plan Before Office Ends
Columbus November 26 Governor Cooper's General Tax Committee cannot recommend a single tax revision plan before he leaves office. The Administrative Committee will issue a general statement of facts on a new tax code and provide subcommittee reports to aid legislative revision. It favors repealing the general property tax on intangible wealth and lowering autos personal property tax, funded by higher license fees, while no consensus on income tax versus property classification. Taft of Cincinnati: no hope for agreement on income tax or property classification now.
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Columbus
U.R
Cooper
Robert A. Taft
Cincinnati
Cleveland Drives Over Top in Community Fund Campaign
Cleveland's twelfth annual community fund drive surpassed its goal with a total subscription of 5,418,524.20 dollars. The campaign aimed for 4,656,000 dollars regular and 750,000 dollars emergency funds, and achieved the largest sum in the program’s history.
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Cleveland
U.re
Lake Patrol Steals Beer in Graft Probe
Detroit November report details a sweeping Customs Patrol graft inquiry. Two patrol members resigned in five weeks while six men were jailed awaiting Grand Jury testimony. Prohibition officers halted a beer seizure diversion by inspectors. a broader probe is expected beyond 1928 indictments.
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Detroit
U.R
Customs Patrol
Thanksgiving Dinner Planned for Prisoners at Athens County Jail
Twenty five inmates at the Athens County Jail will receive a Thanksgiving meal of stewed chicken on Thursday prepared by Mrs. William Williams wife of Sheriff Williams. The menu includes mashed potatoes cranberry sauce bread and butter coffee and fruit cake. Mrs. Williams prepared the meal plan today.
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Athens County
William Williams
Sheriff Williams
Discontent and Silence in Russia Amid Global Criticism
Beverly Hills observer notes that while most governments face more discontent, Russia appears to suffer fewer open complaints. The writer argues Russians voice only once, then accept fate, with a satirical quip about Boris Ogimsky and Stalin.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Russia
Nussia
Boris Ogimsky
Stalin
Himsky
Bandits Get 37000 Loot In New Jersey Bank Hold Up
Five armed men robbed the People's Bank in Hawthorne New Jersey taking loose currency from the cage. They fled in a stolen car with the license number noted by a passerby Mrs. Stratham. Cashier Harry Dobler said the robbers took only loose money and made no attempt to open the vault.
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New Jersey
Suspect The Fox Linked to Gratis Bank Robbery
Police say a gang led by Robert Zwick known as The Fox robbed the Gratis state bank in Preble County early yesterday. Six men took part with three holding the village while others blew the vault. About $5,000 in cash and $4,000 in bonds were taken. Zwick, a Cincinnati Hamilton gangster, is the focus of a three-year manhunt.
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Dayton
U.P
Robert Zwick
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Gratis
Preble County
Zwick
the Fox
Mother Jones Clinging to Life at 100 in Silver Springs
Silver Springs Maryland November 26 1952 Mother Jones the 100 year old militant labor figure was pronounced dying by her doctor and remained on life support.
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Silver Springs
U.P
Mother Jones
Sobina Bank to reopen in Sabina after reorganization
The Sobina Bank at Sabina Ohio, closed last July, will reopen December 1 after a full reorganization. The announcement stated the bank has been restructured to resume operations.
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Washington C. H
Overdraft Charged in Ohio Highway Fund
A statement from the Democratic State Executive Committees accuses the Ohio Highway Department of a maintenance fund overdraft surpassing 38 million dollars. It cites records showing an October 81 overdrawn balance of 3,313,154.97 dollars, including 1.3 million borrowed from the World War Veterans' Adjusted Compensation Fund to bridge cash shortfalls before the election.
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Columbus
U.re
State Highway Department
Division of Accounts and Controls
Hoover to Attend Marine Coast Guard Football Game
President Hoover will attend the Marine-Coast Guard football game in Washington on December 6. He will buy his own ticket as the game supports charitable purposes, an announcement from the White House stated.
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Washington
Nye to push federal control of state primaries
Senator Nye announced he will offer legislation in the next Congress to federalize state primary laws. He argues state controls are lax or poorly enforced based on his work as chairman of the Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee.
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Washington
U.P
Nye
North Dakota
Congress
Senate Committee
Fight Ends in Killing of 19 Year Old in Portsmouth
Andrew Gallion, 19, was shot and killed during a fight with Elijah Porter, 18, who surrendered to Sheriff Maurice J. Caldwell. Porter admitted the killing but said he fired in self defense. Gallion, a Sciote County resident, died instantly from five shots.
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Portsmouth
U.P
Andrew Gallion
Elijah Porter
Maurice J. Caldwell
Porter
Caldwell
Gallioma
Sciote County
Hoover Signals Public Works Push to Create Jobs
President Hoover plans a December 2 message to Congress stressing unemployment relief and urging new public works funding. He favors more public buildings and roads, faster dual-build programs, and immigration act tweaks while delaying prohibition issues. The budget stresses fiscal deficites and opposition to extending the one percent tax cut.
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Hoover
Congress
Amoney
Treasury
Wickersham Crime Commission
Broker Slain For Laying Jest At Robbery Site
Russell Thompson, 28, a Chicago area broker linked to prominent financier circles, was shot and killed when four armed robbers raided a suburban roadhouse. He reportedly laughed at the act as the bandits demanded access to the safe, escaping with $125 while a fifth bandit waited outside. Thompson’s father, Charles J. Thompson, was a wealthy associate of Samuel Insull, with ties to major transit lines.
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Chicago
Russell Thompson
Ugle
Thompson
Charles J. Thompson
Samuel Insull
Chicago Rapid Transit Lines
Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad
Engle
Daugherty Faces 14 Indictments Over Bank Collapse
Former Ohio State Bank president Daugherty sought separate hearings on 14 indictments for state banking law violations. The grand jury returned 14 substitute indictments requiring a joint hearing and re-indicted Virgil Vincent, a local grain dealer, in connection with the bank’s collapse last spring.
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Washington
U.P
Daugherty
Ohio State Bank
Virgil Vincent
Aimee Semple McPherson to Lead Thanksgiving Service
Mrs Aimee Semple McPherson may appear at Angelus Temple tomorrow in a major Thanksgiving healing service despite reports of illness. Doctors say her condition is not serious though she has lost weight from a strained diet. Guards were increased at her residence after tensions with reporters and church staff.
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Angelus Temple
Mrs. McPherson
Temple
FLC
Winters
Med’herason
Legion Stand Given to Hoover After Boston Convention
The American Legion national commander Ralph J. O’Neil presented the program adopted at the Boston convention to President Hoover at the White House. Key recommendations include creating a veterans committee in the Senate expanding the navy to treaty strength leveling discriminatory laws giving veterans financial relief and clarifying hospitalization under the World War Veterans Act.
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Washington
U.R
American Legion
Boston
Hoover
White House
Ralph JT. O'Neil
Congress
Veterans’ Committee
Senate
Navy
Soviet court names European foes in plot to wage war
Leonid Ramzin testified before a crowded Moscow court naming Raymond Poincare former French premier as a chief European foe in a plot to interventionist war against the Soviet. The eight defendants faced doom as counter revolutionaries while thousands watched in person and via radio and press.
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Moscow
U.P
Europe
Leonid Rarmzin
Ramzin
Raymond Poincare
France
Oil Co Seeks Large Refund in Income Tax Suit
Ohio Oil Co filed in Federal Court here seeking a refund of income and excess profits taxes exceeding 2 million dollars from the government.
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Toledo
U.R
Ohio Oil Co
Film actress in Hollywood faces major operation
Do lores Del Rio, film actress, was in a hospital here facing a major operation. Doctors Ernest Fishbaugh and Arthur Cecil said her condition was serious.
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Hollywood
Dolores del Rio
Ernest Fishbaugh
Arthur Cecil
Veterans Honor Cash Aid Faces House Compromise
Royal Johnson of South Dakota chairs the Veterans Committee and weighs a compromise to pay needy veterans cash now for adjusted service certificates. He opposes broad aid to all veterans, favors targeting only those in need, and studies proposals with Veterans Bureau officials and President Hoover weighing debt implications.
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Royal Johnson
Veterans’ Committee
House
Washington
U.P
South Dakota
Johnson
Tess
Conereas
Treasury
Veterans Bureau
Hoover
Congress
Fire Damages Home of Carl Morris on North High Street
Fire at 19 North High Street caused by a discarded cigarette damaged a kitchen cabinet and floors on two levels. Athens City Fire Chief Ed Laughlin estimated losses over 260 dollars with only minor water damage, noting part of the stairway burned.
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Darmage
Carl Morris
North High Street
Ed Laughlin
Athens City
Laughiin Wala
Schooner Aground Near Port Jefferson in Long Island Sound
Coast Guard ships race to a schooner aground on Long Island Shoal near Port Jefferson. The disabled Storm Petrel, with one woman and four men aboard, was sinking and low in the water at Hen and Chickens Reef after signaling from off New London, Connecticut.
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New York
Coast Guard
Long Island Shoal
Port Jefferson
Long Island
Hen and Chickens Reef
New London
Conn
Twenty Two Get Letters at Ohio University Banquet
Twenty two football players from the 1930 Ohio University championship squad are awarded varsity letters at the annual banquet. The list includes Tackles Marshall Griffith Richard Goos Charles Tar zinski George Swindell Fred Jeffery Guards Hyman Usilaner Claude Chrisman Paul Crites Joe Esmont Ends Rex Burke Joe Colvin Art Hendricks Kermit Blosser George Collins Centers George Brown Lowell Livingstone Backs Jerry Wapshower Clark Gabriel Russell Kepler Joe Sinth Don Maurer Ray Hart.
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Marshall Griffith
Richard Goos
Charles Tarzinski
George Swindell
Fred Jeffery
Hyman Usilaner
Claude Chrisman
Paul Crites
Joe Esmont
Rex Burke
Joe Colvin
Art Hendricks
Kermit Blosser
George Collins
George Brown
Lowell Livingstone
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