Marker Dedication Reclaims Camp Wool Site in Athens
A Civil War marker was unveiled yesterday at Camp Wool, the Athens County training camp, now the Central Avenue School site. Dignitaries included Mrs. H. L. Atkinson and Capt. J. B. Allen, with the Wyrdghters of Union Veterans and local officials in attendance. The stone from Rich Mountain, West Virginia, bears Union marks and honors Gen. John Ellis Wool.
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Francis Willack
Wool
Athens County
Central Avenue
Grand Army of the Republic
H. L. Atkinson
J. B. Allen
Doris B. Merryman
Bertha M. Droz
Robert S. Wood
Athens
Waverly
Rich Mountain
West Virginia
John Ellis Wool
Department of the East
Virginia
Fort Monroe
Thomas A. Jenkins
Ohio State Guards
Denikaon
Miimiville
J. M. Dana
E. A. Guthrie
Ohio Regiment
Girl Scouts Secure Land Option Near Tick Ridge Area
Athens leaders approve an option on a 6.25 acre tract near Tick Ridge School for a Girl Scouts camp. Plans call for a cabin and development on the site with access by hard roads and a move toward land purchase for a new camp facility.
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Tick Ridge Laken
Mall
Ue Ridge
Athens
Areck Ridge School
Papal Legate Arrested Over Interference Claims
Mexico City reports papal legate Leopoldo Ruiz Flores awaiting deportation after arrest and flight to Matamoros across the border, part of a government campaign to curb church interference in politics. The same days see a Cleveland court hearing as bank cashier Andrew White testifies in a embezzlement case involving Maurice Maschke and five others.
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Alexico
Flores
Sugatican
Mexico City
Leopoldo Ruiz. Y Flores
Enratean
Mexico
Alen
Matamoros
Brownsville
Cleveland
Andrew A. White
National City Bank
Maurice Maschke
Pollar
Cuyahoga County
Forest Fires Ravage Oregon and Washington Towns
Wide spread blazes sweep western Oregon and southwest Washington threatening villages and logging camps. Evacuations accelerate as refugees seek safety outside fire zones. rail lines disrupted, tunnels vent flames, and no fatalities are officially confirmed amid the disaster.
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Portland
Ore
U.P
Oregon
Washington
Cochran
Edwards
Enrought
Wyeth
Southern Pacific
Coast Range
County War Veterans Hold Athens Reunion in Chamber of Commerce
Civil War veterans from Athens County gathered in the Security Bank Building chamber for their annual reunion led by J. L. Pickering. Dr A J Learned presided and 12 veterans attended the morning session with music by the Glouster Drum Corps. An automobile trip capped the day after lunch hosted by the Women’s Relief Corps and the Daughters of Veterans. The oldest attendee was John P. Coe, age 91, of Albany.
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Athens County
Chamber of Commerce
Security Bank
J. L. Pickering
Athens
Glouster
A. J. Learned
F Muillfield
Veterans’ Association
Women's Relief Corps
Daughters of Veterans
C. F. Rowland
Franz L. Woodworth
Learned
Isaac Newton
W. D. Christman
W. B. Southerton
Ira
Gilkey
H. A. Dixon
Donnington
Joseph McConika
Zanesville
Jonas Frost
Frost
L. J. Cline
Nelsonville
Henry Staffinger
Chauncey
J. W. Moody
Clouster
John P. Coe
Albany
C. E. Roberts
Corning
Mr. Coe
Plea for Clothes and Shoes by Salvation Army Captain
Captain Fred Relf appeals for children's clothing and shoes as 100 boys and girls cannot attend school. He reports turning away 30 families weekly and asks donors to contact Salvation Army collectors. He rejects house to house canvassing and also seeks farm vegetables or food for families.
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Fred Relf
Captain Reif
Salvation Army
Reif
First Snow Predicted in Ohio Associated Areas
Athens District stockpiles coats as near freezing weather persists through the week. Columbus forecast calls for potential snow amid dark skies and rain. temperatures hover in the forties with a chance of snow flurries this weekend. Rainfall totaled about three tenths of an inch overnight and early today.
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Athens
Columbus
Mercury
Procter & Gamble Adopts Five Day Week for Plants
Cincinnati dispatch reports Procter & Gamble announces a five day work week across its soap plants in the United States and Canada effective October 10. The 14 week job guarantee remains, but weekly hours drop, with new jobs to be created prioritized for workers not covered by the guarantee.
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Soap Manufactory
Cincinnati
United States
Canada
Procter & Gamble, Soap Manufactory
Parden Me Hoover Young Man Burns Ride On Presidential Special
In Fort Wayne Indiana on October 5 a young Italian American named Anthony Demaggio nineteen, riding unknowingly on the presidential special, was seized by Federal secret service operatives. He was later taken aboard the train and given breakfast after he explained he meant no harm.
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Man Burns
Fort Wayne
Ind
UPA
Federal
Secret Service
Anthony Demaggio
Bandits Rob Galena Bank. most cash recovered
A gang robbed the Galena Bank and cut the village phone lines about 2 am. The loot, about $3 in cash, was largely recovered within hours a quarter mile west of town. a small amount of gold remained missing. A Buckeye Stages mechanic was bound but later freed. Earl Budd identified a robbery participant.
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Galena
U.P
Galen Bank
Delaware County
George Sebring
A. L. Kendal
Sunbury
Buckeye Stages Company
Columbus
Servng
William, Shirey
Buckeye
Stages
Shirey
Earl Budd
Budd
Delaware
Young Prince Is Sent Home From England
Crown Prince Michael of Roumania, age ten, returns to Bucharest with his mother Princess Helene and aunt Princess Trene of Greece after learning of his father King Carol's orders. Helene fears denial of access to her son as Carol reportedly missed the boy’s return, the cause tied to royal affairs reported in Paris. In Marietta, Dr. F M Mercer dies when his car plunges over Shepherd Run Bridge after an embankment fall Tuesday night.
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London
Michael of
Roumania
Carol
Bucharest
Dover
Helene
Trene
Greece
England
Michael
Paris
Marietta
Shepherd Run Bridge
Here
FL. M. Mercer
Greenfield
Athens Hero lead deadline tight as director picks Thursday
A rush of entries for the leading role in Athens Hero crowds director Don Newland tonight as the deadline nears. He faces tough choices among six hopefuls while filming plans for two reel comedy proceed with scenes around Athens including the campus hospital and courthouse area.
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Athens
Don
Newland
Kechalee
Polxe
Tnt
Lara
Ohio Univer
Sity
Bewland
Howitt
Gourt
Anion Street
Indicted for Stealing Trees in Williams County
Ohio Supreme Court overruled appeals by Carl Donley and Susie Donley in a grand larceny case stemming from a shrubbery theft worth about 100 dollars from Ned Wonsettler in Bryan. Indictments named Sherman Brunner and Blanche Bronner. evergreen trees and barberry ashes valued items found planted in the Donley yard. Donley received one year. Donley relatives placed on probation. Wheat prices rose at the Chicago Board of Trade opening.
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Golumbus
Ohio Supreme Court
Carl Donley
Susie Donley
Williams County
Ned Wonsettler
Bryan
Ohio
Denteya
Sherman
Brunner
Blanche Bronner
Wonsettler
Hig Green House
Donley Yard
Donley
Hiccoughs Relieved After Spine Puncture Trial
Akron report describes a homemade remedy attempted on several Ohio men tormented by chronic hiccoughs. Benjamin Manes and Aron Jeweler endured ten days of seizures before relief after a spine puncture experiment, with temporary subsidence of symptoms following saline injections.
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Akron
Odt
Fe U
Ohio
Benjamin Manes
Aron Jeweler
Manes
Friyal
Highlights From the Classifieds of Today
Classifieds brief notes show consumer offers for windshield and door glass replacement. Reads like a local ad roundup with items for sale including produce from Peach Ridge and coal delivery pricing per ton and per lump at given addresses and classifications.
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Peach Ridge
Arrest Warrant Issued in Martin Insull Case
State's Attorney John A Letts telegraphed instructions to arrest and detain Martin J Insull. The municipal airport aide receded as the sect ment returned for the former utilities executive, amid actions tied to the Insull case.
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Letts
Martin Insull
Chicago
Martin J
John A
Utilities
Hoover Defends Administration in Des Moines Speech
President Hoover launched a re election campaign stop in Des Moines praising the administrations deeds and attacking opponents. The speech framed the fight as a defense of the good old American standard amid a broader political battle as the President travels toward Washington.
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Raymond Clapyer
Washington, B.C
Hoover
Des Moines
Hoover Discusses Boyhood and Policies in Des Moines Talk
President Hoover described his boyhood in a Des Moines appearance with Iowa editors. He recounted family prophecies and Quaker critics, then urged Democratic policy critiques, pledging farm relief, easier credit, and opposition to export subsidies and wartime debt cancellation while defending agriculture and markets.
Mellon warns Hoover on gold standard courage in crisis
The Des Moines speech recalls the Depression era clash over gold backing. Mellon argues immediate remedies exist to hold the gold standard while cautioning against abandoning monetary strength. He tells how restraint, unity, and sacrifice were required to avoid panic and economic collapse. The speaker condemns weak policy and highlights the costs of past failures.
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Hoover
Des Moines
Andrey Mellon
United States
Hoover Attacks Democratic Policies In Des Moines Speeches
President Hoover delivers a bitter warning against Democratic leadership in Congress to roughly 160000 visitors in Des Moines. He cites the Bank, currency and tariff issues, opposing a proposed bonus plan and fiat money, and defends Republican tariffs while criticizing Farm Board policies.
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House of Representatives
Congress
Bonn
Hoover
Senate
Business Improving Amid Moderating Industrial Indicators
A Washington report notes moderate improvement in business activity with upward movement in a typical seasonal pattern. It cites leather and food sectors as examples, reflecting broader gains in this month’s economic indicators.
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Washington
Bn! Monthly
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