Prison Fire Kills 15 Convicts at State Plant dormitory
Fire at the State Prison Brick Plant dormitory in Junction City kills 15 convicts and leaves five missing. Injured prisoners crowd the hospital in Columbus as investigators probe the blaze cause and possible prison guard delays. Authorities, including Welfare Director John E. Harper and Governor Vic Donahey’s rep, pursue multiple inquiries while guards face scrutiny.
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Penitentiary Hospital
Columbus
John Pablock
Cleveland
Val Brookmeyer
Ohio Penitentiary
Junction City
Ohio
Legion to Elect Officers at Athens Post Meeting
American Legion Athens post will elect officers at a Wednesday 7:30 PM meeting. Officials expect a large turnout for the session addressing leadership roles and duties.
Heathens Messenger Presents Mexico Fact Booklet
The Heathens Messenger promotes a Washington Information Bureau booklet detailing Mexico including history, population, states, railroads, government, resources and trade. It claims to be factual information rather than propaganda and offers the booklet for 15 cents plus postage with a coupon.
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Mexico
Washington Information Bureau
Prison Fire Sidelights at Columbus Prison Camp
Prison camp at Columbus reports rescues by Andy Revort of Painesville who saved his bull terrier Tiny. Guard Herbie Schneider aided the superintendent by grabbing cash as fire drove workers to escape. Undertaker Bob Olvis helped retrieve bodies. inmates wrote home on prison paper amid the blaze.
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Columbus
O.R
Andy Revort
Painesville
Revort
California
Woodward
Poisoned liquor deaths prompt New York raids
Thirty two people die in 48 hours from poisoned alcohol in New York City. Mayor Walker orders immediate arrests of salesmen and police raid nine downtown speakeasies as federal agents pledge aid. Authorities suspect moonshine and wood alcohol sources amid ongoing investigations.
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New York
Walker
East Side
Prohibition
James M. Doran
Doran
Charles Norris
Mrs. Young Heads Athens Al Smith Democratic Club
Mrs Edward Young of Athens is named president of the Athens Ladies Democratic Club during a meeting at the Al Smith For President Club headquarters on Court Street. Other officers are Mrs Emmett Keenan vice president Miss Ruth Burdett secretary and Mrs Love treasurer. Plans include forming a men’s and women’s club at Ohio University with a joint meeting Thursday at 7 30 PM to complete organization.
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Edward Young
Athens
Athens Ladies’ Democratic Club
al Smith
Court Street
Emmett Keenan
Ruth Burdett
Love
al Smith Club
Nelsonville
Ohio University
Businessmen Drowned While Duck Hunting Near Toledo
Two Toledo businessmen, Homer C. Stuber and Eugene Rompf, are presumed lost after their small rowboat overturned a mile west of Little Sister Island while they duck hunted from Oak Harbor at daybreak Saturday. The boat was found by a Coast Guard Patrol under Captain A. B. Smith, with a can of gasoline floating beneath it. Relatives hold hope Coast Guard cutters will locate them.
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Toledo
O.R
Little Sister Island
Oak Harbor
Homer C. Stuber
Eugene Rompf
Coast Guard
Stuber
A. B. Smith
Smith
Graf Zeppelin set for transatlantic voyage to New York
Crowd gathers at Lakehurst to greet the Graf Zeppelin as final inspections and engine tests take place in Friedrichshafen. The 770 foot dirigible aims to fly to Lakehurst within 75 hours with 18 to 20 passengers aboard for the first Europe to America air passenger run.
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Friederichshafen
United States
Germany
Lakehurst
N. J
Hugo Eckener
New York City
Europe
America
Los Angeles
Charles Rosendahl
Air Iner
William B. Leeds
Pathetic Figure Shows Lost Messenger Bundle
Stewart resident John Barrows, carrier for The Messenger, witnessed a bundle thrown from a No 4 Baltimore and Ohio train land under a passing car and be ground to shreds. He notified The Messenger and received more of yesterday's edition.
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Stewart
John Barrows
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Barrows
Grand Jury Busy Day with 84 Witnesses in Athens County
The October session of the Athens County Grand Jury heard twenty seven cases. Prosecutor R D Williams said forty five witnesses were called in the morning and thirty nine were to be called in the afternoon. Copper wire theft cases formed five of the matters and two cohabitation cases required many witnesses.
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Athens County Grand Jury
R. D. Williams
Typhoid Threat Warned Over Ohio River Water
Dr. Matthias Nicoll Jr warned of a serious typhoid outbreak in Olean New York and a danger to water supplies drawn from the Ohio River. Olean sewage empties into the Allegheny River, a major source feeding the Ohio system.
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Columbus
U.R
Matthias Nicoll, Jr
New York
J. E. Monger
Olean
N. Y
Ohio River
Allegheny River
Ohio
Elyria Woman Plans Convention Of Lonesome Souls In KC
Mrs. Nellie B. Stull of Elyria, president of the Widow and Widowers Club of America, announces a convention in Kansas City for about 1,600 men and women to meet and seek marriage prospects. The event marks the club’s first gathering and vows to promote old fashioned unions and marital happiness.
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Elyria
Kansas City
Nellie B. Stull
Widow and Widowers Club of America
George D. Crissey
United Press
U.R
Mra Stull
Widow and Widowers Club
Stull
Robinson Says Hoover Is Not Prohibitionist
U S Senator Joseph T Robinson Democratic nominee for vice president travels to Los Angeles to open a two day California campaign with Boulder Dam discussed. He answers a letter writer and states Hoover is not a prohibitionist, noting the platform focuses on enforcement.
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Robinson
Los Angeles
U.S
Joseph T. Robinson
California
Boulder Dam
San Francisco
Phoenix, Ariz
Smith
Wilson
Cox
Davis
Herbert Hoover
Pike County Board Meeting Called Over Absentee Ballots
Secretary of State Clarence J. Brown summoned the Pike County Board of Elections for a meeting to discuss concerns about absentee ballots. Board members include W. C. Watts, Dr. Robert Andre, Ed Ketchell, and Stewart West with Joseph Jones as clerk. A prior 4 year controversy led to a legislative probe into Pike County voting practices.
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Columbus
Pike County
Clarence J. Brown
Robert
Wynn
Piketon
Weather favors Cardinals as Yankees face St Louis
In St Louis on October 9, the weather looked set for a fair day with bright sun and a forecast of fair tonight and Wednesday as the Cardinals challenge the Yankees in the World Series.
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ST. Louis
New York Yankees
St. Louis Cardinals
Weather Bureau
Columbus Youth Dies After Saturday Shooting
William Stillwell, 17, of Columbus, died today after a Saturday night shooting by Patrolman C. D. Reed of the Bexley police force.
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Columbus
U.R
William Stillwell
C. D. Reed
Bexley
Dayton McCall's win Detroit semi pro title
The McCall's of Dayton Ohio defeated the Checker Gabs of Detroit 6 to 4 to win the third and final game and capture the national semi pro baseball championship yesterday.
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Dayton
Detroit
McCall's
Ohio
Checker Gabs
Navy Dirigible Los Angeles Leaves Fort Worth
The Navy dirigible Los Angeles departed Fort Worth at 8 a.m. after an overnight stay, heading to its home port at Lakehurst New Jersey.
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LOS_ANGELES
Fort Worth
Tex
W.P
Los Angeles
Lakehurst
N. J
Religion Issue Used by Major Parties In 1930s Campaign
United Press reports both parties push religion to sway voters. Hoover and Republican leaders rebuke Catholic and Protestant religious references while Democrats urge freedom of religious thought. South race fears loom as some papers warn that breaking the Solid South could bring Negro rule below the Mason-Dixon line.
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Washington
Willie Caldwell
Virginia
Herbert Hoover
Work
Republican Natonal Committee
Oliver D. Street
Alabama
Smith
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
Owensboro
Willebrandt
Robinson
John T. McNicholas
Cincinnati
South
Solid South
Hoover Brings Water Power Into Campaign
In a campaign speech Herbert Hoover endorses continued government ownership of Muscle Shoals and its use for agricultural research and fertilizer production. He suggests selling surplus power under terms protecting public interest, while maintaining cheap power for consumers. The stance aims to position power as a by product of national priorities rather than a broad government power project.
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Thomas J. Stokes
United Press
Washington
Herbert ‘Hoover
Alfred ‘E. Smith
Muscle Shoals
Congress
George Norris
Nebraska
Norris
Hoover
Coolidge
Knoxville News-Sentinel
Scripps-Howard
Elizabethton
Knoxville
Ence
Driverless Milk Truck Crashes on North Hill Street
A milk truck owned by The Hope Dairy rolled downhill with the brake set while the driver delivered milk. It struck a tree on Boyd Street near Charles Maple's lawn, badly damaging the front. The incident occurred around 11 o'clock yesterday morning.
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Boyd Street
North Hill
Charles Maple
Hope Dairy
Voters May Obtain Absentee Ballots
Absentee ballots have been received by the Athens County Board of Elections. Absent voters may vote in Athens County as if at home, with ballots to be opened and counted on election day. The elections office is open 8 to 4 daily, closing at noon on Sundays.
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Athens County Board of Elections
Athens County
Dave Johnson
Board of Elections
County Board of Elections
Boy Drowns in Canal in Akron
Harley Albright, 11, is found dead in the Ohio Canal in Akron after being missing since Sunday. Local authorities continue to investigate the drowning as the body is recovered near the canal banks.
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Akron
Harley Albright
Ohio Canal
Sunda
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