Hoover's Building Program Expands with 100 Million in Contracts
Assistant Treasury Secretary Heath announced that 1930 will see more than 100 million dollars in public building contracts awarded by the Treasury. Through year end, 66 contracts totaling 43 million dollars have been let, with 49 more contracts worth 30 million dollars planned, plus land costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.R
Treasury
Hoover
Ferry K. Heath
Treas
Congress
Whitneys Take Jill the Terrier on Air Honeymoon
John Hay Whitney and his wife on a Virginia honeymoon send their Scotch terrier Jill in a specially prepared amphibian plane. Jill travels with two pilots and a valet aboard the vessel, the car and the field stop forming part of the journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.R
John Hay Whitney
Virginia
Jill
Whitney
Athens Messenger Offers a Booklet on Aircraft
The Athens Messenger promotes an illustrated aviation booklet covering the history and theory of flight, design fundamentals, government aviation and training, commercial aviation, air laws, airports, famous flyers, and records. Readers may obtain a copy by mailing a coupon with ten cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Messenger
Labor Federation Endorses Virginia Textile Strike Plan
The American Federation of Labor may back a 4 000 worker strike at Dan River and Riverside Mills in Danville Virginia. It would provide relief for 15 000 affected workers and families and create a large defense fund to aid southern organizing. The convention also pushes for a 48 hour work week across textile employers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor Federation
Virginia
South
United Textile Workers of America
Boston
Dan River
Riverside
Danville
American Federation of Labor
Curtis and Fess defend tariff act at Ohio rally
In Columbus the 1938 Tariff Act and US unemployment trends were defended by Vice President Charles Curtis and Senator Simeon Fess at a Republican rally. They argued the tariff protects living standards, rejects GOP blame for downturn, and urged electing Republicans to back Hoover policies. Fess repeated his keynote theme on maintaining purchasing power amid global weakness.
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Columbus
U.R
Charles Curtis
Simeon D. Fess
Republican National Committee
Franklin County
Republican Campaign Organization
Republican Party
Ohio
Hoover
Fess
America
Driver Arrested After Auto Kills Two Road Workers
Fremont October 9 One road worker Louis Sartoris 52 killed and John Pask 50 fatally injured when Michigan motorist George Kasneikowski 58 struck them as they worked on the McPherson Highway Hessville near Fremont He was jailed on manslaughter charges after witnesses said the car sped toward detour signs and skidded onto the tracks fatally injuring the workers with debris and cash recovered at the scene
Governor seeks extradition in Erie County grand larceny case
Gov. Myers Y. Cooper issued a requisition on the Governor of Virginia for immediate extradition of Myrtle Davis Wilson, arrested at Jonesville Va. She is indicted in Erie County on grand larceny for removing most of the furniture from a Rye Beach cottage on September 7 1929, belonging to Clara B. Berridge.
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Columbus
U.P
Myers Y. Cooper
Virginia
Myrtle Davis Wilson
Jonesville
Miss Wilson
Erie County
Rye Beach
Clara B. Berridge
New York Stock Exchange Urges End to Short Selling
The New York Stock Exchange told brokers to stop bear attacks and short selling that demoralize values and erode confidence. Bears continued selling aggressively and questioned how to curb the practice, pressing governors including Ruth McCormick to act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange
Ruth McCormick
Senator Nyé
Copper Prices Rally In Demand Amid Low Costs
Raw materials buyers appear ready as prices retreat. Ten cent copper, the cheapest in 34 years, spurs heavy purchases with 175 million pounds sold last week, England a major buyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Steel Men See Demand for Future Deliveries and Stable Wages
Steel men report rising interest in future deliveries and believe bottom prices are reached. They cite public spirit and Hoover's advice, pledging not to cut wages despite market pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Unsure Wars Could Destabilize Economy
The piece suggests geopolitical tensions may flare into wars, raising raw material prices and stimulating business, if policymakers avoid blundering into conflict. It emphasizes caution and prudent restraint to prevent economic disruption.
Experiments in Cuba Spark Solar Power Promise
Experiments by Georges Claude, the French scientist, suggest a world changing potential greater than wars as he uses temperature differences between surface and deep gulf waters to provide power for forty 600-watt lamps. He claims to be tapping solar power through this method. Continued on Page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Georges Claude
Napoleon
Gulf
Claude
Four Die in Dalton Coal Mine Fire Mystery
Four men perished in a Dalton Ohio coal mine fire as investigators from county and state offices probe the blaze at Dalton Coal Company. Victims include Rush D Miller an undertaker asphyxiated in a rescue attempt Russell Shanklin 45 mine part owner Robert Douglas 50 mine engineer and Harvey Sword 47 a breaker. Shanklin Douglas and Sword were found in the mine with a rescue crew from Pittsburgh having entered Tuesday midnight to repair a cutting machine.
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Dalton, O
Ria
Dalton Coal Company
Here
Rush D. Miller
Canton
Russell Shanklin
Robert Douglas
Harvey Sword
Shanklin
Douglas
Sword
United Mine Workers
Pittsburgh
Monoplane Columbia Sets Atlantic Crossing Attempt
Starts from Starts Over St Johns at 11 20 a m ET today on an attempt to fly across the Atlantic. The flight aims to cross the ocean as part of a transatlantic attempt with Columbia as the aircraft name and St Johns location noted.
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ST. Johns
U.P
Columbia
Atlantic
Bootlegger Hunt Enlivens Legion Meeting Closings
Federal prohibition agents conducted a tour of inspection at Boston hotels during the 12th annual American Legion convention. One bootlegger was arrested while others were reportedly ejected, though authorities denied a coordinated campaign. About 40 city officers, led by Dennis T. Lorden, joined the probe.
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Boston
U.R
Massachusetts
American Legion
Prohibition
Legion
Federal Prohibition
Statler
Dennis T. Lorden
Here Are Chances To Profit and Open to Everyone
Classified ad roundup notes items for sale including a 13 plate battery in rubber case for 7 dollars and a Graham-Paige sport sedan listed at 1250 dollars. A three piece upholstered living room suite is offered in very good condition and a small house three miles from Athens is available for exchange on the East side with unspecified terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Athens
Young Pretty Is Louisiana's New Secretary
Baton Rouge Oct 9 Miss Alice Lee Grosjean becomes Louisiana secretary of state as the first woman in the post in Gov Huey P Long's cabinet following the death of James J Bailey. The 24 year old brunette joined the governor's service at 18 and divorced James Terrell of El Dorado Ark two years later. Terrell once threatened a suit alleging alienation of Miss Grosjean affections. The appointment marks a landmark in Long's rapid political rise.
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Baton Rouge
Alice Lee Grosjean
Huey P. Long
Department of State
Louisiana
Grosjean
James J. Bailey
James Terrell
el Dorado
Ark
Long
Terrell
Miss Grosjean
Light Cattle Demand Shifts Market Tone in Columbus
In Columbus on October 9, feeders are scarce as heavy cattle dominate, prompting a shift toward smaller cattle. Ohio Farm Bureau director Carl J. West notes winter approaches push feeders to market weight. Chicago receipts show 40% of cattle graded choice and prime, down from 7% last year for sure. Hog prices drop due to lower pork and provisions, with some late-week price recovery. Unfinished hogs comprise a larger share, and lambs show modest gains with dressier demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Carl J. West
Ohio Farm Bureau
Chicago
Akron man Bert Walker given indefinite stay of execution
Columbus attorney reports that Bert Walker of Akron received an indefinite stay from Justice Carrington T. Marshall of the State Supreme Court on October 9 pending review of his capital murder case over Policeman Harlan F. Manes's death.
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Columbus
Bert Walker
Akron
Harlan F. Manes
Carrington T. Marshall
State Supreme Court
Lindbergh Jr to choose own career, father says
Charles A Lindbergh Jr will pick his future path when grown, says Col. Lindbergh in The Pictorial Review interview. He notes gifts at birth cannot be returned or donated without explanation and mentions plans for another extended visit to Mexico and South America.
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New York
Charles Augustua Lindbergh, Jr
The
Pictorial Review
Col
Lindbergh
Col. Lindbergh
Mra. Lindbergh
Mexico
South America
Relief to Farmers From Drought Tops Early Congressional Agenda
Washington observers expect relief for drought stricken farmers to be among initial issues when the Seventy-First Congress convenes. Tax reduction measures, capital gains tax review, and unresolved Muscle Shoals and traffic regulations also loom as major topics for the December short session.
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Washington
U.rp
Seventy-First
Congress
Senate
Chicago Board of Trade
Hoover
Cleveland
Short session agenda spans drought relief and campaign reform
The Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee will report on the first day of the short session and Gerald P. Nye plans new limits on campaign costs. Census data foresees a House reapportionment affecting 35 states, while Senate work includes confirming nominees to the tariff commission and the reorganized power commission.
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Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
Gerald P. Nye
House of Representatives
Senate
New Tariff Commission
Reorganized Power Commission
Akron man Bert Walker appeals death sentence in Manes murder
Bert Walker of Akron appealed to the State Supreme Court for a review of his murder conviction and death sentence for shooting Police Officer Harlan F. Manes during a March incident after Walker was taken into custody following an auto crash.
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Columbus
U.P
Bert Walker
Akron
Harlan F. Manes
State Supreme Court
Walker
Manes
Wickersham Defines Stance On Personal Liberty
Washington, Feb 9. Law Enforcement Chairman Wickersham states he supports personal liberty but it should be restrained for adequate cause. He clarifies his position in the prohibition debate saying he has never been a wet or a dry and has been labeled a 'moral' at times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Get
Wickersham
Law Enforcement Commisaton
Repeal Sherman Law Advocated By Illinois Advocate
Former Congressman James Tegg urged revision or repeal of the Sherman Anti-Trust Law at the National Convention of the Gray Iron Foundry Association in Cleveland. He argued modern business requires a unified program and that price-cutting harms industry, unemployment, and purchasing power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
James Tegg
Gray Iron Foundry Association
Begg
Washington
Youth killed in Kim berly mine fall
Sherman Evans, 20, working in the Valley Mining Company mine at Kimberly, was instantly killed by a top coal and slate fall about 10 this morning. The accident marks the first fatality in 15 years under mine superintendent Pearl Glenn. Evans had begun work a few days earlier, replacing his ill father Henry Evans. The family home is at Hamley Run.
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Nelsonville
Sherman Evans
of the Valley Mining Company
Kimberly
Henry Evans
Pearl Glenn
Young Evans
Evans
Hamley Run
Atterbury resigns from Republican national committee
General W. W. Atterbury president of the Pennsylvania Railroad and Republican National Committee member resigns from the national committee and informs General Edward Martin state chairman of the move in revolt against Gifford Pinchot's gubernatorial candidacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
U.P
W. W. Atterbury
Pennsylvania Railroad
Republican National Committee
Gifford Pinchot
National Committee
Edward Martin
Abey Fleming Seeks Habeas Corpus Release From Prison
The State Supreme Court took under advisement the application of Ab bey Fleming, 17, of Fostoria, who was convicted of robbery, seeking release from the Ohio Penitentiary on a writ of habeas corpus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
State Supreme Court
Abbey Fleming
Fostoria
Ohio
Ohio counties seek state aid amid drought and epidemics
Meigs Vinton Washington Athena and Gallia counties face severe hardship from drought and rising disease. An emergency order by the State Tax Commission allows local authorities to issue notes and borrow for direct relief. Delegations pressed Governor Cooper for relief measures and a special legislative session to amend highway funds for unemployment and aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
State Tax Commission
John Edwards
Tax Commission
Edwards
Pomeroy
Harry D. Silver
Meigs
Vinton
Washington
Athena
Gallia
Cooper
World War Compensation Fund
W. Pealer
Columbus
Highway Improvement Fund
Bettman
Stella Walsh returns as hero after New York welcome
Stella Walsh the fastest woman track athlete in the world arrived in Cleveland to a hero’s welcome. She stepped from a New York Central train at Terminal Station to be embraced by an official committee and spoke on WTAM about her European trip and the reception.
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Cleveland
Stella Walsh
New York
New York Central
Stella
WTAM
Cordill Sinks After Hitting Obstruction on Ohio River
The packet Senator Cordill of the Pittsburgh-Cincinnati Packet Company sank near Dam 18 in the Ohio River after striking a hidden obstruction. All passengers were rescued, no injuries reported, the vessel valued at $40,000.
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Ocordill
Marietta
Senator Cordill
Pittsburgh-Cincinnati Packet Company
Ohio River
Pittsburgh
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