Elias Poston Dies at 69 Leading Hocking Valley Coal Firm
Elias McClellan Poston industrialist and president of New York Coal Company, a key figure in Hocking Valley coal for three decades, died of heart failure at his Columbus home. Funeral services planned in Nelsonville and Columbus with burial at Greenlawn. He left a wife and seven children.
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Lick Run
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Athens County
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Portsmouth
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W. Franklin Street
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Presbyterian Church
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Therese Eric Poston
Donald R. Chillicothe
Anna Renner
New York City
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Charlene Caren
Mary
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Elias M. Poston, Jr
Son Charged Father After Coffee Incident
Bucyrus Ohio October 9 A. O. Kitzmiller 51 Crestline father of nine was held on a poisoning charge filed by his son Clifford 21 after a coffee they shared contained green vitriol. Kitzmiller denied the accusation during questioning by officials.
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Fisherman shoots sturgeon from boat in Lake Erie
RAIN October 9 report says Rudy Moc, a photographer, was casting from a boat when his line snagged a pound sturgeon. He managed to keep the fish near surface to recover a 22 caliber rifle and shot at the animal.
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Lorain Men Pledge Week's Relief Fund Contribution
Lorain men matched police generosity by contributing a full week’s pay to the city relief fund for needy families this winter. The action adds about 2000 dollars to the fund, following police giving 1600 dollars per week.
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U.P
Lorain
New Leadership Asserted in Hoover Administration Turning Point
United Press reports that President Hoover has asserted new leadership this week, aiming to restore public confidence. He mobilized bankers to form a 500 million dollar loan pool and urged Congress to expand the Federal Reserve Act to ease credit, while calling for national unity.
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Raymoni United Press
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Athens Man Hurt in Crash On Richland Avenue
Clyde Sapp 22 Wood Avenue suffered severe arm and head cuts when thrown through the windshield of a car driven by Fred Douglass of Lodi. The vehicle collided with three parked cars on Richland Avenue at 6 30 p m Thursday night. Douglass was arrested for driving while intoxicated and held for arraignment before Mayor Robert S Wood.
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Wood Avenue
Fred Douglass
Wilson Ator
Robert S. Wood
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Richland Avenue
Athens
Cly © Williams
Rock Biffle
Myron Jewey
R. D
Clyde Metcalf
Bowen Porter fined for drunkenness in Marshfield arrest
Bowen Porter was arrested by Sheriff Wayne Wingett in Athens County on a drunkenness charge. He pleaded guilty before Magistrate C H Porter and was fined ten dollars plus costs on Thursday night.
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Wayne Wingett
Athens County
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C. H. Porter
Weather Summary for the Southwest and North Regions
Yesterday high temperatures reached 96 in Phoenix and 92 in Shreveport while San Antonio reported unspecified. Today low temperatures include 28 at Northfield and 30 at White River and Quebec. Pressure trends suggest continued fair and cool conditions for the next 36 hours.
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Six arrested in Ohio insurance murder plot
In Youngstown six people including a 32 year old woman are under arrest for allegedly murdering three men to claim life insurance. Nick Dunovic, 35, was found dead in Campbell after being transported from a boarding house where he slept. Police link two earlier deaths to the same suspected scheme. Mrs. Mary Dragovich is accused of filing a claim saying Dunovic was her husband.
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U.R
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Campbell
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Mary Dragovich
Ohio Wesleyan Cuts Dance Price To Twenty Five Cents
Ohio Wesleyan University students reduced admission to the first varsity dance of the year to 25 cents to allow more student attendance. The event was set for Saturday.
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Delaware
U.R
Ohio Wesleyan University
Martin Stars in Sixth World Series Game at Sportsmans Park
John Leonard Pepper Martin shines in center field for the St. Louis Cardinals as they face the Philadelphia Athletics in game six at Sportsmans Park. The matchup features Paul Derringer against George Earnshaw with expectations set by recent Cardinals rallying play and favorable weather for the day. If the Athletics win, a game will be played tomorrow. otherwise no game will be scheduled.
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George Earnshaw
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Cornelius MacGillicuddy
Street
Sears Criticized Over Liquor Raids on Clubs in Ohio
Columbus Oct. 9 A letter from Charles M Earhart former Anti-Saloon League counsel accuses State Prohibition Commissioner Clarence Sears of shielding elite social and fraternal clubs from raids. Inspector Baynham says he was discharged for alleged disloyalty and confirms orders to raid only with department permission.
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Columbus
U.P
Clarence Sears
Charles M. Earhart
Anti-Saloon League of Ohio
Sears
Earhart
George A. Baynham
Baynham
Murray Forces State Oil Control with Gas Monopoly
Oklahoma Governor W H Murray says the state will run oil operations directly, promising state owned refineries and filling stations under military rule. He asserts the Oklahoma Gas Company will operate as a state entity across the region, after using National Guard power to push crude prices to one dollar per barrel.
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Death of Field Scott, noted coal operator and expert
Field Scott, coal operator and mining expert, died at 2 p.m. Thursday in Richlands Virginia hospital after a week of illness. He had lived in Athens twenty years as Sugar Creek District mines superintendent and later city service director. Survived by widow Mayra Sater Scott, daughter Marcia Scott of New York City, sister Mia Elizabeth Goedecke of Cleveland, and brother Ellis Scott of Chicago. Funeral party arrived in Athens and proceeded to the Scott home.
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Elmwood Place
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Sugar Creek District
Sunday Creek Coal Company
United States
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Marcia Scott
New York City
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Elizabeth Goedecke
Cleveland
Ellis Scott
Chicago
Bricklayers Accept 17 Percent Wage Cut in Columbus
Union Bricklayers No 55 agreed with the Mason Contractors Association to cut wages from 1.65 to 1.30 dollars an hour. The reduction equals about 10.50 dollars weekly on a five day basis and takes effect October 12.
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Mason Contractors’ Association
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Bank of France Hikes Rate to Two and a Half Percent
The Bank of France council voted to raise the bank rate from 2 percent to 2.5 percent. The 2 percent level had been in place since January 2.
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U.P
Council of the Bank of France
Returned to Athens in non support case
John Backus and Paul Dray were returned to Athens Thursday to face charges of non support by Deputy Sheriff Charlies Bayless. Backus was arrested at Logan and Dray was apprehended at Lisbon.
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Fisher urges canceling war debts and free trade for world recovery
Yale economist Professor Irving Fisher tells United Press that canceling U.S. war debts or extending payments could spur disarmament and free trade. He views U.S. creditor leverage as a tool to press Europe toward disarmament, and argues tariffs hinder business recovery while free trade among nations aids prosperity.
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Reversal of Mal Daugherty Conviction by Court of Appeals
The Ninth District Court of Appeals reversed the conviction of Mal 8 Daugherty, president of the Ohio State Bank at Washington Court House and brother of former U S Attorney General Harry M Daugherty. The unanimous ruling found the trial unfair and the verdict against the weight of evidence.
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Ohio Penitentiary
W. EK. Pardee
Ross W. Funk
Wooster
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Elyria
Common Pleas
Charles Bell
Cincinnati
OSU Radio Signal Tests Track Ohio Station Strength
Ohio State University engineering station continued fall tests of twelve radio stations across Ohio Indiana Michigan and Pennsylvania to measure relative signal strength at various Ohio points. Participants include WEAO WHK WTAM WGAR WLW WSAI WKRC WEO KY WOWO WXYZ KDKA and WCAE.
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Ohio Legion chief urges hospital beds for disabled veterans
Paul M. Herbert state commander of Ohio American Legion told the local post that the organization aims to provide hospital accommodations for every disabled World War veteran. The address was delivered in Washington D. C. on October 9.
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Governor Murray and Pepper Martin in 1932
A fragmented reminiscence mentions Governor Murray and baseball figure Pepper Martin from Oklahoma, with asides about being in Mexico and not hearing about notable figures like Hoover and Gandhi. The passage reflects dated talk and scattered names rather than a cohesive report.
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President outlines five hundred million fund for Fed flexibility
The president's conference and announcement about a $500 million fund is well received by business and the stock market. The key point, though not explicit, is to grant the Federal Reserve Board greater flexibility to fulfill its intended function.
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Federal Reserve Prints Money Against Security
The plain English explanation states the Fed can print money and issue it against good security to make credit available to those entitled. Yet its transactions rely on rediscounting commercial paper, which can dry up in a low mood, causing the Fed to fail when its aid is most needed.
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Reassure Depositors and Free Frozen Bank Assets
The statement urges the government to calm bank depositors worried about safety and to enable banks to obtain currency from so called frozen assets. It warns against selling such assets at outrageous sacrifice during these times.
British mob discipline and dole aid quell unrest in Manchester
A heated crowd in Manchester, angered by wage reductions, clashed with mounted police as stones flew. Firemen using strong water streams dispersed the demonstrators, illustrating how Britain employs decisive measures, including welfare provisions, to keep mobs quiet.
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India
Britain
Manchester
Britain Abandons Gold Standard Prompting Economic Fears
The article notes England’s abandonment of the gold standard and its impact on currency value, reducing buying power of the dole. It cautions that this could stir domestic trouble as Britons fear a collapse in the United States and urge prudent reserve for home use.
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Editorial Statement From John M Ellis
John M Ellis of 25 Broadway New York City sends an editorial statement urging caution and reflective outlook amid troubling times. The missive stresses measured response and consideration of public sentiment in shaping policy.
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John M. Ellis
Broadway
New York City
Extrac
Confidence and optimism mark Hoover plan to spur economy
The Hoover administration shows a spirit of confidence on the eve of launching a 500 million dollar banking post aimed at energizing money and credit flow. The fund, described as a prosperity pool, could operate within two weeks across 12 federal reserve districts to shore up banking and finance. Democrats press for immediate expansion as lawmakers, bankers, and Treasury work to ready the federal reserve system for future needs.
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Bank Plan Aims to Stabilize Private Lending
The administration proposes a private banking plan to rescue frozen assets by swapping them for fresh credit via a giant bank. The move would reduce asset liquidation pressure, relieve loan restrictions, and restore confidence so funds return to circulation from safes and boxes.
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War Finance
Billion-Dollar Credit Pool Aims to Rebuild Bank Assets
New York October 9. A plan to form a Delaware corporation to raise up to 1 billion dollars in deposited funds to aid banks. Banks would subscribe up to 500 million immediately and the pool would operate to provide accommodations based on sound assets not eligible for rediscount at Federal Reserve banks.
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Mortimer N. Buckner
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Ner
Radio programs to run weekly on WEAQ Ohio State
Conservation Commissioner W H Reinhart announced weekly radio broadcasts on WEAQ in Columbus to discuss evaluation programs tied to Ohio State University. The plan aims to inform the public about conservation efforts and university research collaborations.
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Columbus
Aan Weaq
Ohio State University
W H. Reinhart
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