Arraignments Held in Vinton County Court
Judge J W Darby presided over Monday afternoon arraignments from the latest grand jury. Laura Graves pleaded guilty to assault and battery with a $5 fine. Several defendants faced larceny and house breaking charges with various bonds and trial dates set in November. Ernest Martindill, former Citizens Bank official, was arraigned on receiving deposits while insolvent with a $5,000 bond. Forty seven indictments noted as forthcoming.
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Dundas
Ross Tripp
George Detrow
Wesley Graves
Horace Slagle
Pike Run Church
Eagle Township
Samuel Sharp
Fred Ward
John Trainer
Hamden
William Keaton
Harry Rupp
James Wood
Imtown
Ernest Martindill
Citizens Bank of Hamden
Darby Monay
Four Brought Before Judge Rowland Here
Four men arraigned in Athens County Common Pleas Court on October term indictments. Willard Sampson pleaded guilty to king and entering and larceny and was sentenced to the Ohio State Penitentiary in Columbus. Charles Robinson pleaded guilty to arson and received a Mansfield state reformatory sentence. Cecil McGee pleaded not guilty with $1,000 bond set. John Arbaugh pleaded not guilty to breaking and entering with $1,000 bond.
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Athens County
O. F. Rowland
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Hilty
Rowland
Willard Sampson
Ohio State Penitentiary
Coumbus
Charles Robinson
Ohio State Reformatory
Mansfield
Cecil McGee
Robinson
John Arbaugh
Eny
Barry to Visit Athens Eagle
A message from E. Barry states he will visit Athens today by R W Barker. The Athens Aerie entertainment committee has arranged a special program for the meeting and sent notices to all members urging attendance. After the meeting a conference will be held with officers and chairmen of all committees.
Health Course Planned at McArthur for Community
A four hour course titled The King of Health and School Problems is being organized at McArthur with Prof. C. D. Que of Ohio University. The class meets nightly at 6 30 in the high school. A few slots remain open for registration. Transportation from Athens may be arranged. Further information from Prof. S. H. Bing, director of extension work.
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McArthur
C. D. Que
Ohio University
Athens
S. H. Bing
Sron
Huge Locomotive Order From Alvania Railroad Reported
Oct 14. One order for locomotives totaling more than 1 000 000 dollars has been received by the Locomotive Works from the Alvania Railroad. The engines are electric and part of a Pennsylvania ordered fleet.
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U.P
Alvania Railroad
Engines Electric
Pennsylvania
Columbus Day Reflections On Discovery And Fate Of The Explorer
A reflective piece recalls Christopher Columbus voyage funded by Ferdinand and Isabella in 1492. It notes his goals to reach Cipangu while trading with the Grand Khan, the initial fear of sailors, and his mixed legacy of glory and captivity. Columbus kept iron manacles as a reminder of rewards earned.
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Columbus
Ferdinand and
Isabella
America
Cipangu
Japan
Cathay
Genoa
Eortugal
Chiang Kai-Shek Threat Signals Narrow World War Chance
The article notes Chiang Kai-Shek warns of war with Japan if the League of Nations fails to act. It argues the League may act yet do little while Japan has already moved. It suggests China’s north and south may unite against Japan, forming a potentially unified front.
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Chiang Kai-Shek
Japan
League of Nations
China
Gandhi voices restraint amid round table delays
Gandhi says he cannot pressure England while it is tottering and delaying India's freedom. The article notes his kind heart and patience as discussions continue, with the piece continuing on another page.
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Gandhi
Round Table
England
India
Mrs Laura Cooper Dies After Ill Health
Mrs Laura E Cooper 35 wife of Ben G Cooper of Richland Avenue died at 4 30 PM Tuesday in Cherrington Hospital Logan from peritonitis She had surgery about eighteen months ago Survived by husband three children Marjorie 13 Ruth Jean 9 and Joe 4 Sisters Mrs Carl Cox Mechanicsburg Mrs Paul Kimes Athens three brothers Everett Emmett and Frank Cross Athens Funeral at nephew Cecil Cox home Richland Avenue 2 PM Thursday Burial Hebbardsville Cemetery Calls may be made at Cox home tonight and until funeral time
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Laura E. Cooper
Ben G. Cooper
Richland Avenue
Cherrington Hospital
Logan
Cooper
Marjorie
Ruth Jean
Joe
Carl Cox
Mechanicsburg
Paul Kimes
Athens
Everett
Emmett
Frank Cross
Cecil Cox
Hebbardsville
Cox
Green Goat Makes Initial Bow At Ohio University
The first edition of The Green Goat humor publication debuted on campus and on Main Street corners. Eleanor Hazeltine of Ashtabula edited the issue, becoming the first woman to helm the Goat, with a bright red cover and the title Pledge number.
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Green Goat
Ohio University
Eleanor Hazeltine
Ashtabula
New Version of Necking Given by M. E. Minister
In St Clairsville Ohio on October 14 Rev Harold O Teagarden testified in a Sewellsville church case. He admitted “necking” the attacked Elder Huffman during services after a Sunday School election was postponed. Huffman challenged Teagarden on cross examination prompting marshal intervention. nine congregants yet to testify as hearing resumed.
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ST. Clairsville
Harold O. Teagarden
Teagarden
Squire C. B. Bradfield
Elder Huffman
Sewellsville
Huffman
Methodist Conference
Don Hardesty
Canadian liquor control expert criticizes prohibition
Ben H. Spence, speaking at Ohio University's convocation, argues that looseness lies in enforcement not law. He says Canada faces alcoholism as facilities rise, contradicting total prohibition. He asserts no Canadian system works uniformly and cites rising social harms linked to liquor. He repeats the critique at Nelsonville luncheon.
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Canada
United States
Ben H. Spence
Ohio University
Spence
Intercollegiate Prohibition Association
Washington, D. C
Toronto Star
Presbyterian Church
Nelsonville
Hoover to radio address for unemployment relief drive
President Hoover will address the nation over the radio next Sunday night in support of the Gifford Unemployment Committee's relief fund drives. He is expected to speak between 6 and 6 30 p m at the White House announced today.
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Washington
U.P
Hoover
Gifford Unemployment Committee
White House
Athens County Teachers Plan Institute Here
Dr. BE B Bryan president of Ohio University will speak at the Athens County Teachers Institute to be held Saturday Oct 24 in Ewing Hall. More than 250 teachers are expected for a one day program featuring departmental meetings led by county staff with Alex Root supervising.
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BE. B. Bryan
Ohio University
Athens County Teachers' Institute
Ewing Hall
Alex Root
Athens County
Root
Carbondale
Sadie Luckett
Amesville
Floyd Oberholzer
Trimble Township
Adda Maccombs
United States Weighs Role in League on Sino-Japanese Issue
The United States appears likely to engage in League of Nations council talks over Sino-Japanese tensions in Manchuria. Washington hopes for an early settlement. Submarine movements in Manchurian waters were resolved by removing boats. An end to civil war threats between Canton and Nanking was reported. Japanese forces dispersed 5,000 demobilized Chinese soldiers. Geneva discussed a potential economic boycott if no settlement.
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United States
League of Nations Council
Manchuria
Washington
Manchurian
China
Canton
Nanking
Geneva
League of Nations power tested by strong nations
In Hollywood a satirical jab notes that Japan ignores League ultimatums to quit fighting China and keeps sending troops. The piece mocks the League’s waning influence as big powers evade restraint, likening it to a powerless Senate committee.
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Hollywood
Calif
Japan
China
League of Nations
Senate
Youra
Will
Pauley Addresses Athena Rotary On World Peace
District Rotary Governor Frank Pauley of Middletown spoke to the Athena Rotary Club at Hotel Berry about applying Rotary ethics to international goodwill and peace. He cited the Vienna convention and wartime ruins to urge understanding, local service to foreigners, and a culture of character to prevent future conflicts.
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Rotary
Frank Pauley
Middletown
Athena Rotary Club
Hotel Berry
Vienna
France
Rotary Clubs
Pauley
White named honorary chairman of Notre Dame alumni drive
Governor White is named honorary chairman of the Ohio group raising funds for the Knute Rockne Memorial Field House at Notre Dame in South Bend Indiana. The effort seeks donations from alumni and friends to support construction of the memorial arena.
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Columbus
U.P
White
Ohio Group of
Notre Dame
South Bend
Ind
Vocational Education Institute Afternoon Program
Mrs Althea MacFarland and Clifford Glazier lead the session with music by Athens County directors. A State Department of Education representative speaks from 1 45 to 2 o clock and Dr Bryan addresses the group from 2 15 to 3 o clock.
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Althea MacFarland
Clifford Glazier
Rome
J. L. McKitrick
Amesbury
W. M. Anderson
Jacksonville-Trimble
Musiec
Athens County
State Department of Education
Bryan
Court Grants New Trial to Mrs. Lowther
The Seventh District Court of Appeals granted Maude Lowther a new trial for the 1939 killing of Mrs. Tilby Smith near Saybrook Ashtabula County. Five jurors seated in error prompted the decision announced by Judge John Pollock. Lowther's defense may proceed to the U.S. Supreme Court if needed.
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Youngstown
Seventh District Court of Appeals
Maude Lowther
Ohio
John Pollock
Tilby Smith
Funeral rites for Bishop Theodore Irving Reese Friday
Funeral services for Bishop Theodore Irving Reese 58 of the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio will be held Friday afternoon in Trinity Episcopal Church Columbus. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery Columbus. Reese died in Cincinnati after months of illness including a stroke last winter.
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Columbus
U.P
Theodore Irving Reese
Episcopal Diocese of
Southern Ohio
Cincinnati
Trinity Episcopal Church
Reese
Greenlawn
Fourteen Join First M. E. Church on Sunday
Fourteen members were received into the First M. E. Church on Sunday morning October 1. On confession of faith: Prof. and Mrs. A. C. Gubitz Harley Jeffers Mr and Mrs Ira Michels Paul Michels Miss Frances Pierre Miss Elma Hill Charlen Trout and Miss Carolyn Fuller. By transfer: Prof. and Mrs Cross from Clarion Pennsylvania Dr Velma Phillips from Dillon Montana and Mrs Elmer Poston from the Bible Christian Church.
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M. E
A. C. Gubitz
Harley Jeffers
Ira Michels
Paul Michels
Frances Pierre
Elma Hill
Charlen Trout
Carolyn Fuller
Louisiana civil conflict erupts as Cyr seizes governorship
In Baton Rouge and New Orleans, Lt. Governor Paul Cyr proclaims himself governor amid a doomed coup attempt. Huey Long counters by insisting Cyr has ousted him, while Alvin King and Long move to assume lieutenant governor duties. National Guard was mobilized then stood down as courts debate the crisis.
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U.P
Louisiana
U. S
National Guard
Paul Cyr
Cyr
Shreveport
Huey P. Long
Louiisiana
Long
Alvin King
Senate
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
W. J. B. Hawthorne
Adjutant General
Atlanta
Huey Long
Benator
King
United States May Join League Council Talks on Sino-Japanese Conflict
In Geneva an informal league session considered U S participation in Sino Japanese crisis talks. If invited Washington would have nonvoting observer status, with allies seeking U S stance on proposed actions to avert war in Manchuria. Briand authorized to consult Chinese and Japanese league heads.
Occupation of Mukden Is Hit
Sherwood Eddy reports Japan seized Mukden without provocation and seeks to back independent Manchurian governments. He cites Japanese control of strategic points and warns of growing Chinese resentment, economic boycotts, and shifts toward Soviet Russia as the Nanking government faces crisis.
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New York
Japan
Mukden
Manchuria
Sherwood Eddy
Eddy
Tientain
China
Saworn
Nanking
League of Nations
Asia
League
Soviet Russia
Absent Voters Ballots Begin Arriving for November 3
First absent ballots received in county clerk David Johnsons office for the November 3 election. L. W. Roberts and Mrs. O W Wilcox vote early while others have applied. Three ballots mailed to Murphey Hooper and Chappel. Absent voting period runs through Saturday October 31. A personal request is needed to obtain an absent voter application.
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David Johnson
County Board of Elections
L. W. Roberts
Franklin Avenue
O. W. Wilcox
Mill Street
Roberts
Colorado Springs
Colo
F. C. Murphey
Bethlehem
Martha Hooper
Fostoria
W. K R. Chappel
Philadelphia
Robbers Escape With $500 After Locking Grocery Owner
In Columbus on October 14 two bandits locked Abe Mendowitz proprietor of a grocery store in the rear and fled with about $500 during a nighttime robbery.
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Columbus
Abe Mendowitz
Move Effaces Jap Suspicions Move Effaces Jap Suspicions
Secretary of State Stimson acted swiftly to defuse a potential flare in the Manchurian crisis by moving seven submarines and a tender away from Port Arthur area. Navy officials later said the boats shifted to Chefoo for annual routine shore leave, not on orders from Washington, to reassure Japan during council discussions in Geneva.
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Washington
Stimson
Asiatic Waters
Shantung Peninsula
Chefoo
Japan
Port Arthur
Preas
Manchuria
Navy Department
Shanghai
China
United Je
Nations Council
Neva
State Department
Chefoo Purel
Soviet Leaders Express Cautious Concern Over Manchurian War Risks
Moscow reports say Soviet leaders remain cautious about tensions between China and Japan. Foreign Minister Litvinoff conferred with Japanese ambassador Hirota as Moscow warned of potential action related to the Manchurian railroad dispute. Russian troop deployments on the Eastern frontier were not increased beyond normal levels.
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Moscow
China
Japan
Maxim Litvinoff
Sar
Ese
Koki Hirota
Russia
Ntro
Ream Manchulf
Government Refuses To Evacuate District
TOKIO October 14 — Japanese troops dispersed demobilized Chinese soldiers in Manchuria as a preliminary move for direct talks with China. A battalion broke up a 5,000-strong concentration near Chuthtuho without incident. China reportedly instructed Tso Pin, with Baron Shidehara, to suspend talks before the League council meets.
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Tokio
Manchuria
China
Chuthtuho
Tso-Pin
Baron Shidehara
Nations Council
Civil War Between Canton and Nanking Governments Averted
Canton Government news agency reported an agreement ending the threat of civil war between the Canton and Nanking governments. The report noted possible union of Cantonese and national forces if war loomed and that Chiang Kai-shek would meet Cantonese delegates for acceptance of the accord.
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Changhai
Canton
Nanking
Natio
Japan
Gé Chiang Kai-Shek
Allemande
Chiang
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