Education chiefs urge federal role in public schools
The Southeastern Ohio Education Association meeting in Memorial Auditorium heard Ohio officials affirm that federal government shares responsibility for education as firmly as the state. Dr. James H. Richmond argued for federal support, while local leaders stressed democracy requires sustained national aid to children and schools.
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Uch
Fed- Government
Bopment of
Southeast Ohio Education Association
James H
Kentucky
Memorial Auditorium
Southeastern Ohio
Richmond
United States
Labor Federation Plans Auto Code Action
The president of the federation of labor states that labor groups will push for an automobile code within the coming weeks. He notes the aim is to address industry standards and worker protections ahead of upcoming policy discussions.
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Ctention F Labor
Security Bank Sues Bank of Athens Over Bond Purchases
Security Savings Bank claims two agreements with Bank of Athens officials led to purchases of bonds and other securities totaling 236 577 82 dollars plus interest. The bank seeks repayment of the purchase price and asserts an offer to return the securities was refused. Attorneys for both sides are listed in the petition filed in Athens County Common Pleas Court.
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Security Savings Bank
Bank of Athens, N. B. A
Bank of Athens
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Pilus
Jones, Jones & Erskine
Woolley & Rowland
Peck, Shaffer & Williams
Cincinnati
The
Butler & Bartells
Columbus
L. G. Worstell
Teachers Back Extra Levies At Southeastern Ohio Meeting
At memorial auditorium noon today the Southeast Ohio Education Association endorsed additional levies for education in state aided and other districts in Ohio. The assembly also protested the 100 dollar flat rate for one room schools, opposed two gasoline tax amendments on November 6 and favored a constitutional amendment for more frequent meetings.
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Representative Assembly
The
Southeastern Ohio Education Association
Memorial Auditorium
Ohio
Diphtheria Claims Rutland Girl Age 13
Ada Harrison died at home in Rutland from diphtheria. The 13 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Ernest Harrison is survived by two brothers and three sisters. A private funeral will be held Saturday at 10 am at Miles Cemetery.
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Rutland
j—Ada Harrison
Ernest Harrison
Miles Cemetery
Gallia County Sales Permit Revoked by State Officials
Columbus notices state liquor director John A. Hughes revoked eight permits. Names include Virgie Halley of Gallipolis charged with sale of spirituous liquor to minors and making a false statement in permit application.
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Columbus
John A. Hughes
Virgie Halley
Third Street
Gallipolis
Brown Attacks License Setup for Sportsmen
COSHOCTON October 26 Republican gubernatorial candidate Clarence J. Brown criticizes Ohio hunting and fishing license fund management claiming $500000 was diverted and last year’s $505000 in fees mostly funded salaries travel and autos. CELINA October 26 Democratic candidate Martin L. Davey says Democrats did not originate the relief and public works grants claim but it could help.
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Coshocton
Clarence J. Brown
Ohio
Celina
Martin L. Davey
AAA Plans Half-Sized Cut in Next Year’s Corn Acreage
The AAA aims to cut corn plantings 10 to 15 percent below the 1932-33 base of 105,500,000 acres in next year’s contracts, a smaller reduction than the 20-30 percent asked this year. Hog curtailment is expected at 5 to 10 percent, with hog numbers already low and controllable by feed measures.
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Washington
AAA
Farm Administration
Wins Divorce From Meanest Woman
During World War I service in France Wesley J. Bennett brought a photo of his wife with a baby. On return he learned the image was a hoax and not a child. Judge Frank McDonough Jr. granted the divorce on grounds of cruelty.
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Denver
France
Wesley J. Bennett
Bennett
Frank McDonough, Jr
CCC Camp Water Line Laying Gets State Aid
In Columbus on October 26 the state relief commission approved $9,180 for Summit County to repair a house as part of the FHA program. Additional grants included $1,728 to lay a water line connecting a CCC camp with city water on Peach Ridge in Athens Ohio.
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Columbus
Federal Housing Administration
Summit County
State Relief Commission
Make & House
CCC
Peach Ridge
Athens
Browning Disinherits Estranged Wife in Will
New York report states Edward West Browning known as Daddy Browning disinherits his estranged wife Frances Heenan Browning in the will on file, outlining the change in inheritance arrangement as of October 26.
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New York
Edward West
Daddy” Browning
Frances “Peaches
Heenan Browning
Mrs Fernwick Dies in Cincinnati Home of Daughter
Mrs James Fernwick long time Athens County resident dies at her daughter Mrs F O Watkins home in Hyde Park Cincinnati. Body to be returned to Athens for burial at Fox Burial.
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James Fernwick
Athens County
F.O Watkins
Hyde Park
Cincinnati
Athens
Mannequins War on Park Ave Models
Forty comely mannequins warn that if Park Avenue debutantes continue modeling in fashion shows, professional models will strike. Gertrude Mayer, director of a Fashion Models Academy, says protests and picketing may be used as a last resort to stop the competition and protect jobs for trained models.
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New York
Park Avenue
Gertrude Mayer
Fashion Models’ Academy
Spirits of Bert Harte And Mark Twain Haunt Will in Western Hills
The note from Will Rogers promotes Angels Camp California as the original home of Mark Twain and Bret Harte characters. It invites visitors to see mining gold and historic sites with descendants of the cast, praising roads hotels people and local history. It closes with a P. S. about reading the President's speech and a jab about bankers.
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Bert Harte
Mark Twain
Western Hills
Angels Camp
Calif
Twain
Bret Harte
Rem
P. S
Secrecy Veils Plan To Move Richetti West
Heavily guarded Adams Richetti to be spirited into Columbia Missouri to face murder charges with no public route or arrival time. Ten marksmen cover approaches to the jail as Sheriff Ballantine says security will continue until delivery for trial. Col Castell notes the move aims to avoid a repeat of the Frank Nash episode.
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Richetti
Lisbon
Adam Richetti
Columbia
Frank Ballantine
Missouri
Frank Nash
Kansas City
Marvin Castell
Missouri Highway Patrol
Quebec Mail Carrier Slays Six in Crazed Gunfire
Police say ex mail worker Rosaire Bilodeau confessed to killing six people and wounding two others in Quebec. He led officers to the bodies of three women and prompted a search in a woods for two nephews as doctors fought to save postmaster J. B. L. Morin and a wounded clerk. The dead include Oscar Fiset the postal service divisional head and Bilodeau's sister Marie Bilodeau and Rosalie Bilodeau with niece Yvette Gauvin.
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Quebec
J. B. L. Morin
J. Rosaire Bilodeau
Oscar Fiset
Quebec Postal Service
Marie Bilodeau
Bilodeau
Rosalie Bilodeau
Yvette Gauvin
Gaston Gauvin
Ferdinand Gauvin
Farley backs Sinclair in California governor race
In San Francisco on October 26 supporters of California gubernatorial candidate Upton Sinclair placed an Endorsed by James A. Farley label on Sinclair. Los Angeles backers displayed a photostatic letter purportedly from the postmaster general and DNC chair endorsing Sinclair and Hiram Johnson for re election.
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San Francisco
James A. Farley
Upton Sinclair
California
Sinclair
Los Angeles
Democratic National Committee
Hiram Johnson
Associated Democratic Club of
Whittier, Calif
Weir Defense Challenges Steel Workers Coercion Claim
In Wilmington on October 2, the Weirton Steel Company argued in its government suit that the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers coerced workers by circulating a handbill. The message claimed the President challenged workers to join a local union under the Industrial Recovery Act and cited a falsified Section 7.
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Wilmington
Weirton Steel Company
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Roosevelt
Amalgamated Association
United States
NIRA
Armed mob abducts Claude Neal from Brewton jail
An armed mob of about ten men stormed the Escambia County jail in Brewton Alabama early today and abducted Claude Neal a 23 year old Black man who allegedly confessed to the attack and murder of Miss Lola Cannidy in Greenwood Florida a week ago. Hours after the abduction there was no word on Neal or the mob.
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Brewton
Ala
Escambia County
Claude Neal
Lola Cannidy
Greenwood
Fla
FCA Meeting Tonight At Athens County Courthouse
Preparations for a large turnout mark the Farm Credit Administration meeting at the Athens County Courthouse tonight. J E Batley announces, John Hope will chair, four bank officials speak to explain each organization. Athens County farmers may gain from the new federal aid project.
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Farm Credit Administration
Athens County
J. E. Batley
Athens County Farm Loan Administration
John Hope
Producers’ Credit Corporation
Japan proposes Manchukuo oil monopoly plan
Tokyo reports Japan will ask Manchoukuo to mold a proposed oil monopoly program and advised the United States and Britain to approach the Manchukuo government directly.
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Tokyo
Japan
Great Britain
Manchoukuo
Procran
Manchoukuan
Prosperity Is Back In Tiffin Council Minutes
The Tiffin City Council minutes note Charles H. Trimmer, a four term member, had worn a tie after 20 years without one. The council resolves with the phrase Prosperity is back, reflecting a lighthearted record of the night's event.
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Tiffin
Charles H. Trimmer
Charlie Trimmer
Skinner sets March deadline for Ohio schools
Ohio education chief Dr. B O Skinner told 4 000 Eastern Ohio teachers at Marietta that 81 percent of Ohio schools may close by March 1 without legislative aid. He cited 85 million spent on tobacco and 75 million on schools, urging free text books and tax measures while urging voters to back friends of Ohio children.
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Marietta
Ohio
B. O Skinner
Skinner
Ontario
Canada
FHA Session Monday Night on Housing Repairs
At the request of the Federal Housing Administration C M Gill secretary of the Athens Chamber of Commerce has called a meeting of all material and supply men and others directly concerned with repairing property for Monday night October 29 at 7 oclock in the Chamber of Commerce rooms in the Security Bank Building The meeting aims to form a local organization so property owners can be contacted and a survey made of needed repairs in the city M F E Corous assistant director for Ohio will explain the FHA with motion pictures The meeting emphasizes the urgency for all business men bankers plumbers contractors and supply men to attend to carry out the survey
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Federal Housing Administration
C. M. Gill
Athens Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Security Bank
M. FE. Corous
Ohio
FHA
Gill
Salvation Army fund drive set for Ath ens
The Salvation Army will hold a fund drive in Ath ens from November 5 to November 10 to raise about 3000 dollars after the Community Chest ended. Adjutant W W Hinshaw announced plans at a trustees luncheon. board members include Frank Roeca John J Woolley M D Hughes Charles H Cornwell Gordon K Bush Carl Beasley Le W Roberts Judge C F Fowland Dr H T Phillips H C Cameron Prof W A Matheny and Dr T A Copeland.
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Salvation Army
Athens
Adjt
W. W. Hinshaw
Community Chest
Board of Trustees
Frank Roeca
John J. Woolley
M. D. Hughes
Charles H. Cornwell
Gordon K. Bush
Carl Beasley
le. W. Roberts
C. F. Fowland
H. T. Phillips
H. c. Cameron
W. A. Matheny
T. A Copeland
Overtime Period Decides Preble County Husking Champion
Emanuel Diegexman and Robert Whitley of near Eaton husked for 1 hour 20 minutes and then faced an extra hour in the Preble County corn husking contest. They tied with seven others at 20.8 bushels each before judges could pick a winner, with Diegexman finally taking the title after tallying 148 bushels in the overtime effort.
Kidnapping Victim Miss Water Freed By Mistake
Mary Elsie Water, 21, a Wayne University student in Detroit, was abducted Monday but released after the kidnapers realized she was not their intended target. She rode a Chicago bus to St. Louis where detectives and police questioned her and confirmed the mistaken victim scenario.
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ST. Louis
Mary Elsie Water
Wayne University
Detroit
Chicago
Champaign
Miss Waier
National Coal Association opposes 30 hour week in coal industry
At the annual National Coal Association meeting Charlies ONeill, Pennsylvania coal operator and chair of the government relations committee, urged the bituminous coal industry to oppose any 30 hour week bill next Congress. He noted strong AFL backing and predicted a revival of unemployment insurance proposals amid concerns over hydro electric competition.
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Washington
National Coal Association
Charlies O'Neill
Pennsyvania
O'Neill
Association
American Federation of Labor
Home Hygiene Day Set for Tomorrow in Athens
Home hygiene methods will be demonstrated Saturday as Ohio State Home Hygiene Day. The Athens County Red Cross places displays in D. Zenney Company show windows including equipment for baby baths bed changes and cold treatment. The event is part of a statewide observance.
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Ohio
Nobel prize in medicine shared by three U S researchers
The Nobel prize in medicine was awarded to three U S scientists for anemia research. Dr George Minot and Dr William P Murphy of Harvard Medical School, and Dr George H Whipple of the University of Rochester shared the honor for their work on treating anemia.
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Stockholm
United States
George Minot
William P. Murphy
Harvare Medical School
George H Whipple
University of Rochester
Bargain for Immediate Veteran Bonus Faces Tough Fight
Washington predicts a fierce battle in the next Congress over immediate payment of adjusted service certificates. The American Legion at its Miami convention backed the demand, while the Roosevelt administration warned against a stampede and vetoed bonus bills in the past.
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Roosevelt
Legion
Washington
American Legion
Miami
Fla
Restraint Order Issued To Coal Code Violators
Judge George Crawford sustained a temporary restraining order against Orville and Frank Wood of Camden in a state suit charging violation of the retail coal code. He ordered the defendants to conform to the code pending final opinion.
Normal temperatures return for tonight and Saturday in Athens
Weather report notes normal temperatures returning for tonight and Saturday in Athens and surrounding area. Yesterday's high was 4 degrees with the mercury dropping to 43 last night and rising into the fifties before noon today.
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Athens
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