Headliners for Teachers
Ruth Bryan Owen formerly minister to Denmark will address the School Women’s Dinner and the SOEA general session tonight. Dr Lengyel will speak at Friday morning’s general session. Dr Walker will address the Schoolmen’s dinner tonight and Dr Peattie of Ohio State University will speak at geography teachers Friday afternoon.
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Ruth Bryan Owen
Borge Rohde
Denmark
SOEA
Lengyel
Walker
Peattie
Ohio State University
Jesse E. Dg Pomeroy
Helen V. Shaw
Nelsonville
David Flanagan
R. M. Rice
Newman Powell
Ohio University
John W. Danford
Association
W. D. Darling
Crooksville
Herman G. James
Merrill Davis
Jackson High School
Emil Lengyel
Memorial Auditorium
Fred E. Luchs
Athens High School
Floyd Prince
Wellston High Chorus
Ruth Melvin
Karl H. Berns
Ohio
B. A. Stevens
Ohio Education Association
Trenure
Fall Over Coal Bucket Proves Fatal to Child
Magdelene Taylor a 3 year old girl died of spinal injuries after falling from a coal bucket at her Redbird home. Her mother Mrs Minna Matt Taylor carried her three miles to Williamsburg where the child died at a physician’s office.
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Williamsburg
A.P
Magdelene Taylor
Minna Matt Taylor
Redbird
Educators Gather in Athens for Annual Southeast Ohio Session
Educators from eleven counties converge on Athens for the 45th annual Southeastern Ohio Education Association meeting. Leaders present include Ruth Bryan Owen, Dr. Rollin H. Walker, and W. D. Darling. Sessions cover democracy, education methods, and international topics with dinners, invocations, and musical programs at Ohio University venues.
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Athens
Taft Attacks Bigelow Pension Plan For Ohio Farmers
Senator Taft denounces the Bigelow amendments on Ohio November ballots proposing $50 monthly old age pensions and lowered petition signatures. He warns farmers would be singled out as non wage earners and predicts land tax would spread to farms, funding pensions by taxing non recipients. He urges a decisive vote to block the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Bigelow
Herbert S. Bigelow
Cincinnati
Taft
Quebec Ousts Peace Faction Upsets Duplessis Rule
In Montreal, Quebec voters ousted Premier Maurice Duplessis and his National Union Party after a landslide election. The Liberals led by Adelard Godbout won 68 seats to 15 for Duplessis’s 86 seat assembly, ending his antiwar government two-year mandate.
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Montreal
Quebec
Maurice Duplessis
Duplessis
National Union Party
Liberal Party
Adelard Godbout
Ottawa
Jolson and Ruby Keeler to divorce in Hollywood
Al Jolson said reconciliation with Ruby Keeler failed and she is determined to end their marriage. He rued the fate of show business couples and recalled their union as once perfect but now ended.
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Hollywood
al Jolson
Ruby Keeler
Government Spending Hits Three Billion Mark in Oct Date
Treasury reports federal expenditures this fiscal year surpassed $3.04 billion by Oct 23, up from $2.80 billion on the same date last year. Total spending for Oct. 23 stood at $3,040,436,961 compared with $2,798,435,415 a year earlier.
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Washington
U.P
The
Treasury
Actress Andrea Leeds Weds Burlingame Socialite Robert S Howard
In Del Monte California wedding bells ring for motion picture actress Andrea Leeds and Robert S Howard Burlingame socialite and Seabiscuit owner. The couple proceed with a formal ceremony marking their marriage today.
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Delmonte
Calif
U.P
Andrea Leeds
Robert S. Howard
Burlingame
Slovak Parliament Elects Josef Tiso First President
The Slovak parliament unanimously elected Josef Tiso today as the first president of the republic, marking a historic moment for the new state.
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Bratislava
U.R
Josef Tiso
Republic
Belgium Ex-Premier Van Zeeland Meets FDR Amid Mediation Talks
Washington reports say Paul Van Zeeland, former Belgian premier, meets with President Roosevelt amid persistent but denied speculation that he seeks U S mediation in the European war. Brussels advices fuel talk of a peacemaker overture despite denials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Paul van Zeeland
Belgium
Roosevelt
van Zeeland
United States
Germany
England
France
Brussels
Medical Report Victory Over Fatal Diseases
Four groups of physicians report successful treatment with sulfapyridine for two fatal diseases in separate JAMA articles. Pneumococcic meningitis and septicemia were treated with the drug, marking a potential breakthrough in evidence from physicians in Chicago and elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
Journal
American Medical Association
Killed by Engine Found Near Springfield Yard
The body of Herman H. Schilling, 70, was found beneath a railroad pass in Springfield and authorities said he was killed by a yard engine.
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Springfield
Herman H. Schilling
Isolationists Seek Clear Vote on Neutrality Embargo
Senate faces multiple amendments delaying final action on neutrality bill as isolationists push to restore the embargo provision. Sen. Clark argues the move would force a decisive vote on the arms embargo, while Sen. McCarran proposes a compromise allowing Presidential embargo if arms shipments risk war or defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
John N. Garner
Bennett Champ Clark
Pat McCarran
Nev
United States
Athens' Last GAR Veteran Passes at 97
William Blackstone Southerton, a lifelong Athens resident and the last Civil War veteran in the city, died at his son's home. Born September 7, 1842 in Dover Township, he served from 1862 to 1865 with the 75th Ohio Infantry and the Grand Army of the Potomac. He endured battles at Gettysburg and Antietam and spent nine months in Andersonville prison.
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William Blackstone Southerton
Athens
City
Walter S. Southerton
Carpenter St
Mr. Southerton
Dover Township
James P
Elizabeth Musgrave Southerton
Sussex
England
Mr.Southerton
Tyler County
Virginia
Gettysburg
Antietam
Andersonville
S. C
Frank Whittington Dies At Home In Middleport
Frank Whittington aged 75 died at his home in Middleport last evening. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the residence with burial in Miles Cemetery. He is survived by his wife who died last May and by nine children: Lewis at home, Mrs. Pear Lloyd of Dayton, Mrs. Minnie Stevens of Richmond City W Va, Andrew of Middleport, Theodore of Addis on, Mrs. Gladys McKinley of Pomeroy, Clifford of Bradbury, and Luther of Middleport.
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Middleport
Frank Whittington
Miles Cemetery
Whittington
Lewis
Pear Lloyd
Dayton
Minnie Stevens
Richmond City
W. Va
Andrew
Theodore
Addison
Gladys McKinley
Pomeroy
Clifford
Bradbury
Luther
Chicago vandalism mars stores as Fas cists target shops
Police arrested Dr Homer Herman Maerz after Halloween like vandalism spread swastikas on department store windows and bricks sunk through glass. He denied Fas cist ties yet urged membership while facing charges of damage and federal inquiry into $50 000 extortion letters to Jewish merchants.
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Chicago
Homer Herman Maerz
Silver Shirts
Benny Crump Held to Court for Three Murders
Benny Crump, 40, bound over to the grand jury without bond after pleading innocent to three counts of murder in Columbus police court. Crump allegedly shot Dave Woodson Ruby Sims and Thelma Harrington on Long Street weeks ago after fleeing to South Carolina. Police say he admitted the killings claiming the victims endangered his romance with Miss Sims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Benny Crump
Columbus
Dave Woodson
Ruby Sims
Thelma Harrington
Long St
Woodson
Crump
South Carolina
Harrington
Miss Sims
Oil Heater Fumes Cause Two Rest Home Deaths
Coroner Coppock reports that fumes from an oil burning stove in a Madeira area rest home killed two elderly women. An oil heater near the bed and a closed window likely led to the fatal carbon monoxide like exposure after they slept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
O.R
Frank M. Coppock, Jr
Madeira
Pension Division Forecasts $250000 Savings in 1939
Ohio old age pension chief Tom McCaw said administrative costs would drop by $250,000 this year despite more checks going to a growing number of recipients. He cited nine months of data showing $174,859 less in expenses and a net increase of 9,742 pensioners.
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Columbus
WUP
Tom McCaw
Ohio
McCaw
Chamberlain Accepts Challenge as German Threat Grows
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain told Parliament Germany’s pocket battleship Deutschland roves the Atlantic as a sea raider and Britain will answer decisively. He cited German hits on the Stonegate, downed bombing planes, and submarine losses while condemning Ribbentrop and accusing Hitler of seeking war. The PM also noted Soviet Russia’s protective stance in Poland and warned Germans of ultimate British resolve.
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London
Neville Chamberlain
Deutschland
Atlantic
Great Britain
House of Commons
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Danzig
Chamberlain
Soviet
Russia
Red Army
Poland
Ribbentrop
Britain
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Tiger Woman Winnie Judd Escapes Arizona Hospital
Phoenix report says Winnie Ruth Judd, dubbed Tiger Woman, fled the Arizona State Hospital for the Insane Tuesday night. Governor Jones released a note she left with her mother indicating a desire to see her bed ridden father and her husband Dr. William C. Judd in Los Angeles, as authorities redouble efforts to recapture her.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Winnie Ruth Judd
Arizona State Hospital
Robert Jones
Lblona
William C. Judd
Veterans ‘Hospital
Los Angeles
CAA Seeks Action Against West Virginia Air Violator
Washington AP The Civil Aeronautics Authority urged Attorney General Frank Murphy to prosecute R. L. Fisher of Hollidays Cove West Virginia for violating CAA rules and failing to respond to a citation. He was charged with allowing an aircraft to fly on a civil airway without a valid pilot certificate.
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Washington
U.P
Frank Murphy
Civil Aeronautics Authority Today
R. L. Fisher
Hollidayscove
W. Va
CAA
Fisher
Cruiser Starts Trek from Chicago to Boston under Byrd Command
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd leading a massive Antarctic cruiser on its first leg from Chicago toward Boston. The craft, described as a grotesque prehistoric monster, begins an eight day journey through the South Chicago industrial district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
Richard E. Byrd
Antarctic
Boston
German generals named as monarchist plotters in anti Nazi revolt rumor
A Swiss correspondent reports ear nest in Germany of Gen Joachim Von Steulpnagle and Gen Baron Curt von Hammerstein as monarchist plotters. The conspiracy echoes Allied predictions of anti Nazi uprising including Alfred Duff Cooper's warnings. In New York he prophesied a Rightist revolt to end war.
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Germany
Joachim von Steulpnagle
Baron Curt von Hammerstein
Britain
Alfred Duff Cooper
New York
Rainfall Saves Winter Wheat Crop in Ohio
In Columbus Ohio meteorologist John C Fisher says recent rains over Ohio and West Virginia greatly help the winter wheat crop and likely saved it. Stations report over an inch of rain in places with more showers forecast through Friday.
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Ohio
Columbus
West Virginia
U. S
John C. Fisher
Fisher
Ohio State
Cornell
Mrs Dowler Dies at Home in Athens Notice
Mrs Etta Dowler widow of P G Dowler died at noon today at 9 Church Street Athens. She had been ill since late July. Mr Dowler was an undertaker in Athens for 25 years before his death. She continued the business with nephew Carl Ferguson. Funeral arrangements not yet fixed.
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Etta Dowler
P. G. Dowler
Church St
Dowler
Athens
West Virginia Fugitives Captured Near Pomeroy
Clarence White and Lacey Gibson, both armed with three revolvers stolen during an escape from the Negro reformatory at Lakin, were captured near Pomeroy. Burns warned they'd cross the bridge but released them after weapons were shown. Gibson was taken near Minersville after a car chase and gunfire. White was captured near Syracuse after escaping.
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Pomeroy
Clarence White
Lacey Gibson
Lakin
W. Va
Here
Pomeroy Bridge
John Burns
Gibson
Minersville
White
Syracuse
Ohio Auto Sales Jump in October Trade Data
Columbus tax figures show October auto sales up sharply from 1938. State Treasurer Don H. Ebright reported automibile tax collections for the week ending October 21 were 97 percent higher than the same week a year earlier, indicating strong demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
A.P
Don H. Ebright
Ohio Pen guard resigns after lottery ticket sale
Columbus report says Mike Tierney longtime guard at the Ohio Penitentiary resigned after admitting he sold a lottery ticket to inmate Frank Voeghtly. Tierney had served nine years with the prison system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Mike Tierney
Ohio Penitentiary
Frank Voeghtly
Soviet Russia Throws Support Behind Hitler Amid Trade Talks
Soviet Russia refused to recognize Britain’s naval blockade and signaled willingness to trade with all powers. Moscow announced Germany would supply technical aid in return for raw materials, while the City of Flint case prompted U.S. demand for its release to American crew. The move followed Berlin and Moscow statements and German warnings of renewed air and U boat actions against Britain.
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Washington
Hull
United States
Berlin
Flint
United Press
Soviet
Russia
Josef Stalin
Adolf Hitler
Moscow
Ceremany
Britain
France
Iola
Germany
Joseph A. Gainard
Europe
London
Great Britain
Stalin
Hitler
Nazifuehrer
British Isles
North Sea
Death Row Vacant at Ohio Penitentiary For First Time Since 1914
The Ohio Penitentiary death row was vacant today for the first time since 1914. Last occupant Lafe Williams aged 50 died last night in the electric chair for fatally clubbing his employer Henry Graham 65 a Butler County farmer. Williams had witnessed 13 others pace the Last Mile during his year on death row.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio Penitentiary
Lafe Williams
Henry Graham
Butler County
Williams
Amorakia Shipwreck Kills Fifteen On Reef Collision
A coastal steamship of 286 tons named Amorakia struck a reef during the Chalkis and Volvolo fight, resulting in fifteen dead and many injured. Rescue operations faced difficult seas as crews aided survivors.
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Athens
U.P
Amorakia
Chalkis
Volvolo
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Wallace
Stephen T. Early
Henry A. Wallace
San Francisco
Southeastern Ohio Education Association
George Rohde
William Jennings Bryan
Congress
Hotel Berry
Ohio Wesleyan University
First Methodist Church
FDR
Pension Division
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