Grain Prices Crash as Nations Battle to Empty Bins
United States and Canada race to unload surpluses against Argentina and Australia as world wheat demand looms. Prices plunge to levels not seen since Queen Elizabeth's era with basements in Kansas and Alberta selling well below costs. Farmers face losses while ships are chartered to move grain to northern Europe.
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Chicago
U.P
Elizabeth
United States
Canada
England
Kansas
Alberta
Iowa
Nebraska
Pole urges federal control of banking to shield depositors
At a Cleveland meeting of Northern Ohio bankers John W. Pole former comptroller of the currency argued that only Federal Reserve Bank activities fall under federal control and that Congress must assume full charge of commercial banking for lasting depositor protection.
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Cleveland
U.R
Congress
John W. Pole
Ohio
Pole
U. S. Treasury
Federal Reserve Banks
Aiaton
Roosevelt Criticised After Claim That Supreme Court Is Under Control
New York Oct 27 Roosevelt drew swift GOP criticism after saying the Supreme Court was controlled by the Republican Party. James Beck denounced him as a demagogue while Silas Strawn called the remark dangerous to government. Several senators and former governors joined protests and an Amherst classmate urged Coolidge to respond.
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Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Silas H. Strawn
Coolidge
New York
U.P
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Baltimore
United States Supreme Court
David A. Reed
Pennsylvania
Nathan L. Miller
Charlies
Whitman
Beck
William J. Bryan
Calvin Coolidge
Robert H. Mainzer
Amherst
Dole Marchers Rally in Hyde Park Demand Relief
Thousands of unemployed march to Hyde Park waving red banners and the Soviet hammer and sickle to protest the means test and a 10 percent dole cut. Marchers come from provincial towns, seeking government relief after exhausting unemployment benefits.
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London
U.P
Russia
Hyde Park
Hoover Warns Rest of World in Navy Strength
President Hoover warned at the Geneva Arms Conference that if disarmament talks fail, the United States will expand its fleet to full strength under the London Agreement to match the world’s strongest navy. He cited protecting American commerce as a primary motive and called national defense a constitutional obligation.
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Washington
U.P
America
Hoover
Chosen To Head American Bar Association Leader Clarence Martin elected president
Clarence Eugene Martin of Martinsburg West Virginia elected president of the American Bar Association. The prominent lawyer is noted as a longtime member and figure in state and national legal circles.
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Clarence Eugene Martin
Martinsburg
W. Va
American Bar Association
Military board absolves guard in miner killing
Springfield Wisconsin October 27. A military board of inquiry exonerates an Illinois National Guard guardsman in the fatal shooting of Andy Ganes a striking miner. Adjutant General Carlos Black announced that Corporal Myers used proper precautions and good judgment in line of duty after Ganes refused to leave a front lawn in Tovey during a major mine strike.
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Springfield
U.P
Illinois National Guard
Andy Ganes
Miner
Adjt
Carlos Black
Ganes
Tovey
Myers
Black
Employment Boom Foreseen in Mid South Region
A St. Louis Chamber of Commerce survey finds 28 000 more jobs in the lower Mississippi and Missouri Valley over 30 days and plans for 300 000 additional openings. The report covers Birmingham to Dallas and notes general improvement in business conditions across 11 states.
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ST. Louis
Mississippi
Missouri Valley
Research Bureau
Reckless driving trial set for Lafe Barstow in Floodwood case
Magistrate C H Porter set October 31 for the recklessness trial after Lafe Barstow pleaded not guilty to reckless driving. Barstow was arrested by County Traffic Officer John Ferry following a collision near Floodwood on Tuesday. Pearlie Pratt Luhrigh pleaded not guilty to assault and battery and faces October 2 trial for allegedly striking 9 year old Donald Faught.
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Lafe Barstow
Athes
C. H. Porter
Barstow
John Ferry
Floodwood
Pearlie Pratt
Luhrigh
Donald Faught
Results on a Wholesale Scale in Classified Ads
The piece notes how classified ads reach many homes in Athens and nearby communities and a Jersey cow sold after one insertion of the ad, drawing twelve calls to seller Charles Roberts.
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Messenger
Athens
Charles Roberts
Jersey Cow Test Report Notes
Fragmentary OCR item notes a dairy test result with a 7 percent figure and mentions Charles Roberts and a location code 92151.
Kitchen Class Is Real News To Housewife
A Pennsylvanian newspaper promotes a housewife kitchen class focusing on thrift cookery and budget friendly meals. Mrs Campbell will lead demonstrations at the Senior High School Auditorium in Athens and reveal new recipes and equipment techniques for economical family dining.
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the Messenger
Campbell
Campbello
Athens
Indictments Led to Guilty Pleas in Athens County Case
In Athens County Common Pleas Court Ray Young and Herman Dunfee withdrew not guilty pleas on indictments for breaking and entering and larceny. Young received a Mansfield reformatory sentence and Dunfee was placed on probation for two years. A separate judgment awarded Mary Considine $197 from EB A Henry on a cognovit note.
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Mary Considine
EB. A. Henry
Athens County
Death of Louise Cable Ties Family Tragedy in New York
News from New York City reports the sudden death of Mrs. Margaret Cuckler Cable. Her daughter Miss Louise Cable, a former stage star, died last week after a brief illness. Mrs. Alfred Farmer of Dayton notified her husband in Dayton after learning of the deaths. Mrs. Cable, daughter of the late John Cuckler and wife of a book firm in NYC, was cremated in New York. Mrs. Farmer will bring the body to Athens, funeral arrangements to be announced.
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Louise Cable
Parent
New York City
Margaret Cuckler Cable
J. M. Higgins
Cable
Alfred Farmer
Dayton
New York
Farmer
Rehearing Denied On Coal Transport Rates Appeal
The Public Utilities Commission refused a rehearing by New York Central Railroad and other Ohio steam carriers of an order cutting rates for transporting bituminous coal from the Poy district to Cleveland Lorain Akron and surrounding Ohio cities.
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U. Cc. O
Pomeroy Field
Columbus
U.P
Public Utilities Commission
New York Central Railroad
Ohio
Eveland
Lorain
Akron
Mowile
Will Appeals for Puerto Rico After Hurricane
A letter from Will describes his visit to San Juan Puerto Rico amid hurricane damage. He notes buying polo ponies jokingly and criticizes bureaucratic aid while urging support for relief through the Red Cross. He mentions gas stops in the Virgin Islands and observes Roosevelt’s implied political moment.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
U. S
America
Virgin Islands
Roosevelt
Will
Scout Cookies To Be Distributed In Athens Friday And Saturday
More than 400 dozen cookies sold by Athena Girl Scouts will be delivered in Athens Friday afternoon and all day Saturday. The sale supports a Camp Rotan cabin project. Scouts meet at 2 p m in the Junior High School, bring lunches, and a Scout Own service with Golden Eaglet awards at 4 p m.
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Athena Girl Scouts
Thor Olson
Camp Rotan
Hotel Berry
Flrst Nacional Bank
Bank of Athens
Security Bank
Majestic Theater
Ohio Theater
Logan's
Zenner’s
Ohio Stadium
G O P Rally Speakers Across County Venues
Republican events span Amesville Richland Avenue School Amenville and Albany with Johnson Woodworth Palmer and Williams addressing audiences. The Glazier and High School orchestras perform as rallies introduce county candidates and Palmer tours Ath ens County communities after meetings in Guysville Stewart and nearby towns.
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Palmer
Albany
Opera House
Amesville
Lathrop
Sharpsburg
Athens County
Guysvile
Stewart
H. Bing
John W. Bolin
Ohio University Professor to Speak at Central Ohio Teachers Meet
Professor T. N. Hoover of Ohio University will join a lineup of speakers at the Central Ohio Teachers Association session in the House of Representatives hall on Friday. He will discuss the topic College Life In Ohio Convey Amo.
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Prof. Hoover
T. N. Hoover
Ohio University
Central Ohio Teachers’ Association
House of Representatives
Hoover
Ohio
President Speaks Here Tomorrow Amid Holiday News
A campaign push unfolds as President Hoover prepares a Midwest stop while Alfred E. Smith expands into New England with Roosevelt-led offensives. Roosevelt's birthday broadcast and Hoover’s Indianapolis swing shape a drive across key battlegrounds.
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New York
Hoover
Middle West
Alfred E. Smith
New England
Franklin DD. Roosevelt
Roosevelt Farm Aid and Tariff Proposals Dubious Says Mills
In Toledo on October 27 Secretary of the Treasury Mills condemned Governor Roosevelt's farm aid tariff and economy proposals as guttering promises. He said the plans lack a credible mechanism to pay for them and compare to a bank draft from a drawer with no funds.
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Toledo
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Treasury Mill
Mills
Political pledge breaks down farmer aid and policy aims
The speaker cites the Democratic nominee's promises including mass tree planting, export farm reforms, reduced farm mortgage interest, tariff for agricultural exports, silver value, Orient buying power, 25 percent government cost cuts, debt amortization reductions for Federal Land Bank borrowers and protection of savings in securities.
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The
Orient
Federal Land Bank
Thought Wife Burglar In Toledo Shooting
Mrs Bernice Spencer 26 mother of two was shot and critically wounded by her husband who mistook her for a burglar as she returned home from a East Side restaurant where she worked as a waitress. Spencer said he fired after someone tried to force the rear door and jerking the screen latch.
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Toledo
U.P
Bernice Spencer
East Side
Police Chief Slugged in Cabin Robbery Near St Clairsville
Chief of Police Bob McGiness of Newton Kansas 84 was slugged robbed and bound to a cot by two boys and a girl in a cabin along a highway near St Clairsville. The trio escaped while the chief was returning them from Newton to Pittsburgh accused of stealing the car in Pittsburgh weeks earlier.
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ST. Clairsville
Bob McGiness
Newton
Kans
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
C&O Pays County 68973 40 in Taxes for 1991
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway paid 68973.40 in taxes in Athens County in 1991 with statewide totals of 1139400.22. Other counties listed include Hocking Perry Vin ton Jackson Gallia Meigs and others with varying sums.
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Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Caxes
Athens County
Cuyahoga
Hocking
Perry
Vinton
Jackson
Gailia
Meigs
Pageant Party To Visit This District Next
The Ohio River Pageant will visit Mockingport and Blade River this Friday morning and afternoon. George Washington’s party will camp at both sites while the Athens High School Band members perform in Hockingport. Local DAR leaders preside and dedicate a marker, with Scouts from Athens attending.
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Mockingport
Blade River
Cheater
George Washington
Ohio
Voyagers
Hockingport
Fred Rett
Bugier
Paul Lewis
Athens
Maxine Radcliff
Albany
C. W. Galbreath
The
Ohio Archeological Society
L. J. Eberle
Nelsonville
Mra
Charles Rathburn
Middleport
Southeastern Ohio
Daughters of the American Revolution
John Heaume
Ohio BD. A. BR
View
Alice Berdin
Daniel Reardon
Washington Party
O. D. Dailey
Salesman Stricken
Ellis Carter, 46, traveling salesman, died today at Holzer Hospital after ten days with lobar pneumonia. Funeral Friday 2:30 at Bethesda Church, Rose Commandery Knights Templar in charge. Burial in church cemetery. Survived by father Morgan Carter, mother Mrs Eva Houch, brother Earnest of Northup, and four brothers Ross Eugene Maurice Leonard of various cities.
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Gallipolis
U.P
Ellis Carter
Holzer Hospital
Bethesda Church
Rose Commandery
Knights Templar
Morgan Carter
Eva Houch
Earnest
Northup
Indicted Slayer Faces Court On First Degree Murder Charge
John Red Downing 42 is indicted by the Franklin County Grand Jury for first degree murder in the slaying of Marie Bonzo wife of Ohio Penitentiary official Dan J. Bonzo. The charge arises during a robbery and a statutory offense. premeditation not required. Arraignment set for 1 30 p m tomorrow with trial possible after November 21 if not guilty plea is entered.
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Daniel J. Bongo
Columbus
John Red Downing
Ohio Penitentiary
Bonzo
Downing
U.P
Franklin County
John
Red) Downing
Marie Bonzo
Dan J. Bonzo
Ohio
Hoover to Visit Athens for Presidential Stop
President Hoover plans a brief stop in Athens on Friday morning as part of a longer tour. His presidential train will arrive around 1 010 o'clock, with Hoover and Mrs Hoover to appear on a back platform for a brief talk amid regional turnout. Local businesses suspend hours 9 to 10 am to observe the visit, and residents urged to avoid traffic congestion. Hoovers aim to speak in Columbus prior to continuing to Indianapolis and other stops, including Athens, with agriculture and national issues on the agenda.
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Hoover
Indianapolis
New York
Indianapolia
Albert Ritchie
Maryland
Athens
Herbert
Asachoole
Athena Banka
Athens Retail Merchants Association
United States
Wee
Heng
Athena
Ais
Robert 8. Woon
Hughes
Butler University
Washington
Winh
Park
Éraburg
W. Va
Chillicothe
Cincinnati
E O
Conneraville
Rushville
Ind
Parkersburg
Clarksburg
Grafton
Piedmont
Keyser
Martinaburg
West Virginia
Madison Baar Garden
New York City
Two Soldiers Held In Hawaii Defense Secrets Probe
Military authorities announced a probe into an attempted sale of defense secrets by two soldiers in Honolulu. Officials denied any foreign power involvement and withheld comment as investigations continued into the incident and mobilization details.
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Honolulu
Get
Dhue
Waterloo Youth Shot in Gallipolis
Adama, 17, of Waterloo, is listed in critical condition at General Hospital with 11 gunshot wounds to the abdomen and arm. Edwin Morgan, 18, of Wat, was with him when they were surprised near the Heralds line, according to police reports.
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Gallipolis
Adama
Waterloo
Iston General Hospital
Edwin Morgan
Wats
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G.O.P. Rally Tonight
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