Athens Hosts 3000 Teachers for Annual Southeastern Meeting
Athens hosts the 44th annual Southeastern Ohio Education Association session with about 3,000 teachers gathering for the New Frontiers for Education theme. Notables from Edwin E. Higgins to Dr. Willis A. Sutton address dinners and sessions at Memorial Auditorium and local venues through Friday.
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Athens
Southeastern Ohio Education Association
New Frontiers For
W. Ohio University
Edwin E. Higgins
Gallipolis
Association
Ohio
Northwest Territory
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Hotel Berry
Willis A. Sutton
National Education Association
Atlanta, Ga
Kenneth Kinneer
Nelsonville High School
Alice Dunlap
Cincinnati Public Library
Anna Pickering
Athens High School
Robert Bingman
Richard Imes
Memorial Auditorium
Higgins
Sutton
Herman G. James
Ohio University
Wellston High School
Ruth Melvin
William G. Seaman
The
Methodist Church
Rollo Walter Brown
E. C. Ramsey
Europe
Evangeline Lindsley
Ohio Education Association
E. O. McCowen
OEFEA
Fred E. Luchs
First Presbyterian Church
Portsmouth High School
Henri Schnabl
Gallia Academy High School
Brooks D. Franks
Logan High School Boys’ Glee Club
Minnie L. Bowen
Eastern Star of Ohio Concludes Convention
In Columbus the Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star of Ohio installed new leaders Mrs Mary Wollerman Toledo as worthy grand patron and Chester Pearce Bellefontaine as grand patron at the closing business sessions. Wollerman succeeds Miss Jessie Naomi Peck Fostoria as grand trustee and Pearce succeeds Oliver D Everd Bellefontaine.
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Columbus
Mary Wollerman
Toledo
Chester Pearce
Bellefontaine
Order of the Eastern Star of Ohio
Wollerman
Jessie Naomi Peck
Fostoria
Earce
Oliver D. Everrd
Corn Huskers Battle for Ohio State Championship
In London Ohio a husking contest finals Friday feature 40 top huskers across two classifications. Notables include Hobart Bryson of Meigs County as contenders for state titles.
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London
Ohio
Hobart Bryson
Meigs County
Missed Chance To Stop Hitler
David Lloyd George argues Britain should have entered war during the Czech crisis to crush Hitler's totalitarian regime. He cites France as strong and Russia's size, saying Czechoslovakia would have withstood Germany if Britain had joined in earlier.
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London
Britain
Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler
David Lloyd George
London Free Church Federation
Munich
Europe
Germany
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Man Enters Death Row As Another Is Executed
In Ohio for the first time a condemned man was admitted to the state penitentiary on the eve of another execution. Sam Thomas, 23, of Alabama, was to die for the holdup murder of Hamilton County farmer Lafe Williams, 48, while Williams had been sentenced to die February 10.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio
Sam Thomas
Alabama
Hamilton County
Lafe Williams
Butler County
Court Orders Hague To End Ban On Speakers
Federal Judge William Clark ordered Mayor Frank Hague and Jersey City officials to stop hindering constitutional rights of speakers and union organizers who attempted to enter the city. The ruling was in a suit filed by the ACLU and the Committee for Industrial Organization.
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Newark
N. J
U.P
William Clark
Frank Hague
Jersey City
U. S. District Court
American Civil Liberties Union
The
Committee For Industrial Organization
Parliamentarian Edward W. Hughes Dies at 75 in Washington
Edward W. Hughes 75 longtime parliamentarian of the Ohio House of Representatives died in a Washington rest home Wednesday after 41 years in the post. He served as a key procedural guide and lived in retirement here.
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Washington, D. H
Edward W. Hughes
Ohio House of Representatives
State Senator E Matthews Steele Resigns
State Senator E Matthews Steele of Wilmington submitted his resignation today while serving in the D party.
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Columbus
E. Matthews Steele
Wilmington
Russian Army Split Into Two Commands
Russia announced that its formidable Far Eastern Army has been divided into two separate commands, marking a significant reorganization in the theater around Moscow and the Far East.
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Moscow
U.P
Russia
Absent Voter Ballots Reported by Athens County Board
The Athens County Election Board reports 122 absent ballots have been voted or sent outside the county. Final ballot mailing hour is Saturday noon November 5. Absent voters may cast ballots at the office on election day if it remains open. Disabled voters’ ballots are being mailed upon application.
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Athens County Election Board
Len B. McCune
Chauffeur Amid Gem Heist Surrender After Theft
George Fleming, a vanishing chauffeur, emerged from a Subway ride with a $116,500 jewelry stash intended for Mrs. Edward N. Townsend Jr. after a failed delivery. Police broadcast across eight states. Fleming turned himself in at 1:45 am at a friend’s flat, ending the pursuit.
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New York
George Fleming
Edward N. Townsend, Jr
Fleming
Court Denies New Trial in Attack Case
Four Nelsonville youths found guilty of attacking an Athens woman were sentenced in Common Pleas Court by Judge O F Rowland to Mansfield Reformatory. Attorney John Kelso's bid for a new trial based on alleged juror misconduct failed as witnesses did not sign affidavits. Prosecution denied any misconduct claims. Denny denied probation. all four defendants receive reform school terms.
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John Kelso
Nelsonville
Athens
Common Pleas Court
O. F. Rowland
Mansfield Reformatory
Kelso
Serepta Barber
John Bolin
Senators Probe Campaign Contributions to Bulkley
Senate investigators ordered into Ohio to question 50 federal officials about gifts to U S Senator Robert Bulkley s campaign fund and to seek an explanation from Bulkley who disputes the committees ruling. Agents also resume examination of expenditures by Bulkley s Republican opponent Robert A Taft who he accuses of spending large sums. The committee exonerated Taft from the charge that his campaign organization spent more than reported.
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Washington
Senate
Ohio
U. S
Robert J. Bulkley
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
Bulkley
Robert A. Taft
Cincinnati
Taft
Farm Hand Wounds Employer Then Kills Self
William Walker aged 37 shot his farm employer at a Newark area farm and then fatally shot himself. Walker's body was found in a hog pen on Ernest Jones's property. Jones, 53, was listed in critical condition at a hospital following the attack.
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Newark
William Walker
Licking County
Walker
Ernest Jones
Jones
Polar bear mauls art student at Brookside Zoo in Cleveland
Miss Julia Zemnick, 21, WPA art student, was critically injured after entering the polar bear pit to sketch Silver the bear. Capt. Curley Wilson and staff freed her after about 30 minutes of savage attacks by the 600 pound animal. Doctors requested blood donors and potential removal of an eye.
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Cleveland
U.P
Julia Zemnick
WPA
Brookside Zoo
Curley Wilson
Zemnick
Wilson
Miss Zemnick
Captain Wilson
Gertrude Meara
White House Refuses Action in Ohio Pension Row
Ohio pension dispute stalls as the White House declines to intervene. State Auditor Joseph Ferguson, after meeting with Mar vin McIntyre, reports the Social Security Board remains firm and offers no federal funds. Ferguson says the board will not approve reforms without assurances from Gov. Davey or Ohio Pension Chief Bevens.
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White House
Ohio
Washington
U.P
Joseph Ferguson
Marvin McIntyre
Roosevelt
Social Security Board
Ferguson
Martin L. Davey
Wray Bevens
Ohio Pension Division
May Convene Legislature To Help Schools
Ohio Education Director E N Dietrich said Gov. Martin L. Davey might call a special session of the legislature to tackle the school financing crisis. Dietrich noted he recently spoke with the governor, despite earlier word that a session was politically inexpedient. He cited pending school closures in Dayton and Parma due to funding shortages.
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Columbus
E. N Dietrich
Martin L. Davey
Dietrich
Dayton
Parma
State Foundation
Chinese Leaders Back Chiang Kai-Shek in United Stand
Shanghai dispatch says Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek has full support from all Chinese leaders for an unrelenting fight against Japan. It reports three impregnable lines for supplies from French Indo-China, British Burma, and Soviet Russia via Sinkiang.
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Shanghai
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Japan
Chiang
Indo-China
Burma
Soviet
Russia
Sinkiang
Morris Wins District Oratorical Championship in Columbus
Ray mond Morris of Cleveland captured the district oratorical title in Columbus for the five state contest sponsored by the League of Young Republican Clubs America. He secured the victory Wednesday night in a regional event.
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Columbus
Raymond Morris
Cleveland
Wednes
League of Young Republican Clubs* America
Dies Will Not Delay Hearing By Committee
The House committee investigating un American activities rejected a bid by Rep Healey and Rep Dempsey to delay hearings until after the November 8 election. Chairman Martin Dies announced the decision after learning of the request and the panel voted to proceed with hearings. President Roosevelt had criticized witnesses over the Michigan 1937 automobile strike.
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Washington
U.P
House Committee
Martin Dies
Tex
Healey
Mass
Dempsey
N. M
Roosevelt
Frank Murphy
Michigan
Dies
Mrs. Downard Former Athens Resident Dies in London
Bertha Cross Downard aged 63 native of Vinton County and former Athens resident died at her London Ohio home after a long illness. She is survived by husband A F Downard and one daughter with two sons predeceasing her. Brother Carl Cross of Logan died earlier this month. Short funeral services run Friday in London at 10 am with burial at Hebbardsville Cemetery at 2:30 pm conducted by Rev Neil Hutchinson.
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Bertha Cross Downard
Vinton County
Athens
London
Downards
Hebbardsville
Neil Hutchinson
Child Killed While Playing With Policeman Gun
Edith Menger five year old daughter of Patrolman Harry Menger was accidentally shot and killed today while she and her younger brother played with the officer’s service revolver in New York NY.
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New York
Edith Menger
Harry Menger
Navy Day and the U S Navy of 1938
Professor Paul H. Fontaine traces Navy Day origins from Mrs. Hamilton and Teddy Roosevelt Jr. through Navy League sponsorship with Teddy Roosevelt’s defense stance. The piece notes repeated naval build efforts since 1898 and 1918, the 1938 spurt, public tours of ships, and a gallery of ships from Arkansas to New Mexico and Idaho, with aging vessels to be reconstructed.
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William H. Hamilton
New York
Teddy” Roosevelt, Jr
Navy League
Arkansas
New Mexico
Mississippi
Idaho
Yankee Delegee Chats With King at Buckingham Palace
Robert J. Watt, an American labor delegate, approached King George VI at Buckingham Palace with hands in his pockets and began a casual conversation. Courtiers reacted with visible surprise at the breach of royal etiquette.
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England
Robert J. Watt
Buckingham Palace
George VI
Britain
Telegraphers Strike Ends After Negotiated Settlement
The Commercial Telegraphers Union called off a Chicago strike against Postal Telegraph Company after reaching a negotiated agreement. The walkout followed a protest over the 44 hour week under the wage and hour law, with the union accusing the firm of not negotiating a new contract.
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Chicago
U.P
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
Postal Telegraph Company
Coolville Farmer Dies From Blood Poisoning
George W. Cole 57 a life long Troy Township Athens County resident died in a Parkersburg hospital from blood poisoning after a foot injury while working on a road. Survived by daughter Goldie Cole two sisters Mrs Icie Wooten Mrs Edward Marshall and six brothers. Funeral by Rev Von Snyder Saturday at 2 pm from Fairview U B Church. Body to be taken to Mrs Edward Marshalls Little Hocking Friday morning.
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Coolville
George W. Cole
Troy Township
Athens County
Parkersburg
Goldie Cole
Little Hocking
Icie ‘Wooten
Edward Marshall
Dean
Carl
Ernest
Arthur
Frost
Elza
Elza of Trimble
Emmett
von Snyder
New Lexington
Fairview U. B
Nine Cattle Stolen From Big Pine Farm
Hector Phelps reports nine head of cattle stolen from his Big Pine farm after a field search failed to find the animals. Sheriff Joe Farbearn is handling the investigation. this marks a repeated livestock loss for Mr. Phelps in recent years.
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Logan
Hector Phelps
Big Pine
Joe Farbearn
Mr. Phelps
Roosevelt condemns peace by force in broad world warning
United States leader denounces armament race and persecution of refugees while pledging continued preparedness in the western hemisphere. He offers disarmament talks but rejects tradeoffs for security and stresses noninterference in other nations’ internal affairs.
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Roosevelt
Americas
United Press
Neville Chamberlain
Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Germany
Italy
Berlin
Rome
Britain
France
Geneva
United States
New York Herald Tribune
Western Hemisphere
Fire Danger From Drouth Warns Forester in Ohio
CHILLICOTHE The dry weather across Southern Ohio has raised forest fire risk, says John A. Bastian fire control forester. He notes hardwoods have dropped leaves and drought conditions will let fires start easily and spread quickly. He urges extreme caution in forests and nearby dry grass fields.
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Chillicothe
Ohio
John A. Bastian
Bastian
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Teddy, Sr
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