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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 30, 1931

Page

5

Overcrowding at Athens County Home Prompted Beds Move

The Athens County Home reports 54 men in a dormitory with 40 capacity. Beds have been shifted from the women’s quarters to ease congestion in the men’s sections, where 18 beds are in one room and 12 in another.

Athens County Bert Daugherty Jeb Stone Mansfield Reformatory Marysville Reformatory Chauncey Athens County Home Nathan Baker

Vice Resorts Being Probed

Cleveland prosecutors announce a grand jury probe into vice and gambling resorts allegedly protected by political leaders. Four witnesses testified, one jailed on refusal to answer questions, as Ray T. Miller leads the investigation into alleged police graft tied to lottery gambling systems.

Cleveland U.R Ray T. Miller Grand Jury Miller O. K Frank D. Celebrezze

Farmer Amputates Own Hand After Accident

John Oglesby a 44 year old Williamsville farmer amputated his right hand with a pocket knife after it was caught in a corn shucking machine. He walked to Springfield hospital an hour later for dressing and was told he could be home soon.

Springfield Ill John Oglesby Williamsville Oglesby

Auto ride injuries lead to youth detentions in Lorain

Lorain police detained three youths after an auto ride ended when a 16 year old girl jumped from the vehicle and sustained injuries that may prove fatal. The incident occurred last night, and the girl’s condition was listed as serious.

Lorain U.P

Miss Ferguson to Lecture on Good Kitchens

Miss Ferguson leads The Messenger Cooking School in Athens with four sessions on modern home economics and kitchen equipment. She will discuss new developments, demonstrate recipes, answer questions, and open each day with music and a preview of table settings and entertaining planning.

Miss Ferguson Messenger

National credit body eyed to aid corn growers

Earl C. Smith president of the Illinois Agriculture Association announced preliminary steps toward a national credit corporation. The plan would supply loans to corn growers allowing them to store corn and wait for a profitable price.

Chicago National Credit Corporation For Earl C. Smith Illinois Agriculture Association

Current Comment on World Events and Reader Questions

Editor's Note explains the column will simplify world news on topics like the League of Nations disputes Soviet Russia and the Manchurian situation. It invites reader questions and provides the World News Bureau contact at E A S Athens Messenger with a self addressed stamped envelope for replies.

Laval Hoover League of Nation Russia World News Bureau Care Athens Messenger

Debating Manchuria Clash and League Action

The piece argues Japan defends Manchuria under open door policy and protection for nationals, while criticizing Western inquiry. It weighs League pressure, Soviet moves, Laval Hoover diplomacy, and notes Yorktown celebration as context for war and peace discourse.

Manchuria Japan China M. Laval Hoover France Laval Yorktown

Death in Concrete Mixer Incident in Cleveland

Batt Sheets, 50, died after his overalls were caught in the outer gears of a concrete mixer at Brookside Park in Cleveland. The accident occurred on October 2 as workers operated the mixer, and police began a routine investigation into the fatal incident.

Cleveland Brookside Park

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