Industrial Truce Plan Wobbles Amid Labor Tensions
Denver crowd of 300 to 400 picks up pace in a Federal work relief project protest. riots erupt with thirty shots fired and a patrolman badly wounded. Washington reports shift to work and loan programs over dole as unemployment fears loom. Plans for payroll taxes to fund unemployment insurance under discussion. President Roosevelt and Congress to decide next steps.
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Washington
PWA
Federal Relief Administration
Roosevelt
Congress
Ickes
Harry L. Hopkins
FERA
Hopkins
Harrison
President's Economic Security Committee
Statewide coal orders investigated amid graft claims
Athens area officials confront alleged price gouging on coal sales as Bardin Brothers and associates face scrutiny for routing orders to mines. Republican meetings and party activities across counties highlighted, with candidates and local officials listed among participants and speakers.
Australian water flight crews await third leg weather
Sir Charles Kings and Captain P G Tay faced delays as a storm tracked along the western coast toward Los Angeles on the 2,400 mile water flight from Australia. Conditions were uncertain for the final leg.
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Sir Charles Kings
P. G. Tay
Austornia
States
Los Angeles
Plant Equipment Policy Questioned by State Commission
The Sandusky Municipal Light League faced scrutiny from the state commission over a proposed plant equipment agreement. Officials alleged concerns about a 1 percent arrangement and potential dealings with Manufacturers' Association, prompting investigation into the legitimacy and terms of the arrangement.
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R C
Beebe
Sandusky Mu& Light League
Ity
Drought Ends Two Year Old Mystery Killing
In Portsmouth a drought solved a murder case from Lucasville. William Burton, 48, was shot and dumped in a pond. Joseph Burton, 46, allegedly confessed in a signed statement after drought exposed the gun. Prosecutor Emory Smith cited a blood signed pact among three involved.
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Portsmouth
Emory Smith
William Burton
Lucasville
Here
Smith
Joseph Burton
Mrs Christina Zahl Dies at Minersville
Mrs Christina Zahl age 73 died at her Minersville home after a yearlong illness. She leaves two sons William and Aaron of Pomeroy two daughters Mayme and Ada Ohlinger four sisters and four brothers. Funeral arrangements have not been announced.
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Pomeroy
Christina Zahl
Minersville
Wiliam
Aaron
Mayme
Ada Ohlinger
Middleport
Anna
Carrie Yeager
Paul Michels
Muscatine
Iowa
Jacob Stetzinger
Portsmouth
Chris Yeager
Galton
William Yeager
Pittsburgh
King Reads Books as Throne Is at Stake
King Prajadhipok, in Surrey, reads as Siam's government debates a crisis that could prompt his abduction. He warns he will launch the throne if Bangkok does not withdraw a measure limiting royal life and death authority.
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London
Prapadhipok
Government of
Siam
Surrey
Bangkok
Bread Lines Gain Boost as Stock Exchange Joins
Beverly Hills letter notes New York stock exchange reporting a loss of 287,986 last year and claims it is the first time the exchange has published winnings or losses. The piece humorously welcomes the exchange as a new member of the bread line in a Will Rogers style quip.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
New York Stock Exchange
Will Rogers
Brick Work To Start Here on FERA Project
Brick laying on West State Street in Athens will begin before week’s end after agreement with city officials to use FERA workers. Projects include mine sealing extension, Children's Home work, Coolville Athletic Field, a CWA begun project, courthouse mezzanine remodeling, and mattress factory production. 50 men work on a water line to CCC camp Peach Ridge, due for completion by Saturday.
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Athens
FERA
J. D. Garrett
Works Division
Relief Organization
Coolville
CWA
Columbus
Garrett
W. A. Matheny
Columbia Avenue
CCC
Peach Ridge
Six Die in Early Morning Fire in East Liverpool
A father, his four children, and a housekeeper perished when a five room shack burned before dawn on the outskirts of East Liverpool. The dead are Ralph L. Lane 36 a moulder his son Ralph Jr 12 Dorothy 10 Harry 9 Carl 7 and Anna Applegate 34 the housekeeper.
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Ralph L. Lane
Ralph, Jr
Dorothy
Harry
Carl
Anna Applegate
Crown Point Officials Questioned Over Dillinger Jail Escape
Crown Point Ind Oct Lewis Baker warden at Crown Point Jail and Ernest Blunk fingerprint expert were taken into custody for questioning in connection with the John Dillinger escape from the jail last March 3.
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Crown Point
Ind
Lewis Baker
Ernest Blunk
John Dillinger
Athens Housing Act Board to survey 2100 properties
The Housing Act Board in Athens plans a city survey to locate improvements for 2100 properties. M. E. Corotis outlines act provisions and loan options from local banks. T. W. Craig leads a new advisory board to coordinate repairs and remodels with FERA support.
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Athens
Federal Housing Administration
Chamber of Commerce
M. E. Corotis
Ohio
The
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C. M. Gill
T. W. Craig
FERA
Corous
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Hunters' Bodies Found In Lake Mire Near Frankfort
Frankfort Michigan October 30 two duck hunters Helmer Erickson 29 and Gale Robinson 28 missing since Sunday night were found dead in Little Platte Lake stuck upright in mud near shore pulled down by suction. They reportedly waded from a canoe into knee deep water and sank into the mire.
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Frankfort
Mich
Little Platte Lake
Helmer Erickson
Gale Robinson
Erickson and
Robinson
Coolidge Library To Be Dedicated At White House Club
Mrs Calvin Coolidge arrived in New York for the dedication of the Calvin Coolidge Library at the Women’s National Republican Club. She will speak briefly at a mid afternoon ceremony in the George Washington Assembly Room. The library stands as the first memorial to the late president and is described as one of the finest political libraries in the country.
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New York
Calvin Coolidge
Women's
National Republican Club
George Washington Assembly Room
Sign Projects for New Athens County CCC Unit
W E Lewis, Ohio CCC erosion camps field agent, signed up projects in Athens County for a new erosion unit to arrive at Peach Ridge camp near Athens. The Ohio unit from Dover will move once camp buildings are erected. Work includes dam building and planting to prevent soil erosion and raise the water table to reduce flood danger. Lewis is stationed at Camp Meigs, Pomeroy, but visits Athens County daily seeking erosion projects.
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Ohio CCC
Athens County
Peach Ridge
Athens
Ohio
Dover
Lewis
Camp
Housekeeping Comes First In Lives of Clever Women
Mrs. Bertha Harris argues that homemaking is a vital career requiring skill and wit. The Messenger Cooking School in Athens Senior High Auditorium will showcase new recipes, pantry products, and labor saving devices, with lectures on hosting and home equipment for Southeast Ohio women.
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Messenger Cooking School
Southeastern Ohio
Alaska
Bertha Harris
Athens
California Supreme Court to Rule on 25000 Purged Votes
In San Francisco on October 30 AP reports the California Supreme Court faces a decision that could allow or block the disfranchisement of nearly 25,000 Los Angeles voters tied to Upton Sinclair's EPIC governorship bid. The case centers on alleged fraudulent registrations and a purge push by Merriam allied officials.
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San Francisco
Los Angeles
Upton Sinclair
California Supreme Court
William H. Waste
Superior Court
Sinclair
Frank F Merriam
A.S Webb
Merriam
Milton Demy Ater
William H. Neblett
McAdoo
Five UCLA Students Suspended Over Communist Activities
Five UCLA student leaders were suspended for one year for allegedly using their offices to aid an organization linked to the National Student League. Provost F C Moore said the action aimed to curb attempts to destroy the university by handing it to Communist students.
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Los Angeles
University of California At
FC. Moore
John Burnside
Sidney Zasagri
Thomas Lambert
Mendel Lieberman
Celeste Strack
Moore
National Student League
Wires Kall Girl In Bus Crash
In BUCYBUS Oct 3 4 600 volt line touched by a school bus loaded with 38 students electrocuted 17 year old Maxine Purvis died at hospital four other pupils hurt James Brinkman Sr bus driver claimed steering gear locked an official investigation ordered Constance Topper also injured with a head cut and three more pupils slightly hurt
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Bucybus
Maxine Purvis
James Brinkman
Constance Topper
Home Owners Loan Bonds Turned Over to Athens Banks
HOLC bonds totaling 46075 were handed to Athens banks and building and loan associations as mortgage payments on homes in Athens County. The move averages about 1.50 per loan. About 90 loan applications were filed, with pending ones rechecked under new requirements. Deputy agent Helen Falconer has been in the Athens loreal office five weeks. Appraisals and actions on all applications are anticipated by January 1.
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Home Owners Loan Corporation
Athens
Athens County
Harry Mettler
HOLC
Mies
Helen Falconer
Zanesville
Loreal
Mettler
Cleveland Financiers Free on Fraud Charge
Two Cleveland financiers, Joseph R. Nutt and Wilbur M. Baldwin, were freed by a jury on charges of fraud or false entry in the books of the defunct Union Trust Company. Nutt had been chairman and a former Republican National Committee treasurer, while Baldwin served as the bank’s president before its 1933 closure.
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Cleveland
Joseph R. Nutt
Wilbur M. Baldwin
Nutt
Union Trust Company
Republican National Committee
Baldwin
Former Screen Idol Tellegen Ends Life With Scissors
Hollywood mourns Isidor Louis Bernard Van Dammeler known as Lou Tellegen a former stage and screen idol dies after self-inflicted chest wounds. Police say the act appears personal and friends note his declining health and fear of losing his mind. He built a home near his second wife Geraldine Farrar and had a storied marriage history with several women.
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Hollywood
Calif
Lou Tellegen
Tellegen
Geraldine Farrar
Opera Stor
Tellegan
Holland
Isidor Louis Bernard van Dammeler
Jeanne de Bronchere
Miss Farrar
Isabel Craven Dilworth
Nina Romano
Eva Cayanova
Shoes found near dead youth may reveal killer
Cincinnati report says shoes near the victim’s body are not his but likely the attacker’s. The unidentified 23 year old Civilian Conservation Corps worker was shot Sunday night after Train 35 from Cleveland entered the city. Police pursue clue that the killer may be wearing the dead man’s shoes.
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New York Central
Cleveland
City
Civilian Conservation Corps
Chubb to serve as acting president of Ohio University
Dr. Edwin W. Chubb Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Ohio University Athens will remain acting president at least until next June. The trustees committee will not name a successor to the late Dr E B Bryan until the spring board meeting.
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Columbus
Edwin W. Chubb
College of Arts and Sciences
Ohio University
Athens
Arthur C. Johnson, Sr
E. B. Bryan
Board of
Baker Former County Surveyor Stricken at Fisher Station
Fred R. Baker longtime Athens County surveyor and mining engineer is seriously ill at his home at Fisher Station after a heart seizure last Saturday. He previously served many years in public service and engineering.
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Fred R. Baker
Athens County
Fisher Station
Giant grocer vows to never return to Cleveland
The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company faces a labor dispute as the National Labor Relations Board coordinates talks while the firm moves merchandise from Cleveland warehouses. President John A. Hartford asserts the company will not return to Cleveland after closing 300 stores and laying off over 2000 workers.
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A. & P. Tea Company
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Cleveland, CO
Socialist Party Today
Organized Labor
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company
Washington
Roosevelt
National Labor Relations Board
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
The
Labor Board
Oher
John A. Hartford
New York
Labor Leaders Cite Strikes Trends and Auto Code Issues
Frances Perkins told a Cincinnati audience that strikes this year were milder than in 1919 with 2 per month and 6,408,000 workers involved, contrasting 518,000 in the first half of 1919. AFL leaders defend organizing drives while employers fear coercion beneath industrial recovery. The auto code debate centers on higher pay 30 hour week and merit clause removal. Textile strikes threaten 25,000 workers as the Textile Board investigates 300 complaints.
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Cincinnati
Iabor
Frances Perkins
American Federation of Labor
William Green
Harry L. Davin
Cleveland
Hartford
Textile Labor Board
United Textile Workers
Frost Hits Athens Area as Temperature Plummets
The mercury fell sharply last night to 24 degrees, bringing the season’s heaviest frost for residents of Athens and nearby areas. The day’s high reached a modest value before the cold snap.
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Mercury
Athens
Killed Man Found Alive In Graveyard Ravine
Meigs County officers found Leif Bolin in a 100 foot Beech Grove Cemetery ravine beside an overturned car. He was asleep and unhurt despite the vehicle’s fall. Raymond Smith had earlier spoken of a friend killed, prompting the cemetery search.
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Meigs County
Raymond Smith
Leif Bolin
Beech Grove
Leif
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