Hoover Plans Wartime Relief Echoes in New Unemployment Drive
President Hoover builds a volunteer unemployment relief organization led by Walter Gifford to mobilize private resources, echoing the World War II food program. Owen D. Young and veteran advisers like Newton D. Baker, Bernard Baruch, and Edward N. Hurley shape a nationwide committee with business leaders serving unpaid. If voluntary effort falters, tax-funded relief via Congress looms as next option.
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Washington
Hoover
Congress
Walter 8. Gifford
Council of National Defense
Owen D. Young
General Electric
Newton D. Baker
Bernard Baruch
Edward N. Hurley
Gifford
Ferida
Wickersham Commissin
Deficit Worsens as Treasury Reports Two Month Gap
The U S government shows a deficit of 396 365 600 after two months of the current fiscal year versus 240 730 681 for the same period last year. The figures imply a larger year end shortfall than last year's 903 million.
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Washington
U.R
Financial Post
Treasury
Graf Zeppelin Lands at Pernambuco Brazil on South Atlantic Flight
Graf Zeppelin rests at Giquia air drome Pernambuco Brazil after landing from Friedrichshafen. The airship completed a roughly 72 hour South Atlantic crossing delivering thirteen passengers, marking its second South Atlantic voyage and arrival a week earlier than rail and steamship would have allowed.
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Pernambuco
Brazil
Giquia Airdrome
Germany
Friedrichshafen
South Atlantic
Ready for squirrel season and local ads push buys
The Messenger Classified Ads promote squirrel season ready supplies with shells at 5c per box and guns bought. Fall planting plants like fox glove and delphinium advertised for sale in Canannville. Local merchant advertises football items at 2c each.
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Canaanville
Athens Woman Questions Letters From Love-Butcher Powers
Mrs. Flora Burson of the Burson Hotel in Athens doubts she received letters from Harry F. Powers alias C O Pierson, the Clarksburg killer. She recalled a friend submitted her name to the American Friendship Society, then burned many letters, leaving open the possibility that some were from Powers who was listed in the society files with a lavish, misleading profile and hideous promises.
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Flora Burson
Burson Hotel
Athens
Harry F. Powers
C. O. Pierson
Clarksburg
Shaw and Wells Spar Over Russia’s Fate
George Bernard Shaw lauds Russia as the ablest government while H G Wells cautions that Russia may struggle without a native corps of educated managers. Wells notes autocratic practice lacks public cooperation and predicts dependence on foreign administrators. Shaw replies that an American gangster would not survive in Russia.
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George Bernard Shaw
Russia
H. G. Wells
Shaw
Shecause
Shaw Cites Glass House Warning Amid Fray
Shaw remarks he has cited enough to make even the most absurd American remember that those who live in glass houses should not throw stones. He notes the exchange as a sharp critique of public conduct amid mounting controversy.
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Shaw
Earth
Shaw Hope Fails to Prove Human Nature Can Be Altered
The remark argues that Shaw does not show that human nature or mankind history can be abruptly changed by any blend of German and Muscovite Communism.
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Shaw
American girl Charlotte Hodgkinson takes solo flight
Miss Charlotte Hodgkinson, nineteen, earned her flying certificate with seventy six minutes of lessons and then flew solo with solid control. The account praises her skill and suggests the uplifting effect of her achievement on spirits.
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Charlotte Hodgkinson
Flying Progresses Steadily With Hourly New York Flights
The report notes steady progress in aviation with hourly flights operating from New York, continuing into the next page for full details.
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New York
Ohio State Fair Sees Higher Tuesday Crowd Than 1930
Rainy skies could not dampen turnout at Columbus Ohio as the fair entered its third day with 56 542 visitors on Tuesday versus 46 946 the previous year. Hagenbeck Wallace Circus drew the largest crowds at night while contests judging contests dancing band concerts racing and a style show completed the program.
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Columbus
U.R
Akron zeppelin Akron unable to reach National Air Races
Akron Ohio September 2 Goodyear Zeppelin officials said the Akron airship will not be finished in time to fly to the National Air Races in Cleveland Tests and final inspection should take about two weeks with possible weather delays before the maiden flight Dock tests are progressing normally and satisfactorily.
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Akron
U.P
Cleveland
Goodyear Zeppelin
Goodyear
Resurface Road Fisher Albany Highway Planned
The state highway department maintenance force of Athens plans resurfacing of the Athens Albany Road between Fisher and Albany. Contractor Fred Beckler will complete much of the Albany McArthur Road work in a few days. The Fisher Albany section of Federal Route 50 has carried heavy traffic this season and the surface will be treated to restore good condition. Materials for the work are on the ground ready for application.
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Fisher-Albany
State Highway Department
Athens
Athens-Albay
Fisher
Albany
Fred Beckler
New Albany-McArthur
Beckler
Weather Outlook From Yesterday and Tonight
Uncertain conditions continue in the region with unsettled weather and low temperatures into the morning. Abilene reported a high near 96 while San Antonio posted a warm day and Shreveport led with cooler readings in the vicinity as Minnesota style odds signaled no clear pattern.
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Abilene
San Antonio Joe
Shreveport
Minnedosa
Gasoline bootleggers reap millions across states
Chicago dispatch reports a United Press survey showing gasoline bootlegging earning millions by moving fuel across state lines. Caravans truck bootleg gas from Indiana to Illinois and beyond, with states like Michigan Pennsylvania Texas Nebraska and Ohio affected. Tax losses reach about a million monthly in Illinois and similar in Pennsylvania as authorities fight the racket.
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United Press Today
Michigan
Texas
Pennsylvania
Nebraska
Ilinois
Indiana
Illinois
Ohio
Van Sweringen Interests Face Collateral Demands
New York Sept 2 The Guaranty Company trustee for bonds holding Allegheny securities may demand additional collateral within days to cover investment income allegedly controlled by Van Sweringen interests. The Allegheny Corporation, formed by O P and M J Van Sweringen, has holdings in Nickel Plate Chesapeake Ohio Erie and Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburgh rail lines and had recently acquired Missouri Pacific and Pere Marquette stock.
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New, York
U.P
Iftome
Nolan
van Allegheny
Sorpoation
Pammat ‘Tte
Vast van Sweringen Erie
Granty
Allegheny Securities
Guaranty Trust Company
Allegheny Corporation
O. P. and
M. J. van Sweringen
Mid-West
Nickel Plate
Chesapeake &Ohio
Erie
Buffalo
Rochester
Robbery attempt at Bennett Company plant
Robbers broke a lock at the Bennett Company dairy plant on East State Street Tuesday night using a heavy bar. Workers left by 7:30 pm. a night shift arrival at 2:20 am found the attempted robbery. Intruders likely struck about 1:00 am when nearby bakery workers were busy.
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Bennett Company
East State Street
Workera
Tank Fall Fatal at Cygnet Oil Tank
Benjamin F. Pelton, 57, an oil worker, died after plunging 40 feet to the tank bottom while performing duties at the Cygnet area oil facility. Sailors of the U P report fatal accident.
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Cygnet, CO
U.P
Benjamin F. Pelton
Room Silencer Becomes Commercial Product in New York
New York reports inventor Hiram Percy Maxim unveiled a room silencer device. A metal box about 12 by 10 inches muffles noise from riveters and horns, ventilates the room, and filters air. The unit costs about 85 dollars and is powered by electricity. Five city hospitals plan installations within a week.
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New York
Hiram Percy Maxim
Bluebeard Denounced by Wife as Fiend in Powers Case
Mrs Luella Strouther Powers denounces her husband Harry F. Powers as a fiendish wretch while admitting she now believes he betrayed her. Police reveal an address book Powers tried to destroy as they pursue possible additional victims in the serial killings of two women and three children.
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Piebeard
Harry F. Powers
Luella Strouther Powers
Powers
Carl Southern
Mrs. Powers
Publc
Cow Gores Farmer in Ohio County Tale
Charles Cunningham of Little Hocking was gored by a dairy cow while milking. The horn pierced his groin and after failing to respond to initial surgery he was moved to a Parkersburg, West Virginia hospital for further treatment. Cunningham is a noted Belpre Township farmer.
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Marietta
Charrles Cunningham
Hocking
Parkersburg
W. Va
Cunningham
Belpre Township
Odd Plane Seeks Speed Mark at Thompson Trophy Race
Pilot Lowell Bayles of Springfield Massachusetts competes in the National Air Races at Cleveland on Labor Day aiming to set a new land plane speed record near 300 miles an hour. He piloted a queer low wing monoplane designed for speed and the Thompson Trophy event.
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Cleveland
Lowell Bayles
Springfield
Mass
Tland Planes
Bayles le
Alcohol in Every Brain Says Toxologist Gettler
Dr. Alexander C. Gettler reports alcohol present in the brain and liver of every human, drunk or abstainer, based on a new distillation method. He notes finding alcohol in animals as well and plans further study to determine its form and function.
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Buspfalo
N. Y
Alexander C. Gettler
New York
United Press Today
Gettler
American Chemical Society
Used Girl Decoys Face Penitentiary Terms
Two young women Doris Baldwin and Virginia Partee faced prison in Ohio for acting as decoys to lure men into bandit traps near Cincinnati. Baldwin pleaded guilty while Partee was found guilty. both indicted with Boyd Dickerson and Otto Butchanan for robberies. Sentences set to be handed down next week.
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Cincinnati
U.P
Ohio Penitentiary
Doris Baldwin
Larue
St. Lois
Virginia Partee
Newport
Boyd Dickerson
Otto Butchanan
Rain Cancels National Air Races in Cleveland
Heavy rain halted the Sept 2 program of the National Air Races in Cleveland forcing the cancellation of major speed events. Officials said double events will be run tomorrow to complete the schedule.
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Cleveland
U.P
Classified Ad Offer for Cash Tomorrow
A short classified notice urges readers to sell unwanted furniture for cash, promising rapid payoff. It stresses quick ads and provides a dialing number for placing the ad, typical of local newspaper exchange ads. The language reflects a generic classifieds pitch to convert goods into money.
Pacific Ocean air race heads to start from Sabishiro Beach
Pangborn and Herndon released by Japanese customs plan to begin a Pacific crossing from Sabishiro Beach near Tokyo while Don Moyle targets a separate attempt to Seattle. The race carries a 625000 prize and may see both flights launch concurrently.
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Tokio
Japan
Pacific Ocean
Clyde Pangborn
Hugh Herndon, Jr
Pangborn
Herndon
New York
Instanbul
Tekto
Sabishiro Beach
Pacific
Don Moyle
The
Glory” Flier
Seattle
Railroad bankruptcy warning at commerce hearing
Fairfield banker R Dick told a maritime Commerce Commission hearing in Seamen that the railroad industry faces insolvency unless more revenue is raised. He spoke during a petition by railroad executives seeking a 15 percent horizontal increase in freight rates.
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Chicago
U.R
Fairman R. Dick
Wall Street
Merce Commission
Vatican-Fascist Accord Restores Catholic Club Reopenings
Vatican City announces an accord with the Fascist government on reopening Catholic clubs. The official statement confirms agreement and outlines the policy change effective immediately.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Balloon Ball Outshines Government in Public Interest
Beverly Hills readers debate the prominence of golf over politics as five spectators, including Bobby Jones, attended a golf championship. The writer muses about moving Bobby Jones to Washington to revive public interest while noting government concerns linger.
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U. S
Beverly Hills
Calif
Bobby Jones
Bobby
Washington
Low Bidder Wins South Bridge Contract Amid Relief Plan
The Meigs County project to build the South Bridge on the Hox Creek proceeds with C. R. Boulton’s firm awarded the contract at a low bid. The state relief program will hire workers through county committees while keeping Meigs staff. Plans call for about 300 bridges statewide with work starting soon and contracts awarded November 1.
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Boviter
Cing
Coutr
Menton
John Dowler
Ask Me Why by Everit B. Terhu
A brief note announces the work titled Ask Me Why by Everit B. Terhu with unclear text fragments following. The item appears as a newspaper notice listing the author and title in a boxed card.
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Everit B. Terhu
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