Matrimonial Agency Case Ties to Multiple Murders Unfolds
Clarksburg reports reveal deaths linked to clients of a matrimonial agency run by Powers known as a Bluebeard. Investigations target the agency, Powers, and attorney Berrett O Hara who flew in to discuss defense. The case cites Mrs Louella Strothers Powers and Mrs Laura Downey as victims or involved parties, with Downey's daughter recounting a deadly chain between Downey and Downey’s death in Miami.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
U.P
Harry F. Powera
Bluebeard
Quiet Cell
Powers
Louella Strothers Powers
A. B. Plater
American Friendship Society
Chicago
Downey
Miami
Berratt O'Hara
Virgil Kirkland
Ers
O’hara
Joseph Gildow
Lena Fellows
Hammond
Ind
Gildow
Joliet
Chicago Probe Links Powers Case to Eicher Meet
Chicago police investigated a claim that Mrs. Louella Powers of Clarksburg West Virginia met Mrs. Asta Buick Eicher in June in Chicago with Powers allegedly among five victims. The claim came from consulting psychologist Mrs. Jean Campbell who said Eicher, Powers and another woman sought her advice on selling property and bonds.
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Chicago
U.R
Louella Powers
Clarksburg
W. Va
Asta Buick Eicher
Powers
Johnson
Park Ridge
Eicher
Campbell
Battle Lines Form in Sheriff Ouster Tussle in Cleveland
Cleveland Federation of Labor votes to back Sheriff Salzmann amid threats of ouster action. Cuyahoga County Law Enforcement Association circulates ouster petition over Salzmanns stance on horse racing and other issues.
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Cleveland
John Salzmann
Cleveland Federation of Labor
Labor
Sulzmann
Cuyahoga County Law Enforcement Association
Fort Smith Gun Battle Leaves Police Chief Dead
In Fort Smith Arkansas a gun battle near an Oklahoma Arkansas Highway patrol post after a filling station robbery left police chief W. A. Bourland fatally slain. Officer Ralph Howard wounded and bandit suspects Orb Crow Jess and Everett Wackerly wounded but expected to recover.
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Fort Smith
Ark
U.P
Oklahoma-Arkansas Highway
W. A. Bourland
Orb Crow
Paris
Ralph Howard
Jess
Everett Wackerly
Radcliffe, Ark
J. E. Cantwell
Spiro, Okla
Ruth Kimmey seeks divorce from Charles W. Kimmey
Ruth Kimmey files for divorce in Athens County Common Pleas court alleging cruelty by Charles W. Kimmey in a petition dated today.
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Ruth Kimmey
Charles W. Kimmey
Athens County
Brave China and Hall Caine in a Quiet World News
A compact feature compiles brief notes from theater and literature including Hall Caine's absence and reflections on China, with a touch of editorial tone. The piece references The Oyster and a working-class angle by a broker and journalist voice.
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Hall Caine
China
King Features, Inc
Oyster season opens as U S crop eyes 20 million bushels by 1933
The piece notes oyster stock trading levels, the 40,000 jobs created by the season, and forecasts for 18 million bushels this year with growth to over 20 million by 1933. It cites William H. Raye of General Foods on food value and industry methods like quick-freezing ensuring prime quality.
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Sappho
William H. Raye
General Foods Corporation
United States
Raye
Sir Hall Caine's Death Highlights Shifting Standards
The obituary-like note discusses Sir Hall Caine and how Cosmopolitan Magazine's publication of The Woman Thou Gavest Me sparked debate. Reverend Doctor Parkhurst praised Caine's genius but noted the story provoked controversy and a continuation on Page 4.
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Hall Caine
Cosmopolitan Magazine
Parkhurst
Sugar as Cancer's Food Says Sugar Is Cancer's Food
Dr Gladys E Woodard of the University of Pennsylvania told the American Chemical Society that cancer cells feed on sugar and patients with lower blood sugar respond better to treatment. She cautioned sugar does not cause cancer but high sugar may raise susceptibility and that reducing sugar and starches can extend life, though normal cells need some sugar.
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Buffalo
N.Y
U.P
Gladys E. Woodard
University of Pennsylvania
American Chemical Society
Californians Press Ahead Amid Depression Worries
Beverly Hills letter-writer notes California will stay ahead in every thing despite the depression. A poor farm robbery is reported while Owen D Young faces a tough relief role and political calculations loom about feeding the country to influence a future vote.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
California
Hoover
Owen D. Young
Will
Weather outlook shows high heat in Abilene and Phoenix
Yesterday's highs reached 98 in Abilene, 94 in San Antonio, and 92 in Phoenix. Today's lows dip to 36 Battleford, 34 White River, and 42 Calgary. A 36 hour outlook expects a low pressure area over the northeast and central districts to bring slightly unsettled, warmer conditions tonight then warmer with increasing clouds Friday, possible late day or night sky cover.
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Abilene
San Antonio
Phoenix
Battleford
White River
Calgary
United States Opposed to Postponement of Geneva Arms Parley
Acting Secretary of State Castle announced the United States is strongly opposed to delaying the Geneva Arms Conference slated for early next year. He stated Washington will speak firmly against any postponement amid reports France urged a delay. The administration insists the conference proceed on the scheduled date.
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United States
Geneva
Castle
Washington
U.P
State Department
France
League of Nations
State Castle
Warren to Run Against Athens Mayor as Independent Candidate
Sam C. Warren of the Athens Izaak Walton League announced plans to oppose Mayor R. S. Wood in Athens mayoral race as an independent candidate. Warren, a former City Council member, said he would file his petition today.
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Sam C. Warren
Athens Izaak Walton League
R. S. Wood
Athens
Warren
Faces Burglary Charge in Circle Hill RobberyArraignment Set for William Barnhart on BurglarY Charge
William Barnhart of Circle Hill was to be arraigned today before Magistrate Co. H Porter on burglary charged in the Circle Hill Tuesday night robbery of a grocery store owned by Lewis Johnson. Deputy sheriffs Rasp and Bayless arrested him yesterday. officers say groceries a watch and a gun valued at about $60 were taken.
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William Barnhart
Circle Hill
Co. H. Porter
Lewis Johnson
Barnhart
Rasp and Bayless
White To Join In Conference
Governor White expresses willingness to cooperate in a conference of governors of the nine soft coal states proposed by Governor Sampson of Kentucky. He states readiness to work out a plan to restore prosperity in the soft coal industry and to send a representative to the meeting.
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Columbus
U.R
Louisville
White
Flem D. Sampson
Kentucky
The
Times
Bostwick Trial Set For Final Hearing Date
Judge Dana F. Reynolds set September 15 for the final hearing of the removal petition against Probate Judge Homer Z. Bostwick. The date was announced during a recess in the ouster proceedings before Common Pleas Judge John R. King.
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Columbus
U.P
Dana F. Reynolds
Franklin County Common Pleas Court
Homer Z. Bostwick
Reynolds
Common Pleas
John R. King
Bostwick
Ban on Birth of a Nation Shocks Philadelphia
Philadelphia mayor Harry A. Mackey announced the banning of The Birth of a Nation here saying it is prejudicial to peace between black and white races. The film had passed the state censor board but would be raided if shown again.
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Philadelphia
U.R
David W. Griffth
Harry A. Mackey
Pennsylvania Board of Censors
Governor Erickson Asked to Furnish Seed Wheat on Credit
The Federal Farm Board seeks Montana Governor John E. Erickson's reply to a plan to aid drought affected farmers by supplying seed winter wheat at market prices with liberal credit terms arranged by county commissioners. Agriculture officials informed the board and sent a telegram an hour after the proposal by C W Warburton. The department cannot finance seed wheat purchases under the drought relief act.
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Federal Farm Board
Department of Agriculture
Erickson
C. W. Warburton
Agriculture Department
Gangster Films May Be Barred
Senator James J. Crawford introduced a bill in New York to make showing gangster pictures a misdemeanor with fines from 500 to 6000 dollars. Approved by Attorney General John J. Bennett the measure would bar production sale or showing of such films and block licensing by the state board of education. It cites protests from women groups welfare societies and clergy against glamorizing hoodlums.
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Albany
N. Y
U.R
James J. Crawford
Brooklyn
John J. Bennett
Gamgater Mfe
Motion Picture Division
State Board of
Bureau Cuts Prices On Fertilizer In Ohio
Columbus report shows the Ohio Farm Bureau reducing fall fertilizer prices by an average of six dollars a ton. D M Cash of the Bureau Service Department cited the move to give farmers opportunity to operate economically.
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Columbus
Ohio Farm Bureau
D. M. Cash
Bureau Service Department
Cash
Queen Bees Travel Coast to South America by Air
Five queen bees in individual packages with food accompanied by two pilots on a Pan American flight from Tibbee Station Mississippi to Para Marico Dutch Guiana. The 4,000 mile journey started yesterday and will take about two and a half days.
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Miami
Fla
U.P
South America
Tibbee Station
Miss
Paramarico
Dutch Guiana
John Locke Faces Bond in Failure to Provide Case
John Locke of Circle Hill was placed under $300 bond by Magistrate C H Porter after pleading not guilty to a charge of failure to provide brought by his wife.
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John Locke
Circle Hill
C. H. Porter
State Conservation Council to Meet in Columbus Tonight
Columbus report says the State Conservation Council will meet in Columbus tonight to discuss a successor to J. W. Thompson of Elida who recently resigned as state conservation commissioner.
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Columbus
U.P
State Conservation Council
Elida
State Conservation Commlekoner
Farmers Use Door to Door Wheat Selling
Farmers in Byca Township Hamilton County plan a house to house sale campaign to move 15000 bushels of surplus wheat at a fixed 60 cent per bushel price. They will deliver to homes using trucks and issue buy a bushel cards for home use, aiming to beat the open market offers.
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Cincinnati
U.R
Bycamore
Hamilton County
Moscow
C. E B. Lay
Township Welfare Association
Accidental Deaths Reported in Jackson County
Two accidental deaths were reported in Jackson County Dorothy Rickabaugh 31 of Coalton died from burns when her clothing caught fire Walter Davis 42 of Wellston was found dead in a thicket near a peach picking site a shotgun nearby suggesting an accidental self inflicted gunshot injury
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Jackson
O.R
Jackson County
Dorothy Rickabaugh
Coalton
Walter Davis
Wellston
Davis
Hats stolen from auto of Cleveland salesman in Tiffin
Three hundred women's hats were stolen from an auto owned by E. D. Studer a Cleveland salesman in Tiffin. The hats valued at 1000 dollars were not insured.
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Tiffin
E. D. Studer
Cleveland
Plan to Improve State Route 21 Prompts Regional Meeting
Nelsonville residents join the Route 31 Association to push a multi year improvement program for State Route 21 from the Southern Ohio line to Columbus via Logan Lancaster and Athens. Athens Chamber of Commerce leaders Jon Hall and Frank Blastra outline aims to secure better brick pavement and federal highway status while Logan and Lancaster officials organize initial sessions.
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Nelsonville
Sept
Columbus
Logan
Lancaster
Co. M. Gill
Athens Chamber of Commerce
Jon Hall
Frank Blastra
Boyd Wright
Ing County
Ngee
HK. KE. Boaser
Victor Oakley
Nelsonville Board of Trade
Villa
Athena
Ane
Palfield Ty
Yond Canal
Winchester
Hocking
Middleport
Findlay
Ohio
Marysville
Ken
Athens
New South Bridge
Doctor Solves Baby Problem in Kansas City
In Kansas City a dispute over a five week old baby led police to call in Dr. Charles C. Coats. The doctor declared the infant belonged to Miss Beulah Allen, resolving who was the mother after officers questioned both women and pursued statements.
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Kansas City
Sas City
Solomon
Sims
Wheat exchange busy at Clifton mill reports large daily trades
Xenia September 3. A large wheat trade is reported at the Clifton mill near the city. Preston, the owner, says about 3 000 pounds of wheat are traded daily and he charges 30 to 35 pounds of wheat for one bushel depending on grain quality.
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Xenia
Clifton
Here
Preston
Mislaid teeth halt sermon at First Methodist pulpit
In New Lexington on September 3 Rev. L J Hart, pastor of the First Methodist Church, dropped his false teeth during a Sunday sermon. A member retrieved the molars from the aisle and the service continued.
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New Lexington
L. J. Hart
First Methodist Church
Wen
Theft Report From Lancaster General Store
Lancaster reports a burglary at Harry Brandt's general store where thieves stole a 50 cent stock and left no money for the state tax. Brandt noted the loss and is seeking clues from the public.
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Lancaster
Harry Brandt
Brands
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