Freight Rate Cut for Hocking District Coal by Utility Commission
The Public Utilities Commission ordered sharp reductions in coal transport rates from the Cambridge and Hocking districts to Cleveland Lorain Huron Akron Orrville and Lake Erie's lines. Rates drop 23 to 29 cents per ton with Cambridge to Cleveland at 1.45 and Akron 1.28, while Hocking to Cleveland becomes 1.60 and Akron 1.43. The change takes effect after Sept 20 and aims to equalize rates with No 8 and Middle districts.
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Columbus
U.P
Cambridge
Hocking
Cleveland
Lorain
Huron
Akron
Orrville
Cky River
Public Utilities Commission
Thensylvania
New York Central
Lake Erie
Conlight
No. 8
Middle Coshocton
Ohio
Oaksville
Crooksville
Commision
Middleshocton
Bank Robbery at Richwood Bank Forces Eight to Floor
Eight people at Richwood Banking Company in Marysville area were forced to lie on the floor while two robbers took about $10,000 from counters and the safe. The heist, described as methodical, ended as the trio fled in a car after about 15 minutes.
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Marysville
U.P
Richwood Banking Company
Richwood
Here
J. F. Rapp
Kenneth Kyle
Clara Kyle
Rapp
Storm Heads East From Gulf toward Atlantic
The tropical disturbance that lingered in the Gulf of Mexico for four days was moving northeastward across the northern edge of Florida and extreme southeastern Georgia toward the Atlantic Ocean. Unconfirmed reports claimed heavy damage at Carrabelle, Florida, as communications, railroad telegraph lines, and a ferry service between Appalachicola and Carrabelle were disrupted by high winds.
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Atlanta
U.R
Gulf of Mexico
Florida
Georgia
Atlantic Ocean
Carrabelle
Fla
Appalachicola
Cleveland to seek immediate gas rate cut
The city of Cleveland mobilized its legal team to plan action to win an immediate reduction in gas rates from East Ohio Gas Company.
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Cleveland
East Ohio Gas Company
Hoover Pleads For Charity To Shelter Winter Needs
President Hoover urged private philanthropy to aid the nation in the coming winter, warning of hunger and homelessness. He outlined a four point program to keep relief agencies strong, mobilize local resources, and sustain charitable and spiritual efforts.
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Hoover
Washington
Conference On Welfare and Relief
Mr. Hoover
White House
Socialist Vote Not for Wilson Declines Norman Thomas Bid
Dr. Clarence True Wilson of Vincennes denies backing Norman Thomas for president after reviewing the socialist platform and record. He attacks repeal efforts, accusing national prohibition of being sidestepped by presidents and manipulated by politicians and wets.
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Vincennes
Ind
U.P
Clarence True Wilson
Norman Thomas
Thomas
Wilson
Civil War Vet 87 Seeks Squirrels in Vinton County Hills
In Albany on September 15, Isaac Snowden a white haired Civil War veteran aged 87 carries a bright new rifle after laying aside his musket. He travels with a license to his nephew’s Martin place in Vinton County to hunt squirrels and prove his quota under a resolute mission.
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Albany
Isaac Snowden
Vinton County
Martin
Flying Laboratory Feared Lost Over Atlantic Ocean
Rome reports fear for the safety of three of four aboard the American Nurse aircraft that left New York Tuesday. The plane, a Flying Laboratory, was overdue with beacons from Rome to Paris searching the sky. Efforts to locate it continued as officials doubted fuel would last beyond 40 hours.
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Rome
New York
Edna Newcomer
Williamsport
William Uldrich
Stephen Miller
Leon M. Pisculli
Paris
France
Land's End
England
Ciampino
le Bourget
Bonus marchers clash over Hoover criticism at Oregon convention
At Portland the American Legion considered a compromise on condemning government troops use against the bonus marchers. The resolutions committee rejected a plan to censure the administration while approving a call for cash payment of the bonus and deploring troops. Commander Stevens pledged faster action on the bonus measure.
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Portland
Ore
U.P
Washington
National Convention
American Legion
Resolutions Committee
Bonus Army
George Browne
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Department
Hoover
Waa
Baker Funeral Saturday for Robert E. Baker
Funeral services for Robert E. Baker will be held Saturday at two o'clock at his parents home, Mr. and Mrs. Mash Baker near Guyaville. Burial will follow in Bean Cemetery adjacent to the farm.
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Robert E. Baker
Guyaville
Mash Baker
Bean
Hoover Speech Warns Cash Bonus Threat to Recovery
United Press reports a strong Hoover address claiming a cash bonus payment would be a fatal threat to economic recovery. The speech frames bonuses as destabilizing and urges restraint to sustain recovery efforts.
Candidacy of Thompson Is Yet Undecided
The Athens County election board debated Thompson’s eligibility to run for prosecuting attorney as an independent candidate. Protests argued he is not a legal Ohio resident. Thompson argued Ohio residency. Hoover denounced cash bonus plans as harmful to recovery and warned against political moves affecting 21 million families.
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Preston E. Thompson
Chauncey
Athens County
Board of Elections
Election Board
John W. Bolin
Thompson
Ohio
Bolin
John Woolley
Athens
Thomp
Ion
Kentucky
Roosevelt Seeks Grain Belt Votes in Western Tour
Governor Franklin D Roosevelt travels aboard a special to Denver after a Kansas reception. He plans brief talks in Kansas towns en route to Colorado and vows to renew his farm relief plea to aid the forgotten man the farmer. Oklahoma and Iowa are predicted to swing Democratic as Colorado leaders pledge support.
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Frederick A. Storm
United Green
Denver
Colo
U.R
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Rocky Mountain Country
Colorado
Roosevelt
Kansas
Agrariana
Topeka
Curtis
Oklahoma
Iowa
J. P. Gore
Hoover
Maine
R. M. McCool
Flour distribution planned by Red Cross at New Marshfield
Government flour will be distributed by the Red Cross at New Marshfield tomorrow announced by Miss Pearl French. Mineral residents must go to New Marshfield to obtain allotments while Red Cross workers verify eligibility in New Marshfield and Mineral areas and in other districts where flour is issued.
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Red Cross
New Marshfield
Misa Pearl French
Red Crosse
Miss French
Maine Went Sane Hoover In Pain Is Rogers Claim
A Beverly Hills letter discusses Maine politics and the 1930s campaign rhetoric. It questions Maine’s sanity and Hoover’s pain while noting Democratic influence at fairs and Wall Street’s reaction. The missive references Roosevelt and the 1932 campaign dynamics.
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Maine
Hoover
Rogers
Beverly Hills
Calif
Wall Street
Everett Sanders
Roosevelt
Father of Flying Family Describes Chilly Greenland Rescue
The father recalls a perilous rescue near Angmagssalik Greenland as his amphibian plane battled blizzard winds and ice. Daughter Kathrine and Janet Lee 6 stood brave while the crew sent SOS signals and waited two hours for help from Lord Talbot before reaching shore by valiant landing.
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Ikersauk Fjo
Katherine
Janet Lee
Gerald Altifilisch
Angmagealik
Locals Naming Delegates For Murray City Session Foreseen
News of the mine strike settlement at Columbus yesterday brought rejoicing among residents. Unions meet to elect delegates from Hocking Crookeville and Pomeroy to attend the Murray City session Friday at 1 oclock for ratification. A mass meeting is planned at Lambert Grove Glouster Sunday at 2 pm with union officials to speak.
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Murray City
Valley
Columbus
the Messenger
George White
Margray City
Hocking
Crookeville
Pomeroy
William B. Morrin
Mineral State Committee
Lambern Grove
Glouster
Capt
Percy Tetlow
Lee Mair
David Watkins
George W
Lee Hall
District 6
United Mine Workers
Governor White
100 Plunge to Death in Train
In Atiaq foothills Algeria survivors fear 100 Legionnaires were killed and another 100 injured when a troop train fell into a ravine over 280 feet deep. First injured arrived at Telemeen 70 miles south. one officer killed, others seriously hurt. Troops were en route to Oudja near Abd-El-Krim battles.
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Oran
Algeria
Atiaq
Canat
Telemeen
Here
Oudja
Morocco
Abd-El-Krim
Squirrels On Run As Open Season Begins
Squirrels on run as a 15 day open season starts Thursday morning and runs until October 1. T. R. Bennett issues 168 hunting licenses at the Athens County clerk’s office, with 100 applications filed Wednesday. Hunters from Parkersburg and Columbus converge as reports say squirrels are plentiful. one man claimed sighting 14 in an hour. The daily limit remains four.
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T. R. Bennett
Athens County
Parkersburg
Columbus
Chickens for Liquor Benchmark Barter Case in Cleveland
In Cleveland on September 15 a bootlegger traded six live chickens for one quart of liquor. Clifford Furness, 26, arranged the barter and was sentenced to 30 days in the workhouse after being accused of stealing the chickens.
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Cleveland
Clifford Furness
Eagles Lodge to Distribute $300 in Shoes to Needy Children
Athens branch of the Eagles Lodge announced a shoe distribution worth over 8300 for needy school children in Athens and the surrounding area. A committee led by Evan Hamilton Clarence Robinson and Mr Newman will oversee the distribution which begins immediately after their regular meeting.
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Eagles Promise
Athens
Eaglen Lodge
Evan Hamilton
Clarence Robinson
Mr. Newman
Insull Crash Probe Opens in Chicago
Chicago. Sept. 16. State's Attorney John A. Swanson announced a thorough probe into the Samuel Insull utilities empire collapse with losses estimated at over one billion dollars. He convened assistants to plan the inquiry and faced stockholder demands for a grand jury investigation as federal inspectors watched developments.
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Chicago
U.D
John A. Swanson
Pire
Samuel Insull
Ecolo
Swanson
Federal Post Office
U. S
Dwight Green
Washington, D. C
Senator Bikey Bettman debate on prohibition in Cincinnati
Senator Robert J. Bikey of Cleveland and Atty. Gen. Gilbert Bettman of Cincinnati, the Republican U. S. Senate nominee, will debate the prohibition issue in Cincinnati on September 26. If the Clevelander has no other engagement that date, Dave declared for repeals.
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Columbus
Robert J. Bikey
Cleveland
Gilbert Bettman
Cincinnati
U. & Senator
Pow
Dave
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