Roosevelt Hits Tariff Attack Ahead of Portland Speech
On the Roosevelt special en route to Portland Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt denounces the Hawley Smoot Tariff and Republican leadership. He calls for a reciprocal tariff to revive exports, warns of retaliatory tariffs, and links the act to the road to ruin as he appeals for a new deal. Forty nations are cited as setting up defenses against tariffs.
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Roosevelt
Portland
Ore
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Seath
America
United States
United
Hoover
Hortyst Jiehman
Albany
Stock Market Rises After Week of Decline
The New York market resumed its advance on September 21 after a week of reaction and adjustments. Opening with energy, prices climbed one to five points aided by favorable business news and renewed public and professional trader participation.
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New York
U.2
Roosevelt Likely Opposes Immediate Soldier Bonus
The NY campaign scene centers on Cor nnnelius V. Whitney and hints that Franklin D. Roosevelt will oppose immediate cash bonus payments to veterans. He may instead back relief measures for needy veterans, a stance echoed by Democratic headquarters reports.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Young Society
Cornnelius V. Whitney
Whitney
Sonny
Rosevelt
Roosevelt
New Hard Coal Gas System Promises Cheaper Fuel
In Philadelphia on September 21, the anthracite institute announced a gas-making machine that converts hard coal into commercial gas for as low as 20 cents per thousand cubic feet, cutting rates by about one fifth. An engineer estimated a potential market from vast coal reserves, highlighting research to expand markets for anthracite coal.
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Philadelphia
U.P
Anthracite Istitute
Wensider
Funeral services announced for Mrs W H Martin in Athens
Funeral services for Mrs W H Martin who died at her home in Dell will be held Thursday at 2 30 PM at the home of Ja John Hope Sr West Union rect Athens The funeral party arrives in Athens today from Detroit
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W. Hartin
Dell
Ja. John Hope
West Union Rect
Athens
Detroit
Bankers See Signs of Banking Improvement in Ohio
Columbus report from the Ohio Bankers Association dinner says constructive forces are at work. Hoarding is waning and gold flow is increasing. Commercial failures are declining and bank reopenings are happening, said Coshocton president Robert Baker.
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Columbus
U.P
Robert @. Baker
Coshocton
Ohio Bankers’ Association
Baker
Publisher Bush Nominated to Ohio Chamber Board
Gordon K. Bush publisher of The Athens Messenger is nominated from the Southeastern District for a two year term on the Ohio Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors representing the press. The organization is the largest state wide business group advocating reduced public expenditures highway funding pay as you go and tax base reform along with anti trust law revision.
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Gordon K. Bush
Athens Messenger
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
O. C. of S
Ohio
Jewelry theft reports $4500 from Bexley home
Police report theft of 4500 dollars in jewelry from the residence of Harry Masser in Bexley a Columbus suburb.
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Columbus
Harry Masser
Bexley
Enrollment at Ohio University Near 2100 at Noon
Ohio University registrar Dr. Frank B. Dilley reported 2,100 students registered by noon Wednesday with an expected total just over 2,200 by day’s end. He projected a final enrollment around 2,500, slightly below the 1931 first semester total of 2,550, noting college enrollments elsewhere fell while OU held steady.
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Ohio University
Frank B. Dilley
Dilley
National Guard Observers Withdrawn From Mine at Hunterdon
Des Moines reports a wide spread farm strike beginning in the Midwest led by the National Holiday Association to push livestock and grain prices to production costs. Leaders say the action will unite thousands of farmers and may rival major co operatives if successful, while opponents fear market disruption and violence is discouraged.
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Midwest
Des Moines
U.P
National Farm Holiday Association
National Holiday Association
Glenn HB. Miller
Flown Farmers Union
Miller
Youth Conference Urges Christian Work For Ohio Youth
Nearly 200 young people attended the Youth Dinner closing a daylong Christian Church District 14 conference in Athens. Rev. Raymond F. McLain urged unleashing youth power for a better society, with principal address by Rev. Paul J. Keckley on Youth's Place in the Religious World.
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Conference of Workers of Christian Church
District 14
District 14 of
The
Christian Church
Athens Christian Church
Raymond F. McLain
Ohio
Reed J. Downs
Athens
McLain
Paul J. Keckley
Marietta
Birth of Mary Louise to new Cincinnati family
Mr and Mrs Orland Cramer of Cincinnati welcomed a daughter named Mary Louise. The birth was announced by Mr and Mrs M W Ross of New Marshfield Route 2, who reported the event on September 16.
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M. W. Ross
New Marshfield
Route 2
Orland Cramer
Cincinnati
Mary Louise
Edward J. Mildren Hurt In Auto Crash Near Marietta
Edward J. Mildren 61 an oil operator and state legislator from Washington County was hospitalized with serious cuts and possible internal injuries after his car skidded on a wet road two miles east of Marietta.
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Marietta
Edward J. Mildren
Washington County
All-White Squirrel Bagged by Athens Hunter
Theodore St. Clair of Smith Street Athens with a companion shot an albino squirrel yesterday. The animal lacked black spots and had pink eyes. St. Clair, a truck driver, displayed the squirrel on his return. Previously an albino killed months ago was shown at Algeo Garage on Carpenter Street.
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Theodore St. Clair
Smith Street
Athens
St. Clair
Algeo
Carpenter Street
Maryland expects big things from Earl Widmyer in 1932 gridiron
University of Maryland looks to sophomore back Earl Widmyer for a strong 1932 season after a standout freshman show as top ball carrier. He also excelled in track, winning all 14 sprint races.
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University of Maryland
Earl Widmyer
Hair Trim Sparks Suspension Slugfest in Monaca
In Monaca Pennsylvania eight Monaca High School football players were suspended after clipping freshmen hair. The dispute centers on Joe De Marco and Stanley Petroski who allegedly culled the freshmen while Emma McShaffrey, a student, consoled the victims.
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Monaca
Joe DeMarco
Stanley Petroski
Emma McShaffrey
Ingalls and Cooper Rally Hoover Support in McConnelsville
Republican candidate David S. Ingalls and former governor Myers Y. Cooper criticized Governor White’s economy claims and urged voters to back President Hoover’s program. Cooper accused the governor of promoting non existent economy measures while Ingalls praised Hoover as conscientious and hardworking beyond politics.
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Mcconnellville
U.P
Davids
Ingalls
Myers Y. Cooper
White
Hoover
Cooper
Bettman Rules Stadium Tax Exempt for Ohio University
Attorney General Gilbert Bettman ruled that Ohio University stadium and grounds, including tennis courts and football facilities, are exempt from taxation under constitutional and General Code provisions for charitable university purposes. He argued colleges are charitable institutions and that athletic facilities serve legitimate university aims and public welfare.
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E. B. Bryan
Ohio University
Gilbert Bettman
Bettman
Ohio
Hettman
Ann Eligabeth Davies Crowned Queen at Dairy Festival
Ann Eligabeth Davies of Artington County Virginia Kanthie a mile for the cameraman is chosen as Regina Hi to reign as Queen at the Piedmont Virginia Dairy Festival minor typo in source but main fact stands Davies named queen at regional dairy event showcasing beauty crop leaders and local talent.
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Ann Eligabeth Davies
Artington County
Kanthie
Regina Hi
Planting Demonstration Set for Next Wednesday in Athena
Victor H Reis extension floracul turist at Ohio State University will speak at Athens Demonstration Home Evant State Street next Wednesday afternoon. The Better Homes and Grounds Committee invites all interested to attend as Reis explains planting transplanting and seeding with soil improvement and topography adaptation covered. Mr Kelas will also discuss adaptation to local conditions.
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Victor H. Reis
Ohio State University
Athena
Athens
Evant State Street
Better Homes and Grounds Committee
Reis
W. H. Connett
Hore
Kelas
Lafollette Lag in Wisconsin. Dry Wins in New York
In Wisconsin Gov Philip LaFollette and Senator Blaine trailed in Republican primaries as regulars won hints of a split within the LaFollette organization. In New York dry Republicans secured several congressional seats while wet opponents lagged. Substantial leads were reported for other organization candidates in both parties.
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New York
LaFollette Organization
Wisconsin
Philip LaFollette
Blaine
Inspection Planned for Salvation Army in Athens
Major Claude Hates regional commander and Adjutant Tom Maltby will inspect the Athens Salvation Army Building later this week. A public meeting will explain plans for the 40-day campaign titled Try Religion.
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Claude Hates
Salvation Army
Tom Maltby
Young People’s
Athens
White Issues Call Names Only Salary Adjustment
Governor George White issued a call for an extraordinary session of the Ohio General Assembly naming only the adjustment of salaries for state and local officials as business to be transacted. He said the session’s purposes would expand as it progressed and special messages would bring other measures up for consideration.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio General Assembly
George White
Will Hoover smartly push more orators into race
A Beverly Hills reader cites a humorous political letter arguing the outcome hinges on the number of orators. The author mocks Democrats and notes President Hoover’s move to add more speakers, joking the side with fewer orators could win.
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Beverly Hills
Hoover
America
Coal Rate Cut Proposal Earns Guth Pinchot Support
Harrisburg Pa Sept 21 Governor Gifford Pinchot supported reduced hauling rates for bituminous coal from Pittsburg to Ohio markets urging the Interstate Commerce Commission to approve immediately. He said the plan would save 3000 Pennsylvania miners jobs and prevent loss of 3,000,000 tons of Pennsylvania coal.
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Harrisburg
Pittsburg
Ohio
Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railway
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pinchot
Weather notes show limited variation in Athens district
In the Athens district the temperature varied only 12 degrees in 24 hours. Showers are expected tonight with fair and cooler weather tomorrow. Yesterday’s high reached 76 and the low last night was 64. Today the temperature remained in the mid seventies. Rainfall yesterday and last night totaled seven hundredths of an inch.
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Athens
Ohio Collieries Heads Fail To Accept Ineligibility Plan
Ohio Collieries Company officials refuse to accept provisions of Governor White's amended K-point plan for resuming mining in the Hocking Valley. National Guard observers are withdrawn from Mine 267 at Hunterdon after the refusal, with Mine 283 dormant and 2,133 workers employed across 18 Moeks mines.
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National Guard
Hunterdon
Nelsonville
Ohio Collieries Company
Hocking
George White
Ray Noble
J. 3. Shetter
Shetler
Moeks
Mine wage dispute sparks unrest at Manhattan Coal Tropie
In Tropie, 45 miners at No 82 Mine of Manhattan Coal Company clashed after a wage scale dispute. An automobile driven by John Glenn, from Gien Eben, Athens County, was damaged but he was unharmed. Four hundred workers are employed at the district’s No 62 principal colliery. Lee Hall led miner’s group, Dwight Cuatek alerted Governor White.
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Crooksville
Bept
Manhattan Coal Company
Tropié
John Glenn
Gien Eben
Athens County
Manhattan Company
Lee Hall
Olle
Dwight Cuatek
Perry County
Governor White
Hangman Dies By Own Hand In England
BROCHDALE England Septal UP John Ellie famed hangman for 25 years died at his home with throat wounds. A labor lay nearby. He had escaped the phantom noose after retiring in 1923 and earlier attempted suicide after hanging Sir Roger Casement and other criminals.
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Brochdale
England
John Ellie
Edith Thompson
Rabor
Killig
Ellis
Sir Roger Casement
Glouster Youth Bound Over to Grand Jury
Glouster youth Red Hashman, 19, bound over to Athens County Common Pleas Court on assault and battery charges after a preliminary hearing before Magistrate C. H. Porter. Bond set at 600 total, 300 each. Victims Herbert Loudermilk and Elliott Thomas identified Hashman.
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Red Hashman
Glouster
Athena County Common Pleas Court
C. H. Porter
Hashman
Herbert Loudermilk
Elliott Thomas
Chauncey
Loudermilk
Thomas
Ira C. Gaston
Athens
Porter
Common Pleas Court
Addie Gaston
Mariettan Re elected Leaders Named At Appalachia Tours Meeting
LA Reno G. Hoag of Marietta was reelected president of Appalachia Tours Inc and Ralph C. Thomas of Cambridge was named president at large at a regional meeting in Marietta.
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Mariettan
Marietta
LA Reno G. Hoag
Appalachia Tours, Inc
Ralph C. Thomas
Cambridge
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