Ohio teachers to wait months for pay after adjournment
Athens County school leaders report teachers may receive about two months of salary from local taxes while awaiting state aid. The Legislature’s adjournment left no funds for immediate pay, prompting calls to keep schools open and await promised state support. Districts like Ames Bern and county staff discuss options as officials, teachers, and bus drivers seek planning for continued operation and promised reimbursements.
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Ray
George Carr
Lou Figley
Glouster
Nelsonville
Department of Education
Farm Boy Faces Off in County Fair Bottle Domino Fight
A fragment describes a county fair midways event where a farm boy challenges a crowd game with bottles and balls. The scene notes a face off at the fair, an arrest of a girl for unclear conduct, and an attendant present. details are incomplete.
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U.p
Walt
Bears and Bulls Move Board Tell Loafers Meeting Place
Beverly Hills letters advocate taxing the New York Stock Exchange to force a relocation to New Jersey. The writer notes the industry could move easily by changing its telephone number and urges loiterers to gather, warning Jersey politicians will follow. The letter ends with a quip about moving a farm or house when the tax arrives.
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Bears
Bulls
Loafers
New York Stock Exchange
New Jersey
Call for Bids On Gallipolis Dam Building
War Department invites bids for a 6,015,000 dam project on the Kanawha River at Winfield West Virginia and on the Ohio River near Gallipolis Ohio. Bids for twin locks 56 by 80 feet in Kanawha open Oct 2 at 3 p m Huntington office. Bids for twin locks 110 by 600 feet on the Ohio open Oct 27. Contractor to begin within 10 days and finish in 13.5 working months.
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Washington
War Department
Kanawha River
Winfield
W. Va
Ohio River
Gallipolis
U. S. Engineer
Huntington
350 Entries in Flower Show at Athens High School
The annual flower show sponsored by the Biology and Art Departments opened last night in the Athens High School auditorium with 350 entries. The exhibit ran today 9 am to 3 pm. Prizes were awarded to students. judges were Mrs. C. D. Hopkins and Mrs. T. N. Wolfe.
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Athens High School
Mary Connett
Ruth Geisen
Policeman Fires Fatal Shot in Auto Theft Suspect Flight
Cleveland police hunted two youths involved in a stolen car case after Anthony Rojac a 16 year old robber was fatally wounded while fleeing. Ballistic expert Davis L Cowles determined the bullet came from Patrolman Joseph Pierce who fired when the suspect did not stop.
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Cleveland
U.P
Anthony Rojac
Davis L. Cowles
Joseph Pierce
Rojac
Westinghouse plant workers strike over union recognition
Three thousand employees at the East Springfield plant of Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company walked out in protest of the non recognition of a newly organized union and a wage increase demand.
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Springfield
Mass
East Springfield
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Ohio Assembly Fails as Special Session Adjourns Amid Turmoil
In Columbus on September 22 the Ninetieth General Assembly adjourned amid anger after administration leaders forced an adjournment to block a Senate passed bill raising the excise tax on telephone and gas firms. The vote required召llback of Senators from Cincinnati. House clashes and looming impeachment talk followed for Speaker Cave and Rep. Lawrence. Governor White warned schools could endure months longer. Senator Haynes said he will resign in protest.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio
Ninetieth General Assembly
Frank Cave
House
Senate
White
Will FP. Haynes
Dem
Coshocton
Cincinnati
Senate Defeats Gunsett Bill by Close Margin
In Columbus Ohio on September 22 the Ohio Senate narrowly defeated the Gunsett Bill. It would have allowed county commissioners to refund outstanding road bonds maturing 1934 to 1944 by issuing 20 year serial bonds paid from gasoline funds of the State Highway Department. The measure failed by three votes.
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Columbus
U.P
Senate
Gunsett
State Highway Department
Bury Race Driver at Proctorville Today
H. G. Cunningham a 36 year old dirt track driver died when his steering gear failed and his car crashed during a race in East Chicago Indiana. His body was brought to Gallipolis for burial Friday afternoon. He married Geneva Gilmore and was brother in law of George Gilmore of Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
H. G. Cunningham
East Chicago
Ind
Proctorville
Geneva Gilmore
George Gilmore
US Statements on Havana Raid by Unknown Marauders
Secretary of State Hull said the US embassy in Havana would lodge representations with Cuban authorities over the raid on an American citizen’s home by unknown marauders. The incident was reported from Washington on September 22.
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Washington
U.P
Hull
United States
Havana
Mail plane missing in English Channel search
Cherbourg France dispatch reports a mail plane that departed yesterday from the liner Bremen with American mail is missing. Two French Navy seaplanes were ordered into the English Channel to join British aircraft in the search.
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Cherbourg
France
Bremen
English Channel
Peace pact ends coal mine strife in eastern fields
An agreement outlawing strikes and granting blanket union recognition was signed by workers and operators in the eastern soft coal fields, covering 70 percent of U S bituminous coal and 314000 miners. It sets eight hour days, five day weeks, district wage scales, and a dispute board, becoming effective October 2 pending presidential approval.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
United Mine Workers of
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Maryland
Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Panhandle
United Mine Workers
National Recovery Administration
Officials Defy Death Threats In Kidnap Trial
Oklahoma City dispatch reports U.S. prosecutors and witnesses faced death threats during the Harvey J. Bailey Urschel kidnap trial. Machine Gun Kelly, Bailey’s alleged ally, urged killings of Urschel’s family and other authorities. Hyde and Keenan moved families to safety as the case neared its close.
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Oklahoma City
U.P
Kelly
Harvey J. Bailey
Charlies F. Arachel
Bailey
Urschel
Ursachel
Ursche
U. S
Herbert K. Hyde
United States
Joseph B. Keenan
Hyde
Keenan
Urachels
Law and Order
Pt Pleasant Youths Seized for Robbery
Two Pt. Pleasant youths were arrested by Gallipolis officers at the Gallipolis Theater for robbing the Evans Brothers Store in Pt. Pleasant. A money bag and most of the $30 to $35 taken were recovered along with stolen cigarets and chewing gum.
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Gallipolis
Pt. Pleasant
Daryl Morrison
W. B. Cooper
Evans Brothers
Paroled in manslaughter case in Elyria hospital court
In an improvised Elyria Memorial Hospital courtroom Sam Lasovich a steel worker was paroled on a manslaughter charge for the fatal stabbing of his landlady Mrs Angelina Kuma during Christmas last year The sentence came after the hearing conducted in Elyria Ohio dated Sept 22 and reported by UP
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Elyria
U.P
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Sam Lasovich
Angelina Kuma
W. W. Poston Dies at Home in Nelsonville
Webster Wesley Poston 8, longtime Nelsonville resident and prominent farmer merchant with wide business interests, died at his Columbus Street home at noon. Survived by widow Belle, three sons Frank, W C Poston, and Charles at home, daughter Mrs Clarence Slater of Columbus, and grandson Frank Poston Jr. Funeral arrangements pending.
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W. W. Poston
Nelsonville
Webster Wesley Poston
Columbus Street
Mr. Poston
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Poston
Belle Poston
Frank
W. C. Poston
Charlies
Clarence Slater
Columbus
Frank Poston
Wind shifts halt Quebec church fire threatens bishop’s palace
Wind aided by shifting conditions slowed a fire that had consumed the cathedral, convent, and girls school of the Sisters of Jesus and Mary in Valley Field Quebec. Fire, valued at about 1,000,000 dollars, was checked as winds moved and prevented further spread toward the bishop’s palace and an orphanage.
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Valley Field
Que
U.R
Sisters of Jesus and Mary
Lincoln's Warning of Freedom Echoes in 1862 Battles
Seventy-one years ago today President Lincoln issued his warning of emancipation as major Civil War actions unfolded. Captain J B Allen of Athens and John P Coe of Albany served with the Army of the Potomac during the second Battle of Bull Run on August 29 1862 and fought through the campaign that followed. Ranging from August 29 to September 13 Confederate and Union movements included Lee crossing the Potomac and McClellan moving toward Baltimore and Washington before McClellan drove Lee from Frederick to South Mountain.
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J. B. Allen
Athens
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John P. Coe
Albany
Army of the Potomac
Bull Run
O. V
Coe
Confederate
Union
McClelland
Washington
New Market
Frederick
McClellland
Lee
South Mountain
Allegheny Mountains
Harpers Ferry
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Hernandez Set To Call Quits and San Martin Maintains Power
In Havana on Sept 22 government troops clashed with rebel bands as President Ramos Grau San Martin held firm in the capital. Two rebels were killed and a soldier wounded in Moron Camaguey while Hernandez son sought terms for arms surrender. Corralled rebels included Esteban Ferrer in Sancti Spiritus Santa Clara. A large rally backed San Martin at the palace.
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San Martin
Havana
U.P
Ramos Grau San Martin
Camaguey
Juan Blas Hernandez
Bias Hernandez
Sancti Spiritus
Santa Clara
Esteban Ferrer
Santiago
Gibara
Gran San Martin
Cuba
New Relief Plan Orders Fast Purchase of Farm Surpluses
President Roosevelt accelerates a $75 million program to buy farm surpluses and distribute them to the needy. The plan directs the Agricultural Adjustment Administration and the Federal Relief Administration to rapidly implement purchases of pork beef poultry cotton seed and dairy surpluses to raise commodity prices and relief standards.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Agricultural and Relief Administrations
The
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Federal Relief Administration
Crash Fatal to Cleveland Pilot
Hal J. Neff a Cleveland airmail pilot died in Foote Memorial Hospital eight days after a crash near Leoni Michigan The crash left him with a broken arm and leg After the wreck he lay beside the plane on a parachute for hours awaiting rescue and doctors cited shock and exhaustion as the believed cause of death His wife was at his bedside at 6 30 a m.
Slain Tot's Parents Face Murder Charge
Jefferson report states Ashtabula County Grand Jury will consider first degree murder charges against Alleta Fleming 23 and Martis Fleming 55 for allegedly killing their 2 month old baby on August 4. The couple is jailed without bond with an alleged confession and threat noted.
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Ashtabula County
Alleta Fleming
Martis
Martis Jr
Motorship Beulah Groundscrew Rescues Front South Anacapa
The motorship Beulah, aground since early today at the south tip of Anacapa Island near Ventura, floated free and shifted position at 5 30 a m according to Mackay Radio reports.
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Los Angeles
Beulah
Anacapa Island
Ventura
Mackay Radio
Patronage Clash Deepens Over Cabinet Prudence
United Press reports a widening dispute between the Roosevelt administration and Democratic Congressional leaders over patronage. A round robin letter signed by many Democratic Senators criticizes the Republican cabinet and threatens to block next session’s appropriations and confirmations unless Agriculture Secretary Wallace Interior Secretary Ickes and Labor Secretary Perkins address their requests.
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Secretary of Interior
Ickes
Secretary of Labor
Perkins
United Press
Departments of Agriculture, Interior and Labor
Mr. Roosevelt
Kidnap Plot Aimed at Doheny and Livermore Uncovered
Department of Justice agents said an abortive attempt to kidnap K. L. Doheny and Jesse L. Livermore ended in a killing aboard the gambling ship Jonanna Smith. James Walsh, 22, confessed he gunned down Buell Dawson calling him a "dirty yellow rat" and tied the crime to a larger kidnap plot targeting wealthy individuals including Doheny.
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Long Beach
Calif
K. L. Doheny
Jesse L. Livermore
New York
Buell Dawson
Jonanna Smith
Department of Justice
James Walsh
Doheny
Tree Limb He Felled Kills Dundee Farmer
Sheridan Maxheimer, 65, a farmer near Dundee, was killed when a tree limb he was cutting fell and struck him in the head. Authorities said the limb pierced his forehead as he worked on timber on his farm.
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Dundee
New
Philadelphia
Sheridan Maxheimer
Lima
Mail holdup gang steals with machine guns in Chicago
Police report that bandits fired on a policeman, Miles Cunningham, and seized checks, securities, coupons and cash in a post office area hold up. Loot valued up to 500000 dollars, much of it non negotiable, as getaway flight was halted by a collision.
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Chicago
U.P
Miles Cunningham
Bandits Rob Federal Reserve Car in Chicago Slaying
Patrolman Miles Cunningham, 35, was shot and killed as bandits attacked a Federal Reserve messenger car in Chicago. The robbers used two cars with smoke and lights to blind guards and escaped with two sacks of currency and checks possibly worth up to half a million dollars. In the same day, four gunmen also held up Dunlap Silk Company payroll near Peckville, Pennsylvania, taking $8,100. Authorities pursued both bands.
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George
Adams Street
Miles Cunningham
Cunningham
Scranton
U.P
Dunlap Silk Company
Peckville
Mahon Dies Sudden Death in Cleveland Home
Wilfred J. Mahon, 54, U S. District Attorney for northeastern Ohio, died suddenly today at his Cleveland home after serving five years in the post. His death comes as a shock to legal circles in the region.
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Cleveland
Wilffred J. Mahon
U. S
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