Building UK D by Civic Body for Jail and Court House
A campaign for a new jail and court house addition was launched by 66 representatives from multiple organizations at a Courtland Hotel dinner. A joint committee was formed with Walter S. Ruff as chairman to drive the effort, aiming to place the project on the November ballot for a $550,000 bond to finance construction, with plans for a seven story building matching the courthouse style.
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Courtland Hotel
Walter S. Ruff
Miller Huggins Dies After Illness at 50
New York Yankees manager Miller Huggins died at St Vincent's Hospital at 3 16 p m after a six day battle with a pus forming blood infection following a boil on his cheek He was 50 and had led six AL pennants and three World Series titles over 12 years The official cause listed pyaemia with facial infection and edema
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George Kirkley
United Press
New York
New York Yankees
Little Miller Huggins
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Edward H. King
Directors Expanded at Morris Plan Bank
Announcement made Thursday by President C. W. Keplinger shows two new directors added at a Morris Plan Bank meeting on Wednesday. Charles Ballough of Hercules Motor Co. and George B. Harlan of Central Alloy Corp. Berger division join the board, enlarging it by two. Both new directors are noted as prominent in manufacturing and finance.
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C. W. Keplinger
Morris Plan Bank
Charles Ballough
Hercules Motor Co
George B. Harlan
Berger
Central Alloy Corp
Beach City Man Gets Bridge Job
The state highway department awarded Leroy Shipbaugh of Beach City a $2,688.35 contract for a concrete slab bridge on the Canal Fulton Brewster road in Sugar Creek. The award occurred as bids for state highway work surpassed $1.3 million in Columbus amid delayed contracts due to county financial difficulties.
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Fulton-Brewster
Sugar Creek
Leroy Shipbaugh
Beach City
State Highway Department
Columbus
Out of Luck Will Rogers Special in Cimarron
From Jim Minnick's horse ranch Cimarron New Mexico Sept 26 the writer notes ignorance of recent political scandals divorces and senate debates while joking about news as old movie titles and promising more in a future dispatch.
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Cimarron
N. M
Jim Minnick
Sen. Howell
Grundy
Reed Smoot
Getting Bill Thom's Goat Isn't So Tough After All
Maud M. Howells notes new animals at Nimisila park zoo, where Bill Thom helps by introducing two goats. The goats become crowd favorites despite deer avoiding the newcomers, as keepers describe their affectionate personalities.
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Bill Thom
Maud M
Nimisila Park
Bill
Henry Ferrow
Zoo
Slush Fund for Ships Probed in Senate Inquiry
Lawrence R. Wilder of American Brown Shipbuilding Co testified on the four day transatlantic steampship service plan and $143000 spent to promote it. Senate Shearer committee pursues lobby inquiries amid tariff, prohibition and disarmament debate. lawmakers discuss broader investigations and Conflicts over staffing.
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Paul R. Mallon
United Press
Washington
National Capital
Senate Shearer
Lawrence R. Wilder
American Brown Shipbuilding Co
Wilder
Senate
Sen. Black
Alabama
Charles L. Evanson
Connecticut Manufacturers’ Association
Sen. Bingham
Connecticut
Peacox Case Nears Jury in Wife Slaying Trial
White Plains N Y Sept 26 A twelve man jury will decide if Earle Francis Peacox 21 a radio technician killed his wife Dorothy The defense rested much of its key testimony and prosecutors ready to render mental condition verdict as Judge Tomkins ordered closing summaries possible today.
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White Plains
N. Y
Earle Francis Peacox
Dorothy
Peacox
Supreme Court
Tomkins
Registration dates set for November election
The Can ton Massillon and Alliance districts will hold registration for the November election on October 18 and 19. The board of elections reports a flood of applications for precinct election official jobs, with several thousand applicants competing for posts. A separate notice lists a Lat hrop Lodge No 676 meeting Friday September 27 at 7 p.m. for an M M degree with W M C R Whitson and Geo C Mast listed as secretary.
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Massillon
Alliance
Board of Elections
Lathrop Lodge
C. R. Whitson
W. M
Geo. C. Mast
Most Fleas Jenny Wins 100 Dollar Dog Prize
Jenny the nondescript dog wins the $100 first prize for the most fleas at the annual show in Elle Plaine Illinois. James Parks is named owner. A microscopist and bank clerk counted 113 fleas. Ten thousand spectators cheer as Jenny parades through town amid cruelty dog protests from Mayor L G Ruhl and American Humane Society intervention.
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United Preas
Elle Plaine
James Parks
Jenny
L. G. Ruhl
Brewster Man Kills Brother in Broad Daylight Shooting
Brewster, Thursday noon. Smith Cunningham killed his brother John Cunningham with a 38 caliber revolver in a residential area. John, a painting contractor and father of eight, died almost instantly. Smith is reported as mentally defective by local residents.
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Smith Cunningham
Brewster
John Cunningham
New Chinese Revolt Rises With Canton Leaders
Six key military leaders including General Chan Chai Tong join General Chang Fat Kwei in a rebel movement against the National Government of China. Hong Kong dispatches say 16,000 troops from Ichang under General Tsao Wanshun are sent to battle the rebels, who aim for Hunan Province by Sunday as Admiral Chen moves five gunboats to assist Tsao.
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London
Chan Chai-Tong
Canton
Chang Fat-Kwei
National Government of China
Hong Kong
Exchange Telegraph Bureau
Ichang
Tsao Wanshun
Hunan
Admiral Chen
Tsao
Flood Strikes San Marcial Refugees in New Mexico
Floods along the Rio Grande drive San Marcial residents into hills. Refugees, many in autos or rocky crevices, face silt covered debris and feared disease as sanitary conditions deteriorate. El Paso report notes 150 miles south.
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EL Paso
Tex
San Marcial
N. M
Here
Rio Grande
Paving Project Hangs on Vote in City Plan
City plans a Market avenue widening and repaving from 6th to 12th streets tied to a storm sewer bond issue of 40.588 ab dollars. If the bond is approved, construction may start early in 1930. if not, sewer work could proceed under a 15 mill levy and paving may still occur with owner support.
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12Th St
Bovernors
William Sarver
Sarver
Market Uv
6Th
9Th Sts
City Board of Control
Afghan King Bacha-Sakao Reported Assassinated in Kabul
Unconfirmed reports from Calcutta say Bacha-Sakao, king of Afghanistan, was assassinated in Kabul. He had been at war with partisans of the former King Amannullah, whom he ousted in a dramatic March upon the capital.
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Bacha-Sakao
Afghanistan
Kabul
Amannullah
Plan Bank Merger Directors of Deutsche Bank Meet
Berlin reports directors of Deutsche Bank and the Disconto Gesellschaft conferred today on a merger that would become the largest in German banking history The combined capital would total about 71.4 million dollars with reserve funds near 32 million dollars.
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Berlin
Deutsche Bank
Disconto Gesellschaft
Hurricane may miss peninsula as Florida braces
Miami reports indicate the hurricane may veer northward avoiding the coast. Officials mobilize disaster relief and preparations in coastal towns as residents build seawalls and seek inland safety amid heavy seas and damaged causeways.
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Sylvester Macdowell
United Press
Miami
Fla
Florida
Orlando
Jupiter Inlet
Merchants to Dine Tonight Plans for Canton Merchants Week
One of the largest Canton merchant meetings in years opens with dinner at Benders. Leaders from nearly all retail firms will attend and finalize plans for a cooperative merchandising week set for late next month.
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Canton
Bender's
Borah Demands Hoover Answer On Tariff Bill Approval
Senator Borah asks President Hoover on the senate floor to declare whether the tariff bill and its industrial schedules meet his approval and fulfill his campaign promises. He urges the president to inform the nation if he endorses the measure.
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Hoover
Bill
Washington
Sen. Borah
Idaho
Senate
Evans Covers Series Hat Sheds Light on Two Pennant Teams
The Canton Daily News announces a six part series by Billy Evans former top umpire and Indians executive analyzing the coming world series between the Athletics and Cubs Evans will break down each club and their matchup in detail beginning with general overviews and team comparisons Readers are urged to turn to the sport page for the first article and context on this historic series.
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Athletics
Cubs
Canton Daily News
Billy Evans
Cleveland Indians
Evans
Hartville beauty to compete for Grotto Queen title
Mary Graening of Hartville sails to Columbus to face 18 contestants for the Grotto Queen crown at the Ohio Grotto convention. Nazir Grotto selects Graening as entrant. winner earns a trip to Los Angeles via Transcontinental Air Transport.
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Iss Mary Graening
Hartville
Canton
Columbus
Ohio
Sanatorium Records Probed by State Examiner
State Examiner M L Campbell reviewed records at the Molly Stark Sanitarium. The grand jury will reconvene midweek to probe possible contract irregularities, as Prosecutor Henry W Harter Jr announced. Two witnesses testified Wednesday afternoon in the hospital investigation.
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M. L. Campbell
Bureau of Inspection and Supervision of Public Offices
Molly Stark
Grand Jury
Henry W. Harter, Jr
Grand
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Miller Here Rosecuto r Ray T Mil es Cuyahoga to Canton for probe
Ray T Miller, on his way to Canton to confer with Prosecutor Henry W Harter Jr about disclosures in Molly Stark Sanitarium contracts, will lead a far reaching probe into hospital contract awards. County Commissioner Charles A Fromm faces a Cleveland indictment for soliciting a bribe as the investigation expands with about 20 witnesses in mind. Fromm, free on 3000 bond, retained Canton lawyers Abt Drukenbrod and James Connell to defend him.
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Ray T. Miles
Cuyahogaco
Canton
Henry W. Harter, Jr
Molly Stark
Cleveland
Charles A Fromm
Campbell
Harter
Fromm
Hospital Building Commission
Oscar M. Abt
J J. Drukenbrod
James Connell
Cuyahoga
Wales Will Not Marry for Convenience Says Prince
A biography of the Prince of Wales argues marriage should be for love not convenience. It cites his Indian hospital kindness and a miner's wife moment, noting his high-strung yet hard working nature and preference for records and detective stories.
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Wy United Press
Ondon
Prince of Wales
Royal
the Prince of Wales
Geofrey Thomas
Wales
India
Short Skirts Stir Denver High School Parents
Enver Colorado September 26 a dress reform movement by mothers and teachers faced strong pushback from students who argued that elders should set an example. The girls demanded elders practice what they preach before discussing attire.
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Enver
Colo
Denver
Mellie P. Houston
Byers Junior High School
Parent-Teacher Association
Former Athens Mayor Alex M. Moore Jailed
Former Mayor Alex M. Moore of Athens was sentenced to 18 months in the state penitentiary on embezzling fines from his mayoral term. He vanished last March, an audit found a $900 short, and he surrendered after returning to Athens.
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Athens
Alex M. Moore
State
Common Pleas
L. C. Wora‘tell
Moore
Goebel Leads Hatbox Field in Air Derby
Art Goebel, the Dole Race flyer, led Mexican competitors in the Mexico City to Kansas City Air Derby at Muskogee Oklahoma. He was last to take off from Wewoka at 9 08 a m and stood at 9 45 a m.
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Hatbox Field
Muskogee
Okla
Art Goebel
Mexico City
Kansas City
Goebel
Wewoka
Waggoner Seeks Bond on Mail Fraud Charge
Western banker Waggoner sought a $100000 bail to await trial on a mail fraud charge. He is accused of swindling New York banks of $50000 to finance his own bank. Clearance sale ends Oct 5. Store open evenings. Finefrock Waynesburg.
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New York
Waynesburg
Notice Buffet Lunch Eagles' Temple to night
Buffet lunch at Eagles' Temple announced for the evening at 7 30 p m Ady invites attendees to attend this community event at the temple venue.
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Temple Tonite
Ady
Two Police Probes Open Over Fatal Shooting
Investigations expand as grand jury expected in the fatal shooting of 16 year old George Stipanovich by Patrolman E C Mansfield. Patrolman Al Harbert suspended after automobile crash. Chief Hexamer exonerates Mansfield but requests grand jury review amid ongoing inquiry.
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Earl W. Hexamer
E. C. Mansfield
George Stipanovich
T. C. McQuate
al Harbert
Hexamer
Arthur Clapper
Mapleton
Wheeling and
Lake Erie
Central Alloy Steel Corp
Mansfield
North Patrol
Howard Keplar
Otto Miller
Young Stepanovich
Samuel Stipanlovich
Mildred
Canny
Mary
Amelia
Eli
Michael
Forest Hill Cemetery
Mellon denies forecast of tax cut
Secretary Mellon repudiates reports that the treasury forecast a tax reduction for the December session. He says he only learned of such ideas from newspapers and that the treasury cannot estimate its next year finances for at least another month. In October the treasury will begin estimates of its precise condition for Congress.
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Washington
Mellon
Treasury
Congress
Plan Spanish Talking Picture in Hollywood
Plan to produce a full length talking motion picture where every spoken word is Spanish. Star Jose Bohr from Argentina leads a cast of performers from most Latin American countries. The film aims as a goodwill gesture toward their native lands.
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Hollywood
Jose Bohr
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