Twenty Deaths From Poison Booze in Peoria Illinois
Federal agents from Chicago opened an inquiry into the tainted liquor deaths that have killed twenty people in Peoria and surrounding areas. Four suspects, Maurice Mansfield, Jessie Mansfield, O C Guffin and Nita Guffin, face manslaughter charges for distributing the poison. Adam Zilch is among latest victims, with others in Peoria hospitals in severe condition as coroner reports indicate wood alcohol contamination.
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O. C. Guffin
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Adam Zilch
W. B. Elliott
Mansfield
Federal Prohibition Department
Milk Price Reduction Highlights Farmer Benefits
A reader argues that lowering retail milk by two cents exposes how little farmers earned when milk cost fourteen cents a quart. They contend competition and producer marketing through cooperatives help both consumers and producers, while distributors resist changes to the system.
Local Optometrist Completes Course at Ohio State
Dr. C. J. Miller completed a post graduate course in optometry at Ohio State University in Columbus and returned to the city. He studied under notable lecturers including Dr. Charles Sheard, Ralph Barstow, Dr. Max Poser, Dr. J Neunmiller, and others from Rochester, Cleveland, Columbus and Carnegie. Dr. Dariee heads the department in Columbus.
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Ohio State University
Columbus
Optometry Course At Ohio State Draws 100 Attendees
A course organized under the department of Applied Optics at Ohio State university drew over one hundred optometrists. Attendees observed the latest methods in practice during a free clinic where defective eyes were refracted.
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Applied Optics
Ohio State University
Columbia Ohio News Roundup Highlights Local Activities
W E Miller moves from Howard farm to Brooks farm on Center road. Miss Caroline Gibson of Berea visits relatives in Texas with a St Louis stopover. Ladies Aid and Woman's Home Mission Societies plan all day meeting March 6 at town hall with tureen dinner. Friendship Class to dine March 11. Col umbia teachers attend Lorain County meetings in Elyria with 65 high school orchestra representatives from the county. Columbia girls glee club members sing in a chorus with district participation. Mrs Mabel Churchward visits Elyria. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Walker hosts noted. Columbia boys’ basketball loses to Mayfield 39 to 22 in Cleveland district tourney. Mrs Harold Gibson and her mother tour the Mediterranean. Moethadis church service Feb 24 ends with altar call. Friendly Bible Class elects officers Burt Martin President Rev Wales Vice President Mrs Lillias Martin Secretary.
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Lee Walker
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Tempest at Capitol to feature Barrymore in grand film
Barrymore's Tempest, a new United Artists release, opens tomorrow at the Capitol with sound. It marks the largest financial outlay in his long career and represents a peak effort for popular entertainment, answering admirers who urged a Barrymore film in his later years.
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United Artists
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Russia
Barrymore shifts to modern tale amid bazaar imagery
Barrymore and United Artists move from medieval romance to a contemporary story. The text extols souks and the Tunis bazaar quarter as a vast indoor city with labyrinthine lanes, each trade like perfumes, jewelry, and textiles, designed to aid shopping and bargaining.
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Tunis
North Africa
Chicago murders near solution eyed by aide district attorney
Assistant State's Attorney David Stansbury tightens line of inquiry as police scrutinize officers in the seven men slaughter at a North Side garage. Authorities deny identifying Lo Lardo Ray or Burke as killers while noting two fired from the Moran gang case may be involved. Al Capone reportedly may refuse to appear before the federal grand jury in Miami.
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Stansbury
Joseph Lo- Lardo
James Ray
Fred Burke
George Moran
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al Capone
Federal Grand Jury
Avalanche in Armenian village kills thirteen in Zangizur
Thirteen people died and many were injured in a snow avalanche in Zangizur Armenia. Several houses were destroyed as heavy snowstorms swept the region. The Levathan is registered at 59 957 tons.
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Erivan
Russia
Zangizur
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