Route 50 South improvements urged for Coolville Athens run
Coolville leaders and state highway officials proposed extensive work on U S Route 50 South from Coolville to Athens. A new bridge over the Little Hocking River, resurfacing, curve elimination, widening, and dust control were discussed as measures to modernize the route and reduce dust on the hard and sandy sections.
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Hocking
Coolville
Athens
Guysville
Canaanville
Little Hocking
Sheperd Place
Waide
Bischoff
Marietta
St. Marys
W. Va
West Virginia
Ellensboro
No. 50
Ohio
McArthur
Chillicothe
Decrease Wages To Meet Competition
The Pittsburgh Coal Co announces wage cuts across 20 open shop mines in Western Pennsylvania. Outside workers face a $4.00 daily drop from $4.08 and inside workers lose $4.64 from $4.72. President J. D. Morrow cites competitive reductions.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Coal Compa
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
J. D. Morrow
Jury of Educators in Chicago Targets Youth Gun Code
A Chicago jury of six educators urged youth to reject the gin code after investigating the liquor party death of George Lux. They denounced sources of moral decay such as the road house and speak easy and urged strong action to curb these influences while asserting youth must lead its own salvation.
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Chicago
U.P
George Lux
Lux
Wall Street Rain Drops as Market Rises Amid Vaccination Debate
The column notes a brighter day on Wall Street after a week of steady rain, with 3,146,000 shares traded and broker optimism rising as prices advance. It contrasts heavy vaccination lessons from 1876 with France banning English entry sans vaccination, sparking debate over public health and tourism.
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Wall Street
Connecticut Legislature backs pension for ex President
The Connecticut Legislature passes a rising vote to grant former President Calvin Coolidge a pension of at least $75,000 a year. The piece notes the political stance and cites a bold proposal for post officeholders.
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Connecticut
Calvin Coolidge
Holcombe to preach at Downington M E Church Sunday
The Rev H J Holcombe district superintendent of the Methodist Episcopal Church will give the sermon at the regular Sunday night service at 7 30 oclock in the Downington Methodist Episcopal Church The Rev Selah Weatherby is pastor and will be in charge of the services
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H. J. Holcombe
Methodist Episcopal Church
Downington Methodist Episcopal Church
Selah Weatherby
River steamer Island Maid fire at Coney Island wharf
The Island Maid, sister ship of the Island Queen, had its superstructure and second deck swept by fire while at the Coney Island wharf early today in Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
Island Maid
Coney Island
Death of 16 year old Austin shocks Lincoln County town
James Austin, a Cleveland youth known as the hammer fiend, escaped from the Boys Industrial School and was shot by Clarence Dufner at his home six miles south of Lancaster after allegedly breaking in and attacking with a wrench. Dufner fired as Austin fled, killing him. Austin had a prior 1928 arrest for assaulting several young girls in Cleveland.
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Lancaster
U.P
James Austin
Cleveland
Clarence Dufner
Dufner
Harsh
Austin
Michael Farragher
Knights of Columbus Officer Visits Athens for Open Meeting
Daniel F. Butler, representative for the Supreme Council, Knights of Columbus, is in Athens today for an open meeting tonight. Butler will speak as part of a contact effort between New Haven headquarters and about 2,000 subordinate divisions.
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Daniel F. Butler
Supreme Council
Knights of Columbus
Athens
Butler
Mr. Butler
Special Council
Order
New Haven
Conn
Folklore Club Presents The Mirage at Ohio University
Ohio University Folklore Club staged the one act play The Mirage in the Fine Arts Building on Thursday night. Cast included Rose Zenn Maureal Arn old Thelma Henley Dorothy Farnell Ruth Haney and Bernice Prochaska as the performers.
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Folklore Club of
Ohio University
Fine Arts
Rose Zenn
Maureal Arnold
Thelma Henley
Dorothy Farnell
Ruth Haney
Bernice Prochaska
New Freight Terminal Planned by Hocking Valley R R in Columbus
The Hocking Valley Railroad Company announced plans on Thursday to construct a modern freight terminal adjacent to the current freight house on West Maple Street in Columbus.
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Columbus
U.P
Hocking Valley Railroad Company
W. Maple St
Divorce Petition Seeks Half of Farm Fund
Charles Ketan of Hocking County petitions for divorce from Elizabeth Kripa whom he married in 1892. He seeks an accounting of $5000 in farm product proceeds and one half of the amount, alleges neglect and cruelty, and asks that his wife’s dower rights be divested and that she be enjoined from disposing of any property in her charge.
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Logan
Charles Ketan
Hocking County
Elizabeth Kripa
Frost Damages Early Crops Reported in Southeast Ohio
Growers in Southeastern Ohio report unseasonal frost damaging fruit crops, early flowers, and garden produce. The coldest reading cited is 25 degrees, with lowland residents noting the heaviest frost, as reported by government observer F. W. Gibson in Amesville.
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Ohio
F. W. Gibson
Amesville
Rowdy Athens Seniors Stir On Hobo Day Parade
Ath ens High School observed Hobo Day with rowdy senior costumes and pranks. A student in a wild driver outfit crashed a car, was confronted by owners, and later cleared by his father and school. Assembly followed for awards after the parade and hob o band.
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Athens High School
hTe
Sen
Will Hays Seeks a Divorce in Indiana
Former Republican national chairman and postmaster general under Harding Ted Hays filed for divorce from Helen Thomas Hays in Sullivan Indiana. The petition seeks custody of their minor son and cites grounds not fully readable in the fragment.
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Sullivan
Ted
Wil H L. Hoye
Republican National
Harding
Helen Thomas Hays
Unis City
Hays
Motion Picture Reducers
Amerten
Beer found in Louster home during raid near Ice plant
State and county officers seized home brewed liquor in Mrs. Charles Holbert’s Glouster residence near the Ice plant. About 700 to 800 empty beer bottles were found. Holbert pleaded guilty to possessing intoxicating liquor, fined 250 dollars and costs, and jailed in Athena for nonpayment with possible Marysville Reformatory transfer. Four bottles retained as evidence. Officers plus local authorities conducted the raid under Prohibition Agent Wv. B. Kesterson and others.
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Charles Holbert
Glouster
Pretty Girl Alleges Alibi for Suspect in Bank Bandit Case
Nellie Coleman a former teacher testified in Steuben County Circuit Court that Charles D. Zimmerman, former sheriff, had a perfect alibi for the night Thomas Burke the Toledo bank bandit was killed and his body burned in a Fremont area barn. The crowded courtroom heard her claim of a clandestine romance with Zimmerman.
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Angola
Ind
U.P
Nellie Coleman
Steuben County
Charlies D. Zimmerman
Thomas Burke
Toledo
Tommy Burke
Fremont
Fire sale brings injuries at Grill's Store in Cleveland
More than twenty women shoppers were injured when three windows were broken during a rush for a fire sale at Grill's Store in Cleveland. Store damage is estimated at $5,000.
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Cleveland
Lakeside Hospital
Grill
Bridge Collapse Sends Motorists Into River
Two drivers fell into the Auglaize River when a 60 year old bridge collapsed in Wapakoneta Ohio Both men were rescued and hospitalized Shreve 24 Lima suffered a broken collar bone Rabe 60 New Bremen sustained a broken nose and cuts County surveyor F L Comba reported that two large trucks collided with the bridge hours earlier loosening its foundations
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Wapakoneta
Auglaize River
Paul Shreve
Lima
Fredde
Rabeufacturing
New Bremen
Cuta
Shreve
Rabe
F. L. Comba
Eastern Ohio Mine Owners Seek Higher Northern Coal Rates
The Eastern Ohio Coal Operators Association filed a petition with the Interstate Commerce Commission asking to reopen the lake cargo coal rate case. They urge establishing a 45 cent per ton differential in favor of Northern Ohio coal fields against Southern fields, reversing a 35 cent gap.
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Washington
Fire risks vast old coal workings near Dabney Mine
Fire at the Dabney Mine mouth along the Ohio River threatens miles of abandoned coal workings over a network of airways and tunnels. Miners warn backfiring or cutting the seam may be needed to curb an uncontrollable underground blaze.
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Pomeroy
Dabney
Ohio River Bridge
Ohio
Monkey Rup
Two men sentenced in Athens County court cases
Harve Love of Greens Run pleaded guilty to rioting near Ohio Collieries Mine 241 Modoc on July 7 1928. He was fined 100 and costs 20 days in jail and a 300 dollar peace bond. Wred Harper of Glouster pled guilty to grand larceny for copper wire theft from Kimberly New York Coal Misylivania Ohio Collieries and was sentenced to not less than three years in the Ohio Penitentiary. He evaded authorities from 1928 until his 1929 arrest in Monroe Michigan by officers Barrows Sachs and Deputy Wingett. Donald Kendall named in the indictment with Harper remains pending.
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Athens County
Woratell
Harve Love
Greens Run
Ohio
Modoc
Costa
Love
Love Was Indicted By the Grand Jury July 19, 1928. ‘Wred Harper
Glouster
Kimberly
New York Coal Company
Misylivania
Harper
Monroe
Michigan
Jeter Barrows
F. Sachs
Wayne Wingett
Donald Kendall
Pointly
Kendall
Wife Refused To Aid In Obtaining Liberty
In Columbus on April 19, Joseph Stater a former Nelsonville mine operator faces alimony action in domestic relations court. His wife Barbara A Slater declined to assist him in obtaining liberty while confined in two sanitariums. Affidavits by L D Lampman Dr Charles F Junkerman and John Coulter support Slater’s case and claim attempts at agreement failed.
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Columbus
Barbara A. Stater
Joseph Stater
Nelsonville
L. D. Lampman
Fifteenth Ave
Charlies F. Junkerman
John Coulter
Slater
Dr. Junkerman
Coulter
Lampman
County Farm Bureau Officers Re-elected At Athens Meeting
Athens County Farm Bureau officers were re-elected on the committee’s recommendation at a Thursday night banquet in Athens. We Kampf of Coolville and Gabriel K. Potter of Albany were named president and secretary-treasurer respectively, with Barker of Athens as secretary-treasurer and another officer to be named. J. T. Allgger, director of organization for the Ohio Farm Bureau, discussed agriculture progress and state laws affecting farmers while Potter summarized recent legislation including road funding and tax measures. The meeting featured a finances report showing about 100,000 dollars in Athens County Farm Bureau business last year and notes on livestock shipments and educational work. The Amenville Quartet performed during the program.
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Athens County
Oble Farm Bureau
Potter
WN. Mills
Mille
Failure to End Debt Debate Stuns Washington
Washington reacts to the Owen D Young commission failure to set reparations terms for Germany after World War I. Allies and Germany press for a middle ground as Dawes plan seeks about 612 million dollars annually, with details still unsettled and Germany hoping to maintain future credit.
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Washington
Owen D. Young Commission
Germany
Dawes
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