Lehoe’s Defiance Crumbling in Murder Case
Lehoe admitted new connections to the murder of Frank Bodi, a 70 year old farmer in Lodi Township. He was moved to London Ohio for state criminal tests and faced a round of questioning by state experts and Sheriff Bayless predicting a full confession within 24 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Lehoe
London
State Bureau of Criminal Identification
Lehoe
Frank Bodi
Lodi
Charles Bayless
Nelsonville
George Bateman
Bodi
Beekeepers of State To Meet
Athens County honey producers and beekeepers were invited today by Ross Wright, county extension agent, to attend the Ohio Beekeepers Summer Meeting on Aug. 4 and 5 at the A. I. Root Co. factory in Medina. The agenda includes visits to two commercial apiaries, a large queen rear ing yard, and the world’s largest bee supply factory. Nationally known speakers will include Dr. James I. Hambleton and Prof. George H. Rea along with other experts and editors in apiculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Ross Wright
Ohio Beekeepers
A. I. Root Co
Medina
James I. Hambleton
Federal
Bee Culture Laboratory
George H. Rea
Cornell University Extension Apiarist
R. H. Kelly
The
American Honey Institute
E. J. Anderson
American Association of Economic Entomologists
Guy LeSturgeon
Beekeepers Item
M. J. Devell
James E. Starkey
Births and admissions at Sheltering Arms Hospital
At Sheltering Arms a girl was born to Mr and Mrs M A Smith of 99 May Ave this morning. Anna Mae Miller age 12 of New Straitsville was admitted Saturday and had a minor operation. Carol Beatty of Court St was operated on Saturday night and is reported in good condition. Mrs Russell E Bayliff of 1 State St was admitted for medical treatment Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Smith
May Ave
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Anna Mae Miller
New Straitsville
Carol Beatty
Court St
Russell E. Bayliff
State St
George Burke Dies at Carpenter Residence
George Merwin Burke aged 71 died Sunday morning at his home in Albany near Carpenter. He leaves wife Rose two daughters Mrs. E. W. Rhoads Wheeling West Virginia and Ida Burke at home a son Floyd C. Burke Akron five grandchildren two brothers and one sister. Funeral and burial set for Bethany near Stewart at 2 oclock Wednesday afternoon. Friends may call at Coe s Funeral Home Albany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Merwin Burke
Carpenter
Rose
E. W. Rhoads
Wheeling
W. Va
Ida Burke
Floyd C. Burke
Akron
Bethany
Stewart
Coe
Albany
Busy 4-H Clubs Plan for State Fair Displays
Members of Athens 4-H clubs meet to finalize entries for the State Fair. Busy Tailors and Busy Stitchers discuss Aug 5 check lists at leader homes Mrs. F E Scott and Mrs. O B Tubbs. Broadwell Nimble Fingers note six members work on projects with Donna Ewart visiting. A candy sale is planned by Junior 4-H Stitchers for Aug 3 at Dorothy Sharp's Trimble home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Busy Tailors 4-H Club of
Athens
F. E. Scott
Broadwell Nimble Fingers
Donna Ewart
Doris Richardson
Betty White
Dorothy Sharp
Trimble
Skywriting over Athens highlights flying visitors
An informal dinner for visiting pilots from New Philadelphia and Canton precedes Sunday Spot Landing Contests near Athens. Doc Kinkade, aviation engineer and adviser to Gulf Refining, delivers insights on aviation history while pilots tour Columbus and Parkersburg in a crowded weekend air show with 16 aircraft on site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AL Knouff
New Philadelphia
T. H
Doc” Kinkade
Athens
Canton
Love City
A. L. Bouton
State Highway Patrol
Gordon Bush
World Builders speech at OU baccalaureate urges intelligent devotion
Dr. Robert Lowry Calhoun of Yale Divinity School addressed Ohio University graduates on choosing a path of intelligent devotion over reckless pride. He contrasted Eli Walter Chrysler and Alfred E. Smith as builders who ignored immediate needs, urging graduates to work with God and one another in service, not ego.
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Robert Lowry Calhoun
Ohio University
Lowry
Yale University Divinity School
Alumni Memorial Auditorium
Dr. Calhoun
Calhoun
Chrysler Tower
Empire State Building
Tower of Babel
Walter P
Chrysler
Alfred E. Smith
Smith
God
Herman G. James
Dr. James
Marianna Bing
Athens
MacDermott
Three From Region Pass State Bar Test
Elmer Ellis Jacobs from Athens Rudolph John Isselstein from Deanville and Joseph Carlos Brashares from Enterprise were among 270 successful candidates in the state bar exam. A total of 404 applicants took the test. The successful local candidates will be sworn in Friday in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Ellis Jacobs
Athens
Rudolph John Isselstein
Deanville
Joseph Carlos Brashares
Enterprise
Columbus
Thieves Flee After Gas Line Theft Near Amesville
Two men stole a gas line from a county truck and forced entry to a storage space on a county power shovel at Brawley Run near Amesville. A neighborhood resident interrupted them last night and Sheriff Charles Bayless reported no clues to their identities. Cambric tea is described as hot water, milk and sugar flavored with tea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brawley Run
Amesville
Charles Bayless
Car Smashed. Family of Four Uninjured in Route 50 crash
Ott Lomas and family on Route 50 four miles south of Guysville escaped injury when C M Buckley attempted to pass and clipped the Lomas car. The vehicle overturned over a 10 foot embankment after Buckley failed to see oncoming traffic and took responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ott Lomas
Athens
Guysville
C. M. Buckley
Mineral
Lomas
State Patrol
Morrison wins junior vice commander at state DAV convention
Morrison M C Morrison of Athens was elected junior vice commander at the Disabled American Veterans of the World War state convention in Columbus. He served in Conrath Bean Post 37 Athens and is post service officer, earning Croix de Guerre and Purple Heart for overseas service in World War I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. C. Morrison
Marietta Ave
Athens
Columbus
Morrison
Conrath Bean
Youngstown
Three Divorce Suits Filed in Athens County Court
Three petitions for divorce were filed in Athens County Common Pleas Court today. Mrs Etha Leffler of Millfield seeks a divorce from Clarence Leffler alleging cruelty and failure to support, plus claims of striking her and him spending money on others. they married in 1935. Ralph Steinmetz petitions for divorce from Letha Steinmetz alleging desertion since 1934. they wed in 1932 and lived in Pleasant Hill with no children. Mrs Goldie Townsend sues Floyd Townsend for gross neglect. they married in 1932 at Point Pleasant West Virginia, and she says he has been seen with other women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Letha
Pleasant Hill
Steinmetz
Goldie Townsend
Floyd
Pt. Pleasant
W. Va
Townsend
Basel Haning Tops Athens County Jail Register
Basel Haning of Nelsonville holds the No 1 spot in Athens County Jail’s new large register book. He began serving a petty larceny sentence June 1 and is due for release August 4, with his name marked by a large No 1. The volume is the fifth, spanning 202 double pages and costing $50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Basel Haning
Nelsonville
Haning
NYA County Chapter Runs Varied Activities Across Athens County
The NYA under Earl S. Haller conducts seven county wide projects in recreation leadership, library service, home economics, and public service. Recreation programs serve 1,400 to 2,000 underprivileged youths weekly across stations in Buchtel Brookville Glouster Jacksonville Kilvert New Marshfield Oak Grove Stewart Torch Derthick of Number Ten. Other efforts include state library system linked services, WPA nursery school assistances, and beautification of Nelsonville and Lee Township Parks. NYA also carries out stream improvement and dam construction at Margaret's Creek East Branch and Copeland Dam near Stewart.
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NYA
Athens County
Earl S. Haller
Buchtel
Brookville
Mary Armbruster
Glouster
Max McCormick
Beatrice Cobb
Catherine Binford
Jacksonville
Flo Hallam
Kilvert
Marie Jenkins
New Marshfield
Florence Gulley
Oak Grove
Garnet Thornton
Stewart
Thelma Steinmetz
Dorothy Bowers
Torch
Mary Johnston
Derthick
Number Ten
Mildred Markins
Have Library Service
State County Library System
WPA
Nelsonville Board of Education
Athens East Side
Nelsonville
Lee Township
Margaret’s Creek
Copeland Dam
Ackley Family Plans First Reunion At Athens Fairgrounds
G P Ackley announces Aug 15 reunion for Ackley family members from Pennsylvania New York and Northern Ohio with Athens County branch at the Athens County Fairgrounds. Arrangements lead by Ackley living on Route 31 ten miles south of Athens includes a family picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ackley
Pennsylvania
New York
Ohio
Athens County
Athens County Fairgrounds
G. P. Ackley
Athens
Morristown Man Pleads Not Guilty to Assault Charge
George Burton of Morristown pleaded not guilty to assault and battery when arraigned before Magistrate T. R. Bennett on the complaint of Addie Burton. Burton bound over to the Grand Jury and released on a $100 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Burton
Morristown
T. R. Bennett
Addie Burton
Burton
Q-623 and Q-Tabs Promised Relief Ad
An Athens Ohio drug store promotes Q-623 as a guaranteed relief for rheumatism neuritis sciatica and lumbago with a claim that a few doses stop pain and many call it worth its weight in gold. It also offers Q-Tabs as a stimulant diuretic for bladder and kidney irritations.
Everett Eveland Chosen Eighth District Legion Leader at Athens
Everett L. Eveland of Crooksville was elected district commander by the Eighth District American Legion at Athens Sunday. The session in Court Theater adopted six resolutions and named district representatives for the nineteenth department convention. Sam Cobb urged fiscal economy in government while supporting Milo Warner for national commander.
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Everett Eveland
Legion
Athens
American Legion
Everett L. Eveland
Crooksville
Court Theater
K. T. Crossen
Sam Cobb
Columbus
Washington
Cobb
Milo Warner
Ohio
Lantz
James M. Lantz
Lancaster
Eveland
Gilbert Dillon
Gallipolis
Rossiter S. Williams
Russell Cunningham
John DeMolet
Nineteenth Department
M. L. Lennon
D. L. Carpenter
Logan
George Childs
Middleport
P. R. Arnett
Jackson
M. A. Johnston
Shawnee
Walter Huffman
W. Finsterwald
Memorial
C. O. Gibson
New York
State Department
Williams
Made Threats With Rifle Arrest Shocks Zaleski
Earl Marks 25 of Zaleski was arrested Saturday night at Hocking after a complaint he threatened a resident with a rifle. He was intoxicated at the time and held in Athens County Jail pending charges. Deputy Sheriff Charles Evans reported the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Marks
Zaleski
Hocking
Marks
Charles Evans
Athens County
Pomeroy Driver Fined for Insufficient Driving Rights
W. F. Stevens of Pomeroy was fined $10 and costs after pleading guilty to driving with insufficient rights on his truck. He was arrested July 29 by the State Patrol and arraigned before Mayor Sen. B. McCune on a Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Stevens
Pomeroy
Sen. B. McCune
Stevens
State Patrol
Izaak Walton League Meets in Athens for Clubhouse Dam Plans
All members of the Athens Chapter of the Izaak Walton League are asked to attend a 7 30 p m Tuesday meeting in the city hall council chamber. Discussion will cover plans to construct a dam at the clubhouse site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Izaak Walton League
Council Chamber
City Hall
Rural Youth Camp Invites Southern Ohio Youth
Ross Wright announces a Rural Youth Camp Institute in Southeast Jackson County August 13 to 15 for all interested youth in Southern Ohio counties. Non 4 H members may attend and program details are at the county extension office. The camp on the old Jackson Vinton pike, 13 miles southeast of Jackson, offers sports entertainment and discussion sessions for a three day program costing two dollars.
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Ohio
Jackson County
Ross Wright
Jackson-Vinton Pike
Jackson
Labor Leader Thomas McManso Dies in Cincinnati Home
Thomas J. McMansous a former president of the Ohio State Federation of Labor died at his Cincinnati home Sunday night at age 71. He led the federation during a notable era and was a prominent labor figure in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
O.R
Ohio State Federation of Labor
Thomas J. McMansous
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