Unusually large Ohio primary field prompts near record vote
In Columbus on August 6 Ohio faces a wide slate of candidates for governor and U.S. Senate as voters prepare for next week’s elections. Eleven seek the governorship and 18 seek the Senate, with a heated Republican contest among Turner Begg and Cooper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Ohio
Secretary of State
United States
Edward C. Turner
Presbyterian
Myers Y. Cooper
Cincinnati
James T. Begg
Sandusky
Harry C. Smith
Cleveland
Methodist
Fred Kohler
Harry A. Shanley
Forest
Martin L. Davey
Kent
Disciples of Christ
Earl D. Bloom
Bowling Green
Peter Witt
James C. B. Beatty
East Liverpool
Herman R. Witter
Canton
Turner
Begg
Cooper
Coolville Camp Meeting Association Thrives Despite Weather
The Coolville Camp Meeting Association, founded by a district pioneer, remains active and optimistic after heavy rains forced services to use Coolville High School. Crews completed a new drive and a stout fence around the auditorium to keep cars away from the assembly hall. Attendance and interest were strong with traditional fervor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolville Camp Meeting Association
Coolville
Coolville High School
Camp Meeting Association
Parents Urged to Take Care Over Infantile Paralysis Case
District health nurses warn parents to keep children from public places after a nine year old boy, son of Mr and Mrs Glen Dawson of Tick Ridge, contracts infantile paralysis in Athens township. Officials note no county cases in two years and anticipate no bans unless more cases appear.
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Athens
Viola Fell
Glen Dawson
Tick Ridge
Fell
Athens County
Ohio
Dawson
Heatwave Persists as Storms Fail to Break July Highs
Severe heat continues across the region with readings near 94 degrees in Amenville and 92 in Sunday’s official report. Showers tonight may ease conditions while Athens sees light traffic and slow driving. The federal weather records track today’s possible higher highs as heat lingers.
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Ohio
F. W. Gibson
Amenville
Athens
Wilson Ator
Meigs Road Set for Surface Treatment This Season
Gallia officials plan resurfacing 10 miles of Route No 7 through Meigs County with crushed stone and tar, starting near Clipper Mill and extending to Swan Creek area. Estimated cost is 1200 per mile, work to begin within ten days and finish by September, aimed at easing dust and traffic strain for truckers heading to Huntington and Ironton.
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Meigs Road
Clipper Mill
Swan Creek
Pomeroy
Gallipolis
Meigs County
Huntington
Ironton
Sun Spots Appear Across Sky From Buffalo Scientist
The sun spot field blamed for earlier auroral disruptions has been sighted again near Buffalo. Dr Edward J Moore head of the university physics department says the spots are grouped to affect Earth likely today or tomorrow and may disrupt communications once more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
U.P
Edward J. Moore
University of Buffalo
Survey of Tonnage Along Ohio River Indicates Bulk Traffic
A U S survey by the commerce department reports 337,984 tons inbound and 162,852 tons outbound along the Ohio river to Huntington West Virginia totaling 500 336 annually. The Huntington Chamber of Commerce requested the study to promote a cheap bulk raw materials transport medium.
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Washington
Ohio River
Huntington
W. Va
Transportation Division
Commerce Department
Huntington Chamber of Commerce
Lanier Jailed After Guilty Plea On Intoxication Charge
James Lanier of Athens pleaded guilty to an intoxication charge in the court of Justice of the Peace Carl H. Porter this morning. He was fined $20 and costs and jailed in default of payment. Constable Harry Dalton arrested Lanier Saturday night near the Palmer Hotel.
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Court of Justice of the Peace
Carl H. Porter
James Lanier
Athens
Lanier
Harry Dalton
Palmer Hotel
Meigs County Case Upheld Bribe Ruling in Sand Deal
Ohio Attorney General Turner ruled that paying a bribe to a county official via a detective acts as a bribe and is not defenseed by a fictitious company. The opinion was issued to County Prosecutor D H Peoples of Pomeroy concerning a Meigs county grand jury case involving a $240 bribe to a county commissioner by a detective posing as a Howell Sand & Gravel agent.
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Columbus
U.R
Turner
D. H. Peoples
Pomeroy
Peoples
Meigs County
Grand
Howell Sand & Gravel Company
Annual Club Picnic Held By Kiwanians In Athens
Kiwanians in Athens and families plan an outdoor picnic at the county fair grounds this afternoon. Athletic contests and games are listed with a 6:30 p.m. picnic supper. Ball games and races begin at 4 o'clock. horseshoe pitching will feature ptomaine poisoning tests. about 150 people are expected to attend after eating chocolate pie.
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Athens
Lima
Lima Hospital
Suf
Grover
Union Officers Accused of Favoring Henchmen Over Needy Families
In Nelsonville Ohio Aug 6 a staff special reports mounting dissent among striking miners in the Hocking district after the state executive board refused to reinstate Oral Daugherty deposed sub-district president. Local union 2349 president Worden denounces Savage and officials, arguing signers are loyal union men who fought the strike and should not be branded undesirables.
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Nelsonville
Hocking
State Executive Board
Oral Daugherty
Columbus
G. W. Savage
W. Worden
Buchtel
Worden
Floodwood
Savage
Midwest Rain Eases Heat Wave as Temperatures Fall
Widespread showers across Illinois Missouri and Iowa bring relief from last weeks heat wave. Chicago temperatures dropped below 70 degrees yesterday signaling cooler regional conditions.
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Chicago
U.R
Middle West
Illinois
Missouri
Iowa
Jiggs and Maggie Recipe Contest Promises Prizes
Readers are invited to submit a 200 word recipe for corn beef and cabbage to Jiggs and Maggie with the subject What I Think of Jiggs and Maggie. Prizes include Tiffany silver carving set, a picnic lunch kit, crystal glass beverage set, and autographed photos of George McManus. Contest runs August 6 to August 11. mail to the Messenger.
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Jiggs
Father
Maggie
America
George McManus
Jigga
Gether
Biplane Crashes After 38 Hours Over Atlantic
Majors Louis Zdzikowski and Casimir Kubala, Polish fliers, crash in the Atlantic after 38 hours aloft in a white Amiot biplane charting a course toward land. Rescued near the Samos liner off Cape Finisterre, they are unharmed except Kubala's injured right arm. The pair were returning to Europe from Paris after a failed trans Atlantic attempt.
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North-West
Atlantic
le Bourget Field
Paris-New York
Louis Idzikowski
Casimir Kubala
Oporto
Portugal
U.P
Louis Zdzikowski
Paris
America
Spain
Azores
Europe
Cape Finisterre
Samos
Kubala
Anna
Leixoes
Idzikowski
United Preas
Marzalek Pilsudski
Lefield
Only Two Trials Of Fourteen Cross North Atlantic Westward
Only two of fourteen attempts to cross the North Atlantic westward succeeded. One used a two stop route and the other failed to reach the final destination. Several crews were rescued at sea and multiple groups disappeared after starting the westward crossing. In total there have been 27 Atlantic flight attempts both east and west.
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United Press
North Atlantic
Greenland
Baron von Huenfeld
Greenly Island
New York
Harry Hawker
Wade
Ogden
Signor Locatelli
Frank T. Courtney
Idzikowski
Kubala
Nungesser
Coll
Princess Anne of Lowenstein and Wertheim
Walter Hinchliffe
Elsie MacKay
Plans for Athens Ohio Farm Bureau branch meeting
Final arrangements for establishing a branch of the Ohio Farm Bureau in Athens will be made by representatives from Athens Meigs and Vinton counties at a Columbus board meeting on Wednesday. They will discuss financing location recruitment and a tentative opening date. Attending are W F Kampf Co otville Athens reps Arthur Johnson The Plants Meigs County and Mr Keeney near McArthur Vinton County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Farm Bureau
Athens
Board of the
Bureau
Columbus
W. F. Kampf
Cootvville
Athens County
Arthur Johnson
Meigs County
Mr. Keeney
Near McArthur
Vinton County
Union Barbers of Athens Hold Annual Picnic
Fifteen union barbers gathered Sunday at Edward Carpenter’s farm on the Can aanville Pike for a stag picnic. A fried chicken dinner was served at noon. Attendees reported the gathering went smoothly with no formal program.
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Edward Carpenter
Canaanville Pike
Carpenter
Flight survivors eye new trans Atlantic attempt
Oporto Portugal August 6 Louis Idzikowski and Casimir Kala, barely recovered from their sea plunge during their Atlantic flight to New York, discussed today a subsequent attempt.
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Oporto
Portugal
New York
Louis Idzikowski
Casimir Kala
Mrs Frank Ballard Dies in Indiana
Mrs Frances Golden wife of Dr Frank O Ballard of Ho Over Indiana died Saturday night in a Indianapolis hospital She will be brought to Athens for services and burial with a 5 15 p m arrival from Columbus Funeral at Presbyterian church Wednesday morning Burial in West Union street cemetery Family includes Dr Ballard daughter Mrs David F Smith Indianapolis Felix Ballard Birmingham Will Ballard New York City Roger Ballard Chicago and others She was a niece of the late Mrs Nelson H Van Vi and sister of the late Mrs Les E Fish of Winchester
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Frances Golden
Frank O. Ballard
Hoover
Ind
Reed Golden
Athens
Indianapolis
Columbus
Nellie H. van Vorhes
Univeristy Terrace
Dr. Ballard
Ee Walker
Helen
Congress Street
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Harley W. Worden
Simeon D. Fess
Yellow Springs
Theodore E. Burton
Carrington T. Marshall
Zanesville
Charles Dick
Akron
Hiram D. Cook
Ashtablula
Jacob 8. Coxey
Massillon
Episcopalian
Cyrus Locher
Graham IP. Hunt
George White
Marietta
Charles V. Truax
Bucyrus
Thomas E. Wright
Lancaster
Charles E. Wharton
Kenton
Frank T. Gentsch
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Athens Messenger
Washington Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Ashington, D. C
NEA
CADE
Union
Aratec
Colt
P. Anne
Lowenstein
Mise MacKay
Ruth Elder
George Haldeman
Frank Courtney
Union Barbers of
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Indiana
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