Old Belle of the Old South murder links Dana kin in Natchez
Natchez Mississippi August reports tie Charles Dana kin Richard Dana and Octavia Dockery to the murder of 72 year old Jane Merrill, famed belle of the South. Fingerprints mismatch clues lead to a widening suspect list including Dana, Dockery and others as investigators examine goats, a pistol, and a blood stained lamp.
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Natchez
Miss
Charles A. Dana
Jane Sarget Merrill
Old South
New Orleans
Mississippi
J.J. Chancellor
Richard Dana
Glenn Burne
Merrill
Octavia Dockery
T. P. Dockery
Dick Dana
Dana
Jane Merrill
Ayres Merrill
Grant
Belgium
Miss Dockery
Miss Merrill
Minor
Glenwood
Goat Castle
Merrills
Jane
Youth Held for Horse Stealing in Gallia County
Da vid Blair, 22, jailed on an affidavit after a horse theft chase in Gallia County. Lore Haskins and John Haskins pursued Blair to Route 7, six miles north of Crown City, with Harlan Williams charged as an aider. The filly belonged to Lorel Haskins. Blair claimed intent to ride to a nearby town and return it.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
David Blair
Lore Haskins
John Haskins
Pes Crown City
Harlan Williams
Crown City
Blair
Williams
Lorel Haskins
Neigbor
Haskins
West Virgonia
Officer Drops Attacker Who Kidnaped Two
In Cleveland patrolman Lewis Mead shot an 18 year old man, Stanley Kopek, after he and a partner allegedly kidnapped a young couple, Arthur Skoogh 28 and Alta Barber 19, robbed them of $4 and a watch then $3 and a ring, Kopek wounded in the abdomen and in critical condition. his accomplice escaped and Kopek refused to name him.
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Kopek
Arthur Skooch
Skoogh
Mead
Porter Grants Detainer Judgments in Floodwood Tenants Case
Magistrate C. H. Porter issued detainer judgments against ten residents of houses owned by the New York Coal Company in Floodwood after forcible entry proceedings. Testimony from company officials and witnesses showed rent arrears and valid eviction notices. several defendants faced varying sums, with additional similar actions anticipated Tuesday.
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New York Coal Company
Floodwood
C. H. Porter
New York Coal Co
Page C. Morris
A. N. Ward
Catharine Newman
James Beal
Harry Simmons
Elmer Staley
William Hammond
Mark de Jong
Edward Kovaleski
Bernard Mellinger
John Galloway
Clarence Galloway
Porter
Henderson praises vigilance committee formation in Athens County
Gen Frank Henderson hailed the Athens County vigilance committee as a good sign. He said the national guard alone cannot stop violence and a citizens’ panel offering rewards could aid arrests and deter terrorists. Henderson planned an inspection trip to the Hocking Valley with no new troops dispatched.
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Columbu
Athens County
Adit
Frank Henderson
National Guard
Camp Perry
Ohio National Guard
Hocking Valley
Citizens’ Committee
Athens Committee
White
Veterans Seek Entry Permission to Enter Mexico
In Mexico City Aug a cable from the American bonus army asks to be allowed to enter Mexico. President Ortiz Rubio has not commented. The plan includes aiding immigration of trained farmers to work land opened by the Laredo Highway completion next July.
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Mexico City
U.P
American Bonus Army
Mexico
Ortiz Rubio
United Press
Miguel Acosta
Laredo
Doukabours
British Columbia
The
Union
Rome Grange Installs Class in Evening Meeting
Rome Grange met Friday evening in Stewart and conferred the First Degree on a class of candidates. Second Degree work was shown by the Canaan Grange degree team. About 40 members attended with ice cream and cake served.
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Stewart
Rome Grange
Canaan Grange
Rome
Athens
Amesville
Athens County
Superintendents Open Semiannual Southeastern Ohio Meet
County school superintendents from Southeastern Ohio began their semiannual session at Ohio University Ewing Hall at 10 this morning. E O McCowen of Scioto County presided with Alex Root of Athens County as vice president and W H Webb of Washington County serving as secretary.
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Southeastern Ohio
Ohio University
Ewing Hall
E. O. McCowen
Scioto County
Alex Root
Athens County
W. H. Webb
Washington County
Time to Sell Your Mowing Machine This Spring
This ad notes neighbors return borrowed shovels in January and seek lawn gear. It highlights Mr. Fierce of the Athens Implement Co who recently used the Messenger classified ad to sell a mowing machine in three days, urging readers to advertise their own machines.
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Mr. Fierce
Athens Implement Co
Fierce
Mowing Machine Advertises Horseless Crown Unit
An Athens business, Athens Implement Company, promotes a Crown mowing machine as in good condition and capable of doing work without a horse. The ad invites customers to try the unit.
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Athens ImpleMent Co
Charges Republicans Manipulate Markets To Beat Democrats
Beverly Hills report claims Republicans engage in stock market manipulation to sway votes against Democrats. It alleges insiders trade among themselves with no real earnings, arguing the scheme is overdone but may have a lasting political impact.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Municipal Split On Auto Fees Sent to Cities
Athens County auditor mails motor vehicle registration fee distributions to county municipalities from the previous week's state collections. Forty seven percent funds county operations, five percent goes to a county equalization pool, and the state retains six hundred sixty six dollars. Disbursements totaling 833.23 go to Albany Amesville Athens Buchtel Chauncey Coolville Glouster Jacksonville Trimble Nelsonville and the county based on registration counts.
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Tor
Albany
Amesville
Athens
Buchtel
Chauncey
Coolville
Giouster
Jacksonville
Discharges at Millfield No 6 Mine under guard orders
Eleven out of area workers at Sunder Creek Coal Co No 6 Mine have been discharged by Col. Gilson D Light and seven more ordered out. Governor White policies limit employment to Athens and neighboring counties with further checks by the Miners' Scale Committee.
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Sunder Creek Coal Company
Gilson D Light
William B. Morris
Miners
Colonel Light
National Guard
No. 6
Morris
Jackson County
White
Athens County
Muskingum County
Lick Run
Gailta County
Wellston
Hoover Returns From Rapidan Camp To Work On Speech
President Hoover arrived back in Washington from a weekend at Rapidan Camp and immediately began drafting the address for the upcoming notification ceremonies scheduled Thursday night.
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Washington
Hoover
Rapidan
Flour Charges At Mineral Spark Local Flour Debate
Indignation rises in Mineral over criticism of government flour distribution. Parker Snyder denies claims of partiality and cites fair treatment, while Athens County Red Cross leader Roger Connor seeks specifics to verify and possibly adjust the distribution system.
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Tizens
Athens County Red Cross
Fetter
Parker Snyder
the Messenger
Mineral
Snyder
Roger Connor
Athena County
The
Red Cross
Chapin Takes Cabinet Post
Roy D. Chapin was sworn in as Secretary of Commerce, succeeding Robert I. Lamont, in a brief ceremony at the Department of Commerce Building. The new secretary expressed optimism about improving business conditions but declined to predict future trends.
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Washington
Roy D. Chapin
Secretary of Commerce
Chapin
Robert I. Lamont
Department of Commerce
Department
Edward Abney
Hunt Must Search For Another Label
Julius Hunt wore a homemade bathing suit made from old gunny sacks with a painted back label reading Hoover Special At Hammond Indiana he went to a city beach where police ordered him out of the water due to the improvised attire.
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Hammond
Ind
Aug
Julius Hunt
Hunt
Five Athens High graduates to receive diplomas Thursday
Principal O. L. Wood announced a Thursday morning assembly at the high school where five Athens High School seniors Nina Maxwell Orland Sama Gerald Hutchinson Clyde Heaton and Wilburt Slaughter will receive graduate diplomas for completing the summer term credits. Additional diplomas will be awarded to students from other cities.
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Athens High School
O. L. Wood
Nina Maxwell
Orland Sama
Gerald Hutchinson
Clyde Heaton
Wilburt Slaughter
Wood
Father Exonerated in Chain Case In Portsmouth
Paul Kilby 33 a railroad worker was cleared of cruelty charges after a probe. His son Andrew 13 was sent to Lancaster Industrial School as incorrigible following the incident when the boy screamed for water while chained to a post as a disciplinary measure.
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Portsmouth
Aug
Ousted Pastor Awaits Grand Jury Action in Death Case
ULM F. A. Berrie, 51, former Presbyterian minister, held in jail awaiting Grand Jury action in the death of his first wife. His second wife, a 21 year old Sunday School teacher, was briefly in custody before being released. The Grand Jury convened to consider indicting Berrie for the poisoning linked to the wife’s death after state chemist Taylor Rogers reported poison as the cause. Berrie’s stormy pastoral career and rapid remarriage followed the 1980 arrival as pastor of the Cumberland Church.
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Muskoger
Okla
Ulm
Berrie
Med Berrie
Cumberland Church
Kentucky Has Wild Holiday
A week end of gun and knife fights in Kentucky left six dead and five wounded. Postmaster J. Bert Searcy of Lawrenceburg died from knife wounds on a rural road four miles from town, and deputy sheriff Frank Bowman was killed at Arjay near an election booth. Banker Ralph Kinnard, 33, of Glasgow, was shot and dying in front of a downtown hotel. Two suspects remained jailed. An oil prospector was accused but denied involvement. No motive was established.
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Louisville
Aug
UPA
Kentucky
J. Bert Searcy
Lawrenceburg
Frank Bowman
Arjay
Ralph Kinnard
Glasgow
Huntington Police Move Against Bonus Marchers
Police squads under Chief Ben Robinson begin an intensive drive to remove bonus marchers and non residents from Huntington. Captain Doak Carter, organizer of the new Bonus Emergency Forces, says marchers will be out by noon and declines to reveal plans or accept a proposed camp along the Ohio River. Carter previously wired the Mexican government seeking sanctuary for supporters.
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Huntington
W. Va
Ben Robinson
Doak Carter
Bonus Expeditionary Forces
Bonus
Ohio River
Carter
Cave men visit Lorain County jail as captives prompt curiosity
Elyria August 4. Two cave men captured in Lorain County attract dozens of curious visitors to the county jail while Sheriff Clarence Adams contemplates how to handle the pair.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Clarence Adams
Death of Harry Ranville at Osborn Port Cement Plant
Xenia August report of the death of night watchman Harry Ranville at the Southwestern Ohio Port Cement Company in Osborn. Officials say a fall on a concrete floor caused a cerebral hemorrhage and speculate the man was murdered.
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Xenia
Harry Ranville
Ohio
Osborn
Two Charged in Kidnapping of Illinois Banker
Springfield reports two men John Gammaltos and Amelia Purse charged with kidnapping 61 year old John M Colgrove president of a defunct Taylorville bank. Colgrove recounted being beaten gagged and left in a field between Springfield and Taylorville after attackers tied his hands.
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Springfield
T. Aug
John M Colgrove
Taylor Ville Damk
John Gammall
Colgrove
Amelia
Kidnhaping
Usebull
Kide
Nia
Gammaltosta
Army denies Mexico veteran colony plan
Headquarters of the Bonus Expeditionary Force stated they were not involved in Dak arter’s proposed veteran colony in Mexico. Capt. R. G. Billeen said the plan is a one man proposition and the group will proceed with camps in all 48 states.
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Washington
Bonus Expeditionary Forcen
Veterana
Mexico
Dakarter
BW. BF
R. G. Billeen
Fatalities Rise From End of Week Traffic in Ohio
A wave of weekend accidents across Ohio claimed at least eight lives. Most deaths stemmed from autos, with a farmer dying in a barn fire near Van Wert. In Dayton two women perished in traffic incidents, Minette Hippard and Lulu Wardrow, among others injured or killed in Keene County.
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Columbus
Aug
U.pb
Qilo
van Wert
Dayton
Misa Minette Hippard
Lulu Wardrow
Keene County
Athena Fire Department Responds to Gasoline Can Fire
The Athena Fire Department answered its first alarm since May 27 to a burning gasoline can in front of the Weihr home at 57 East State Street. A resident reported a car on fire. firefighters found the can near the curb and extinguished it with little difficulty. No property loss was reported.
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Athena Fire Department
Weihr
East State Street
State Street
County Treasurer to Testify on Treasury Shortage
Cleveland Augle County Treasurer L. G. Colliater was expected to appear before the grand jury to offer testimony on a $970,000 deficit in the Cuyahoga County treasury. He said he would restify about deficits his office inherited from earlier treasurers.
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Cleveland, Augle County
L. G. Colliater
Cuyahoga Country
Colliater
Final review of Ohio National Guard set this Thursday
Camp Perry hosts the final review of the Ohio National Guard for the year announced by Adjutant General Frank D. Henderson and Governor George White will preside on Thursday.
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Camp Perry
Ohio National Guard
George White
Frank D. Henderson
Two Die in Indiana Crash Near Elkhart
Two Delphos residents were killed and three others injured when their car hit a parked truck near Elkhart Indiana on Sunday. One injury is serious and police are investigating the accident details.
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Indiana
U.R
Delphos
Elkhart
Ind
Weather snapshot of yesterday and today across cities
Yesterday's highs: Phoenix 106, Boise 102, Shreveport 98. Today's lows: Paso 44, Winnipeg 40. General conditions indicate continued fair for the next hour with little temperature change and favorable pressure distribution in the area.
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Phoenix
Boise
Brreveport
Winni
Lamarck
War on Congressmen Who Carry Relatives on U S Payroll
Congressmen using relatives on the government payroll are retiring fast with at least 23 casualties so far. Fifteen lost renomination, others retire or fail to seek return as primaries unfold nationwide. The payroll controversy spans many states including Minnesota and Missouri, influencing numerous contests.
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U.S
United Press
Washington
North Dakota
Illinois
Tennessee
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
Missouri
House
United Press Teches
Laws
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