Athens County Farmers Seek Relief Amid Drought Losses
Athens County extension agent reports to Secretary Hyde that farmers seek loan extensions at lower interest. Survey shows 10 percent livestock being sold, corn 85 percent damaged, hay and oats 85 percent damaged, wheat normal. Five percent need charity. 75 cars hay and 50 cars each oats and corn likely to be imported. Congressman Jenkins offers support to Hoover for Southern Ohio relief.
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Athens County
T. H. Johnson
Arthur M. Hyde
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Federal Agriculture Department
Johnson
H. C. Ransower
O. S. WU
Thomas A. Jenkins
Hoover
Ohio
Ironton
Gold Is Added To Glory For Record Fliers
Dale Jackson and Forest O Brine extended the Greater St Louis endurance flight to 577 hours surpassing the 553 hour Chicago mark. An oil company offered $100 per hour until the pair exceeded the record by 70 hours, providing initial funding for the feat.
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Lambert
Kenneth Hunter
Chicago
Rain Halts Athens City Work For First Time Since March
Rain stopped outdoor duties for 17 Athens City Service Department workers on Thursday and state crews resurfacing West Union Street also paused. Typically idle days occur in summer but this drought brings a rare relief for outdoor laborers despite farming hardships.
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Athens
West Union Street
Herroki’s Mill Bridge
Hawks Sets Transcontinental Speed Record Again
Captain Frank Hawks, flying east from Los Angeles in a Travelair Monoplane, earned a new transcontinental time of 12 hours 25 minutes with 11 hours 40 minutes airborne, clocking in at Curtiss Field Valley Stream. He now holds all cross country records, following a prior westward record under similar conditions.
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New York
U.P
Frank M. Hawks
Pacific
Atlantic
Los Angeles
Hawks
Charles A. Lindbergh
Curtiss Field
Valley Stream
L. I
Travelair
Roscoe Turner
Roosevelt Field
County officers named at primary in Vinton County
McArthur August 14 The article lists primary nominees for Vinton County offices including Representative E R King Jasper Huston County Commissioner Steve De Pue Riley Fee County Auditor G A Knox D A Radcliff Prosecuting Attorney C O Chapman W J Jones Sheriff H B Hayes Ray Cox County Recorder John Cade Harley Peck James Warren County Treasurer Ed Glandon Henry Gerty Coroner B J Henry with no Republican nominee The piece notes a local visit by Mrs William Smith and Mr and Mrs Percy Bethel and their family as they travel through the area.
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H. B. Hayes
Ray Cox
John Cade
Harley Peck
James Warren
Ed. Glandon
Henry Gerty
B. J. Henry
Jail Fire Threat Nears Belmont County Jail
UPA prisoner suspected of starting a blaze that threatened the Belmont County Jail in St Clairsville was kept in solitary confinement. A near riot erupted when flames were found last night but was quelled. Sheriff Ford Moore and deputies restored order and six men remained confined.
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ST. Clairsville
UPA
Belmont County
Ford Moore
Verdict of death by own action in Wagner case rises
Dayton August 14. A verdict of death by own action was returned today in the death of L. J. Wagner 84. His body, with the throat slashed, was found by two boys in an abandoned building on the site of Old Gilbert in Green County. Wagner vanished from his home July 23.
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Dayton
L. J. Wagner
Giaborn
Green County
Wagner
Juy 23
Mrs. Napper Held Without Bond After Axe Killing
Aug 14 report from McArthur says Mrs. Josephine Napper confessed killing her husband Jasper Napper with an axe as he slept. She is held without bond at Vinton County Jail. Twelve children born to the Nappers, five living, plus two grandkids at home.
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Bond
Mcarthur
Josephine Napper
Jasper Napper
Vinton County
Nappers
Kermit McCarty
George Napper
William Gregory
Marion
Polly
Vienna
Napper
McWilliams Found Insane. Inheritance Tax Set at 483.34
Nancy McWilliams of McArthur was arraigned in Probate Court on a charge of insanity. After testimony by Dr. O. S. Cox and Dr. H. S. James she was adjudged insane and committed to Athens State Hospital. I. W. Martindill, administrator of Sadie M. Martindill's estate, to determine inheritance tax due. The estate is subject to tax totaling 483.34.
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Nancy McWilliams
McArthur
O. S. Cox
H. S. James
Athens State Hospital
I. W. Martindill
Sadie M. Martindill
Four Civil War veterans left near McArthur as of last Friday
Since W R Sprague's death last Friday four Civil War veterans remain in or near McArthur Capt D H Moore James McGiffen Robert Hays and Dennis Wilson. L E Harper Summit Hill Ross County former resident calls here Thursday and will attend the Kinney reunion at Chillicothe Park August 31. Homer Harkins and son James visit McArthur. Mrs John Kessler recovering in Grant Hospital Columbus. Plymouth Grange picnic August 16 Bay Grove near New Plymouth with speakers music refreshments and basket dinner. Emma Weed is secretary. Carrie and Marie Conrad of Columbus guests at Mrs W S Rannels Swan Township. Mr and Mrs W M Ellis of Columbus former residents visit here.
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W. R. Sprague
McArthur
D. H. Moore
James McGiffen
Robert Hays
Dennis Wilson
L. E. Harper
Summit Hill
Ross County
Kinney
Chillicothe Park
W. J. Kinney
Allensville
Carrie
Marie Conrad
Columbus
W S Rannels
Swan Township
W. M. Ellis
Bank Bandits Escape With 460 In Warren County
Three well dressed youths robbed the Waynesville National Bank in Warren County taking about 460 dollars before fleeing in a small sedan.
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Dayton
Waynesville National Bank
Warren County
Touring fast from Pacific Mr and Mrs Reynolds visit Mr
Mr and Mrs James P Reynolds of Long Beach California toured visiting a local resident during a Pacific coast outing. The brief stop highlighted family ties and community interest in regional travel patterns.
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Pacific
James P. Reynolds
Long Beach, Calif
Hillside Grass Fire Threatens Mill Street Area
Nelsonville firemen answered a call on August 13 to extinguish a grass and brush blaze sweeping the hillside from a burning trash pile on Mill Street. The fire rapidly spread through dry brush near residences, with firefighters working to control it.
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Mill Street
Nelsonville
Beauty Shop in Lancaster Ohio Up For Sale
Classified ad notes a beauty parlor or shop in Lancaster, Ohio, doing good business, available for 450 dollars. Other items include windshield and door glass installed while you wait. A separate entry mentions a large straw hat lost between Athens and Pomeroy on August 4.
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the Messenger
Lancaster
Ohio
Athens
Pomeroy
Flight Contingent Faces Fund Shortfall Risk
The group of fliers warned they might be forced to surrender the flight due to insufficient funds after initial indications of potential funding. Officials monitor donations and expenses to determine if operations can continue.
Driver in Dayton Crash Dies as Auto Strikes Bridge
Thomas Donegan aged 31 died from injuries after an automobile struck a stone bridge on Shoup Mill Road south of Dayton. Burton Weaver, driver of the car, was critically injured.
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Dayton
Thomas Donegan
Asauto
Shoup Milt Road
Here
Burton Weaver
Youth 18 Killed in Dover Auto Crash
An 18 year old youth was killed and another severely injured in a Dover area automobile accident. Police reported the crash occurred after a collision with another vehicle. Details on the victims and causes were not immediately released.
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Dover
Ane
Car Swerves Crashes Into Fast KB&O Train
A driver swerved to avoid an obstacle and overturned a vehicle a mile south of Beach City, crashing into a railroad crossing where a KB and O train was passing. No further details on injuries or causative factors are provided.
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Bile
Beach City
Firefighters Battle Fast Wildfire Across Menominee County
Crews struggled to contain a growing brush fire in upper Michigan as flames fed on hundreds of acres of timber and brush. The blaze prompted a steady retreat of firefighters and a large response from local agencies.
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Menominee
Mich
Upper Michigan
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Algeo Motor Sales
Carpenter and Grosvenor Sts
Athens, Ohio
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Willys
Knights
Austin
Willys Knight
Len B.mccune
W. Union St
Athens County Fair Grounds
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