Budgets Filed With Auditor Amid Preparations
Several budgets are in preparation for the coming year and may be filed soon with the auditor. Officials indicate ongoing planning and pending submissions as part of the budgeting process.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1927
Page
1
Officials Active on Budgets Verification and Changes
A special committee verifies figures and suggests changes as budgets are prepared across districts. County Auditor J Clyde Edmunson leads the budget commission with R R Johnson and R D Williams, while Griff Evans guides Athens district budgeting for city needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Clyde Edmundson
County Budget Commission
R. R. Johnson
R. D. Williams
Griff Evans
Athens
Tax Commission
Flood Relief Aids 2000 Residents in Memphis
Two thousand people were housed at Red Cross relief stations in Memphis as Overflows from the White and Arkansas rivers inundated about 300000 acres. In Pine Bluff about 1000 were reported dependent on Red Cross aid with waters not expected to rise further if rains stay light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Arkansas
Memphis
Tenn
U.P
Pine Bluff
Greyhound racing to continue at Springdale track
Cincinnati August 26 officials assured that greyhound racing will continue at Springdale Amusement company's track near Hamilton. They began preparations for a series of special races to close the track's initial meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Springdale Amusement Company
Hamilton
Hurricanes Made To Order Being Used For Tests
Washington August 26 U R E reports made to order hurricanes up to 180 mph are used by scientists in wind tunnel tests at the Bureau of Standards. Models and articles withstand or fail under cyclonic pressure revealing effects on automobiles aviation and buildings. One car loses significant horsepower to air resistance and streamlining improves performance. The wind cave, a 30 foot high smokestack like structure, powers the experiments with 24 air inlets and controlled pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.R
Bureau of Standards
Youth Escape at Detention Home
Raymond Marmon a 12 year old runaway from Parkersburg West Virginia was among seven youths who escaped from a detention home last night Marmon with three others was recaptured The others are still missing Marmon will be returned to his parents today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Raymond Marmon
Parkersburg
W. Va
Marmon
West Virginia
Judge renews mining order in Ohio strike case
Cincinnati August 26 Judge Benson Hough of Columbus renewed the temporary restraining order barring union interference with four Eastern Ohio mines operating on a non-union basis. A hearing on permanent injunction is set for Steubenville September 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Benson Hough
Columbus
Eastern Ohio
Steubenville
Brook Park Dry Raiders Face Recovery Of Fees
Cleveland reports Brook Park village faces possible action against twelve dry raiders in the mayor's court for illegally retaining more than $6,000 in fees. State Auditor Rupert, noting a 1924 finding, says the fees rightfully belong to taxpayers and urges explanation from current officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brook Park Village
Cleveland
U.P
David L. Rupert
Rupert
Brook Park
W. J. Siflest
Streator Youth Sought in Mother's Death
After the body of Elizabeth Hill is found in a shallow cellar grave, 21 year old Harry Hill is being sought as the killer. Hill had cashed forged checks prompting the investigation by his divorced father, a wealthy Streator physician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Hill
Hill
Streator
Ill
Harry Hill
Organized Band Of Marauders Feared In Chester
Nervousness grips Chester as reports describe an organized band of marauders with possible HQ near Pomeroy. They allegedly stripped furniture from Dr. Shumaker’s home near Tuppers Plains and the Parker residence, and stole poultry from the Orr home and a widow in Guysville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Pomeroy
Dr. Shumaker
Tuppers Plains
Parker
Orr
Guysville
Rocksprings Community Association Changes Meeting Date
The Rocksprings community group will skip the first Monday meeting due to the county fair and instead meet on the second Monday. President L V Reuter says this is the first schedule change in eight years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocksprings
Irish voters set September 15 general election date
Dublin Aug 26. Voters in the Irish Free State will go to the polls September 15 to decide if the Cosgrave conservative government stays in power. The new Dail will assemble October 11 to organize the government per the election results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
U.pr
Irish Free State
William T. Cosgrave
Dail
Courtney Fails In Seven Attempts To Take Off Whale
Southampton Aug. 26 Captain Frank T. Courtney failed seven times to lift his flying boat Whale from the water for the Trans Atlantic flight. He doubted overweight, saying something wrong under the hull after another futile attempt last evening following four earlier tries. He dumped fuel overboard hoping for better lift but remained unable to start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southampton
Eng
Frank T. Courtney
Courtney
Lured by Flappers Four Youths Robbed Near Tracks
Police hunted three flappers who lured four youths to an isolated spot near the New York Central tracks in Cleveland. Two bandits then held up and robbed the group and escaped in a bandit car, officials said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railroad
Cleveland
U.P
New York Central
Congressman Jen kins Praised Local Fair Grounds Exhibit
The article praises Congressman Thomas A. Jenkins for visiting the local fair grounds yesterday. It notes a natural amphitheater overlooking the track and midway as a standout feature and commends Athens County grange displays for quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Jenkins
Athens County
River boat fires spark chain of blazes on major waterways
Pomeroy August 26 Star Special reports veteran river men note a pattern: a big towboat on a river often followed by two more boats catching fire. The Sprague burned on the Mississippi recently, then Volcano at Lock 4 on the Monongahela and McGhee at Bowling Green in the South burned about the same time. The McGee was built in 1024.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Sprague
Mississippi
Monongahela River
McGhee
Bowling Green
McGee
Steps To Safeguard Life And Property in Jefferson County
Officials in Jefferson County plan a conference to preserve law and order. The meeting aims to outline steps to safeguard life and property and is scheduled for tomorrow. Local authorities and community leaders will discuss public safety measures and coordination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
Patrol plan set to guard Jefferson county coal mines
A conference in Steubenville between Ohio National Guard officers and Jefferson county officials plans to deploy enough deputy sheriffs to protect life and property if mines reopen. Two mines near Smithfield Station employ about fifty workers each, prompting patrols on highways leading to the operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steubenville
U.P
Ohio National Guard
Colonel Caldwell
Hardway
Major Cole
William T. Allison
Roy N. Merriman
Common Pleas
Jay
Paisley
Jefferson County
Florence Spaulding
Edward C. Degan
J. W. Carnes
Four Americans Among 15 Killed in Chamonix Funicular Wreck
The Paris Midi reports four Americans among 15 dead in a Cha monix funicular railway wreck. Two identified victims are Mrs. Newton Baker and her Chicago daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Paris
U.R
Chamonix
Newton Baker
Chicago
Woman injured by field stumble and wire fence
Mrs. Stella Ann Tracey suffered facial lacerations and injuries to a bruised palm and skinned arm after tripping in weeds in a field near Painful Hurts Chauncey. Her lip was pierced by a wire fence as she fell yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Stella Ann Tracey
Winds Halt Fokker Flight to Rome at Roosevelt Field
At Roosevelt Field on August 25 the Fokker monoplane Old Glory could not take off for the non stop Rome flight due to east winds and rain threats. Crews await a favorable 4 p.m. forecast hoping for a west wind to enable departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Lloyd Bertaud
J. D. Hill
Atlantic Aircraft Company
Hasbrouck Heights
N. J
Fokker
Roosevelt Field
U.P
Puke” Wéhuller
Phil Wood
Detroit
Windsor
Canada
England
Stinson
Sir John Carling
London
Train Wreck on Shanghai Nanking Line Kills Twenty
Twenty persons were reported killed when a train wreck occurred on the Shanghai Nanking railway. The track was removed at Anting by warring factions, and another train suffered damage. Northern forces bombarded Nanking across the Yangtze and were believed near capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
U.R
Shanghai-Nanking
Anting
Bei Chung-Hi
Soochow
Nanking
Yangtze River
Pukow
Yangtze
Boy Dies of Rabies in Toledo Home
Arnold Korn-Rumpf aged six, son of Mr and Mrs Fred Korn-Rumpf, died at home in Toledo Ohio from rabies. The death marks the second rabies fatality in the city this year after a dog bite to the face and arms four weeks earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Arnold Korn-Rumpf
Fred Korn-Rumpf
Cattle Buyers From Ohio Return With Several Carloads
Staff members Loyd Davis J R Nelson W E Campbell and J A Newsome traveled to southern Iowa returning with three carloads of yearling cattle forty four shorthorns and about one hundred Herefords for their farms They anticipate delivery to Radcliff and Carpenter areas after their auto trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Loyd Davis
Salem Township
J. R. Nelson
Columbia Township
W. E. Campbell
J. A. Newsome
Wilkesville
Iowa
Cap
Radcliff
Carpenter
Fort Worth Doctor Claims Infantile Paralysis Cures
City health officer Dr L H Martin says he has found cures for several infantile paralysis cases by serum from recovered patients. Franklin D Roosevelt offers to cover treatment expenses for ten patients Dr Martin plans to take to Warm Springs Georgia for final treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Martin
Fort Worth
Tex
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Traffic crackdown announced by Cleveland traffic chief
Police, under orders from Traffic Commissioner Edward J. Donahue, began a drive to curb rising traffic violations. The order directs officers to arrest motorists who run red lights or operate with a broken headlight, missing license plate, or fictitious licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
U.P
Edward J. Donahue
Donahue
Ten Thousand Estimated At Athens County Fair Thursday
Athens county fair drew ten thousand or more attendees on Thursday officials estimate. Parking filled across day and night as judging concluded and winners posted. The boys and girls club parade opened the morning and fireworks lit the night sky. Sheep exhibit winners include Kasler and Hill with multiple firsts across classes and ramblettes and Southdowns honors tallied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Athens County Fairgrounds
Marinos
Will Fawcett
Chesterhill
G. J. Hill
Miners Fight To Establish Rights To Picket Mines
In Cincinnati on August 26 a U S marshal extended a restraining order to September 6 barring interference at mines in Belmont Harrison and Jefferson counties. Attorneys dispute whether to prohibit or permit picketing, with miners challenging the scope and alleging assaults by union activists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross
Bodies of Sacco and Vanzetti Seen by Thousands
In Boston the bodies of Nicola Sacco and Bartholomeo Vanzetti were viewed by more than 6,000 people overnight at a guarded North End undertaking firm. Thousands waited in the street for a brief glimpse as police controlled placards raised by Miss Mary Donovan of the defense committee. A guard of honor stood by the caskets later, with members from New Haven and Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
North End
Nicola Sacco
Bartholomeo Vanzetti
Mary Donovan
Defense Committee
Undertaking Establishment
Guard of Honor
Alfonso Silvestri
New Haven
Conn
Ranto Zonghetti
Zinetoi Freeman
Bello Caesarini
President revisits Yellowstone to view park wonders
A president returns to the tourist trails of Yellowstone National Park after a brief fishing break, spending an hour touring Canyon Camp and taking in the park’s famed sights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canyon Camp
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone
Experts estimate Redfern flight path to Rio de Janeiro
United Press report from Washington outlines experts predicting Charles Redfern in a monoplane may reach Rio de Janeiro late today after a flight over the Caribbean. Navigation lights and mountains guide route as fuel and headwinds influence timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert
United Press
Washington
Navy
Earle Kincaide
Burkett
Vador
Redfern
Porto
Dominican Republic
Trinidad Island
British Guiana
Crart
Georgetown
Guiana
Amazon
Macapa
Rio
Para
Buco
Paul
Rioeiro
Brunswick
Brazil
Brasilie
U.P
Caribbean
Santa Barbara Records Mild Quake at 4 40 A M
A slight earthquake was recorded in Santa Barbara California at 4 40 A M but no damage was reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Barbara
Califa
Vanderbilt and Warburton to Wed in City Hall Ward Sixteen
The marriage intention of William Vanderbilt and Rosamond Warburton was posted today at the City Hall in Ward Sixteen, Paris, confirming plans for a forthcoming wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
William Vanderbilt
Rosamond
Warburton
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Hull
Mauriques Bokanowski
New York
Atlantic
Frank L Courtney
Fawcett
Gon
Fawcett and Son
Harmony
Keirns
Ramboulettes
Southdowns
Howard McClain
Lima
G. G. Gaul
Leicester
Frank Kohler
Guys Iville
Shropshire Downs
Kohler
Cheviot
John B. Kasler
Amesville
Kasler
Amenville
U. S
East Ohio Field
Sacco and
Vanzetti
THE
Prederic J. Baskin
Information Ee
Ceese
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