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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1927
Page
9
In Walkertown near Hazard Kentucky a police officer named Alex Davis was struck on the head with a wooden leg during an arrest at a church. The assailant removed the leg and used it as a weapon as the officer sought to remove a youth accused of cursing.
In Sidney on August 24 authorities say an elderly man and a Piqua resident, aged 24, remain in custody for another day or two as they are questioned about the abduction of Fred County treasurer and the $57,000 missing since July 1.
Dayton undertakers advocate removal of a local official amid a case involving a funeral director J West concealing a body to dodge court papers. The matter centers on Judge Robert C. Patterson and Orestes Harrison Webb with national implications.
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