Fair Draws 8000 At Athens County Races And Show
Thousands attended the Athens County Fair with nine harness races and a grand fireworks display. Coolville girls led by Ruth McBride will represent Athens County at the Ohio State Fair with the Jolly Workers Food Club and 4-H entries showing dairy and livestock judging teams in Columbus.
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Coolville Girls
Athens County
American Legion
Ruth McBride
Coolville
Josephine Findling
Doris Bond
Virgene Wilson
Lodi
Jeannette Cramer
Amesville
Babcock
Columbus
Ray Starkey
Richard Ashcraft
Stewart
Richard Hayes
Thomas Johnson
Fred Hayes
Charles Copeland
Edward Keirns
Wallace Gillogly
Albany
Claire Ball
Athens
Dick Ashcraft
No White Hope For Ohio Drys
Ohio dry leaders will not field independent candidates for governor U S senator or Congress against major party nominees. W O Thompson denied as potential U S senator candidate. petitions rumored but without foundation. Bulkley and Bettman favor repeal.
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Columbus
U.R
Drys
Ohio
United States
W. O. Thompson
Ohio State University
Ohio Anti-Saloon League
U. S
Robert J. Bulkley
Gilbert Bettman
Bulkley
Bettman
Thompson
Miners Return At Dorothy Mine After Five Months Closure
Approximately 350 workers reported back at the Dorothy Mine of the Y and Coal Co in Glen Robbin as orders sustain operations through year end. The mine had been shut for five months and now resumes activity in Steubenville.
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Dorothy Mine
Steubenville
Dorothy
Coal Company
Glen Robbin
Cooper and Brown to stump for Ingalls in campaign
Former Governor Myers Y. Cooper and Secretary of State Clarence J. Brown, who opposed David 8. Ingalls in the Republican primary, will join the campaign and stump for Ingalls in the upcoming race in Columbus.
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Columbus
Myers Y. Cooper
Clarence J. Brown
David 8
Ingalls
Orrville Bank Leader and Civil War Vet Killed by Car
Isaac Pontius 89 longtime president of the Orrville National Bank and town last Civil War veteran was fatally struck by an automobile near his home last night in Orrville.
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Orrville
Isaac Pontius
Orrville National Bank
Farmer Shot While Sitting Astride Horse
Lancaster dispatch reports Earl Basing a 44 year old farmer was shot from a cornfield while seated on his horse in Etna area. Deputy Belhorn led a 50 man posse through woods and fields but trail remains unsolved. Basing died later at Lancaster City Hospital leaving a wife and five children. One daughter saw a man run into the woods after the shot.
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Lancaster
U.P
Earl Basing
Etna
Fairfield County
Basing
Lancaster City Hospital
Basing Farm
William Belhorn
Ira Marshall Named to Direct Ohio Farm Exhibits at World’s Fair
Ira Marshall of Ada named by Governor White to head Ohio farm produce exhibits at the Chicago World’s Fair next year. Marshall has been a leading corn grower champion for years and earned world recognition for his agricultural accomplishments.
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Kenton
Ira Marshall
Ada
White
Ohio
Chicago
Hardin County
Marshall
Boy joins The Messenger staff via home telephone system
Pomeroy Aug 26 Dann y Rosenbaum five year old son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Rosenbaum Butternut Avenue announced he has joined The Messenger staff His first act used a private telephone system made from string and tin cans to report items Pepper the dog had a near fatal fall but is recovering later he found fleas on his kitten More disclosures are promised later
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Danny Rosenbaum
Arthur Rosenbaum
Butternut Avenue
Danny
Pepper
Plan Benefit Dance by Buchtel Ladies Auxiliary
The Ladies Auxiliary of Buchtel hosts a benefit dance on Saturday evening August 2 to aid needy local school children. The event invites community members to support student welfare with a social gathering and fundraising.
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Ladies Auxiliary of
Buchtel
All Roads Into Des Moines To Be Blocked by Striking Farmers
Des Moines reports say roads into the city will be picketed by striking farmers starting tomorrow morning. Farmers Holiday Association urged peaceful methods while blocking all farm produce entering Des Moines. Council Bluffs seethes as officials and strikers seek to avoid bloodshed amid riot gun incidents and jail threats, with violence spreading in the county.
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Des Moines
U.R
John Chalmers
Iowa Farmers Holiday Association
Chalmers
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Pottawattomie County
James Hawn
Woodbine
Iawa
Hawn
Hold Butcher On Charge of Hiring Killer
Detroit police hold 38 year old butcher Alex Wysocki and his 25 year old bookkeeper Florence Marsh after a gunman confessed the butcher paid $500 to kill his wife. The killer, Tram Sams, implicated Wysocki and cited a May 28 shooting in the couple’s car.
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Detroit
Alex Wysocki
Tram Sams
Florence Marsh
Wysocki
Sams
Wysock
Fair Affairs At Athens County Fair Musicians Shine
Raymond Connett directed three musical groups at the Athens County Fair with the American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps Stewart High School Orchestra and a mixed band from New Marshfield and Nelsonville. The Ballyhoo Show with Athens youngsters drew packed crowds while other acts included wrestling an ambulance incident and a make believe fireworks display.
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Raymond Connett
Athens County
Connett
American Legion
Onnett
Stewart High School
New Marshfield
Nelsonville
Shoots Wife and Self After Bitter Dispute
In Columbus on August 26 Mrs Gladys May 40 and her estranged husband Thomas May 40 were hospitalized after Thomas shot his wife and then shot himself Both remain in critical condition Police noted repeated threats by May who urged forgiveness at the hospital and the motive cited was her refusal to return to him The incident followed threats fed last June.
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Columbus
U.2
Gladys May
Thomas May
May
Salvation Army Leaders Installed in Athens
Army officers Soialos Fred and Mrs Anna Reif take charge in Athens after moving from Dayton. A welcome meeting at the Army Building will be held Sunday night at 8. The family includes Fred 17 Susan 12 and Jack 11.
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Fred
Anna Reif
Salvation Army
Athens
Dayton
Army Building
Susan
Jack
Reif
Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Covington, Ky
Salvation Army Booth Hospital
Steele High School
Three Held on charges in Lan caster burglary case
Herman Dunfee and Raymond Young both of Athens were bound over to Common Pleas Court on $500 bonds after pleading guilty to taking part in the burglary of the Bieder Mead Filling Station on Lan caster and Carpenter Streets early Wednesday. Leonard Dunfee, also of Athens, was sent to Juvenile Court after admitting involvement.
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Herman Dunfee
Raymond Young
Athens
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Robert
Wood
Bieder-Mead
Lancaster
Carpenter Streets
Leonard Dunfee
Herman
Athens County Juvenile Court
Parkersburg
Finsterwald
Rain Warps Targets as 722 Shooters Rally in Grand American
In Vandalia Ohio August 26 1948 seven hundred twenty two trap shooters endured driving rain and gusty wind at the 33rd Grand American Handicap. Officials allowed the event to continue despite halted play at noon as poor visibility produced erratic target behavior.
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Dayton
Vandalia, CO
North American
Farm hand dies after attack near Monroe
Middletown reports D C Kirscher aged 25 died from a fractured skull after an assault in the area near Monroe. He was found unconscious in his car in a creek bed with a blood stained stone nearby. An unidentified assailant is suspected.
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Middletown
D. C
Ohio Counties Like To Issue Relief Work Bonds
The State Relief Commission approved relief bond requests from four Ohio counties and Columbus city and gasoline tax diversion plans for East Cleveland and Putnam County. Hamilton County may issue 1,008,000 in Section Seven bonds and Columbus 300,000. Paulding Holmen and Defiance counties gain small utility tax bonds. East Cleveland diverts 28,000 from gasoline tax and license funds. Putnam follows with 21,000.
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Columbus
State Relief Commission
Ohio
City of Columbus
East Cleveland
Putnam County
Hamilton County
Pringle-Roberts
Democrats Seek Small Contributions for Campaign
New York Aug 26 Roosevelt and three Democratic leaders urged mass small donations to the presidential fund saying the party has no favored group to call for large sums under promises of immunity. Roosevelt, with Farley Woollen and Byrd, insisted the party is not for sale and that no grounds exist to collect large gifts through tariff changes.
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New York
U.P Franklin
Roosevelt
James A. Farley
Evans Woollen
Farry F. Byrd
Moose convention ends after grand parade in Cleveland
In Cleveland on August 26, more than 10,000 men and women joined a music filled parade as the 44th annual international Moose convention prepared to officially close tonight led by a dozen bands.
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Cleveland
Dr E D Harper Stricken. Dies in Ohio at 1 AM
New Marshfield August 2 Dr E D Warper a physician of Indianapolis Ind died suddenly at his daughter's home here after a trip from Indianapolis to Athens County He practiced in Guysville before WWI Then settled in Indianapolis Surviving are wife two sons Wilson and Perry Harper daughter Mrs Harry Mulbert seven grandchildren and a deceased infant Wanda Funeral Sunday at Carthage Church conducted by Rev Howard B Warner burial in church cemetery
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D. Warper
Indianapolis
Ind
Mia
Harry Hulbert
Harper
Wilson
Indianapolia
Athens
Athens County
Guysville
Kate Wilson
W. W. Coe
Athena
Harry Mulbert
Perry Harper
Wilson Harper
Wanda
Carthage
Howard HB. Warner
Edith Rockefeller Dies Quietly After Lake Shore Fire
Edith Rockefeller McCormick lay in an undertaker’s room near her Lake Shore Drive home as relatives prepared for burial after a fire ended her life. John D. Rockefeller Jr. visited during illness and was reported returning from the east while John D. Rockefeller Sr. could not travel due to age.
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Chicago
Edith Rockefeller McCormick
Lake Shore Drive
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
John JD. Rockefeller, Sr
Vienna Plans Skyscraper for Unmarried Tenants
Vienna authorities outline a project for a tall apartment building reserved exclusively for unmarried residents, signaling a city effort to address housing needs with a specialized housing option.
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Vienna
Austria
Building and Loan League Reports Over 300 Million Loans
The U S Building and Loan League says American homeowners received more than 300 million dollars in loans in the first half of the year. The figure highlights active lending by the building and loan industry and reflects strong home finance demand.
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Building and Loan Industry
U. S. Building and Loan League
Desolation in Bishop Valley Sparks Democratic Rally
Ten years ago Bishop valley thrived with fruit and alfalfa but water battles with Los Angeles left the region desolate. The local Democrats met for a rally drawing a mixed crowd, including a lone Republican postmaster who pledged to switch parties in exchange for his office.
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Bishop
Calif
Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce
Hoover tries to reassure bankers on depression plan
President Hoover told about 200 bankers and industrial leaders in Washington that confidence is returning and outlined steps to curb the depression. He urged credit distribution, coordinated employment efforts, and agricultural relief, while noting hours reduction may be needed but should be private sector driven.
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Washington
Hoover Todey
Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Ring Found Embedded in Beet Root Surprises Berea Gardener
George Repitsky from Berea reports finding a wedding ring embedded in the central root of a large beet from his garden. He recalls planting the beets last spring and wonders how the ring ended up buried in the root. The ring’s inscriptions are unreadable due to age.
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Ohio
Berea
George Repitsky
Repitsky
Derby Indiana Bound East St. Louis Flight Crew Heads South
The Atlantic Coast wing of the fliers, including Fred Dorset of Augusta, Georgia, departed en route to Indianapolis from Parks at 8 46 today. Helen McC, a society girl, was reported in the scene.
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Indiana
ST. Louis
Fred Dorset
Augusta
Parks
Indianapolis
Helen McC
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