Ohio Briefs Seeks Girl Believed Lost Over Scioto River Bridge
In Columbus police search for the body of a girl who reportedly leaped from a downtown bridge into the Scioto River after a passerby saw her vanish from the railing. Also in Columbus James W. 363, foreman of the local Pennsylvania Railroad passenger department, died from arsenic poisoning after 45 years of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Scioto
James W
Pennsylvannia Railroad
The
Pennsylvania
Woman dies in Bridgeport reported in Nelsonville
Mrs. Sarah E. Christian died Sunday at her Bridgeport home. Her body will arrive in Nelsonville Wednesday at 10 AM and be taken to the home of her mother Mrs. Sarah Callaway. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 2 PM.
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Nelsonville
Sarah E. Christian
Bridgeport
Sarah Callaway
Nelsonville Chamber to Meet. Mardin to Speak
The Nelsonville Chamber of Commerce will convene Wednesday at noon at the Y M C A. The air marker committee and gas proposal committee will report, the nominating committee will submit its report, and Representative S K Mardin of Athens will outline expected Pills to be introduced in the coming Legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Mason family hosts Thanksgiving gathering at Barbour Street
Mr. and Mrs. George B. Mason Sr. honored Akron bound Albert Mason with a Thanksgiving dinner at 50 Barbour Street. Attending were Mason relatives from Hollister Nelsonville and Akron including Joe Mason and Ben Mason. Albert Blason also visited. Other notes mention Mrs. Hardy returning from Chattanooga and Mr. Lee Collins and Mrs. William Monahan traveling home to Tennessee.
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George B. Mason
Barbour Street
Albert Mason
Akron
Roy Grace
Mary
Nelsonville
George Mason
Ben
Albert Blason
Mason
Hardy
Lee Collins
Chattanooga
Tenn
William Monahan
Collins
Dorothy Allen
Homecraft Sewing Club entertains members at Franklin Street
Members of the Homecraft Sewing Club were entertained Friday evening by Mrs. Elma Porter at her home on Franklin Street. The evening featured sewing and lunch was served to Mrs. Telonia Tignor, Mrs. Blanche Stanley, Mrs. Cora Tignor, Mrs. Alma Ruscoe, Mrs. Margaret Bowers, Mrs. Florence Lash, Miss Muriel Traugh, Miss Mary Linton. Miss Inez Gettle attended as a guest.
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Homecraft Sewing Club
Elma Porter
Franklsin Street
Telonia Tignor
Blanche Stanley
Cora Tignor
Alma Ruscoe
Margaret Bowers
Florence Lash
Muriel Traugh
Mary Linton
Inez Gettle
All Star Charity Game Highlighting South Gridiron Talent
Football fans in the South will see the greatest players of the region in action on New Year’s Day when two all star teams meet in a charity game in Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
U.P
South
Atlanta
Christmas Club Meets. Christmas Readings Shared
The Hyperion Club met with Mrs. William Mills on Saturday afternoon. Papers on Rainbow Countries of Central America were read by Mrs. L. d. Eberle and Mrs. John V. Wood. Mrs. E. B. Acommb read The Shepherds Who Watched Their Flocks and Edith Stiers sang a carol. Mrs. Ralph Parks played a piano solo. District meeting reports from Lancaster were discussed. Misses Marie Stowe and Catherine Harrop attended as guests.
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Hyperion Club
William Mills
Central America
L. d. Eberle
John V. Wood
E. B. Acommb
Edith Stiers
Ralph Parks
Lancaster
Marie Stowe
Catherine Harrop
Miss Grace Patton Called By Death in Nelisonville
Grace E Patton 19 daughter of Mr and Mrs Clint Patton Chestnut Street Nelisonville died suddenly from acute indigestion at home Sunday afternoon half hour after returning from Columbus She was a 1927 Nelisonville High School graduate and had worked as an attendant at the State Hospital for the Insane in Columbus Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 pm at the Chestnut Street residence She is survived by her parents five sisters Faith Carr of Houston Sloan Verna Gertrude and Mary Ellen and two brothers John of Columbus and Robert both at home.
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Nelsonville
Grace E. Patton
Clint Patton
Chestnut Street
Columbus
Patton
Nelsonville High School
Columbua
State Hospital For the Insane
Faith Carr
Houston
Texas
Sloan
Verna
Gertrude
Mary Ellen
John
Robert
Opening Day Tag Sales Hit 50 In Athens County
A total of 50 automobile and truck license tags for 1929 were sold Saturday at the Athens County Board of Elections office. Most tags went to Athens County car owners with one sale to Hocking County and one to Cuyahoga County. The first truck tag went to Dave Blackman. the second to Sam Warren.
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Athens County Board of Elections
Dave Johnson
Athens County
Hocking County
Cuyahoga County
Dave Blackman
R. D. No
Sam Warren
Athens
County Board of Elections
Johnson
Kohneon
Glouster Glouster
Sonny Fason
William Howard
Negro
Fason
Buchtel-Orbiston
Derthick
Used Army Pistol In Suicide By Akron Doctor
Akron December 2 A German pistol found on the battlefield was used by Dr. Howard R. Heckert 38 to take his own life. The Akron surgeon was the first to enlist after the war declaration and served two years in the 112th Engineers. Poor health was cited as the likely cause. janitor found his body in his office.
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Akron
Howard R. Heckert
Heckert
United States
112Th Engineers
Philadelphia man executed at Rockview Prison
Rogers Dillsworth, a Philadelphia Negro, was executed today at Rockview Penitentiary after an eleventh hour appeal to Governor John Fisher failed. The case is recorded as a lethal injection to end the murder conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellefonte
U.P
John 8. Fisher
Rogers Dillsworth
Philadelphia
Rockview Penitentiary
Famed Doctor Mathews Dies in Los Angeles Hotel Suite
Dr. Joseph McDowell Mathews an 81 year old former president of the American Medical Association died of pneumonia in his hotel suite in Los Angeles. He had moved from Louisville Kentucky eighteen years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
U.P
Joseph McDowell Mathews
The
American Medical Association
Louisville
Comedy Skit Set For P T A Meeting In Nelsonville
Nelsonville December 3 a Negro comedy skit anchors the Junior-Senior PTA program at 7 50 pm in the High School Auditorium. A long cast list features Jeff Tom West George Fielding George Shirley and others with Leonard Cooley leading community singing and Dr Hubert Hyde at the piano. A White Elephant sale with Dr C E Welch as auctioneer will follow, offering donated articles from merchants and patrons of the schools to high bidders.
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Nelsonville
Reguar
Jeff
Tom West
George Fielding
George Shirley
Clara
M. Williamson
Dido
Paul Rex
Gumbo
Edward Stocklen
Pompey
Herbert Ralston
Rastus
Max Barrows
Lukey
Mary Sharp
Remus
Tom Wolfe
Lucy
Ruth
Sapp Fined $25 for Intoxication in Nelsonville
Harry Qaybird Sapp pleaded guilty to intoxication and was fined $25 plus costs by Mayor L J Eb erle. The case stemmed from an arrest on November 10 and Sapp fled the scene by slipping out a fall transom before court.
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Nelsonville
Harry Qaybird
Sapp
L J. Eberle
Dinner party honors Miss Elma Gail Mooney of Logan
Miss Mary Lou Hudson entertained Saturday evening with a dinner party for Miss Elma Gail Mooney of Logan. Covers were laid for seven. Miss Varian Mills of Columbus was the other out of town guest.
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Mary Lou Hudson
Elma Gail Mooney
Logan
Varian Mills
Columbus
Elks Lodge Meeting Noted for Nelsonville
A regular meeting of Nelsonville Lodge No. 543 B P O Elks will be held Tuesday evening December 4.
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Regu
Nelsonville Lodge
B. P. O. Elks
Local social notes feature visits and travels
Mr and Mrs Grover Mills of Columbus visited Sunday with Mr and Mrs Ed Mills. Their daughter Miss Varian accompanied them home after a stay with Miss Ruth Mills. Miss Ena Stephenson returns to Columbus after Thanksgiving with her mother and aunt. Mrs Pauline Price returns to Cleveland after her grandmother Frances Hannings death.
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Grover Mills
Columbus
Ed Mills
Varian
Ruth Mills
Marie Stowe
Catherine Harrop
St. Clairsville
Irene McDowell
Ena Stephenson
Olive Stephenson
Cecil Shafer
Maynard
Leoline Seibert
Athens
E. M. Gilbert
Pauline Price
Cleveland
Frances Hanning
Dawes Gift Returns to Boy From Marietta Alum
Sheldon Scott of Steubenville, son of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Scott, writes of receiving a letter from Vice President Charles G Dawes. Dawes had previously recommended Marietta College and sent $100 for a scholarship. Scott, city chemist for 11 years, repaid the loan with interest and Dawes praised his success while offering to aid another worthy boy.
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Nelsonville
Sheldon Scott
Steubenville
John W. Scott
Charles G Dawes
Sheldon
Marietta College
General Dawes
Social Visitors and Weekend Guests Chronicle Columbus Ties
Mrs. and Mrs. Charles Erwin and granddaughter Norma spent the weekend in Columbus as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Chapman. Ed Tucker returned to Walbridge after visiting friends and relatives here. Several families from Steubenville Columbus and Detroit traveled through, with many relations visiting Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Davis and Mrs. Alma Lehman. Everett Dowler went back to Akron after a few days with his parents. Local residents hosted guests including Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bryson and Dr. Co. C. Adams, New Lexington, and Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Backus and Eugena Ray in Columbus.
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Ed Tucker
Walbridge
Sheldon Scott
Donald
Steubenville
Edgar E
Belle Isle
J. W. Scott
Columbus
Tillie Hoy
Myrtle Hoy
A. O. Hoy
L. B. Davis
Hoy
Alma Lehman
Will Powell
Everett Dowler
Akron
George Dowler
L. TP. Rice
Marton
David Newman
Detroit
Tom Evans
Harry Hall
Sam Hanley
John
James Bartoe
Chestnut Street
Fred Bryson
Co. C. Adams
New Lexington
Eugene Backus
Eugena
Charles Ray
Pretty Girl Shot Officers Learn DESOTO Case
Coroner W. E. Gibson announced an autopsy on Pearl Potoskey found dead in a wealthy bachelor's apartment in DeSoto shows a skull fracture and a bullet wound near the left ear. Sol Hohenthal said she died by her own action and left a pistol nearby. Justice H. W. Harrison noted she was soon to become a mother.
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Desoto
W. E. Gibson
Pearl Potoskey
St. Louis
Sol Hohenthal
Gibson
H. W. Harrison
Vacation Ends as Glouster Schools Reopen
Glouster, Dec. 3. The Glouster School System resumes classes this morning following a short Thanksgiving vacation. Many out of town teachers used the break to visit family while others stayed in the area.
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Glouster
Mooseheart Ladies Bazaar Supper and Dance Success
The Mooseheart Le Ton women hosted a bazaar supper and dance on November 28 in their hall. A quilt donated by the ladies was won by Mrs. Birdie Brunton of Glouster.
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Mooseheart Leton
Birdie Brunton
Glouster
Mooseheart Legion
Canvass Held by Christ Church Men in Glouster
In Glouster on December 3 the Church of Christ conducted an all member canvass with districts. A board letter urged financial support to sustain church work. A men’s dinner followed and a report was read at evening services.
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Glouster
Church of Christ
Car overturns injuring Cleveland couple near Marysville
Mr and Mrs W E Brooks of Cleveland sustained severe injuries when their auto skidded and rolled over near Marysville yesterday. Authorities said they would recover.
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Marysville
W. E. Brooks
Cleveland
Charles Hambel III Father Critical In Homer Morgan Co
Charles Hambel, 61, father of Postmaster Hambel of this city, lies critically ill at his Wise School District home in Homer Township Morgan County. He has not eaten since November 23 and endures intense suffering under opiate control.
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Glouster
Charles Hambel
Hambel
Wise
Homer ‘Township
Morgan County
Hawk Displayed After Mounting In Mountville
A large chicken hawk captured by Frank McMillan near Mountville last week is mounted and shown in the window of the Sunday Creek Coal Company store. The bird spans 65 inches wingspan and was mounted by Marshall Summers of this city.
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Glouster
Frank McMillan
Mountville
Sunday Creek Coal Company
Marshal Summers
Woman in Cleveland Shoots Burglar After Trapping Them
Mrs. Emily Caunter a 60 year old retired teacher shot and seriously wounded one of two burglars who confronted her in the hallway outside her bedroom. Police believe the assailant is the same man linked to past East Side break ins. Her sister Mrs. Mary Carlton 77 awakened by the gunfire aided police. The intruders entered through a kitchen window and fled via the rear door.
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Cleveland
O.R
Emily Caunter
East Side
Caunter
Mary Carlton
Ohio University Students Set for European Tour
William Gent from Cleveland and Al Reed of Detroit join Ohio University students departing for New York City to secure berths on a liner to Europe. They expect several months away touring the continent. Reed has long been part of college orchestras.
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William Gent
Cleveland
al Reed
Detroit
Ohio University
New York City
Europe
Reed
Otis Bean Paralyzed Child Patient In Athens County
Condition of Otis Bean a 36 year old Carthage Township infantile paralysis victim is unchanged according to a report from the Athens County Health Office today. Bean recently released from quarantine has not yet recovered full use of his left arm and leg.
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Otis Bean
Carthage Township
Athens County Health Office
Bean
Trustee Albert Long Returned to Columbus State Hospital
Albert Long, 35, who escaped from the State Hospital in April 1924, was returned to the Columbus asylum today after being at large since his escape.
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Columbus
Albert Long
Get Up Nights Hurt Your Pep Says Cystex Ad
The ad claims night awakenings lower pep and relief is possible with the Cystex 48 Hour Test. It cites drug stores nationwide, guarantees, no narcotics, safe ingredients, and a money back offer if not completely satisfactory.
112 Known Dead in Chile Earthquake Report
U S Ambassador William Culbertson reported from Santiago that 112 people are dead in the Chile quake. He said the American embassy and staff suffered no injuries or damage. The toll and destruction are centered in Tolca.
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Washington
U.R
U. S
William Culbertson
State Department
Santiago
Tolca
New Auditorium Opens Tuesday With Whiteman Concert
The Alumni Memorial Auditorium will host Paul Whiteman and his American jazz orchestra in the inaugural open viewing and concert. The 36‑member ensemble will perform a new program including Gershwin's Concerto in F and Grofé's Metropolis. No reserved seats due to incomplete seating charts.
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Alumni Memorial Auditorium
Paul Whiteman
American Jazz Orchestra
At & O'Clock
Mr. Whiteman
Greshwin
Grofe
Metropolis
Whiteman
Flier Killed as Army Plane Crashes in Duncan
Lieut Park Sanders of Lawton Oklahoma was killed and Clement Migliore of New York injured when a Curtis Falcon Army Biplane crashed at Duncan. Sanders piloted the craft and Migliore was the mechanic en route from Lawton to Galveston Texas.
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Duncan, Okla
U.P
Park Sanders
Lawton
Okla
Clement Migliore
New York
Sanders
Migliore
Galveston
Tex
Prince of Wales rushes home to ill king aboard Enterprise
The Prince of Wales and Duke of Gloucester sped toward the king's bedside today. The Prince aboard the cruiser Enterprise traveled nearly 30 knots up the West African coast toward Suez at the Red Sea terminus of the Suez Canal to reach England.
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London
U.P
Prince of Wales
Duke of Gloucester
King of
England
Enterprise
West African
Suez
Red Sea
Suez Canal
Faith in Young Roumanian King Expressed in Cleveland
George Cretziano, Roumanian Minister in Washington, voiced faith in the boy king and the reunited kingdom at a Cleveland celebration marking the tenth anniversary of Transylvania and other provinces joining Roumania. Over 4,000 Roumanians from Ohio and nearby states attended the event with Myron Herrick, U S ambassador to France, among the speakers.
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Cleveland
Roumania
George Gretziano
Washington
Transylvania
Bessarabia
Bucovina
Banat
Crisara
Maramuresh
Ohio
Myron T. Herrick
U. S
France
Cretziano
Canada Will Help Cork Liquor Flow
American Minister Phillips will arrange a conference with Canadian customs officials next month to discuss curbing liquor flow across the border. Prohibition officials aim to have Canada ban clearance of liquor cargoes bound for the United States.
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Washington
Phillips
Canada
United States
State Department
Prohibition Enforcement Bureau
Miss Ruby Lee Visits Grandmother as Week Ends
Miss Ruby Lee of Toronto spent the end of the week visiting her grandmother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Lee
Toronto
Nevitt Sanford Seeks 1929 Richmond Captaincy
His father and two brothers having captained football teams at Richmond University Nevitt Sanford a halfback is in line for the captaincy of the 1929 eleven.
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Richmond University
Nevitt Sanford
Quick relief from colds via doctor's advice and Ayer's Pectoral
Athens households report rapid cold relief after using double strength doses of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral as advised by physicians. Mrs Barber's daughter recovered quickly, while Mr Perry saw congestion ease within hours and full recovery soon after.
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B. H. Barber
C. H. Perry
Ayer
Monsignor Title Bestowed on Rev. J Hannan at St Josephs
In Circleville the Rev. J Hannan pastor of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church for 27 years received the title of Monsignor from Rt Rev James Joseph Hartley Bishop of the Columbus Diocese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circleville
Hannan
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
James Joseph Hartley
Columbus
Grandstand Ablaze At Wilmington Football Field
A 25 year old grandstand at the Wilmington football field burned again yesterday but firefighters contained the blaze with no serious damage. The structure had also been set on fire last Tuesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Market summaries and mixed commodity quotes in Cleveland and Cincinnati
Produce prices for butter eggs and poultry across Cleveland and Cincinnati with stock levels and price ranges. Cincinnati livestock and grain markets show hogs cattle calves and sheep with price bands and movement, plus a list of rail and industrial stock quotes.
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Cleveland
Pullets
Poultry Express
Cincinnati
Leeds
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