Logan McArthur road improvement formally opened
Logan to McArthur 7.6 mile link between Hocking and Vinton counties opens after final inspection by W A Wilbur and state engineers. Costing about 189 534 dollars, the Telford base road uses sandstone and limestone with guard rails to be completed, and sections will receive hard surface later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton Webb
Messenger
Logan
Logan- McArthur
W. A. Wilbur
Department of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
O. W. Merrill
A. W. Sherwood
H. W. Nixon
Telford Base
Hocking
Vinton County
Telford
State Highway Department
McArthur
A. J. Ulrich
L. S&s. Gary
Columbus
Barthlow and Son
Severe winter storm grips U S from Rockies to East
The Weather Bureau warned of a severe cold wave and gale warnings from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic. A disturbance centered over Ontario heads toward the coast ahead of a deep freeze expected to hit New York and the East, with travel disruption, fog, and wrecks already reported in New Jersey and Minnesota.
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Ontario
Seaboard
New York
U.P
United States
Rocky Mountains
Central
San Florida
United States Weather Bureau
Alaska
Middlewest
Atlantic Seaboard
Wilmington
N. C
Eastport
New York City
Resr
Sandy Hook
Weather Bureau
China
Northrup
Minn
New Jersey
New York Harbor
North
Caring
New England
Ohio Valley
Atlantic Sans Board
Severe cold grips the Middlewest with zero to 66 below readings
The weather bureau warns shippers to protect goods through the Middlewest as a early winter cold wave drops temperatures across Illinois Indiana Ohio Michigan Wisconsin to near zero or below. Duluth and other towns suspend activities while police shelters open. relief measures and 24 hour aid hubs begin operations. Airmail planes halt in Omaha as Chicago expects a gradual warm up over several days.
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Chicago
U.R
Middlewest
Weather Bureau
Weather Department
Alaska
Yankton
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Duluth
Minn
Omaha
Nebi
Co Ed 77 Embraces New Fangled Notions At Northwestern
A 77 year old co ed graces Northwestern University as Mrs. N O Freeman wife of a Methodist minister says she joined to keep from getting rusty. She approves these new fangled modes of co ed dressing and is not horrified by cigarette smoking though she wouldn’t recommend it.
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Evanston
U.P
Northwestern University
N. O. Freeman
Northwestern
First Testimony in Montrose Hickman Murder Trial
In Chillicothe on December 14 the first testimony was heard in the trial of Montrose Hickman charged with first degree murder in the killing of Police man Dan Garrett. The jury of nine men and three women was sworn and taken to the crime scene where Montrose and his brother John Hickman were alleged to have shot the officer. John Hickman was found guilty of first degree murder a week earlier and awaits sentence.
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Chillicothe
United Press
Montrose Hickman
Dan Garrett
Columbus
Deanville
Arthur County
Montrose
John
John Hickman
Thrill Seeker May Go to Jail Until Tried for Robbery
Rebecca Bradley Rogers, 22, accused in the Buda bank robbery, faces possible jail until trial as district court considers bail. Her husband Otis Rogers, Amarillo attorney, will defend her after the couple wed while at the University of Texas. She remains calm amid legal wrangling and press attention.
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Austin
Texas
U.P
Rebecca Bradley Rogers
A. M. Ramsey
San Marcos
Rebecca
Otis Rogers
Amarillo
Rogers
Miss Bradley
University of Texas
Buda
Tex
Ohio farmers hail state crops amid diverse markets
M. D. Lincoln, secretary of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, told farm leaders from twenty two counties at a training school in Columbus that Ohio agriculture is in better condition than other states due to diverse markets and proximity to them.
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Ohio
Columbus
M. D. Lincoln
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Weather records fall then revise as cold grips city
The day started five degrees above the date’s former high of 65 but cooled rapidly, dropping 37 degrees in 20 hours to 33 by noon. Yesterday’s high reached 74 in the afternoon, surpassing the 1901 record. The date’s coldest mark is 5 set in 1917, with hourly readings showing a swing from the mid sixties to the low thirties.
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Mercury
Two NJ Train Wrecks Hurt 33 In New Jersey
In New Jersey last night two train wrecks injured 33 people, none seriously. The Burts in Waevaks, New York, reported the incidents and aid crews attended the scene.
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Burt
Waevaks
New York
U.P
New Jersey
Santa Claus and Reindeer Draw Athens Crowd
Santa Claus and six reindeer delighted a large Athens audience last night. The parade moved along Court Street led by the Athens High School band, as crowds gathered from across the county and stayed to view local merchant Christmas exhibits.
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Santa Claus
Athens
Santa
Court Street
Union
State Streets
Pomeroy
Middleport
Athens Elks
Union Street
Court
Washington Streets
Cold Wave Fails To Grip Ohio As Forecast
Columbus reports show the predicted severe cold failing to materialize in Ohio with morning temperatures near freezing while northern states record subzero conditions. The brighter sky and sun kept the day from turning harsher, despite forecasts of colder weather.
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Ohio
Columbus
U.pr
United States
Endows Science Cleveland Pacard Gives 200000 to Clinic
James W Pacard, former Packard Motor Co president, donates 200000 to the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Dr. William E Lower of the Clinic’s executive board announced the gift.
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Endows Science
Cleveland
James W. Packard
Packard Motor Company
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
William E. Lower
Clinic
Rights claim prompts alimony arraignment
Ralph Feldstein, 25, was arraigned in Chicago on December 14 for failure to pay alimony to his wife. Judge Joseph Burke reviewed the case and ordered confinement, stating "Sixty are in the house of correction."
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Chicago
U.P
Ralph Feldstein
Joseph Burke
House of Correction
Dentist Sigmond Schwartz Missing From Columbus Home
Dr Sigmond Schwartz a 24 year old dentist vanished from his Columbus home last Thursday after leaving for a dental convention Police report no clues to his whereabouts and no motive is known at this time.
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Columbus
Sigmond Schwartz
Aging Wilmington Mayor E P West Dies at Home
E P West aged 75 longtime Wilmington mayor died suddenly at his residence yesterday. He led the city through several administrations and was a prominent local figure. The cause of death was not disclosed and funeral arrangements will be announced.
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Wilmington
E. P. West
Joplin Woman Sues for 50,000 Over Broken Promise
Miss Sarah L Applegate sues Benjamin Franklin Cox for breach of promise after 28 years of engagement and ongoing wedding delays. The case seeks 50 thousand dollars as damages. The couple is pictured together in the article.
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Sarah L. Applegate
Joplin
Benjamin Franklin Cox
Cox
Wipes Out Block of McArthur Business District in City Fire
A late night fire whipped by high winds destroyed nearly a block in McArthur’s business section, killing three residences and causing about 200000 dollars in losses. Fire departments from Wellston and Chillicothe arrived too late. Wellston provided aid with chemical supply as the blaze raged for hours. The Horak building housing the telephone exchange and multiple shops suffered, windows melted, and power was cut for safety. About 4000 to 5000 residents gathered as the fire illuminated the sky for miles.
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McArthur
Wellston
Chillicothe
Main Street
John Foreman
Sharp Brothers Grocery
Sagem
Burros Thompson
George Partlow
Charles Horak
Lena Thomason
Carp Gill
Sharp Brothers
Etta Hawk
Horak
Lantz Hamilton
Athens
Hamilton Smith
Athens Messenger
J. 8. and
A. Wills
Ambassador Houghton Heads Home for Christmas Voyage
United States Ambassador Alonson B. Houghton sailed on the Leviathan from Southampton to spend Christmas in the United States. He is accompanied by his daughters Mathilde and Elizabeth aboard the transatlantic voyage marking a holiday return.
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Houghton
Southampton
Eng
United States
Alonson B. Houghton
Leviathan
Mathilde
Elizabeth
Killed While Hunting in Ashtabula
Jam I. Haight age 37 a real estate operator of Ashtabula died when his gun accidentally discharged during a hunting outing in the area. His death is reported as an accidental shooting. Local authorities are investigating the incident.
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Ashtabula
Kansas Big Game Hunters Track Diamond Elephant
Kansas officers and sheriffs in Anderson county hunt Diamond the escaped circus elephant after Old Tex was recaptured. Hunters use warrants passes and shotguns in a winter chase through former alfalfa and corn fields as Diamond roams near Honest Bill Newton’s barn and fled from capture yet again.
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Garnett
Kas
United Press
Anderson County
Diamond
Kansas
Old Tex
Bill” Newton
Bill
Old ‘Tex
Teachers to Receive Partial State Salaries
State provides partial salaries to teachers with most receiving two months' pay and some receiving four months under a new funding plan. The measure aims to support school districts during financial strain and shore up instructional staffing.
Athens county teachers to receive state aided salaries
Athens county educators will get part of their due salaries by week’s end or early next week, state aid totaling 41000 of 800000 remaining funds. Most teachers will receive two months, four months for a few. districts with own funds skip state aid. Emergency funds may be requested next legislature session.
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Athens County
Accordinaitie Ae
R. McVay
McVay
State Department
Athena
Newark Mayor Faces Court Action Over Bribes and Weapon Charge
Mayor W H N Stevens of Newark was arrested on bribery and concealed weapon charges and traveled to Columbus to see Governor Donahey. Stevens said the Newark incidents stem from a local fight, denying Klan-related motives and claiming the visit was not to seek intervention. He was accompanied by Newark Police Chief Charles F Dewitt as they waited for an audience.
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Columbus
U.R
W. H. N. Stevens
Newark
Donahey
Stevens
Cc. H. Sisson
Charles F. Dewitt
King of the Greeks saloonkeeper murdered in Philadelphia
Leo Brown a saloonkeeper nicknamed the King of the Greeks was gunned down in a small hotel in Philadelphia's tenderloin district. He was shot four times in the back by unknown gunmen.
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Philadelphia
Leo Brown
Brown
Hamden Woman Robbed of Life Savings by Bandits
In Hamden Ohio two masked assailants robbed 80 year old Jane Foster of 300 dollars at her home on Hamden and McArthur road at midnight. Foster was dragged from bed and bound while her nurse Miss Bowers of Chillicothe was also bound and threatened with a gun. Both women cannot recall any features of the robbers. Foster’s condition was listed as serious. The nurse alerted neighbor Henry Craig at daylight.
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Hamden
Jane Foster
Hamden and McArthur Road
Vinton County
Henry Craig
Divorce filings expected in Chaplin Gray case
Hollywood reports that Charlie Chaplin and his wife Lita Gray were poised to file divorce suits within minutes of each other ending their domestic drama. Reports cited rumors that both would initiate separate actions today in Los Angeles courts.
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Hollywood
Calif
Charlie Chaplin
Lita Gray
Fashion Experts Called by Jurors in MacPherson Case
Los Angeles county grand jury convened to indict Kenneth G. Ormiston in the Aimee Semple McPherson conspiracy case. High witnesses including fashion experts and a trunk store proprietor subpoenaed to prove the $2,000 of feminine apparel found in the trunk was bought by Mrs. McPherson and to establish trunk ownership.
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Los Angeles
Kenneth G. Ormiston
Aimee Semple McPherson
Cleveland arrests in alleged New York bandit plot
Police in Cleveland detain five men and two college women amid an alleged plot by New York bandits. The two female suspects Ruth and June, former Ohio State University coeds, described their social life with the men in Cleveland after a late Ohio State vs Michigan game. Police say the women had little knowledge of the men’s activities.
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Cleveland
College Sheiks
Columbus
Joseph
New York
Bill Myers
June Salamany
Ruth
University
Athens
Colw
Ohio State Game Broadcast From WEAQ Station
Athletic Director O C Bird announces the Ohio State basketball game will be broadcast tonight from station WEAQ in Columbus starting at o clock. The Ohio University game will be carried as well per the same notice.
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Ohio University
Ohio State
WEAQ
Ohio State University
Columbus
O. C. Bird
Tragic Bath Stop Leads to Mother in Critical Condition
In Waltham Massachusetts on December 14 a mother Elizabeth Lecar drowned her two babies Betty Ann aged 2 and Pauline 5 months in a bath then attempted suicide by poison at her home. The children were dead on arrival at hospital. the mother is in critical condition.
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Waltham
Mass
Elizabeth Lecar
Betty Ann
Pauline
Hepital
Government to Outline Doheny Case at Tri Summation
Washington December 14 government efforts outline a three part summation in the Doheny conspiracy trial. J J Cotter and L Doheny are linked to Elk Hills lease contracts with money allegedly involved in cash transactions.
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Washington
J. J. Cotter
Ec. L. Doheny
Elk Hills
Joan of Doheny
Doheny
McLean
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