Majestic Toy Shop Toy Show Delights Athens Children
Hundreds of Athens youngsters enjoyed a Majestic Theater Toy Shop charity show with stage acts and motion pictures. Donations from local businesses and residents filled the Toy Shop boxes, and organizers urged more toy and money gifts to aid needy kids before Christmas.
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Majestic
Athens
Messenger Toy Shop
Majestic Theater
Jack Swanson
Vincent Jukes
Maurice Gross
Barley Pedigree 38 Promises Clean Malting Barley
Professor B D Leith of Wisconsin claims a new barley strain named Barbles Barley Pedigree 38 that lacks unpleasant barbs. He believes legalization of brewing could yield brewers their best barley yet after twelve years of work.
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B. D. Leith
University of Wisconsin
Logan Tax Books Open as County Begins Collections
Logan county treasurer George C Mengat said portions of the Hocking County tax books are open for collections with the rest due by December 22. Tax payments may be made in Laurel Good Hope Salt Creek Marion Washington Starr Perry Ward and Falla Townships while Logan Benton and Green await preparation. Uncertainty in three districts delayed work. Utilities valuations were not certified until last week. Mengat attended the Ohio County Treasurers Association meeting in Columbus where few state books were opened for collection.
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Logan
Hocking County
George C. Mengat
Laurel
Good Hope
Salt Creek
Marion
Washington
Starr
Perry
Ward
Falla
Benton
Green
Hengst
Ohio County Treasurers Association
Columbus
Breakdown in Ohio school finances blamed on unsound system
Ohio auditor C D Hutchins told Athens County teachers the economic slump is only an immediate cause of the school funding breakdown. He blamed a flawed financing system, urged reforms under the Mort plan, and proposed new revenue sources such as taxing money received and spent.
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Ohio
C. D. Hutchins
State Department of Education
Athens County
Ewing Auditorium
Hutchins
Logan sale of automobile plates slows in county
Logan December 17 staff special sale of 1933 automobile license plates in Hocking County is only a fraction of last year. Deputy commissioner Harry J. Smith reports this condition statewide and urges prompt purchase to fund emergency relief work and avoid delays.
Oil Company Cuts Lima Crude Price to $1 a Barrel
The Ohio Oil Company reduced the price of Lima crude by 15 cents per barrel bringing it to $1. The previous price stood at $1.18 for over a year and the cut was announced in Findlay on December 17.
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Findlay
Ohio Oil Company Today
Lima
Fred Moore Murder Trial Opens Tuesday in Athens County
Wealthy Lodi Township farmer Fred S. Moore faces first degree murder charges for the Sept. 20 farmhouse shooting of his father in law Opha G. Stover near Carseytown. Prosecution and defense have subpoenaed about 60 witnesses, with Jim Webb named as a material witness, and 30 extra jurors added to the panel.
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Lodi Township
Fred S&s. Moore
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Opha G. Stover
Carseytown
Moore
Liberty
Athena County
John W. Bolin
Approve Plan To Save Rails
The U S Chamber of Commerce announced approval of a program to stabilize railroads by changing rate policies and removing government restraints. The plan aims for higher rates in good times, better returns, and competition with water and highway carriers, plus quicker rate adjustments across transports. The Interstate Commerce Commission will reopen the 15 percent rate case to decide if charges should continue after March 3 1923.
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Chicago
U.P
United States Chamber of Commerce
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bandit Is Killed In Dayton Robbery Attempt
Cincinnati December reports a gas station attendant Robert J. Peters defending himself from a hold up in Dayton Kentucky. Peters wrestled with the armed robber on an icy street and shot him in the back, killing the bandit instantly.
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Cincinnati
U.R
Robert J. Peters
Dayton
Peters
Ice Floes Sweep Upper Ohio River Saturday
The upper Ohio River ran full of floating ice on Saturday for the first time this season. At St Marys West Virginia the river was frozen in the poor shore. The ice is light and should not halt navigation unless extreme cold persists. The report notes the earliest freeze up since a prior year with major breakups and that many craft were sunk during flows. Gallipolis harbor was dynamited by Federal men to open a channel in ice piers. River men doubt the same ice conditions will recur this winter.
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Pittsburgh
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Mine War Renewed Near Sicily in Coal Fields
Dynamiters wrecked a railroad bridge one mile west of Sicily in Christian County fearing a wider mine war. Blasting halts coal shipments from four mines under United Mine Workers contract, with the rival union pressuring stoppages at the diggings.
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Sicily
Here
Christian County
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Ohio Briefs Relatives Find Arthur Francis Alive in NC
Portsmouth reports Arthur Francis, missing 19 years, is living in North Carolina. Francis' wife has remarried and resides in Dayton, while relatives learn the truth of his survival amid long disappearance.
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Arthur Francis
North Carolina
Francis
Dayton
Leg ison to Santa Clara Nelsonville kiddies Thursday night
Legionnaires to being Santa Clara to Nelsonville kiddies Thursday night Christmas program today at Presbyterian Church in Pomeroy Bend news notes.
Santa Clau s plane drops feed for game birds
Cincinnati reports Santa Claus arrived by plane with Paul McWillames piloting to assist a local game protection group in Hamilton County. They released hundreds of pounds of wheat and corn to feed quail and pheasants in the eastern part of the county.
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Cincinnati
Santa Claus
Hamilton County
Paul McWillames
Galle Protective Association
Funeral services set for Mrs William E McCutcheon
Funeral services will be held at the Christian Church at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon for Mrs. William E McCutcheon. Burial follows at South Canaan. Friends may call at the home, 5 North McKinney Avenue, Sunday forenoon.
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William E. McCutcheon
The
Christian Church
South Canaan
May Eall
North McKinney Avenue
Treasury deficit figure shows over one trillion
A treasury report dated December 17 indicates the Federal deficit on December 15 stood at 1,142,473,015 dollars. The figure highlights the continuing budget shortfall national finances face.
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Washington
Treasury
Nation Gripped by Deep Cold Sees No Quick End
A sweeping cold wave drenches the nation with record lows extending into the South. Florida and California escape hardest, while New York and Chicago report rising misery among the jobless. Snow, sleet, and frost strain shelters, food supplies, and Congress as authorities study causes.
Knapp & Co. Closing Won’t Affect Athens
Athens residents with Knapp & Co brokerage ties face no losses, says Cherjes Fisher manager of the Athens office. Receivers audit shows surplus capital danger from expansion and reduced business, prompting capital needs for license renewal.
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Knapp & Co
Athens
Christmas Gift Problem Found in Athens Stores
Athens merchants promote gifts at one dollar each with hundreds of selections. Stores open nightly this week Monday and Tuesday offer easy shopping for everyone on your list and a reminder to leave worries behind and enjoy the season at Grandma’s or on Up street.
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Athens
Grandma's
Hocking County School Deficit Reaches 990 008
Hocking County districts report a growing deficit on current expenses with no state funds yet distributed. Principal shortfall totals 990 008 by month end, with 10 147 expected from legislative action. Teachers janitors and bus drivers continue work without pay.
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Dee
Hocking County
J. W. Coleman
Green
Renton
Murray City
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Starr
Washington
Coleman
Schooa
Cold Wave Strains Perry County Schools and Aid Groups
New Lexington reports temperatures from 10 to 20 degrees as Red Cross and Perry County schools handle hundreds of aid appeals for clothing and food. A country school with 32 pupils had only two enrolled, and officials fear attendance will drop sharply if the cold persists.
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Perry County
Red Croat
Ferale
Ia- Misa
Jane
Wife shoots rival in Jacksonville murder suicide
Fra, Der, 17, reports quote "She got my man and she got hers" as Mrs. Frasier kills Mine Murrett, 27, secretary to her husband, outside the Federal Building. Frasier shoots herself after surrendering revolver. crowd surrounds scene. Police note no warning beyond discovering a letter, then the fatal act.
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Fra
Frasier
Jal
Winona Marrett
Federal Building
Jacksonville Narcotic Bureau
Falls 14 Feet at Mine 22 Injures Local Man
Ethan Keirne, 72, was seriously injured in a fall from the roof of the wash houses at old Mine 22 south of the city. He fell about 14 feet and struck the right side of his head. He was taken to a local physician's office by ambulance after assisting Fred Anderson of Amesville in removing the roof. Keirne formerly lived in Ames Township and now often resides in Columbus with three sons Irven Clyde and Horian, and a married daughter also in Columbus.
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Ethan Keirne
Old Mine
Keirns
Fred Anderson
Amesville
Ames Township
Columbus
Irven
Clyde
Horian
Toaster
Death facts sought in Eva Volpe case in Lorain
Lorain officials say evidence will be presented to the Lorain County Grand Jury next month in the Eva Volpe death inquiry. Sheriff Adamo went to Cleveland to identify a car linked to the case after a Lorain girl reported two men in a car attempted to assault her near Avon Lake. Prosecutors suggest the men may have mistaken another girl for Volpe.
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Eva Volpe
Lorain County
Grand Jury
Don W Myers
John Harding
Cleveland
Clarence Adama
Lake Erie
Avon Lake Village
Myers
Miss Volpe
Baby Severely Burned When Bath Is Too Hot
Mrs. Loi Mason was called to Parkersburg West Virginia Thursday after the baby daughter of her nephew and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Crawford, was severely burned when the mother unintentionally dropped the child into a hot bath. The infant was taken to Parkersburg for treatment.
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Tier 17
Loi Mason
Parkersburg
W. Va
Claude Crawford
Fisher faces court on assault charges in Athens County
Robert Fisher, TM%, charged with assault and battery and related offenses by Mary Oliver, 27, after a Saturday hearing before Magistrate C H Porter. Oliver testified Fisher brought her from Columbus in October, they shared an Athens apartment, and he assaulted her after she said she was expecting a baby. He pled not guilty and posted bond amounts. lacking bond, he was committed to Athens County Jail.
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C. H Porter
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Athens County Common Pleas Court
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Athens
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Wellston High School to Name New Superintendent
Wellston Ohio December 17 Holter H L Holter principal Wellston High School will become superintendent of schools succeeding W D Searberry who resigned effective December 31 to take a post at the Ohio School for the Deaf in Columbus Holter is an Ohio University graduate.
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H. L. Holter
Wellston High School
Board of Education
Holter
W. D. Searberry
Ohio School For the Rind
Columbus
Ohio University
More Snow Predicted For This District Sunday
Weather forecaster in Columbia predicts more snow Sunday with limited temperature changes. North Pole like cold eased Friday and Saturday with ten degrees at night and twenties during the day. Frozen pipes and radiators required repairs while Lake Erie ports report good fishing across the lee as district residents enjoy milder spells between snows.
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Columbia
East Union Street
Athene
State Hospital
Hocking
Ohio
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Lake Erie
West Virginia Coal Tonnage Drops Highlight Ohio Freight Reforms
Dee Columbus testified before an Interstate Commerce Commission hearing on intrastate freight reductions in Ohio. He described a four year drop in West Virginia coal shipped to Northeastern Ohio, linking it to improved Ohio coal preparation, lower Ohio labor costs, and producer rate advantages.
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Dee
Willamoon Feld
West Virginia
Ohio
Ron
Tresise
Interstate Commerce Commission
Birthday boy Blake sent to children's home amid family trouble
William Blake aged eight will likely spend his birthday away from Vulcan Camp as he and his sisters Wanda and Viola were committed to the county children's home by juvenile court. Their father Hart Blake, recently jailed for stealing six bushels of potatoes, had no funds or guardians to care for the children. Juvenile Officer BML in French stated the trio are now county charges.
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William Blake
Vulcan
William
Wanda
Viola
Hart Blake
Bml
Please Let Us Hear Pay for Stamps in Athens County
Christmas Seal Committee asks all Athens County residents who have not sent in money or returned seals to respond immediately. Despite strong response, many still owe for seals and for gifts exchanged at home. Proceeds fund tuberculosis control and public health efforts through the Athens post office and sealed campaigns.
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Athens
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