Beetham Named State Prohibition Commissioner in Cooper Administration
Rupert C. Beetham Cadiz banker and lawyer accepts appointment as state prohibition commissioner to lead enforcement efforts in the Cooper administration. He vows to curb fee collecting raiders and push local cooperation while reducing state enforcement costs. Beetham has long served as a state legislator and is a former speaker of the eighty fourth General Assembly. He will succeed B F Mc Democrat, who retires with Governor Vicah ey. The salary is eight thousand dollars yearly.
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Columbus
U.P
State Prohibition Department
Rupert C. Beetham
Cadiz
Myers Y. Cooper
Beetham
Cooper
Eighty-Fourth General Assembly
Law College
Ohio State University
Fourth National Bank of
B. F. McDemocrat
Ohtte
Vicahey
U.R
Diry
Cooper Administration
Desserts by Famous Women 32 Page Collection
A 32 page booklet titled Desserts by Famous Women features over 100 dessert recipes contributed by American women including presidents wives. It showcases piles cakes puddings ices and novelties with making rules and serving ideas. The Athens Messenger Information Bureau offers copies for six cents by mail in Washington D C.
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Washington
Washington Information Bureau
Mercury Dips as Athens Shivers with Flu Epidemic
Southeastern Ohio sees a deep cold snap with Amesville observer reporting 6 above zero at night and 18 above at noon. A light snowfall is forecast for tonight and warmer weather is forecast for Saturday, potentially ending the influenza outbreak in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
F. W. Gibson
Amesville
Gibson
Mysterious airship train chase shadows Ruth McConnell case
San Francisco residents watched as Ruth McConnell, 20, pursued by Dr. David O. Meeker across the continent, refused to explain the motive. Meeker, from Rochester, followed by air train 24 hours behind, arrived after a harrowing flight from Salt Lake City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Ruth McConnell
New York
David O. Meeker
Rochester
N. Y
McConnell
Omaha
Dr. Meeker
Ten Days of Vacation for Athens City Schools Students
Ten days of vacation lie ahead for the Athens City Schools students with Santa Claus anticipation and no lessons. They will return to classes on January 2 and go until June 7.
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Athens
Teachers Meet in Columbus Ohio for State Association
Delegates from Athens County will attend the mid year meeting of the Ohio State Teachers Association in Columbus on Thursday and Friday December 27 and 28. Principal delegates include Donald R. Goddard C H Copeland and Fred O Linscott with alternates Guy Dinsmoor Will Merritt and Bertha W McVay and one Athens city delegate Superintendent A F Hixson. The sessions open Thursday with a representative assembly and a central high school auditorium address by Rabbi A H Silver followed by an all state chorus. The Friday evening general session features an all state high school symphony orchestra with two Athens County players Ralph Duffield and Mary Sayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Ohio State Teachers’ Association
Columbus
Donald R. Goddard
Amesville
C. H. Copeland
Canaan Township
Fred O. Linscott
Buchtel High
Guy Dinsmoor
Carbondale High School
Will C. Merritt
New Marshfield High School
Bertha W. McVay
Albany
City of Athens
A. F. Hixson
Representative Assembly
John R. Patterson
New York City
Athens City
Association
A. H. Silver
Cleveland
Ohio
Ralph Duffield
Troy High School
Mary Sayer
Trimble High School
Midwest Blizzard Brings Seven Deaths Across Region
Seven people died from the brutal cold and blizzards in the Midwest. Albion College students Norman Campbell Stephen Leighton and Ralph Doolittle died when their car left the road and overturned. St Paul reported two fatalities and Chicago a woman smothered in bed during a blizzard. Zero or subzero temperatures were reported across Iowa Kansas Minnesota Indiana Michigan and Ohio with snow forecasts ahead of Christmas. Health authorities noted the cold may slow an influenza outbreak.
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Chicago
Midwest
Mich
Norman Campbell
Stephen Leighton
Ralph Doolittle
Albion College
St. Paul
Nicholas Haynes
James Rickinson
Mary Klingenberg
Iowa
Kansas
Minnesota
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Actor Theodore Roberts Leaves All But Nephew In Will
Hollywood death reveals a poignant will in which Theodore Roberts disinherits his blood relatives to spare them embarrassment. He names Edward Roberts Higgins of New York as sole beneficiary, with an estate described as more than 10 000 dollars, and directs burial beside his wife Florence Smythe Roberts.
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Roberts
Edward Roberts Higgins
Florence Smythe Roberts
Higgins
New York
Speeches Highlight Coolville Farm Institute Sessions
The Coolville Farmers Institute continued with morning and afternoon talks by Dr. Horace T. Houf of Ohio University Mrs Neal Kyle of Somerset Floyd De Lashmutt of Columbus and S C Hartman superintendent of the Southeastern Ohio Test Farm No meeting tonight due to the Coolville Amesville game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolville Farmers’ Institute
Horace T. Houf
Ohio University
Neal Kyle
Somerset
Floyd de- Lashmutt
Columbus
C. Hartman
Southeastern Ohio Test Farm
Amesville
Ruth McConnell’s Mother Seeks Local Doctor Aid
Ruth McConnell’s mother Mrs. Rachel McConnell told reporters in Indianapolis that Ruth’s health requires a physician familiar with her case. She said Ruth has been in ill health for two years and should be accompanied by a doctor during rest, with Doctor Meeker having previously followed her upon relatives’ recommendation.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Rachel McConnell
Ruth McConnell
D. O. Meeker
Rochester
Continent
New Oil and Gas Company Formed After Gas Well Drilling
Long Run Oil and Gas Company of Athens is organized with 12 stockholders. A D Townsend of Townsend Oil and Gas Co serves as manager. Edward Quick's farm will host Well No 2. Wells lie near Bolins Mill field and McArthur area with plans to sell oil to Buckeye Pipe Line Co and gas to Ohio Fuel and Gas Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Run Oil and Gas Company of
Athens
A. D. Townsend
Townsend Oil and Gas Company
A. E. Watkins
Dave Houston
Knox Township
Vinton County
Edward Quick
Bolins Mill
Townsend
McArthur
Buckeye Pipe Line Company
Ohio Fuel and Gas Company
Mrs Collins Dies Here of Influenza at 50
Mrs Charlies Collins, 50, died after five days of influenza at 162 West State Street Athens. She was mother to 10 children, eight living, with six sons and two daughters, and her husband surviving. The family moved to Athens from Wellston ten years ago. Funeral services set for 2 pm Sunday at United Brethren Church in Wellston with burial there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies Collins
West State Street
Athens
Wellston
United Brethren Church
Cold Wave Grips Ohio Kentucky West Virginia
A brutal cold wave enveloped Ohio Kentucky and West Virginia with fierce winds and heavy snows. An airmail pilot died near Huron after losing control in a snow squall while Cleveland recorded 11 degrees above zero and the trio faced bitter conditions across Central and Southern Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Kentucky
West Virginia
Huron
Great Lakes
Cleveland
Merry Christmas Time for Athens Postoffice Workers
Athens post office buzzes with holiday mail as workers sort and load parcels. Clerks and messengers handle 1500 to 2000 packages from students and others, while a late train adds to the rush as four thousand letters a day flood the facility.
Trial of Peter Meerz in Nelsonville Shooting Case
Peter Meerz of Nelsonville stands indicted for shooting Don McGill owner of the Lick Run mine. McGill testified there was no provocation or self defense. Additional witnesses include Green Craig Call Hickman Shafer Owens and others expected to be called. trial unlikely to finish today or tomorrow.
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Peter Meerz
Nelsonville
Don McGill
Lick Run
McGill
R. D. Williams
Merz
Robert Green
M. A. Craig
Lick Run Coal and Clay Company
John Call
Willis Hickman
Cecil Shafer
Winfield Owens
Condition of Woman Reported Unchanged After Accident
Mrs May Dickisson remained in unchanged condition after a reportedly restful night at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Attendants said the full extent of her injuries is not yet known following an automobile collision at Court and Union Streets yesterday. The driver was De Vere Sheesley, a student at Ohio University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Dickisson
Sheltering Arms Hospital
COP BOYS Turn To Bootlegging In Western Frontiers
Denver reports a shift from ranch spree to moonshine production as federal raids seize five stills, 300 gallons of liquor, 10 000 gallons of mash and two tons of sugar within a 100 mile radius. Ten cowboys are arrested in the crackdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Funeral for Mrs. Margaret Tewksbury Set at Baptist Church
Albany dispatch notes Mrs. Margaret Tewksbury died in Akron. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Baptist Church with burial at Cross Roads Cemetery.
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Albany
Margaret Tewksbury
Akron
The
Baptist Church
Cross Roads Cemetery
Death of Mrs. Samantha Morrison Flint in Toledo at 90
Mrs. Samantha Morrison Flint aged 90 died at her Toledo home. She was daughter of a Revolutionary War veteran who served under George Washington. Her father lived to 100 years old before his death.
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Toledo
U.R
Samantha Morrison Flint
Flu Total Mounts To 62 Here Today
Seven new influenza cases reported to the Athena County Health Office raise the nine day total to 62. Two-thirds of Guysville schoolchildren are unofficially listed as ill by county health nurse Rhoda Barker. Forty eight residents are reported sick in New Marshfield per supervising nurse Viola Fell.
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Athena County Health Office
Guysville
Rhoda Barker
New Marshfield
Viola Fell
Carol Singers Out Early in Morning
Early morning carolers roam Athens streets as Ohio University Sigma Alpha Iota sisters visit campus dormitories and local homes singing Christmas songs in a long standing annual tradition.
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Athens
Ohio University
Sigma Alpha Iota
Santa Claus Leads Large Parade on Court Street
About 1,600 children gathered Thursday night as Santa in a sleigh drawn by two reindeer rode from the Armory to Court and Union streets to the City Building. Candy was handed out as children pressed close and police kept order. Santa praised the Athens Merchants' Retail Association and promised to return soon before departing toward the North Pole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Kris Kingle
Court Street
Santa
Armory
Court
Union Streets
Kris
Bris
Athens Merchants’ Retail Association
North Pole
Woman Describes Theft Aboard Leviathan Liner
In Berlin on December 21 a jilted woman claimed a plot to steal 500000 in mail aboard the U S liner Leviathan last June. She said a crew gang rifled sacks at sea with Walter Ringer alias Long, a former Leviathan stoker, involved after desertion by his Antwerp sweetheart.
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Berlin
U.R
U.S
Antwerp
Belgium
Walter Ringer
Long
Stoker
Police Thwart Train Robbery Plot Near Whiteland Ind
City detectives and railroad police investigated a suspected plan to wreck and loot a Chicago St. Louis passenger train near Whiteland Indiana late yesterday. The train was said to carry about 4 million dollars consigned to Louisville banks.
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Louisville
Whiteland
Ind
Man Arrested in Slaying Over Water Bill Dispute
Youngstown police arrested Dominic Phillipone 34 after the fatal shooting and stabbing of Thomas Calvarro 35 during a dispute over a $9.95 water bill last night.
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Youngstown
U.R
Dominic Phillipone
Thomas Cavallaro
Patrolman dies after fatal shooting in Martins Ferry
Patrolman Peter Reddy aged 57 died during the night after he shot and killed Homer O. Smith 26 a mill worker yesterday and then was shot. The incident occurred in Martins Ferry and involved a fatal confrontation between a police officer and a civilian.
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Martins Ferry
Peter Reddy
Homer O. Smith
Boulder Dam Bill Signed to Water Southwest and Control Floods
President Coolidge signed the Boulder Dam bill approving 165 million dollars for a 660 foot dam at Boulder Canyon. The project waters the far Southwest, irrigates, provides flood control and hydro power with options for interior department or private power arrangements. The measure follows eight years of debate and includes a Colorado River compact for water distribution among basin states.
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Coe Rado
Wyee
Boulder Canyon
Poesia Coolidge
Congress
Arizona
California
Secretary of Interior
Switch Board
Wink is Closed Like Black Eye White Way in Wink Texas
Federal agents and Texas rangers shut down Wink ers oil town revelry during the Winkler County boom. In recent raids 27 people were arrested including five women as officers patrol the single main street and curb the underworld activity that fed the town s late night dances and liquor flow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wink
Tex
Prohibition
Texas Rangers
Winkler County
Sand Hills
John Northcut
Train Dispatcher Dies at His Hamden Home
Hamden December 21 train dispatcher Frank Donaldson well known on the B and O railway died at his home after several months illness. He leaves a widow four daughters and one son Frank in Los Angeles. Burial will be at Paria, his former home.
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Hamden
Freb Donaldson
O. Oul
Degon
Frank
Los Angeles
Calnera
Paria
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Frederic J. Haskin
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
Reno
Salt Lake City
Miss McConnell
Meeker
Jefferson
Kenneth B. Coulter
Weatherman
Noberts
Theodore Roberts
Him
Hollywood
Ruth
GROUP
NEW Oil and Gas Company
New Athens Concern
Colo
Western Cattle Coun
John Violet
Martha Hooper
Earl Hooper
Charles Carmean
Woodard Avenue
Boulder
U. K. HY
Coolidge
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