Despondent Father Of Nine Ends His Life In Nelsonville
Bert Edgar Cochran 42, of Dorr Run near Nelsonville, was found dead with a shotgun wound after a daylong disappearance. A coroner ruled death by self infliction, noting despondency over ill health and unemployment. He leaves a wife and nine children aged from twenty months to eighteen years. Funeral services will be Friday at Haydenville church. Burial in Haydenville.
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Nelsonville
Dorr Run
Bert Edgar Cochran
Cochran
Gro‘ries
Kran
Hocking County
Haydenville
Elks Offer Free Transport to Christmas Tree Dinner
Nelsonville December 23 The traction company will provide free rides for children and mothers from Floodwood and intermediate points to the Elks club Christmas tree and noon dinner here Friday. Transportation home is also provided. The Elks invitation ticket must be shown to the conductor to receive passage.
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Nelsonville
Traction Company
Floodwood
Elks
Elks’ Club
Scout Troop 2 Plans Evening Meeting at Presbyterian Basement
Scout Troop 2 will hold a special meeting this evening at 7 o'clock in the basement of the Presbyterian church in Nelsonville.
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Nelsonville
Boy Scouts
Presbyterian Church
Students Donate To Charity Banquet At Elks Event
Nelsonville notes a school chapel program on Tuesday invites donations for a charity banquet to be held Friday noon. Recent contributions include three bushels potatoes apples bananas grapefruit soup beans peas corn soap milk kraut apple butter popcorn fruit jelly pickles oats coffee cakes and flour.
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Nelsonville
Elks
Social Notes Annual Christmas Party at Circulus Romanus
The Circulus Romanus of the Senior high school held its annual Christmas party in the Junior high assembly. Mary Louise Leyshon presided as students presented an program on Famous Men and Women of Ancient Rome including talks on Caius Verres Pompey Maccenas Cato Cicero and Cataline by William Howe Mac Bartlett Isabelle Healy Clyde Maffin Margaret Penn and Helen Perry. Additional talks covered Vestal Virgins Julia Augustus daughter and the Roman Matron.
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Circulus Romanus
Mary Louise Leyshon
Rome
Caius Verres
Cato
Cicero
Cataline
William Howe
Mac Bartlett
Isabelle Healy
Clyde Maffin
Margaret Penn
Helen Perry
Mary Coleman
Marrian Morris
Julia
Augustus
Arvilla Landis
Christmas Party Held by Miss Kempher Class
Miss Margaret Kempher and her domestic science class held a Christmas party Tuesday at Miss Ruth Nixon’s home. Seventeen members reported an enjoyable evening. Luncheon was served.
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Margaret Kempher
Ruth Nixon
Mizpah Class Christmas Party Noted at Methodist Church
Mrs A L Barker hosted Mizpah class Christmas party Wednesday evening with a two course luncheon. Readings by Mrs Charles Green and Mrs Clara Caldwell and an original poem by Miss Ella Patton were shared along with a gift exchange. Guests included Miss Nelle Pickering Athens Mrs Clarence Washburn Mrs Otto Shirley Mrs James Beard and Joe Scott Bishop.
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A. L. Barker
Methodist Sunday School
Ella Patton
Charles Green
Clara Caldwell
Nelle Pickering
Athens
Clarence Washburn
Otto Shirley
James Beard
Joe Scott Bishop
Christmas Party At Warner Home For M. F. Club
Mrs. Howard Warner hosted a Christmas gathering for twelve M. F. club members at the Warner home on West Columbus street. A decorated tree held gifts for each guest and the evening concluded with luncheon and social time.
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Howard Warner
Clara Keyes
Anna Popesey
M. F. Club
Warner
West Columbus Street
Disarmament Hope Lies in Fear Says Butler
Washington December 23 The House naval affairs committee chairman Representative Thomas Butler Republican Pennsylvania says the only hope of a satisfactory international disarmament agreement lies in fear and America has no cruisers that would incite fear. He adds that European nations owe money to America and have built fleets, forcing U S to spend millions to keep up. He also claims America has been badly fooled on arms limits. New Haven Connecticut December 23 Yale coach Smokey Joe Wood denies wrongdoing in betting scandal involving Cleveland and Detroit clubs of the American League.
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Washington
America
Thomas Butler
Pennsylvania
House
Naval Affairs Committee
Army and Navy Journal
Butler
New Haven
Conn
Cleveland
Detroit
Smokey Joe"’ Wood
Yale
Speaker Denies Nervous Breakdown Rumors
Cleveland Dec 23 Tris Speaker said he was feeling fine when he denied to the United Press by telephone this afternoon that he had suffered a nervous breakdown as a result of the recent baseball scandal.
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Speaker
Cleveland
Tris Speaker
United Press
Prosecutor Seeks Extra Funds Amid Rising Crime in Athens County
Retiring Athens County Prosecuting Attorney R. W. Finsterwald asks the Common Pleas Court for 60 in addition to the regular expenses to cover special services in the Lawrence Bolton case where four county officers face manslaughter charges. He cites unusual crime prevalence as the justification.
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Athens County
R. W. Finsterwald
Common Pleas Court
Finsterwald
Lawrence Bolton
Eastern U S Weather Warns of Wet Christmas
The weather bureau predicts an unsettled system moving from Kansas toward the Atlantic coast bringing rain to the eastern United States from Friday into Saturday night. Only New England and areas near Canada may see a white Christmas unless a new development changes the forecast.
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Washington
U.rchristmas
United States
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Atlantic Seaboard
New England
Canada
Miner John Conney 64 Dies After Influenza in Sugar Creek
John Conney, 64, a miner in mine 210 Sugar Creek, died at 11 last night after a one week illness from influenza. Funeral 9 Friday at St Pauls Athens. Body to Jagers Athens parlors then burial at Catholic cemetery. He leaves a widow six children Margaret Ellen Loretta Alice John Jr at home and Mrs Fred Blazier of Shade. Agnes died in infancy.
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Sugar Creek
John Conney
St. Paul's Catholic Church
Athens
Hugh Mulligan
Conney
Jager’s
Mr. Conney
Margaret
Ellen
Loretta
Alice
John
Fred Blazier
Shade
Agnes
Petty Will Probate In Rome Township Probate Court
The will of James L. Petty of Rome township was admitted to probate today. Died May 19, the deceased named Marton J. Petty as widow and executrix without bond to manage all property until her death. Upon her passing Leslie Petty would receive the estate but must pay $200 to each sister Belva Norris Nellie Barnes Glenora Wright and brother Clarence Petty.
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James L. Petty
Rome Township
Petty
Marton J. Petty
Leslie Petty
Belva Norris
Nellie Barnes
Glenora Wright
Clarence Petty
Tol
Builders and Loan Associations Reach 12 403 Member Base
Treasury statistics show 12 403 building and loan associations nationwide with 3. cee million persons holding memberships in them across the United States as of today.
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Washington
United States
Treasury
Christmas Mail Overflows Athens Post Office
Athens post office workers face a flood of Christmas mail and packages as deliveries run around the clock. Postmaster Harry McKinstry notes an unusually high number of Christmas cards this year and staff manage windows and sorting despite heavy volume.
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Harry McKinstry
Radio Features for Christmas Holiday Broadcasts
Christmas day radio features include WLW Cincinnati with 422 and WEAF hook-ups across 16 stations at 3 pm ET featuring an organ recital. WEAF with 14 stations at 9 pm ET presents Walter Damrosch and the New York Symphony. WBZ Springfield and WJZ WGY WRC carry 8:10 pm ET Boston Symphony from Symphony Hall. WEAF hook-up at 4 30 pm ET presents a special Christmas program with Shilkret novelty orchestra.
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WLW
Cincinnati
WEAF
Walter
Damrosch
New York
Wendel
WBZ
Springfield
WJZ
WGY
WRC
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Symphony Hall
Boston
Shilkret
City Still Tops Ty Cobb as Augusta Idol
Augusta Georgia shows town pride in Ty Cobb. City council, at a special meeting, records abiding confidence in the Georgia Peace’s honesty probity and integrity.
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Augusta
Ty Cobb
Georgia
Officials to oppose Ohio blue laws in upcoming visit
Dr. Joseph A Thewper of Washington and Linn A Gale of New York, officers of the national Association Opposed to Blue Laws, will visit Ohio to oppose any effort to reinstate blue laws. The announcement came from Olin J Ross, Ohio national committeeman of the association.
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Columbus
U.P
Joseph A. Thewper
Washington
Linn A. E. Gale
New York
Ohio
Olin J. Ross
Two Wounded in Old Argument In Springfield
Roy E. Holt state representative elect aged 27 and his brother Sidney Holt were shot in self defense by John B. Boles, president of Boles Produce company. Omar Brown Christian county prosecutor said Roy was near death while Sidney was expected to recover.
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Springfield
U.P
Roy E. Holt
Sidney Holt
Roy
Sidney
John B. Boles
Boles Produce Company
Omar Brown
Christian County
Will Pan-American Merflightmen End South America Loop?
GOOD WILL FLIERS ARE TAKING REST IN TAMPICO MEXICO AS they pause between legs of a 20 000 mile flight around South America. After two hours twenty three minutes in the air the giant op hybrid planes landed at Huasteca Petroleum field at 6 05 p m yesterday.
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Tampico
Mexico
South America
Huasteca Petroleum Company
Bruises on Slane Linked to Mental Condition and Heart Death
Harold Slane, 23, of Pataskala, died at the state institution for the feeble minded from heart trouble. Doctors said bruises and cuts on his body were self inflected due to his demented state and not related to his death. Dr. Martz confirmed other physicians and the coroner's findings.
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Columbus
Dee
U.R
Harold Slane
Pataskala
Br. W. Martz
Tor John Harper
Martz
Harold
Taxi Driver Fled City Jail After Breakout
London police said Joe Giehl a local taxicab driver was jailed on a third offense charge of legal possession when he disappeared during a breakfast visit. He knocked out a window and escaped the jailhouse this morning authorities reported.
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London
Joe Giehl
Emperor Yoshihito Struggles With Sudden Critical Illness
Hayama Japan December 22 royal family members and high officials rush to the emperor's bedside as his illness worsens at 7 30 P M. The imperial household reports the condition as critical and under careful watch.
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Hayama
Japan
Yoshihito
Valentino’s Will Leaves Chow Chow to Cook Rose Von Eicken
The actor Rudy Valentino, on his deathbed, bequeathed his Pek ingese puppy Chow Chow to his cook Rose Von Eicken. She later became cook for former Senator James D. Phelan and is pictured holding the dog.
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Rudolph Valentino
Rose von Eicken
Chow Chow
U. S
James D. Phelan
Missing man feared in million-dollar Ely Court fire
Greenwich authorities report a missing man, Irving Lineard, the estate superintendent, after a blaze at Ely Court school caused nearly $1,000,000 in damages. Firefighters sought him as he entered the burning building.
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Conn
U.P
Ely Court
Irving Lineard
Ald
Wool Marketing Expert Appointed by Agriculture Dept
Secretary Jardine announces J B Walker secretary and field manager of the Ohio Wool Growers' Cooperative Association is named consulting specialist on wool marketing for the Agriculture Department in Washington.
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Washington
Effects of Rudy Are Going Slowly In Public Auction
Hollywood California December 23. The Valentino estate auction shows slow bidding with total realizations around 79000 excluding real estate. Bertram Masses portrait sold for 1500 to Terese Werner. Pola Negri abstained from bidding to keep a shrine to his memory.
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Hollywood
Calif
U.P
Rudolph Valentino
George 5. Ullman
Bertram-Masses
Terese Werner
Pola Negri
Valentino
Cobb and Speaker May Form League
Cleveland December 23 reports say a third major league could form with Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker as leading figures. Wealthy backers earlier ousted stars from organized baseball, and there is talk of pouring millions into a rival circuit.
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Cleveland
O.R
Ty Cobb
Tris Speaker
Christmas Pardon Quiets Three Convicts in Ohio
Governor Vice Donahey announced Christmas commutations for three Ohio penitentiary inmates effective immediately. The pardons apply to prisoners not from Southern Ohio.
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Columbus
Vice Donahey
Ohio Penitentiary
Ohio
Christmas Liquor Tragedy Reported in Cleveland
Three men were reported dead today in Cleveland from Christmas liquor incidents. Authorities believe poisoning or contamination caused the fatalities as investigators examine bottles and distribution sources.
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Cleveland
Voller
Christman Laquor
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Coal Co Declares Extra Dividend
Directors announce an extra dividend of 1.00 dollar and the regular quarterly dividend of 2.50 dollars. The payments are payable December 16 to stockholders of record December 1.
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New York
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Coal Company
Marriage License Granted in Probate Court
A marriage license was issued yesterday in Probate Court for J. E. Standall aged 24 and M. Perry aged 21. The Rev. M. B. C. was designated as the minister for the ceremony.
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Je . H. Standall
James HM
Éssie M. Perry
Imson Verry
Couple Found Shot Dead at Halterman Farm Home
Sheriff Ramsey investigated a double homicide at the Halterman residence after a voice report of a shooting. Lee Bader and a former farm hand linked to Halterman were questioned as officers pursued threats and surveillance leads.
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Death
Lee Bader
Terman
Bader
Jtme
Ramsey
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