Lasher ally injured in Daytona Beach accident en route to Miami
Lasher wife Mary Elizabeth, head of a university department, was fatally injured in a Daytona Beach crash en route to a Theta Chi convention in Miami. Her husband and a friend were injured. the couple’s daughter and another woman were receiving care at Daytona Beach. The crash occurred south of Daytona Beach near Miami. police cited driving while intoxicated factors in the wreck. Authorities and family prepared funeral arrangements and awaited further information.
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Lasher
Starr Lasher
University Department of
Christ- Cocoa
Fla
Theta Chi
Miami
Pro
Halifax
Daytona Beach
Mary Elizabeth
T. R. Biddle
Priver
Lasher Wight
Martin
Merritt
Titusville
National Press- Theta Chi
Ighter OF
Her
L. Siddons
The
Court of the District of Co
D.C
Heyward L. Siddons
Treasury fees for More than 59 Cents
Report by the House Military Committee examines a private firm operating an $11 000 000 contract in Newark New Jersey. The committee found the company collected $4 500 000 for services and paid out more than the time the report states, with portions paid into the treasury and to states as fees.
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Ton
Dec
Newark
New Jersey
Impellied
United States
Treasury
A Kitchen Fire Halts Dinner As Turkey Burns Near Wall
Dec 2 reports from Rock Ark describe a kitchen fire at Mrs home where heat from a turkey near a wall caused flames before firefighters arrived. A turkey wrapping was destroyed but the home was saved as the flames were quenched. A separate court note from Akron Ohio notes a stay of execution granted for a defendant named Shank.
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Ati
Mrs
Rock
Ark
Hnd
Akron
Ohio
Undefined fragment notes street disturbance and pistol mention
A garbled OCR fragment references a disturbance with a weapon, a traffic stop, and a person identified by partial address and initials. It mentions a "Paines and 14" and "Bad Boy MOM Pecie" with unclear context and names. Further readable details are limited.
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Paines
American Biog
Teward
Holiday Tragedy Strikes Lashers En Route to Theta Chi Meet
Professor George Starr Lasher head of Ohio University journalism and national Theta Chi president and Mrs Lasher were severely and fatally injured in a Christmas Eve car crash near Cocoa Florida. Their two daughters Mary Elizabeth and Dorothy were slightly hurt as the Lashers traveled from Athens to attend the Theta Chi national convention.
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George Starr Lasher
Ohio University Department of Journalism
Theta Chi
Winter Grips Nation as Santa Leaves in Cold Wave
A fierce cold blast from the Far North tightens its grip across the Midwest and North Central States and heads toward the East. Williston North Dakota hit 22 below, Dawson Canada reported minus 44, with snow in New England and New York. Chicago saw light snow and Florida may face dipping temperatures tonight.
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Dawson
Canada
Chicago
United States
Midwest
St. Nicholas
Williston
North Dakota
Northwest
Cascade Mountains
New England
New York State
Iowa
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Florida
Holiday Fire Kills Girl Six in Marietta
Betty Jean Beebe six of Watertown died from burns sustained when her sister Thelma lit a fire with kerosene on Christmas morning. Thelma nine was severely burned along with Betty Jean and Ruth Ann Beebe, and their mother Mrs. George Beebe received serious burns while trying to aid them.
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Marietta
Betty Jean Beebe
Watertown
Thelma
George Beebe
Betty Jean
Ruth Ann
Ten Escape Injury In Holiday Collision
Ten persons involved when an automobile struck a parked car on Route 31 a mile north of the Athens County line Christmas Eve. Patrolman Sprague reported no injuries. George Langley Murray City parked to change a tire. W P Wells Jr Haydenville drove a coach with four passengers. Damages to the Langley car were slight.
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Route
Athens County
T. B. Sprague
State Highway Patrol
George Langley
Murray City
W. P. Wells, Jr
Haydenville
Langley
Sprague
Bowen Rites Held Christmas Afternoon
Funeral services for Daniel Rhys Bowen of Cleveland were held in Athens at 2 p m on Christmas Day with Rev L W Clarke officiating. The private service followed by burial at West Union Street Cemetery. Bowen, born in Wales, married Dr Errine Croder, daughter of Mrs James P Croder and sister of Mrs Charles G Matthews of Athens.
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Daniel Rhys Bowen
Cleveland
Athens
Episcopal Church
L. W. Clarke
West Union Street
Bowen
Wales
Errine Croder
James P. Croder
Charles G. Matthews
Roosevelt drafts plan signaling shift from dole to work relief
President Roosevelt works on a program likely to mark a swing from dole to work relief as he prepares a message to Congress for January. Leaders on Capitol Hill weigh inflation plans and a rational inflation accord for January 16 with attendees including Father Coughlin and farm groups. A $2.2 billion veterans bonus looms, with VFW leaders optimistic for full payment and a possible veto facing a strong congressional majority. A federal state unemployment insurance plan is recommended.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Dole
Congress
Capitol Hill
Senator Thomas
Oklahoma
Charles E. Coughlin
Detroit
Sound Money League
Thomas
James F. van Zandt
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
House
Senate
John P Coe Rites Held for Athens County Pioneer
Funeral services for John Porterfield Coe 93, Albany resident and longtime farmer, were held at Alexander Presbyterian Church. A Civil War veteran active in business and local government, he served as county treasurer 1880 84 and later two terms as county commissioner. He died after a short illness at his Albany home.
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John Porterfield Coe
Albany
Alexander Presbyterian Church
Coe
Athens County
Roosevelt Urges Electric Purchases Through Utilities
President Roosevelt proposes using regular private utility channels to spur demand for home and farm electrical appliances. He argues that large scale production by utilities can reduce prices and make appliances more affordable.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Bloodhounds Solve Robbery at Gallipolis
Gallia County deputies use bloodhounds to track thieves Robert Crawford and Clarence Siders from a ransacked home of Albert Pettit near Gallipolis. The pair were arrested and jailed on charges of stealing guns and other items. Deputy Sheriff Howard Gates supervised the tracking effort.
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Gallipolis
Ed Harrison
Gallia County
Robert Crawford
Clarence Siders
Albert Pettit
Pettit
Howard Gates Gates
Morrison
Howads
Teven
Crawford
Siders
Lancaster
Nefield State
Gates
Nurse Gow in New York Disguise for Hauptmann Trial
English nurse Betty Gow who tended baby Charles Lindbergh the night of the kidnapping arrived in New York in disguise and was taken to Mrs. Dwight Morrow’s home. She is expected to play a key role in the Hauptmann kidnapping murder trial next week.
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Betty Gow
Charles A. Lindbergh
New York
Dwight Morrow
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Miss Gow
Richard Bruno Hauptmann
New Jury for Hauptmann Trial Considered as Hearing Nears
In Flemington New Jersey the potential for a fresh jury panel ahead of Bruno Hauptmann’s trial dominates proceedings as December advances. Betty Gow Lindbergh baby nurse returns to America and Hauptmann’s wife calls for public restraint while prosecutors review a pamphlet circulated to juror candidates.
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Flemington
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
America
Betty Gow
Lindlebergh
Hauptmann
White Names Clevelander to Hughes Work In Ohio Liquor Board
Col John A Hughes resigns as director of the state liquor monopoly system. Joseph H Scobell of Cleveland named by Gov George White to succeed him, with Senate confirmation sought. Possible halt to Gov Elect Martin L Davey placing his own man in the post. Hughes backs amendments to boost enforcement funds and curb taxation on liquor sales.
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Columbus
John A. Hughes
Joseph H. Scobell
Cleveland
George White
Hughes
Senate
Scobell
Martin L. Davey
Davey
Ohio
ANG
Giase
Federal plan calls for nationwide electric grid control
A Mississippi Valley Committee report urged Roosevelt to unify all U.S. electric lines into a single national pool. It proposed a billion-dollar public works program to develop resources in the valley and to power navigation and flood control dams. All hydro developments would tie into the national system for cheap, stable power.
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Washington
America
Roosevelt
Mississippi Valley
Great Valley
Roosevelt and Nye Ponder War Profits
President Roosevelt and Senator Nye planned a discussion on war profits as mutual friends indicated the hour aimed to bridge White House and Senate Munitions Committee aims. The meeting sought to address the question amid ongoing push by committee leadership.
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Roosevelt
Nye
Washington
R. N.D
Mutual Friends
White House
Senate
Noe
5 000 Mile Christmas Call From Pearl Harbor
Troy Wolfe, a pharmacist's mate at Pearl Harbor Navy Hospital, spoke to his family in Athens for a Christmas gift nearly 5,000 miles away. The call lasted three minutes at a cost of 27 dollars, with the telegram-like relay through San Francisco and Chicago enabling the voice from Hawaii to reach Athens.
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Troy Wolfe
Athens
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Finley M. Wolfe
North
McKinney Avenue
Troy
Navy Hospital
Glenna Davis
Navy
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Athens Home Telephone Co
Wolfes
San Pras Ceea
Chicago
Fae
Christmas holiday brings multiple fatalities across states
Reported losses include seven Chicago Heights workers killed when their car was struck by the Grand Trunk Line at a crossing near Marvey. Ohio fatalities include a brakeman, a barber, and a 8 year old boy among six traffic deaths. New York saw a large holiday toll with 163 deaths nationwide on Christmas Day.
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Illinois Crossing
U.S
Chicago, Dee
Illinois
Chicago Heights
International Limited
Grand Trunk Line
Marvey, TH
Columbus
New York
Dee Mt. Forim
North American
School chief seeks plan to start sales tax on Jan 1
Cleveland superintendent Dee M. Lake travels to Columbus to consult with state education and tax officials about starting state sales tax collections on a makeshift basis. He cites a January 1 date but notes a February 1 postponement could cost Cuyahoga County about $625,000.
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Cleveland
Dee M
Charlies H. Lake
Columbus
BO. Skinner
Carlton &. Dargusch
Cuyahoga County
Intoxication Cases Keep McCune Busy
Four men were fined for intoxication and about 10 more were set for arraignment before Mayor Len B. McCune on the same charge. Harry Mitchell of Athens received a $25 fine plus costs and was jailed for failure to pay after pleading guilty. Virgil Brewer Chauncey Rod Hughes Athena and Woodrow Tippie Sugar Creek also pled guilty and paid $5 and costs each, released on bond.
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Len B. McCune
Harry Mitchell
Athens
Athens County
Costa
Virgil Brewer
Chauncey
Rod Hughes
Athena
Woodrow Tippie
Sugar Creek
Exen
Elisxworth and Baichen complete 2400 mile Antarctic flight
Lincoln Edlaworth and Berni Baichen piloted a 2400 mile flight from Deception Island to the Bay of Whales in Antarctica. Admiral Richard Byed and the expedition camp at Little America on the icy shore near the Bay of Whales.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Lincoln Edlaworth
Hix
Berni Baichen
Antarctic
Deception Island
Bay of Whales
Richard FE. Byed
Little America
Antarctica
Japanese Debate On Historic Defense Budget
In Tokyo on December 26 the imperial government debated a sweeping defense budget. Naval and military leaders warned of security risks as Parliament began annual sessions to review the proposed package totaling over one billion yen.
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Tokyo
Will Rogers at the Hollywood Horse Race
A Pasadena note by Will Rogers from a race day scene at the Hollywood track. He jokes about actors and wealth, observes the crowded scene and contrasts glamour with ordinary life, casting light humor on poverty rumors and taxation in a satirical tone.
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Will
Pasadena
Calif
Graham
Hollywood
Garbo
Rogers
Ohio Teachers Meet Without Budget Worry
More than 3,000 teachers gathered in Columbus for a three day Ohio Education Association session opening today. President J Gy Gollbert said finances won’t dominate the agenda as teachers focus on modern educational trends aided by emergency tax revenues. The Columbus senior high chorus will perform as Dr. W E Hocking of Harvard University and State Senator Charles K Hodges of West Virginia address attendees discussing the sales tax.
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Columbus
Dec
Ohio Education Association
J. Gy Gollbert
Association
W. E. Hocking
Harvard University
Charlies K. Hodges
West Virginia
Hodges
Police Chief's Slayer Jailed
Ellaville Georgia December report says Charlie Dodson a 17 year old negro youth held in Columbus jail charged with killing Police Chief W. B. Souter with the chief's gun. Sheriff Rigsby said Dodson confessed after capture in swamps near here. Police say Dodson grabbed the weapon when being taken to jail after Christmas theft arrest. The chief died instantly. a large manhunt followed with dogs guiding to the hideout.
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Ellaville
Charlie Dodson
Columbus, Ga
W BR. Souter
Man Found Unconscious on Road Near Jackson
Gallipolis report says Stanford Moore, 43, an unemployed World War veteran, was found unconscious on a road near Jackson. He was rushed to a hospital where doctors diagnosed a fractured skull and other injuries. His condition was listed as critical.
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Gallipolis
Stanford Moore
Jackson
Big Four Engineer Killed by Mail Bag in Cleveland
Cleveland report states Carl Ludwig a Big Four lines engineer died from a fractured skull after a mail bag struck him as the train passed a mail bag standard in the yards. Coroner A J Pearse ruled the death accidental noting Ludwig leaned out too far. A separate fire in Jobat Me destroyed six buildings and three automobiles.
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Cleveland
Dec
Carl Ludwig
Big Four
A. J. Pearse
Pearse
Canadian train wreck near Hamilton claims at least 15 lives
The Detroit to Toronto Express collided with a stationary excursion train near Dundas, Ontario, killing five women and injuring many. Officials blame an open switch and vowed an intensive inquiry as engineers and rescuers worked amid a rugged Dundas Valley scene.
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Hamilton
Ont
Canadian National Railways
Dundes
London
Toronto
B. Murrett
Detroit
No 16
Wes
Barre!t
Hemo
Sale of Licenses in Athens County Opens
County Auditor J Clyde Frandumon in Albany to issue sales tax licenses to merchants. Licenses go on sale tomorrow in Coolville Friday Chauncey and Monday in Glouster. Each merchant must obtain a license at a cost of 1 by December 31 from the auditor's office or Peter Barres in Nelsonville.
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J. Clyde Framundaon
Albany
Coolville
Chauncey
Glouster
Peter Barres
Nelsonville
Fach
Honest Dad Mr Diogenes Shows Off Big Electric Train
In Richland Avenue, George Barker and his wife display a large electric train setup for Christmas. Barker says he enjoyed toy trains since childhood and wanted this exact model, while their ten month old daughter watched the gleaming engine whizz around the track.
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George Barker
Richland Avenue
Barker
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