Knece Sentenced To Reformatory For Blackmail
Raymond Knece 27 of Laurelville pleaded guilty to blackmail after posing as a deputy sheriff to demand money from Curtiss Reed. Judge Harley M. Whitcraft sentenced him to Mansfield Reformatory. Knece to be moved there this week by Sheriff Sol Ellinger following the plea. Reed alerted county officers leading to Knece’s arrest.
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L@GAN
Raymond Knece
Laurelville
Mansfield Reformatory
Harley M. Whitcraft
Reformatory
Sol Ellinger
Knece
Curtiss Reed
Reed
Hugh Egan
Red Grange Bowls At Pythian Theater Engagement
Football star Harold Red Grange visited the bowling alleys with his group after noon, drawing crowds at the Pythian Theater area. Reports say he bowled above average and led his companions in pin collection during the outing.
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Logan
Harold ‘‘Red” Grange
Pythian Theater
Thirteen Burials In Oak Grove Cemetery Last Month
Logan February report lists 13 burials at Oak Grove Cemetery during January. Names include Lary Eugene Cordell Columbus Walter Arned Logan Dora Fortham Alhambra Cal Clement Harden Columbus Laura Tennyhill Logan Barsha Smith Logan Charles W Green Logan Sarah Culbertson Logan Ruby Harden Logan Robert L Deible Columbus James Petrie Columbus Elizabeth Weed Union Furnace Harold Nupp Logan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Oak Grove
George D. Engle
Sexton
Lary Eugene Cordell
Columbus
Walter Aarned
Dora Fortham
Alhambra
Cal
Clement N. Harden
Laura Tennyhill
Barsha Smith
Charles W. Green
Food distribution aids 236 in Logan
Service Director Fred C. Shively and Deputy Sheriff Joe Farbearn led a food distribution in Logan for 236 people on Tuesday. Members of the Social Circle joined the rounds, marking their first witness of the distribution after weeks of cooperation in preparation.
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Logan
Fred C. Shively
Joe Farbearn
Harrington Class Hostess Event At Presbyterian Church
Mrs Alfred Campbell hosted the Harrington Class of the Presbyterian Church at her North Mulberry Street home Monday evening with Miss Ruth Heft and Mrs T R Walburn in charge of devotionals. A round table Bible discussion followed. Mrs Arthur Dollmatsch named a committee to prepare officer nominations for the next meeting. Capsules listing class members were drawn for year long acts of kindness. Mrs Campbell and her sister Miss Helen D Rochester served refreshments.
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Campbell
Helen D. Rochester
Marriage Licenses Recorded for Ramsay Christian and Miller Ervin
George R. Ramsay 24 a miner of Buchtel marries Sarah Jane Christian 19 at home with E E Bright officiating. FE Miller 24 a miner of Ni Pittsburgh weds Myrta Maud Ervin 26 at home with Rev Elmer Bliss officiating.
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George R. Ramsay
Miner
Buchtel
James Ramsay
Sarah Jane Christian
William Christian
E. E. Bright
Es FE. Miller
Pittsburgh
Ephriam Miller
Myrta Maud Ervin
New Pittsburgh
Benjamin Bail
Elmer Bliss
Teacher Ill Forces Substitution at South Perry School
Logan Feb 4 Mrs C Clark substitutes for Clarence Skinner at South Perry School due to Skinner illness. He has been in ill health for weeks and is expected to complete the term once he recovers.
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Logan
Clark
Clarence Skinner
South Perry
Skinner
Davis to Head County High School Basketball Committee
D C Davis of Union Furnace was named to lead the committee for the county high school tournament set for February 27 and 28 at Union Furnace Gymnasium. He named assistants S H Dillon and R H Skinner, with drawings at 5 PM February 10. Giauque and Kennard of Ohio University named as referees. All league schools will enter both boys and girls teams.
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Logan
D. C. Davis
Union Furnace
Few Marriage Permits Issued in January at Logan
Records in Judge A. M. Ellinger's office show January had the fewest marriage permit applications since his six year tenure. Only four permits were issued that month, compared with 11 in 1930.
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Logan
A. M. Ellinger
Regular Teacher Mary Shepard Assumes Second Grade Post
Logan February 4 Miss Mary Shepard takes over as Second Grade teacher at the Central Building succeeding Mrs Paul Hansel who resigned after her marriage. Since then Mrs John Lee has served as substitute teacher in this grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Mary Shepard
Paul Hansel
John Lee
Local Social Notes From Richland Area
Richland area residents were seen visiting relatives and friends across nearby towns including Logan Athens The Plains Shade and Coolville with several Sunday gatherings and a Ladies Aid meeting planned Ancestral visits featured Mary E Hooper Carrol Rizer and Betty Jean Leighty Caregiving for Miss Fanny Baker noted plus illnesses in Bates and Pleasant communities
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Herman Dunfee
Logan
Addison Baker
Will Barnhill
Paul
Thelma
William Nicholson
Athens
Curtis Shellman and Sons
The
Plains
L. G. Bean
Columbus
Mary E. Hooper
Dawson Meeks
Vern
Johnnie Meeks
Shade
Emerson Douglas
C. O. Rizer
Kansas City
Carrol Rizer
Ladies’ Aid Society
D. E. Allen and Son
Rex
Albany
Jiles Brooks
A. Baker
Coolville
Russell Carmean
Betty Jean
Charles Leighty
C. W. Haning
Alva Haninge
John Haning
John Goodwin
Bates
John Baker
Fanny Baker
Hamilton Goes On Trial Today
Logan witnesses from outside the county are summoned as Elmer Hamilton goes to trial on larceny charges. The case, opened Wednesday, may span three to four days with a prior mistrial leading to reassignment. Prosecutor C Wood Bowen and Forest Fr Weinrich face defense lawyers Edwin D Ricketts and Eugene Wright before Judge Harley M Whitcraft. An expanded panel of 15 jurors augments the January term pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Elmer Hamilton
Hamilton
C. Wood Bowen
Forest Fr. Weinrich
Edwin D. Ricketts
Eugene Wright
Harley M. Whitcraft
Police to enforce car lighting rules in Logan
City and county police officers will cooperate in a campaign to educate motorists about proper lighting after a conference between Chief Reynolds and Deputy Sheriff Joe Farbearn. Many drivers operate at night with insufficient lights, and continued violations may lead to arrests and prosecutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Reynolds
Joe Farbearn
Glenn Price arraigned on non-support charge
Glenn Price also known as Mr. Vernon was brought back to the county jail after pleading not guilty to non-support at arraignment before Magistrate J. P. Miller following his return Saturday to Logan County.
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Logan
Glenn Price
Vernon
J. P. Miller
Revival Services Open at Mt Zion Church in Starr Township
Announcement notes the opening of a revival series at Mt Zion Church Starr Township starting Tuesday evening and continuing for several weeks with public invitation to attend.
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Logan
Mt. Zion Church
Starr Township
County Education Board Holds Routine Monthly Meeting
Logan February 4. County Board of Education members met at the office of the county superintendent Tuesday afternoon with all members present. Only routine matters were considered.
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Logan
County Board of Education
Kelch Couple Welcome Son Logan
Dr. and Mrs. A. G. Kelch announce the birth of a son on Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Kelch who are the grandparents.
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Logan
A. G. Kelch
George Kelch
East Side School lists 66 students with perfect attendance
At East Side School of Athens 66 pupils earned perfect attendance for 18 weeks ending semester one. The list spans grades one through six and names all students including Mary Frances Croy, Pauline Dyar, Mary Burns, Bobby Covert, Jack Biddison, and Dana Lee Tom among others.
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East Side School of Athens
Danalee Tom
Mary Frances Croy
Ruth Ann Grover
Mary Jean Williams
David Cooper
David Nichols
Pauline Dyar
Freda Young
Dick Schloss
Billy Griser
Bobby McGrath
George Peckham
Mary Margaret Graham
Patsy Sherrard
Mary Burns
Dorothy Croy
Rachel Love
Bobby Morrison
Shirley Betz
Ellen Davin
Martha Pugh
Aileen Shamel
Maxine Smith
Bobby Covert
Junior Grubb
Mary Jane Duncan
Marjorie Moler
Donnal Duncan
Eleanor Ann Peckham
Isabel Young
David Wingett
Gerald Ramsey
Bob Quidor
Bobby Drake
Louise White
Bobby Hedges
William Joe Eddy
Imogene Wyatt
Jack Biddison
Clifford Cornell
Robert Dyar
Bernard Griser
Curtis Wilson
Virginia Hutchinson
Mary Kathryn Sherrard
Robert Overmeyer
Mildred Yeager
Leona Love
Elizabeth Ramsey
Jack Fulton
Dick Lamborn
Warren McClure
Fred Rowland
Ray Slaughter
Edward Sprague
Dana Lee Tom
John Wandling
Alice Woods
Aldine Duncan
Dorothy Hartman
Alice Mitchell
Evelyn Morrison
Arminta Morrison
Esther Shamel
Margaret Weiss
Dorothy Wiseman
Mary Louise Wyatt
Weekend Visitors List From Shawnee and Columbus
Shawnee residents hosted a string of visitors over the weekend including Bill Wiggins from Columbus and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Walters from Columbus. Other guests came from New Straitsville Lancaster Corning Canton and Glouster with locals and relatives in attendance.
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James Wiggins
Bill Wiggins
Columbus
Walter Walters
Geordie Charles
Chid Orandofe
New Straitsville
Marjorie Treadwell
Glen Price
Webster Abram
John Turnbul
Belle Davidson
Michigan
Kate Evering
Lancaster
William Stoyle
Lew Harris
Corning
William Durand
Canton
Albert Whitmer
Flouise MacDonald
New Lexington
Michael Sanborn
Edsel Smock
Tom Pargon
Tom Reese
Glouster
John Davis
Lee Welch
Dance 300 Hours Without Rest in Chicago Hall
Photographers captured Mike Gouvas and Ann Gerry as they claimed to have danced 300 hours with no rest at the White City dance hall in Chicago. They assert the final 600 hours of dancing involved no rest periods.
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Mike Gouvas
Ann Gerry
White City Dance Hall
Chicago
Groundhog Not Right In Past Weather Outlook
Chicago reports show the rodent forecast failing more often than not. Forecaster C A Donnel cites statistics indicating mixed results with the shadow on February 2. Cities like Chicago Indianapolis and Denver saw six weeks more winter while Los Angeles New York and Montreal suggested early spring.
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Chicago
U.P
Rockies
Montreal
Florida
C. A. Donnel
Indianapolis
Columbus
Tampa
Denver
Norfolk
Los Angeles
New York
Washington
Ernest Gross Buys Out Chas Goodrich in Local Store
Ernest Gross buys Charles E. Goodrich’s interest in the Haney Goodrich men’s furnishing store on South Court Street. Goodrich, World War veteran, retires due to ill health from overseas service. Gross, previously with D. Zenner Company, succeeds Goodrich in the Columbus area business.
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Ernest Gross
Columbus
Athens County
Charles E. Goodrich
Haney-Goodrich
Goodrich
Gross
D. Zenner Company
Mr. Haney
Mr. Goodrich
South Court Street
Haney Goodrich
Assembly calls for repeal of Eighteenth Amendment
The New York Assembly voted to repeal the Eighteenth Amendment and urged Congress to repeal prohibition enforcement laws. Three record votes adopted the Smith Resolution to seek constitutional conventions, congressional repeal of enforcement legislation, and recall of the Cuvillier Resolution to press a national convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
U.R
New York
Congress
Cuvillier
Olive Tablets Claim to Correct Digestive Ailment Causes
Advertises Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a natural liver and bowel stimulant to relieve indigestion and stomach troubles. Claims the vegetable formula cleanses digestion without griping, cramps or pain and costs 15c 30c or 60c with a bedtime dose.
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Dr. Edwards
Public Forum Correction on Vehicle Wreck Figures
Athens Ohio resident WM Schall requests correction to Jan 28 news item about wreck with Fred Beckler. Damage amount should read 35 dollars instead of 100 dollars. 1931 Feb 2.
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Messenger
Fred Beckler
WM. Schall
Athens
Ohio
R.P.D
Frail in 61 but still lives celebrates 80th birthday
William Henry Harrison Baker of Hyannis Massachusetts, once rejected by Union army doctors in 1861 as too frail for service, recently celebrated his 80th birthday anniversary.
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Hyannis
Mass
William Henry Harrison Baker
Debated Funds Reports Move To End Publication Rule
Ohio House committee postponed action on Rep Nathan C Bohnerts bill to repeal mandatory public annual reports of township trustees county auditors city councils and boards of education. Auditor Bryce Briggs contested the measure calling the reports subsidizing the press and costing about 500000 yearly in Ohio. Cc R Wenzel Norwood service director supported the discussion as part of the hearing in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
House Committee On County Affairs Today
Nathan C. Bohnert
Pickaway County
Bryce Briggs
Bohnert
Ohio
Cc. R. Wenzel
Norwood
Hamilton
Officials urge defeat of bill on posting annual reports
County officials told the committee that Bohnert's bill would force posting annual reports in a conspicuous place, urging defeat. They warned that tighter expenditure oversight would be undermined when reports are publicly published.
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Bohnert
Man Charged in Shooting Case Tied to Powder Belief
Patrick Fee, 51, a Black man, stands trial on charges of shooting Miss Maude Gilbert three times at her Middletown boarding house after she refused him admittance. He claims a powder secreted in a letter caused a vision that compelled him to act. An all-Negro jury heard the case in Hamilton.
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Hamilton
U.P
Patrick Fee
Maude Gilbert
Middletown
Fee
Nicholasville
Gilbert
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Hocking County
the Messenger
D. Y. Milne
Clinton Webb
6024
Red
Grange
Oak Grove Cemetery
Davis
Richland Ave
Oficers
Baalmann
Cline Pharmacy
Chas. Goodrich
Haney Goodrich Co
S. Court St
Coats
Fidelity
Sam M. Johnson
Fidelity Building Loan and Savings Co
Majestic
Paramount Picture
Paul Lukas
Susan Glaspell Story
Brook
Evans
Western Electric
House
Phillips Motor Sales
Athens, Ohio
Columbia
Columels
Charley
Wheaton Hardware Co
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