Pearl Bryan Murder Case Remembered in Cincinnati
A look back at the Pearl Bryan case recalls the 1896 murder near Fort Thomas Kentucky and the 1897 executions of Scott Jackson and Alonzo Walling. Detected by a shoe label from Lewis and Hayes, Greencastle Indiana, the case crossed Ohio Indiana Kentucky with police pursuing clues across the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaan Kangilaski
Cincinnati
Pearl
Pearl Bryan
Campbell County Court House
Newport
Ohio River
John Juling
Fort Thomas, Ky
Scott Jackson
Alonzo Walling
Old Ohio Dental College
Cincinnati Enquirer
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Philip Deitsch
Jule Plummer
Cal Crim
Jack McDermott
Lewis & Hayes
Greencastle
Ind
Plummer
Pearl Kesterson
Bryan
Crim
Jackson
Walling
Jackson and
Mabel Stanley
Fort Thomas
Ohio Nominating Petitions Clarified for State Race
Ohio Secretary of State Ted Brown and Attorney General William Saxbe affirmed petitions for general assembly nominating were valid despite reapportionment. Democrat Joseph Waterman of Columbus warned illegal signatures could halt government, but officials said districts use 100 to 500 signatures for metropolitan seats and advised boards accordingly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
General Assembly
Joseph Waterman
Secreaary
Ted W. Brown
William B. Saxbe
Waterman
House of Representatives
House
Senate
Secretary of State
Brown
Saxbe
Man Cited After Crash In Nelsonville
Nelsonville police cited James W. Tolliver for assure clear distance after he swerved to avoid a car and hit a parked 1959 truck. Tolliver, Gerald Six and Richard Carpenter faced mayor court appearances. A hit and run damaged a 1961 sedan parked on Chestnut Street as police investigate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
James W. Tolliver
Logan
Tolliver
Jefferson St
Ralph W. Parks
Gerald Six
Glouster
David R. Irwin
Buchtel
Frank
Chestnut St
Lynds passport canceled but he will take overseas invitations
Prof. Staughton Lynd, Yale, says he will continue to accept overseas invitations after Customs stamped his passport canceled following his December trip to North Viet Nam. Lynd, in New Haven, calls the incident temporary and expects resolution soon. British actor Jack Hawkins recovers from throat cancer surgery. Prime Minister Abdul Rahman of Malaysia receives his unusual birthday gift a month-old girl named Princess Faridah. Anotov, designer of the Antonov aircraft, is named Hero of Socialist Labor on his 60th birthday. Nelsonville residents Parker and Mrs. Sniffen move to Colonial Estates Route 33 near Lancaster. Lois Williams admitted to University Hospital Columbus for observation. room 802.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staughton Lynd
Yale
North Viet Nam
Lynd
London
Lyndh
New Haven
Conn
State Department
Jack Hawkins
Hawkins
Tunku Abdul Rahman
Saw Poh Choo
Rahman
Oleg Antonov
Nelsonville
Parker Sniffen
Fayette St
Colonial Estates
Lancaster
Sniffen
Thomas
Lois) Williams
Pinegrove Dr
University Hospital, Columbus
Couple's Slayers Hunted After Winchester Fire Deaths
Investigators say Mr. and Mrs. Floyd W. Howard were killed for profit in their Adams County home. About $5000 in charred bills and coins were recovered from the ruins as deputies and state investigators studied tire tracks and blood-stained snow to trace the killers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Floyd W. Howard
Adams County
Howard
Ruth
Chester Osman
State Crime Laboratory
Robert Bowman
Howards
Myrta
Area Death Notices from Point Pleasant and Vicinity
Area obituaries report the passing of Ervin Blain Gibbs 83 of Hartford after a long illness. Surviving family includes wife Claudia Boggs Gibbs and multiple children grand and great grandchildren. Fire scene notes describe Howard house destruction with a missing electricity detail and valuables recovered. Numerous death notices follow for Nelsonville, Rupert, Point Pleasant and surrounding towns with survivor lists and funeral arrangements.
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Point Pleasant
Ervin Blain Gibbs
Hartford
Mr. Gibbs
United Mine Workers of America
New Haven
W. Va
June
Hannah Bass Gibbs
Claudia Boggs Gibbs
Charles
Lester
Harold
Clifford
Louisville
Ralph
James
John
San Francisco
Calif
Howard Leary
Yonkers
N. Y
Carl Leary
Akron
John Leary
Eugene
U. S. Army
Germany
Billy Leary
Washington, D. C
Ivy Engles
Mason City
Magnolia Nitz
Pomeroy
Foster Fore
Reddy
Donald Leiving
Parkersburg
Ralph Weaver
Arthur Gibbs
Mohr-Stevens Funeral Home
Nine Die On Ohio Highways Over Weekend AP Report
The weekend toll includes at least nine highway deaths in Ohio with drownings near Gaysport south of Zanesville. A 10-year-old boy survived the icy Muskingum River rescue but lost his younger brother, while a father, Leonard, 44, perished in the crash. Separate fires killed an infant and an 86-year-old woman, and a fatal plane crash near Auglaize River raised the toll to 13 known deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Ohio
Muskingum
Gaysport
Zanesville
Boyd
William
Leonard
Painesville
Fred Metz
Manuel Soto
Mario
Bennie
Soto
Adam
Paulding County
Charles Romer
Aeronca
Jerome A. Batt
Batt
Auglaize River
Local Notes From Racine and Nearby
Mr and Mrs Donald McKay of Newark visited Mr and Mrs Verne Watterson. Mrs Jerry Graham recovering at Veterans Memorial Hospital has returned to Racine. Cora Webb Letha Morris Mary Lou Johnson and Greta Simpson attended O E S school in Marietta. Ayward Jones visiting family. employed in Cleveland. Nelsonville police and auxiliaries aided at street blockades and traffic after heavy snow.
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Paul A. Sellers
Racine
Donald McKay
Newark
Verne Watterson
Jerry Graham
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Cora Webb
Letha Morris
Mary Lou Johnson
Gretta Simpson
Marietta
Ayward Jones
Cleveland
Federation of Homemakers Pushes for 95 Percent Peanuts in Butter
Washington report on the seven year drive led by Ruth Desmond of Arlington Virginia where the Federation of Homemakers argues for a 95 percent peanut content in peanut butter to counter FDA 90 percent standard. The group contends the product should stay simple and free of added chemicals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federation of Homemakers
Ladies
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Federation
Ruth Desmond
Arlington
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Hamilton
Carleton Hotel
St. Paul
Minn
Legal, Brown, Saxbe
Princess Faridah
Ervin B. Gibbs
Nelsonville Homemakers Extension Group
Ralph White
Walnut St
Richard Carpenter
William C. Holliday
William Clyde Holliday
Rupert
Greenbrier County
Eugene Holliday
Jerrico Road
Stella Mae
Opal Smith
Edith Kessler
Randolph
Crawley
Ronald
St. Albans
Clyde Jr
Charmee
Ravenswood
Emma Straud
Edmond
Fred
Dayton
Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home
East Rainelle
Mrs. Dora Tribble
Dora Adeline Tribble
Elmwood
Mason County
Herdman
Buffalo
Vivian Johnson
Nitro
Vada Layton
Effie Stutler
Bancroft
Ollie Blankenship
Beatrice Jiiden
Liberty
Woodrow
George
Oberlin
Adelia Warner
Florida
Dollie Tribble
Tina Thompson
Charleston
Millard Riffle
Red House
Henry Riffle
Raynes Funeral Home
Warner Cemetery
William McClelland
Athens
Green’s Run
Samuel
Sarah Hooper McClelland
McClelland Coal Co
McClelland
Anna Johnson
Paul Oskey
Anna Rigney
Mansfield
John McCarter
Norman Ketchum
Stril
Mrs
Mayme Dean
E. Hunter St
Hocking Valley Hospital
Amy Preest Thomas
Raymond A. Dean
Wesley Thomas
Roy Thomas
Clyde Thomas
Corning
Roberts Funeral Home
Hugh M. Robinson
Greenlawn Cemetery
Margaret Haning
Albany
Russell Nursing Home
Hurley
Clarence
Ralph Steinmetz
Fairland
Okla
Faye Young
the Plains
Bigony Funeral Home
David White
Wells Cemetery
Nettie Moore
Broad Run
Thomas Memorial Hospital
Foglesong Funeral Home
Silas Davis
Angel of Mercy Nursing Home
Hughes Funeral Home
Middleport
Pearl Brown
Hysell St
Rhoda Brown
Blanche
Donald
Loretta Brown
California
Lena Knapp
Langsville
Dessie Pauley
McConnelsville
Hazel McHaffie
Mary Johnson
James R. Lowery
James Robert Lowery
Crauncey and
Greendale
Athens County
Nellie Lowery
Forest McDonald
Margaret Wrae
Pearl Ball
Dorothy Bean
Sylvia Dye
Warren Funeral Home
John Minsker
Green Lawn Cemetery
Funeral
Jasper N. Hart
Veterans Hospital
Huntington
W Va
DAV
Mason
Hart
Letart
Henry and
Marion Minturn Hart
Trildy Hart
Doris Curry
Arthur
Louis
Harley Hart
Francis Smith
Stanley Moore
Graham Cemetery
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