Service goal urged by farm leaders in county meeting
An all day meeting of the Twenty-Second district of the Ohio Farm Bureau federation in Athens county focused on membership as service. Speakers stressed careful prospect lists, business-like dues, and cooperative credit plans for county service bureaus. Participants included DeLashmutt Keeny Kampf and Johnson with next session set for McArthur.
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Twenty-Second
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
T. H. Johnson
Athens County
Floyd DeLashmurtt
Field
Leader
DeLashmutt
Pew
Charles Keeny
McArthur
Farm Bureau
Mills
Ohio
Kampf
de- Lashmiutt
Sanlos
Arthur Johnson
Twenty-Second District
An & Cash
Tavor Credit
W. F. Kampf
Lcoolville
R. R .Berker
Athens
ER. Wallace
Department, of Agriculture
Ohio University
Wallace
N. E. Mar H Johnson
B. R. Wallace
R. Barker
Hert Haskingon
A. L. Potter
the Plains
W. F. Kampt
Cecilville
Floyd DeLashmutt
Jackson
George Kreuter
George M. Thoma
L. V. Reuter
W. A. Carmen
Pomeroy
A. N. Ward
Nelsonville
McArther
Hickman Seeks Burned at Stake Over Parker Murder
William Edward Hickman confessed murderer Marian Parker, proposing to be burned at the stake rather than hanged. He said he preferred a public burning in California to the gallows at San Quentin, acknowledging no chance to escape the death penalty.
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Los Angeles
Willam Edward Hickman
Marian Parker
Hickman
California
San Quentin
Rat Killing War to Start in Athens County This Year
At Pomona Grange meeting in Athens Chamber of Commerce rooms plans for a county wide rat kill contest were set. Two captains per grange will split communities to combat rats causing about two dollars in property damage per rat. The event runs Feb 23 to Mar 9 with Ohio State expert MLP Jones visiting Feb 28 for four nights of demonstrations on gas methods. County Extension Agent Tom Johnson offers a banner to the top community. winners get a banquet. A junior grange team was discussed to aid the 1930 state convention bid, with initial junior group drill set for the next Saturday at 7 20 PM. Discussions covered farmstead cleanup, beautifying yards with flowers, and a May cleanup week. A Pomona meeting Feb 9 will confer degrees and O O Bryson led new drill instruction.
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Fatty
Pomona Grange
Athens Champer of
Ohio State University
Athens County
Tom Johnson
Wis
Chamber of Commerce
T H. Johnson
York Grange
O O Bryson
Six to Lima for asylum after insanity verdict
Milo Six, 19, of Carbondale, confessed murderer of Exfort Prater, will be transported to Lima State Hospital for the Criminally Insane early this week. Sheriff Williams expects conveyance papers from Judge Johnson's court, following Six's February insanity ruling. Prater was shot three times on October 29, 1927, after a protracted case involving dementia praecox.
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Milo Six
Carbondale
Priraiciana
Prater
Jackson
Indianapolis
Ind
Ed Jackson
Formar
Warren T. McCray
Increases Adopted On 1917 Wage Scale In Southeast
CENTERVILLE IN Feb 11 A joint commission of the Southeast Coal Operators association and the United Mine Workers union adopted slight increases over the 1917 miners wage scale. The action aims to remove inequalities between different classes of work as stated by commission members.
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Centerville
Joint Commission of the
Southeast Coal Operators Association
United Mine Workers Union
Third Terms Opposed by Senators in La Follette Vote
The Senate adopted the La Follette resolution 56 to 26 opposing third presidential terms, calling them unwise and dangerous to free institutions. The motion to amend to commend Coolidge failed, leaving the nonbinding stance as a political signal rather than policy. Curtis supported the measure. Watson and Willis opposed.
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Washington
Lfthe
Senate
la Follette
Wisconsin
Coolidge
Trianssa
Curtis
Kansas
Watson
Indiena
Willis
Ohio
Bingham
Connecticut
Mr. Coolidge
Bebe Daniels Hospitalized After Car-Film Accident
Pasadena dispatch reports film star Bebe Daniels hospitalized with cuts and possible back injury after a tree branch toppled a pullman car on a mobile truck during filming for Hold Everything. Leading man James Hall also injured with broken ribs and other injuries. The accident occurred as the car slid from the truck onto the pavement.
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Pasadena
Cal
Bebe Daniels
James Hall
Miss Daniels
Hall
Improvements at Coppock and Sons Flooring Plant
Magazine section reveals five pages on renovations and repairs at the Coppock and Sons Flooring plant, formerly Hewitt and Boden Flooring. Work took three months to finish. The plant is lauded as one of the nation’s best and most efficient flooring manufacturers.
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Coppock and Sons
Hewitt and Boden
Secon
Oldest Telegraph Operator, A. Edison Deskmate, Dies at 87
Thomas J. Bishop, renowned telegraph operator in active service for 67 years, and once a deskmate of Thomas A. Edison, died in Baltimore at 87. His career spanned pivotal events from Garfield to McKinley’s assassinations and the sinking of the Maine, reflecting the era’s turbulent times. He reportedly faced mob hostility after remarking on Lincoln’s assassination.
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Baltimore
Thomas J. Bishop
Thomas A. Edison
Biore Sun
Garfield
McKintey
Maine
Gladatane
Grant
Lincoln
Fire fighters seek trapped miners at Hollinger mine
Fire crews from Toronto battled a blaze at the Hollinger Consolidated Gold Mine in Timmons Ont. as 40 miners were feared trapped at the 550 foot level. Survivors were reported at the 75 and 675 foot levels while six workers, including shift bosses Martin Stephens and Ira Graham, died trying to rescue others. Monoxide fumes filled the main passages as pumps forced fresh air downward. Relatives awaited news as trains with relief crews arrived from Pittsburgh.
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Timmons
Hollinger Consolidated
Toronto
Scienten
Pittsburgh
Tthe
Martin Stephens
Ira Graham
Carls
Postponed sentence for Hickman in Marian Parker case
Los Angeles Feb 11 Imposition of sentence on William E Hickman for kidnapping and killing Marian Parker was postponed through defense maneuvers. A new trial motion delayed the verdict until Tuesday when counsel Walsh and Dan Allen must file the written motion and Judge Trabucce may rule. The delay could push the case toward the State Supreme Court.
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Los Angeles
William Edward Hickman
Marian Parker
Fox
Serene Walsh
Richard Dan- Allen
J. J. Trabucce
Hickman’s
Lafayette
Ind
Pendleton
Decatur
Association Ordered Dissolved by Court
HOUSTON Tex Feb 11 UFL The association of clerical employees a company union in opposition to the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks must be dissolved per a decision by District Judge J C Hutcheson Jr in a contempt case against four Southern Pacific agents The decision also held that the Southern Pacific must officially recognize the Brotherhood and its officers.
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Houston
Tex
UFL
J. C Hutcheson, Jr
Southern Pacific Jointet
Southern Pacific Nes
Brotherhood
Safety Mine Car Dash to Timmins Disaster Scene
Pittsburgh February 11. Safety Mine car No 3 of the Pennsylvania contingent of the National Bureau of Mines left Pittsburgh today for a dash to the scene of the Timmins Ont mine disaster.
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Safety Can
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
National Bureau of Mines
Timmins, Ont
Jon Od. Dh. Promises Aid in Oil Deal Bonds Sought
Reported by sources that a Republican committee traces $25,000 worth of bonds linked to an oil deal. The disclosure raises questions about campaign finance and potential influence tied to the arrangement.
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Jon OD
Republican Committee
Rockefeller to study Teapot Dome evidence on radio
John D Rockefeller Jr pledged to assist the Teapot Dome inquiry by having his four companies review holdings and seek any relevant bonds. He criticized Col Stewart of Standard Oil, said the 1921 Continental Trading deal involved widespread scandal, and noted a planned Ohio University alumni radio program on February 18 as part of the university’s 24th anniversary events.
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Washington
John D Rockefeller, Jr
Teapot Dome Committee
Rockefeller
WSAI
Clocknett
Asbails Stewart Pockefeller
Col
Robert W Stewart
Standard Oil Company of Indians
Stewart
Lor
Stendard
Indiana
Rockefelled
Inter Stewart
Arid Rockefeller
Basil Manly
LaFallette
Senate Teapot Dome Committee
Continental Trading Company
Republican National Committee
Manly
Walsh
Montana
Will Heys
Crar
Sinclairs Trial Demand Amid Teapot Dome Probe
New York reports say government seeks a separate April 2 trial for Sinclair and Adams in the Teapot Dome case. Albert B Fall is ill and may not appear. prosecutors may seek severance in the conspiracy charges if needed.
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New York
Teapot Dome
Republican National Committee
Washington
UPI
John Tyriat
Harry F. Sinclair Atone
Adams
Albert B. Falk
Governor Donahey Buys Antique Griddle at Lake Cabin
BELLEFONTAINE February 11 4 Governor Vic Donahey touring through the city to spend the weekend with his wife and son at Indian Lake cottage bought an antique griddle for 1.80 dollars. He said the device would be cleaned up and his wife enjoys antiques so she would be glad to try using it.
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Bellefontaine
Vic Donahey
Indian Lake
Rustle Lake
Relief Supplies Include Full Dress Suits and Corsets
Fragmented report from multiple locations notes relief supplies arriving, including full dress suits bathing suits and corsets. Includes references to a matrimonial relief bureau and various civic officials reacting to shortages amid storms and political chatter.
Ohio Democrats Name Alternates for National Convention
In the 16th district of Ohio, Athens county voters ready petitions for delegates and alternates to the national convention. F R Gross of Athens and C H Mullen of Pomeroy named as alternates. Delegates include J R Haliver and John W Neugener. The meeting, held in Me Arthur, discussed farm interests and the McNary Haugen measures while noting foreclosures and tax sales.
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Mesenger
Ohio
Athens County
Dave Johnson
Johnson
MecArthur
Athens
Merge
Jackson
Galin
Lawrence
Vision
Houston
Texas
J. 12
Haliver
Gallipolis
Poetmader
John Wneugener
Jackwontant
Gross
Athena
Pomeroy
Pomerenao Ra
Dent
George White
Ena
Brest
James
Smith
James Reed
Wither McAdoo
Ware
Charles ¥. Truax
Tf & I Department of Agriculture
Washington
India
West
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William Herron
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Tuscarenas River
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J. M. Fasseg
Zanusville
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Tassig
Walter Reed Hospital
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Clark E. Williams
The
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Hiram Roy Wilson
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Gurst-Peeda
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Onia University
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