Athens Chamber Votes to Back Ad Tax Bill for Roads
The Athens Chamber of Commerce voted to back a one cent gallon gas tax increase to fund state highway maintenance and new construction. Members discussed funding options including bonds and special assessments and urged cooperation with city and county officials. Representatives Jenkins and LeFever were informed of the action and plans for a Columbus meeting on March 6 to discuss a new federal highway corridor.
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Ohio
Athens Chamber of Commerce
Berry
C. M. Gill
Ator Bb. LeFever
Glouster
S. K. Mardis
Athens
Chamb
Peters
Cincinnati
A. A. Jenkins
Ben
Saratea
M.& Peters
Pomeroy
Bryan
Charleston
W. Va
Muskegon
Mich
Ker
Fourth Crisis Grips Foch In Grave Illness
Paris February 28 Marshal Ferdinand Foch endured a fourth crisis in his grave illness. Doctors gave milk to combat uraemia and camphor to strengthen the heart. His condition stayed stationary after a quiet night though extreme weakness prevented nourishment.
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Paris
U.P
Ferdinand Foch
Hocking River Waters Recede Steadily Today
The Hocking River reached 14.65 feet last night and stood at 14.10 feet this morning as it receded. Roads in the district were opening with exceptions on several state routes. Some roads remained closed or dangerous for travel, including routes to Springfield, Dayton, Chillicothe, Jackson, and Coshocton, with U S Route 30 over a temporary bridge near Wooster listed as risky.
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Hocking River
C. N. France
Athens
Ohio State Automobile Association
South East
Springfield
Dayton
Chillicothe
Jackson
Hanover
Millersburg
Coshocton
Zanesville
Marion
Prospect
Philadelphia
Muskingum’ Valley
Wooster
Aviator Plans Fifth Altitude Attempt
Dayton dispatch reports Lieut. Harry Johnson of Selfridge Field Michigan intends a fifth try at the world airplane altitude record after reaching 35 300 feet in a solo flight, within 3000 feet of Lieut. C C Champion’s record, despite four prior failures.
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Dayton
U.P
Harry Johnson
Selfridge Field
Michigan
Johnson
Lieut. C. C. Champion
Armed Bandits Rob Hicksville Bank of $8000
Four men robbed the National Bank in Hicksville seizing $8000 then fled across the state line into Indiana. Barber John Hess poured the alarm. robbers forced cashier A B Booth and bookkeeper Miss Gladys Gray to raise their hands while Ralph J Carr aided by entering during the heist.
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Hicksville
U.R
National Bank
Indiana
John Hess
A. B. Booth
Gladys Gray
Ralph J. Carr
Booth
Car Skids Off Highway on Athens Marietta Road
An automobile owned and operated by John Fisher of Sharpsburg skidded and left the Sharpsburg Hill on the Athens Marietta Road at 1 o clock. No injuries reported. Vehicle badly damaged.
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John Fisher
Sharpsburg
Athens-Marietta Road
Car Sinks in Mud After Parking on Sugar Creek Road
Tuesday afternoon a large touring car owned by Dr. Byron Danford of Athens was badly damaged after sliding into a ditch on Sugar Creek Road. The vehicle sank into soft mud and required a tow to pull it out. no occupants were injured.
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Byron Danford
Athens
Sugar Creek
Believe Mother Was Kidnaper of Child
Covington police and Kenton County sheriff hunted for eight year old Eloise Milan who was abducted from an Ironton school. Authorities traced the girl to her mother Mrs Jeanett Milan who was believed to reside in Covington but had moved.
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Covington
A.R— Covington
Harry G. Holsterman
Kenton County
Eloise Milan
Ironton
Jeanett Milan
Elmer Milan
Girl Killed Seven Hurt in Garfield Heights Blast
In Cleveland on February 28 a blast at a building combining a grocery store and home killed a 21 year old girl and injured seven children. Marshal Carl O. Dettmah opened the investigation citing a possible gas main leak as the cause.
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Cleveland
A.R
Garfield Heights
Carl O. Dettmah
Cold Relieved Instantly Way Doctors Now Advise
Newspaper ad touts Ayer's Pectoral as hospital certified remedy for colds. It cites Miss Helen Parker who recovered quickly, reporting instant relief and clearance of nasal and chest congestion after taking the medicine. The claim emphasizes rapid absorption and complete resolution within days, urging readers to buy at druggists.
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Athens
Helen Parker
Ayer
Change Mother with Her Baby to a City Jail
Mrs Julia Mazur of Lorain mother of seven was sent to Marysville Reformatory for violating prohibition laws and ordered returned to Lorain to await a possible new trial. She arrived with her 12 day old baby, leaving husband and six other children in Lorain as the case proceeds.
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Marysville
U.R
Julia Mazur
Lorain
Marysville Reformatory
Lorain City
Musterole touted to ward off flu and chest woes
An ad explains using Musterole to combat influenza pneumonia and grippe symptoms. It claims Musterole relieves congestion, stimulates circulation, and provides warm tingling relief without blistering. A milder Children's Musterole is available for babies and small children.
Mrs Martha Robak Dies on Wednesday
Mrs. Martha Anne Robak 82 died at 1 on Wednesday at Peach Ridge. Funeral arrangements were not listed.
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Martha Robak
Peach ‘ Ridge
Martha Anne Robak
Funeral services for aging mother held at St Pauls Catholic Church
The obituary notes a woman died after a week of illness with paralysis at her daughter Ella Bycofski’s home. Her husband had died nine years earlier. Funeral services are set for 9 o’clock Friday at St Pauls Church with burial in Glouster cemetery. The daughter is listed as a survivor.
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Ella Bycofski
St. Paul's Catholic Church
Glouster
Excavation for Salvation Army Home Nears Completion
Excavation for the Salvation Army building on West Union Street is expected to finish within a week. Construction will start after completion if weather allows, with a minor plan change under consideration. The new addition will extend the Jack Grim home at 90 West Union Street, altering the front while a rear section remains.
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Salvation Army
West Union
Jack Grim
West Union Street
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Pels
the Colonial Vest
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Burnett-Smith Co
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