Hocking County Woman in Crisis Blamed on Mental Illness
Logan reports indicate a Hocking County woman, Mia Fairy Thomas, 41, wife of William Thomas, died after a self harm attempt at their Marion Township farm home. Authorities say she bought arsenic in Logan days earlier and admitted taking the poison after a stop on the New Straitsville Road. She had prior mental health struggles and a previous suicide attempt a year earlier.
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Logan
Jan
Mia
Fairy Thomas
William Thomas
Marion
Thomas
New Straitsville
Thomas Coat
Grand Jury Opens Session on Monday in Logan
Logan seekers prepare for the January term grand jury session with Prosecutor Wood Bowen stating about 25 cases will be reviewed. Around five witnesses are expected. defendants Edward Bainter Ambrose Schrader and Clifford Nixon are among those questioned in recent robberies.
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Logan
Wood Bowen
Bowen
Edward Bainter
Ambrose Schrader
Clifford Nixon
Narrow Escapex: Couple Survive Car Overturn without Serious Injury
Mr and Mrs Chris Gompf of South Mulberry Street escaped serious harm when their car overturned at the Third Street and Warner Avenue intersection. A second vehicle, driver unnamed, struck the rear of the Gomps car. They left the scene with minor bruises and shock as police C D Notestone and Monook investigated.
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Yarian
Flogan
Jani
Chris Gompf
South Mulberry Street
Third Street
Warmer Avenue
Warner Avenue
Two Plead Guilty as Logan and Haydenville Men Fined
Logan county reports two men Edward Alberry Maydenville and Robert Taylor Log Rt 2 pleaded guilty to intoxication before Magistrate E E Bright Thursday. Each was fined five dollars plus costs after arrest near Kendale Wednesday by Deputies Sparnow and Forbesnn. Judge denies order in Shaw Mfg case. Local social note covers a rock party hosted by Mrs C F Ackers for Olive Shupe and Catherine George with guests and awards. Marriage license issued for Alva Brown and Leola Johnson in Bloomingville.
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Logan
Columbus Motor Express Company
Harley M. Whitcraft Weddesley
R H Shaw
Shaw Mfg
C. F. Ackers
Olive Shupe
Catherine George
Cleveland
MM. H. Cherrington
Charles Breene
Gertrude Ulrich
Naomi Goulding
Harry Bartlett
Cherrington
Velone Ackers
Logan Schools Health Examinations Complete
Health examinations in Logan conclude for the school year with about 750 pupils weighed measured and checked. Nurse Aisa Lucille Roberts reports 25 percent underweight 69 percent with bad teeth 57 percent lacking oral hygiene 68 percent with enlarged tonsils and 33 percent with gland enlargements. Financial constraints limit major surgeries though improvements in underweight cases are noted across East Central West and Parochial buildings.
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Logan
Health Department
Aisa Lucille Roberts
Miss Roberts
East
Lenhart Dies Uncle of Logan Man After Auto Crash
H H Lenhart superintendent of the United Steel Company Canton and the Central Steel company Massillon died from a heart attack while riding in his car near Massillon His vehicle left the highway and overturned causing a skull fracture He was the brother of Dr Brehms mother and funeral services will be held in Massillon with Dr and Mrs Brehm traveling from Logan for the service
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Logan
Jan
H. H. Lenhart
Massillon
Mra
W E. Brehm
Dr. Brehm
Bourbon quotos fixed in Louisville meeting with distillers
James E B Doran the Washington head of the bureau of industrial alcohol and assistants BR Joyce of Cincinnati and C D Jackson of New Orleans met with Bourbon distillers in Louisville on Thursday to discuss 1932 quotas for Bourbon whisky.
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Louisville
James EB. Doran
Washington
Bureau of Industrial Alcohol
BR. E. Joyce
Cincinnati
C. D. Jackson
New Orleans
Legion Post To Start Minstrel Rehearsals
Logan post of the American Legion plans minstrel rehearsals starting next Tuesday under chairman Melrose Marhaven. The group aims to stage a benefit show for needy former servicemen and their families, following a prior Woodrow Wilson Film Memorial project. The cast will be local, largely Legion members, with a February presentation target.
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Logan
Renearaala
Logan Post
American Legion
Melrose Marhaven
Post
Harbaugh
Vinton County Man Arrested for Slaying Wife
Albert Beeson, 62, of Pike Run Vinton County, is under arrest in a hospital for the slaying of his wife Eliza 65 at their home. A daughter said Beeson claimed the affair belief and witnessed him shoot her twice then shoot himself.
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Beeson
County Recorder Reports 1931 Mortgage Increases and Records
County Recorder Emmett Carpenter releases the 1931 report showing 2,834 chattel mortgages filed and 1,837 total instruments recorded. Divisions include deeds 197, real estate mortgages 782, leases 203, transfers 68, powers of attorney 8, mechanic’s liens 32, soldier’s discharges 21, mortgages discharged 22, oil and gas releases 45, and miscellaneous instruments 25.
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County Recorder
Emmett Carpenter
Sparks From Pipe Cause Woman's Death in Ohio Town
In Marietta a 76 year old woman, Mercy Jane Singer, died after sparks from a pipe she was smoking ignited her clothing. The incident occurred in Dunham Township, Washington.
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Marietta
Jan
Mercy Jane Singer
Negresa
Dunham Township
Washington
Plane Crashes Near London Three Killed
Three men died and two were injured when a Louisville American Airways passenger plane from Columbus to Dayton crashed on a farm belt south of the National Highway near Brighton Clark County seven miles northwest of London. The dead were A G Mayer Louise Ky L Wenner and Louis B Stone. Injured pilot L Bowen and W E Welback were hospitalized in Springfield in serious condition. Welback later died. Wenner and Mayer died at the scene. The crash site was reached by locals Wasmer and Waamer who described the plane circling before crashing near London Prison Farm. The landing area was four miles from the crash. Witnesses reported a fire in a nearby residence, with Mrs Singer and her husband Theodore among those affected.
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Springfield
Jan
Louisville American Airways
Columbus
Dayton
Brighton
Clark County
London
Mayer
Louise Ky
L Wenner
Cincinnati
Louis
Stone Norwood
Bowen
Louamile
Welback
Springfeld Hospital
Twins Born on Different Days in California Hospital
Evelyn Joan and Doris Anne Fermit are twins with one born at 6 PM and the other 6 minutes later, technically on different calendar days. Nurse Margaret Bronner is pictured with the sisters in the San Francisco hospital.
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Evelyn Joan
Doris Anne Fermit
Evelyn
San Francisco
Margaret Bronner
Decatur Township Educators Face Ejection Petition
Residents of Decatur Township petition Lawrence County common pleas court to eject BP Collins and William Tripplett from the Decatur Township board of education while criminal action awaits grand jury. Collins and Tripplett are bound to the grand jury on charges of using school money for personal gain.
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Ironton
Jane
Decatur Township
Lawrence County Common Pleas Court
Collins
William Tripplett
Chinese Student Kao Seeks Business Success in America
Kao, a Chinese student from Mukden Manchuria, came to the United States for higher education after preparatory schooling in China. He attends Ohio University to complete his studies and earn a degree, believing American preparatory schools and universities offer superior opportunities and instruction.
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Chih Kay
Ohte University
Jogaworth
Kao
Mukden
Manchuria
Hina
Northwestern Universadty
Ike
America
Shouls Godot
Thase
China'e
United States
Chinese students study abroad shape future leadership
Kao notes education outside China fosters reform and modern governance. Native students educated abroad return to influence Chinese society and politics. He regrets chaotic regional conditions but believes unification and modern methods could empower China with its large population and vast resources. Kao plans to stay in America after studies.
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Oo Nable
China
Kao
Amperich
Lamb Prices Rise at Season of Christmas
Lamb prices climbed during the Christmas period with demand lifting prices above the previous week. Choice lambs reached their highest since late November while fat lambs sold lower than a year ago and western feeders’ gains failed to offset expenses. The overall meat market trend appeared downward with steers steady but heifers and hogs weakening, and lighter weights limiting price gains.
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Columibus
Ohio Fann Bureau
Lanthy
Heer
Blame Liquor For Tragedies In New Year Crash Span
Cleveland reports a deadly New Year sequence blamed on liquor. Three people died and multiple others injured in vehicle crashes as drivers under the influence caused separate wrecks. Wet roads and late buses contributed to the chaos.
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Stark
Grand Jury
Alva BR. Brown
Squiz Bloomingvile
E. G. Brown
Leola L. Johnson
South Bloomingville
F. M. Johnson
Glenn Johnson
Logan Schools
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Marietta Paint & Color CO
W. State St
Hoffman’s Grocery
Cor. W. Wash. & Cemetery Sts
Legion Post
Vinton County
Pike Run
Apex
Cash Feed Store
W. Union St
Woosmer
Singer
Theodore
Carpenter Hardware Co
Ohio University
Chote
F. J. Beasley Co
C.v.strawn
Criser
Rexall
the Cline Pharmacy Co
Aaa
Drei
Abe
Ana
Mantsi
Materista
Folke
Lorain
Haarlem
Bamby
Rauch’s
Littler Bakery
Viakers
Tyuality
Stedman
the Stedman Company
Packers
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