Officials urge fiscal reports filed for all subdivisions
Columbus January 14. The Bureau of Inspection and Supervision is sending annual report forms to each county taxing district and city or school district. Officials must publish a financial report for the prior year, in a local paper or a county paper if none exists.
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Columbus
Bureau of Inspection and Supervision Public
Cers
General Assembly
Preston E.homas
Ohio Penitentiary
Est Spring Street
East Main Street
Paris Avenue
School For
East Town Street
Kington Avenue
West Broad Street
That
State Assation of Common Pleas
Ohio Retail Clothiers and Men's ‘Apparel Club of
Ohio
Columbbilana
Mahoning
Trumbull
Ashtaibula
Geauga
Portage
Summi
Cuyahoga
Lake Erie
Pro State University
Ted States
Simeon D. ‘Ess
Violets Found in January During Timber Work
Lafe Andrews of New Marshfield found a violet growing outdoors in January near the Vinton Athens county border while cutting timber. He sent the flower to the Messenger office. Andrews and his son also saw a robin several days earlier.
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Lafe Andrews
New Marshfield
Vinton- Athens
Students donate clothing for needy in Hocking Valley
Ohio University relief committee reports 53 students contributed clothing for miners' families in the Hocking Valley. Thirty-nine boxes opened in Athens. fourteen await opening. Extra 500 pounds donated earlier plus cash totaling 12 dollars includes a 100 dollar check from New York. Donations came from Union Theological Seminary New York University Illinois Akron company Emergency Strikers committee and a New Jersey church. Cash gifts include 17 from Boyd Hall 5 from Delta Phi Sigma 20 from Kappa Kappa Gamma officers and others. Funds support a milk fund and additional food purchases. A canning firm in Indianapolis was asked for canned goods pricing. campus shop inventory yielded 486 cans distributed locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University Relief Committee
Hocking Valley
Athens
Men's Union
Union Theological Seminary
New York City
University of Illinois
Akron
Emergency Strikers’ Committee
New York
New Jersey
Boyd Hall
Delta Phil Sigma Sorority
Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority
Athens County
Indianapolis
Pennsylvania
Ted Cowen
University
Resignation of Ray E. Slaughter From Two Athens Firms
Ray E. Slaughter retires from the Stedman Packing company and the C. D. Shafer company after more than 20 years in executive roles. He joined Stedman in 1906 under Frank C. Stedman, later becoming secretary treasurer and then vice president. Brit L. Hooper will become vice president at Stedman Packing as Slaughter departs. Harry L. Wilson moves from assistant secretary treasurer to secretary treasurer.
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Ray E. Slaughter
Stedman Packing Company
Co. D. Shafer Company
Athens
Slaughter
Mr. Slaughter
Stedman Company
Frank C. Stedman
F. Stedman Company
C. D. Shafer Company
Shafer Company
Willis Names Campaign Manager For President Nomination
Senator Willis of Ohio asked Carmi Thompson of Cleveland to run his Republican presidential nomination campaign after conferring with Thompson and expressing hope he would accept.
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Willis
Washington
Carmi Thompson
Cleveland
Ohio
Thompson
Lipsticks for Men Target Paris Market
A French manufacturer plans men lipsticks and expects heavy demand within a year as Paris eyes a broader beauty market.
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Paris
Prima Donna Alma Peterson To Sing At Athens Recital
Alma Peterson, a soprano with the Philadelphia Civic Opera, will give a recital Wednesday night at 8 15 in Ewing auditorium Athens Ohio. Presented by Ohio University music department it is the season’s sole musical offering. Peterson has five years with the Chicago Civic Opera and performed leads with Cincinnati Summer Opera. She studied in Milan and Chicago and is noted for Scandinavian songs.
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Philadelphia Civic Opera Company
Alma Peterson
Athens
Ewing Auditorium
Miss Peterson
Chicago Civic Opera Company
Cincinnati
Summer Opera
Milan
Italy
Herman Devries
Chicago
Jenny Lind
America
Rush A. Jones 83 Dies at Athens Home
Rush A. Jones age 83 dies at 2 pm Saturday at the Athens home of his son Dr C L Jones on University Terrace. Born September 26 1844 in West Chester PA he lived in Philadelphia and Parkersburg WV before training as a pharmacist in Philadelphia. He married Celeste B McVay of Athens in 1869 their son Dr C L Jones survives with other relatives. Funeral Monday at 2 pm at the Dr C L Jones home with burial in Hebbardsville.
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Rush A. Jones
C. L. Jones
University Terrace
Mr. Jones
West Chester
Philadelphia
Parkersburg
W. Va
Pittsburgh
Celeste B. McVay
Athens
R. A. Jones
Jones
Parkersburg Chemical Company
Wormley
Columbus
Hebbardsville
Blackmail Letters Target Four Millionaires in Brattenahi
Handwriting experts were summoned in Cleveland as investigators probe blackmail letters sent to four Brattenahi village residents. The letters signed by the "Black Phantom" warned of the "most brutal crime ever committed" but did not disclose details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
U.R
Brattenahi Village
Stanton
Armed guards disperse oyster bed invaders in Virginia
National guardsmen police and county officers moved toward the Mobjack Bay district and York River areas in Gloucester County to quell disorders caused by armed resistance of men invading state leased oyster beds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Mobjack Bay
York River
Gloucester County
Father jailed for chaining daughter to bed in Toul France
Jacques Tellier was sent to prison after chaining his mentally challenged daughter to her bed in Toul France. The case drew attention to abuse and guardianship concerns in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toul
France
Jacques Tellier
Kidnaper Sought After 11-Year-Old Audrey Clark Attack
A manhunt expands across Southern California for a slovenly middle aged man who kidnapped and attacked 11 year old Audrey Clark and released her unharmed. The case draws comparisons to the Edward Hickman arrest.
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Hickman
Los Angeles
Calif
Edward Hickman
California
Audrey Clark
All Factions of Democratic Party Appear Satisfied
Washington January 14 All factions of the Democratic party appeared pleased with the Jackson day harmony dinner and the decision to move the convention to Houston Texas Friends of Gov Al Smith of New York were especially satisfied though some opposition to their candidate lingered They view Smith as the leading candidate with no strong rival to contest the nomination and expect Houston to bring more favorable influences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.R
Houston
Texas
al Smith
New York
Madison Square Garden
Smith
Communists Demonstrate Around State Department in Dissent
Fifty members of the American Workers party marched around the State Department building in Washington protesting U S policy in the Caribbean. The orderly demonstration included both men and women in their twenties and denounced dollar diplomacy with banners accusing the United States of raping Nicaragua and Nicaragua in general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
American Workers, Or Communists Party
State Department
U. S.S
Caribbean
United States
Nicaragua
Nicararagua
Knew His Man Says Will Siegers on Coolidge Joke
Will Siegers states he was censored for implying Calvin Coolidge spoke on the radio. He shares Coolidge’s prompt reply praising good humor and thanks him, noting the yearlong tour involved jokes about the president. Siegers defends his manner and urges restraint in humor amid elections.
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Will Siegers
Coolidge
Washington
Mr. Coolidge
Campus Beauties To Be Entered in Contest Selected
Ohio University four classes name campus beauties for Athena contest. Seniors chosen include Marianna Bing Irene Ochs Margaret Cruikshank Caroline Grey Rose mary Acker Leota Ward. Juniors Verna Danford Louise Kerr Frances Clutts Gertrude Ferrell Mildred Fate Helen Sweeney. Sophomores Mary Virginia Hewitt Caroline Christy Mary Carr Janet Klove Virginia Ward Kath erine Thomas. Freshmen Greta Collins Rosemary Fuller Frances Zimmer Josephine Cain Margaret Sperry Jean Carle. Final eight to be chosen by John Gilbert.
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Athena
Ohio University
Marianna Bing
Athens
Irene Ochs
Painesville
Margaret Cruikshank
Hicksville
Caroline Grey
Toledo
Rosemary Acker
Nelsonville
Leota Ward
Pickerington
Louise Kerr
Verna Danford
Frances Clutts
Gertrude Ferrell
Massillon
Mildred Fate
Urbana
Helen Sweeney
Amsterdam
Mary Virginia Hewitt
Columbus
Caroline Christy
Adena
Mary Carr
Seville
Janet Klove
Monmouth
Illinois
Virginia Ward
Warren
Katherine Thomas
Niles
Greta Collins
Rosemary Fuller
Frances Zimmer
Cleveland
Josephine Cain
Parkersburg
Margaret Sperry
Clarksburg
Jean Carle
Perry
John Gilbert
Pitched Battle Between Workman and Police in Chicago
A worksman, Herman Hiliger aged 40, was killed amid a pitched battle with police in Chicago as thousands of steel mill workers watched from makeshift breastworks. Two policemen and a mother were wounded during the clash as workers attempted to attack the officers after the confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Herman Hiliger
Pullman Car and Manufacturing Company
Prince Youssopoff Ordered to Leave Paris
Jan 14 reports say Prince Youssopoff, the confessed slayer of Rasputin, was asked to leave France after police complaints from fathers of several young girls. The Russian imperial prince gained notoriety connecting him to the Romanov era and the Rasputin affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Youssopoff
Rasputin
France
Last Chapters on Ruth Snyder and Henry Judd Gray
The sordid affair ends with estates settling after the execution of Ruth Snyder and Henry Judd Gray. Bodies were buried yesterday with Mrs. Snyder interred in Woodlawn Cemetery Manhattan and Gray in Montclair New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Snyder
Henry Judd Gray
New York
U.P
Alfred Snyder
One Man Fights Police in Chicago Steel Mill Clash
A gun battle outside a Chicago steel mill during lunch hour left one man dead and two police officers and a laborer seriously wounded. The suspect, Herman Hiliger, 40, exchanged fire with officers in front of the mill as thousands of workers spilled out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.R
Herman Hiliger
Four Singers Moved to Jail on Forgery Charge
In Springfield Ohio four inmates from Dayton who formed a famed mixed quartet were moved to Columbus after being charged with forgery. Authorities say the group held jail concerts but failed to explain blank checks found in their luggage from multiple Midwest banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
U.P
Columbus
Ohio
Casper Bohrer
Charles Mitchell
Dayton
Middlewest
Refuge Planned in Eastern Washington County
Dreams of a game refuge in eastern Washington County near Marietta move toward reality as plans by the Ohio Department of Agriculture reach completion. Charles Griggs, deputy fish and game inspector, played a key role in the favorable decision and stocking will commence immediately. The refuge contains 720 acres.
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Marietta
Washington County
Department of Agriculture
Columbus
Charles Griggs
Fish and Game
Oil field acreage sale in Lawrence township
A parcel totaling acres lies in Lawrence township at the heart of the old Cow Run oil field. The three farms included were acquired from the Lehmer estate, the Reader estate, and A. C. Becker, with leases transferred from those estates.
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Lawrence Township
Cow Run
Lehmer
Reader
A. C. Becker
Rum Runner Gaspe-Fisherman Sunk Off Nantucket
The schooner Gaspe-Fisherman, labeled notorious for rum running, caught fire off Nantucket Shoals Massachusetts. After the crew abandoned ship the vessel was sunk by gunfire from the coast guard destroyer McCall according to a wireless from coast guard headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Nantucket Shoals
Mass
Coast Guard
McCall
Conspiracy trial set for Indiana governor and associates
Indianapolis, Ind. January 14. Governor Ed Jackson of Indiana and two associates will be tried February 7 on charges of conspiracy to commit a felony under a court agreement reached today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
U.P
Ed Jackson
Indiana
Sought in Murder Betty Chambers Found Dead in Chicago Hotel
Police sought a man and a woman in connection with the murder of Betty Chambers whose body was found in a Chicago hotel suite. The victim had a head wound, a cord around her throat, and tape pressed over mouth and nose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
Betty Chambers
One Acquittal May Lead to Ten More In Death Case
Youngstown reports Curtis Jones acquitted in the Tony Pope farm death. Indications say charges may be dismissed against ten other men connected to the case as a crowd led by John Stroup marched to a farm where a horse and calf were found and Pope was killed.
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Youngstown
Curtis Jones
Milton Township
Tony Pope
Popo
John Stroup
Jackson
Joseph Smith
Fire destroys Wellston Manufacturing plant. $175,600 loss
A Saturday fire at the Wellston Manufacturing company factory caused $175,600 in damage. Fifty workers were left unemployed as the blaze began in the pattern room where over $50,000 in patterns were stored. I. W. Warden, company president and Wellston mayor, was en route home from New York and unaware of the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellston
Wellston Manufacturing Company
I. W. Warden
New York
Farmer shoots wife and dies in suspected West case influence
Edwin L. Eldridge aged 72, a prominent farmer in Perry, shot his wife Carrie then killed himself. Authorities, after a preliminary inquiry, said he appeared driven to madness by thoughts of the West case, with his daughter Mrs. Bert Graves noting his odd behavior since Mrs. West killed her husband.
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Perry
Jan
Edwin L. Eldridge
Carrie
Eldridge
West
Bert Graves
Ohio University Male Quartet To Make Trip in West
The Ohio University Varsity male quartet will tour from Chicago to Los Angeles as guests of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad. This makes OU the second eastern school to receive such an offer. Members are Willi Edmund, Ted Cowan, Charles Kircher, and Donald Dowd with David Todd as accompanist and Prof. C. C. Robinson as director. The trip starts April 2 after a program in Athens.
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Ohio University
Chicago
Los Angeles
Atcheson, Topeka, and
Santa Fe
Mississippi
Penn State University
Willi Edmund
Ted Cowan
Charles Kircher
Donald Dowd
David Todd
C. C. Robinson
Athens
School official resigns amid assault affidavits in Beaver Creek
Elmer Snyder age 40 resigns as superintendent of Beaver Creek township schools after assurances that affidavits accusing him of assault on a pupil and drawing a weapon on others would be withdrawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xenia
Elmer Snyder
Beaver Creek Township
Rebels and Federals Clash in Mexican State
A vigorous engagement with reported casualties occurred between rebel troops and federals in Jgiir state, Mexico, on Thursday, according to El Universal Grafico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Jgiir
el Universal Grafico
Accidental Shot Fatal Near Kenton Claims Farmer
Frank Fieming a 66 year old farmer and father of seven died from wounds suffered on December 22 when accidentally shot by his son. The incident occurred near Kenton and was confirmed today. His death follows the accidental shooting reported earlier in December.
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Kenton
Frank Fieming
Man Held on Perjury Charge After Failing Bond
Marysville reports Paul Sanderson age 23 could not furnish a $2000 bond and is jailed on perjury charges after giving false testimony before a grand jury, according to police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marysville
Paul Sanderson
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Messenger Pattern Dept
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Committee
Department of Music
Democratic Party
Messenger
Edison
Mazda
Walsh
Robinson Bros
Mill St
Mary Jane
Alice Cooke
Quartet
Perry Farmer
Ora Clark
Salt Lake City
Western Railroad
Chrysler
C. Coupe
Landau
C. R. Featherston
Chrysler Sales & Service
E. Washington St
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