Nelsonville City Auditor Reports Year End 1932 Finances
Nelsonville city auditor Ralph Elliott released the cash reconciliation for the year ending Dec 31 1932 showing total funds of 10213.66 with major balances in general and sinking funds. The report details receipts and expenditures across the general fund water works electric light gasoline tax auto registration sinking special assessment and emergency poor relief funds with year end balances and deficits noted in several accounts.
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Nelsonville
Ralph Elliott
General Fund
Municipal Electric Light Department
Special Assessment Fund
Mrs. Leslie Cox Celebrates 84th Birthday in Nelsonville
Nelsonville observes Mrs. Leslie Cox turning eighty four on Sunday. A longtime First Presbyterian Church member she remains active and well loved. Friends sent cards gifts flowers and an eighty four rose bud bouquet. A large birthday cake bearing her name and age was received.
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Nelsonville
Leslie Cox
W T Poling Dies. Nelsonville Family Attends Funeral
In Nelsonville on January 31 a family describes the death of W T Poling after a recent operation. His son in law and daughters in law Will Poling and Pearl Lehman, joined by relatives, traveled to Columbus then Logan to arrange and attend the funeral at Mt. Carmel Hospital and home.
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Nelsonville
Will Poling
Pearl Lehman
Columbus
W. T. Poling
Poling
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Logan
Lehman
Mrs Clint Patton Recovers After Major Operation
Mrs Clint Patton of this city reports a satisfactory recovery from a serious operation at White Cross Hospital in Columbus.
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Nelsonville
Clint Patton
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Beards Provide Hospitality in Columbus Visit In Mississippi
B E Yerkey returned Sunday to his Pennsboro West Virginia home after weeks with his wife at the Beard home. Mr and Mrs C B Bennett spent Monday in Columbus. Miss Ruth Burdette and Roy Burdette from Columbus were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs James Beard.
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B. E. Yerkey
Pennsboro
W. Va
Beard
C. BE. Bennett
Columbus
Ruth Burdette
Roy Burdette
James Beard
York Grange Meeting Advances to Thursday Evening
The regular York Grange No. 2436 meeting is moved to Thursday at 7 30 PM in Nelsonville. Lodi Grange will attend to confer the third and fourth degrees.
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Nelsonville
York Grange
Lodi Grange
Three Local Men Fined in Nelsonville Petit Larceny Case
Clarence Birtcher Roy Birtcher and Carl Keplar pleaded guilty in Mayor Hickman’s court to petit larceny. All were fined 25 dollars plus costs and sent to county jail pending settlement. Police Chief George Bateman escorted them to Athens. Affidavits by railroad police officer I A Gresh el charged the theft of coal from loaded cars in Nelsonville yards.
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Nelsonville
J. W. Hickman
Clarence Birtcher
Roy Birtcher
Carl Keplar
Athens
George Bateman
I. A. Greshel
Nelsonville Board of Trade Meeting Delayed
The Nelsonville Board of Trade postpones its regular meeting from Wednesday to Thursday evening February 2. The group will join an American Legion chicken dinner at the Legion Home at 6 15 PM with Mayor J W Hickman as speaker.
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Board of Trade
Nelsonville
Nelsonville Board of Trade
American Legion
Legion
J. W. Hickman
Pastors Endorse Sterilization Bill for Deficient Mentally
In Columbus Ohio January 31 1926 about 600 pastors at the Ohio Pastors Convention passed a resolution favoring a sterilization bill for mentally deficient persons. The measure was presented by Dr W H McMaster of Mt Union College. The Oxford Movement leaders John Watt and Lawson Wood from Edinburgh spoke on revivalist religion. The convention also condemned certain moving pictures as inimical to morals and religion.
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Columbus
U.p-Ohio
Ohio
W. H. McMaster
Mt. Union College
John Watt
Lawson Wood
Edinburgh
Scotland
America
Federal Convict Is Given Longer Term
Stanley R. Hooker, 20, inmate at Chillicothe Federal Reformatory, received a 12 year sentence to a Federal penitentiary for fatally stabbing fellow prisoner Paul R. Battle after an argument during a tug of war last July 5. Hooker, of Norfolk Nebraska, was indicted on a second degree murder charge and sentenced by Federal Judge Benson Hough.
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Columbus
Stanley R. Hooker
Federal Reformatory
Chillicothe
Hooker
Paul R. Battle
Norfolk
Nebraska
Benson Hough
Kentucky Colonels Considered a Nuisance by Ohio House
In Columbus on January 31 the Ohio House debated Kentucky Colonels and Columbus Enquirer correspondent Herbert Mengert. Representative W. M. Goodwin proposed a $1000 luxury tax on all Kentucky Colonels in Ohio, labeling them a nuisance.
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Columbus
House of Representatives
Kentucky
Herbert Mengert
The
Cincinnet Enquirer
Mengert
Laffoon
W. M. Goodwin
Butler County
Ohio
Questioned boy linked to murder case in Cleveland
A 15 year old boy was questioned in Cleveland today over the death of Mrs. Elizabeth Ruth Steese after he allegedly confessed to snatching a purse from 19 year old hospital employee Miss Mary Tkac. The youth had been identified by the victim as her assailant and had earlier confessed to a separate assault.
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Cleveland
Elizabeth Ruth Steese
Mary Tkac
St. Luke's Hospital
Conspiracy Charged Ohio Dry Officers
Five present and former Lawrence County officers face sentencing on conspiracy to violate prohibitions. William Earl Berian, Chesapeake marshal, to be retried. A hung jury was dismissed in Bainum case. John R. Rife, deputy marshal, convicted of selling 29 gallons of liquor in Proctorville town hall. others pled guilty last week.
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Cincinnati
Lawrence County
Ohio
William Earl Beriian
Chesapeake
Robert Nevin
U. S. District Court
Bainum
John R. Rife
Proctorville
Bank Influence Hit in Hearing
John P. Frey of Cleveland told a Senate Committee the Chase National Bank’S influence extends to major firms through interlocking directorates. He named Westinghouse Electric Western Electric Metropolitan Life Equitable Life and Coca Cola as having Chase directors on their boards.
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Washington
U.P
John P. Frey
Cleveland
Senate
Chase National Bank
National
Frey
Westinghouse Electric
Western Electric
Metropolitan Life Insurance
Equitable Life
Coco Cola Co
Alleged Chicken Thief Is Taken to Pomeroy
John Spires of Albany was taken to Pomeroy for arraignment on stealing chickens. Deputy Sheriff Roy Goldsberry and Meigs County officers arrested him yesterday. He is accused of stealing chickens in Meigs and Jackson Counties and selling them in Albany.
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John Spires
Albany
Pomeroy
Roy Goldsberry
Meigs County
Meigs
Jackson
Imes Family Takes Full Control of C. H. Cafeteria
W. B. Imes and his father R. P. Imes announce they have gained full control of the C. H. Cafeteria at 65 South Court Street. R. P. Imes buys William Foot’s interest, with R. P. as president, Mrs. W. B. Imes as vice president, and W. B. Imes as secretary-treasurer. W. B. Imes will continue to manage the restaurant. the elder Imes takes no active part.
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W. B. Imes
R. P. Imes
South Court Street
William Foot
Richland Avenue Ladies Aid to Hold All Day Church Meeting
The Richland Avenue Ladies Aid Society will hold an all day meeting at the church on Wednesday. Revival services are conducted each night at 7 30 by the Rev Cassady the pastor. Services begin each night at 7 30 o clock. The public is invited to attend.
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Richland Avenue Ladies Aid Society
Cassady
School attendance fine suspended for Emmett Cain
Emmett Cain of Jerseyville was fined $10 and costs by Magistrate C H Porter for failing to send his children to school. The sentence was suspended on the condition that Cain keep his children in school.
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Emmett Cain
Jerseyville
C. H. Porter
Cain
Marriage License Granted in Nelsonville Couple
Frank Hayborn 27 of Nelsonville and Evelyn Vincent 16 of Nelsonville Route 1 obtained a marriage license. Hayborn is son of Mrs. Bessie Hayborn and Vincent is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Vincent.
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Frank Hayborn
Nelsonville
Bessie Hayborn
Evelyn Vincent
Route 1
John Vincent
Harrises filed for divorce in Athens County Court
Donald Harris filed for divorce from Ruth Harris in Athens County Common Pleas Court alleging gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty.
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Donald Harris
Ruth Harris
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Armed robbers raid Midwest Finance meeting in Cleveland
In Public Square 400 Ohio National Guard drillers watched as four armed men robbed the Midwest Finance and Loan Company directors meeting on the tenth floor of the Society for Savings Building. They escaped with 1500 dollars in cash and jewelry.
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Cleveland
Ohio National
Public Square
Midwest Finance & Loan Company
Society For Savings
Senate approves Baker as OSU trustee in Ohio
The Senate confirmed Newton D. Baker of Cleveland as a trustee of Ohio State University to fill the unexpired term of E. H. Mack of Sandusky. The action was reported from Columbus on January 31.
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Senate
Baker Columbus
Newton D. Baker
Cleveland
Ohio State University
E. H. Mack
Sandusky
30 Hour Work Week Bill Advances in House Labor Committee
The House Labor Committee favorably reported the Connery 30 hour work week bill aimed at spreading employment. The proposal proposes cutting the standard week to 30 hours to reduce unemployment and increase job opportunities.
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Washington
House Labor Committee
Connery
Athens High School Rated Top in District Scholarship Tests
A. H. S. praised by B. O. Skinner state director of education after a review by G. H. Reavis. Report commends well trained teachers strong administration and leadership and close senior junior high coordination. Recommends more science equipment for the junior high and extending home room libraries with reference material.
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Athens High School
B. O. Skinner
Board of Education
G. H. Reavis
State Department of Education
Clarence Rowland Withdraws From Toledo Baseball Bid
Clarence Pants Rowland president of the Albany Baseball Club in the International League withdraws as a bidder for the Toledo Baseball Club franchise. A Cleveland group was expected in Toledo this week to consider purchasing the club.
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Toledo
Clarence “Pants’ Rowland
Albany Baseball Club
International League
Toledo Baseball Club
Chicago
Cleveland
Ohio Safety Council Seeks Legislative Safety Bills
The Ohio Safety Council urges the Legislature to pass four bills to create an adequate highway safety program. Supported by groups including Ohio Farm Bureau and Ohio Chamber of Commerce, the measures cover drivers licenses financial responsibility guest passenger and highway patrol. The council aims to unify these into a single enforceable safety framework.
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Columbus
Ohio Safety Council
Ohio
Ohio Farm Bureau
Ohio State Grange
Ohio State Automobile Association
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Ohio Federation of Labor
Ohio Manufacturers Association
Ohio Federation of Insurance Agents
Ohio Bankers Association
Ohio Retail Merchants Association
Ohio Program Merits Adopted in State Decision
A leading states approach has been adopted, resulting in the merits of each proposal being incorporated into the Ohio program. The action reflects a coordinated effort to unify recommendations and implement the combined framework across the state.
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Ohio
War Game of Navy Is On in Pacific
Seven enemy cruisers and several destroyers were sighted at dawn northeast of Molokai as a major air battle was expected soon. U.S. forces massed on Oahu alongside Pearl Harbor in a major Pacific defense alert.
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Pacific
Pearl Harbor
T. H
U.P
Island of
Molokai
America
Oahu Island
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