Ohio Observes One Of Sanest Fourths
Ohio reports indicate a notably calm Fourth of July with fewer traffic accidents and drownings. The tally shows twelve deaths from violence over the weekend, none fireworks related, including crashes in Cincinnati and a Wellington train collision.
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Columbus
Ohio
United Press
Cincinnati
Wellington
Cleveland
Dayton
Youngstown
Canton
Akron
Hit-skip injures two Ohio University students Saturday night
A hit-skip driver injured William Harper of Cleveland and Grace Herbkersman of Bedford near Eastbridge as they walked toward Athens. Both were rendered unconscious with cuts, bruises, and shock. Harper treated at Sheltering Arms Hospital, Herbkersman at Battin Cottage. The driver fled the scene. a passing motorist transported the students.
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Ohio University
William Harper
Cleveland
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Grace Herbkersman
Bedford
Eastbridge
Grace
Athens
Mr. Harper
Miss Herbkersman
Battin Cottage
Terrorist dies in Smolensk firefight with Soviet agents
Sophie Zakharchinko Schultz, a noted woman terrorist, died in a fight with Soviet secret service agents at Smolensk, 250 miles west southwest of Moscow. She perished with two male followers Osmesenskii and Opergut after wounding five agents who were ordered to take them dead or alive.
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Moscow
U.P
Sophie Zakharchinko-Schultz
Secret Service
Smolensk
Osmesenskii
Opergut
Plans Big Flight from New York to Rome
Cleveland air mail flyer Lloyd W. Bertaud left Cleveland to finish preparations for a New York to Rome flight.
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Cleveland
Lloyd W. Bertaud
Cleveland Air Mail Flyer
New York
Rome
Trust Officer at Athens Bank Speaks to Rotary Club
J. B. Sherrard of the Athens National Bank told the Athens Rotary Club that modern banking trust work is personal, not merely financial, and helps carry on a head of family’s wishes after death. Discussion covered investments and costs, with remarks on estate management and training, presided by Harry Beckley. An intercity meeting was announced for next Monday at Lo- Ba.
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Sherrard
Athens National Bank
Athens Rotary Club
Hotel Berry
Harry Beckley
John Patterson
Lo- Ba
Balloon lands near Stoutsville in Fairfield county
Goodyear Balloon No. 4 under pilot Walter W. Morton touched down in a field near Stoutsville Fairfield county about noon today. Morton was competing in the balloon race that began from Detroit yesterday.
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Lancaster, O
U.P
Goodyear
Walter W. Morton
Stoutsville
Fairfield County
Here
Morton
Detroit
Ohio Briefs: Robbery, Fire, Heroic Rescue Across Multiple Cities
Youngstown reports Reuben Murray refused a stranger's dice game offer and was robbed of 525 dollars. Warren baseball? No, a Subway cafeteria fire damaged two other stores causing about 20000 dollars in losses. Bellefontaine honors Hilbert Hassell 14 with a Carnegie medal for rescuing Roberta Maxine Brugler 10 from Rush Creek. New Lexington notes a large high altitude balloon with basket passed toward Logan possibly from Detroit races. Dayton tennis opens the fortieth Western Championships at 2 PM at the Dayton Country Club.
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Youngstown
Reuben Murray
Warren
New Lexington
Hangingasket
Logan
Detroit
Boy at Hocking Receives Broken Leg in Accident
Harri son Lovely of Hocking sustained a severe leg fracture when his cousin’s auto lost control near the Lovely home on Sunday morning. The radius rod broke, the wheel dragged him as he ran to avoid the car, and his leg twisted under the wheel before he was taken to a Columbus hospital.
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Harrison Lovely
Hocking
Lovely Home
Columbus
Boy Likely To Lose Sight After Powder Explosion
Cecil Glover 13 son of Clarence Glover Happy Hollow may lose his sight from a powder explosion Sunday. He struck matches to ignite the power and received the blast in the face. He was taken to White Cross hospital Columbus in Stout's ambulance.
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Nelsonville
Cecil Glover
Clarence Glover
Happy Hollow
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Stout
Highway Marker Renumbering Under State Order
A team of fourteen under State Highway Maintenance Engineer Arthur Cline began changing 600 road signs outside Athens Nelsonville and Glouster. By July 9 two state highways will merge into one national route and other state routes will be renumbered with black and white markers. Detours and new numbers may confuse motorists until familiarization. officials urge prompt adaptation.
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Arthur Cline
Athens
Nelsonville
Glouster
State Department
Coolville
McArthur
Ron Pouses
Runnapolis
Maryland
Whiteworth
Nevada
Pomeroy
Columbus
Chauncey and
Corning
Ohio
4-Year-Old Roy Stiverson Dies From Oil Lamp Fire
In Logan on July 5, Noah and Mrs. Stiverson left their 4-year-old son Roy alone while they worked in the barn. When they returned he suffered severe burns from head to foot. He died four and a half hours later from inhalation and burn injuries. clothing likely caught fire from an oil lamp. Funeral arrangements not yet made.
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Logan
Noah Stiverson
Marion Township
Roy
Escort to Lindy Killed at Ottawa Friend of Palmer
Lieutenant J Thad Johnson died in a crash at Ottawa while serving as an American escort to Colonel Charles A Lindbergh. He was a friend of Horace Palmer of United Air Marine and visited James A Palmer's home here two years ago. Johnson flew to Athens then to Peter Walsh's field, while Palmer traveled here to visit his parents but failed to find a field and flew to Columbus then returned to Athens by train.
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J. Thad Johnson
Ottawa
Charles A. Lindbergh
Horace Palmer
United Air Marine Service
James A. Palmer
Mr. Johnson
Atheny
Peter Walsh
Mr. Palmer
James Palmer
Columbus
Athens
Family Reunion Ends in Tragic Accident
Donald Lanning hospitalized with severe injuries after a family reunion accident. Brother also injured and not expected to survive. Local authorities investigating cause and confirming identities.
Auto Overturns Logan Brothers Deadly Crash
July 5 report from Laurelville road seven miles west of here details a crash that injured two Floodwood brothers, Donald Lanning 18 and Carl Flood, with Donald in critical condition and Carl seriously hurt but expected to live. Police could not confirm the driver.
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Logan
Laurelville Road
Here
Donald
Lanning
Floodwood
Carl
Flood
Farbearn
Cherrington Hospital
Merritt Succumbs Local Resident George M Merritt Dies
George Milton Merritt died Sunday morning July 3 at his home 1872 Eastwood Avenue Columbus Ohio born McArthur Ohio July 2 1858 he lived much of his life in Ohio Funeral services were held at his residence and he was buried at Forest Rose Cemetery Lancaster.
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George Milton Merritt
Eastwood Avenue
Columbus
Ohio
McArthur
Forest Rose Cemetery
Lancaster
Hocking Potato Club Holds Cleanup Meeting
The Hocking Potato club met Thursday, June 30, at the Sunday school building. After volleyball, members cleaned the grounds, took down the stove, moved the organ, and swept the building. Harold McFadden explained the club’s record book and its use.
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Hocking Potato Club
Hocking
Harold McFadden
Lone Coast Guardsman Boards Tramp Freighter
New York July 5 A United States coast guard officer Charles L Duke in command of a small launch boarded the tramp freighter Economy after it slipped past quarantine with two faint lights He captured 22 crew members and 150000 gallons of raw alcohol and ordered the six men above deck to stay below while awaiting rescue and consolidation of the position.
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New York
U.R
Charles L. Duke
United States Coast Guard
Duke
Coast Guard
Bratt
Jersey
Miners to Meet Over Wage Scale Ultimatum
Ohio miners union head Lee Hall says an executive board meeting will be called by July 15 to study coal operators wage scale ultimatum. He notes some proposed wages lower or stricter conditions than 1917, and discusses new rules on coal falling duties and unauthorized absences.
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United Press
Columbus
Lee Hall
Ohio Miners Today
Hall
John L. Lewis
International
Prison rules trap rescuers as three canoeists drown near Sing Sing
At Sing Sing a rescue attempt by 1,200 inmates was halted by guards as three young canoeists fell into the Hudson and drowned. A separate youth struggled to right a capsized craft while others watched from the prison yard on a windy morning.
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Hudson River
Sing Sing
Ossining
Hudson
Funeral services for Anthony Rowan at West Union cemetery chapel
Anthony Rowan 78 died of heart disease after admission to Sheltering Arms hospital Saturday. Services were held at 2 pm yesterday at the West Union street cemetery chapel. He leaves one daughter Mrs. Sadie Pfaff of Marietta. Burial followed at the cemetery.
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Anthony
Tony” Rowan
West Washington Street
Sheltering Arms Hospital
West Union Street Cemetery
Mr. Rowan
Sadie Pfaff
Marietta
Lieutenant Champion Breaks Seaplane Altitude Record
Lt. Carlton C. Champion Jr. of the U S N set a new unofficial altitude record in a Wright Apache seaplane over Washington D C reaching about 37 500 feet, nearly a mile higher than his previous 33 455 foot mark. He stayed aloft about an hour and wore goggles with non freeze lenses.
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Washington
U.R
Carlton C. Champion, Jr
Champion
Auto Falls Into Path of Speeding Train Kills Two
Harpers Ferry West Virginia July 5 Two men Charles M Dailey 35 and Bernah G Hill 36 both Martinsburg were killed when their car plunged thirty feet from a bridge onto a Balti more and Ohio passenger train. The car was dragged 450 feet through a tunnel across the C and O canal and hurled into the Potomac river. Police say the guard rail on the Maryland side road over the tracks was torn away and not repaired.
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Harpers Ferry
W. Va
U.P
Baltimore & Ohio
Charles M. Dailey
Bernah G. Hill
Martinsburg
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal
Potomac River
Hill
Dalley
Maryland
Bond
Maryland State Road
Convention Opens for Brotherhood of Stationary Firemen Delegates
Cleveland reports the third biennial convention of the International Brotherhood of Stationary Firemen Oilers and Railway Laborers opening with over 160 delegates in attendance.
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Cleveland
U.R
International Brotherhood of Stationary Firemen
Morehan
Death toll from auto accidents marks Fourth of July record
New York area reports more than 210 deaths in three day Fourth of July observances. Most fatalities tied to automobile accidents and drownings. hundreds injured. Fireworks burns sent about 60 to New York hospitals. Indiana reported 34 deaths, with other states listing lower counts.
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New York
New York C Hospital
Indiana
Diana
Wire Seat
New York State
New York City
York City
New England
Pennsylvania
W. C
North Carolina
See
Georgia
Florida
Michigan
Chicago
Denver Trict
St. Louis
Missouri
Oklahoma
Texas
Kansas
Nebraska
Louisiana
Pacific Coast
City to Decide Well System for Parkersburg
Parkersburg committees and the chamber of commerce will meet the city council tonight to choose a well system for the city. A bond of 450000 was approved last Tuesday to fund the project as the sand filtration plant nears obsolescence from canalization of the Ohio River nearby.
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Parkersburg Group
Parkersburg
Chamber of Commerce
Ohio River
Bodley Funeral Held for Mrs Kate Bodley in Cincinnati
The body of Mrs Kate Bodley 71 died at her son's home 44 Stimson Avenue Cincinnati. Services were held at 2 this afternoon in Cincinnati and burial planned in Newport Kentucky. Mrs Bodley and husband John H Bodley had stayed at their son's home for months.
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Cincinnati
Kate Earlley
J. W. Bodley
Newport
Bodley
John H. Bodley
What to Feed Pets Booklet Featured by Athens Messenger
The Athens Messenger publishes a booklet advising care for pets and livestock including rabbits pigs and other animals. It outlines feeding guidelines and useful information from the Bureau of Information.
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Athens
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