Heat Wave Sparks Statewide Road Work and Fatal Drownings
County engineer reports major Logan McArthur road work approved by federal and state inspectors as curves widened to prevent accidents. Ohio swelters with three heat related deaths and multiple drownings as beaches and rivers prove perilous during the latest heat wave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Hocking County
H. W. Nixon
Logan-McArthur
Columbus
Chillicothe
Enterprise
Laurelville
Straitsville- Murray City
State Highway Department
Hot Weather Dos and Donts Say Bath and Tea Cool Off
Washington July 9. Take a hot bath and drink hot tea to cool off says acting surgeon general 8 B Grubbs in a new list. Do wear cotton linen undergarments avoid silk. Don’t go to bed naked drink ice water or eat protein rich foods.
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Washington
U.P
B. Grubbs
United States Health Service
Grubbs
Saturday Five Best Radio Features
Radio listings show programs across stations WEAF NY WWJ Detroit WGR Buffalo and more. Listings include orchestral concerts from the New York Philharmonic at Lewisohn Stadium and Detroit Symphony at Belle Isle with varied air times and time zones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WEAF
New York
WWJ
Detroit
WGR
Buffalo
Goldman
WIZ
WGY
Schenectady
WRC
Washington
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Lewisohn Stadium
WCX
Eastern Standard
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Belle Isle Park
WDAF
Kansas City
Central Standard
WDAW
Omaha
What did you see yesterday in West Virginia
A reader submission recalls a razor-back hog with ears upright attempting to drink from a jug in West Virginia. Also notes an automobile crossing the Trace mountains with three tires and a rim carrying two useless extras. A calm scene shows a cow being milked by an elderly couple nearby.
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West Virginia
Trace Mountains
Old Judge Todhunter Dies at 83 in Middletown
Judge William H. Todhunter 83 oldest member of Butler county bar dies at his Middletown home from injuries sustained in an automobile accident a month earlier.
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Middletown
William H. Todhunter
Butler County
Dragged to Death in Dayton Accident
Russell Stoner, age 4, was killed when his clothing got entangled in a horse harness. The frightened horse bolted, dragging him several hundred feet before the animal was stopped in Dayton.
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Dayton
Russell Stoner
Government booklet helps diagnose garden ailments
The United States Government offers a booklet Diseases and Insects of Garden Vegetables to diagnose troubles and prescribe remedies. Send name, address, and two cents for return postage, with four cents for a copy of the Garden Insect Booklet.
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United States
Washington
Columbia Theater to Close for Remodeling Saturday
After the Saturday night show the Columbia Theater will shut from four to six weeks for remodeling and redecorating. A new ventilating system and fans will be installed, lighting updated, the floor lowered, steps removed, and a four foot slope created to the street. Elden Byrne is the manager.
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Columbia
Elden Byrne
Two Women Die When Car Hit at Dead Man's Crossing
Mrs C M Yale of Royal Oaks Michigan and Mrs H W Duncan of Detroit Michigan were killed when a Big Four freight struck their automobile at Dead Man's Crossing in Dayton. Duncan was also injured and Yale, two children escaped. The party was returning from a motor trip to Tennessee and planned to spend the day in Dayton.
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Dayton
C. M.yale
Royal Oaks
Mich
H. W. Duncan
Detroit
Dead Mans
Tennessee
Michigan
Radio broadcasting in the United States without regulation
Secretary of Commerce Hoover released a Justice Department opinion stating the federal government has no power to regulate radio broadcasting. He urged voluntary self regulation by the industry and noted the system is currently unregulated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Justice Department
General Carmona Leads Successful Lisbon Revolution
In Lisbon on July 9 General Carmona heads a successful overthrow of the revolutionary government installed by General Games Ba Costa. The move signals a pivotal change in Portugal's political leadership.
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Lisbon
U.R
General Carmona
Ba Costa
Submarine 851 death toll begins recovery at Brooklyn Navy Yard
Sailors search the wreck of sub 851 after acetylene cutting opens the hull. Five bodies recovered by afternoon with mangled remains and limited identifications possible by fingerprints. Commander Lenny seeks the ship log to trace operations from collision to loss of crew.
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Navy
Brooklyn Navy Yard
New London
Conn
Dewey G. Kyle
Rome
Athens Gas Off for Five Hours
Gas will be turned out of Athens city mains all Sunday afternoon with repairs planned on company mains outside the city. The supply to the city will be off from noon until 5 p m Sunday prompting households to adjust noon meals in advance.
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Athens City
Logan Gas Company
Republicans Set Out to Raise 400000 for Fall Campaign
Republican congressional campaign committees announced plans to raise 400000 to oppose Independents and Democrats in the upcoming fall elections. The fund will aid administration senators and representatives in races that will determine control of Congress during Coolidge's final two years. Democrats have raised about 25000 so far, with more contributions expected soon.
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Washington
Administration
Congress
President Coolidge
Gas leak inspection crew hunts Athens homes for danger
Four hundred inspectors from the Ohio Fuel Supply company roam Athens testing gas lines and house entrances. Chief inspector C H Lewis leads the crew, which uses soapy bubbles and ground discoloration to locate leaks. Each area is checked every five years as crews move from city to city under the auditing department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Fuel Supply Company
Athens
C. H. Lewis
Ohio Fuel Company
Gas Company
McPherson testifies before county grand jury on kidnapping
Aimee Semple McPherson told the county grand jury her account of being kidnapped and held for ransom. After six hours of questioning the jury adjourned to next Tuesday as she pressed her case with religious fervor and conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Aimee Semple McPherson
California
Pacific Coast
Mrs. McPherson
Bootlegging Allegations Shake Chicago Police
Defense attorney Eugene McGarry argued to the jury that half of Chicago police are involved in bootlegging and pressed for acquittal of Martin Durkin, a confessed bootlegger and murder suspect, suggesting immunity from arrest by police on his payroll.
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Chicago
U.pr
Eugene McGarry
Martin Durkin
McGarry
Ohio Briefs Woman Dies In Street Car Crash
A Warren woman was killed and four others injured when a street car collided with an automobile during the night in Warren Ohio. Police reported no further details available at this time.
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Warren
Salem Tragedy Ends With Shooting Suicide
After fatally shooting Irene M. Shafer a 37 year old divorcee Chester Stahl 40 turned the gun on himself and died instantly.
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Salem
Irene M. Shafer
Chester Stahl
Athens Has No Summer Playgrounds for Children Says Hoover
Professor T N Hoover, former Athens park commission chair, notes Twilight League serves adults but no children programs. He criticizes a nonrenewed park commission and urges development of a community park on North Hill with picnicking space, beautification, and broader park uses like fairs and tourism amenities.
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Athens
T. N. Hoover
Athens Park Commission
Park Commission
Alex Moore
North Hill
Izaak Walton League
Hoover
Professor Hoover
Mother of Fourteen Children Dies at 85 in West Virginia
Elizabeth Mees aged 85 died in Mason City West Virginia after services at Pomeroy Lutheran church. She was mother of fourteen with eleven surviving children present at her funeral. Her husband Henry Mees long linked to Middleport and Pomeroy. She leaves forty nine grandchildren and thirty great grandchildren.
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Elizabeth Mees
Mason City
W. Va
Beech Grove
Pomeroy Lutheran Church
Mees
Athens Messenger
Abe Dieh
Huntington
John Mees
Columbus
Barbara Uhle
Lincoln
Iil
George Mees
Emma Mees
Jacob Mees
J. Elberfeld
Fred Bauer
Albert Mees
Albert Lee
Pomeroy
Lockjaw Feared As Chauncey Man Is Hospitalized
Earl Johnston of Chauncey was taken to a Columbus hospital at 2 AM in Stouts ambulance with suspected lockjaw after a rusty nail infection spread from a foot injury. He suffered convulsions and high fever after returning home. Dr Nelson arranged hospital transfer and planned a morning foot operation. He was accompanied by his wife and brother Bing Johnston.
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Chauncey
Earl Johnston
Columbus
Stout
Johnston
Nelson
Ben Fellder
Bing Johnston
Pioneer Families of the Hocking Valley in Messenger
Will Merritt head of Rockbridge schools writes a two part story about five pioneer Athens county families. They came by flatboat down the Ohio river up the Hocking and settled near Herroki’s Mill. The tale appears in Section 2 of the Sunday Messenger July 11 for the readers.
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Will Merritt
Rockbridge
Meigs County
Athens County
Merritt
Messenger
Hocking County
Ohio River
Hocking
Herroki’s
Mr. Merritt
Nelsonville mine meeting invites John Lewis for address
At a Nelsonville United Mine Workers gathering in the I O O F hall a resolution invited international president John Lewis to speak to miners of the subdistrict on a future date. The meeting, which discussed the leased mine problem, featured remarks by Lee, Marshall, and a district official. A general meeting plan awaits Lewis's reply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
United Mine Worksers of America
O. F. Hall
John Lewis
Lee
Columbus
Robert Marshall
Oril Eaety
Mtg
Lewia
Young Bandits Trapped by Police One Shot Death
In Ironton on July 9 three bandits held up motorists. Albert Stevens 25 was shot to death as police closed in after a chase. Charles Stevens 28 and Gerald Griffin, a former Ohio State student, were captured following the confrontation.
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Albert Stevens
Charles
Gerald
Ohio State University
Stevens
Griffin
Ironton
Tical
Fine Father for Mistreating Child In Hollis Case
Tom Hardy of Hollis was fined 50 dollars and jailed six months in the mayor's court on a cruel mistreatment charge involving his 10 year old daughter. The sentence was suspended and will not be enforced unless the girl is mistreated again. Constable Tom Blower made the arrest.
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Glouster
Tom Hardy
Hollis
Mayor Park
Hardy
Tom Blower
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U. S
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