Jail Break Foiled by Nelsonville Police
Two prisoners Pearl Matthews and Harley Chaney were thwarted in an attempted jail break in Nelsonville. Chief Jack Pearson roused by a crash found Chaney atop a cell wall breaching the prison. Chaney pleaded guilty to attempting to break jail. sentence was withheld. Matthews pleaded not guilty citing no knowledge of the act.
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Nelsonville
Jack Pearson
Pearl Matthews
Harley Chaney
Glouster
George Bateman
Paul Raine
Washington Street
Raine
Pearson
Chaney
L. J. Eberle
Matthews
Widow of Thomas Evener Dies in Nelsonville at 82
Mrs George Evener 82 wife of Thomas Evener Chauncey died Sunday at Cherrington hospital Logan after a week of treatment. Body sent to sister Mrs George Hartgrove Nelsonville for funeral services Tuesday at 2 PM conducted by Rev O J How earth. Burial at Greenlawn. Survived by husband and four children.
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Nelsonville
George Evener
Thomas Evener
Chauncey
Cherrington Hospital
Logan
George Hartgrove
O. J. Howearth
Greenlawn
Martha Ayers 85 dies. funeral Tuesday at Clark's Chapel
Martha Ayers aged 85 died Sunday. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1 30 p m at Clark's chapel. Burial will be beside her husband in the adjoining cemetery. She leaves two daughters.
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Nelsonville
Martha Ayers
Clark's Chapel
WoMan's Relief Corps Regular Meeting Held at I C O F Hall
A regular Wo man's Relief corps meeting is scheduled for this evening at 7 30 o clock at the I C O F hall. The notice calls members to attend and participate in the scheduled gathering.
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Woman’s Relief Corps
I. C. O. F. Hall
Social Notes From Columbus Trips and Visits
Mr and Mrs James Dow and son of Columbus visited Colum bus with Mrs Phil Kelch and traveled there Sunday. Several Columbus guests include Mrs Jane Kentner Toledo with Mrs Harvey Cullums and Mrs Ida Spencer. Grace Wright returned to Cincinnati to work as a nurse after vacation with her parents here. Mary Cohagen Columbus spent end of week with brother Thomas Matthews. Ella Burnell returned home after two weeks in Columbus with sister Mrs Leighton Aumiller. The Aumillers and her son accompanied her home and spent the week end here. Mr and Mrs S N Skinner and three children enjoy a two week western motor trip. Skinner is plant chief for Ohio Bell at Nelsonville exchange. R E Swope visited his mother in Zanesville Sunday. Charles Tedrow was in Columbus today. Sam McNamee left for Akron where he becomes floor walker in a store. Wallace Glenn and Mrs. were in Columbus today. Mrs Bert Young and Mrs J M Butt attended the Anders funeral in Columbus. Don Sheffield and son visit friends in Toledo. J L Wilson spends a few days in Cincinnati. Isaac Emrick and Marvin City folks in Columbus. George Brady mail carrier on R F D No 1 spends vacation on eastern motor trip. Charles Kentner substitutes during his absence. Dr J M Pritchard and son from Columbus were guests of Dr and Mrs A L Pritchard and J and Mrs Fred Oakley and daughter of Crooksville over Sunday. Rev E L Morrell and two daughters with Carl Ruddock leave Sunday for a three week vacation at Coldwater Ida Stevens Pittsburgh Pa.
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James Dow
James
Columbus
Phil Kelch
Jane Kentner
Toledo
Harvey Cullums
Ida Spencer
Grace Wright
Cincinnati
Frank Millikan
W. 8. Rhodes
Mary Cohagen
Thomas Matthewson
Ella Burnell
Leighton Aumiller
Aumiller
N. Skinner
Skinner
Ohio Bell Telephone Company
Nelsonville
R. E. Swope
Zanesville
Charles Tedrow
Sam McNamee
Akron
Wallace Glenn
Bert Young
J. M. Butt
Anders
Don Sheffield
J. L. Wilson
Isaac Emrick
Murray City
George Brady
Charles Kentner
J. M. Pritchard and Son
Rs. A. L. Pritchard
Fred Oakley
Crooksville
Ald Shafer
E. L. Morrell
Carl Ruddock
Coldwater
Ida Stevens
Pittsburgh
Confectioner Held in Robbery Loot Recovered Near Beebe
Most goods stolen from Root and McAfee at Beebe and Chapman at Guysville have been recovered. Eddie Joseph of Zanesville is jailed on receiving and harboring charges. Parkersburg officials seized suspects and aided search of Joseph’s store and home. Seven to eight of thirty six Chapman dresses and most of 16000 cigarets were found. The loot will be returned after Joseph is tried. The three youths arrested with Chapman's name on a cap reportedly gave written confessions.
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Root and McAfee
Beebe
Chapman
Guysville
Eddie Joseph
Zanesville
William Williams
Clyde C. Gibson
Parkersburg
Neil Bowman
Howard Bowman
Lyell H. Cornell
Joseph
Lloyd Layman
West Virginia
E. Chapman
Athens County Boys Attend Free Outing at Coney Island
Eighteen Athens county youths at the Citizen's Military Training camp Fort Thomas Kentucky join about 1 200 peers from Indiana Ohio Kentucky and West Virginia on a free all day outing to Cincinnati's Coney Island. The ceremony also honors First Sergeant Stanley Allnut upon his thirty year retirement. Local participants include Leslie M Evans Lewis D Hughes Byron M Hughes Everett E Barnhard Harold A Conklin Emmett R Blair Edward R Brandeberry and others.
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Athens County
Fort Thomas
Kentucky
Indiana
Ohio
West Virginia
Coney Island
Cincinnati
Polo Field
Stanley Allnut
Company
10Th Infantry
Ohio Briefs Cover Sudden Bellaire Death and Plane Incident
Addison Francis died suddenly in Bellaire after meals, coroner cites acute indigestion. In Cleveland, James Mraz near death from a skull fracture after watching a neighbor attempt to start a plane. A 15 year old in Bellaire faces arson charges for burning a Shafer barn over wage dispute. National Pike bus plan seeks Cambridge to Barnesville loop via several towns.
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Bellaire
Addison Francis
Cleveland
James Mraz
Mraz
Melvin Pope
Poisoned ice cream sickens Thornville social crowd
About thirty persons who attended a Zion church social near Thornville Thursday fell ill after eating ice cream. Physicians report some recovered within hours while others remain seriously ill as investigators probe the incident.
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New Lexington
Zion Church
Thornville
Missing Buckeye Lake woman leaves handbag on beach
At Buckeye Lake in Inlet Bay Miss Jessie Tomlinson of Wheeling West Virginia left a handbag containing $800 in diamonds and jewelry on the beach before swimming. She disappeared about a half hour after emerging from the water prompting a search. In Piqua Harley Supinger aged 46 nearly was buried alive when dirt caved in during sewer work. Co workers dug frantically to free him.
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New Lexington
Buckeye Lake
Jessie Tomlinson
Wheeling
W. Va
PIQUA
Harley Supinger
Hollywood Divorce Test for Two Couples
Constance Talmadge has announced she will apply for divorce from Captain Alastair Mackintosh after months of separation. Anita Stewart plans to seek a divorce from Rudy Cameron Brennen of Washington D C after eight years of marriage on grounds of incompatibility.
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Hollywood
Constance Talmadge
Alastair Mackintosh
Anita Stewart
Rudy Cameron Brennen
Washington, D. C
Corbins Face First of Five Charges in Athens Trial
The trial of Chris and Garnet Corbin began in Hocking County Common Pleas Court on a case arising from an alleged struggle with H. T. Phillips, a federal officer, and state officers. Judge H. M. Whitcraft presided after affidavits alleging judicial prejudice against Judge Worstell. The couple face a charge of possessing intoxicating liquor and two counts of resisting an officer. more charges may follow. Similar federal charges against the Corbins in Columbus had been dismissed weeks earlier.
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Common Pleas
Chris
Garnet Corbin
Athens
H. T. Phillips
H. M. Whitcraft
Logan
Hocking County Common Pleas Court
C. T. Marshall
State Supreme Court
Corbins
L. G. Worstell
Common Pleas Court
Corbin
Phillips
Columbus
A D Forrest Dies at 77 in New Marshfield
A D Forrest, 77, died at his home in New Marshfield after a paralytic stroke. Funeral services will be at 2 PM Tuesday at School Lot church, Rev. Eaton officiating, with burial in the church cemetery. Born in Carpenter, he lived there most of his life, later four years in New Marshfield. Survived by a widow, one daughter Mrs William Diehl of Chillicothe, three sons Howard of Ashland Eugene of Mr Vernon and Frank at home, plus a brother O E Forrest and a sister Mrs Keturah Sleeth of Carpenter.
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New Marshfield
A. D. Forrest
Ening
Agen
School Lot
Eaton
Mr. Forrest
Carpenter
William Diehl
Chillicothe
Howard Forrest
Ashland
Eugene Forrest
Vernon
Frank Forrest
O. E. Forrest
Keturah Sleeth
James Mendenhall Injured In Farm Mowing Accident Near Cambridge
James Mendenhall, 61, lost his right leg when it was severed by a mowing machine on a farm near Cambridge. The incident occurred while he was operating or near the equipment, with authorities assessing the scene for details and medical care being arranged.
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Cambridge
James Mendenhall
Here
Scouts to Meet for Summer Camp Plans
Troop 2 Athens Boy Scouts call all interested boys to meet tonight at 7 at the First M E Church to arrange a summer camp. Scoutmaster asks attendance from all who wish to attend.
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Athens
M. E
Retired Farmer Frank Finsterwald Dies at 71
Frank Finsterwald 71, a retired farmer and former guard at the Ohio State Penitentiary, died after a three week illness at his Franklin Avenue home. He leaves daughters Delle and Blanche, sisters Carrie Larch Alice Jordan Mayme Baird, brothers Henry Sam Finsterwald, and other relatives. Funeral at 2 p.m. Wednesday at his home with Rev. C. M. Coulter officiating. burial in West Union Street Cemetery. Born February 2 1856 in Harmony, he owned a Strouds Run Farm before moving to Athens years ago.
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Frank Finsterwald
Ohio State Penitentiary
Franklin Avenue
Miss Delle
Blanche
Finsterwald
Alice Jordan
C. M. Coulter
West Union Street
Mr. Finsterwald
Harmony
Strouds Run
Athens
Columbus
Carrie Larch
Mayme Baird
Henry
Sam Finsterwald
Pharra
Old Days Revived For President in The Pony Express
Rapid City South Dakota dispatch reports a Pony Express ride to President Coolidge. Butch Bell began at Cheyenne Wyoming on horse Frank Emerson to invite the president to Frontier Days or a Wyoming visit. Twenty seven riders lined the 300 mile route to transport the invitation.
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Rapid City
Pony Express
Coolidge
Omaha
Pacific Coast
Butch Bell
Cheyenne
Frank Emerson
Wyoming
Arrival of governor and rider to the White House notice
The text reports an arrival near the White House scheduled for 1:30 PM tomorrow. Governor Frank Neapeople from Wyoming is delivering the message to the first rider asking for access to any part of the location.
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White House
Death of Mrs. Violetta Reid at 64 in Rushville
Mrs. Violetta Reid aged 64 died yesterday at Athens State Hospital from chronic myocarditis. Howard Reid of Rushville reports the body was taken to their Rushville home after passing at 4:25 p.m. local time.
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Atane
Violetta Reid
Howard Reid
Rushville
Athens State Hospital
Prohibition Officials Report Generally Satisfactory Outlook
Washington July 11 Prohibition administrators report to Seymour Lowman and J M Doran that enforcement conditions nationwide are generally satisfactory. After morning conferences of field chiefs Lowman said each administrator reported, with few spots the prohibition outlook is bright.
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Washington
Ted
Seymour Lowman
Othing
Joe Treasury
Lowman
Apa
J. M. Doran
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Anna McKinley
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Neil Caldwell
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J. L. Farnum
Allie Lama
Georgia Evener
Mrs. Ayers
Atlantic City Boardwalk
Atlantic City
G. M.T
Ohio News Briefs
Neal Huntsman
William Shafer
Shafer
T. Hays White
Toronto
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National Pike Bus
Quaker City
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Bailey's Mill
Hendrysburg
National Pike
Whitcraft
Chamberlin
Levine
Paris
United States
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Charles A. Levine
New York
Naty Rae
Ohio State
Cc. E. Campbell
Eugene Hohen‘adel
L. R. Kelch
W. W. Kelley
J. S. Porter
John Rider
Anthony Wilson
J. le. Wilson
William Young
Charles Shivers
L. D. Martin
William Howell
John Simmons
Nelsonville Oil and Gas Company
Farmers and Merchants Bank of
H. C. Shetrene
Ohio State Museum
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Athens National Bank
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Chrysler
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Chrysler Sales and Service
Washington St
Johnson Seely Auction Co
Guy Johnson
W. E. Seely
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