Woman Run Down by Auto in Nelsonville Dead at 86
Mrs. Mary Chesher, 86, died after being struck by an auto on the Nelsonville Logan road at 7 pm. She waited to cross near Wiggins filling station and stepped into the path of a side road car driven by Lewis Rutter. The drivers stopped and sought help. she died about an hour later. She leaves a son Reese and two daughters Mrs Minnie Cole and Mrs James Campbell. Funeral Saturday at 2 pm at her daughter’s residence. Burial in Logan.
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Nelsonville
Mary Chesher
Nelsonville-Logan Road
Chesher
Wiggins
Minnie Cole
Patton's Dam
William Mallen
Kimberly
James Campbell
LaFayette
Ind
Elijah Chesher
Cole
Logan
Joy Debores Dies At Four Months In Nelsonville
Joy Debores four months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Ellis died early this morning at the family home in Nelsonville. The tragedy leaves the parents and relatives in sorrow as the community learns of the infant’s passing.
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Joy Debores
Charles Ellis
Nelsonville
Funeral services set for Murray City parents
The parents at Murray City will have funeral services Sunday at 10 AM at the family residence. Burial will follow at Greenlawn.
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Murray City
Greenlawn
Easterners Defeat Westerners in Twilight League Thriller
In Nelsonville on July 22 the Easterners beat the Westerners 3 2 at the city playgrounds. East led 2 1 until the seventh when Linton tied the score with a late single. Dunkle drove in the winning run with a single after Jenkins and Webb set up the rally. Dunkle added two three baggers and a single in three trips. Pospichel and Jenkins were East’s battery, Longley and Linton for West.
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Nelsonville
East
West
Linton
Hoover
Dunkle
Jenkins
Webb
Pageant planned at Nelsonville Methodist church
Plan to present a pageant at 10:36 AM Sunday at the Nelsonville Methodist church directed by Miss Ethel Walker. Mellinger's community orchestra provides music for scenes including Auld Acquaintance and In the Name of the King with prologue by Katherine Wareheim and Benediction by Sept. O. Crawford.
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Nelsonville
Standard Bearer Society
Ethel Walker
Mellinger
Buys
Katherine Wareheim
Russell
O. O. Crawford
Child Dies in Nelsonville Home
Mil dred Grace Wolfe aged 14 months daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank W Wolfe died at home on Chestnut street after a several days illness. Survived by parents two sisters and one brother. Funeral arrangements not announced.
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Nelsonville
Mildred Grace
Frank W. Wolfe
Chestnut Street
Health pictures shown during city summer health round up
About 109 citizens attended the senior high school auditorium Wednesday night to view health pictures on child welfare and health. The display complemented the summer round up conducted by local and state public health authorities in the city yesterday and today.
Return from motor trip to Sullivan Ind and visits
Mrs Isaac Warner of Nelsonville returns from an auto trip to Sullivan Indiana with her sister Mrs William Sloan of California Pennsylvania and nieces Mrs J H Wilson of Bellevennon Pennsylvania and Mrs R D Hazlett and Rhoda Alice. They visited Mrs John Russell who is convalescing from goitre surgery. Sloan and her daughter will stay briefly before heading home.
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Nelsonville
Isaac Warner
William Sloan
California, Pa
J. H. Wilson
Bellevennon
R. D. Hazlett
Rhoda Alice
California
Sullivan
Ind
Personal mention of travelers and visitors in state
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Lowden and two children returned after a ten days motor trip through Indiana Illinois and Missouri. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Jack and two children of Marion are guests of Mr. and Mrs. C D Shafer. William Mills and T J Davis are in Marietta.
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Donald Lowden
Indiana
Illinois
Missouri
Wallace Jack
Marion
C. D. Shafer
William Mills
T. J. Davis
Marietta
New Peril Reported for Meigs County Trees
POMEROY July 22. County Agent Kreitler of the farm bureau has sent to the Ohio Experiment Station specimens to study a new peril facing trees in Meigs County.
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Meigs County
Pomeroy
County
Kreitler
Farm Bureau
Ohio Experiment Station
New Orchard Pest Found At C F Kellar Orchard
Mr Kellar of Tuppers Plains reports a new pest killing apple trees. Five trees have died and the pests, unseen by observers here, stand on their heads when peeling bark and retreat into shells when disturbed. Birds do not destroy them. They strip bark and kill a tree in weeks.
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C. F. Kellar
Tuppers Plains
Kellar
Kreitler
Mr. Kellar
Potato Club Hocking Plans Crop Meeting
The Hocking potato club met at the Sunday school building to discuss crops for the present season. After an hour of sessions and games, the club adjourned until next Thursday. Members will observe the birthday of John Lovsey.
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Hocking
John Lovsey
U. S. Receives 98502.70 From Dempsey Sharkey Gate
Government share of the 10 percent admission tax on the Dempsey Sharkey bout amounts to 98502.70 dollars. Internal Revenue official Lewis J. Campbell of New York reported the figure to the treasury.
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U. S
Washington
Dempsey-Sharkey
Lewis J. Campbell
New York
Internal Revenue
Treasury
Colored youth arrives on death row for Cincinnati police slaying
John Coverson, 18, arrived at the Ohio penitentiary to await execution for killing Policeman Clin Wilson in Cincinnati. His electrocution date is set for October 18, bringing death row to five inmates. Other four awaits Supreme Court appeals with no dates set yet.
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Columbus
U.P
John Coverson
Clin Wilson
Cincinnati
Ohio Penitentiary
Supreme Court
Youthful Hero Charlie Capella Seeks Carnegie Medal
Bristol Pennsylvania July 22 report a movement to award a Carnegie medal to Charlie Capella eight for rescuing six children from drowning in the Delaware and Lehigh canal over the past three years.
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Bristol
Charlie Capella
Delaware and Lehigh Canal
Husband shot while stopping wife kidnapping by gas hawks
In Cleveland this morning a 25-year-old man, Arthur Wagner, was wounded in the shoulder while preventing two youths from abducting his 18-year-old wife Gilla. His brother Leonard barely escaped injury as one kidnapper fired three shots. police captured one suspect.
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Cleveland
U.P
Arthur Wagner
Leonard
Escape Jail Prisoners Missing After Parade Watchers
Sheriff says two inmates bolted Fairfield county jail last night during a Shriners parade crowd in Lancaster. Escapees are Charles E. Smith 48 charged with shooting at his wife and Herman Ester 16 alias Jack Foley held for an alleged attack on a young girl.
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Lancaster
U.P
Roy T. McNaghton
Fairfield County
Shriners
Charles E. Smith
Herman Ester
Jack Foley
Wisconsin Governor Vetoes Duncan Beer Bill
Gov. Fred R. Zimmerman vetoed the Duncan beer bill which would exempt liquor with an alcohol content not exceeding 2.75 percent by weight from prohibition penalties. Lawmakers are not expected to override the veto.
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Madison
Wis
Fred R. Zimmerman
Wisconsin
Justice is swift in Jackson hanging of confessed slayer
In Jackson Mississippi Walter Burley was executed by hanging after a one day trial for killing Mrs. O L Reese and her sister Martha Reese. The case prompted swift action from the local authorities and a prompt verdict followed by the sentence.
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Jackson
Miss
Walter Burley
Coolidge Spends Time on Extra Session Dispute
President Coolidge faces a split with top advisers over calling an extra Congress session around October 15 to push flood relief legislation. Senate Finance Chairman Smoot said the date, but Coolidge later denied a decision. Secretary Hoover and Rep. John Q. Tillson joined the clash, advocating opposing views.
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Rapid City
S&s
U.P
Coolidge
Congress
Washington
Smoot
Senate Finance Committee
Commerce
Hoover
Rep
John Q. Tillson
House
Tillson
Tragic Bus Crash Kills Billy Cole in Cincinnati Area
In Middletown the Cole family mourns as their son Billy Cole dies when a West Liberty Middletown bus is struck by a sedan on the Cincinnati Dayton road. Twelve others are injured, including five Cole family members.
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Cincinnati
U.R
Richard Cole
Middletown
Billy Cole
Billy
West Liberty-Middletown
West Liberty
Cincinnati-Dayton
Cole
Venezuelan Delegate Halts Monroe Doctrine Critique
July 22 at the Pan American Federation of Labor conference Rafael Martinez of Venezuela was ruled out of order and rebuked by AFL President William Green, who presided and stopped the attack on the Monroe Doctrine.
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Washington
Rafaelo Martinez
Pan American Federation of Labor Conference
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Martinez
Miner Receives Shock at Lick Run Coal Mine
Lawrence Hutchinson of Lancaster street was shocked while operating a switch at the Lick Run Coal company mine in Nelsonville. The damp ground and wet weather are blamed for the incident which left him unconscious for about thirty minutes before a local physician treated him and he returned home to rest.
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Nelsonville
Lick Run
Here
Lawrence Hutchinson
Lancaster Street
Rich Black Tycoon Alonzo F. Herndon Dies in Atlanta
Alonzo F. Herndon one of the wealthiest African Americans passed away at his Atlanta home after a lengthy illness. His real estate holdings and investments were valued at over a million dollars.
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Atlanta
Alonzo F. Herndon
America
Herndon
Two Men Released After Kokomo Bank Robbery
In Kokomo Indiana two men held in connection with the National Bank robbery were released yesterday. Officials in Rockford announced today that the pair had been freed.
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Rockford
Kokomo
Ind
National Bank
County board debates clock restoration plan for idle municipal timepiece
County commissioners consider purchasing a mechanical wind er to revive the half ton municipal clock idle since the stem winder went on strike.
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Lexington — County
Miss Bucyrus to Represent City at Cedar Point Pageant
Bucyrus selects Virginia Dodd as Miss Bucyrus to represent the city in the beauty contest at Cedar Point later this month.
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Virginia Dodd
Cedar Point
Jackson-Delmar F. R Elected School Examiner
Jackson Delmar F R was elected school examiner by the board of education to succeed O W Davis who resigned. The move fills a vacancy and marks a continuity in local school governance.
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W. Davis
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