Mayor Seeks Opinion on Police Chief Abolition
Mayor Len B. McCune asked the attorney general for guidance on reorganizing the Athens police department and eliminating the chief of police position. Attorney General Evatt indicated the office must remain due to Civil Service and state law. Council discussions preceded McCune’s move, with complaints about speeding and overtime parking noted.
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Len B. McCune
Athens
United Press
Columbus
E. S. Finster
William S. Evatt
Duffy
McCune
Attorney General
Evatt
Ohio Supreme Court
Homer Baird
East State St
Women Recovering From Surgeries At Local Hospital
Mrs. Roger Hambel of New Marsh field is in good condition after appendectomy this morning at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Mrs. Mildred Todd of New Plymouth is recovering after an abdominal operation performed Monday.
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Roger Hambel
New Marshfield
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mildred Todd
New Plymouth
Post Office Receipts Hit All Time High in Honolulu
Clipper planes and added steamer service push Honolulu postal receipts to a record $758,841.55 for the year. Incoming mail volume is so large the army occasionally assists postal workers.
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Honolulu
Army fascination tragedy? Nunes jailed for unauthorized army visit
Henry Nunes, a Honolulu municipal employee, was sentenced to 60 days in jail for visiting Schofield Barracks without permission after admitting an earlier unauthorized call to the army. The White House is cited as the first public building in Washington, D C.
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Honolulu
Henry Nunes
Schofield Barracks
White House
Washington, D. C
Court Orders Payment in Crawford Estate Case
Judge O F Rowland ordered administrator R W Finsterwald to pay S H Squire 569.67 within five days or mortgage foreclosure on the Glouster lot proceeds. The suit involved a mortgage deed securing a 400 note dated April 12 1923 and assigned to Glouster State Bank. Heirs named include John Pat Miles Catherine Maggie Crawford and others.
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R. W. Finsterwald
John Crawford
S. H. Squire
O. F. Rowland
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Squires
Glouster State Bank
Finsterwald
Mr. Crawford
John
Jennie Crawford
Glouster
First National Bank of
Pencil Like Snake Captured Near Shade
Darl Cooley, a farmer two and a half miles east of Shade, caught a small blue racer snake on a straw pile in the sun. The eight inch reptile will be kept for examination, and Mr. Cooley believes it was hatched recently.
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Darl Cooley
Shade
Mr. Cooley
Snowy Textile Crop Horizontal 1
A compact clue set lists terms from a crossword style grid with definitions touching plants fibers and fruits. Several entries reference birds insects minerals and body parts while spanning regions and measures, hinting at a themed puzzle.
Farley to Stop Briefly in Athens Thursday
Postmaster General James A. Farley will spend a few minutes in Athens Thursday afternoon to meet Athens postmaster Francis Frebault and local Democratic leaders. He travels on Baltimore and Ohio train No. 12 due 12 49 p m and may invite others to visit at the station. In Columbus George Losteiner 52 serving life for murder dies in prison hospital.
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James A. Farley
Athens
Francis Frebault
Farley
Toledo
Washington
Frebault
Columbus
George
Jiggs) Losteiner
Ohio
Cleveland
Greater Profits Expected By Poultrymen Over State
About 50 Ohio poultrymen on a four day state wide automobile cavalcade sponsored by Ohio State University toured Athens State Hospital grounds to Cleveland July 30. They foresee higher profits next year as feed costs ease and egg prices rise. eggs in storage may flood the market this fall.
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Ohio
Athens State Hospital
Agricultural Extension Service
Ohio State University
C. M. Ferguson
Cleveland
Ferguson
L. E. Mowrer
Bucyrus
W. F. Kampf
Coolville
Gleneddon
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Mowrer
Bellevue
Sandusky County
E. A. Flemming
Flemming
Former Athens County Residents Plan Columbus Meeting
A group of former Athens County residents living in Columbus will meet Friday evening July 30 at 8 at the Deshler-Wallick Hotel to discuss forming a county society. The directory lists more than 1,000 former residents in Columbus. Also, Robert Ruth of Lodi Township pled guilty to intoxication and disturbing the peace and was fined $10 plus costs after arraignment by Magistrate T R Bennett following a Saturday arrest by sheriff's deputies.
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Athens County
Columbus
Deshler-Wallick
Athens
Robert Ruth
Lodi Township
T. R. Bennett
Ruth
Old Man Remembers Athens County and a Tank Builder’s Rise
Sunday, John, a veteran Athens County resident, recollects life in the 1890s and his work as a tank builder. From Beebe in Rome Township to Marietta oil fields he built wooden tanks earning large sums before iron tanks ended the trade. He owned a hotel and farms, but misfortunes followed and his burial fund dwindled to $279 as he remains cheerful despite hardship.
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John
Athens County
Messrs
Finsterwald
Frost
Warren
Hedges
Tabler
Copeland
Smith
Hobson
Rice
Cornell
Murphy
Beebe
Rome Township
Marietta
West Virginia
Merchants and Employees Set for Athens Outing at Fairgrounds
Final plans are made for the Athens Retail Merchants Association outing at the Athens County Fairgrounds. Stores observe a half-holiday on Thursday with all members and families invited. attendees receive a red tag. The event begins at 2 PM followed by a buffet supper at 5 PM.
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Athens Retail Merchants Association
Athens County Fairgrounds
Frank Fogarasy Dies At Sugar Creek Home
Frank Fogarasy aged 69 died at his Sugar Creek home after a week of illness. He was born in Hungary and spent most of his life in Sugar Creek as a miner. Funeral at Sugar Creek M E Church on Wednesday at two, burial in Augus tine Cemetery, survived by his wife, six children Alex Anna Andy George Paul Mary and three grandchildren. May call at the home anytime.
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Frank Fogarasy
Sugar Creek
Sugar Creek M. E
Augustine
Mr. Fogarasy
Hungary
Alex
Anna
Andy
George
Paul
Mary
Fisher Improves After Plantsville Knife Fight
Jesse Fisher, a colored man from Plantsville, was improved today at Marietta Memorial Hospital after a Saturday knife fight with Arza Cook, also of Plantsville. Doctors told Sheriff Bayless Fisher now has an even chance to recover. Cook remains jailed in Athens County without charge.
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Jesse Fisher
Plantsville
Arza Cook
Marietta Memorial Hospital
Charles Bayless
Fisher
Cook
Athens County
Clover Farm Stores hear talk on modern merchandising methods
More than 120 Clover Farm Store members gathered at the Berry Hotel for a dinner and talk led by Gene Flack of Loose-Wiles Biscuit Co. He urged the complete food store concept and discussed changing buying habits and the role of display advertising in boosting item counts and sales.
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Clover Farm Store
Gene Flack
Loose-Wiles Biscuit Co
Clover Farm Retail Grocery Organization
Berry Hotel
Southeastern Ohio
Clover Farm Stores
Flack
John Barron
F. J. Beasley Co
Clover Farm
Roger Connor
P. C. Morris
Stockport
Burt Stamm
Harry Martin
Parkersburg Clover Farm Grocers
Drunk Drivers Fined in Court
George Cartwright of Greens Run and Earl Matheny of Columbus were fined 100 dollars and costs each with six month license suspensions after pleading guilty to driving under the influence. Fifty dollars of each fine was suspended. Cartwright and Matheny were arrested Saturday by the State Highway Patrol. Abe Hook and Charles Tolliver of Nelsonville were paroled by joint action after pleading guilty to influence of alcohol. Hook paid 50 dollars and Tolliver 100 dollars in costs and fines, and both served 63 days in jail awaiting action.
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George Cartwright
Greens Run
Earl Matheny
Columbus
O. F. Rowland
Cartwright
State Highway Patrol
Richland Ave
Matheny
Chauncey
Abe Hook
Charles Tolliver
Nelsonville
Rowland
Harold J. Rose
Common Pleas Court
Hook
Tolliver
Mrs Kate Ortman Dies at Daughter's Home in Columbus
Funeral services for Mrs. Kate Fuller Ortman age 86 former Millfield resident will be at 9 am Wednesday at the home of her daughter Mrs Katherine Leonard 1410 Manchester Ave Columbus Burial will follow at Nye Cemetery Chauncey Mrs Ortman died at Leonard's home Monday morning She is survived by daughters Mrs Leonard and Mrs Laura Hoskins of Los Angeles and sister in law Mrs Lilly Fuller of Athens. A note on the almanac history appears at article end.
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Kate Fuller Ortman
Millfield
Katherine Leonard
Manchester Ave
Columbus
Nye
Chauncey
Ortman
Leonard
Laura Hoskins
Los Angeles
Cal
Lilly Fuller
Mill St
Athens
Kiwanis Hears Scout Report From Jam Boree Delegate
Athens Kiwanis Club heard a report from its Boy Scouts delegate Troop 59 member E Clinton Knowlton who attended the Jam boree with about 25 000 scouts worldwide. He shared camp photos taken at the Washington Monument site. Roy Dupler praised district Scouting progress and club cooperation.
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Athens Kiwanis Club
Washington
E. Clinton Knowlton
Athens
Knowlton
Washington Monument
Roy Dupler
Kiwanis Club
Harvey Baker
G. R. Taylor
Grange to Meet in Rome on Wednesday Night
Rome Grange set to meet Wednesday night July 28 with an after lecture luncheon served by women members following the hour.
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Grange
Rome
Densest Norman Era English Counties Named
Norfolk and Suffolk stood as the most densely populated counties in England during the Norman period, reflecting settlement patterns and regional development of that era.
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Norfolk
Suffolk
England
Wild horses still roam across western states
The article notes that wild horses are still present in Arizona Colorado Idaho Nevada New Mexico and Oregon.
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Arizona
Colorado
Idaho
Nevada
New Mexico
Oregon
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Jane
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Fred
Boling
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Virgil
Woodrow Ayres
Didie
Hocking Valley
Rameses the Great
Egypt
DR. Weaver
Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store
Kiwanis
Scout
Clinton Knowlton
Athens Pharmacy
the Gas Company
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America
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