Four Athens Men Win Rifle Honors at Camp
Decorations for rifle marksmanship were given to four Athens boys, officers of Company I, at Camp Ferry this week. Lieutenant Barnes Murphy and Sergeant Huggins received the Expert Rifleman medal, Sergeant Pearl Carmichael won the Sharpshooter medal, all placed by Major General Nolan. The unit, reviewed before Governor Donahey, returns to Athens Saturday evening.
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Athens
Ferry
Barnes
Murphy
Huggins
Lake Erie
Rusty Bartlett
Camp Perry
Man Found Dead in River After Alcohol Fueled Fight
A man on the Ohio side of the river near Ere was found three days later by a fisherman. The coroner ruled drowning, but his bruised face suggested foul play. Brady Murphy, deputy sheriff, says the man was choked to death in a drunken fight over a woman and the body dumped in the river.
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Ohio
Ere
Stitt
Brady Murphy
County fair essay contest urged for 4 H members
Ohio fair managers association promotes an essay contest for 4 H club members ages 13 to 18, stressing the fair’s value to agriculture. Entries are due by August 23 to Frank Biddle with $80 top prize. county winner advances to state prizes.
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T. H. Johnson
Ohio Fair Managers Association
Frank Biddle
Athens County Fair Board
4-H
Jets Association
RB J
Biddle
Johnson
Fair Managers Association
Huntington
W. Va
Ty Fall
Votle
Ballete
Charlie
Jimmie Purdue
West Virginia
Philip
Tracey
Wayne
Charles wansrmLp
Adkins
Oscar
William Lindley
W. L. Griffith
Koesington Savings Bank
Stanley Shannon
Thomaslton
Taylor
State Banking Department
Everton
Eng
Majre
Arthur Stiff
P. L. Stiff
Haytashi Ko
Tami
Tokio
Ohio wildlife game law changes noted for fall hunting
Columbus July 30 Ohio nim rods should secure a copy of the state game laws before the fall hunt. Changes from the last General Assembly affect protection rules. Open squirrel season begins October 1 1923 with odd years closed. limit four squirrels held at a time. Rabbits November 15 to January 1 with five per day. Hungarian partridges and cock pheasants November 15 to 25 two per day. Ruffes are prohibited at all times.
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Columbus
Ohio
Rainfall Boosts Hocking Valley Crops Across Day
Rains in the Hocking valley yesterday totaled .84 inch, recorded by Mrs. C. N. France. The rain fell steadily all day rather than in a single storm, providing a large yet gentle benefit to farmers after several weeks of scant precipitation.
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Hocking
C. N. France
Knights Picnic At Athens County Fair Grounds
Knights of Columbus and friends hold a Thursday picnic at Athens county fair grounds with contests in horseshoe pitching tug of war fat man’s race paper race and dancing starting at 2 pm A three girl popularity contest represents Athens Glouster and Nelsonville Voting occurs at the event A basket dinner and on site food coffee are provided. A marriage license was issued to James William Six and Anna Collins. Charles Cone and Lucille Gillett wed in court Saturday morning.
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Knights of Columbus
Athens County Fair Grounds
Athens
Glouster
Nelsonville
Athens County
James William Six
J. H. Six
Anna Collins
Chauncey
George Coling
Ard W. Helwig
Charles Cone
Austin Cone
Lucille Gillett
Ura Gillett
Small Boats Under Fire After a Great Lakes Disaster
CHICAGO July 20 A coroner Oscar Wolffe demands stricter inspection of passenger boats on the Great Lakes after the sinking of the Favorite which killed twenty seven. A coroner's jury and a federal probe begin today with State's Attorney Crowe leading an independent inquiry. Some life preservers were seventeen years old and rotted, making them unserviceable, prompting renewed fault finding alongside inspectors who said previous preservers were satisfactory.
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Chicago
Great Lakes
Oscar Wolffe
Robert E. Crowe
Aimee Semple McPherson Resigns Then Withdraws
Aimee Semple McPherson announced she would leave the Angelus Temple amid a dispute with her mother over finances. After a fifteen minute cheer from followers at a sermon billed as a swan song, she withdrew the resignation and remained pastor of the temple.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Upi
Aimee Semple McPherson
Angelus Temple
Airplane passenger service to Indian Lake and Zane Caverns
July 30 announcement drops travel plans for a new air route between Indian Lake and Zane Caverns. Plane service is set to begin Monday, expanding regional transit options and linking two popular destinations. Local officials expect economic and tourism benefits as the route launches.
Bomb Planted in East River Subway Tunnel Found Before Detonation
A gas pipe charge with copper wires was placed in a East River subway tunnel in New York. A spark from passing car wheels could have caused a devastating blast if activated, but track inspectors discovered the device before any harm.
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East River
New York
Toledo law enforcer held on liquor conspiracy charge
Burt H. White 34, president of Lucas County Law and Order league, faces federal arraignment on a liquor conspiracy charge amid cries of frame-up. He says the action is political and tied to August primaries. Authorities name White as the man linked to a beer and whisky haul in a signed Trepinski statement.
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Toledo
O.R
Burt H. White
Lucas County Law and Order League
White
Kasper Trepinsti
Trepinskij
Stephen Mroziewicz
Parkersburg Banker Acquitted in Federal Banking Case
Elkins West Virginia July 30 Charles T Hiteshew of Parkersburg former bank vice president was acquitted by a United States court jury after a fourteen minute deliberation He was charged with violating federal banking laws regarding a loan and a fictitious bonus connected to a five thousand ninety dollar bonus on a thirty thousand dollar loan to John Parker sburg
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Elkins
W. Va
U.R
Charles T. Hiteshew
Parkersburg
United States
Hiteshew
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