August county races draw many filings for open seats
On the last filing day 13 candidates declared for county offices including Scott Shilling Trimble Martin F Ohlinger Nelsonville TI N McLeod Marshfield C L Eddy Glouster Fred Hock Trimble J H Grosvenor Canaan incumbent A L John Athens A A Cobell Guysville Charles A Daugherty Dover J M Beatty Lodi Ralph A Dalton Athens Charles A Moore Athens M E Christ man Trimble Incumbent I M Foster Athens and W F Rutherford Wellston seek congressional seats E FE LeFever will run for State Senate P H McKinley sheriff bid with C B Hunter and W J Richards opposing L G Worstell unopposed for common pleas court bench other unopposed include George Rose Sam M Johnson J R Sands Elizabeth McGrath Rafael Johnson and L W Finsterwald A potential late filing for county treasurer Frank Masure filed a petition late Friday.
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Scott Shilling
Trimble
Martin F. Ohlinger
Nelsonville
TI. N. McLeod
Marshfield
C. L. Eddy
Glouster
Fred Hock
Trimble Township
J. H. Grosvenor
Canaan Township
A. L. John
I. M. Foster
Athens
W. F. Rutherford
Wellston
Tom Jenkins
Ironton
Jacksonville
Meigs
Vinton
Lawrence
Gallia
E. FE. LeFever
Senate
P. H. McKinley
C. B. Hunter
New Marshfield
William J. Richards
L. G. Worstell
Common Pleas Court
George Rose
Sam M. Johnson
J. R. Sands
Elizabeth McGrath
L. W. Finsterwald
Rafael Johnson
Frank Masure
Ath- 4
T. L. Morgan
Margaret N. Lax
T. R. Bennett
James A. Jones
Louis W. Sander
Millfield
Durand Joins Republican Governor Nomination Fight in Ohio
Col umbus Ohio June 13 Attorney C Homer Durand of Coshocton filed with Secretary of State Brown his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor Other entrants include George B Harris of Cleveland and Frank E Krause also from Cleveland The candidates promise strict enforcement of prohibition with respect for constitutional rights An Englishman reportedly discovers a river mud based brown dye process for paper and light fabrics
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Columbus
C. Homer Durand
Coshocton
Brown
George B. Harris
Cleveland
Frank
Krause
Cleveland Atney
Durand
Toda
Ohio Governor Urges Flag Day Display Statewide
Governor Donahey issued a proclamation urging Ohioans to display the Stars and Stripes tomorrow Flag Day in every home business and public place. He said the flag has a birthday on June 14 and represents America's contribution to civilization open to all people. A penny flag in a cottage shares the same tale as a mansion's silken folds.
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Columbus
Taxis Gues To Be Leaders In Coming Fight
Washington June 13 Senator Furnifold Simmons ranks the New York convention as accepting the Republican pledge of tax reform with more cuts on big incomes. Democrats push investigations into naval oil lease Justice and veterans affairs and condemn the Hardin Coolidge administration as corruption not a crime. Senator Kenneth McKellar blasts the Republicans as spineless while Caraway notes a possible dark horse to win with McAdoo and Gov. Smith named as leaders.
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Washington
Furnifold Simmons
Senate Finance Committee
New York
Simmons
Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon
U. S
Thomas J. Walsh F
Montana
Hardin-Coolidge
Senate
Department of Justice
Veterans’ Bureau
Kenneth McKellar
Tennessee
McKellar
New England
Caraway
Arkansas
William G. McAdoo
A. Smith
Calvin Coolidge
Frank O. Lowden
Lowden
William M. Butler
Girs
Dawes Gains First Ballot At Republican Convention
The convention scene centered on William H. Butler shifting support as Dawes captured 682.5 votes on the first ballot while Hoover trailed with 234.5. Butler announced western campaign HQ in Chicago and Coolidge favors Butler as chairman amidst dissent.
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Borah
Idaho
Kenyon
Iowa
Curtis
Kansas
Burton
Ohio
Sanders
Indiana
Hoover
California
Lowden
Butler
U. S
Reed
Pennsylvania
Andrew W. Mellon
the Treasury
Massachusetts
Dawes
Chicago
National Committee
Coolidge
The Hero. Zeellars Hero of Missis sippi Turret Tragedy
Lieutenant Thomas E. Zeellars of Long Beach California saved the battleship Mississippi by shutting water and powder magazine doors as the vessel burned. His decisive act prevented catastrophe and cost him his life.
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Washington
Thomas FE. Zeellars
Long Beach
Cal
Zellars
Million Dollar Mail Robbery Strikes Chicago Route
A Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul mail train robbery nets about one million dollars in bonds and currency after bandits use chlorine gas to force clerks to open three cars. Seventeen crew members remain in custody in St Paul while the rest are detained near Rondout.
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Chicago
Secorch
Here
Corps
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Road
Federal Reserve
Mont
Milwaukee
Helena
Butte
Seattle
Spokane
Louis Phillips
Minneapolis
Phillips
ST. Paul
Minn
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Rondout, Til
Rondout
Union Depot
Convention News and Royal Wedding Sparks in Page Four
The piece notes Coolidge's convention to name the vice presidential candidate and predicts Republican victory amid Democratic troubles. It contrasts American and English prestige with a New York view and highlights a New York Miss Green marrying Prince Viggo of Denmark, while city editors downplay the wedding.
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Coolidge
New York
United States
Miss Green
Viggo Christian Adolph George
Denmark
Dawes to Lead 1924 GOP Campaign in the West
In Cleveland on June 13 the GOP mobilized for a long summer to November campaign. Dawes shapes the West effort against La Follette while Coolidge stays largely in Washington. Organizers clash over Lowden Hoover moves as Dawes emerges from a tense convention fight.
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Hell
Maria” Dawes
G.O.P
West
Athens High School 1947 Commencement Closes Senior Year
Seventy one members parade into First M F Church for Athens High School commencement. Prof Dana Burns delivers the laws of life address urging self discipline, purpose, and world peace. Musical numbers include the Girls Glee Club and soloist Misa Bing. The program closes with orchestra pieces and student performances.
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M. EF
Athens High School
Daniel McGurk
Girls’ Glee Club
Misa Mariana Bing
Dana T. D Burns
Ohio University
Baldwin Wallace University
Berea
Ohio
Burns
Prof. Burns
Flander
Maes Road
Iata Knecht
Clarence Cry
Maxy Mansfeld
Josephine Marsh
Marietta native Dawes named running mate with Coolidge
General Charles G. Dawes, a Marietta-born banker and lawyer, is cited by W. W. Mills as the running mate to President Coolidge. Mills notes Dawes’s family lore and Dawes’s role in the Dawes reparations plan, with Dawes reportedly cautious about earlier nomination prospects. Dawes was born in Marietta and educated there before moving to Lincoln and Chicago.
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Cha Cleveland
Charles G. Dawes
Coolidge
W. W. Mills
Marietta
International News Service Today
Dawes
Mills
Mille
A. EB
Hellen Maria
Europe
Ales G. Dawes
General Dawes
Marietta College
Cincinnati College of Law
Lincoln Nebraska
Chicago
Manasseh Cutler
Ohio University
Athens
Ohio
Northwest Territory
Senior boys' quartet attends graduation with diplomas awarded
Principal F F E Harshman introduces Supt. C K E Stalley who hands out diplomas. Dr. McGurk delivers the benediction. Recipients include Samuel Bates Grace Bean Marianna Bing Beatrice Butcher Adria Chappel Frances Clark Leonard Clifford Sylvia Cole Frances Cunningham Christine Dailey Harold Davis Warren Davis William Davis Robert Dixon Dorothy Drake Helen Edger Elizabeth Feubton Iris Fierce Donald Foster Denver Gooding Edna Hawk Wilbur Imes Flien Johnson Daisy Marguerite Kennedy William Kennedy Virall Dorothy Ann McVay Frances Michael Amy Morgan Alberta Morris Doris Morton Harold Nice Myron Parker Frances Pickering Helen Rathburn Earl Rees Jack Rhoads Harry Stomine Myrol Joyer Justine Ruff Dent Russell Beatrice Sams Serena Shafer Mary Shafer Herbert Smith Margaret Sprague Hosoie Stricker Charles Tribe Freda Turner Rose Violet Dorothy Wetzel Fred White Kenneth Wilcox Mildred Williams Harold Wyckoff Etta Woodard Mabel Young Rex Roush.
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F. F E. Harshman
C. KE. Stalley
Dr. McGurk
Samuel Bates
Grace Bean
Marianna Bing
Beatrice Butcher
Adria Chappel
Frances Clark
Leonard Clifford
Sylvia Cole
Frances Cunningham
Christine Dailey
Harold Davis
Warren Davis
William Davis
Robert Dixon
Dorothy Drake
Helen Edger
Elizabeth Feubton
Iris Fierce
Margaret Sprague
Hosoie Stricker
Charles Tribe
Freda Turner
Rose Violet
Dorothy Wetzel
Fred White
Kenneth Wilcox
Mildred Williams
Harold Wyckoff
Etta Woodard
Mabel Young
Rex Roush
Time ripe for progressive to seek presidential bid
Washington June 13 The nomination of Coolidge and Dawes as the Republican ticket does not deter Senator Robert M Lafollette from pursuing an independent run. His supporters say he believes the liberal element of the party urgently needs a progressive candidate despite his silence on the Cleveland convention outcome.
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Coolidge
West
Washington
White House
Maria” Dawes
LaFollette
Robert M Lafollette
Dawes
Lafellette
Cleveland
Deeraville man Harry Wealker Located in Pittsburgh Hotel
East Cadiz report states Harry Wealker retired farmer disappeared May 10 after withdrawing 400 dollars from a local bank. He was found in a Pittsburgh hotel apparently suffering amnesia but uninjured and with most of the money intact.
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Cadiz
Harry Wealker
Deeraville
Pittsburg
Pastor unable to preach at Christian Church Sunday
Rev. M. E. Chatley cannot preach Sunday morning or evening due to a physical illness. Communion and all other services will be held as usual. He has just returned from a tonsil operation in Columbus and is able to be out.
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M. E. Chatley
Christian Church
Rev. Chatley
Columbus
Gas causes death at turret disaster in California
June 13 reports from San Pedro describe the loss of 48 sailors in a turret on the U S 8 Mississippi. Navy officers aiding the investigation state the men died by asphyxiation in the calamity.
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San Pedro
Cal
U. S
Mississippi
Navy
Edward W. Hummel Files Candidacy for Secretary of State
Edward W. Hummel of Cincinnati filed a declaration of candidacy for the Republican nomination for Secretary of State. The move positions him to seek statewide office in the upcoming election.
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Edward W. Hummel
Cincinnati
How to Get a Government Garden Book For Early Fruits
The notice urges readers to prepare for an early harvest by growing a melon in the backyard. It promotes obtaining a Government garden book to learn how to garden correctly. Include a coupon, two cents in stamps, and clear name and address for return postage.
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Stampa
Turret Disaster Aboard The Mississippi In Turret Explosion
Washington June 13 President Coolidge ordered an exhaustive navy inquiry into yesterday’s catastrophic explosion aboard the ship Mississippi. Three officers and 48 listed men died or were injured as flames and smoke engulfed a second turret. Ensign H D Smith led rescue efforts amid falling wreckage while scores endured burns and fear.
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Washington
Bens
H. D. Smith
Debria
Ing
J. Levivour
Runaway Wyandot Wagon Injures E. B.
In a runaway near Wyandot Colorado E. B. was seriously injured when he leaped for the bridle and was struck by the horses pulling the team.
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Wyandot, CO
E. B
Train Robbery Suspects Fled By Air After Loot
Report indicates two men used a plane to escape after the train robbery near Waukegan last night. Local authorities say a rapid, mechanical approach aided the getaway and a flying departure followed the heist.
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Waukegan
Chicago
Milwaukee
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