Futile Search For Burson Spreads Rumors In Meigs County
State hospital escapee Emerson Burson reportedly seen in Meigs County triggering a Thursday night investigation led by Sheriff Wayne Wingett and Chief E. B. Finsterwald. Burson was at his father in law Anthony Woods home Saturday night before continuing his journey, with officers learning a brother in law near Alfred was not aware of his destination. The mud bogged trip and mule removal marked the eventful patrol as officers traced toward Athens about 1 am Friday.
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Emerson Burson
Atheny State Hospital
Meigs County
Wayne Wingett
Finsterwald
Bureson
Anthony Woods
Brosher
Burson
Alfred
Wingett
Athens
Mayor and City Official Charged Over Returned Check
Fred Pritts owner of a filling station filed an affidavit before Mayor L J Eberie charging Mayor Hugh Gormley with issuing a worthless check. The $1 check drawn on the First National Bank of Glouster was written in January and returned marked signature incorrect. Marshal Henry Wil tans reported Gormley was being sought in the local court.
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Nelsonvills
Fred Pritts
Myers Crossing
L. J. Eberie
Hugh Gormley
Grouster Mas Strate
Pritts
First National Bank
Glouster
George Bateman
Henry Wiltans
Vagrant Wired Smith jailed after fine in Nelsonville
In Nelsonville on March 8 Special Officer Peter Barrows escorted Wired Smith to the county jail after Mayor L J Eberle fined him $25 and costs for vagrancy following a guilty plea. Acting Police Chief George Bateman says Smith had been lying about brick kilns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Wired Smith
Peter Barrows
L. J. Eberle
George Bateman
Missionary Society Dinner Honors Evangelists at 1 Oclock
The Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church hosted a dinner Thursday at 1 o clock honoring Dr. and Mrs. C. H. Fowler and the Rev. and Mrs. C. W. Hoffman along with the Foreign Missionary Society officers and Mrs. J. M. Hyde. Dr. Fowler and Mrs. Fowler spoke on homes and schools supported by the mission group. The Reverend Hoffman then gave a brief address followed by a social time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
C. H. Fowler
C. W. Hoffman
Foreign Dfissionary Society
J. M. Hyde
Soup Dinner Planned at Doanville Benefit
Nelsonville March 8 A soup dinner and social to aid Doanville Church will be held Saturday evening at the home of Miss Irene McDowell in Doanville.
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Nelsonville
Doanville
Irene McDowell
Birth of Daughter for Mr and Mrs Oscar Buehler
Nelsonville report notes the birth of a daughter named Wanza Mae to Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Buehler on Tuesday March 5 at the home of Mrs. Buehler's parents Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Starling.
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Nelsonville
Oscar Buehler
Vivian Starling
Wanza Mae
Mrs Earl Baker to Attend Grandfather's Birthday in Columbus
Mrs Earl Baker visits her parents Mr and Mrs W G Bennett in Columbus for the eighty third birthday of her grandfather W S Potter. Also noted are visits by Mrs Cecil Shafer C C Sharpe and others from Columbus to nearby cities.
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Earl Baker
W. G. Bennett
Columbus
Stanley Mechem
Bernard Inman
Henry Inman
Cleveland
Pearl Allman
Athens
Charles Martin
R. C. Graham
Marysville
Helen Heading
Bobby
Pearl
Carl Allman
Junction City trio linked to March store robbery
James Lanier of near Junction City was jailed in New Lexington on charges of robbing the Junction City general store. Accomplices Carl Hoops and R L Rankin were held. About $1,000 in loot was recovered at Lanier's home, said Sheriff Clifford Wilson.
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New Lexington
James Lanier
Near Junction City
Carl Hoops
R. L. Rankin
Junction City
Lanier
Clifford Wilson
Creditors Take Over Athena Glazed Brick Plant
In Nelsonville on March 8 creditors’ committee announced the Athena Brick Corporation now operates the Athena Glazed Brick Company plant after a February 27 receiver’s sale. A. M. Renick chairs the new group with Cr. D. Kimmel as VP and C. A. Quintrell as secretary. The firm resumes operations with favorable order flow and plans stockholder meetings and issuance of securities to creditors and subscribers.
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Nelsonville
Athena Glazed Brick Company
Athena Brick Corporation
A. M. Renick
Cr. D. Kimmel
C. A. Quintrell
W. H. Davis
Mr. Renick
Chillicothe
Funeral Sunday for Mrs Stta Andrews in Buchtel
Mrs. Stta Andrews 56 died Wednesday at the family home in Buchtel. Survived by five children and a sister. husband Hugh Andrews preceded her in death. Funeral services Sunday at 2 p.m. at the residence with Rev. L A Donnally officiating. Burial at Greenlawn. Special vocal music noted at Berean Bible Class in Nelsonville Sunday 9 30 a m. Duet by Miss Tillie Robison and Mrs. Loren North. Bereans aim to enroll 100 men before Easter.
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Dita Andrews
Gree
Nelsonville
Stta Andrews
Buchtel
Hugh Andrews
L. A. Donnally
Greenlawn
Berean Bible
Christian Church
Tillie Robison
Loren North
Bereans
Tour of America shown at Nelsonville High
Nelsonville High School students viewed an education lecture set titled A Tour of America presented at assembly by Dr. C M H Fowler evangelist of the M E Church. The show featured Yosemite Falls Catalina Island Columbia River and Niagara Falls and was linked to text book subjects. A small free will offering collected will cover parcel post costs and fund future educational lecture sets for other high schools.
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Nelsonville
America
Nelsonville High School
C. MH. Fowler
M. E. Church
Yosemite Falls
Catalina Island
Columbia River
Niagara Falls
Fowler
Local Operations Report From Nelsonville Clinic
From the Dr L B Butts office three patients underwent tonsil removal Mrs Eden Patton and Mrs Sarah Dridgewater and Robert Smith were listed for tonsil removal Emma Lou Henshaw was treated for car trouble at the Nelsonville clinic on March 8
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Nelsonville
L. B. Butts
Mra
Eden Patton
Sarah Dridgewater
Robert Smith
Emma Lou Henshaw
Girl Reserves Hold Monday Meeting at Junior High
The regular Girl Reserves meeting was held Monday evening in the Junior High School Home Economics room. Thirteen girls and their leader Miss Mariam Slater answered roll. Ruth Butt spoke on My Impression of an Ideal Girl and Slater led a discussion on Myself. Many members aimed to earn points to earn rings and pins by reading books and writing themes. A social hour with fudge making followed.
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Mariam Slater
Ruth Butt
Miss Slater
Ag nes Dailey eighteenth birthday party held
Miss Agnes Dailey celebrated her eighteenth birthday with a gathering at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Dailey on Harper Street. Prizes were won by Ruth Spencer and Bessie Shafer. A Junior Home Guards meeting for 8 to 14 year olds is scheduled for Saturday at 1 20 in the Methodist Church parlors with Mrs Fowler and Mrs Berry Hickman leading a program and a pot luck lunch to follow.
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Agnes Dailey
Alex Dailey
Harper Street
Ruth Spencer
Bessie Shafer
Esther Pyle
Geraldine Rosser
Jessie Parry
Vivian Woolery
Dorothy Dailey
Charles Glen
Clyde Barber
Gerald Frank Charles Sims
Edward Murphy
Guy Dailey
Lawrence Siebert
Norman Hall
Paul Harshman
Walter Laff
Columbus
Miss Dailey
Methodist
Fowler
Berry Hickman
Capone era killer linked to Moran gang murders
The killer and former Al Capone lieutenant was charged as one of the Moran gang executioners. Other evidence suggested Rocco Fanelli, an election terror and paid assassin, was connected with the killings.
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al Capone
Moran
Rocco Fanelli
One-Act Play Given At Factory Church
A one act home talent play titled His One Economy was presented at the Factory Institute in the Factory Church. Actors included Harry Jacoby, Mrs. Amos Driggs, and Mrs. Mattie Jacoby with a minstrel by Mrs. Sant Shaw and Mrs. Everett Russ. The Plains quartet sang selections as H. C. Hartman of the Southeastern Ohio Test Farm spoke on Athens County agriculture. Church night closes the institute with addresses by Rev. I. P. Day and Prof. H. T. Houf.
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Factory Institute
Grange
Institute
Harry Jacoby
Amos Driggs
Mattie Jacoby
Sant Shaw
Everett Russ
Plains
C. Hartman
Southeastern Ohio Test Farm
Athens County
I. P. Day
Central Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
H. T. Houf
Link KIllings in East Tied to Chicago Slayings
Chicago and New York police connected the February 14 Bugs Moran massacre with the New York bootleg murder of Frankie Yale and gambler Arnold Rothstein. Assistant States Attorney David Stansbury said investigations show the same murder-for-hire network tied to both scenes, as Scalisi and other figures emerged in sweeping arrests and confessions, linking crime bosses across cities.
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Chicago
Uri
New York
Bugs” Moran
David Stansbury
St. Valentine's Day
Frankie” Yale
Brooklyn, N. Y
Arnold Rothstein
John
Scalisi
Outstanding Man to Lead Pre-Lenten Mission in Athens
President Edmund D Soper of Ohio Wesleyan University will conduct a series of pre Lenten meetings in the Methodist Church during the week of March for the second annual preaching mission. The union services will involve the Presbyterian and Methodist churches with Rev C M Coulter noting Sopers prominence and career.
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Edmund Soper
Methodist Church
Ohio Wesleyan University
Presbyterian and
Methodist
America
Soper
Athens
C. M. Coulter
Duke University
Ohio Wesleyan
Father of Seven Dead After Industrial Accident
Jacob Ana bore, father of seven, died in Canton from injuries suffered while employed at the Central Alloy Steel Corporation plant. The incident occurred during work duties at the Canton facility. Authorities reported the fatality as work related with workers’ compensation implications pending investigation.
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Canton
Jacob Anabore
Central Alloy Steel Corporation
Author Is Dead
Newark mourns the death of Elmer E. Vance at 68 after a four day illness at his Blue Jay Road home. A famed author and producer three decades ago he created The Limited Mall, the first mechanical railroad play on stage while working as a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad dispatcher in town. The play is set at Hemlock station and along the Hocking Valley line near Athens.
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Newark
Elmer E. Vance
Limited Mall
Blue Jay Road
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Hemlock
Hocking Valley
Athens
Map Program for Congress in Mid April
Washington March 8 the extra session of Congress to begin April 15 was being mapped out by leaders who favor the House to start on the tariff bill while the Senate handles the farm bill Republican leaders discussed speeding up the president's program and limiting session scope. A dozen sub committees on tariff schedules are drafting proposals for March 16 when the full committee will review and begin shaping the tariff bill.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Hoover
Ways and Means
Athens Officials Testify at Columbus Committee Hearing
Mayor Alex M. Moore and C. M. Gill of the Athens Chamber of Commerce appeared before a Columbus house committee to argue for a bill allowing through bus service. The measure aims to permit Columbus to Pomeroy routes, cited as a major reason for the bill.
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Alex’ M. Moore
C. M Gill
Athens Chamber of Commerce
Columbus
House
Pomeroy
Moore
Mr. Gill
City of
Athens
Guysville Churches to Consider Pastor
Churches in the Guysville charge will discuss obtaining a pastor at a 10 30 Sunday meeting in the Guysville Methodist Episcopal Church led by Rev H J Holcombe district superintendent The churches involved include Guysville Stewart Canaanville Asbury New England and Bethany.
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Guysville
Guysville Methodist Episcopal Church
H. J. Holcombe
Methodist Episcopal Church
Stewart
Canaanville
Asbury
New England
Bethany
Hocking River Floods Recede After Peak Reached
The Hocking River crestied at 13.80 feet last night then fell to 11.50 feet by morning. Flood danger passed as government observer Mrs. C. N. France reported the easing early today.
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Hocking River
C. N. France
Vatican Ends Fight Against Rotary International
The Vatican lifts all bans on lay Rotarians and will give only a mild admonition to clergy for ecclesiastical dignity. The move ends Vatican attacks on Rotary, as Observatore Romano moderates its stance.
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Rome
U.R
Vatican
Rotary International
Observatore Romano
LeFever Coal Commission Bill Advances in Senate
The Senate Committee on Commerce and Industry recommended passage of the LeFever Coal Commission Bill introduced by Dr E LeFever of Glouster Athens County. The measure creates a five member commission to survey Ohio coal since 1918 and to promote Ohio coal, with an appropriation of 30000 and salaries for the chief and four assistants.
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Columbus
Senate Committee On Commerce and Industry
LeFever
Ohio
Reick Funeral Planned Sunday in Glouster
William Reick aged 64 dies after long heart trouble and dropsy at his Jacksonville area home. Funeral services will be Sunday at 1 PM in Trimble M E Church conducted by Rev. L A Donnally. Burial in Maplewood cemetery. He was a Knights of Pythias member and Owl in Glouster. Survived by wife and five daughters including Mrs Otto Mohring Mrs Henry Forsbach Mrs John Southard Mrs Arthur Antle and Mrs Leonard Simpson.
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Glouster
William Reick
Trimble M. KE
L. A. Donnally
Jacksonville
Maplewood
Reick
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Order of Owls of
Otto Mohring
Trimble R. D. No
Henry Forsbach
Near Jacksonville
John Southard
Arthur Antle
Columbus
Leonard Simpson
Millfield
House Leaders Force Repeal Bill Revisions in Ohio
Pressure from the House Committee on Utilities yields amendments to the Carpenter Senate Bill to repeal the Peace Law and create a new framework for regulating public utility rates. The change requires the Public Utilities Commission to determine excess charges in pending cases and order refunds with six percent interest within a year. unclaimed refunds go to the county treasury of the subscriber’s county.
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Columbus, March
House Committee On Utilities
Carpenter Senate
Carpenter
Gov
Cooper
Commerce
Ed D. Schorr
Public Utilities Commission
Commission
Mrs. Willebrandt May Retain Office
Washington March 8 It was said yesterday at the department of justice that Mrs. Mabel Willebrandt assistant attorney general in charge of prohibition prosecutions will remain at the department in the Hoover administration. Sabina March 8 City authorities joined a search for bandits who robbed the Adams Township Sabina schools last night. Glycerine was used to blow open the safe in the Sabina school and $50 was taken.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Mabel Willebrandt
Hoover
Willebrandt
Wilmington
Today
Sharp
Congress
Adams
Sabina
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