Grand jury holds secret session no indictments in Ohio officers case
May term grand jury in Athens County, Ohio, reports no indictments for four officers and a former sheriff charged with manslaughter in the October Albany shooting of Lawrence Bolton. Witness Gladys Farley testified. prosecutor Williams says no new evidence means no further action. The civil suit by Neva Bolton seeks about 25 509 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May
Athens County
Lawrence Bolton
Vale
Albany
L. G. Worstell
Gladys Farley
Jacob M. Cady
Hi. A. Sines
Joe Jonas
Harry Dalton
R. D. Williams
Miss Farley
Williams
P. H. McKinley
Common Pleas Court
Neva Bolton
Eli Bratton
R. D. Hall
Bolton
Effects of Levee Breaks Minimized By State Engineer
New Orleans May 15 State Engineer Lombard reported levee breaks near Cotton Port Louisiana were shallow four to five feet deep after an investigation. He warned that widening breaks eastward could flood several thousand acres in southern Avoyelles Parish while the Big Bend sector of the Bayou des Glasses remained held though water crested the reinforcement crown.
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New Orleans
Cottonport
Lombard
Avoyelles Parish
Big Bend
Bayou Des Glasses
Diplomas For Eight Girls Finish Four Years Of Clothing Club Work
Eight girls will receive diplomas for completing four years of clothing club work at Canaanville church tomorrow evening at 8. C. C. Lang assistant state club leader will present the diplomas. Mrs. Charles Mansfield supervised the program. County Farm Agent T. H. Johnson and others will give short talks. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canaanville Church
C. C. Lang
Charles Mansfield
T. H. Johnson
Negro flood refugees fail in ark emulation near Parkin Ark
Report to Red Cross describes flood refugees building a large craft with hammer nails wood and prayer as floodwaters rise. Their parson conducts services while they board the ark and sing. The ark becomes mired in mud and they seek higher ground in a box car provided by Missouri Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Parkin
Ark
Red Cross
Missouri Pacific
Protests Against Hocking Valley Rail Trains Abandonment
The Ohio state utilities commission receives 23 petitions from chambers of commerce merchants associations newspapers and private citizens opposing the Hocking Valley railroad plan to abandon trains 32 and 35 on the Hocking division and 1158 and 132 on the river division Hearing is set for May 26 Citizens argue loss of mail service disruption of perishables and inaccessibility to Columbus and that motor cars and buses already reduce profitability The railroad cites revenue decline as proof of need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
State Utilities Commission
Hocking Valley Railroad
Hocking
Chambers of Commerce, Merchants’ Associations
Hocking Valley
Widow Elizabeth Poston Dies at 85 on Coolville Ridge
Mrs. Elizabeth Poston 85 widow of Samuel Poston died yesterday at her son Elmer Poston's home on Coolville Ridge. Funeral services are set for 11 a.m. Sunday at South Canaan church with burial in the adjoining cemetery. She left eleven children, three surviving Effie Watkins, William Anthony of Athens, and Elmer Poston, plus seven grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Poston
Samuel Poston
Elmer Poston
Coolville Ridge
South Canaan Church
Poston
Effie Watkins
William Anthony
Athens
Coalville Ridge
Herbert
Geraldine
Elsie
Athens county housewives to study kitchen management
Miss Adele Koch former state home demonstration leader met in Athens with County Agent T H Johnson to plan fall kitchen management study. Johnson announced the effort and noted the selection of the best kitchen kit type by Johnson and a demonstration leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adele Koch
Athens
T. H. Johnson
Johnson
36 Nominated for Boards of Men's Union at Ohio University
After the executive election, 36 men were nominated for the social activities, junior senior governing, and campus activity advisory boards at a mass meeting in Fine Arts hall. Elections set for Tuesday May 17 in Ewing hall. Nominees include Russel Marple and Gilbert Beckley among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Fine Arts Hall
Ewing Hall
Social Activities Advisory Board
Russel Marple
Dunkle King
Homer Pritchard
Charles Naus
David Todd
Ralph Betts
Dudley Foster
William Coston
Leland Mills
Dyer Sweet
Joseph Pitts
Carl Wolfe
Stanley Bayless
Ford Roberts
Lyle Mowbrey
John Lough
Everett Shimp
William Heck
De Pinedo Resumes World Flight From Charleston
Italian aviator Francesco De Pinedo continues his round the world journey as he leaves Charleston on the next leg of his flight. The UP report notes the May 13 departure and the ongoing endurance expedition during the global voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
D. C
Francesco de Pinedo
Sinclair Fall conspiracy trial reset to October after witness search
Washington May 13 The Sinclair Fall conspiracy trial delayed from May 23 to October 17 as the government hunts for a second missing witness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Number of Prayers for Relief From High Gas Rates Largest Ever Filed
The Ohio public utilities commission faces the largest pile of petitions for relief from rising gas rates as more than fifty cities, sometimes alone or in groups, contest utility charges. Hearings are under way with Logan and Kenton cases among the notable conflicts, as the panel weighs expert testimony and seeks fair treatment for the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Public Utilities Commission
Ohio
Logan
Kenton
Ohio Cities
William ‘Klinger
Open Season Straw Hats Arrive as Weather Clears
Straw hats appear on Athens streets as Miss Springtime meets the weatherman in a bright breezy dawn. A few forerunners have shown the trend recently, but the display today marks a bold start to the season. If no snow falls, Friday the thirteenth signals opening day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Man
Athens
Normal University Growth Tied to $1 093 417 50 Appropriation
Dr E B Bryan comments on the state's decision noting the women's building item was not passed. The appropriation of 1 093 417 50 will permit normal university growth and expansion over the coming period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Bryan
Ohio University Receives $1 093 417 50 Travel Fund
President E B Bryan outlines a state appropriation totaling 1 093 417 50 for eighteen months covering expenditures and capital. Cuts to women’s building and travel funds were noted but remaining sums will support library books equipment and staff expansion to meet student and faculty growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
E. B. Bryan
Bryan
Police raid London on Arcos Ltd and Soviet Trade HQ
London officials conducted a raid on Arcos Ltd a Soviet company and the Russian trade delegation HQ seizing documents and equipment. About 309 people were detained and released later rifles and life preservers were seized and up to a quarter million documents reported as confiscated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.P
Arcos Ltd
William Joynson-Hicks
Home Secretary
House of Commons
Arthur Henderson
Laborite
Order Chen Removed from Shanghai
May 13 report says the moderate nationalist government at Nanking removed Eugene Chen as nationalist foreign minister at Hankow, the extremist nationalist headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Nanking
Eugene Chen
Hankow
Four-Year-Old Shirley Sweeney Endures Quakes Across Pacific
Shirley Sweeney, a Cleveland and Osaka resident, has survived two earthquakes and crossed the Pacific between Seattle and Japan nine times. Her father G. H. Sweeney works with the Cleveland Twist Drill Co in Osaka, highlighting a child’s view of seismic life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Sweeney
Cleveland
Osaka
Japan
Shirley
Pacific
Seattle
G. H. Sweeney
Cleveland Twist Drill Co
Women Fined for Shoplifting in Athens Stores
Two Richland avenue residents, Mrs Guy Gilkey and Mrs William Van Meter, were arrested by Chief Herb Parker after shoplifting from four Athens shops yesterday. They pleaded guilty and each fined 10 dollars plus costs. mayor Alex Moore warned that future offenders would have photos posted in stores.
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Athens
Guy Gilkey
William van Meter
Richland Avenue
Herb Parker
Alex Moore
F. L. Preston
Coe’s
Reading and Sells
Police Parker
Police
Moore
Friday the thirteenth sparks gloomy musings on luck
A columnist notes Friday the thirteenth arriving in 1927 as a rare calendar oddity and jokes that this lone bugaboo date will not recur this year. The piece mocks superstition while acknowledging the once in a year occurrence.
48 Cent Gas Rate Is Decision for City of Columbus
In a U.S. circuit court of appeals ruling the city of Columbus must keep a 48 cent per thousand cubic foot gas rate with a 75 cent monthly minimum. The decision reverses the 69 cent rate sought by the Columbus Gas and Fuel Company and Federal Gas and Fuel, halting the temporary sliding scale. The court said any excess money collected during litigation would go to the companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
U.P
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Columbus
Columbus Gas and Fuel Company
Federal Gas and Fuel Company
Freeman T. Lagleson
Charles A. Leach
Cite
Benson W. Hough
U. S
Hough
Circuit Court
Ruth Snyder and Henry Gray Sentenced to Death
Ruth Snyder and Henry Judd Gray were condemned by Justice Townsend Scudder in Long Island City for the murder of Albert Snyder. They were ordered electrocuted at Sing Sing prison during the week of June 20, 1927.
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Ruth Snyder
Henry Gray
Long Island City
N. Y
Henry Judd Gray
Townsend Scudder
Albert Snyder
Scudder
Sing Sing
Mississippi flood relief fund reaches total of 1559
Total contributions and pledges to the flood relief effort now amount to 1559 dollars. Red Cross officials announce the campaign near completion as the requested national target has been met. A full contributor list will be released later.
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Redross Flood Fund
Mississippi Flood Relief Fund
Red Cross
Observer Henry L Striggon Helps Nicaragua End Civil Strife
Secretary of War Henry L Striggon, serving in the Taft cabinet, went to Nicaragua as an observer for President Coolidge and helped obtain a settlement to the long running civil strife in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry L. Striggon
Taftabinet
Nicaragua
Coolidge
Blue Key Chapter Installed At Ohio University
A local Blue Key chapter for college students was installed at a banquet at the Varsity Inn with 23 students pledged as active members and 3 university faculty named as honorary members. Officers include President Kenneth Nelson and Vice President Ralph Kennard, with a roster of charter members led by Kenneth Agerter and Paul Bures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Blue Key
Rotary Club
Ohio University
W. «. Harris
C. N. Mackinnon
Don CC. Peden
Kenneth Nelson
Ralph Kennard
Joseph Pitts
Frank McNabb
John Longley
Kenneth Agerter
Stanley Bayless
Paul Bures
George Eisenbrey
Walter Forrest
Edgar Gilmore
John Greer
William Heck
Edward Martin
Donald Mason
Grant Mason
Warren Mason
Otto Moyer
Herbert Newhard
Meade Rinard
Andrew Robeson
William Smiley
Boyd Simmons
Weather report shows narrow temperature range over 20 hours
A daily weather note records noon temperature 79 with a two hour spread around 53 for the prior day and tonight. It cites historical extremes 34 in 1917 and a high of 2 in 1896, with a two hour table listing readings from Thursday afternoon to Friday morning.
No Officer May Search Auto Without Reasonable Proof of Law Violation
Columbus May 13 Attorney General Turner ruled that without facts to base a reasonable belief a law is violated an officer cannot stop driving motorists or search automobiles without a warrant. He noted exceptions when there are grounds to believe liquor is transported illegally and time would not allow a warrant.
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Columbus
Turner
B. F. McDonald
State’ Prohibition
McDonald
Prohibition Department
Ohio
Young mail pilot ready after trip across continent
Three airplanes a big one a medium sized one and a tiny one rested at Long Island fields awaiting the jinx flight to Paris as search for missing French aviators Nungesser and Coll continued. Clarence Chamberlin and Bertaud planned to depart in a Bellanca single engine plane but rougher mid Atlantic conditions postponed the attempt.
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New York
Long Island
Paris
Nungesser
Francois Coll
Clarence Chamberlin
Bertaud
mid-Atlantic
Cuttiesfield
Traces Sought for Nungesser and Coll over Newfoundland
In St Johns Newfoundland on a Monday morning officials and witnesses reported no new trace of Captain Charles Nungesser and Francois Coll. Denis Meaney Grace station agent and Harbor Grace officials relayed facts while Sir William Horwood, the government administrator, was informed that an airplane may have flown near the Harbor Grace region around the time the missing aviators were believed to be nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Johns
Newfoundland
Charles Nungesser
Francois Coll
Denis Meaney
Red
Grace
Trate Casey
Harbor Grace
William Horwood
Nungesser
Cali
Aviators on Record Flights and Rescue Theories
Captain Charlies A Lin of Lincoln Nebraska plans to christen a Bellanca single motor plane at Curtis Field after flying from San Diego via St Louis completing the journey in two days. Commander Richard Byrd’s repaired triple motor Fokker arrived Roosevelt Field awaiting a France flight, with departure likely pending. Navy experts float Labrador rescue theory for Charles Nungesser and Francois Coli as possible survival in remote Labrador conditions. Los Angeles to Lakehurst search flight continues for missing aviators with the airship bound for northern search duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies A. Lin
Lincoln
Nebraska
Air Mail
Curtis Field
An Diego
St Louis
Bellanca
Washington
Charles Nungesser
Coli
Labrador
Xaef
Navy
F Drographiec Office
Gan C. Ramsey
Earl H. ¥ Caid
Wilbur
Los Angeles
Lakehurst
N. J
Los Geles
Carles Nunges
Francois Col
Fremiors
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Athens County Day Raiders
Administratrix
Boards of Men’s Union
de Pinedo
Chen
Atlantic
McCoy
the Messenger
Frank McCoy
U.S. District Court of Appeals
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