Athens County Tax Distributions Report Delinquent Balances
Athens County tax collections totaled 605 7.53 with funds distributed to towns townships and schools. Delinquent personal property taxes stood at 103 378 58 and the 1930 tax dupli ne reached 1 518 196 99. Final payments and advances influenced many township and city allocations across the county.
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W. B. Maly
Athens County
J. Clyde Edmundson
Tolions
Athens Township
City of
Theng
Athens City
Daletan
Plains
Alexander Township
Ames Township
Ames-Bern
Amesville Corporation
Bern Township
Ca- Haan
Canaan Township
Carthage Township
Chicagoans stake claim on old loading dock coal pile
In Chicago in May, residents rushed to claim a buried coal heap uncovered by two boys exploring a former dock site. The 1905 fire left a mountain of ash that slowly hid a coal seam, drawing families to mine and haul away fuel amid disputes over ownership.
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South Side
Chicago
U.P
Philadelphia and Reading Coal Company
Gas Pistols and Guns in Milwaukee and the Three-Way Defense Plan
The piece reports Milwaukee police chief control, General Mitchell’s view on crime and policing, and the idea of a three-branch national defense with separate air, land, and sea branches. It notes New York's plan to issue gas pistols and gas guns, and criticizes Russia for keeping wheat acreage and cutting prices while expanding oil and lumber deals in Italy. It ends with a teaser about continued discussion on page 4.
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Milwaukee
General Mitchell
Tus
New York
Chicago
Mitchell
Navy
Army
Air Department
Russia
Italy
Memorial Day Services at Athens Christian Church
Memorial Day services at the Athens Christian Church start at 10 15 a m Sunday with several hundred members of Athens war veterans organizations including the Grand Army of the Republic Spanish American War Veterans the American Legion and the Women s Relief Corps. The groups meet at the Armory at 9 45 a m and Rev Reed J Downy will deliver the sermon Qui Gratitude with special music by the choir and organist.
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Athens Christian Church
Athens War Veterans
Grand Army of
Republc
Directors unaware of Brown note in Bancakentucky case
In Louisville on May 23 the state pressed directors of Bancakentucky and related banks to testify on the $2,000,000 note tied to James B. Brown. Directors said they learned of the note only as banks closed and that a brokers loan with Standard Oil of Kentucky stock was described by a former vice president. The prosecution says Brown bought the note from Wakefield and Company without board knowledge.
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Louisville
U.2
James B. Brown
Bank Holding Corporation
Brown
John Sites
C. C. Mengel
Charles F. Jones
Bancakentucky
Standard Oil of Kentucky
Wakefield and Company
53-year-Old $500 Orchid Blooms Here
A veteran Athens florist, L. W. Connett, owns a rare 53-year-old Cattlea laao orchid from the Brazilian mountains valued at about $500. The plant, purchased nearly a decade ago from United States Nursery in New Jersey, has thrived in the Connett Greenhouse in Athens for 43 years and now shows two mature blossoms with two more to open soon.
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L. W. Connett
Athens
Mellon urges broad tax revision to widen income base
Secretary Mellon called for a wide revision of federal taxes to bring more income tax payers into the system and possibly add excise taxes. He warned of a large year end deficit and noted only a small portion of the population pays the tax, urging a tax structure that stabilizes revenue and supports debt payments.
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Washington
Secretary of
Treasury
Mellon
Mayors Eat Through Europe On Open Invitation
Hollywood sentences describe a group of U. S. mayors touring Europe dining as guests. A Los Angeles mayor reportedly left a banquet after an incident with wine, while a harsher note forecasts future rude behavior if French hosts do similar.
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Hollywood
Calif
Europe
Los Angeles
Tony, Xourm
Weide
Can't Drive Slow In New Auto Law
POMEROY May 33 Stag Spectalo West Virginia's new speed law goes into effect on May 37. The repairinit ba comes 45 ylea an hour in stead of EA dt shall be unlawful for any person do un necessarily drive at such slow rate of spear as to block or impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic. A speed limit of 18 miles per hour is provided for drivers passing school while children are at recess or walking toward or from the school, and a legal rate of 3% miles per hour is provided for railroad crossings.
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Pomeroy
West Virginia
Wheat Group Ends Without Adopting Plan
The International Wheat Conference in London on May 2 ended without approval of the American quota proposal backed by Soviet Russia. It did approve a permanent international committee to advise wheat producing and exporting nations, with no enforcement power, and adopted three resolutions promoting acreage reduction, greater wheat use, and orderly marketing. Samuel McKelvin of the U.S. Farm Board called the conference a success and noted U.S. participation through adviser Nila Olsen.
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London
Heling
Samuel KR
McKelvion
U. & Farm Board
United Press
United States
Nila A. Olsen
Insures Trees Against Storm In Lebanon Township Orchard
Homer Webster owner of a 70 acre orchard near Reno Lebanon Township bought a $2000 storm damage policy on his fruit crop through October 15. In this region such insurance is rare and Webster may be the only Michigan County grower with this protection. Logan reports cherry and apple crops look promising in the county with large green clusters noted in the orchards.
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Pomeroy
Homer Webster
Lebanon Township
Reno
Webster
Melgn County
Logan
Hocking
Nations report to submit armament statistics to League
Geneva May 73 The League Council decided to require nations invited to the World Disarmament Conference to submit to the League Secretariat by September 15 uniform and detailed statistics on present armaments excluding trained reserves and military stocks. German Foreign Minister Dr Julius Curtius abstained from voting due to the restriction cutting off information information sought by the German delegation.
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Achve
Geneva
U.P
League Council
League
Julius Curtius
Names Produce Wit Brain and Brawn In Court
In Chicago on May 23 Edwin Brain and W F Brawn were examined for jury duty in Judge Prystal ski s court. Prosecutor Ditchburne thought the names were a joke as Brain and Brawn gave their names in quick succession. Both men were excused. In Cincinnati on May 23 Raymond Mueller foreman at Kroger Grocery and Baking Company was shot and killed by Ernest Hughes a crippled night watchman after ordering the watchman to go home before he allegedly had been drinking.
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Brain
Brawn
Chicago
U.p
Cincinnati
Raymond Mueller
Kroger Grocery and Baking Company
Pant
Ernest Hughes
Mueller
State asks state aid for road improvements to Scenic District
Logan reports a group including A. W. Sherwood and county leaders touring roads into the Scenic District. They seek cooperation from the State Highway Department to improve access via several routes, with details to be announced soon. North Logan progress includes Harper Run Bridge abutment work and a quarry road cut above Hoching River.
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Logan
A. W. Sherwood
Hoeling County
Logan Chamber of Commerce
Keck House
Old Mana Cave
Donuts Headen
State Highway Department
Co-Oper
Harper Run
High Clit
Hoching River
Ohio House Seeks Cut in State Appropriations
The Columbus House Finance Committee proposed a tentative appropriations bill totaling about 83 000 080 for the 312 biennium, aiming to reduce general revenues by roughly 38 000 000 from prior levels. Key items include welfare, education, and university funding with possible further adjustments by the Senate.
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Columbus
May
Geneva
Mouse
L. P. Mooney
Une
House
Ty Moonay
Ikousa
Welfare
Senate
Copper
Ohio State
Ohio Atata University
Ohio Sunta Hy
State
Universiticn and Colleges
Ohio University
Mic
Aml
Bowling Green Co i
Ml. Thar
Kent State College
Wilberforce
Ohio
State University
Hona
Bellermente
Aes
General Revenue
Mooney
Garfield Scion dies by own action in Cleveland home
John N. Garfield, grandson of President James A. Garfield, died after shooting himself in the head at his Cleveland home. Family members described the motive. he had recently undergone an operation. Sheriff James Munro of Lake County ruled the death a suicide.
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Cleveland
Rjohn N. Garfield
James A. Garfield
James Munroney
Lake County
Auleide
Garfield
Mentor Scheel
Tiwan
James R. Garfield
Theodore Roonevelt
Canada
Quebec
Weather Outlook For Next Week Varies By Region
The Weather Bureau reports next week will bring a mix of fair weather and showers. Ohio Valley and Tennessee expect fair conditions early, then periods of occasional showers from midweek. Temperatures rise to above normal by Wednesday, followed by cooler conditions at week’s end.
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Washington
U.P
the Weather Bureau Today
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Desert Town Ludlow in Flames Doomed in Mojave
A Los Angeles to Winslow flight pilot reported Ludlow California was on fire with no water to fight the blaze. Ludlow sits on the Santa Fe main line near the Mojave Desert center and authorities warned of its likely destruction.
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Los Angeles
Calif
AT. A. T
Afr
Maf
Winslow
Ariz
Ludlow
Santa Fe
Mojave
Witntenca State Highway Worker Charged With Violations
The item notes a Witntenca state highway worker facing civil and neine violation charges amid a reorganized school center land appraisers group.
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Witntenca
Absey Aucune
Pert Ningeet
Xentor Reignty Land
Nelsonville Achool
Ich
Paga
Jhauncey
Gen Ghee
New Acipat
Tlaurelyille High Schoon
Hunt -Prett
Weat Corst
Pifcover
Mt Otteremes
Marion Hee
Armored Armada Over New York in War Birds Parade
New York awed as 12 and 13 aircraft of the Army Air Corps flew in formation over Manhattan. Crowds gathered along Riverside streets to watch as the phalanx passed above the smoke screen and briefed Floyd Bennett Airport. The drill, delayed by weather, showcased the warbirds and the force’s reach over the metropolitan area.
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New York
Ph-Amorn Lea
Manhattan Island
Mbarp
Army Air Corps
New York Harbor
Floyd Donnatt
Tarren Talend
Lima Man gets prison term in street department case
Lima May 03 10 8 Merman P Gateer 29 former superintendent of the Lima Street Department was sentenced to three to ten years in the Ohio Penitentiary by Judge DB Everett in Common Pleas Court. He was convicted of certifying a false payroll. Richard Davis, former clerk under Gelner and Arthur Steinley, faces indictments in the street department probe.
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Lima
Merman P. Gateer
Formre
Ohio Penitentiary
DB. E. Everett
Richard Davis
Gelner
Arthur Steinley
Cale Aman
Street Department
Suspect Identified in Wisconsin Murder Case
A Milwaukee area high school classmate identified a man as the murder suspect in the case of Mrs. Cora Belle Hackett-Parry in Wisconsin. The witness, Henry D. Mauger Jr of Los Angeles, aided by Wisconsin County DA E H Draeger, placed the man as George W. E. Perry who denied his identity and claimed to be Frank J. Moran.
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Cora Belle Hackett-Perry
Wieconain
A. S
San Francisco
Ax George W. E. Perry
Henry D. Mauger, Jr
Los Angeles
Perry
Milwaukee
E. H. Draeger
Wisconsin
Hackett- Parry
Frank J. Moran
Trial shifted for Mrs Lowther as venue change sought
In ASHTABULA Ohio May 23 the hearing on a change of venue for the first degree murder trial of 22 year old Maude Lowther was continued to Tuesday by Common Pleas Judge Sargent. Defense lawyers Marvin argue publicity and the death sentence of Tiby Smith linked to the case affect fair trial prospects. Lowther is accused of killing Clara Smith wife of Tiby Smith, shot May 29, with Tiby Smith awaiting execution August 17 in the Ohio penitentiary.
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Lowther
Ashtabula
USA
Maude Lowther
Common Pleas
Charles FR. Sargent
Frank Ll. Marvin
Marvin
Uclty
Tiby Smith
Father and daughter die in separate shocks at Mt Hope Sanitarium
Frank Malteuse, 63, died at Mt Hope Sanitarium after learning of his daughter Angela Lucci's death in Wheeling. Medical staff cited shock as the cause. The report notes the bereaved father and daughter died within the same incident.
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Hopemont
W. Va
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