Neighbors Probe Cremation Theory in Mrs Rogers Death
Louisville police advance cremation theory after widow Elia McDowell Rogers disappeared October 8. Basements yielded furnace ashes and a gray substance chemists may link to bone, while a bloody wrench found near the janitor's home prompts suspicion. Neighbor Charles Lantrom reported hearing groans from the furnace room the night of disappearance.
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Louisville
U.P
Elia McDowell Rogers
Rodgers
Wallace McDowell
Cincinnati
Rogers
Ax Murder Suspects Held as Police Face Choice
MAHA Neb Nov 28 U R Two men are under police custody over three local ax murders. Jake Bird, a black suspect, is named by authorities in connection with the Striblings killings. In Spokane Washington Elmer Williams 24 a former Nebraska resident confessed to hatchet murders once arrested.
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Maha
Neb
U.R
Aha
Jake Bird
Harold Stribling
Spokane
Washington
Elmer Williams
Big Time Festival Planned at East Side School
The East Side School PTA invites all to the Annual Fall Festival on Friday December 7 featuring a golf show mystery boxes country store and penny restaurant for the children Restaurants bake sale popcorn balls Eskimo pies and a 7 PM program by the school children. The committee promises a highly successful event with new features and strong parent teacher and community interest.
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East Side
Parent-Teacher Association
Fast Side
Screen Stars Among Influenza Victims in Los Angeles District
Health officials report 17 influenza deaths this week in Los Angeles area with 2,182 current cases in the city. Pasadena and other districts shut schools as Hollywood sees more than a dozen screen celebrities ill.
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Los Angeles
Pasadena
Monrovia
Garden Grove
St Habra
Fullerton
Placentia
Hollywood
Edmundson Proposes Tax Redistribution To Ease City Shortage
County Auditor J Clyde Edmundson plans a new tax distribution to Athens city finances to cover two months of salaries. The move follows about 12 000 in delinquent taxes and 4 800 from bond sales and interest that had not been reported, with 5 000 expected to be placed in operating funds. City officials say action by the county auditor will provide funds for the balance of the year and note a 1928 funding need under a new state law.
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J. Clyde Edmundson
Athens
Three Men Die in Gas Blast at Mine in Kentucky
Huntington dispatch reports Richard H. Williams president of Glogara Coal Co and Northeastern Kentucky Coal Operators' Assn killed in a mine explosion at Himlar ville Ky. Also killed were Charles H. Biedenmiller chief engineer and C D Schlegel superintendent. The men were inspecting the mine before reopening it. a gas pocket is blamed. The mine is owned by Arch Hewitt of Huntington. Williams had coal interests in Glo Ky and Kermit W Va.
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Huntington
W. Va
Richard H. Williams
Glogara Coal Company
Northeastern Kentucky Coal Operators’ Association
Himlarville
Charles H. Biedenmiller
Williams
C. D. Schlegel
Arch Hewitt
Glo, Ky
Kermit, W. Va
Biedenmiller
Philippines Brace for Third Typhoon After Two Deadly Storms
Manila reports a third typhoon approaching as authorities rush to assess damage from back to back storms. Fragmentary data from remote areas suggest the death toll could exceed 100, with Guam also on alert.
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Manila
P. IL
U.R
Philippine Islands
Guam
Two Men Face Execution After Thanksgiving at Ohio Penitentiary
In Columbus two inmates Stanley Hoppe of Toledo and John Rucker of Cincinnati are scheduled to die in the electric chair the day after Thanksgiving. The article notes their difficult mental task of realizing concinnat for tomorrow.
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Columbus
Ohio Penitentiary
Concinnat
Stanley Hoppe
Toledo
John Rucker
Cincinnati
Nurse Kills Patient and Shoots Self in Denver
Farice King a 30 year old nurse at Denver General Hospital shot and killed Patrolman M K Evans a patient then wounded herself with a bullet through the breast She left a note saying she had been wanting to do this for five years The shooting occurred in the Firemen s and Policemen s ward where Evans was recovering from a wound he received when trying to arrest two burglar suspects in a Denver rooming house
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Denver
Colo
U.P
Farice King
Denver General Hospital
M. K. Evans
Evans
Miss King
Congress to reopen amid fear of filibuster on key measures
Congress will resume next Monday where it left off in May with tariff and farm legislation in dispute. Senate and House leaders split over timing for an extra session, and the Boulder Dam Bill remains unfinished as uncertainty grows over naval building, Muscle Shoals, and Kellogg treaties. Senator Johnson hints at possible revision while Senator Ashurst declines to speak on Boulder Dam.
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Congress
Py Paul R
Mallon United Press
Washington
U.R
Boulder Dam
Muscle Shoals
House
Senate
Hiram Johnson
California
Ashurst
Arizona
Hoover
St. Louis
Borah
Idaho
No Athens Messenger Thanksgiving Edition
The Athens Messenger will not publish on Thanksgiving Day as staff take a holiday. Across the Hocking Valley business and transit sectors suspend operations, with many residents planning trips and Ohio University students spending recess at home.
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Athens Messenger
The
Messenger
Hocking Valley
Athens
Ohio University
Athens We Thank Athens Thanksgiving Service Planned
Residents of Athens will observe Thanksgiving with services and parties. Union services by Presbyterian Christian and Methodist congregations start at 7 pm at the First Methodist Church with sermons by Rev. M E Chatley and Rev. A Y Wilcox. Special music by the Methodist choir. A pre service supper from 6 to 7 pm hosted by the Presbyterian and Methodist Churches.
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Athens
Presbyterian
Christian
Methodist
First Methodist Church
M. E. Chatley
Christian Church
A. Y. Wilcox
Presbyterian Church
Methodist Church
Genevieve Chase
The
Irene Parks
Man Held on Charge Preferred by a Girl
Moscoe Marshall of Wilmington is bound over to the county grand jury on 10000 dollars bond for blackmailing Miss Muriel Loumenhouser a Bourneville schoolteacher. He waived preliminary hearing and pleaded not guilty.
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Chillicothe
Moscoe Marshall
Wilmington
Muriel Loumenhouser
Bourneville
Marshall
Man Charges Wife Forged Certificates in Ohio Case
New Philidelphia November 28 Mrs Sophia Schroch of Shanesville is jailed on forgery charges filed by her husband Allen Schroch. He previously alleged theft of 1600 in bank certificates, a claim dismissed on lack of evidence. The new indictment centers on alleged access to local bank certificates and their cashing.
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New Philadelphia
U.R
Sophia Schroch
Shanesville
Allen Schroch
Schroch
Ares
Cercates
Gets 15 Year Term For Death of Girl
Warren, Nov 28. Thomas Steele, 22, is sentenced to 15 years in the state penitentiary for manslaughter in the death of Melba Bean, a popular basketball player. Steele was said to have been driving a stolen car at excess speed while intoxicated and ran a red light when his vehicle struck Miss Bean’s car three weeks ago.
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Warren
U.P
Thomas Steele
Melba Bean
Steele
Miss Bean
Barberton official Briggs owes city over sixteen thousand
Chester W. Briggs of Barberton, former superintendent of streets sewers and city sewer disposal plant, owes Barberton $15,895.71 per a report filed with State Auditor Joseph Tracy.
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IUUM
Columbus
Chester W. Briggs
Barberton
City of
Joseph Tracy
McNary Leads Push for Farm Relief Bill Action
Senator McNary of Oregon heads a minority group urging quick passage of a farm relief bill at the special session. They want a bill like the McNary Haugen plan minus the equalization fee to meet Hoover's wartime pledges and harvest goals.
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Kenneth G. Crawford
United Press
Washington
U.rp
Llect Hoover
Congress
Hoover
McNary
Oregon
McNary- Haugen
Two Men Fined Five Dollars Each in Hearings
Edward Marquis Trimble pleaded guilty to intoxication and was fined five dollars plus costs in Justice of the Peace Felix Riley's court. Fremont Ruth filed the affidavit and Constable Kenneth Ailstook arrested Marquis. Alva Rutter of Nelsonville faced two charges for operating with a fictitious license and reckless driving, arraigned yesterday and found guilty on both and fined five dollars plus costs for each charge.
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Edward Marquis
Trimble
Court of Justice of the Peace
Felix Riley
Marquis
Fremont Ruth
Kenneth Ailstock
Alva Rutter
Nelsonville
Wilson Ator
Rutter
Ohio University to Attend National Fraternity Conference
Ohio University will be represented at the National Conference of Fraternity Men in New York City by John R. Johnston dean of men and Jack Bosch president of the Interfraternity Council. It is the first time Ohio University attends the conference which includes fraternity men from across the country. Problems of the fraternity will be discussed to gain cooperation among groups.
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Ohio University
Fraternity Men
New York City
John R. Johnston
Jack Bosch
Inter-fraternity Council
Gas well in Bern Township tops deep sand strike
Marietta November 28 a Bailey Oil and Gas Company well No 5 on the Wells tract in Bern Township produces 750000 feet of gas per day from the second Berea sand at 1575 feet. The well has been shot and turned into line. Local interests include H B Goddard E C Motter and H C Bode.
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Marietta
Lathrop
Bailey Oil and Gas Company
Athens County
Berea
Bern
Ship
Bailey Company
Athens
H. B Goddard
E. C. Motter
H. C. Bode
King George Illness Reported Serious by Lord Dawson
London November 28 Lord Dawson son of Penn told the British cabinet King George is ill of a serious nature.
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London
Lord Dawson of
Penn
George
Man Who Paid $600 Fine Loses Appeal in Liquor Case
Lam Kh Stephenson Jackson County financier loses Supreme Court appeal from a March 1926 Oak Hill mayoral ruling fining him 500 dollars and costs for possession of liquor. Chief Justice Marshall upholds jury-trial denial in non prison sentence cases and notes Stephenson waived appeal rights by not challenging mayoral jurisdiction.
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State Supreme Court
Columbus
U.R
Supreme Court
Lam Kh. Stephenson
Jackson County
Oak Hill
Stephenson
C. T. Marshall
Tumey
Mayors Court
Massasoit and Pilgrims Celebrate First Thanksgiving Feast
Plymouth 1621: Massasoit leads Peace Pipe ceremony as Puritan households prepare foods for a shared harvest feast. The anniversary marks survival through winter and calls for annual thanksgiving as Indians and colonists renew cordial relations.
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Plymouth
Maas
Plymouth Colony
America
Massasoit
Colon
Former Bank Head Indicted in Loan Losses Case
Frank L. Stein former president of the Ohio National Bank is indicted for aiding embezzlement of 285000 from Cities' Mortgage Company. A. E Querinjean Harvey C. Smith and Ray H. Patterson face reindictment for embezzling 285000. The mortgage firm is in receivership. Conviction could bring 1 to 20 years.
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Columbus
O.R
Frank L. Stein
Ohio National Bank
Cities’ Mortgage Company
A. E Querinjean
Harvey C. Smith
Ray H. Patterson
Querinjean
Smith
Woman Dies After Wreck at Crossing
Mrs. Esther Sawtelle, 35, of Cleveland, died in Columbus when the taxicab she rode in was struck by a Pennsylvania train. She had visited her husband Lee D. Sawtelle, 45, at Starling Loving Hospital and was staying with friends. Crossing watchman O. D. Keeton charged the cab driver with ignoring a warning sign and speeding onto the tracks after other cars waited.
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Columbus
Esther Sawtelle
Cleveland
Pennsylvania
Starling Loving Hospital
Lee D. Sawtelle
Sawtelle
Declamation Contest Eliminations Set Across Athens County
Declamation speakers will compete Sunday at 3 PM in Central Avenue M E Church Athens and Chauncey Methodist Church for county eliminations. Twenty five church winners advance. top three from each church reach the final at First Methodist Athens to select a county representative for the state meet. Judges not yet named. County leads in entrants.
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Central Avenue M
Athens
Chauncey Methodist Church
C. M. Coulter
First Methodist Church
Athens County
Coulter
Green Again To Head Union Labor
William A. Green was reelected president of the American Federation of Labor in New Orleans. In Chicago, funeral services were set for Maria Louisa Barrett Chamberlin, 87, founder of the Y W C A, who died after a three month illness.
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Green
New Orleans
William A. Green
American Federation of Labor
Chicago
U.P
Maria Louisa Barrett Chamberlin
Hog cholera outbreak reported in Hocking County
Three droves of hogs in Falls and Marion Townships show cholera infection. County agent Lang reports the outbreak and consults with federal inspector Deforrest, who urges immunization by a veterinarian since no public aid is available. Authorities warn there is no cure once infected. A. J. Beaumont found dead on a Columbus sidewalk under coroner inquiry.
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Hocking County
Robert W. Lang
Logan
Falls
Marion Township
Lang
F. A. Deforrest
Columbus
Plan for U S Britain naval talks and defense department
Michigan Representative to propose a new defense department bill and a naval armament conference with Great Britain. Britten urges Canada talks after 1929 to limit warships not covered by Washington Treaty and push non military conferees for a united sea power approach. James introduces a National Defense Department to consolidate War and Navy, improving efficiency and coordination.
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Washington
U.es
United
Great Britain
Britten
House
Naval Affairs Committee
Stanley Baldwin
England
Canada
Lam
U. S. Howe
Great
United States
Interparliamentary Union
Congressional
America
W. Frank James
United Press Today
James
Martin Boyles Dies in Columbus at 79
Martin Boyles, 79, died Tuesday night at his daughter’s home in Columbus after a two week illness. Paralysis was the cause. The body was taken to another daughter’s home this afternoon. Funeral services are set for 2 PM Friday at Salem Church with burial in the church cemetery.
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Martin Boyles
Harvey
Columbus
Maggie Rhollans
Losrene Avenue
Salem Church
New United States Map Offered by The Athens Messenger
The Athens Messenger promotes a complete new United States map in colors on heavy stock, 218 by 18 inches, with orders at ten cents postage handling. The map answers questions on detached territories per capita wealth and population distribution, featuring Alaska Hawaii Atlanta New York. Use the coupon for ordering.
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United States
Atlanta
New York
Alaska
Hawaii
United States Bureau
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