Athens County Budget See Lower Spending for 1933.
Athens County announces a reduced 1933 operating budget with total estimated county expenditures of 155,704.93. The General County Fund requires 107,728.07 from property tax while other revenue sources include cigarette tax fees and motor vehicle tax. The Road and Bridge Fund totals 184,940.04 with vehicle licenses and gasoline tax, and the Bond Retirement Fund totals 894,639 with property tax interest and township payments.
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Athens County
Oueset
Ohio University Honors Bobcats With New Fight Song Dedication
The Ohio University football team known as the Bobcats received honors at a morning convocation for a newly dedicated university song The March of the Fighting Bobcats. The 100 piece band directed by Prof C W Janssen arranged the music with edits by Janssen and Prof Robinson to suit an Ohio number. Coach Don Peden spoke about the eastern trip and tough schedule for their Buckeye Conference title defense. Jack Swanson led cheers as attendance set a year high.
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Ohio University
Ieters
Navy
March of the Fighting Bobcats
C. W. Janssen
E. B. Hall
R.B. Eisenberg
Janssen
C. C. Robinson
Ohio
Don C. Peden
Cats
Tippy Objects In Junior High Fall Festival Show
A baby terrier named Tippy protests the Junior High Fall Festival entries from the back of the Home Economics classroom. The dog voices disapproval of the festival and confinement in a tin waste basket while a neighbor angora kitten provides companionship ahead of Friday night booth opening. Dr. Doolittle's Circus will feature gingham pets and red and black cloth bulldogs.
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Tippy
Ruth Gieson
Dr. Doolittle
Circus
Assessments Totaled for State Highway Financing
Columbus October 19 U P Special assessments on adjoining property to fund state highway construction have reached over 30 million dollars since 1915. State highway chief H P Chapman told lawmakers that 20 to 25 million had been collected before 1932. Current year payments due total 1,616,825 with 7,851,539 still unpaid after 1982.
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Columbus
U.P
Joint Legislative Committee
H. P. Chapman
State Highway Department
Chapman
Indictments Count 18 In Hocking Grand Jury Session
Logan reports 18 indictments from the Hocking County Grand Jury after a one day session with 32 witnesses called and 29 cases considered. Among those named are Earl and William Hoey for burglary and Harry Starr with four counts of shooting with intent. Arraignments set for later the week. several suspects face charges including neglect of children, larceny, and assault.
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Petit Jury
Starr
Logan
Hocking County
Earl and
William Hoey
Margaret Macklind
Donald Hamilton
Marion Township
Howard Rowland
Harry Starr
New Straitsville
Gore
Hubert Henry Northrop
Pete Beshara
Merle Good
Austin Allen
O. L. Hemsworth
Tom McAllister
Lew Clouse
Albert Mattox
Libby Holman Murder Case Hinted to Fold on Reynolds Letter
Jefferson, Oct 19 The Reynolds family letter may guide prosecutors away from pursuing Libby Holman in the death of Smith Reynolds. The letter questions conclusive evidence of murder and suggests the case could be dropped. Reynolds, heiress to tobacco wealth, faced a fatal shooting after a party at Reynolda in Winston-Salem. Holman testified with memory gaps before recalling details at the moment of the shooting.
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Jefferson, N. C
U.R
Libby Holman
Smith Reynolds
Reynolds
W. N. Reynolds
Tobacco House
Smith
Reynolda
Winston-Salem
Miss Holman
Insull With Guard and Watchful Greek Aide in Athens
Athens dispatch says Samuel Insull travels with an automobile escort of policemen and a Greco American aide Peter Vanech who carries a cane and walks behind him with two Athens detectives. A constant hotel lobby guard and Insull’s habit of hugging walls are noted. Vanech hails from Stanford Connecticut.
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London
Samuel Insull
Athens
Peter Vanech
Daily Express
Vanech
Insull
Stanford
Conn
Hoover to Speak in Pt. Pleasant Saturday
President Herbert Hoover will stop in Pt. Pleasant on his Charleston to Detroit trip. He is expected to speak about 10 45 a m for roughly 15 minutes near the New York Central Depot. From Pt. Pleasant he will cross the Ohio River Bridge and travel via the New York Central to Columbus then to Detroit.
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Gallipolis
Herbert Hoover
Pt. Pleasant
Charleston
W. Va
Detroit
Mich
New York Central
Hoover
Ohio River Bridge
New York Central Railroad
Columbus
Ohio
Ingalls Replies To Cox Challenges In Ohio Campaign
Republican gubernatorial candidate David S. Ingalls defended his integrity before 2,500 at Memorial Hall Columbus replying to James N. Cox. He challenged Cox to show any impropriety in his life and described rejecting a 26000 campaign donation offer for exclusive road material contracts. He rejected Cox’s age critique and praised his own honesty as essential for Ohio leadership.
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Columbus
David S. Ingalls
Memorial Hall
James N. Cox
Ohio
Ingalls
Cox
Bess
Deshler
George White
Oil Board says industry shows first sign of recovery
President Hoover reviewed an optimistic Federal Oil Conservation Board report noting the American oil sector may be the first basic industry to emerge from the world low mood. It said improved conditions come from production aligning with demand and urged states to cooperate with machinery to stabilize future output and supply balance.
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Washington
Upbn
Hoover
Federal Oil Conservation Board
Seek To Show Prejudice in Logan Affair
Logan case against Walter Nixon fire chief centers on an affidavit of prejudice certified to Common Pleas Court for action. Judge Harley M. Whitcraft ordered certification and remand to mayor's court to decide if prejudice invalidates a fair trial. If prejudice is shown, a magistrate will be assigned. otherwise proceedings move forward.
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Mayor's Court
Nixon
Bright
Fish distribution by State Conservation Department in Hocking County
A truck from the State Conservation Department distributed small mouth bass and rock bass into Salt Creek and Clear Fork Creek in Hocking County. Trout stocking was planned but not available due to bans. Assisting were Deputy Edward Eberst Dr Claude Lyon and William Miller of the Hocking County Anglers Club.
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Logan
State Conservation Department
Hocking County
Salt Creek
Clear Fork Creek
Clear Fork
Edward Eberst
Claude Lyon
William Miller
Athens Man Ends Life After Long Illness
John Kilpatrick, 49, long associated with coal companies and railroads in the Hocking Valley, died by carbon monoxide inhalation in his garage at 72 East Mulberry Street Athens after a period of ill health. Funeral services will be at First M F Church Friday at 2 pm with burial in Greenlawn Cemetery Nelsonville. Masons will conduct services.
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John Kilpatrick
Hocking Valley
East Mulberry Street
Athens
M. FB
Greenlawn
Nelsonville
Longstreth
Kilpatrick
Hocking Valley Railroad
Sunday Creek Coal Company
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Shafer Grocery Company
Ray City
Hamilton
Detroit
Robert
Trinidad
Cole
Harry Hartley
John Hannah
Marion Bwyers
Thomas
Georgia Kilpatrick
George
Jack
Agnes
Jean
William
Charles
Masonic Fraternity
Paramythia Lodge
Masonic Fraternity of Athens
District Is Busy Toa Work In Mining Area
In Toa district near Nelsonville about 3,600 men are at work. Mine No. 267 at Hunterdon, after a one day walk out, resumes with 268 workers. Twenty two collieries are active while No. 119 Millfield and No. 107 Congo remain idle. Governor's referee J. H. Pritchard meets No. 26% Mine officials and union reps to settle yesterday's strike differences.
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Nelsonville
Ohio Collieries Company
Hunterdon
Millfield
Congo
J. H. Pritchard
Lodi Farmer Murder Trial Set for December 5
The trial of Fred Moore a Lodi Township farmer for first degree murder is scheduled for December 5 in Athens County Common Pleas Court. He is charged in the fatal shooting of his father in law Opha G Stover. Bond set at 15000. Mrs Moore expected to give birth between November 15 and 20. Prosecutor Bolin agreed to December 5 to allow witness recovery and possible trial interruption. A special jury panel will be drawn with 15 days notice to jurors and lists provided to defense three days prior.
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Fred Moore
Lodi
Athens County
Case thrown in county grand jury review
The case involving Bee 38 charged with murder in the Earl Bas area was drawn out by the Fairies County Grand Jury here last October.
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Sees Bee 38
August
Earl
Bas
Fairies County
Buenos Aires as a City in Will's Dialog
The speaker Yearns to identify a city named Buenos Aires in Will's description calling it lively and varied like Chicago Paria Beverly Hills and Claremore Oklahoma. The note adds a traveling man who is an ex president and remarks on employment while serving the people in uncertain times.
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Buenos Aires
Chicago
Paria
Beverly Hille
Claremore
Oklahoma
Three Sentenced In Athens Court For Robbery And Larceny
Three men were sentenced to the Ohio State Penitentiary in Columbus after pleading guilty to robbery and grand larceny in Athens County Common Pleas Court. Bar Sephus and Red Morkine with Edward Tanner received penitentiary terms, while McWan got a minimum 19 year sentence for robbery. Also sentenced were William Colbert for concealing stolen goods and Walter Kovaleski for failure to provide for minor children with probation and monthly support. Trials set for Herman Dantes November 1, Raymond Young November 2, John W. Smith November 3, John Martin November 4, Mildred Withrow November 7, Acel Tippie November 18, and Cash Tedrow November 19 for various charges.
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Ohio State Penitentiary
Columbus
C. F. Rowland
Athena County
Bar Sephus
Mc Wan
Beard
Red Morkine
Edward Tanner
Athens County
John W. Bolin
William Colbert
Snail
Hia
Athena
Walter Kovaleski
Rowland
Herman Dantes
Raymond Young
John W. Smith
John Martin
Mildred Withrow
Acel Tippie
Cash Tedrow
Hocking Mine Begins Full Coal Dump
Two hundred fifty workers were at the Hocking Mine today marking the first day coal was dumped. The mine normally employs about 3000, with more men expected to be put to work after today.
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Hocking
Hocking Mining Company
Educator Abducted In Redondo Beach Mystery
Elliot B. Thomas a 33 year old public school superintendent vanished after returning to his office Monday night. Authorities prepared a roundup of suspects as police investigated an apparent robbery and abduction at the school district office.
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Redondo Beach
Calif
UPA
Elliot B. Thomas
Thomas
Billion Dollars Bet On Guesses Yearly
New York report notes bets by U P nine players totaling near a billion dollars annually on guesses such as the daily treasury balance last figure, Chicago butter and egg prices, race track payouts, and the existence of policy games in American cities. Rackets in those cities reportedly bring in 10 to 20 million dollars.
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New York
U.P
Treasury
Chicago
Roosevelt Defends Federal Agencies as Democratic Ideas
Roosevelt in Wheeling argues the Federal Reserve System and Reconstruction Finance Corporation are Democratic-inspired, criticizing Republican attacks. He traces their origins to Democratic input and calls for change to curb financial excesses and tariffs while opposing labor-exploiting standards.
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Federal Reserve System
R.F.C
Hoover
Des Moines
Cleveland
Rbee
Roosevelt
Ihion
Reconstruction Finance
Registration drives boost Cleveland voter turnout
A Cleveland report notes that voter registration efforts reached a new high with roughly 440,000 voters registered in the county, reflecting intensified outreach and a push for broader participation in upcoming elections.
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Cleveland
County corn husker wins by quick hulling feat
In Millsburg on October 1 Ben Yoder of the County Home for the aged hushed 86 pounds of corn in minutes to claim the county cork championship.
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Millersburg
Ben Yoder
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