Athens County mobilizes defense day volunteers
Athens County sets a 477 volunteer and guard quota for Defense Day on September 12 with a parade at 6 30 pm. Local units will recruit at the courthouse corner from 8 am to 7 pm, with 93 veterans and 114 from Battery E included.
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Athens County
Athens
Glouster
Nelsonville
County
Defense Day Committee
Battery E
Ohio National Guard
FE. C. Woodruff
T. N. Hoover
L. G. Worstell
Court House
E. C. Hooper
Montgomery Campbell
T. W. Shafer
National Guard
J. M. Wood
Francis Friebault
E. L Hooper
William Lee
M. Johnson
C. J. Ailstock
Johnny, Weeks
John J. Pershing
J. J. Carty
Signal Corps
Williamson County Disturbance Jury Verdict Sparks Tension
In Herrin Illinois on September 5 a coroner's jury ruled in the slayings tied to Saturday riots. It exonerated Sheriff Galligan and anti Klan figures while naming Bud Allison killed by Greek Dunning and Dunning killed by Allison. It called for John Smith to face murder charges for starting the shooting. An open verdict absolved Otto Roland Dewey Newbold and Charles Willard of blame.
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Herrin Ill
Wiliams County
Agin
George Galligan
Bud Allison
Galligan
Dunning
Allison
Chester Reid
J. H. Black
Herin County Hospital
Williamson County
Herrin
Kian Offl- Clala
Western Hocking Festival At Hand
Laurelville in western Hocking prepares for the annual carnival festival. L A McClelland, secretary, says the September 2 event will offer fine entertainment with Democrats slated for September 16 and Republicans for September 17 as social days. Hundreds of Logan residents expected to attend.
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Locan
Laurelville
Hocking
L. A. McClelland
Logan
Parkland review on Hocking County land for forest parks
Examination of about two thousand acres in Benton and Laurel townships Hocking county by the state appraisement committee led by auditor John Tracy is completed. Final action rests with C. H. Bryson Edward Shaw and A A Campbell meeting Saturday. Proposals include Old Man's Cave Konkle's Hollow Crane Hollow Ash Cave and possible forest reforestation and an Athens to Laurelville road plan through several towns.
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Benton
Laurel Townships
Hocking County
John Tracy
C. H. Bryson
Athens Chamber of Commerce
Edward Shaw
National Stockman and Farmer
A. A. Campbell
Old Man's Cave
Logan
Konkle's Hollow
Crane Hollow
Ash Cave
Benton Township
Edmund Secrist
J. J. Crumley
State Forestry Department
Athens
Laurelville
New Marshfield
Carbondale
Mount Pleasant
Bloomingville
Federal Officials Break Up Two Liquor Gangs in Columbus
Federal agents target two bootlegging rings in Columbus as Jacob Gunter Morris Rubin Peter Glassman and Sam Rosofsky face charges of conspiracy to violate the Volstead Act. Several others including Herbert E Campbell Joseph Dayton Harry Gilchrist and Frank West await federal court action tied to Watson & Company Importers. The probe links to the March 24 death of Morris Davis, a reputed bootlegger, with Rubin identified as Davis’s last known contact.
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Columbus
U. S
Wright
Jacob Gunter
Morris Rubin
Peter Glassman
Sam Rosofsky
Federal Prohibition Department
Herbert E. Campbell
Joseph Dayton
Harry B. Gilchrist
Frank West
Prohibition
Watson & Company
Gunter
Rubin
Glassman
Rosotsky
Mor
Davis
Nerve Holds to End in Electric Chair
Richard Birks, 29, died in the electric chair at Malester Oklahoma for the murder of bank cashier Frank Pitts. His last words were So long boys. Dee Pitts witnessed the execution as an official witness.
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Malester
Okla
Richard Birks
Frank Pitts
Dee Pitts
Earthquakes Hit Reykjavik During WWII Flight Route
Three violent shocks were felt during the night at Reykjavik Iceland, a dispatch to The Daily Mail reports. Reykjavik was a stop for Lieut Low ell Smith and Lieut Erik Nelson, the U S army round the world fliers.
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London
Reykjavik
Iceland
Daily Mail
Lowell Smith
Erik Nelson
U. S. Army
Jail records show August prisoner total of 75
Sheriff Pete McKinley records indicate 75 prisoners admitted in August with 37 liquor law violations. Maximum jail population was 42 on August 28. Inmates included 28 total, 11 serving prior sentences. ages ranged from 9 to 65. Nationalities: 8 foreign white, 7 black, 60 white. Offenses varied from non support to train riding and shooting with intent to kill. Only five women were jailed.
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Pete McKinley
Ralph Roberts
Millfield
United States Army
Prince of Wales Dances Late and Sails Home After Polo and Fox Hunt
The Prince of Wales danced until five in the morning and after polo and fox hunting before sunrise wrote to his father and mother by the Bengaria. The front pages also feature Jack Dempsey announcing engagement to a young actress.
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Prince of Wales
Jack Dempsey
Pace 4
Electric Coal Loader Near Pomeroy Promises Trade Revolution
A new electric coal loader has arrived at the Stalder Essex mines near Pomeroy to replace manual labor. The machine loads coal three tons per minute from the face onto a conveyor, potentially cutting costs by half and doubling mine output. Official operation began yesterday as operators, labor groups, and rivals watch closely for broader adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Hartley
Messenger
Pomeroy
Stalder-Essex
Thomas Fork
Pomeroy-Rutland Pike
Nutland
Ohio
Ilinois
Essex
West Virginia
Bryson Picked for Dang Ride in State Fight
Ohio Republican efforts coordinate with State Campaign Manager Clarence J. Neal of Cleveland leading a committee of ten. Other members include Anna Todd Youngstown and J C Mills of Cleveland, with Bryson from Athens among the officials approved by the central committee.
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Bryson
Columbus
Ohio
Clarence J. Neal
Cleveland
Neal
Harry L. Davis
G. O
Republican State Central Committee
Thursiday
Anna ‘Todd
Youngstown
J. C.mills
Cincinnati
Davis
Lillian Burt
Westerville
Adolph Kummer
Charles H. Bryson
Athens
Charles Simeral
Steubenville
C. L. V Pyrmont
van Wert
Myers Y.cooper
Home Town Girl Becomes Bride of Artist Mutchler
Dwight Mutchler, leading commercial artist and Rutland native, married Miss Marvel L. Holliday of Salem township at the Methodist parsonage in Pomeroy. The couple planned to move to Chicago the following day where Mutchler works in Sears Roebuck Co. jazz department and contributed drawings for its latest catalog.
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Pomeroy, CO
Dwight Mutchler
Rutland
Marvel L. Holliday
Kes Holliday
Salem Township
Weed
le -Methodist Parsonage
Chicago
Mutchler
Sears Rotjbuck Co
Tragic Decapitation Incident In Cincinnati Suburb
A three year old, Phister Lee Bryan, was decapitated by a shotgun blast while at the home of neighbor Mrs Brockin in Cincinnati. The mother of 13 children, Mrs Brockin, was detained by police for questioning as investigators sift the accident and possible negligence.
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Cincinnati
Phister Lee Bryan
Radio Plane Trails Pylers From Dayton Toward Boston Flight
McCook Field radio airplane moved eastward this morning as it prepares for a final hop to Boston to escort the globe circlers and broadcast their approach to cities between Boston and Bolling Field. The craft, fitted with the latest radio gear, was ordered east yesterday and headed for New York, with plans to depart for Boston early. The radio ship will accompany the expedition as far west as Chanute Field in Illinois.
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Trail Plyers
Dayton
McCook Field
Boaston
Washington
Boston
Bolling Field
New York
Globe Circlers
Chanute Field
Rantoul
Ilinois
Playful Spirit Highlighted At Athens Institute
Miss Marie Finney spoke on the importance of play in life during the Friday morning session of the Athens County Teachers Institute on the Ohio University campus. She demonstrated folk dancing and rhythm, while F E Reynolds outlined the 1920 teachers retirement system and pension provisions.
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Marie Finney
Athens County Teachers’ Institute
Ohio University
F. E. Reynolds
State Department of Education
Reynolds
State Department
London school trains politicians in a useful trade
A London institution offers a program to teach politicians a useful trade as advertised on billboards. The aim is to reduce the number of ardent but nonproductive political workers by providing practical skills for public service.
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London
Sale at Woodard farm nets low price for Dobbin trio
At the late N. W. Woodard farm in Starr township three horses sold for a total $22, with two horses at $1 each and the third at $20. The purse from the sale would not buy a Ford car with a full tire set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
N. W. Woodard
Starr Township
Hocking County
Faithful Dobbins
French Premier Opposes Arms Conference Plan
Geneva dispatch reports Premier Herriot opposing Premier MacDonald’s push for a standalone disarmament conference. He urges that disarmament talks stay within the League of Nations and urges U S support for League led talks. He calls war an international crime and favors a pact backed by the League.
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Frank EE. Mason
Geneva
Edeouard Herriot
MacDonald
England
League of Fans Assembly
France
Washington
Aca
Herriot
Coolidge
U. S
Iran
League of Nations
Dawes Plan hailed as right direction by Col House
Edward M House former Wilson adviser calls the Dawes plan a step in the right direction and expresses hope the United States will join the League of Nations. He says the plan could succeed if backed, notes private initiative behind past reparations steps, and mentions benefits to Britain and American industry.
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Dawes
Colonel House
U. S
David M. Church
I. N
London
Edward M. House
Woodrow Wilson
House
United States
League of Nations
England
Germany
America's Famous Airmen Return Home During Day
Boston chronicles the earth circling aviators Lieut. Lowell H. Smith Lieut. Erik Nelson and Lieut. Leigh Wade as they approach American soil after 22 000 miles over 26000 miles? the journey marks a historic homecoming with broadcasts from WBZ and relay via KDKA KFKX and KYWY.
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Boston
New England
Eastport
Maine
Pine Tree
WBZ
KDKA
Pittsburgh
KFKX
Hastings
Neb
KYWY
Chicago
East
Maas
America
Lowell H. Smith
Erik Nelson
Globe
Canada
United States
Leigh Wade
Pictou
Gvn
Casualties mount in Oriental Civil War clashes near Shanghai
Heavy firing 12 miles northwest of Shanghai 12 miles northwest of this city. Two Chekiang Kiangsu clashes produced several hundred casualties. Refugees flood Changhal. hospitals report deplorable conditions and sunstruck wounded. Russian crews manned Chekiang planes bombing Kiangsu positions. Foreign warship commanders prepare for potential danger to foreigners.
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Shanghat
Cheklang
Kiangsu
Changhal
Kiang Su
Shanghai
Polar Explorer Amundsen Files Bankruptcy Petition
Roald Amundsen, the polar explorer, filed for bankruptcy after heavy losses from his failed attempt to fly over the North Pole. The filing highlights financial strain tied to the ambitious expedition and its outcome.
Wife seeks divorce after alleged pan throwing and threats
Emma Cottrill petitions for divorce from Elijah W. Deanville in common pleas court alleging he threw pans at her on multiple occasions and threatened to kill her. She says he kicked her out, and a fatal incident occurred August 27 after threats. She seeks alimony and restoration of maiden name Dunlap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elijah W. Deanville
Emma Cottrill
Common Pleas
Cottrill
Mra. Cottrill
Dunlap
Warns Against Ohio's Fake Employment Agents
Columbus report says Ohio unemployed should beware of fake employment agents. State Industrial Relations Director Witter warns that in many cities circulators print cards with fictitious addresses. He notes legitimate agencies are licensed by his department.
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Columbus
Four injured in shotgun accident near Newport Kentucky
Four people were wounded by a shotgun blast from a misfired charge in Newport Kentucky. The fifth occupant, Fred Taylor age 26, was held on intoxication charges.
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Cincinnati
Newport
Fred Taylor
Sewing Booklet Promises Easy To Make Dress Aids
The item describes simple sewing ideas for children dresses and aprons, explaining how to finish hems with raw rune stitching or add decorative touches like rickrack. It notes the booklet offers directions and that copies can be obtained by sending two cents in stamps to Frederic J. Haskin, Athens Messenger.
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Herrin’s
Arthur Brisbane
Ramsay MacDonald Herriot
Herrie
Pre
Nepraska
Lloyd Pauley
Omaha
Pauley
Mumsey
Ramsay MacDonald
Edouard Herriot
Old
Pictou Bay
Charles Town Navy Yard
Barry
Sheriff Galligan
Frederic J. Haskin
Athens Messenger Information
Washington, D. C
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