Prohibition Officers Nab Two Men at Large Still
Prohibition officers seized a large still near Bebee three miles east of Bebee, arresting Frank Darnell and Elmer Rodehaver. Both pleaded guilty to possessing a still and whisky, not guilty to manufacturing liquor, and were fined 800 and 300 dollars respectively plus costs. They were committed to Athens county jail when unable to pay. Bonds set at 2000 dollars for grand jury appearance. Officers H A Lines and St Yates led the raid with Dalton and Leiber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Rodehaver
Guysville
Frank Darnell
Canaanville
Pearl W. Helwig
Darnell
Rodehaver
Athens County
Bebee
Washington County
H. A. Lines
St Yates
Harry Dalton
H. A. Leiber
Pearl Helwig
Manufactured still found near Bebee underscores bootlegger schemes
Officers report a manufactured still recovered near Bebee amid circles of bootlegging. They note bootleggers split components among express shipments and parcel post to evade suspicion, sending parts to Athens Guysville and Pomeroy for later assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bebee
Athens
Guysville
Pomeroy
Officers nab two men at open bootleg still south of Canaanville
Officers moved in within fifteen feet and ordered the pair to raise their hands as they were surprised. They seized a twenty to thirty gallon still and paraphernalia as evidence. The crude still, moved from near Canaanville, stood open to the weather in a hollow. A Ford touring car owned by Rodehaver was found about a thousand feet away, aiding the capture. Darnell, married and father of eight, is named in connection with the operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wien
Canaanville
Theroperty
Rodehaver
Darnell
Ohio Flood Destroys Corn For Miles Along River
Heavy rains push the Ohio River higher flooding shorelines. In Hockingport E A Dutton and Son lose three acres of prime corn now submerged in the silo. Many other nearby farms face similar losses as water covers beach corn and fields along the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hockingport
Ohio
E. A. Dutton & Son
Couple Married Without License Forged By Major Johnson Aid
A couple wed in Athens without a license as Rev. Edwin L Morrel officiated with Major Johnson approving by phone. Bride Lillian M Sawden is daughter of Thomas and Mrs Sawden of Glouster. The missing license caused a brief panic before a second ceremony in Nelsonville sealed the marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gerlach
Lillian M. Sawden
Thomas Sawden
Glouster
Edwin L. Morrel
Nelsonville
S. M. Johnson
Gerlach
Athens
Grace Hawk
Morrel
Major Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Laurent Picked for Fort Sill Fire School
William Laurent first lieutenant of Battery E 134th Field Artillery Ohio National Guard is selected as Ohio's representative for a field artillery school of fire at Fort Sill Oklahoma. He departs Sunday and will be away from Athens until Christmas. The battery’s leadership passes to Second Lieutenant William Rochester with updates on recent promotions. No prizes were awarded this year for battery activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Laurent
134Th Field Artillery
Ohio National Guard
Ohio
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
Laurent
Athens
William Rochester
Logan
Rochester
Robert Clark
Blame a Short Circuit in Blaze Damages Patterson Home
A fire at the North Congress Street residence of Superintendent of Schools John Patterson is blamed on a short circuit in an attic or upstairs closet. Neighbors, including James Bain, alerted Mrs Patterson and filed the alarm around 11:45 AM. Firemen damaged ceilings and rafters but saved much of the home. water damaged plastered walls and furniture was saved by quick neighbor action. Insurance will cover the damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Patterson
Congress Street
James Bain
Pattersons
British Soldiers Killed in China
Seven British sailors died and fifteen were wounded in the Hankow area battle on the Yangtze river, as British naval forces clashed with forces of Marshal Wu Pei Fu. Commander Darley of the Despatch and two lieutenants were among the dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
U.P
Hankow
Yangtze River
Wu Pei-Fu
Darley
Despatch
Orphans Earn Money To Buy Dinner At Fair
Twenty boys and twelve girls from the Meigs county children s home attended the county fair at Rock Springs. Accompanied by matron Anna Goff and assistants Stansbury and Hill, the orphans chose to buy their own dinners with earnings from blackberry picking, totaling more than 38 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Rock Springs
Anna Goff
Stansbury
Enrollment High Reports Indicate Athens School Totals
Enrollment in Athens public schools today reaches 1402 with over 8000 in the county outside Nelsonville Glouster and Athens. Breakdown shows Athens High senior 322 junior 367 Central 235 Sunnyside 211 West Side 97 Training 154 Special Ed 17. The former Athens junior high now serves as the junior department of the high school under one principal F E Harshman for a six year program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Nelsonville
Glouster
John Patterson
Athens High School
Central
Sunnyside
West Side
Athens Junior High School
The
F. E. Harshman
Weber held as wife and child deaths shock Batavia
John Weber a 45 year old truck farmer was jailed as funeral services were held for his two year old daughter Elizabeth. He is accused of killing the child during an argument with his wife Margaret Weber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia
U.R
John Weber
Elizabeth
Margaret Weber
Constable Mariner Dies After Lingering Wounds
Constable Mariner succumbs to wounds after thirty eight hours of injury. Chief Parker reports discovering two full wine bottles near the bed where the wounded man lay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constable Mariner
Parker
Wood
Negro Alleged to Confess Shooting Officer at Shanty
Edgar C. Mariner is dead after being shot twice while on duty at the shanty of Joe Wood on Hamlin avenue. The shooting occurred Tuesday night and Mariner died at 1 15 this afternoon at Sheltering Arms hospital within 38 hours. Joe Wood is to be charged with first degree murder. the presenting attorney R W Finsterwald says the confession is alleged. No hopes were held for Mariner's recovery, physicians citing his excellent physical condition as a factor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Wood
Hamlin Avenue
Sheltering Arms Hospital
R. W. Finsterwald
Mariner
Constable Mariner Uses Gun for First Time Tuesday Night
Edgar Mariner drew his revolver in Wood's Shanty to shoot Joe Wood after he was wounded. He had served eight years as a constable and was never before forced to use his gun. Justice Porter noted Mariner's 171 arrests since mid January, with 97 disposed and 72 awaiting action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar
Suspect Joe Wood Held Over Shooting of Constable Mariner
New developments emerge in the case against Joe Wood who allegedly confessed to shooting Constable Mariner. Chief Parker found two wine bottles by Wood's bed in the shanty and is keeping them for investigation while authorities report Wood admitted naming Mariner. Prosecutor Finsterwald says Wood repeated the name during statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Wood
Mariner
Herb Parker
Parker
Wood
R. W. Finsterwald
Pearl W. Helwig
Imo Woodgerd
Edgar
Century Old Flapper Sentenced for Birthday Drink
Columbus reports a 100 year old woman, Mrs Kate Smith, was given a suspended sentence for drunkenness after celebrating her hundredth birthday with a bottle of liquor in a local restaurant. She told Judge Holmes she had never been drunk before noting yesterday was her hundredth birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Kate Smith
D Judge Holmes
Government opens case in Daugherty Miller conspiracy trial
Federal prosecutors outline a wire and influence scheme to recover $7,000,000 in seized metals. U.S. Attorney Buckner accuses Richard Merton of Germany aided by Jesse Smith and Thomas Miller to pressure Daugherty and others, with John T. King named as intermediary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
Harry M. Daugherty
Thomas W. Miller
United States
Emory R. Buckner
Daugherty-Miller
Richard E. Merton
Frankfort
Germany
Jesse Smith
Daugherty
American Metals Company
Buckner
Merton
Miller
Mr. Daugherty
Washington, D. H
Ohio
Record of Interrogation in Whisky CaseNoted
Prosecutor Finsterwald says Wood admitted Mariner entered room minutes before a shooting over whisky sales to Mrs Herb Thompson. Wood reportedly acknowledged knowledge of a search warrant and that the incident occurred before the shooting. The elderly man injured remains hospitalized with non serious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finsterwald
Wood
Mariner
Herb Thompson
Never Permit Children To Be Adopted Plea of Hedrick to Wife
Hedrick urged his wife to keep their two children from adoption before his execution at the Ohio prison. The children stayed at the Meigs county home during and after the case, with Mrs. Hedrick planning to place them in Columbus visits and seeking work to support them. Despite offers, she declined adoption proposals and intends to honor his final wish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hedrick
John Hedrick
Ohio Penitentiary
Chartered Special Beats Train Time in Record Run
A special New York Central train from Chicago to Boston arrived after 21 hours and 3 minutes, beating the Twentieth Century Limited by 1 hour 67 minutes. Passengers included C. D. Kelly, vice-president of La Salle Steel, and his brother T. L. Kelly. The charter followed news of a fatal automobile collision involving relatives.
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Boston
U.P
New York Central
Chicago
C. D. Kelly
The
la Salle Steel Company
T. L. Kelly
St. Louis
Steel Company
Douglas McKay
Bronxville
N. Y
Secret Shoshone Keeps Hidden Mine Secret for Thirty Years
Jenny King Sheshone Indian woman dies in poverty after guarding a hidden gold deposit believed to lie near Mount Grant. Her son in law Bob Summerville inherits ownership claims and continues prospecting as Helena desert legends draw in Lounging prospectors and white surveyors. The tale links Dutch Creek Johnny and the secret mine with a vow of silence kept for decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squaw
Yerington
Nevada
Jenny King
Hawthorne
Dutch Creek
Johnny
Golconda
Bob Summerville
Mount Grant
Higher Court Rules Wycuff Purchase Legal
Ohio case in Hocking County held Frank Wycuff legally entitled to obtain liquor as a special secret service agent. Judgment reversed, Pierce freed of conviction. Wycuff discharged. Prosecutor had used Wycuff to aid prohibition enforcement. court deemed appointment legal and acts within scope valid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wycuff
Dewey Pierce
Pierce
Common Pleas Court
Bright
Wright
Kiwanis Guests Hear Ohio University English Professor
Miss Genevieve Apgar associate professor of English at Ohio University spoke on The Price of the Past Participle at the Athens Kiwanis Club dinner in Hotel Berry last night. Clark Williams secretary of the Ohio University Alumni Association was introduced as a new member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genevieve Apgar
Ohio University
Athens Kiwanis Club
Hotel Berry
Clark Williams
Ohio University Alumni Association
Fourth quarterly conference at Central Avenue church
The Central Avenue charge will hold its fourth and final quarterly conference on Friday evening at the Central Avenue church with Doctor Holcombe presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Avenue Charge
Central Avenue Church
Doctor Holcombe
Canton Hearing Relates to Murder of Editor Mellett
Testimony at a civil service hearing targets Canton police chief Lengel in the murder case of Don Mellett. Witness Laura Hardy says emergency signals drew no officers for 23 minutes after the ambush at Mellett’s home. Other witnesses describe eerie car arrivals, police station dinners with underworld figures, and Crowley’s alleged influence over protection payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Canton Police Department
Don R. Mellett
Crussading
Auster CIA
Seransus A. Lengel
Civil Serice Commission
Laura Hardy
Mellett
Louis
Dan von Miss Hardy
Polen
Der
Gunten
Hardy
von Gunten
H. R. Fowler
Barber
Chief Lengel
Lengel
John A. McDonald
Benny Rudner
Mellett m
Alter
McDonald
Lloyd H. Rhoades
Bob Clark
Canton Daily News
Underworld
Pollice
Fritz Graub
Merlett
Graub
James “Jumbo
Crowley
King
Jumbo
How to Remove Eighty Eight Stains
A pamphlet from the Bureau offers stain removal guidance for many fabrics and household linens. Readers can obtain the illustrated booklet by enclosing four cents and a stamped, self addressed return envelope with name and address.
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Rodeaver
Bill Laurent
China
Negro
Edgar C. Mariner
Tahona
Okla
George Adams
Robert Curott
Denny Currens, Jr
William Rout
Keshio Adams
Martha F. Thompson
Messenger
A. H. Martin Copywright
the Messenger
Secret Service Dry Agent
Frederic J. Haskin
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
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