Movement Forum Planned by Athens County Committee
A Methodist church group forms to plan a public forum on law enforcement under Dr Daniel McGurk, with L W Roberts as chairman and Professor I J Addicott initially elected but declining due to university duties. The remaining two members will choose three more, with Judge H T Phillips stressing careful, steady progress to mobilize public support for officers and actions to address alleged threats in Athens County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
L. W. Roberts
I. J. Addicott
Athens County
Daniel McGurk
H. T. Phillips
Injured Man May Return Home Soon
James Ruston, injured in an automobile crash last Friday in Canal Winchester, is improving at a Columbus hospital. He should be able to go home in the latter part of this week after a rib injury that initially seemed serious healed. Mrs. Ruston, who had rushed to Columbus, returned home.
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James Ruston
Canal Winchester
Columbus
Sam's Laundry Book Promises Home Laundering Guidance
Government study presents an exhaustive booklet on planning a laundry room choosing equipment rinsing starching hanging drying and stain removal. It outlines washing cottons linens woolens and silks whiteness tests and problem remedies with this copy available through the Washington Information Bureau for four cents and a postage stamp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Information Bureau
Three Families Missing After Kansas Flood
Iola Kansas reports that the Neosho river flood left at least three dead and more than six million dollars in damage. Homes were submerged with chimneys not visible as the river sat 22.6 feet above flood level and more rain was anticipated. Missing include the families of Robert Lee, Robert Mitchell, and Mrs. Mary Stubbs, with possible deaths in the disaster.
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Iola
Kans
Neosho
Kansas
Robert Lee
Robert Mittchell
Mary Stubbs
Canton Chief of Police Lengel Is Dismissed
Canton September 14 The civil service commission voted unanimously to uphold the discharge of Chief Sejanus A Lengel for bungling the Don Mellett murder case investigation and being too friendly with underworld figures Mayor Swarts had suspended him twice and Lengel will appeal, his lawyers indicated.
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Canton
U.P
Sejanus A. Lengel
Civil Service Commission
James Alerdhem
Lengel
Mayor Swarts
Don Rk. Mellett
Underworld
Common Pleas Court
Papers Seized in Vault Strengthen Hoax Charges
Telegrams and statements seized from a safety deposit box bolster charges that evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson planned the Miss X hoax to shield herself from scandal after the alleged kidnapping. The documents tied Mrs Wiseman-Sellaf to a $5,000 payoff to pose as the companion of radio operator Kenneth G. Ormiston at Carmel-by-the-Sea, with paths guiding travel from Venice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
U.P
Aimee Semple McPherson
McPherson
Loraine Wiseman- Sellaff
Venice
First Term Indicts Twelve in Southeastern Ohio Court
Steubenville reports the first term of the U S district court for the Southeastern district of Ohio resulted in twelve indictments, six of which were secret, reflecting a broad sweep by federal prosecutors in early proceedings.
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Steubenville
United States District Court of
Ohio
Evidence on gambling case to go before grand jury
Youngstown, Sept 14. Attorney A M Henderson will present evidence about gambling to the Mahoning county grand jury. Henderson investigated losses in Mahoning and Trumbull counties tied to Harold Williams who has confessed to embezzling $50,000 from the Dollars Savings and Trust Company.
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Youngstown
A. M. Henderson
Mahoning County
Grand Jury
Henderson
Mahoning
Trumbull County
Harold Williams
Dollars Savings and Trust Company
Logan Schools See Enrollment Drop For Year
Logan public schools report a decrease in enrollment from last year. First week totals are 1,304, down 54 from 1925, with Athens and Nelsonville city schools also lower. Junior High down 30, West grade down 22, East grade up 20. high school 615, Junior High 350, Central grade 240, West grade 191, East grade 208. unusually large first grade enrollments noted.
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Logan
Logan Public Schools
C. F. Ridgley
Athens
Nelsonville
Further Tax Cut Impossible Now
The presidential spokesman said a $560 million Democratic tax cut at the next Congress session would be impossible without a complete Treasury rearrangement. He called the surplus theoretical and noted the government has just borrowed $350 million to meet obligations due tomorrow, warning further cuts would require more borrowing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Smith
N. Y
U.P
Methodists to Hold Annual Conference
The 115th annual session of the Ohio conference of the Methodist Episcopal church North opens in Gallipolis with communion led by Bishop Thomas Henderson. About 300 ministers from the South Ohio district attend as meetings run September 14 to 19 with speakers including Senator Frank B. Willis and Dr. J. W. Hoffman. The bishop will read ministerial appointments at Sunday evening services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
U.P
Ohio
Delaware
Mexican Troops Hunt Kidnappers For Missing Investor Rosenthal
Mexican federal troops searched the hills near the kidnapping site for Jacob Rosenthal 62 a wealthy American held by kidnapers who threatened to kill him if pursued. Rosenthal once a New York retiree visiting Mexico from Cuernavaca, was seized Sunday as a party of Americans traveled toward Mexico City.
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Mexico City
U.P
Jacob Rosenthal
Jacob Ruff
Rosenthal
Jack Zahler
Cuernavaca
Zahler
Ruff
Woodmere
L. L
New York
Mexico
Attorney Speaks to Athens Rotary Club Lunch
Harley Whitcraft of Logan addressed the Athens Rotary Club at its noon meeting at Hotel Berry. He spoke on a world appraisal of Rotary and the responsibility of the individual Rotarian, in a largely attended session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley Whitcraft
Logan
Rotary Club
Athens Rotary Club
Hotel Berry
Whitecraft
Rotary
Woman hunter joins husband in squirrel season trip
Logan Sept 14. Mrs Charlotte Patton joined her husband Clarence Patton of Nelsonville R. F. D. No. 2 as one of fifty four people to secure hunting licenses from Newton Spencer, clerk of courts. The Pattons spend a week each year in the woods and establish a camp for their hunting trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Charlotte Patton
Newton Spencer
Clarence Patton
Nelsonville
Separate Defense May Be Offered in Government Fraud Case
Attorneys for Daugherty remained silent in court until yesterday. It is thought a separate defense may be offered in the government fraud case.
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Daugherty
Separate Defense Seen in Daugherty Miller Treason Conspiracy Trial
In New York on September 14 defense lines diverge as Harry M Daugherty and Thomas W Miller prepare separate defenses in the conspiracy to defraud the government case. Attorney Max D Steuer objects to questioning to protect his client's rights while a legal dispute over evidence of Richard Merton's 7 million asset recovery and 441000 paid to John T King unfolds, highlighting Miller’s stronger involvement and signaling a possible split of the cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harry M. Daugherty
Thomas W. Miller
Miller
Daugherty
Max D. Steuer
William Rand
Steuer
Richard Merton
Swiss Metal Securities Company
American Metal Company
John T. King
Merton
Daugherty and Miller
Ugherty
Legion membership in Ohio rises five thousand in year
Elyria report from the American Legion of Ohio announces a 5000 member increase in the past year, the first rise in three years, lifting Ohio to fourth in state rankings. A blind Englishman has designed a typewriter to print in Chinese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
The
American Legion of Ohio
Ohio
AGENT'S BOUND TO SAVE A LADY'S NAME
Herman Horn, 82, elopes with Mrs. Marcia Leps, 77, from Altenheim in Forest Park NL. They married to shield her reputation after gossips swirled. The home forbids intermarriage among beneficiaries, yet the couple spent all they had on a bridal suite and awaited forgiveness to return. Both are long-term residents with multiple prior marriages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy J. Gibbons
NEA
Forest Park
Herman Horn
Marcia Leps
Altenheim
Herman
Horn
Indiana Judge Grants Injunction to Halt Dempsey Tunney Fight
Indiana lawyer wins an injunction stopping the Dempsey Tunney heavyweight title bout in Philadelphia until Dempsey first faces Harry Wills. The decision, by Superior Judge Clinton Givan, spurs further action in Philadelphia with same evidence, as Chicago Coliseum Club seeks to enforce the contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
James A. Farrabaugh
Philadelphia
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Farrabaugh
Dempsey
Tunney
Harry Wills
Clinton Givan
Pennsylvania
Jarrabaugh
Coliseum Club of
Chicago
Wills
U.P
John M. Whiteside
B. C. Clements
Indiana
Whiteside
Canada and U S In New Anti Smuggling Pact
Washington reports a new non treaty anti smuggling agreement between Canada and the United States will be negotiated later this month. It is described as a business information exchange to curb liquor smuggling both ways.
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Washington
U.P
Canada
England
United States
Andrews
America
Champion Hog Caller Faces Dilemma After World Title
Fred Patzel of Madison Nebraska, crowned champion hog caller of the world, faces a choice between pursuing a life goal of visiting the White House or buying a milking cow and more hogs. With seven hundred dollars prize money, his only assets, he supports eight children and a wife through farm work and ditch digging as his main wages.
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F. L. Newranch
Consolidated Press
Omaha
Neb
Fred Patzel
Madison
Nebraska
White House
Patzel
Ohio Briefs: Five Held Over Stabbing of Two Men
COLUMBUS Ohio three men and two women were taken into custody by police after the stabbing of William Dalton 24 a movie organist and William Dutcher salesman. Authorities did not release additional details about suspects motives or possible charges.
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Columbus
William Dalton
William 8
Dutcher
Constable Settles Denies Guilt In Bribe Case In Columbus
Frank R. Settles, a Columbus constable working for Justice E. C. Loggie, was held on $5,000 bond after pleading not guilty to accepting a $200 bribe. The alleged payoff was from Fred Miller, arrested last week on illegal possession and transportation charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Frank R. Settles
Court of Justice
E. C
Thieves Loot Four Denison Fraternity Houses
Newark reports that Denison University students found four fraternity houses ransacked Sunday night. Thieves escaped with 350 dollars in cash a watch and a fraternity pin. The incident prompts campus concern as investigations begin.
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Newark
Denison University
Granville
Pay as you violate court to open in Cincinnati
Cincinnati will open a new "pay as you violate" court next Monday to handle minor traffic violations. The city court will hear cases, eliminating the need for drivers to visit police stations or regular traffic court, a system already used in other Ohio cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio
Campaign to Save Ohio Direct Primaries Announced
Columbus Sept 14 An active two month campaign will be waged to preserve direct primary elections in Ohio. J F Burke of Elyria chairs the newly formed Primary Defense league and announced the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
J. F. Burke
Elyria
Primary Defense League
Kiwanis Observes Constitution Week in Athens
Kiwanis clubs nationwide mark Constitution Week with a ceremony in Athens. The Parkersburg group will visit the local club this evening after a 6 o'clock dinner at Hotel Berry, arranged by Prof. T. N. Hoover. Flags line the business district lightposts in observance by the Kiwanis club.
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Athens
Parkersburg Club
T. N. Hoover
Parkersburg
Berry
Cit
Kiwantana
Two Men Confess Burglary After Mothers’ Release
Donald Durfee and James Hick were arrested in connection with burglaries at New Marshfield and Lubing store in Sahing. Each man confessed after their mothers’ release and implicated the other. officers recovered and divided stolen dry goods and groceries.
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Frank Stienmar
New Marshfield
Sayer
J. M. Cady
L .P. Tucker
Amesville
Mack Hayes
Earl Anderson
James Hale
Durfee
Hick
P. H. McKinley
Cady and
Tucker
McKinley
Carl Porter
Hicks
Lubrig
Chauffeur Found Dead From Wound in Cleveland Arch
The body of Andrew Malone, 32, chauffeur, was found beneath an arch on Kinsman road with a bullet wound to the heart and four other wounds. Blood stains and empty cartridges from a small calibre automatic pistol were located nearby. In Georgia, at Milledgeville, Ruby Ray’s confession to killing W. H. Cheek in Atlanta failed to absolve Mell Gore, a youthful murderer.
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Cleveland
Andrew Malone
Kinsman Road
Tate Penitentiary
Milledgeville, Ga
Ruby Ray
Bahdit
W. HH. Cheek
Atlanta
Mell Gore
Citizens Question Action At Meeting Of City Council
Athens City Council hosted an open forum on proposed telephone rate increases. Athens Home Telephone representatives argued for the raise citing depreciation costs and postwar renewal expenses, while residents questioned its necessity and impact on local families.
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Athenens
Athens Home Telephone Company
Chiens
Nut
Juston Hersch
The
Telephone Company
Ohio Bell Telephone Company
C. L. Jones
Jones Serted
Hocking Valley
F. Beverage
Athens
Officitt
Counscil
Fred Beckter
Clark Street
Bechter
Socialist Party Fails to Qualify for Ballot in Ohio
Columbus reports the Socialist Party did not qualify for the November ballot after filing a full state ticket with the secretary of state. The party’s filing listed 13,908 names, short of the 19,73 required, closing the national nomination window at midnight. The party aimed to present a complete slate but fell short by the deadline.
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Columbus
Socialist Party
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L. D. Addicott
Roberts
Aan Sam
Frederic J. Haskin
Athens Messenger Tron Bureau
Ishington
Aimee McPherson
NEW Court
Methodists
E. W. Lewis
United Press
Legion
Marcia
U.S
Will Wage Campaign
Saya
Hersch
Barbertown
Coshocton
Fostoria
Kent
London
Niles
Pomeroy
Middleport
Lancaster
C. B. Russell
Athens Company
Messenger
Russell
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