Willebrandt Denies Smith Charge At Springfield Meeting
Mrs Mabel Walker Willebrandt assistant United States attorney general denied today she used unfair campaign methods in her address to a Methodist meeting at Springfield Ohio recently as suggested by Governor Alfred E Smith in his Oklahoma City speech last night.
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Washington
U.R
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
United States
Springfield
Alfred E. Smith
Oklahoma City
Scarface Capone Shot by Accident in Chicago
Chicago dispatch reports that Al Capone was shot by accident rather than by rivals. The famed gangland ruler, once guarded by twelve gunmen, reportedly wounded himself in a mishap, contradicting earlier assassination theories.
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Scarface Capone
Chicago
Uri
Scarface al’ Capone
Mrs. Sommers Among Missing After Florida Hurricane
Nelsonville reports Mrs. Raymond Sommers aged 28 and her two year old daughter missing after the Florida hurricane that demolished Belle Glade. The missing woman is the daughter of L. K. Stage. relatives in Nelsonville received a telegram that Dolph Nelson and Wendell Nelson families are safe in Indian River City, Florida.
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Nelsonville
Raymond Sommers
Florida
Belle Glade
Sommers
L. K. Stage
Stage
John Scott
Nelsons
Indian River City
Pla
Dolph Nelson
Wendell Nelson
Murphy Family Visits Columbus Weekend
Mr and Mrs John Murphy hosted their son Clayton Murphy and family in Columbus. Mr and Mrs William Morgan also spent the weekend in Columbus. Mrs L J Eberle visited Columbus with her daughter Mrs Willard Hall at White Cross Hospital.
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John Murphy
Clayton Murphy
Columbus
William Morgan
Mrs Butt Hosts Bridge Evening For Louise Johnson
Mrs Lorenzo Butt entertained last evening with three tables of bridge for the pleasure of Miss Louise Johnson who leaves soon to enter Ohio State University Columbus. Luncheon was served during the evening. Miss Rebecca Sharp held high score and Miss Helen Jackson low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorenzo Butt
Louise Johnson
Ohio State University
Columbus
Rebecca Sharp
Helen Jackson
Nelsonville Rifle Show Draws Large Crowd at Tedrow Farm
A big Nelsonville audience watched Ad Topperwein perform feats with rifle shotgun and revolver at the Tedrow farm. He shot from many positions including upside down and on his head using a mirror. He also smashed a flying brick and drew Uncle Sam with bullets on tin in rapid freehand fire.
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Nelsonville
Tedrow Farm
Uncle Sam
Couple Wed in Nelsonville
Announcement of the marriage of Miss Freda Foss and William Beuchler on Saturday at Creola with Rev. A P Kirkendall officiating. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Foss of Nelsonville, is a Nelsonville High School graduate class of 21 and has taught in Hocking County Schools for six years. They departed Sunday for Columbus to make their home.
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Nelsonville
Freda Foss
William Beuchler
Creola
A. P. Kirkendall
Fred Foss
Nelsonville High School
Hocking
Columbus
2099 Men At Work In Open Shop Mines
Nelsonville report states 2099 men are at work in the open shop mines of the Hocking and Sunday Creek Valleys. Total employed 2115 with 16 idle at Briar Hill. York Clay mines idle for lack of orders. No. 10 mine at Googe Run shows large increase. Sunday Creek Nos 107 and 108 at Carrington added, total now 26 mines in operation.
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Nelsonville
Hocking
Sunday Creek
Briar Hill
York Clay
Western Fuel Company
Googe Run
Carrington
Funeral for Leiland Hellyer Held in Murray City
The body of Leiland Hellyer killed in an Columbus automobile crash was brought to Stout's Chapel Nelsonville for burial preparations and moved to the Murray City residence. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 2 PM at Murray City M E Church with Greenlawn cemetery burial.
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Nelsonville
Leiland Hellyer
Columbus
Stout’s Chapel
Murray City
M. E
Greenlawn
Five Nelsonville Women Attend Syracuse Missionary Conference
Mrs. John Herrold Mrs. A L Barker Mrs. Otto Shirley Mrs. Harry Jackson and Mrs. Retta Howe traveled to Syracuse Wednesday for a conference of foreign missionary societies in the Athens district of the M E Church.
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Nelsonville
John Herrold
A. L. Barker
Otto Shirley
Harry Jackson
Retta Howe
Syracuse
Foreign Missionary Societies
Athens
M. E. Church
Nelsonville Chamber of Commerce to Meet at Y M C A
Nelsonville board of directors will convene at 7 30 pm at the Y M C A tonight. Secretary W L Hudson says several important matters will be considered and urges full attendance.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville Chamber of Commerce
W. L. Hudson
Birth of Patricia Lu Hall in Columbus
Nelsonville announces the birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Willard Hall Ruth Eberle of Dayton at White Cross Hospital Columbus on Thursday September 20 Patricia Lu is the name. Grandparents are Mayor and Mrs L J Eberle and Mr and Mrs George P Hall Nelsonville.
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Nelsonville
Willard Hall
Ruth Eberle
Dayton
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Patricia Lu
L. J. Eberle
George P. Hall
First Methodist S S Reorganized
The Bible School of the First Methodist Episcopal Church is being reorganized with Prof. Alex Root as superintendent. New department heads include Prof. Homer Cherrington for Adult and Young People, Mrs. B. H. Bing for Intermediate, and Mrs. Clark Williams for Beginners and Primary. An all church devotional opening, orchestral and choral music, and welcome remarks mark the first meeting.
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Bible School
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Alex Root
Homer Cherrington
8. H. Bing
Clark Williams
Cherrington
Phillips
Enrollment Up At Ohio University Despite Reentries
Ohio University reports total enrollment at noon of day two of classes reaching 2,148, up 80 from last year’s first semester. Registrar F B Dilley cites scholastic difficulties causing 150 students to be barred from reentering this fall. Over 100 late registrations are anticipated, potentially pushing total to about 2,300.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
F. B. Dilley
Funeral for Thomas Mulligan Draws Distant Kin
Attendees from multiple towns gather for the funeral of the late Thomas Mulligan held Wednesday morning. Relatives and friends include Mr. and Mrs. George Barringer and daughter Lucille of Dayton, Mr. and Mrs. Lemuel Willis, Mr. and Mrs. George Stout of Oxford, Mrs. C. M. Strapp and daughter Anna, and many others from Columbus, Lancaster, Logan, Athens, Chauncey, and Buchtel.
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Nelsonville
Thomas Mulligan
George Barringer
Lucille
Dayton
Lemuel Willis
George Stout
Oxford
C. M. Strapp
Anna
P. W. Mulligan
William McCormick
Bernard Bighouse
Charles Hutchinson
Stephen Oakley
Columbus
B. M. Edgell
Lillian
John Dodds
Lancaster
Fred Strauche
Theodore Tritch
Ralph Starcher
Carl Judy
Florence Bort
Logan
Ed Walburn
Athens
William Collins
Dave Smith
Arthur Smith
Chauncey
John Williams
Buchtel
Ganna Walska to Base Defense on Freedom of Women
Polish diva Ganna Walska argues the case against U S customs over more than 2 million dollars in jewels and clothing by invoking the new freedom of women. She says she is not an American citizen due to her Paris residence while married to Harold F McCormick. If found liable she would owe 80 percent duty.
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New York
U.R
Mme
Ganna Walska
Mme. Walska
Paris
Harold F. McCormick
Chicago
Hughes May Take Stump for Hoover
Charles Evans Hughes hinted on his return from Europe that he will campaign for Herbert Hoover. He said a firm decision requires consultation with the Republican National Committee.
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New York
U.R
Charles Evans Hughes
Europe
Herbert Hoover
Republican National Committee
Extradition Sought for Birger Lieutenants Exile
Leslie Simpson noted as a trusted lieutenant of the late Charley Birger will be sent back to Illinois once extradition papers arrive in New York City. The Birger gang terrorized the state for a decade, and Simpson’s return caps a long pursuit.
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New York
U.P
Leslie Simpson
Charley Birger
Illinois
Coolidge Visits Birth Home in Green Mountains Vermont
President Coolidge visits his birthplace in Plymouth Vermont, tours Hillside Cemetery with family, lays flowers at Calvin Jr.'s grave beside his parents and sister. The visit, part of a youth reunion, precedes his return to Washington after a morning in the hills.
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Coolidge
Green Mountains
Plymouth
U.R
Vermont
Aurora Pierce
White House
Washington
Bus Driver Held On Assault Charge
Dewey Barker a Lancaster bus driver was arrested by Constable Harry Dalton and arraigned in Justice of the Peace court charged with assault for cursing and threatening a caller over a bill. He pleaded not guilty and was bound over to the grand jury on a $200 bond. Willis Rose on intoxication pled guilty and was fined $15 plus costs after arrest by Constable Dalton following an affidavit.
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B. Kerns
Dewey Barker
Lancaster
Harry Dalton
Court of Justice of the Peace
Carl H. Porter
Barker
Willis Rose
Richland Avenue
Court of Justice
Porter
Dalton
Will of Effie Heightland Probate Names Ephraim Heightland Executor
The late Mrs. Effie Heightland of Luhrig bequeaths all real and personal property to her husband Ephraim Heightland. The estate includes several acres of land at Luhrig and he is named executor in the will.
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Effie Heightland
Luhrig
Ephriam Heightland
George Mawhorter Dies in Canaan
George Grant Mawhorter aged 57 died at noon Thursday at his sister Mrs Ad Carpenter near Canaanville after a stroke and long illness. Funeral 1 30 Sunday at the Carpenter home conducted by Reverend Pugh with burial in Union Street Cemetery Athens. He leaves four sisters and two brothers and was a member of Athens Eagles Lodge and Red Men.
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George Grant Mawhorter
Ad Carpenter
Canaanville
Carpenter Home
Pugh
Union Street
Athens
Carpenter
Manhorter
New England
Rome Township
A. G
Sarah Morrison Manharter
D. H. Linscott
Chauncey
Charles Inman
Guysville
Mattie Manhorter
James
John
Athens Aerie of Eagles
Athens Tribe of
Redmen
Union of Miners
Police Declare War on Chicago Mafia
Chicago police officials announce a decisive campaign against organized crime calling it a war without mercy and vowing intensified actions to dismantle the mafia network in the city. The statement stresses systematic raids, undercover work, and coordinated efforts across precincts to curb criminal activity.
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Chicago
U.R
Bossy Gillis Wins Gas Station Permit in Emotional council scene
Newburyport Mayor Andrew J. Gillis nicknamed Bossy secured city approval to operate a gasoline filling station at State and High Streets. In a rare display of emotion before a packed City Hall, he cried and pleaded that the permit serves Newburyport, not personal gain.
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Newburyport
Mass
Andrew J
Bossy) Gillis
Emcil
Bossy
Old City Hall
Baron von Huenefeld Extends Eastern Flight From Ireland
Baron Gunther von Huenefeld, aboard the Bremen, departed Bagdad at 6 a.m. for Bushire and Karachi as he continues the monoplane’s eastward journey from Ireland toward Greenly Island.
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Bagdad
U.R
Baron Gunther von Huenefeld
Bremen
Ireland
Greenly Island
Bushire
Karachi
Famine Threatens in Romania as Crop Failures Mount
Dispatches from Bucharest report famine risk grows in Romania after a fourth straight crop failure. The crisis is described as especially grave in Bessarabia with famine fears spreading across the country.
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Berlin
U.2
Bucharest
Bessarabia
Campaign Log: Hoover Curtis Smith Robinson on the Trail
Herbert Hoover planned no appointments as he drafted a speech for October 6 in Elizabeth town Tennessee. Senator Charles Curtis delivered his lone speech at Sterling Wyoming while greeting crowds from the rear of his car. Governor Alfred E. Smith left Oklahoma City heading to Denver with stops including Guthrie. Senator Joseph S. Robinson stressed farm issues as he campaigned through Kentucky.
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Charles Curtis
Sterldan
Wyo
Irowds
Alfred E. Smith
Oklahoma City
Denver
Guthrie
Okla
Joseph S. Robinson
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Bridge Party
Ad” Topperwein
Auto Wreckers
Mechem Shoes
Ashby
Rubcoe
Melman
Holland
Stedam
Virginia
Chestnut St
Nelsonwle
Elks Charity
Athens Ice & Storage Co
J. L. Beckley & Son
Beasley Milling & Grocery Co
Fred R. Beasley
Ford Cars
Carpenter Hardware Co
Cline Ice-Cream Co
Clines Pharmacy
Connetts
Dodge Bros
J. H. Grayson Manufacturing Co
Hopkins Radio & Electric Shop
McAfees Dahlia Gardens
McFarland-Chevrolet Cars
Moler Auto Sales Co
Frank A. Moler
Parker Bros
F. L. Preston Co
Rauch
Athens County Fair
First Methodist S. S. Reorganized
Mark Nearing
Hughes
Hoover
iTagz
Son
George Mawhorter
Canaan
Brother Eagles
West Union Street
Eagles
Eagle
Thomas G. Bailes, W. Pres
United Press
Elizabethton
Tenn
Line QD Pharmacy Co
Ohio
Woodworth’s
Candy and Gift Shop
Berry Hotel Bldg
Athens, Ohio
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