Community notes from Woodsdale and nearby towns
Mrs. Monday shows some improvement as neighbors visit and family gatherings occur across Woodsdale with visits involving Miller Leader McRill Rid dlebaugh Loader LeMott Britner Gorsuch Wise King Monday Dillon and Hendricks. Weekend guests include Mrs. George Monday and relatives from Tiffin Findlay Carey and Fostoria with hospital contact noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Leader
LeMott
Vira
Fred Moorhead
R. W. McRill
Ray Riddlebaugh
Peter Britner
Little Son of
Tiffin
George Monday
Loren Gorsuch
Wheat diseases in Ohio crop surveys focus
The USDA and Ohio Experiment Station Botany department cooperate on wheat disease surveys in Ohio. They study flag smut and take all, noting flag smut marks on leaf blades and dwarfing, while take all causes early leaf death and crown/root browning. Susceptible varieties include Dawson's Golden Chaff Fultz Illini Chief Jones Winter Fife Salzer's Prize Taker Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Department of Botany
Ohio
Dawson's Golden Chaff
Fultz
Illini Chief
Jones Winter
Fife
Salzer’s
Red Cross
Bonds Recovered From Lima Bandit Loot
Police in Lima recovered more than $5,000 in stolen bonds hidden behind hat boxes in a home on Reese Avenue. Bandit leader Raleigh Townsend was killed in the May 21 street battle. George McGahn was wounded but escaped. Accomplices John Mason George Donovan and Joe Willis were captured and jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Rousch
Raleigh Townsend
George McGahn
John Mason
George Donovan
Joe Willis
Anna Dempsy
Reese Avenue
Mason
Grub Worm Year Report Warns of Infestations
Farmers report heavy grub worm infestations in plowed sod fields, with cycles peaking in the second and third years. Entomologist H. A. Gossard notes beetles invade homes in June and lay eggs that hatch into grubs on Timothy and bluegrass roots. No effective control exists. hogs can help uncover grubs if allowed weeks to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Gossard
Ohio Experiment Station
Auto Averts Childs Playhouse Hazard In Town
A local incident shows an automobile can become dangerous when children tamper with its steering. Children screamed for help as the car lurched, but a nearby man jumped in to stop it. The event serves as a warning that cars are not safe toys for kids.
Boy Drowned in Sewer After Cloud Burst In Kenova
A twelve year old boy drowned while wading in flood water in Kenova after a cloud burst. He was swept into a sewer and carried by a whirl pool into the Ohio River where his body was found and identified below Portsmouth, over fifty miles downstream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenova
W. V
Ohio
Portsmouth
Eagles Jealous of Car Attack Two Women in Fremont
Port Clinton Dispatch reports a flock of eagles growing protective of a fast automobile near Fremont. Two women driving the car were ambushed as three birds swooped down striking the vehicle and tearing part of the top, with one eagle finally flying away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Clinton
Fremont
Local appellate hearing set for June twenty six at Findlay
Hancock county notes report an appellate court session in Findlay on June 26 to hear appeals. Miss Martha Brown is named county board of commissioners clerk replacing resigned Richard Evans. Arthur Powell faces grand jury inquiry for forging checks amid broader crop and sheep claim concerns and road vacancy fights.
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Appelate
Findlay
Martha Brown
County ‘Board of
Richard Evans
Amos Fox
Estella Powell
Vanlue
Blanchard Township
Charles Greer
Arthur Powell
Grand Jury
Pindlay
New Sheepdog Law Tightens Liability for Damages
A Courier report notes pre-war claims of twenty dollars per head for sheep losses cannot stand. The new sheepdog law holds owners liable for all damages caused by unregistered dogs found killing sheep, unless the owner promptly kills the offending animal within forty eight hours after discovery. licensed dogs may have damages limited.
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Mickie
Cow Benkei
Woodsdale
W. P. Miller
Forest Miller
Ernest Loader
Milo Bayless
Samuel LeMott
Otto LeMott
Marion Wise
Ray King
Dan
Emory Dillon
Fostoria
Edgar Daniels
P. B. Hendricks
Carey
le- Mott
John Mick
Martin’ Mathern
Goodrich Tire
Baxé
Silvertown Cords
Silvertown
J. A. Smith
Silverstein Junk & Poultry Co
Joe Silverstein
Dea
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco
Winston-Salem, N.C
Eagle “Mikado
Eagle Pencil Company
New York
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