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Name Po licewomanRESIDENT OF CLEVELAND TO FILL POSITIONOn Police ForceSuccessful Applicant Highly Recommended; Will Begin Work July 1.Mrs. Mabel A. Fenchel of Cleveland, w ill ho the first policewoman for 'ortsmooth. The appointment wan made Saturday by City Manager C. A. Harrell and Mr*. Feucbel accepted ihe appointment by telegram. She i* expected to start her duties here .lib the police department the firat of July.Mrs. Kouchel comes to Portsmouth highly recommended for this type of work by Washington, I). C. officials, she ‘lands number one on tbc United State* civil service Hat for the pool-•II of policewoman In Washington.Appointed Saturday the appointment was made Saturday after several weeks of intervlew-i„g applicants for the poaiUon. Mr. Harrell stated that the appointee. In hh .-tlinutlon, is far above any of •• other applicants and sold that be Mines she will Inaugurate a aystem here «hlch will equal that of any eth. r city in the United States.An ordlnunce was passed several «tlt;k* ago by council making It pos-iMe to have a policewoman In the lie. Hundreds of applications have been received by the city manager for the Job. Mr. Harrell said that be Is t only Interested In getting a woman who can do active police work hi'ii necessary, but that In Ids mind a policewoman must be a social worker «lt; well. He said that there la a great need for this type of nn officer in everj city.Graduntc of Wisconsin Mis. Fenchel is a graduate of the Wisconsin normal school and has joI • oiisiderahie advance university mrk in i**ychology and soelul science at Miami and other universities, fthe « abo bad several years* exper-bn.i- in charge of work with children. Mr*. Ffnrhel was connected for a io• with (Cleveland Humane and • hlklrcn's Aid societies. In addition to this »he had had broad experience a private rase Investigator for filial it ml Industrial roin-ems InMK8. MABKL A. FENX HKL Mrs. Feucbel, of Cleveland, Ins Accepted the appstnhnft of policewoman la tMa city.$6,500 VERDICT FOR G.W. FRALEYJury Returns Much Larger Figures Than In Original Trial.Deliberating one hour and ten minutes, it Jury In common pleas court Saturday afternoon awarded George W. Fraley, lti,300 damages against the Portsmouth Public Service company for injuries he claimed to hare received while hoarding a street car.At the first hearing several niouthi ego. a jury awarded Fraley $3,000 damages and the verdict was set aside.by the court on grounds that It was excessive.Fraley said that when he attempted to hoard a street car at Nluth and Gay streets several months ago. the foor shimmed shut and struck his
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Portsmouth Sunday Times
Portsmouth, Ohio, US
Sun, Jun 29, 1930
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