Ray Potts Sentenced to Federal Penitentiary in Conspiracy Case
Ray Potts former Summit County Sheriff and Lancaster resident faced a two year federal term for conspiracy to violate internal revenue laws. A nine member jury convicted Potts and five others. Potts received two years plus a $2500 fine. Judge Samuel H West called it the most outrageous case of official corruption he had seen.
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Cleveland, O
Ray Potts
Summit County
Lancaster, O
Lewisburg
Potts
Samuel H. West
Ralph Palumbo
Ralph Nicastor
Steve Bartok
Fred Thomas
Henry Schoff
Robert Thomas
Henry Haynes
George Farris
Judge West
Bummit County
Patrick, 43, dies at Pickerington home Friday
William Patrick, aged 43, died after a short illness at his Pickerington area home Friday. Surviving are wife Billa Patrick four sons Lester J W M Patrick and George and three daughters J D Tussing Smyers and Ebright. two brothers Otho and Frank. two sisters Mary Bowen and John Kraner. seventeen grandchildren and two great grand. Funeral services Sunday at 2 p.m. at Pickerington M E Church with Rev. Alvin Ritts. interment Violet Cemetery under J B Grimes.
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William Patrick
Pickerington
Billa Patrick
Lester
J. W
Columbus
J. M
George Patrick
Carroll
J. JD. Tussing
Scott Smyers
Canal Winchester
Ralph Ebright
Otho
Beaver
Ohio
Prank Patrick
Pataskala
Mary Bowen
John Kraner
Pickerington M.E
Alvin Ritts
Violet Cemetery
J.B. Grimes
Sheeny Shields Joins Lancaster Brewing
Hugh Sheeny Shields, a well known Lancaster salesman, becomes chief representative for Lancaster Brewing Company in central and southern Ohio. With 30 years in sales, 19 with Justus And Parker and earlier stints at Stuckey Cigar Co and Lancaster Digad Bove, he will focus on distributing Forest Grove beer. He resides in Lancaster at 625 Want Wants West.
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Hugh “Sheeny” Shields
Lancaster
Lancaster Brewing Company
Ohio
Shields
Justus and Parker
Columbus
Stuckey Cigar Company
Lancaster Digad Bove
Shiekis
Two Youths Sentenced to Mansfield Reformatory
Roy Jigger Deal and George Myers of Lancaster were indicted by the Fairfield grand jury for breaking and entering the Idle Hour restaurant on North Columbus Street. Judge F M Acton sentenced them to one to fifteen years in Mansfield Reformatory. They were arrested after a burglary investigation and affidavits by Louie Tallenberg. Officers say about fifteen dollars was taken after entry through the transom. They await removal to the state reformatory in the county jail.
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Roy “Jigger” Deal
George Myers
Lancaster
Fairfield Grand Jury
Columbus Street
F. M. Acton
Common Pleas
Mansfield Reformatory
Louie Tallenberg
State Reformatory
Seek Abbey Burial For Kipling Ashes
London reports condolence messages pour in for Rudyard Kipling after his death at Middlesex Hospital. He died after a perforated gastric ulcer surgery and will likely be cremated per his wish, with burial at Westminster Abbey possible as a posthumous honor. Mrs Kipling and his daughter Mrs Elsie Bambridge rested after an all night vigil at his bedside.
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London
Rudyard Kipling
Empire
Middlesex Hospital
Westminster Abbey
Kipling
Elsie Bambridge
A. E. Webb-Johnson
Webb-Johnson
Thirteen Killed In Bolivia Plane Crash
Thirteen people died when a tri motor airplane crashed in the Tapacarl swamps, 23 miles from Cochabamba. Pilot Wilsterman, 26, Bolivian, and Capilot Henne, 42, German, were among the dead. The Lloyd Aereo Boliviano Company owned the plane and it was en route to La Paz. The cause of the crash was undetermined.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Cochabamba
Wilsterman
Henne
Lloyd Aereo Boliviano Company
Wen
Lapaz
Birth of Daughter for Mr and Mrs Franklin Ames
Mr and Mrs Franklin Ames announce the birth of a daughter at Lancaster Hospital this month.
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Franklin Ames
Forest Ross Aven
Lancaster Hospital
Moine
King George Is In Critical Condition at Sandringham
King George III or VI is gravely ill with bronchial catarrh and heart weakness at Sandringham House. Doctors say cardiac weakness has increased and causes for anxiety. Four physicians, including Sir Maurice Cassidy, attend and monitor his condition closely.
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King George
King of England
Sandringham
England
Sandringham House
Lord Dawson of Penn
Stanley Hewett
Frederick Jeune Williams
Maurice Cassidy
Europe
Sheriff Sales Draw Large Crowd at Fairfield County Court House
Sheriff Wm J Belham conducted sales in Fairfield County with Ashville Bank Co. vs Arthur M orris on 65 12 acres bought by bank for 433. Sherman J Miesse vs Edward Mieese property appraised 2700 bought by plaintiff for 7000. Milton Vencer ve Martin Vencer in Greenfield Township Beltimore and Basil lots sold to Ada Burton heirs with 2900, 3000, 260, 610, 64 905 and 6 900 in various tracts.
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Fairfield County
Wm. J.belham
Ashville Bank Co
Arthur Morris
Bank
Sherman J. Miesse
Edward Mieese
Milton Vencer
Martin Vencer
Greenfield
Beltimore and
Basil
Ada Burton
Hoffman Prepares Another Onslaught
New Jersey Governor Harold G Hoffman faces renewed political pressure as he directs resources to a possible breakthrough in the Lindbergh case. Attorney General Wilentz may attack the governor over a contested reprieve, while impeachment moves continue in the legislature. Hoffman seeks new suspects, especially the enigmatic John with a Scandinavian accent, and may extend reprieves to delay execution while investigations proceed.
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David Wilentz
Anthony Hauck
Hunterdon County
Harold Hoffman
New Jersey
Bruno Hauptmann
Lindbergh
Hoffman
Trenton
Wilentz
Hauck
N. J
Harold G. Hoffman
David T. Wilentz
Hauptmann
John
Jin Fe
Mauptmann
Mey
Senate Bonus Issue Debate Signals Likely Passage
Congress today saw the Senate push the soldiers' bonus bill into the foreground while the House remained out of session. United Press reports the measure advances amid party lines as lawmakers weigh the fiscal impact and eligibility details.
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United Press
Senate
House
Bauman Bros Seek Return Of Tax Funds
Bauman Bros Packing Co of Lancaster moved in federal court in Columbus to recover processing tax funds held in escrow during a pending suit. The estimated amount was about 4378 as of January 1. The motion cites the Supreme Court ruling invalidating the Agricultural Adjustment Act. Judge Robert Nevin's entry was awaited. Several related funds had already been returned under his orders to three Columbus firms: Herman Faler Packing Co, Guy Teeters, and David Davies.
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Columbus
Bauman Bros. Packing Co
Lancaster
United States Supreme Court
Robert Nevin
Cincinnati
Wallace Seeks AAA Substitute Amid Tax Repayment Fears
Secretary Henry A Wallace pressed Congress to speed a substitute for the defunct AAA by February 15 and warned against requiring repayment of 1.0 billion in processing taxes passed to consumers. He proposed widening the Soil Conservation Act to cover erosion and fertility and urged Treasury input on stabilizing purchasing power.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
Congress
Wallace
AAA
Supreme Court
Reconstruction Finance ‘Corporation
National Agriculture Conference
Hoover
Secretary of Treasury
Cheese Diplomas Awarded in Columbus for Swiss Cheese Work
Mrs. Ernest Stalder of Pearl County and Mrs. Alice Grosentklaus of Winesburg Holmes County received Ohio State University diplomas in cheese making. They completed the annual Dairy Technology short course to assist their husbands in Swiss cheese production at their cheese factories.
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Columbus, O
Ernest Stalder
Pearl
Coshocton County
Alice Grosentklaus
Winesburg
Holmes County
Ohlo State University
Bitter row ends munitions probe with Wilson clash
Washington January 18 The two year Senate inquiry into wartime munitions finance facing former President Woodrow Wilson ended amid a bitter row. Nye said $404 left of a $125000 appropriation while Glas denounced further funding. The hearings featured Morgan loans and claims bankers influenced policy. Nye planned 15 more days of hearings and asked for 7000 to 9000 more dollars.
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Washington
Senate
Woodrow Wilson
Geral P. Nye
Carter Glas
Senate Appropriations Committee
Nye
J. P. Morgan
Thomas Lamont
Morgan
James Byrnes
S. C
New York
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkanass
Glass
Wilson
Munitions Committee
House of Morgan
Woodrow
Godman President to Address Local Rotarians Monday
Mr. Fred Miller, president of The H. Godman Shoe Company and honorary Lancaster Rotary Club member, will speak at the club's weekly dinner at Hotel Mattens Monday evening. His topic is The Present Day Situation. Dr. Lee O Grady is chairman of the meeting.
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Fred Miller
H. ©. Godman Shoe Company
Lancaster Rotary Club
Hotel
Mattens
Munitions Battle Resumed on Senate Floor
Washington January 18. A new outburst over conduct of the Senate inquiry and the veracity of war time President Wilson stirred debate on the Soldiers Bonus Bill as Sen. Thomas urged a $2,000,000,000 currency expansion to cover expenses. The floor, already charged with animosities, heard estimates of support and opposition amid inflation fears and a plan to pass the compromise baby bond bonus bill.
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Washington
iPi
Senate
Wilson
Bennett Clark
Gerald P. Nye
R.N.D
Elmer Thomas
D. Okla
Thomas
Sen. Thomas
Interesting Plans for Y M C A Banquet Wednesday
Plans are under way for the Annual Meeting of the Y M C A at St Peter's Lutheran Church next Wednesday with Chief Justice Carl W Weygandt as speaker. The program will omit statistical reports for more time, include a brief activity summary by six minute men, music by the Trumpeteers, and a movie. Dinner begins at 630 pm served by St Peter's ladies, and the public is invited with reservations due by Tuesday.
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Y. MC
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
Carl W. Weygandt
Justice Weygandt
St. Peter's Church
Cc. A. I
Legion Discusses Home Improvements and Editorial Change
In a Fairfield Post meeting at Victory Hill Home the American Legion planned social room remodels and other improvements. Commander Fred J. Woodcock praised the membership drive while Darley Woodgend led refreshments and a Legion quartet entertained. Also reported, Kenneth Kerr was named publisher and Edward J. Mowery editor of the Lancaster Eagle, replacing Lyon. Kerr remains Lancaster Daily News publisher. The changes take effect Monday.
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Legion
Lyon
Mowery
EAGLE
Fairfield Post
American Legion
Victory Hill
Fred J. Woodcock
Darley Woodgend
Legion Quartet
Columbus Dispatch
Lancaster
Ohio
Kenneth Kerr
Wilmington
U. & Marshal
Southern
Edward J. Mowery
Bryden Road
Columbus
Lancaster Eagle
Kerr
Login Daily News
Mr. Mowery
Bexley
Cal Lyon
The
Associated Press
Exite
Wenger to Speak at Liberty Union P T A Meeting
Mr. Paul Wenger principal of Lancaster High School will be the speaker at the Liberty Union P T A meeting Tuesday evening. The program features instrumental and vocal music by Billy Smith of Millersport and a male quartet with M S Sims Bernard Kelly Howard Mc Naughten and D D Bibler. Committee in charge includes Mrs F P Keiser chairman Mrs Noel Gegastell and Mrs Wm Robinson.
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Paul Wenger
Lancaster High School
Liberty Union P. T. A
Billy Smith
Millersport
M. S. Sims
Bernard Kelly
Howard McNaughten
D. D Bibler
F. P. Keiser
Noel Gestaell
Wm. Robinson
Pauline Frederick In Critical Condition In Hollywood
Pauline Frederick renowned stage and screen actress of previous years is in critical condition at a local hospital in Hollywood after an emergency operation for an intestinal obstruction. The public is urged to await further medical bulletins.
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Hollywood
le Pauline Frederick
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