Barton Holl Named To High Legion Post
Barton A Holl longtime Logan Chamber of Commerce leader was unanimously elected commander of the eighth Legion district at the McArthur meeting. Nearly 3000 Legionnaires and friends attended as the American Legion Band Logan won first prize. rain soaked the parade. Ewald Schmitter Logan Post 78 was named national convention delegate for St Louis September 23 to 26. Boyd Wright of Logan Post 78 joined the permanent organization committee for the district at the state convention August 24 to 26.
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Barton A. Holl
Logan Chamber Cfmmerce
Eighth Legion District
McArthur
American Legion Band of
Logan
Lancaster
Jackson
Murray City
Schmitter
Ewald Schmitter
St. Louis
Boyd V. Wright
Thomas
Paul Herbert
Ohio Elks
Sam Cobb
American Legion
Blanche Thomas
American Legion Auxiliary
Ohio
Hall
Ohio Rehabilitation Committee
State Service Committee
Sees New Hope In Coal Trade
Charles F. Huber, administrator for the anthracite industry, says self regulation is producing quick benefits. Eighty five percent cooperate in ending unfair price discrimination and rumors. Hopeful mood grows among major units with less suspicion and growing confidence that past prices and terms will be respected.
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New York
Charles F. Huber
Pottery Worker Dies From Stairway Fall
Mathias C. Flick, 85, a pottery worker, died today in East Liverpool Ohio from injuries after a fall down a stairway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Liverpool
Mathias C. Flick
Congress Advances Routine Legislation Across Bodies
Senate resumes miscellaneous legislation and power industry probe by lobby committee. House moves Mississippi river setback bill. Ways and Means refines tax bill as sessions proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Ways and Means Committee
Flood washes through Hocking Valley leaving 300 homeless
In the worst flood in 22 years, torrential rain drove the Hocking River through lowlands injuring several and forcing evacuations. Lancaster suffered major damage with five houses swept away and a wall of water five feet high. Police and fire crews rescued over 100 residents. damage estimated at $200,000 as bridges failed across Fairfield county.
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Hocking Valley
Lancaster
Here
Hocking
Rockbridge
Ohio
William Johnson
Adolph Raab
Fairfield County
Vera Dietrich
Hefty Mortgage Filed at Marion Calls for Refunding Bonds
A $25,000,000 mortgage the time among Marion county records was filed with County Recorder Paul Na her. The loan to Bankers Trust Co New York City and Leroy Allebach of Charleston acting trustee finances refunding and improvement bonds for Toledo and Ohio Central Railway Co. Recording fee was $55.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion, C
Marion County
Paul Naher
Bankers Trust Co
New York City
Leroy Allebach
Charleston
W. Va
Toledo & Ohio Central Railway Co
Adjourment Drive Pushes Congress Toward August Exit
Democratic leaders pressed ahead with the Roosevelt tax bill while Republicans urged quick adjournment by August 10. Senator Vandenberg called the plan a grim hoax and sought delaying tax action until next winter to align with the next fiscal year’s budget. He urged cutting bills for the year to the minimum and balancing the budget with taxes if possible.
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Vandenberg
R. Mich
Enrollee Drowns in Maumee River at Defiance
Joseph Sulak aged 19, a CCC enrollee at a Defiance camp, drowned in the Maumee River yesterday according to AP dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defiance, CO
Joseph Sulak
CCC
Maumee River
Weather Expert Links Stagnant Air To Lancaster Storms
Weatherman W H Alexander cites a persistent stagnant condition and low pressure as the cause of three violent Lancaster area storms in two weeks. He likens the situation to water boiling in spots, triggering aggravated weather overturnings.
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Columbus
W. H. Alexander
Lancaster
Tragic double murder suicide after Dayton quarrel
Thelma Sigmond, 32, is shot dead by Earl Woodman, 23, who then kills himself after a two week quarrel. Stella Ratcliff, a roommate, says the couple planned to wed next week but Woodman objected to smoking and threatened her.
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Dayton
Thelma Sigmond
Earl Woodman
Stella Ratcliff
Woodman
Franklin County Auditor Thatcher Dies in Office
Arthur J. Thatcher longtime Franklin County auditor died of a heart attack in Columbus at age 63. His death marked a third in his office within six days following the losses of deputy Henry J. Kline and bond expert Louis J. Guthrie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, CO
Arthur J. Thatcher
Franklin County
Henry J. Kline
Louis J. Guthrie
Free Potts of Murder Count in Ohio Case
Irl Potts a Vinton county farmer was found not guilty of murder by a three judge panel in McArthur Ohio. The court held the state failed to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt and potts was freed.
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McArthur
Irl Potts
Vinton County
William Jones
Roy Gil Jen
Wellston
William White
Gallipolis
Arlo Chatfield
Potts
England Wins Davis Cup in Five-Match Victory
England captured the Davis Cup for the third straight time at Wimbledon. The doubles team of George Patrick Hughes and C R D Tukey defeated Wilmer Allison and Johnny Van Ryn 6 2, 1 6, 6 8, 6 3, 6 3 in the challenge round doubles to secure the needed third win in the five match series.
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Wimbledon
Eng
England
George Patrick Hughes
C. R. D. Tuckey
Wilmer Allison
Johnny van Ryn
Motorists stranded by flood recount fatal river surge
Thirty drivers on State Route 31 near Rockbridge fled rising floodwaters to a Logan rendezvous. They described how a carman named Carpenter died when a boat carrying rescuers capsized as they tried to reach him. The group waited two hours as floodwaters rose, boats finally arrived, then disaster struck in a minute.
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Rockbridge
Here
Logan
Fred Woodcock
Lancaster
Carpenter
Two Police Killed in Auto Crash Near Bowling Green
Five people died when a Cleveland detectives car and another auto collided at an intersection fifteen miles south of Bowling Green Ohio. The two survivors and two dead from the other car were named Rinehart and Carrie Rinehart. The detectives pursued Clarence Elderson who was later arrested. Rosy Ellen Reed and Grant Josalyn survived with skull fractures but expected to recover.
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Bowling Green, CO
Cleveland
Here
Harold BE. Beingesser
Harry McCue
Clarence Elderson
Bowling Green
Rinehart
Carrie
Findlay
Grant Josalyn
Conneaut
Rose Ellen Reed
Elderson
Cleveland Water Department
Findlay Hospital
Josalyn
Miss Reed
Frank W. Story
State Highway Department
Toledo
Ethiopia yields on League dispute with Italy in arbitration move
In Geneva Haile Selassie backs arbitration and asks the League to define the conciliation commission powers. Ethiopia rejects limiting discussion to frontline incidents and asserts the right to a council investigation under article 15 to obtain a unanimous recommendation, with defiance branding a nation an aggressor.
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Joseph E. Sharkey
Associated Press
Geneva
League of Nations
Ethiopia
Italy
Haile Selassie
League
League Council
King of Kings
River Flood Recedes as Rockbridge Rescues Continue
A river fall near noon failed to drop water more than inches by 4 pm. Rockbridge traffic rerouted. C and D Railroad resumes but washout fears persist. A deadly cloudburst in Hocking County floods homes crops and livestock. Clark Carpenter, 49, Lancaster grocer, drowns during a rescue on Clear Creek bridge while Jake Roop and Grant Hansel survive.
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Rockbridge
Laurelville
Logan-Geneva Road
Marion Township
C. and D
Clear Creek
Hocking
Fairfield County Line
Carpenter
Jake Roop
Grant Hansel
Hansel
Wright Roop
Jake
Frank Tucker
Roop
Lancaster
Walter Sheckley
Himmler eyed as next interior minister in Nazi
Berlin reports persist that Heinrich Himmler may replace Wilhelm Frick as interior minister. Officials deny knowledge of the move while Nazism accelerates its purge against Jews and political enemies. Other items note prayers for freedom of conscience, camps for alleged racial violations, propaganda finds, and U S criticism over the Bremen incident.
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Berlin
Heinrich Himmler
Wilhelm Frick
Himmler
Schutzstaffel
Reichstag
Interior Ministry
Dachau
Munich
Laguardia
New York
Washington
Montagspost
Bremen
Wilbur J. Carr
Relieved townsmen hunt escapee from Harrison jail
July 29 AP report says officers and townsmen relaxed after a jailbreak from Harrison county jail. Five companions were captured by Saturday near a swamp, while Charles Edgar Smith, 34, remained at large, with authorities believing he fled the area.
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Cadiz
Charles Edgar Smith
Harrison County
Smith
Here
Drowns at Picnic In Dayton Ohio
Martin Kaiser aged 26 drowned in the Miami River at Dayton Ohio while swimming with a picnic party. Police said the death occurred during the outing on July 29. Kaiser was from Dayton and the Miami River location was near the riverbank where the group gathered.
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Dayton
Martin Kaiser
Miami River
Cows Survive River Crossing On High Riverbank
Sam Primmer of Rockbridge found no cows at his pasture and rowed across the river to locate them. The two cows were found perched high on a hill beside the railroad track, believed to have swam to safety from the swift current.
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Sam Primmer
Rockbridge
Rescuers Face Swamped Efforts On River Rescue Duty
Officials located drift piles that may have impaled the missing person and plan later body recovery. About 30 motorists were marooned on a new Clear Creek bridge during Rt 31 work after cars trapped on the old span were moved upward. Sheriff Farbearn and deputies aided by highway workers evacuated Rockbridge residents as the Hocking River flood swelled homes and cut traffic and train service.
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Clear Creek
Joe Farbearn
Newton Spencer
Nellis Smith
Rockbridge
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Logan Band
Hocking River
Rush Creek
C. and O
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Old Man River
Gallagher Ave
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Vandenburg
GOP
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Roomer
Chatfield
Ohio City
Clark Carpenter
Church
Guenther O. Beukert
Associated Press Foreign Staff
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