davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-24
Cape Hatteras Seashore
Area Bill Is Approved

WASHINGTON, June %-R-
The senate has passed and sent
to the President a bill CHR 9274)
to redesignate the Cape Hatteras
national seashore area in North
Carolina as the Cape Hatteras
national seashore recreation area
and permit hunting within Ger.
tain portions.
Interior Secretary Ickes advised
congress that the provision OF ser.
vices connected with hunting is q
source of income for many Of the
residents residing within or near
the authorized area, who act as
guides and who rent boats a II .
blinds to sportsmen." The change
was consistent, he said, in view
of the establishment of the new
type of reservation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-24

Then, perhaps I am old-fashioned,
Strickland, but I've always thought
of a drug addict as more or less
a beast. What you told me this
afternoon was a shock. I've con-
frmed what you said. The dope
fend is a man to be pitied. It's a
disease.
1--WE talked with st. Clair and
others who attended that fatal par
ty. They admitted my brother had
been acting strangely in the early
part of the evening"
''What have you decided"
mot guilty"
My heart leaped. I found his
hand gripping mine.
ut was the best thing that could
have happened" he continued.
you didn't really kill my brother.
The drug killed him. You put an
end to his miseries and cut short
his life before his disgraceful Sc
cret became known - because 1t
would have been a disgrace, for
Louise at least. 1 think the Mark
ham family, instead of prosecuting
you for what you did not intend
to do, should thank you from the
bottom of its heart for what you
did do. 1 think if Alfred we're here,
he would thank you, too. Did you
know that he left a will which estab-
llshed the hospital he had long
dreamed about?"
l tried to answer My voice
choked up on me.
Il guess that's ALL" said Mark
ham. He rose. Il feel terribly
upset tonight, naturally. I have a
headache. Louise doesn't KIN o w
about this, of course, and l had
planned to take her ID the movies
to cheer her up. II can't"
"Of course not" I got to my
feet.
so l suggested to her that you
might take my place. She, l am
sorry to say. liked the idea" He
managed to smile. you will find
her waiting in the car at the club
house steps"
1 swallowed. His hand was on
my shoulder. Good luck" he said.
AS l walked toward the glass
doors l was close behind Captain
Mcdonald and Coroner Silver, 60
ing in to have dinner together.
George Markham was in to see
me this afternoon" the coroner
was saying. He is willing to have
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-24

us drop the whole matter. The
newspapers have forgotten it al
ready, he points out, and we will
not lose as much prestige as
though we continued our efforts,
kept the headlines stirred up, and
then had to admit failure. There
certainly are no clues. That's why
l say it must have been done in d
fit of anger, with nc preparation"
You're crazy. Silver. 1t was an
inside job. 1 wish 1 could find who
it was planned to switch t o S e
lights off at 1920 in case the cook
didn't do it," He growled. But I
guess you're right. Let's forget it.
Boy Do l smell steaE' l
The End
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-24
Motor Truck Freight
Reaches Peak In May

WASHINGTON, June 23-lR-
The volume of freight transported
by motor truck reached a 1910
peak of LILO, 1853 tons in May, the
American trucking associations re-
ported today. This compared with
LOSS, 1926 tons in April, and 991,-
1876 tons in May, 1889. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-24
ARRIVES

RECIFE, BRAZIL, June 23-R
The 6,0O6-ton. Italian freighter
Aida Lauro, which sailed FIR o m
Hampton Roads, Va, June S ar
rived here today. 3
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
23,367 Pests Killed
In County

A total of 23,367 pests have been
killed by Hancock county vocational
agriculture boys since Dec. IL, ac-
cording to the reports made at the
county agricultural office covering
the activities up to the end of last
week.
S Vanlue boys are leading in the
hunt with a total of 1876 points
while Liberty is second with 1887.
Other schools have the following
points: Van Buren, 11,735; Arcadia,
10,995; Arlington, 1900; McComb,
6,881; Rawson, $500; Mt. Blanch-
ard, 2,435.
Of the 23,367 pests killed to date,
1876 of them were sparrows, 1854
were mice, 1,463 were starlings, l.
223 were rats, 55 were moles, lap
were pigeons, 184 were crows, seven
were woodchucks and SO were weas-
els.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
Kidnap, Holdup Indict-
mentS Made

The Allen County grand jury re-
turned indictments against Is per-
sons, including Alvin Knight, who
was arrested in Fort Smith, Ark,
last week and accused of the kidnap-
robbery of Benjamin Seitz, Lima in
surance agent, last Dec. /.
Knight is to be taken from Ar
kansas to Toledo to face federal
charges of transporting a stolen
automobile across state boundaries.
Another Indictment was returned
against Curtis C. Amber, 49,. COM
panion of Erwin Freed when the lat
ter was shot fatally by o. w.
Wright, Beaverdam restaurant pro-
prietor. Amber, who was accused
of assault with intent to rob, con-
tended he and Freed were trying to
hi-jack a slot machine, but Wright
said they tried to hold him up, and
denied that he had a slot machine
in his possession.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
Sale Of Dog Tags
Slow

Only 2,475 out of the estimated
total of 1000 dog owners in Allen
county have purchased 1910 tags for
their pets-yet the deadline is only
a few days away.
This was revealed Saturday by
County Auditor Floyd B. Griffin,
who announced that his office will
be open next Saturday afternoon for
the convenience of license purchasers.
Dog keepers who fail to obtain
1940 tags before Jan. rs will be
liable to penalty, and animals at
large after that date will be inn
pounded, Griffin declared. License
fees are 81 for males and spayed
females, and So for females.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
Plans Announced For
EiSteddfOd

The annual eisteddfod sponsored
by the Lima Choral society will be
held on Washington's birthday, Feb.
%, in Memorial hall, it was an
nounced this week by I. w. Green,
president of the local organization.
Awards will range from $40 for
solo competition to 5000 for the win
ming mixed chorus. Money prizes
will total $500.
Conductor for the musical festival
will be Earl Rohn. The board of
adjudication includes G.. A. Lehman
of Rochester, N. Y, William E. Nor
gan of Pittsburgh, Pa, and Thelbert
Evans of Lakewood.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18

Watson asking for an accounting in
connection with an oil we'll partner
ship and for judgment for what
ever amount the court may find is
due them.
The plaintiffs say the four men
entered into an equal partnership,
June 16, 1927, forming the Bear
Tooth Oil company to drill wells in
Liberty township. Certain wells
were drilled on Watson's land, the
petition says, from which Watson
was to receive one-sixth interest as
royalty, the remainder to be divided
equally among the four of them.
The petition says S,496 barrels of
oil were sold at total of $10,150.97
but that there was never any ac-
counting and that the three other
partners never received any money
from Watson who had been given en-
tire charge and control of operations.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
Decision Reserved In
Job Hearing

Third District Court of Appeals
reserved its decision Thursday after
noon in the suit of Mrs. Alma Hub
bard for reinstatement to her job as
caretaker of the women's restroom
in the courthouse, and announced
that the case of Bernard A. Wort
kamp, ousted Memorial hall janitor,
will be heard "early next week..
The two, suspended Dec. 20 by
the Allen county board of commits
sioners and their jobs abolished, had
filed mandamus petitions claiming
the dismissals were in violation of
state civil service laws and, there
fore, illegal.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
Findlay Building At
11-Year High

Findlay last year experienced its
biggest building volume since the
prosperous days of 1929.
Building permits issued at city
hall for the 12-month period showed
new construction and improvements
cost $482,095 as compared to only
S81,470 in 1888.
The new addition to Findlay SEN
ior high school costing 100000 and
the new Y. M. c. A. building repre-
senting an outlay of $125,000, to-
gether with a number of new resi-
dences ,swelled the 1889 total.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
Lima Solves Relief
Problem

Funds for immediate and future
relief needs were assured Friday fol-
lowing action of the Lima council at
its special session Thursday evening.
The city fathers passed three
pieces of emergency legislation which
made available Immediately S3,195
for operation of the city's welfare
department during the remainder of
this month, and brought nearer the
final step in the issuance of $4,000
worth of relief bonds.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
So This Is Where The
PheasantS Are

o Paradise of hunters!-except
for a few minor details!
Samuel Howard, of Findlay, who
carries mail on the Williamstown
rural route counted 156 pheasants
in one flock as he drove his route
past the William Rose farm along
the Lincoln highway four miles east
of Williamstown, recently.
They were all hens except a half
dozen or so, and the season for
shooting pheasants is still 10 months
to come.
The pheasants feed daily in a soy
bean field on the Rose farm and
Mr.. Rose says he has seen as many
as 400 or 500 at one time.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
S10,5O0 Suit Outgrowth
Of Crash

Damages in the amount of S10,500
are asked by a petition filed in COM
mon pleas court in Lima by Joseph
Murray against Forest Clevenger,
for injuries allegedly suffered Sep
tember IL, 1889 when the bicycle
the plaintiff was riding, was in
volved in a collision with an auto
driven by the defendant. The ac-
cident occurred on Route 30-S four
miles east of Delphos.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
Findlay Filler Wins
Stunt Trophy

Lieut.. Michael Murphy and Lieut..
Joseph c. Mackey, Findlay stunt
fliers, were among those at the 1910
All-American Air Races at Miami,
Fla. Mr.. Murphy retained the Fred
die Lund trophy for outstanding
stunt flying. Mr.. Mackey held the
cup three years ago and Mr.. Purphy
manager of the Findlay airport, won
the award first in 1887. Mr.. Mack
ey recently was appointed superin-
tendent of Port Columbus, Colum-
bus, Ohio.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18

village board of education was COM
pleted last week with the following
officers named:
Walter Amstutz, president, 1941;
E. L. Michael, vice president; 1943;
L. R. Van Meter, 1941; Walter M.
Hochstettler, 1943; F. C. Marshall,
1913; Delmar Beery, clerk; board
meeting, first Tuesday of each
month.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
Final Bank Payment
Approved

The eighth and final dividend to
depositors and creditors of the old
Buckeye Commercial Savings Bank
of Findlay, has been approved by
the court and is expected to be made
February 20.
The dividend, totaling s139, 100. 81,
will be 4.85 per cent and will bring
total payments to 94.S5 per cent of
the claims.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
Farmers Advised To
Re-Finance

Addressing some $50 farmers in
Kenton one day last week in a
countrywide soil conservation meet
ing, Boyce E. Bradford, Hardin
County agent, advised his listeners
to refinance their debts now at the
present low interest rates because
interest rates are probably about
as low as they will GET.
He foresaw, in his address on the
agricultural outlook for 1910, hike
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
Missing Woman Found
Dead In Hotel

The body of Mrs. Lester c. Shri-
der, 46, missing Kenton woman, was
found last week in a hotel room at
Marion with a bullet hole in her
right temple and with five empty
cans of chloroform about her. Off
cials said they also discovered a
quantity of sleeping tablets and
some insecticide that is poison when
taken internally, in the room.
Mrs. Shrider had been respondent
since the suicide of her son, Harley
w. Shrider, %, Nov. IL, 1888, and
had been carefully watched by her
husband and other members of the
family, local police were told.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
1,117 Engaged In
Scouting

At an executive board meeting of
the Put Hansen area council, it was
reported that there are 1,117 men
and boys enrolled in Boy Scout work
in the three-county area, Voyle Hy-
barger, executive, announced.
In Hancock county there are %
troops, with 415 boys and 185 men.
In Putnam county, according to the
survey, there are three troops with
81 boys and q men engaged in the
work.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
HANCOCK COUNTY
RawsOn WaterwOrks
Is Started

The Hancock County offices of the
Works Projects Administration were
moved from the courthouse last week
to Rawson, where a $4,000 water
works system will be constructed.
The work will require nearly
every available WPA worker in the
county, it was announced. One
hundred and twenty reported for
work and others may be assigned.
The project will cost the village
approximately $4,000 and WPA will
contribute nearly $4,000. The sys-
tenn will supply water to 80 subscrib-
ers.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
Deaths And Births
Are Tied

Deaths and births each numbered
26 during December, in Hardin
county according to the report of
Beth Mckinley, keeper of vital sta
tistics in the county health office.
Four babies less than three months
old, died. Causes of death included
two accidents, cerebral hemorrhage,
tuberculosis, carbuncle, cancer, ar
terio sclerosis, pneumonia, convul-
sions, and diabetes.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
ALLEN COUNTY
Fireman Rescues Over
come Woman

Timely arrival of firemen early
one morning last week to fight a
comparatively small blaze in a third
floor Lima housekeeping room was
credited with saving the life of Mrs.
Lucille Robinson, 80, lone occupant
of the room.
Fireman Perry McPheron, from
Central station, made his way thru
two smoke-filled Railways into Mrs.
Robinson's room and found the
woman lying on the floor, face down
and her arms outstretched above her
head.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
Real Estate Tax Re-
ceipts Mount

Collection of first-half 1889 real
estate taxes Saturday amounted to
the week to s25,772.05 and for the
year thus far S87,356.44, according
to Allen county Treasurer Byron H.
Dershem.
Sales tax collections Saturday were
S642.42, making the weeks total
$4,210.65 and since Jan. l, $S,851. AT.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
Held For Stealing
Salt Shakers

A new type of thief, one craving
salt and pepper shakers, was being
held in Lima city Jail Thursday.
Confined is Tom Cullen, Is. Chief
of Detectives Ross Landfair charges
he stole six shakers from the Coney
Island lunch one day last week.
The youth told Detective Chief
Landfair, 81 was in the restaurant,
liked the looks of the shakers and
just took them"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
Hancock Fugitive Back
In RefOrmatOry

Mrs. Velma Mahoney, az, of Van
lue, known several years ago as the
"girl with the million-dollar legs"
is back in the Women's Reformatory
at Marysville.
Mrs. Mahoney, who walked away
from the reformatory April 28, was
captured in Detroit. She was given
an indeterminate sentence in Find
lay in 1929 for participation in a
burglary of the Vanlue Grain and
Supply Co.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
Lafayette Institute
This Week

Friday and Saturday the Lafay-
cite Farmers institute will be con-
Quoted, James Fl. Warner, Allen
county extension agent, announced
Principal speakers will be Mrs. C.
E. Duff, of North Canton, Stark
county, a native of Great Britain
and member of various women's
organizations in Ohio, and Henry
Leimbach, of Vermillion, fruit and
vegetable grower
Warner recalled that in 1889 the
Lafayette institute placed sixth in
the state for attendance.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
Farm In Same Family
sc Years

Jesse r. Hall of near Dunkirk the
past week paid taxes on the Hall
farm and thereby marked up the
Seth consecutive year of tax pay
ment on that land as property of
the Hall family. The farm was
purchased by his grandfather, Will
liam Hall, in 1854, and passed sue
cessively into the hands of Thomas
Hall, father of the present owner,
and Jesse Hall.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
Crop Acreage AlIot-
mentS Lower

Due to the accumulation of sur
plus corn in the corn belt, allot-
ments have been materially reduced
for 1910, according to r. M. Traucht
agricultural conservation chairman
for Hancock county.
Mr.. Traucht said the corn allot-
ment for 1910 in Hancock county is
56,169 acres as compared to 1882
for 1889. A similar reduction was
made in the soil depicting acreage
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
HARDIN COUNTY
Hardin Units Lowest
In Delinquencies

AT the annual stockholders meet
ing of the Hardin county National
Farm Loan Assn. organized in 1882,
and of the Kenton National Farm
Loan ASSN, organiged in 1882, held
jointly at the court house in Ken
ton it was revealed that the two
local groups head the list in the dis
trict for the fewest delinquencies.
The district includes four states:
Ohio, Indiana, Tennessee and Ken
lucky.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
Has Freak Ear Of
Corn

Steve Trick, living southwest of
Spencerville, had on display at the
Community Institute, a freak ear of
corn that was of much interest to
the farmers attending. The first
half of the ear had ten rows of ker-
nels. The second half of the ear had
twenty rows of kernels. 1t was yell
low field corn.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
County Receives S1,966
For Relief

Allen county's share in a state
wide distribution of relief funds de-
rived from December collections of
beer, malt, wort and admission taxes
amounted to S1,966, it was an
nounced by State Auditor Joseph T.
Ferguson. The total distribution to
all counties was $205,784
Nearby counties received checks as
follows: Auglaize, $779; Hancock,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
No Presidents Ball
In Findlay

w. T. Ault, Findlay postmaster,
chairman of the annual PRESIDENT IS
birthday observance, announced last
week that a ball will not be held
in Findlay this year. In it's place
will be a campaign to raise money
by subscription.
Sole objective of the celebration
of Roosevelt's birthday is to raise
funds to combat infantile paralysis,
Ault said.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
Kirwan Heads Lima
Bank

Dan HI. Kirwan last week headed
the National Bank of Lima as sue
cessor to Rodney P. Lien, who be-
came State Superintendent of Banks
this week. Mr.. Kirwan is president
of the Colonial Finance Co. Chair
man of the board of directors is
Harry Solomon, who also is executive
vice president of the Colonial Fl
nance Co.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
Findlay Hospital
Group Organizes

Papers for the incorporation of
the Northwestern Ohio Hospital
Service for insurance purposes, are
in Columbus for approval and form
al organization is expected shortly,
it was reported by trustees of Find
lay Hospital.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
Former Sheriff To Be
Candidate

Formal announcement that he will
be a Republican candidate for sher-
iff at the May primaries was made
Friday by Ralph S. Marshall, form
er Allen county sheriff. Marshall is
widely known in sports circles and
is a marksman of international repu-
tation.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
Sales Tax Distribution
Made

Distribution of sales tax to local
government units of Hancock county
was announced Thursday by County
Auditor Frank H. Huffman. Out of
the s4,367 total January distribu-
tion, Hancock county's fund received
S1,048.88, Mt. Cory, $31.68, and Raw
son, $33.34.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
Sues For Six-Year-Old
Attack

Robert Depuy, 21, Findlay, seeks
$1,000 because of personal injuries
he says he suffered in an attack
nearly six years ago. The defend
ant is Otto Fredericks. Depuy says
he still suffers "excrusiating pain"
at times.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
Circulation Of Books
Mounts

The annual report of the progress
of the Lima Public Library was
made to the board of trustees We'd
nesday evening by the librarian,
George G.. McAfee.
Circulation of books passed the
half million mark in 1889, with 500,-
844 books borrowed by residents of
Lima and Allen county, a gain of
43,860 over 1888. Books borrowed
over a two-year period totaled near
" 100000.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
Panhandler Has S140
When Arrested

Practicing the policy of getting
it" the easy way, Irving Black, 81,
of New Jersey, was arrested in
Findlay Thursday charged with pan
handling. When searched at police
headquarters he had s61.50 in his
pockets. A New York bank book
disclosed he had s7S.25 more on de-
posit.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
Second Home Burns
In Three Years

Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Baldwin lost
their second home by fire within
three years when flames destroyed
their farm dwelling six miles north
east of Lima last week. Mrs. Bald
win received minor burns in a futile
attempt to extinguish the flames.
The loss was estimated at $500.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18

in general farm prices because of
stimulation in the American market.
He said that hog prices would de-
cline again this spring and would
rise somewhat next fall. Dairy
cattle and dairy products will re-
main about stationary, Gradford pre-
dicted.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
Negro Held On Dope
Charge

Indicted by the federal grand jury
at Toledo Thursday was James Cecil,
81, colored, of Lima, on a charge
of possessing narcotics.
Cecil was arrested in Lima Dec.
II by Detectives M. L. Baker and
Earl Miller. The two officers jour-
neyed to the Lucas county city Mon
day to appear as witnesses against
Cecil.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
Lima Baker Is HOnOred

Frank A. Baker, Lima bakery op-
orator, last week was named to the
board of trustees of the Ohio Bak-
er's association at meeting held
in Cincinnati. President of the or
ganization is Carl r. Raldur, Toledo.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
Ada Bank Deposits
Gain

Ada's two banks, the First Ma
tional and Liberty, showed total
gain of s94,26O in deposits for 1889,
the sixth consecutive year that de-
posits have increased. The amount
was more than double the gain in
1888.
Total deposits of the two insti-
tutions amount to S1,202, 600.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18

for the county; 140,739 for 1910 and
143, $40, in 1889.
AT time of wheat seeding wheat
allotments for Hancock county were
set at 42,595, as compared to 3s,737
in 1889, Mr.. Traucht said.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
Dismissed Workers
Fight For Jobs

The Ohio Civil Service Commits
sion has announced it will conduct
hearings in Findlay Feb. Is on the
appeals of Harry Frost from dis
missal as superintendent of state
highway maintenance in Hancock
county and of Mrs. Mildred Hum
nell from dismissal as a cook at
the Hancock County Home.