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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1929
Page
1
Personal property in Athens County for 1929 may be listed after April 8 and until May 1. County Auditor J. Clyde Edmundson announced this morning. Blank forms and depreciation tables are provided to help owners value automobiles and other items for tax purposes.
POMEROY April 5. Oil from a long abandon ed well near the Syracuse salt plant and Buckeye plant at Pomeroy increases value of the properties as copper piping rises in value from seven to seventeen cents per pound. Local investors see Syracuse regaining former prosperity while Oklahoma oil developments near salt flats in Meigs County spark renewed hope for profitable operations.
In Cleveland on April 5 the Railway Labor Executive Association warned that consolidating small independents into centralized units threatens collective bargaining. D B Robertson chairman and Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen president urged including workers protections in the consolidations. The association also cited risk to public service.
A compiled list of stores and routes including Swartz Bean DeWees Torch Adams Hockingport F M Kings Pratts Fork Athens Route No 2 P V Coe Goldsberry Cline Albany Route No 2 Winge Hebbardsville Wingett Athens Route No 5 Shingler Mineral Wilsons Federal Sutton Athens Route No 3 Seidenfeldt Murray City Snedden New Marshfield J L Altman Jacksonville Edison Coen Garden Guysville Route No 2. Returns will be mailed from the auditor's office upon request, Mr. Edmundson said.
The list designates Athens City with Harvey Williams Thomas Roush Arthur Anderson and Felix Riley as deputies. Additional names cover Alexander Amesville Ames Ames Township Co C Curtis Bern L W Sanders and others across Canaan North Dover South Dover Albany Lee Hamilton Trimble and related townships.
William Harbaugh 54 longtime village official and former mayor died of pneumonia after caring for his ill father in law. He owned a small mine near the village and leaves a wife and five children. Funeral services set for Friday with burial in New Straitsville Cemetery.
Police disclosed a brutal crime after finding a nude torso of an about 18 year old girl near the Los Angeles River at Compton. The body had head arms and legs severed and an infant mother was rumored. no identity clues were found.
Mexico City April 5 U P Victorious Federal troops pressed northward to finish off the Escobar insurrection as Reforma fell. Government reports say more than 1000 Rebels were killed in the battle, with about 500 wounded and 2090 captured from an army of circa 5000.
Thirteen students and 17 alumni of Ohio University are chosen as the first initiates into the Ohio chapter of Phi Beta Kappa the leading honorary scholastic fraternity. The local chapter will install April 29 with Dr C F Thwing conducting. Senior honorees include Amy Morgan Cowen Pauline Swanson John Wesley BeBride Kathryn Elizabeth Hymem Turner and others.
Stalter Essex Company has taken over the Pittsburgh mine above Syracuse and will operate at full capacity employing 309 to 400 men. R T West will direct the Syracuse Mining Corporation with coal shipped to the Great Lakes from New Pittsburg Coal Company docks. Office on Union Avenue in Pomeroy. Loading and shipping already underway.
Logan hosts a meeting of the Dog Wardens Association of Ohio on April 25. Charles Briley local warden announces the gathering with Clem E. McNabb of Knox County acting as secretary and aims to have most of the 22 members present.
The article lists IU faculty members who are Phi Beta Kappa, including Dr. E B Bryan Dean E W Chubb and others. It notes Dr C W Super from Ohio University now retired in Athens and mentions Phi Beta Kappa’s founding at William and Mary in 1766 and that Ohio University will receive a chapter after the National Council’s September meeting.
Ohio educators heard Chancellor Lindley and Dr Rightmire at the Ohio Educational Conference. Lindley urged the new generation to prove everything and try everything once, citing a scientific spirit and renewed adolescent momentum. Rightmire focused on student development through understanding, questioning, and reasoning to navigate new situations.
Funeral services for Eleanor Porter daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Porter were held at her home. Burial followed at West Union Street Cemetery. Porter a graduate of Ohio University had worked as a stenographer at Gwinn Milling Company and earlier at The Ohio State Journal. New Albany undertaker J F Margarum denied claims of a death pact linking Porter and E A Welsh.
Nairobi correspondent reports British patrols drove 300 Abyssinian raiders into Lake Ludolf near London April 5. The majority were said to be drowned, with most attackers killed or missing.
Mrs. W. T. Cherrington aged 72 fractured her left leg above the knee and sprained her left wrist after slipping on a stair at her son in law Prof. H. Bing North Hill. She is resting easily today.
Today Will Rogers quips on public sentiment while Wisconsin voters approve repealing the state prohibition law by a large margin. The measure keeps penalties for home brewing and enforcement intact, as Wisconsin signals a shift toward broader beer access amid federal policy tensions. The home brewer still faces U.S. government constraints.
Hocking Valley Railroad officials gathered at the Pythian assembly room for a Health and Recreation Department banquet. About 220 attended with a special train from Columbus carrying nearly 100 employees to Logan for an evening of addresses music and dancing.
In Cleveland on April 5, Joseph Weaver, 35, a Black man, walks free after six years in jeopardy of the electric chair. Convicted in 1927 for the murder of Jasper Russell, a night watchman, his sentence repeatedly delayed by gubernatorial reprieves until a directed verdict of not guilty overturns the case after key witness Alex Maynor repudiates earlier testimony.
Columbus April 5 The Sullivan Bostwick bill to raise the state gasoline tax from three to four cents a gallon passed the House by 50 to 29 after settling a dispute over how to distribute the revenue. The measure now awaits Senate action for final approval.
The Ohio House and Senate move ahead on several items including Emmons conservation and Martin election law recodification. A Hamilton County two extra common pleas judges bill, a supplemental finance package near 1 000 600, and Romaibus sundries claims totaling 600 000 are slated for passage. A railroad gas tax proposal may pass through with Senate support. Revenue distribution favors highway construction 60 percent with ten percent to townships for dirt roads. Debate centers on tax measures with opposition from Ehrlich and Hoover. The session sees a record 127 votes cast.
Washington April 5 Twenty five persons were killed during the last fifteen months as federal agents enforced prohibition in an official Treasury report.
Haskin, Director, Information Home in Washington lists several outdoor culture varieties suited to varied climates. The notes indicate practical options for selection and adaptation across regions.
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