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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 08, 1926

Page

7

Blood donors to be paid $25 a half pint in St. Louis plan

St Louis hospitals approve a plan to create a centralized donor list with blood priced at $25 per half pint. Donors will be tested and typed, with lists kept at the Central Registry for Doctors and Nurses and at each city hospital to speed transfusions in emergencies.

ST. Louis Community Council J. J. Singer Barnes Hospital Barnes Singer Bethseda Hospital City Hospital St. Luke’s Hospital Jewish Hospital Children’s Hospital Barnard Skin and Cancer Hospital

Dover Township Mines Seek Court Appointed Receiver

Three Dover township mines led by John McMillan of Columbus file a suit asking the court to name a receiver for each coal company. McMillan, creditor of 7000 dollars and holder of stock in North Hill Big Bailey and Carr Run, cites combined liabilities and assets while the defendants do not dispute the claims. The firms have been operating at a loss since 1920.

Dover Township John McMillan Columbus McMillan North Hill Coal Company Big Bailey Mining Company Carr Run Coal Company North Hill Company

Knight to Formally Announce Gubernatorial Candidacy

Akron publisher former Congressman Charlies J. Knight is set to announce his Republican bid for governor Monday, a move discussed in political circles here in Columbus.

Columbus Charlies J. Knight Akron

Headache Medicine Overdose Fatal to Mrs. Augusta Hoskins

Columbus report states Mrs. Augusta Hoskins died from an accidental overdose of headache medicine. The death involved Roy G. Hoskins of Ohio State University, with Coroner Murphy on file.

Columbus Augusta Hoskins Roy G. Hoskins Ohio State University Murphy

Blooded Sheep Tour To Visit Athens County In August

Ram special will stop in Athens county and Guysville early August to promote better sheep grades in SE Ohio. Rotary Club and Bank of Athens sponsor free purebred ewe giveaways at each stop. Sponsors include Ohio State University, Ohio Experiment Station, Ohio Wool Growers, and B and O Railroad.

Ram Athens County Ohio T. H. Johnson Athens Guysville Rotary Club Bank of Athens Ohio State University Ohio Experiment Station Ohio Wool Growers’ Association B. and O. Railroad P. O. Hurley Mr. Quivey J. E. Walker Bell

Orphaned Teen Faces Electric Chair in NYC Grocer Killing

Johnny Regan, 17, who says he wished for a mother, stands accused in New York of fatally shooting a grocer during a holdup. He taunts his fate with a grim remark about luck.

Johnny Regan Electric Chair New York

Senator Means Stricken During Wet and Dry Hearings

Senator Rice W. Means of Colorado was taken ill while presiding over the senatorial wet and dry hearings in Washington. He was assisted from the room as rumors spread of appendicitis.

Washington Rice W. Means Colorado

Zip the What-Is-It Dies Noted Barnum Figure Hospitalized

William Johnson 83 known as Zip the What-Is-It and last surviving member of Barnum's congress of freaks was hospitalized with influenza and acute bronchitis.

New York William Johnson P. T. Barnum

Jeweler Foils Holdups Saving 75000 Diamonds

Isador Renner a New York jeweler shielding his daughter wrested from three armed robbers. He smashed a plate glass window with his fist to scare the bandits away, saving about 75000 dollars in diamonds.

New York Isador Renner East Side

Political charges fly in Ohio capital over dairy cattle probe

Columbus April 8 Welfare Director Harper demands a joint investigation into dairy cattle purchase and slaughter by the welfare department. He accuses Attorney General Crabbe of blocking a Mutual Electric pole line lease on Athens state hospital grounds, arguing a counter proposal could cost the state 12 500 to 50 000 dollars. Harper ties the dairy probe to the Tracy Crabbe inquiry and stresses that diseased cattle must be killed by law.

Columbus Star Welfare Department Harper Today Crabbe Tracy Athens State Hospital Mutual Electric Company Athens Ohio Harper Welfare Department

Olive Tablets promote gentle cleansing for bad breath

Dr Edwards Olive Tablets touted as a substitute for calomel to improve breath and digestion. The sugar coated tablets are said to act gently on the bowels and liver, without unpleasant after effects, available in olive color and sold for 30 cents.

Dr. Edwards Eae Frias Cotharts Benge

Canadian protest over doctored liquor smuggling into dry provinces

Treasury officials confirmed Canada filed an official protest after Emory R. Buckner testified before a Senate committee about widespread bootlegging. He said the illicit trade extended from the dry United States into Canada, with liquor shipped across the border despite prohibition.

Washington Canada United States Treasury Department Emory R. Buckner New York Senate

England Doubled Ice Cream Consumption Last Year

England more than doubled its ice cream intake in the previous year, indicating a surge in demand and summer sales strength across households.

England

Klan Backed Candidate Seeks GOP Governor Nomination

Joseph B. Sieber of Akron announces his candidacy for the Republican gubernatorial nomination this year, after previously being supported by the Ku Klux Klan for the nomination two years ago.

Columbus Joseph B. Sieber Akron Ku Klux Klan

Thoxine Promises Quick Relief for Sore Throat

A bold claim for Thoxine promises relief from sore throat in 15 minutes or a refund. The medicine targets the throat condition directly, stops fever and night coughing, with one swallow and no harmful drugs, priced at 1.00.

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