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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1925
Page
6
Fire in an automobile owned by Lawrence Boyd injures Boyd while three girls die. Elane Boyd, 5, Betty Boyd, 4, and Kathrine Clements, neighbor child, were burned when naptha spilled on the floor and dripped to a hot exhaust. Boyd suffered severe burns trying to save them.
Clarence S Bolen of Washington K H was chosen editor in chief of the Green and White for 1925 26 by the board of control. He serves on both the Green and White and the Athena staff and was elected editor of the Green Goat for the current year. He belongs to Kappa Psi Alpha. The board also approved raises for editorial and business staff.
Albany April 9. John Lively a Knox Township farmer in Vinton county left April 7 for Kansas to start a feed business with his brother. His daughter and son in law Will and Mrs Cooley took over the farm. The Albany Grange held a farewell reception Saturday night with about fifty friends enjoying a social hour and music before refreshments.
Atlanta April 9. Search is under way in Georgia and nearby states for Thobert A. Schuster honor farm convict at the United States penitentiary who has been missing since yesterday. Schuster, sentenced from Columbus on charges of using the mails to defraud, is the first prisoner to escape since John W. Snook took over duties.
In Fairmont West Virginia April 8 the United Mine Workers strike in northern West Virginia yields about a 50 percent drop in labor. Van A Bitner John L Lewis representative notes the effort to unionize all state mines. Brackett of Northern West Virginia Coal Operators says 128 of 125 to 130 mines run today at 92 percent of normal tonnage.
Captain Jacques Sadoul, accused of high treason and desertion to Soviet forces in Russia, was acquitted by a court martial in Orleans. The verdict was four to three in favor of acquittal.
The worst forest fire of the season burned over a thousand acres of brush and timber near Wopsononock north of Altoona. A second fire rages on Lock Mountain near a state game preserve, while the Wopsononock blaze destroyed twenty thousand young trees planted on the Juniata Borough watershed.
Major Ed Rickenbacker flew from Selfridge Field in 400 miles to Springfield and dropped a large bouquet of roses on Abraham Lincoln’s tomb as a tribute from Detroit. The former ace of the American air service, now an automobile man, delivered the gesture.
An advertisement touts Red Mill Haarlem Oil capsules as a remedy for middle age illnesses including bladder and kidney trouble, sour stomach, gas, liver issues, backaches, and rheumatic pain. It claims rapid improvement within hours, priced at 50 cents with a money back guarantee, and lists several local drugstores as sellers.
A vintage health blurb touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle substitute for calomel to improve liver and bowel function. It claims 90 percent of sickness stems from inactive bowels and liver and promotes natural buoyancy through a vegetable compound with olive oil.
Nelson Grandeberry and Frances Merritt are chosen by the Ohio university Y M C A and Y W A as joint editors of the O book for this year. The O book serves as a student handbook to familiarize students with the campus, the university and its traditions.
Mr and Mrs George Thorne hosted a candy making party in The Plains on April 9 inviting a group of local guests including other couples. The host couple greeted attendees and led the festive afternoon gathering with sweets and conversation.
Richard Fought and Leo Kinsel of Athens, Mrs. Billa Russell of Youngstown, Mrs. Imeda Dugan of Springfield, Mr. Charles Noland of Marietta, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Jones and son Robby of Albany, and Mise Barbara Nadroski of Voston.
The article cites a statement claiming Hindenburg is the sole figure capable of defeating Karl Marx, reflecting political rhetoric of the era. It notes the speaker’s emphasis on Hindenburg as a unique political force within Republican circles.
Describes Bulgarian women as beautiful with rosy cheeks and bright eyes. Claims a remedy Bulgarian Herb Tea keeps blood pure and aids digestion liver and kidney troubles, claiming it enriches the blood. Offers trial box from a druggist for 35c, tie and 1.25.
A private message from former Kaiser Wilhelm urged Hindenburg to run for president saying it was the only way to save the nation. The message influenced Hindenburg to reconsider his decision and announce his candidacy for the presidency on April 26. Admiral Von also weighed in on the matter.
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