10 Apr 1930
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1930
Page
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United States Great Britain and Japan announce settlement on a three power naval pact. The agreement shapes postwar maritime policy among the allies.
Ivin Coolidge, living in Northampton Massachusetts, says he is through with public office and has no intention of returning to politics. He discusses prohibition tariff and senate terms in Cosmopolitan, noting that a former president in Washington would cause complications and that his service would be better from outside office. He predicts prohibition will be resolved slowly as the nation debates regulation methods.
The Athens Messenger releases a new booklet titled LADY REFERENCES FOR DE TIERS with up-to-date subjects and evidence to aid debaters. The guide, available through the paper from Washington Information Bureau, targets teachers students debating societies and clubs seeking timely issue knowledge.
In Hodge California April 9 officials note Berlin style city planning reduces graft by shaping streets for heavy traffic. Omnibus buses ease turning without blocking lanes. The article also discusses repurposing used airplanes to ship fresh fish and fruit, highlighting air refrigeration and timely delivery as improving commerce.
The government should deploy many obsolete but safe planes to dust cotton fields against the bull weevil and other pests. Air spraying could save hundreds of millions yearly, and planes could replant trees in areas damaged by fire or lumbering, as done by the French after the war. Continued on VPage 4
Chicago April 10 The widow of a defeated rival advances toward a U S Senate bid as Ruth Hanna McCormick leads with 625 418 votes to 425 049 for Charles S Deneen across 6 452 of 7 117 precincts her win stands as the state’s most decisive Republican senatorial victory.
Murder charges were filed against Jed Oliver and Tom Jordan of Charleston in the death of 21 year old nurse Edith Ferrell of Ironton. Ferrell died from injuries after the speeding car driven by Oliver last Saturday night. Jordan was a passenger in the car. Ferrell had been attending Oliver's mother at a Charleston bedside.
Martin Galbraith of Carbondale was jailed in Athens County Jail after failing to pay fines for two offenses. Magistrate Carl H. Porter had fined him $25 plus costs for stealing coal from Carbondale Coal Company and $10 plus costs for boarding B&O railway cars. Constable Harry Junod arrested him.
London reports a three-power naval accord settled among the United States Great Britain and Japan but a broader five-power treaty is deemed unlikely France insists on naval superiority and Italy resists parity with France as the conference nears adjournment Premier MacDonald plans a rest visit to Lossiemouth and Grandi may depart Italy for April.
Pearl Jenkins convicted of burglary by a Common Pleas Court jury for burglarizing the Nelsonville Brick Company. Judge L G Worstell sentenced her to Mansfield Reformatory for an indefinite period. Also, Joseph Teremi, indicted for abandoning a legitimate child, pled guilty and received an indefinite term at Mansfield Reformatory.
Cleveland dispatch notes N A T airmail pilot Hi Little gaining fame as the city’s fire spotter. He spotted fires near Clarks Mills Pennsylvania and Dubois earlier this week awakening residents but not preventing two fatalities and a destroyed home.
The Sudik family in Oklahoma City gains fame as the Mary Sudik oil well, which ran wild for 11 days, could produce about 30,000 barrels daily. Royalty for the family totals one eighth, about $4,680 daily, with potential weekly earnings near $4,600 if production is prorated.
Walter W. Leggett, in the May issue of Plain Talk, declares Atlanta Georgia the wettest city in the United States based on official arrests for drunkenness bootlegging and the number of stills seized.
Clarence H. Wilson, a prominent Cleveland clubman, was named defendant in a $100,000 breach of promise suit filed by Miss June Cross. She alleges he failed to marry her after renewing an acquaintance with another woman.
Horace W. Bigelow of the American Drug Manufacturers Association testified to the Overman Sub committee that moving prohibition enforcement from the Treasury to the Justice Department is unfair to legitimate alcohol industry and medicine users. He spoke in Washington on the Senate hearing date April 10.
More than 200 high school seniors from Ohio and West Virginia are expected for the Vocational Congress at Ohio University in Athens. Home economics teachers will attend. events include a fashion play, museum tour, inspection trips to the Home Management Center and Nursery School, and a Friday tea after a 2:30 greeting by President F. B. Bryan. Speakers include Maude Dorsey, Mrs. T. M. Wolfe, Dr. Florence Justin, and Miss Cornman. Saturday features a breakfast with Dean Irma Voigt, plus talks by Dean T. C. McCracken and others. Dinner will be served to delegates at the Faculty Dining Hall.
Gandhi's efforts to unite India against British rule are undermined by widespread caste riots in Nasik as thousands clash, reflecting deep tensions in the country. The unrest breaks out near Bombay, highlighting ongoing turmoil during the independence movement.
The Athens County Board of Elections reduced total precincts from 94 to 71 at a Wednesday meeting, citing new election law cost limits and a minimum of 260 voters per precinct. Several wards and townships see eliminations and boundary changes, with Athens Ward 4 untouched.
Chairman John J. Raskob of the Democratic National Committee testified before the Senate lobby committee in Washington. He admitted contributing 64,000 dollars to the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment and said he did not seek to influence Democratic leaders with his views.
Senator Thomas P. Gore of Oklahoma told about 1,500 people in Kenton that the Republican prosperity slogan of 1928 the tariff policy of 1930 and relief promises to farmers failed. He charged the party with running the government on a special privileges platform that spurred the Hawley Smoot tariff.
John McCormick confirmed reports that he and film star Colleen Moore have separated. He refused to discuss details and did not address specific reasons for the split. The announcement comes amid ongoing attention on Moore's career.
Virgil Good, held on a charge of shooting at with intent to wound and kill his brother in law Troy Fields, faced arraignment before Magistrate Carl H. Porter. Unable to post 3500 bond, he was bound to the grand jury and jailed. sheriff suggested possible insanity.
Los Angeles officials plan to present the case before a grand jury as District Attorney Burton Fitts seeks an indictment of Ott Lanhuber, alias Walter Klein, in the eight year old Oesterreich murder. The prosecution will probe the attic hermit's confession and his alleged relationship with Mrs. Walburga Oesterreich, allegedly fueling the crime.
Ohio Senator Fess says he will press a bill to make all ex presidents senators at large. Kansas Senator Allen and Nebraska Senator Norris weigh in on Coolidge retirement and possible return to public life. Texas Senator Connolly and New York Senator Copeland comment on the idea and its political implications.
Ray Brubaker 50 of Barberton was trapped in quicksand in a drainage tank west of Fairlawn. Akron firefighters worked nearly two hours to free him as he suffered shock exposure and was on the verge of collapse after falling in while at work.
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