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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1929
Page
1
President Hoover urged the national press to intensify support for law enforcement at a Waldorf luncheon. He argued enforcement must be universal, not just targeting Prohibition, and that citizens share the duty to uphold laws.
The Senate Agriculture Committee voted 8 to 6 to keep the debenture plan for farm relief in its bill despite President Hoover’s opposition. The panel, after hour and a half in executive session, decided to stand by its endorsement and send the measure to the full Senate. Hoover warned the plan would disaster the American farmers.
A violent hail storm swept Pomeroy Bend on Sunday afternoon lasting about five minutes. Stones ranged from hen eggs to pebbles, coating the ground white and damaging fruit trees, glass, and hot beds. A funeral at Chester was disrupted briefly as the storm hit during Franklin Rice's burial.
A political speech critiques U S crime and law enforcement flaws. It cites 9000 annual homicides, high robbery rates vs Great Britain, and low conviction rates. It argues extant bodies and procedures hinder justice and claims most crimes are not driven by Prohibition alone.
The defense for Superior Judge Carlos H. Hardy said it will rest its case by Wednesday night after the accused jurist completes testimony in the impeachment trial held in Sacramento California.
Dr Isaac M Cline of New Orleans acted on a hunch about a Lincoln portrait by Frank Carpenter. He found the painting in an obscure Washington antiques repository and scraped off amateur daubs, restoring one of the era’s finest Lincoln portraits. He loaned it to the Cabildo in New Orleans where thousands now admire it.
In Middleport, deputies uncover a large illicit distilling operation in an old house mine on the Pale Powell farm. Sheriff J. A. Willock reports fifty gallons of peach brandy mash, a fermenting barrel of peaches, and destroyed equipment. operators fled.
A collie owned by Mrs. E. P. Smith of Coolville was shot by Earl McKinley of Linscott Run after it bit several dogs in Sharpsburg and attacked a farm. The head was sent to the Athens County Health Department for testing. If positive, the Coolville Amesville district will be quarantined and loose dogs without permits will be shot. Athens County has had two mad dog incidents recently and nearby districts are already under quarantine.
Iva Krieg and Violet Six of Buchtel were charged with entering an inhabited dwelling after questioning in Logan. Each woman pleaded not guilty and was bound over to the grand jury on $200 bond. A witness placed them at the Bell home twice on the robbery day.
Twelve Chicago women leaders agreed to sit as a municipal court jury in the trial of Mrs. Jane Liston mother of a 15 year old girl linked to a school gin party that ended in a death. The panel will also seek remedies to curb parental and youth parties amid concerns over sources of moral deterioration.
Seven people are dead and a 12 year old boy Angelo Di Carlo died in a disastrous car collision near Steubenville. A 14 year old girl Triesta Di Carlo is hospitalized in critical condition with physicians offering little hope for recovery. The Jefferson County coroner is investigating the case.
Cincinnati April 22 reports Powell Crosley Jr president of the Crosley Radio Corporation has confirmed entry into the aircraft industry by announcing plans to build three planes.
It is announced that a $126,000 bond issue for grounds and the new Pomeroy High School Building was purchased by Bilanchett Bowman and Wood, Toledo bond buyers. The rate is 6 percent. A $60,000 Main Street improvement bond issue will be offered next Saturday and is expected to be bought by the same firm at the same rate if no legal hurdles arise. Work on both projects should begin within weeks.
Menico City April 22 Rebels entrenching at Masiaca Sonora twenty five miles north of San Blas as Federal forces under Minister Calles prepare to advance to Don on the Sinaloa Sonora border. Federals to attack Masiaca from Don once the San Blas Don railway is repaired.
Mrs. Emma M. Lowman 71 widow of Roy L. Lowman died suddenly at her Coolville residence Saturday evening. Survived by two sons Winnie of Cleveland and Charles of Illinois and two daughters Irene Peters of Columbus and Henrice Cubbison of Chauncey. Funeral at 10 Tuesday in Coolville Methodist Church with Rev. C. Thompson officiating. burial in Coolville Cemetery.
A letter lauds California public schools for their buildings gardens and parks and contrasts them with New York City schools. Charles F. Mitchell of National City Bank calls for repeal of income tax on capital gains arguing it hampers business and allows tax avoidance. Continued on Page Four.
NEA Service inks enduring deals with J. R. Williams of OUT OUR WAY and Gene Ahern of OUR BOARDING HOUSE. The pair, famed creators now based in Cleveland and Hollywood, will continue shaping the duo’s humor for readers nationwide for years to come.
A string of freak storms from Texas to Mississippi toppled levees flooded rich farmlands and caused heavy casualties and damage. Tornadoes killed and injured dozens across Kansas Missouri Arkansas and Mississippi. In Canton Missouri the Fabius River broke, flooding 4000 acres. National Guardsmen patrolled Quincy Illinois levees as the Mississippi rose inch by inch.
Chauncey resident Lewis Champlin drained Frog Pond west of the Eden and north of the city and captured a turtle weighing 18 pounds. The shell measured 11 inches long and 14 inches wide. Several other turtles were taken from the pond, but none matched the size of Champlin's catch.
A Wildly garbled OCR item describes a map project by the Athens Mess en Bureau showing changes to nations borders, old versus new boundaries, and references to 1918 timing and various places. The readable fragments mention Bur 4 and Rotana-like names amid an unclear description of boundary information.
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