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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1930
Page
9
Sheriff John Thomas injured while police battled a mob of about 200 at Walhalla jail. They overpowered guards and seized Allen Green, a Black man held on suspicion of assaulting a white girl, then fled two miles from town. Green was riddled with bullets.
Peter Dupler and Carl Carsner visited Logan on business. Logan hosts the Flannagan family en route home after a Detroit trip. Edwin Gordon, OSU medical student, visited his uncle Dr. Brehm. The Rev. Stemen attended the funeral of Mrs. Emmalette McCray. Amerine and Miller made regional business stops. Funeral services for Mrs. Nannie J. Kerwood and husband Lave A. Kerwood were noted in Pleasantville.
Mrs James Krieg hosted the 1 Go 1 Go Club at Belle Hyson Tea Noom Tuesday evening serving a 6 o clock dinner on North Mulberry Street. Afterward bridge games were arranged for the group with guests Mrs Phil Tschappat Mrs Willard Sprankel and Mrs M H Cherrington attending.
At a Wednesday noon luncheon the Athens Chamber of Commerce discussed arranging transport for the Ohio University band to Huntington West Virginia for an annual music festival on May 4. C M Gill secretary and W E Peters vice president will meet university officials to coordinate travel. Members volunteered to use their cars for transport to Huntington.
Three armed hold up men robbed Joseph Gratenroth assistant cashier of the Cleveland News last night seizing 16000 in cash and checks. They escaped and police failed to capture them today.
The body of William S. Douglas of this city, a parole violation case, was returned to EK EF Carpenter Mortuary and will be buried in Jerseyville after services led by Rev Fr. Roberts. Ed Smith of Redtown, another victim, arrived at C F Wallace Mortuary. services at Redtown M E Church will follow, burial at Maplewood Cemetery.
Three prizes were awarded in the third box building contest sponsored by the Glouster Kiwanis Club with John Lent winning first place, Merrill Norris second, and Robert Kinney third. Judges were Orville Allen and L. E. Richardson. Banquet planned for all participants and prizes to be presented at the Kiwanis meeting tonight.
Perry County commissioners will award a dredging contract May 28 for Sunday Creek through Corning. A bonds issue of 38000 is planned to cover anticipated assessments on benefited property owners. The shallow creek bed floods the business district after heavy rain, with the channel unable to carry runoff from the surrounding hills.
Missionaries report a catastrophic famine in Shansi Weil River Valley with more than two million deaths since last spring. They describe mass corpses in Sainfu streets, extreme hunger forcing child and woman trafficking, and a siege trench choked with bodies.
Daily meetings of the Campus Affairs Committee are considering applicants for editor and business manager positions on the Athena Green Goat and Green and White for next year. Selections will be announced Friday, said Dean Irma Voigt, committee chair.
Local Company F of the Ohio National Guard in New Lexington, under Captain Chris Davie, is on duty at the Ohio Penitentiary and the temporary Columbus morgue. The 65-man unit expects to stay through Saturday.
Glouster High School Alumni Association holds a 7 30 PM meeting at the high school tonight. Officials expect to arrange details for the annual banquet.
In Cleveland on April 24 two youths Kenneth Carter and Joseph Morlock Jr admit killing Morlock Sr and Herbert Hulse to avenge Desert brutality. They will be extradited to Caliente Nevada for murder trial while Morlock Jr claims self defense after alleged torture. The case hinges on unwritten frontier justice.
COLUMBUS Ohio April 24 Hog market trends show a weekly decline of one to two dollars per 100 pounds in pork prices per C J West Ohio Farm Bureau research director. Western hog receipts reach 422000 versus 432000 year ago with Chicago at 10 07 per 100 pounds. Cattle markets vary with weak dressed beef demand and fat cows near season lows.
Public auction by order of Judge George B. Bitzer highlights the sale of Clem Koons bankruptcy estate real estate. Three tracts span Trimble Township Athens County Homer Morgan County and Midfield with totals valued at $30,000 plus. sale set for May 20, 1950 at 2 PM. Payment: cash. Charles E. Duncan trustee. George W. Rose attorney.
From SUA April 24 Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, back from London Naval Conference, woke to a wireless message from President Hoover congratulating him on the talks and outlining next steps. The dispatch hints at policy limits on shipbuilding and naval plans.
American experts warned the United States will likely not complete all 18 cruisers allowed by the London Treaty. During final treaty talks, Japan pressed to change Article 18. Tokyo reapproval led to an agreement to cap construction at 16 cruisers before 1938, with the remaining two unlikely.
Columbus reports officials of the Ohio Wool Growers Cooperative Association announced an advance of 17 to 18 cents per pound for wool sold through the Ohio Wool Pool. The move supports farmers marketing through the cooperative.
Columbus April 24 Only executive clemency stands between Leo Akers a 17 year old Cleveland negro killer and death in the electric chair. The supreme court refused to admit the Akers case for review.
Governor Cooper announced no special session is needed to address post fire prison shortages. A five member commission will survey Ohio prison needs and report to the next legislature. Meanwhile cottages will be rushed at London Prison Farm and Grafton Farm to house 500 and 300 inmates respectively.
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