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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 25, 1929

Page

7

Kraft Guilty On Petit Larceny Charge

Kraft of Rockbridge was found guilty by a Common Pleas Court jury of petit larceny in an April indictment. The court did not pass sentence. Kraft fled the courthouse and was rearrested by Officer Parbeaga in Rockbridge. State details note the stolen fur hide and subsequent recovery by fur buyer W Ridenour. Additional local movements and social mentions follow in Athens and Lowan.

Cleveland Kraft Rockbridge Common Pleas Court John Birek Good Hope Township W Ridenour Biek Kraft Rockbrides Joe Parbeaga

Eva Wilcoxen Dead at Columbus City

Eva Wilcoxen dies in Columbus aged 89. Burial plans and services are announced by local ministers and the Glen Bennett funeral home lists the private family arrangements. She was a longtime member of the Protestant Church.

Cole Hes Bo Id 1 Prothren Church

Jurors Drawn From Hocking County Wheel

Logan residents among twenty names drawn from the Hocking County jury wheel on Wednesday for May service in Athens County. Names include George Hooper Fred Carpenter Flossie Monks Edward Ohlinger Emma Petty Charles Larimer Frances Toole Asbury Riggs Joe White H W Sweazy W D Horn J K R Vaneren William Smith Joe Karr Otto Iles Nain Rosem Mrs Roy Turner Frank Young Mrs Arthur Dollmatseh Mrs John Wilson and others from Logan and nearby townships.

Logan Hocke¢ County Athens County George Hooper Fred Carpenter Flossie Monks Edward Ohlinger Emma Petty Charles Larimer Logan Rt. No. 7 Frances Toole Asbury Riggs Joe White H. W. Sweazy W. D. Horn Iiesboro J. KR. Vaneuren Enterprise Mes William Smith Murray City Joe Karr Laurelville Otto Iles Nain Rosem South Bloomingville Roy ‘Turner Washington Township Frank Young Perry Township Arthur Dollmatseh John Wilson New Straiteville Rt. No. 2

State to aid street upgrade in South Logan

Logan April 25. City Council considered a State Highway Department offer to assist Walthonding Avenue improvement with equipment labor and star. city would supply lime stone and asphalt at an estimated local cost of 2000 dollars for a two inch limestone layer and one and a half inch asphalt.

Logan Walthonding Avenue State Highway Department State Department Star C. B. Donahue Blum Lanning and Mauk A. K. Smith Edward Eberst City Health Department East Front Street Iaowe Bright Blum America Kruschen Safa McKee Drug Company

Leg Amputation After Accident at Nelsonville Plant

Chester Jones a 33 year old Black man underwent amputation of his right leg below the knee after an accident at a clay plant of the New York Coal Company near Nelsonville. He fell from a motor and the car passed over his leg injuring both above and below the knee. He is a World War veteran and son of Mrs. Lewis Robinson of Logan.

Logan Chester Jones Cherrington Hospital New York Coal Company Nelsonville Jones Lewis Robinson

Holl appoints a new Credit Bureau Committee

Logan, April 25. Barton A. Holl president of the Logan Chamber of Commerce announced the Credit Bureau Committee with Frank Piasius Jr. as chairman. Members include George Stallsmith E B Trueblood Charles Lytle M C Martin Ewald Schmitter and Charles Lreene. The committee handles retail merchants division matters and further selections will follow.

Logan Barton A. Holl Logan Chamber of Commerce Credit Bureau Committee Frank Piasius, Jr George Stallsmith E. B. Trueblood Charles Lytle M. C. Martin Ewald Schmitter Charles Lreene Chamber of Commerce Hall

Murray City Fights Water Crisis With Officials to Columbus

Murray City faces a water supply crisis as revenue sources are exhausted without a special tax levy. Health commissioner Dr. M W Bland county commissioners president John Lovett mayor Fred Surgeon and county superintendent J W Coleman traveled to Columbus to consult the State Health department after a pump breakdown worsened the situation.

Logan M. W Bland John Lovett Board of ‘County Commissioners Fred Surgeon Murray City J. W Coleman Columbus State Health Department Water Works Department

Birth announcement and social notes from local families

Mr and Mrs Earl Soliday of Warner Avenue announce the birth of a son on Tuesday evening. Grandparents include County Treasurer and Mrs Noyd Troxel of Rockbridge and Mr and Mrs D M Roliday of Logan. Dr J B Cherrington attends a Cleveland clinic this week. Earl Robinson and Mr and Mrs William Brown of Columbus were guests of Mr and Mrs William Bush on Sunday.

Earl Soliday Warner Avenue Noyd Troxel Rockbridge D. M. Roliday Logan J. 8 Cherrington Cleveland Earl Robinson William Brown Columbus William Bush

WARDEN FREED LOAN APRIL 3

Judge Hartey M. Whitcraft discharged Garrett Warden from an indictment charging him with defrauding an innkeeper after hearing the evidence Wednesday afternoon. The indictment stemmed from Warren’s failure to pay certain rentals, according to officials.

Hartey M. Whitcraft Garrett Warden Warren

Trial recounts tenant landlord view of business at Mercer plant

The court treated the transactions as tenancy rather than inn or hotel keeping. An order on the Ware of Warden at the Mercer Refractory Company plant in Union Furnace showed no fraud intent. Joe Erwin and Ricketts defended Warden, a former serviceman.

George W. Christman Waere Mercer Refractory Company Union Purnace

Contests Referred To Party Committees In Four Counties

Secretary of State Clarence Brown has referred four local election disputes to the Democratic and Republican State Central Committees for settlement. Republican contests involve Lawrence and Meigs Counties, while Democratic contests involve Wood and Crown Counties. Each dispute centers on competing executive committee designations. In Wood County the contesting candidate is Frank W. Thomas.

Edward C. Hamilton Jennison Avenue Clyde Goas Belt and Scholl Fountain Street Church Street Hunter Street Wood Street Publican State Central Committees Republcan Lawrence Meigs Republican Committee Wood and Crown Tach Wood County Frank W. Thomas

Fragmentary Names Reflect Local Notices Across Counties

The readable fragments mention individuals and places such as Downie Green Lawrence County and Trenton, with garbled mentions of cart deeds, authorities, and counties. No clear events or actions are identifiable from the OCR snippet.

Blanche M. Cartes Downie Green Lawrence County W. A

Arrests in Mocking County Constable Case Shocks Town

County officers arrest Arioy Poling, constable of Marian Township, Mocking County, and two others on charges tied to a tetoscety case near Tis Road. The trio are held for further questioning as officials review evidence.

New Lexington Arioy Poling Marian Township Mocking County Ord Tis Road Fooqua Boas Hoth

Marietta Jets Fail to Agree in 10000 Altemption Fee Case

In Marietta on April 25 Aloarta Mein of Bartlet faced the Emmer dispute over a $10000 altemption fee for a summarized end aged farmer of the sea district. The jets again failed to reach an agreement after hours of talk.

Marietta Jets Aloarta Mein iBartlet Emmer Sea District Hoar

Be n McCraig Freed From Core

A fragment reports Be n McCraig was freed from the core location. The note mentions the release but provides no additional context or timeframe.

Ben McCraig

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