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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 25, 1930

Page

16

Explosive Lobby Document Raises Publication Battle

A document listing Congress members who vote dry or wet and naming political secrets was seized from the Association files and debated by the Senate Lobby Committee. Senator Robinson of Indiana urged placing it in the record, while Senator Blaine of Wisconsin objected, delaying a full decision.

Washington Congress Senate Lobby Committee Robinson Indiana Blaine Wisconsin House Carter Field Mississippi River Henry H. Curran W. H. Slayton Association

Jenkins Bill Seeks Hocking River Flood Study

A House bill by Congressman Thomas A. Jenkins targets a preliminary flood control study of the Hocking River in Athens County. The measure, awaiting favorable committee action, aims to join an omnibus bill and prompts an early army engineers survey after passage.

House of Representatives Thomas A. Jenkins Tenth Congressional District Army Engineers Hocking River Athens County Committee On Flood Control Jenkins

Rev Day to Preach at Wesleyan Mission on Pratt Street

Rev I P Day pastor of Ath ens Central Ave Methodist Church will preach at the Wesleyan Methodist Mission on Pratt Street at 3 oclock Sunday.

I. P. Day Athens Central Ave

Prisoners attack inmate at Ohio Penitentiary in riot aftermath

April 25 in Columbus U P reports prisoners' unrest at the Ohio Penitentiary climaxed with an assault on Ben Rudner and George Richardson as they tried to repair an electric light. Guards intervened after a brief scuffle left them injured.

Ohio Penitentiary Columbus U.P Ben Rudner Don Mellett Canton George Richardson First Citizens Trust Company Rudner Richardson

Spring Frolic Opens At High School Of City

Athens Junior and Senior High Schools presented the annual Spring Frolic before a full auditorium. The program featured a Bigger and Better Minstrel, skits, songs, and dances with notable performances by Joe Bardin, Edward Fields, and Robert Bingman. Casts included Dick Kelley and Delia Dorsey among others. Over 320 students participated. senior and junior acts were directed by student leaders with faculty assistance.

Athens Joe Bardin Edward Fields Freda Kempton Ann Beasley Dolores Henderson Allen A. Nellis Eugene Powers Albert Watkins Tom Craig Everett Earnhardt Ruth Giesen John Newcomb

Smallpox Outbreak Expands in Summit Jail and County Home

Two more smallpox cases are found in Summit County Jail raising total to five there and one at the County Home. Health Director Markwith warns quarantine may extend beyond May 9 as six hundred officials, officers, and inmates are affected.

Akron U.P Summit County Markwith

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