29 Apr 1927
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1927
Page
1
Miss Marion Neprud serves as principal speaker at a Women Voters meeting addressing civic concerns. The discussion centers on public safety and community engagement amid local challenges.
Miss Marion Neprud, editor of the Ohio Woman Voter, spoke at the fourth annual League of Women Voters meeting in Athens on efficiency in government. Officers for the year starting June 11 were elected and the group approved studying international relations and voter turnout while pledging to vote, inform themselves, and oppose mudsling campaigns.
Logan April 29 Officers seized two oil-drum stills seven mash barrels and twelve gallons of whisky in Owl Creek Coal Co mine near Sand Run arresting Earl McDowell Leslie Dugan Silas Martin Earl Lanning and Pearl McDowell. A dynamite bomb wired to a push button was unearthed and confiscated.
London reports a rumor among society circles that Mrs William K Vanderbilt plans remarriage after her Paris divorce from William Kissam Vanderbilt. The speculation ties her to Lawrence Waterbury, a prominent New York clubman, as a probable spouse.
United Press reports Lawrence Waterbury not in the city today at his home. Rumors persist that Vanderbilt may marry Mrs Rosamond Warburton, though no confirmation is given.
Three hail storms struck Cincinnati within two hours on April 29 as residents headed to work. Hail up to moth ball size fell around 6 39 a m and 7 a m, each lasting about five minutes, with a third drop occurring after 8 30 a m. No serious damage was reported.
One hundred one Hocking Valley shopmen moved from Logan to Columbus, announced Friday. As a result thirty six houses in Logan were vacated.
Memphis veterans report boats concentrated south of Natchez to assist flood victims as the Mississippi River rises rapidly. In Vicksburg the river climbs toward its highest stage in history and engineers expect levee dynamiting at Poydras to ease conditions.
Bert Acosta, veteran airmail pilot, is 60 pounds overweight and withdraws as a candidate to pilot the Bellanca Columbia from New York to Paris. Clarence Chamberlin, his rival, will fly with navigator Lloyd Bertaud when the attempt leaves for Paris in a few days. Acosta and Chamberlin previously co piloted the plane to an endurance flight record of over 51 hours two weeks earlier.
County assessors urge residents to file personal property returns with J. Clyde Edmundson before Monday to avoid loss of exemptions and penalties. Assessors remain in every community through Saturday to collect returns ahead of the deadline.
Messenger subscribers in Athens should notify the complaint department before 6 p on weekdays if the paper is not delivered. If not delivered by 8 am Sunday, call the office by 8 30 am. Call 70.
After four years of delay, Cuyahoga County commissioners began action to acquire land and remove the White House grade crossing. County Surveyor Frank Lander will visit the site Saturday to negotiate with four property owners needed for an overhead route.
Six stills believed to comprise a large midwest distillery were uncovered in an abandoned mine near New Straitsville by State Prohibition Officers Watts Goulter and Teals. Detectives found 5009 gallons of mash and 100 gallons of rye liquor, with one still operating. No arrests were made and the equipment was destroyed.
San Diego dispatch April 29 reports Captain Charles Lindbergh, the St. Louis aviator, will depart New York for Paris in the newly built Ryan monoplane. The craft impressed testers with a birdlike ascent and long flights. Lindbergh will fly to St. Louis overnight, then return to New York for final engine tuning before attempting the New York to Paris flight via Roosevelt Field to Nova Scotia and across the Atlantic toward Lebourget France.
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved rates on pig iron from Youngstown Cleveland Toledo Warren and other steel centers with only minor exceptions as proposed by railroads operating into those cities in Washington D C on April 29.
Clarence Knott asks sheriff to locate the owner of a carrier pigeon that entered his open window in Springfield. The bird bears the leg markings 7400 and beneath it A 1 26 C.
In an extraordinary move, a massive dynamite blast was planned at a levee 14 miles south of New Orleans to redirect floodwaters into St Bernard Parish. The goal was to save the community and protect 100000 acres from the rising surge toward the Gulf, with calm pervading the farming region as the operation prepared aboard the coast guard cutter Poydras.
More than 300 residents refused evacuation as the levee near New Orleans was set to blast at noon turning floodwaters loose. They pledged to stay with their homes despite rising waters and awaited possible rescue by boat if the water climbs to upper floor levels.
Armed guards and workers prepared to blow the levee as flood waters advance toward New Orleans. The Orange Grove Refining plant at the release point will be torn apart to create a sluice, with 5 000 residents made homeless. City officials say full damage payments are guaranteed, yet parish residents mourn the sacrifice for others safety. The breach aims to lower river levels by about two feet to avert a greater catastrophe.
Owners of rabid dogs must pay $50 for rabies treatment if their animal attacks someone and is found rabid. Dogs must be kept tied. violations shift treatment costs to the owner. In Memphis, Red Cross warns the flood crisis could spark the era’s worst peacetime disease toll with hundreds of thousands homeless and a declared plan to deploy 42,000 reserve nurses and senior students to combat epidemics.
ROANOKE Va April 29 Walter L Booth fought gamely for his life on the eighth day since his lungs began failing during artificial respiration Physicians said his condition was not as good as yesterday when a brief improvement occurred They were cautious about predictions noting the case has baffled medical science and a full recovery remains unlikely though possible
George M. Schriver vice president of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad asked the Interstate Commerce Commission for permission to serve as a director of the Wheeling and Lake Erie railroad.
Washington April 29 National women's leader Maud Wood Park condemns jury bias that favors women and urges equal punishment for women and men. She backs 50 50 juries in cases like the Snyder Gray trial and Long Island case, saying women on juries would curb discrimination.
Melvin Turner, accused of killing his stepfather Henry Beathard, testified again as court resumed. Defense witness Goldie O'Toole, Turner’s half-sister from Columbus, said Beathard regained consciousness before dying and answered “No, what for” when asked if Turner committed the crime.
Two armed bandits tried to rob a street car at the line end in Springfield. Motorman J. E. Fentress tackled them with a controller handle, forcing a retreat without any shots fired.
Campaigners expect a new debate on the Sullivan bill raising tak on gasoline with a possible revival set for May 9. Action may follow Dodd's motion to reconsider the House vote.
Columbus April 30 A. L. Dodd Toledo floor leader says the fight to raise the gasoline tax to three cents a gallon will resume May 9 as the bill faces renewed Senate House clashes. He argues the Senate cut license tag fees, shifting costs and defeating the bill’s purpose.
In Cleveland two men, Mike Casper and Emil Tishler, confessed to ties with local robberies and received prison sentences of 20 to 25 years.
The Athens Messenger presents a home candy book covering 144 recipes from fudges and taffy to chocolates and carmels. It promises tested methods and a wide range of sweets that can be made at home with simple equipment.
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