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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1930

Page

11

Unidentified Woman Found Dead in Wadsworth Field

Medina County authorities investigate a baffling murder after a bullet-torn body of a young woman was found in an oats field near Wadsworth. A two-year-old girl and unclear personal effects complicate identification amid possible ties to local happenings and a recent bombing case.

Wadsworth U.P Medina County Here Herbert Williams Guilford Township HBD Williame Ike Boyer Chippewa Lake Frexort J. Crinn Medita County Oman Meta Burfington

Public Meet Introduces Athens County Office Seekers

Public meeting at the Athens County courthouse at 7 30 p m opens the August 12 primary race. The Athens League of Women Voters hosts candidates from the Republican and Democratic fields as Mrs H R McVay distributes circulars listing offices and salaries. Candidates are introduced by Mrs McVay before brief talks. The same dispatch notes a federal bid call for two new transcontinental airmail routes from New York to Los Angeles and from Atlanta to Los Angeles.

Tiepublican Deraseraia Athens County Athens League of Women Voters H.R. McVay McVay Washington Postoffice Department New York Los Angeles Atlanta

Divorcee at 15 wins divorce after four years of marriage

Chicago Aug 2 Sarah Cohen aged 15 told Judge Robert Gantzel she was tired of married life after four years of marriage to Charles Cohen who wed her when she was 11. Cohen was ordered to pay weekly support to help her three weeks of child support follows.

Chicago Sarah Cohen Robert &. Gantzel Charles Cohen

Remains in Air As Endurance Flight Progresses

In St. Louis the crew Herb est O'Brien and Dale Jackson piloted the monoplane Greater St. Louis toward the 534 hour endurance record set by the Hunter Brothers. They reported 287 hours in flight at 6 10 am and had covered about 15 006 miles since takeoff. At Roosevelt Field the endurance plane carrying Louis Reiichers and Robert Black logged 2251 hours in the air at 6 24 am today with nine new spark plugs installed.

ST. Louis Herbest O'Brien Dale Jackson Hunter Brothers Sparta Greater St. Louis Roosevelt Field L. &. Aumanti PeWith Louis Reiichers Robert Black

Divorce Suit Reveals Hidden Wooden Leg Fact

Mrs. Moulton files for divorce from Harold Moulton claiming neglect and misrepresentation after their correspondence begun by ad letters. She states he failed to reveal he used a wooden leg, a fact she discovered during their marriage.

Chicago Harold Moutton

Grief Over Deaths Drives Man to Confess After Long Wait

In Lakeer Michigan Aug 2 UP a 14 year old boy led police to the bodies of E L Palmer 50 and Mary Palmer 48 found hanging in a basement. The boy reportedly spoke after three hours of silence as investigators probe whether the parents died by their own hand amid homesickness.

Lakeer Mich E. L. Palmer Mary Palmer Laleoo

Canada Fetes R-100 Fliers In Courageous Feat

In Montreal on August 2 officials welcomed the crew of the airship R-100 after its voyage across the North Atlantic into the St. Lawrence Valley. Dignitaries praised the team's heroism for repairing damage to the rear fin mid flight as darkness surrounded the craft.

Montreal Canada Thiee. Lawrence Valley Long Monertert

Coal Vein Found Near Branleyville on Whipple Tun

White prospecting on his farm north of Branleyville on Whipple Tun unearthed a two foot vein of high grade coal. Samuel Selnwartz, a prominent farmer, and his two sons Frank and Henry, intend to supply their family for years. This is the first time in years that no winter is expected in the crock.

Marietta Branleyville Samuel Selnwartz Franke Henry Belewarty

Lake Cabins Yield Liquor Arrests at Indian Lake

Federal agents raided cabins and resorts at Indian Lake seizing hundreds of bottles of beer and whiskey. Ten people, including a jurist and a sheriff, were detained on liquor charges as investigations continued into related crimes. One man, identified as John P Taylor, escaped during processing at the county jail.

Hquer David Meade Calli¢ Middleton Lakeview

Fire caution issued as dry weather fuels forest risk

Officials warn against starting fires in forests as dry conditions raise blaze danger across the region. The warning notes rising reports of fires in southeastern areas and urges careful behavior to prevent further incidents.

Old Athens Osle Texis Athena Dorest Ur Woryster State

Plane crash kills Hawthorne technician in Europe

A glider damaged by a 22,000 volt wire killed aviator Lyon as the craft crashed near Hawthorne. German flyers Efeth and Weller paused in Iceland to refuel their 1766 pound plane before resuming their route to North America via Greenland and Labrador. George W. Hutchinson prepared in Los Angeles for a non stop flight to New York as a precursor to a trans Atlantic flight to Paris.

Hawthorne Galil U.P Lyon Ferman Aviators Europe Chicago Reykiavink Iceland Woltrant Efeth Oscar Weller Wilators North America Lceland Greenland Labrador Hirth Weller George W. Hutchinson Wvirginafier Los Angeles Munielpsl Air Park New York Paris

Globe Trotter and Mail Pilot Start On Flight Around World

John Henry Mears and Henry J. Brown launch from Roosevelt Field on a world circumnavigation attempt to beat the zeppelin record. They fly the City of New York via Harbor Grace Ireland Berlin Moscow Siberia Alaska and Seattle toward Chicago and home, carrying $3000 in gear including a collapsible life boat. Mears has held the record in 1915 1928 and again later.

Globe Trotter and Mail Drome Dublin Roosevelt Field L.1 John Henry Mears Globe Trolter Henry J. Brown Air Mail Grénord Harbor Grace Newfoundland Mears Harbor 1 Grace Atlantic New York Ireland Baldonnel Berlin Moscow Russia Siberia Nova Sibirsk Cattz Khabarovsk Petropavlovek Vo Chignik Alaska Seattle Wash Spokane Rockies North American Chicago Andre Jaeger-Schmidt Edward Evans Linton Welle Wm. Collyer

West Virginia Hosts Panel On New Veterans Hospitals

A three member United States Hospitalization Board delegation tests sites in West Virginia for nine proposed veterans hospitals. They will visit Charleston Beckley and Huntington and inspect additional locations across the state.

Washington Ihrederal Hospitalization Board West Virginia Veterans Hospital Charion Beckley Huntington Wiles

Gandhi aide Patel among leaders held as volunteers squatted

Hi backers Bombay Ang Havant Patel and other campaign leaders were arrested today as police dispersed a group of volunteers who had occupied a street and slept there all night.

Bombay Havant Patel Mahatma Gacndhi Stresig

Admits Defeat In WV Divorce Case Misfires At Home

Reno dispatch reports Jesse P. Webb former West Virginia sheriff labeled a tough homme in a contentious divorce filing with Bertha Apiin Webb. Allegations detail Webb claiming his wife fired at him twice missed hurled glass and a clock at him and turned on gas while he slept. The case notes attempts to asphyxiate him and herself, along with their youngest child.

Reno Nev U.P Jeese PF. Webb Wingo County West Virginia Bertha Apiin Webb Webb Shila

Raiders in Strevia Reported Beheadings and Hangings

Fragmentary 1914 era dispatch claims Chinese raiders severed heads and hanged bodies in Strevia near Hankow. The chaotic account lists refugee movements, military action, and alleged executions amid border clashes and governance struggles involving Sanders Veteran and other officials.

Dancers Murdered in Lake View Hotel Shootout Tied to Capone Enemies

Chicago police pursue links between the Lake View Resort Hotel shooting near Delafield Wisconsin and Capone enemies including Alphonse Capone and Jack Zuta. A gun battle at the dance hall left multiple assailants firing from outside and inside as victims fell, with investigators tracing gangland rivalries and past murders amid the frenzy.

Chicago U.P Lake View Delafield Wisi Jack Zuta North Side Alfred Ake” Lingte Tribune K ‘Hhey Alphonse Sconiface Capone Southside

Northy western Kodenal Peakectary construction update

Aug 2.2 reports begin on a new project at Lewishoes Enton county with work progressing toward a speculative phase. The text notes a western barrier and involvement from Mow Wangberch and others, referencing routes toward Virginia and central cites.

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