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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1927
Page
12
Edward Patterson, 17, a Lancaster shoe worker, is in serious condition at Chillicothe hospital after falling from a cliff at Old Man's Cave Sunday afternoon. He reportedly grabbed a dead limb that broke, sending him about fifty feet to land on his head and face.
Ernest Foltz was arrested near Riverside flats after deputies Farbearn and Hammond found thirteen beer bodies in his machine. Officers acted on liquor distribution tips and Foltz faces a possession charge with arraignment set for Monday before Judge Whitcraft.
Dr and Mrs C F Rauch and family spent Wednesday and Thursday in Cincinnati for Ralph Rauch and Beulah Ballmer wedding with Dr Rauch serving as usher. Mr and Mrs F A Ward of Tampa Fla Mrs J B Cherrington and Dr M H Cherrington joined a trip to Vinton for the annual G A R bean dinner. T W Brown of Marion township is seriously ill after several strokes.
In Logan the weekly Logan Rifle and Pistol club event sees Joe Holl lead with 189 of 200. Hoopes 187 and Stallsmith 181 follow, with detailed scores listed for the offhand match and the twenty shot event. Separately petitions with 937 Hocking County signatures move to Columbus for a chiropractic examiner board initiative in Ohio.
A message received Sunday by James Brannigan of Logan informs of the death of his brother John Brannigan a barber from Omaha Nebraska on that date. The Logan man has not seen his brother for twenty years and had not decided Sunday evening if he could attend the funeral in the West.
Mrs Roy Evans of Nelsonville RT No 4 underwent surgery at Cher on August date. The report notes post operative condition and care plan following the procedure.
Test answers list book titles and authors including Anita Loos Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Galahad by John Erskine Durant Story of Philosophy Marching On by James Boyd Oil by Upton Sinclair The Next Age of Man by Albert Edward Wiggam Giants of the Earth by C E Rolvaag Royal Road to Romance by Richard Halliburton Sinclai s Lewis Elmer Gantry and Roberts Rinehart acts among the new.
Franco German air race toward the United States gains pace as Charles Levine and Maurice Drouhin sign to fly the Columbia westward from Paris. Dessau Junkers prepare for the crossing and pilots Givon Corby ready Blue Bird. Miss Mary Bell from New York seeks permission to accompany Drouhin as first woman to fly the Atlantic.
An Airedale dog named Rags and his owner were jailed after a shooting left Charles Zack, 24, near death with four bullet wounds. Zack was attacked over a request for a cigarette. the assailant fled. Police trapped the dog and owner, finding two guns under a pillow. The dog’s license and address led police to the owner and the animal was locked up. Zack’s condition remained critical.
Three inmates at Ohio prisons fled confinement over the weekend. Frank Harrison of Allen County faces grand larceny penalties of one to seven years after escaping the Roseville brick plant. Carl L. Newbold of Hardin County also escaped and is charged with larceny carrying one to 15 years. Irwin Dysert, Hardin County, escaped from the new penitentiary farm and is jailed for manufacturing liquor with a one to five year term.
Four Toledo residents died over the weekend in local traffic incidents. Three drowned in separate incidents and two perished in auto crashes, with many others reportedly injured in crashes while the death toll rose.
Detroit manufacturers await word to accelerate output for Ford's new line. Ford emphasizes a varied price class and public demand over forced sales. He is nearing completion of a four cylinder model with an eight cylinder in development. A Syracuse Beach event features a beach party contests fireworks and a band on Tuesday August 9 at 6 30 pm.
Columbus announces revised bus schedules enabling seamless passenger transfers across south central and southeastern Ohio. The plan links Columbus Newark Zanesville Lancaster New Lexington Somerset Logan Shawnee Corning McConnelsville Glouster Athens and nearby towns in the most extensive indirect connection yet attempted by Ohio carriers.
Trial of Fred Dresher for possessing intoxicating liquor opened in common pleas court. Part of the evidence was heard and the case was continued to tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock.
Sergeant Paul A. De Weese, a parachute jumper, claimed the world delayed parachute drop record of 2100 feet near Cincinnati. He leaped from 2500 feet and pulled the release cord at 400 feet, the chute opened and split in half yet saved his life despite the near fatal descent.
State Senator George H. Bender arrived in Columbus with about 125000 to 130000 signatures on a referendum petition to block the Marshall act restoring peace liquor courts. He planned to file papers to prevent the measure from taking effect this week.
A narrator analyzes Eleanor Lincoln and a wolfhound owner as two strangers meet, Mary and Noel react with jealousy and ambition, and a young man presents a formal card as he reveals himself as George Logan Jackson while speculation about hidden pasts unfolds. The scene blends mystery with urban gossip and hints at romantic intrigue.
Washington reports the agriculture department forecasts a cotton crop of 13,492,000 bales for the year, down from 17,977,347 bales produced last year. The estimate reflects expected yields across key growing regions and factors impacting production.
In Washington on Aug 8 the Senators pounded two Cleveland pitchers for 15 hits to win 12 to 3, overpowering the Indians in the nightcap after a tight earlier game. Washington tallied early and piled on, while Cleveland managed eight runs across the two games.
Reports from Washington say a deadly clash occurred 32 miles east of Fort Lauderdale as coast guardsmen battled rum runners. Boatswain’s Mate C. Sanderlin and Special Agent Webster were killed, while J. L. Hollingsworth and Victor A. Lamby were wounded. two rum runners Horace Alderman and Robert Weech were reported wounded.
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