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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1924
Page
8
Former nominee returns to his old home for support and strength. He recalls his early political rise and credits local friends for his later success. A crowd fills the Davis residence while he visits Fairmont to meet campaign manager Clem Shaver.
Political editor John T. Bourke predicts L Davis former Ohio governor will clinch the Republican nomination for governor at the upcoming primary. A survey shows a strong Davis drift, with James A White and George B Harris as top contenders and Durand seen in third in some forecasts. Rural counties bolster White’s support as anti saloon ties aid his rural reach.
Despite endorsements for Burke and Cable, Davis is viewed as the leading candidate. Forecasters see him strongest in cities and supported by party groups in several agricultural counties. His campaign is described as well organized and smoothly run across the state.
John W. Davis, Democratic nominee, is greeted by tens of thousands as he returns after 14 years abroad. In Clarksburg he speaks of gratitude and homeland strength, recalling the mythic earthbound giant whose power fades away from mother soil.
Fred L. Neddermeyer aged 58 a prominent local band and orchestra conductor died in Columbus Ohio from complications of pneumonia after a long illness He had led orchestras in several of Detroit s major theatres earlier in his career He had been confined to his room for six weeks before death.
Fort George Wright faced destruction as a brush fire spread out of control near Spokane. Fire crews from the city, fort soldiers, a power company crew, and civilians battled the flames without water on the rim rock, using back firing and ditching to contain the blaze.
A county seeks Carl McQuaid who left Logan and is wanted for abandoning a legitimate child. McQuaid has enlisted in the navy and serves on the Paul Hamilton in southern waters. Deputy Sheriff Brandt will pursue him when navy authorities can place him on land.
Great naval airship Shenandoah cast loose from the U S S Patoka mooring mast and raced aloft to dodge an approaching storm over Newport Rhode Island. Officers decided to proceed despite the weather while Logan Ohio reported thunderstorm activity and a prosecutor noted Henderson was in Columbus.
Frank A. Luce, after 13 years with the Pennsylvania railway freight service, becomes cashier and chief clerk for the Sandusky city offices of the Pennsylvania Company. He was promoted after the resignation of John Hiskey of Sandusky.
Three miles from Defiance Ohio Charles Balbaugh aged 45 was fined 300 dollars plus costs on a charge of possession and manufacturing liquor. Raiding officers conducted a search following a raid and found contraband.
Balbaugh called them back to the site and produced part of livor, stating it was all he had, as investigators sought any trace of livor to support the case.
Ralph H. Logan, recently promoted as engineer, died in a head on crash at the National Tube Co. in Lorain. He was crushed while attempting to jump clear of his engine in the derailment involving two trains.
James Hewitt service director and A C Hudnutt welcomed the Michigan Grange auto caravan that paused in Elyria during a 14 state tour. The group included several Honda vehicles as it continued its journey through the region.
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