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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1927

Page

7

Stewart Airs Frank Gorham Surgery at City Hospital

Frank Gorham underwent a surgical operation at City Hospital Parkersburg on Monday. The condition is favorable. Mrs Elisabeth Stout Alfred and Mrs A G Persons with son Paul Murray City are guests of Mr and Mrs J G Russell this week. Mrs Hugh Wharts was injured Tuesday morning. Roy Lee announce birth of a daughter last Monday. Nancy Brandeberry left Thursday for Sunberry to visit daughters. Clare Oliver and children returned from Fort Wayne Ind. A local resident argues highway funding should go to road improvements rather than police duties.

Frank Gorham City Hospital Parkersburg J. G. Russell Elisabeth Stout Alfred A. G. Persons Paul Murray City Hugh Wharts Roy Lee Nancy Brandeberry Sunberry Fred Aherent Wattle Kelley Clare Oliver Ft. Wayne Ind

Pleasanton Kenney Family Hosts Week of Guests

Pleasanton residents hosted relatives and friends during the week. Mrs. Wade Parker and daughter Helen joined guests from Columbus, Columbus and Mrs. Charles Moors and family in a gathering at the Kenney home. The group planned a Kenney reunion at the home place and discussed visits to Cincinnati and Rogers while Miss Helen Kenney accompanied them.

Wayne Kenney Wade Parker Helen Columbus Charles Moors Harold Ball Alton Athens Ray Morrison Gauley Bridge Morrison Kenney

Amesville Social Notes Roundup

Amesville residents host and visit area families with Adair and Moore families in town. Edward Moore buys E. H. Finch property and plans Sand Rock farm move. Village council orders pavement weed clearing and weed cutting. Guests include James Scott family from Marietta and the Giffords and Adairs visiting Marietta friends.

BE. P. Adair Mary Francis Huntington W. Va Jucy Adair Edward Moore E. H. Finch Sand Rock James Scott Jean

Burials and visits noted in Carbondale area

Mrs Den Mranscomb died in Port Clinton Tuesday night and was interred at Asbury cemetery in Carbondale. Mr and Mrs Herman Clark and family are visiting relatives in Columbus. Mr and Mrs Clarence Glililan of Yorych are staying at their home here. Mrs Jap Cox visits daughter Mrs Howard Cly in Columbus for several days.

den Mranscomb Port Clinton Carbondale Asbury Cemetery Herman Clark Columbus Clarence Glililan Yorych Jap Cox Howard Cly

By The Way notes on saves tags and country drives

Emmett W. Jones near Burlingham has saved license tags since 1927 and even a Colorado tag from a trip. A Pratt Fork country drive offers meals, clear mountainlike streams, and good honey. Athens county taxpayers debate road funds for police antics with tips from a thrifty farmer.

Emmett W. Jones Burlingham Colorado Pratt Uthwest Meigs County Athens County

Economy Stressed By Cal Coolidge Is Pet Topic

RAPID CITY Aug 13 UPI President Coolidge outlined pet policy and economy plans with budget director Herbert Lord. Lord forecast next years expenditures near 3 426 600 000 versus Coolidge aim of 3 000 000 000 to 3 300 000 000. Budget to cover six or seven new navy light cruisers and initial work for Gravelly Point airport in Washington. Also report on Bournesville fish fry homecoming drawing 7900 attendees.

Rapid City, & D UPI Coolidge Herbert Lord Budget Bureau Lord Navy Keely Gravelly Point Washington, D. C

Lindbergh Returns to Chicago for Welcome at Airport

Col. Charles A. Lindbergh arrives in Chicago aboard the Spirit of St. Louis from Grand Rapids. He circles the loop before landing at the municipal airport amid a crowd of about 10 000. Mayor William Hale Thompson leads the welcome as the famed flyer is greeted like a homecoming hero.

Chicago U.R Charles A. Lindbergh William Hate Thompson Lindbergh

Sacco's Condition Is Serious Forced Feeding Talk

In Marysville and Chicago reports, Nicola Sacco's emaciated state deepens concerns as defense counsel warns of possible forced feeding to break the hunger strike. Warden Hendry insists forcible feeding would occur only after all other steps fail and with doctor McLaughlin's order.

Boston U.P Nicola Sacco Cleveland U.pl McLaughit Iaitios Fuature Marietta Pike A&t William Hendry Stil Doctor McLaughlin Michael Angelo Musmanno Pittsburgh Defenses Counsel Sacco

U S Requests Protection for Citizens Arrested in Mexico

Washington Aug 13. The United States has asked Mexico to ensure rights of American citizens arrested in Mexico and to notify American officials. The protest, to be presented by the U S embassy in Mexico City, concerns treatment of Joseph E Decourcy a New York Times correspondent deported from the southern republic.

Washington Mexico U. S Mexico City Joseph E. Decourcy New York

Shot in Feud: Three Victims in Gambling Warfare

In Chicago an early morning gun battle likely marks a renewal of a gambling war. Three men were wounded. Jack Zimmerman was shot near the heart, Frank Battaglia was shot in the head and stabbed multiple times. Two may die. one victim fled hospital and remains unidentified.

Chicago Aux Jack Zimmerman Frank Battaglia

Market rally on Saturday fails to spark lasting optimism

New York stock market rose in early relief trading but sentiment remained cautious. GM advanced on both curb and stock markets, steel and other industrial issues gained, while Manhattan Electrical Supply fell after Thursday’s sensational collapse and led to nervousness about a broader trend. Traders anticipate further selling and an unsettled market ahead.

New York United Press General Motors Houston Oki Timken Delaware and Hudson lGeneral Electric General Railway Manhattan Stock Exchange Wall Street

DOJ Adopts New System to Bust Trusts in U S

Washington Aug 13 The Department of Justice announced a new system for busting trusts. Attorney General Sargent ordered several flying squads to investigate organizations suspected of restraint of trade. Units will operate from New York and Washington and anti trust branch offices in large cities were abolished. The squads will counter price fixing, mergers of big concerns, and suspected Sherman Act and Clayton Act violations.

Washington U.R Department of Justice Sargent New York Department

Ohio considers expanding corn borer quarantine to more counties

Ohio officials may extend the corn borer quarantine across Franklin, Union, Logan, Auglaize and Delaware counties as pest spread prompts action. Truax notes a September checkup will decide new lines and stringency. some northern counties show 1 percent plus infestation with varying crop losses, while others show minimal impact. The pest overwinters in stalks, emerges as moths in June, and travel of 5 to 20 miles helps spread the infestation.

Columbus Ohio Inclide Franklin Union Logan Auglaize Delaware Charles V. ‘Truax Angriculture Truax L. H. Worthiey

Is It He The Chicago Drowned Cashier Detained In Union

A man believed to be a former cashier of a Union Nebraska bank, missing since July 1224, was detained in Chicago under an assumed name. Detectives report he disappeared after fleeing measures and a bank collapse, with his car and clothing found near a Chicago bathing beach. Authorities sought charges pending from state and federal agencies.

Cleveland Union Nebraska Chicago Ohio Truax

Athens Girl Scouts Send Leader to Camp Tecumseh

The Athens Girl Scout council sent Elisabeth Faublon to Camp Tecumseh in Cincinnati for a leadership training course led by Miss Ray Mitchell regional director for Ohio Kentucky and West Virginia. She follows Mrs Thor Olesen as an Athens scout leader and previously worked with planning in Louisville and Canton during 1998 and 1926, contributing to local Girl Scout activities.

Athens Girlcouts Athens Girl Scout Council Camp Tecumseh Cincinnati Elisabeth Faublon Camip Ray Mitchell Ohio Kentucky West Virginia Thor Olesen Athens Louisville Scoutcrart Canton Athens| Airls

Southwest Faces New Flood Disaster Wave

Reports from Kansas City indicate storms and heavy rainfall threaten the Southwest with renewed floods. Great Bend area and Hoisington report eight inches of rain and missing men as floodwaters rise. Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas also face multi million dollar crop damage as rivers crest and towns evacuate. River gauges show streams out of banks and water depths reaching several feet in towns like Albert.

Kansas City Treat Great Bend Kansas Hoisington Missouri Oklahoma Arkansas Ace Heiser Albert Weter Helser

Highway construction exhibit to explain concrete road work

The state highway department will expand its display at the fall exhibit to show concrete road construction. An experienced engineer will detail testing methods for concrete strength and thickness, cores, and cylinder tests, plus equipment and models displaying design types.

Columbus Aux Highway Department

Brewery Padlocked in Toledo for Large Scale Beer Making

In Toledo a federal padlock order closed a brewery and tied up nearly a million dollars in property including a landmark building. The notice, dated Aug 13, cites a one year restraining action against operators Jake Kelly and Melvin Miller for secret beer production believed to supply hundreds of barrels weekly in the region.

Toledo Jake Kelly Melvin Miller

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