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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1929

Page

5

Society Notes Highlight Local Visits and Upcoming Wedding

Mr and Mrs Roy H Paynter hosted Thursday guests including Mrs Oscar Barnett Mrs Baker of Pittsburgh and Miss Grace Paynter of Syracuse New York Meanwhile Miss Catherine Weber and Miss Josephine Weber visiting their uncle George Fleming at Highland Street Also Miss Louise Eckel head of Home Economics remains ill at Mayo Clinic Rochester and will return home to Norwood Irene Devlin and Mary Devlin hosted a bridal shower for Miss Jennie Mulligan who will wed Karl Huts of Rockbridge on August 23 The ceremony will be at St Pauls Church rectory and the couple will reside in Logan

Roy H. Paynter East State Street Oscar Barnett Baker Pittsburgh, Pa Grace Paynter Syracuse N. Y Catherine and Josephine Weber Marietta George A. Fleming Highland Street Louise . Eckel Th University Mayo Brothers Clinic Rochester Minn Norwood Jennie Mulligan Karl Huts Rockbridge Irene Devlin Mary Devlin Miss Mulligan H. T. Mulligan Jerseyville Road St. Pauls Catholic Church Logan

Century old resident of Lodi Township dies in Columbus

William Alfred Evans aged about 100, lifelong resident of Lodi Township near Jerseyville, died Thursday at his daughter Mrs Hubert Finsterwald's home in Columbus after eye ulcer treatment weakened him. Survived by six children from his first marriage and two from a former marriage. funeral at Jerseyville M E Church.

William Alfred Evans Jerseyville Hubert J. Finsterwald Fairwood Avenue Columbus Lodi Township Lorenzo ID Ann Evans Ella Phillips Cleve I. Evans Italy Tucy Belle Evans Corn FE. Evans Oferseyville Wyatt McDaniel Amesville Herbert Finsterwald Charles H. Evans Asbury Day Georgetown Del Jank H. Barto Washington, D

Eastern financiers discuss air lines feasibility

Akron August 16 Eastern financial groups The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and the German Zeppelin Corporation discuss the possibility of a commercial dirigible line over the Pacific and Atlantic The United Press learned from authentic sources that Eastern capitalists have shown keen interest in Graf Zeppelin’s round the world flight and data from the Graf’s voyage will be shared with interested parties for a proposed transoceanic service.

Akron U.P Pacific Atlantic Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Zeppelin Corporation United Press Aerman Graf Zeppelin

Graf Zeppelin Flies Toward Asia Over Russia

The Graf Zeppelin with 200 passengers and a 40 crew sails west over Russia setting a new air route from Central Europe to the Far East. It crosses Germany Li tia Latvia and the Soviet Union en route to Tokio as it nears Siberia at about 60 mph with fuel load decreasing.

Moscow U.R Germany Russia Europe Aving Litia Latvia Soviet Union Atlantic Tokio Graf Siberia Ural Mountains

Chicago minister endorses church sparks and trust for lovers

Rev. Dr. John Thompson of the Chicago Temple backs "sparking nooks" in churches to give couples a homey space. He argues against assuming evil motives by youths and urges trusting youths and placing lovers on their honor.

Chicago U.R Dan Cupid John Thompson Thompson International Youth Disciples of Christ Seattle Elurch

Farewell for Members at Priscilla Needle Club

Mrs. F E Harshman and Mrs Homer Clark bid farewell as the Priscilla Needle Club hosted a party at 249 East State Street. Husbands joined guests. handkerchief showers honored the honorees. The Harshmans depart Saturday for New York. the Clarks will move to Columbus. Miss Constance Leete arrived home from a Europe trip, where she visited Spain France and England.

F .E. Harshman Homer Clark Priscilla Needle Club Fred C. Schilling East State Street Constance Leete Europe Spain France England Leete Ohio University

Bitter editor blasts Hawley Smoot tariff proposal

Henry A. Wallace editor of Wallace's Farmer and son of former agriculture secretary spoke at the Institute of Politics in Williamstown Massachusetts. He called the Hawley Smoot Tariff the worst iniquitous tariff bill and said farmers had supported tariffs under a Civil War misconception but now see it as a log rolling scheme aiding the most skilled log rollers.

Williamstown Mass Henry A. Wallace Wallace Farmer Institute of Politics

Indictment in Cincinnati Involves Amanda Blymyer Notary

Amanda Blymyer a Cincinnati notary public was indicted by a grand jury on embezzlement and falsely representing herself as an attorney and obtaining money under false pretenses. She faced arraignment today. A new Japanese ruling bans night work for women and young persons in cotton factories. The female boss is described as a flapper, neglecting housekeeping as men oversee the nest and young.

Cincinnati Amanda Blymyer

Mrs Price Family Plans Westward Motor Tour

Mrs Anna K Price leaves for Akron to visit her son Dr Sumner Price in New York City. She will tour the West to Colorado Springs and Oklahoma City, with Mayo Clinic study in Rochester Minnesota. Miss Louise Price may join part of the trip from New York City. Felix Riley family departs for a two week motor trip to Buffalo New York and via Canada to Detroit Michigan.

Anna K. Price Akron John Price Sumner Price New York City Colorado Springs Oklahoma City Rochester Minn Price Mayo Clinic Louise Price West Felix Riley Harry Riley Donna Buffalo N. Y Canada Detroit Mich

Warner Brothers to acquire six Connecticut and twelve regional theatres

Warner Brothers Pictures completes deals to buy six Connecticut River Valley theaters controlled by Alfred Gottesman and twelve cinemas in Ohio Maryland and Pennsylvania from Silverman Brothers expanding its theater holdings across the Northeast and Midwest.

New York Warner Brothers Pictures, Inc Connecticut Connecticut River Valley Corporation Alfred Gottesman Ohio Maryland Pennsylvania Silverman Brothers

School the Air to Run Varied Programs for Year

An expanded School the Air set for the coming year was announced by Ohio State news. The program will continue last year’s features with new departments and cross state cooperation with Indiana and Kentucky. Drama logs by Gwen dolen Jenkins and Shakespeare by Stuart-Walker and Schuster-Martin will be featured.

Columbus State Department of Education Ohio Indiana Kentucky Gwendolen Jenkins Ohio State University Stuart-Walker Players Schuster-Martin

Willie Doody Starves Then Drinks Coffee in Calorie Clash

Chicago August 16 Willis Doody the pocket-sized gunman known as Wee Babyface or Weary faces multiple murder and robbery charges. He refuses meals in jail but postal inspectors fear a starvation will thwart justice and induce him to drink a coffee with cream to gain calories.

Doody Willis Wee Willie

Death by Own Action Captures Headlines

Fragmentary report describes a man and a woman in Little Rock and Cincinnati drifting into dramatic actions amid a heat wave. Police investigation mentions Lucille Dayton and Pauline Jones, with a self-inflicted death following a provocative scene at a hotel.

Little Rock Ark Lucille Dayton Pauline Jones George Siebert Cincinnati Town Hotel

Navy's First All Metal Dirigible Nears Flight

The ZMC-2, the United States Navy's first all metal dirigible, is being prepared in Detroit. It features welded thin metal with fewer braces, an inflated helium envelope, and a weight similar to fabric covered balloons. The article notes the control car is below the hull.

United States Navy Detroit

The Coolidges Haven’t Changed Since White House

Private life six months after leaving the White House finds Cal and Grace Coolidge fitting into Northamton Mass. The couple’s routine includes shopping with neighbors, visiting the hairdresser weekly, and enjoying quiet hobbies. Mrs Coolidge buys light fiction and poetry, samples jewelry, and frames samplers as gifts.

Coolidges White House Calvin Coolidge Northampton Mass Mary Alice Parent University of Southern California United Press Mra. Coolidge Mra Coolidge Marcel Mrs. Coolee Mrs. Coolidge Deans Tiny Tim

Coolidge Family Keeps Washington Habits In Northampton Home

In Northampton on August 16, Mrs. Calvin Coolidge and her husband maintain their Washington routines. They rise early, visit a grocery and bakery with friend Mrs. R. B. Hills, and Mrs. Coolidge chats with clerks by first names. They drive the big car with a chauffeur, though a smaller loaned car also appears.

Northampton Mass Coolidges Whit House Washington White House Maassasoit Street Coolides Coolidge Mr. Coolidge

Decorator Roland Seely Dies in Columbus Auto Crash

Roland J. Seely a local decorator is killed when two automobiles collide in Columbus. He sustained fatal injuries at the scene. The accident remains under investigation by city authorities.

Columbus Roland J. Seely

Marietta Company Wins County Road Contracts

Athens County commissioners opened bids for lime stone spread on two Trimble Township roads and gravel on a third. The Bell & Carr Company of Marietta received the contracts with the most satisfactory bids. Other bidders included American Aggregates Corporation of Girenville, D. J. McKintley Company, and Marble Creek Quarries Company.

Reada Trimble Township Athens County Bell & Carr Company Martietta Wis American Aggregates’ Corporation Sireenville D. J. McKintley Company Marble Cim . Quarries Company

Road material bids approved for multiple county roads

Columbus district accepted Bell & Carr Co bid to furnish lime or gravel for three roads. Antle Run Road 600 tons at 2.13 a ton totaling 1,278 dollars. Congress Run Road 1,199 tons at 1.80 or 2,167 dollars. Hartleyville Road 500 tons at 1.71 or 1,268 dollars. Company to furnish haul and spread material by September 16.

Columbus Agile Congress Run Hartleyville Bell & Carr Comepany Antle Run Congress Ryan Ao Ot

Rumors of Open Hostilities on Manchurian Border Denied

American and Japanese officials in Manchuria reported that rumors of open hostilities between Elussian and Chinese troops massed on the Manchurian border were entirely unfounded.

Peiping Manchuria Manchurian

Miner Victim Dover After Rock Falls at Sugar Creek Mine

A miner named Dover suffered a broken back from a rock fall at Sugar Creek Clay Products Coal Mine in Sugar Creek. The incident injured an employee of Sugar Creek Clay Products Company, with costs borne by the firm.

Dover Lemonsters New Philadelphia Sugar Creek Clay Products Company Sugar Creek

Merger of Fan Electric with General Motors announced

Dayton radio makers Fan Electric Company and General Motors announced a merger today. The move combines Fan Electric’s radio manufacturing base with GM’s broader operations. Details and terms were not disclosed.

Dayton Day- Fan Electric Company General Motors Corporation

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