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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1928
Page
5
Newlyweds honored as Mr and Mrs Earl Shafer receive congratulations at a dinner for nine at the Colonial. A Wednesday afternoon linen shower at the Faculty Women's club rooms East Wing campus, hosted by Mrs Elizabeth Hastings and Miss Mary Esther Hastings, draws sixteen guests for an afternoon of bridge and gifts.
The Richland Avenue Girls' Baseball team hosted a lawn party on the tour ist camp ground to favor the Heb bardsville team and friends. The Tom family provided lights and tables while games and music entertained attendees including Marjory and Violet Lazi an Elizabeth Riley Lena Hoisington Thelma Coe Esther Lewis Anna Fances Gold Flossie Doris Burson Lucile Rose Mary Saple Marie Burris Mildred Leighty Ethel Doughty Rhea humway Eleanor Martin Lucille Martin Mildred Johnson Venice McCollins Inez Burgett along with many others and chaperones Mrs Elmer Tom and Mrs Emerson Burson.
An affidavit by L. K. Carsey states Mildred Lonas of West Union Street was arrested by Constable Kenneth Ailstock for reckless driving on Richland Avenue. She pleaded guilty before Justice Felix Riley and paid a $10 fine plus costs.
The South East Ohio Motor club calls for bi weekly scientific tests of police speedometers to ensure fair speeding charges. It cites unjust fines from faulty readings and argues accuracy protects public safety and motorists' rights, urging action by police and courts.
Jean Gist’s German police dog allegedly nipped a Corwin girl’s ankle near Mound street. Mr. John D. Gist, who witnessed the event, says no attack occurred and the baby’s cab was not knocked over.
Flood swollen rivers sweep banks and deform dams as mid-summer storms bring death and over one million dollars in damage. North Carolina reports the most suffering with a tornado in Hoke county causing one death and ten injuries. Asheville streetcar service disrupted and towns like Burnsville and Marshall face isolation as floods rise.
Morning finds Georgia state asylum in Mill edgeville isolated as floodwaters surround the 6000 residents. Only a single telephone line remains for communication and the water supply runs low.
The bolt Smith movement in the South is noisy and fiery yet scattered with small groups not united under a single leader. No vivid figure like Bryan has appeared to unify it, and Southern Democrats say no leader will emerge. Some fear the movement may fade by election time.
In Common Pleas Court nearly 40 criminal cases on rioting and assault arising from Hocking valley mine disorders last spring will start in Athens County. Defendants were arraigned after July grand jury indictments. Other actions include deputy sheriff appointment for Lewis Sanders and probate notices for Armstrong and Martha Stout estates.
Protestant ministers hold sway over voters while merchants along Montgomery streets display a department store slogan reading Never get voted wet. The item suggests strong local religious and commercial influence shaping political behavior.
Columbus audience reports Attorney General Turner ruling on cemetery matters. The decision outlines the state's stance and directs actions for local officials. Official wording emphasizes legal oversight and public interest in cemetery administration.
The decision states that a religious society owning public burial grounds outside municipal borders becomes dissolved and extinct. The trustees of Auglaize County's Pusheta township hold burial duties as the township assumes control of the grounds.
Herbert Martin Whetstone, 61, a native of Athens county, died at 12 30 pm Thursday at the home of his brother in law Peter Bodkins after eight weeks since being brought from his Grove City home following an attack in Quenta. He leaves a widow, two brothers and four sisters. Funeral services set for 1 pm Sunday at the Presbyterian church in Hebbatds ville with burial in the church cemetery.
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