18 Aug 1927
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1927
Page
1
Authorities report both nations are using every available radio and public alert method to find missing individuals. Coordinated efforts involve search teams, emergency services, and cross border cooperation to maximize recovery chances.
Nearly 50 ships and Navy units scour the Pacific from California to Hawaii for Miss Doran and the Golden Eagle after their planes failed to arrive. The Woolaroc won the Dole contest and the Alpha took the second prize as Hawaii waits for word on the two missing aircraft.
Cleveland August 18 S H Robbins president of the Ohio Coal Operators association said after yesterday's executive committee meeting that Ohio coal mines would continue to open as rapidly as miners could be employed. The gathering focused on the general situation.
Jack M. Patterson, a former Union Nebraska bank cashier and village treasurer sought on embezzlement charges for years, was located by a tourist who stopped at a Cleveland Ohio gasoline station. Patterson worked as a salesman there and was recognized by his old neighbor.
Four gunmen fired on Patrick Gallagher the night watchman outside Gordon Square Arcade but missed. Patrolman Adolph Jindra remains in poor condition after a Monday shooting with Arthur Gardiner. William Follis died from a skull fracture after a tree fall. Wanda Lee Hetzler 1 was killed when a truck crushed her head. Wright Field inspector General Patrick praised the aviation site. Delinquent tax actions to be instituted by county officials in Washington H.
U S Senator Coleman Dupont of Delaware, Urbana alumnus, agrees to cover half of the library replenishment cost. Estimated total is 5000 dollars, with the school raising the other half. Zanesville council approves a 12000 dollar bond for a new bridge over Chaps Run separating city proper from a nearby residential area.
Four men were held in the Logan county jail on suspicion tied to the killing of prohibition agent Edward Hensley 50 and two camping party members Donald Hensley 18 and Ernest Marcum. Sheriff Tennis Hatfield said they would be held for further investigation as the ambush was blamed on moonshiners. The detainees deny knowledge of the shooting.
Fred H. Doellner of Winona Minnesota is named general manager of the Izaak Walton League of America Chicago officials announced He has served as secretary of the Minnesota division for three years and helped grow state membership to a record high attracting national interest
The United States will issue a warning to American missionaries to avoid interior Chinese districts amid civil war. Washington adopts a policy of strict neutrality between native factions while protecting Americans in Shanghai and other ports. The approach is described as patient and sympathetic waiting.
Forty two naval vessels hunt overdue San Francisco to Hawaii planes Miss Doran Golden Eagle and passenger Miss Mildred Doran. Destroyers submarines and aircraft carriers participate as Langley and Aroostook head for the Great Circle course to deploy air planes in the hunt.
Harrison county lends a mighty white oak from eastern Ohio to provide a new backbone for the U S S Constitution now in Boston harbor undergoing repairs after an appeal by thousands of patriotic citizens.
Rev. Dr. Arno C. Gaebelein, editor of Our Hope, told the sixteenth annual conference on sacred prophecy that a period of utter lawlessness will precede Christ’s return. He warned of a world revolution and an alleged plot to incite a negro uprising in the United States, and described a celestial figure with a cloud and sickle as a sign of the end.
A meeting was held this morning to discuss funding for guards with no solution found. Another session is planned for this afternoon to continue the money problem and seek workable options.
Money for thirty two guards appointed by state officials to guard mines has not been raised by county government. A morning meeting in Prosecutor Williams' office adjourned without a solution. Hearings on transferring 5000 from road funds were vacated and no date set. County officials fear legal issues and injunctions while union miners’ protection under debate.
Charles Young 17 of Mason City drowned in the Ohio river near Butternut avenue after cramps halted his return swim. Billy Sheridan 17 attempted rescue but also tired. a boat arrived too late. Young, not in swim attire, swam across easily, but clothes may have contributed. He worked at Hobson shops.
START SEARCH HONOLULU Aug 18 U P Two US navy tenders and a flotilla of submarines depart Pearl Harbor to scour the Great Circle steamship lane for Miss Mildred Doran and four other flyers of the two missing Cole airplanes. All celebrations for the Woolaroo and the Alpha prizes in the aerial derby are postponed pending word on the missing aviators.
Canton police raided a coal mine owned by Nick Scavella early today and uncovered one of Stark county’s largest whisky distilleries. Five others were arrested for violating the federal prohibition act, including a Canton business man who gave the name G. Thomas. A late model 100 gallon still, whisky, and 1000 barrels of mash were seized five miles from Canton on the Waynesburg road. The probe linked to a prior Canton bombing investigation.
Chicago Herald and Examiner reports J Ogden Armour who died in London left an estimated debt of 17.5 to 22.5 million dollars after failed postwar speculation. A close financial associate is quoted on his precarious financial position.
Twelve non union workers at Harmon creek mines near Cadiz were urged to leave by unionists. No violence occurred. Union miners visited the boarding house, spoke with the workers, and most left. two or three fled when unionists entered.
The Athens Country Club's expert golfers left today for Marietta for an inter-city match. The program calls for an all-day contest and a dinner tonight.
Grafton authorities reported that forty prisoners at the state reformatory farm near Grafton refused to return to work late yesterday. They alleged insufficient food rations as the reason for the walkout, according to initial word.
Cleveland police hunted six youths who posed as officers and allegedly kidnapped two women from their escorts last night. They attacked one of the women during the incident, which prompted a citywide search today.
James Farrell was transported to St Francis hospital in Columbus yesterday afternoon by Jager ambulance. She has suffered ill health for several months and was taken for observation.
Reports from Shanghai dated August 18 say disintegration of the dual nationalist government at Hankow and Nanking has sparked conservative offensives. Chiang Kai-shek’s resignation and rival leaders’ lack of unity threaten a speedy central government, though the nationalist movement may steer overall trends.
Marion reports five infantile paralysis cases with Raymond Lille's residence under quarantine. Four cases are in the city and one in the county, as health authorities step up containment.
Deputy U.S. Marshals served restraining orders on 61 United Mine Workers locals and 71 other mine officials in Jefferson Belmont and Harrison counties. The order bars interference with Clarkson Monroe Boomer and Atlantic Contracting Co workers. A Belmont county sheriff prosecutor truce was reported in effect, with no statements from Hardesty or Waddell.
Aloha is second as Woolaroc winner Goebel flies the Woolaree plane in the Hawaii air derby. Two other planes with missing crews are sought while Goebel describes foggy Pacific legs and near brush with disaster. The race ends with Goebel first and the mystery of the other planes unresolved.
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