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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1927
Page
12
Houston report notes left hander Rainer, a young southpaw, sat down 22 batters yet took the loss in a tightly contested game.
John Myers of the Marine Corps writes from China that many short enlistment veterans have been brought back. He is with the 80 Company 2 Battalion 6th Regiment and expects to return with 1,500 men in October. He mentions Hai-Ho river operations near the Ri beria border, traveling by lighter due to river restrictions, and notes a Paris Island sharp shooting qualification.
Alfred Campbell clerk of courts notified that Judge C T Marshall will be in Logan on Thursday to hear arguments in an affidavit of prejudice filed by Attorney John E Blake in a common pleas court case. Judge Marshall intends to hear the matter after Judge Harley M Whitcraft volunteered to stand aside.
Aug 18 gathering in Logan includes Mr and Mrs Peter Reedy of Carbon Hill Mr and Mrs Dan Reedy Mr and Mrs James Mast and daughter Marguerite Mrs Fred Heine Betty Jane Mrs Wilbur Stout Miss Helen Sater Logan Mrs Carl Scholl and son Carl Jr Lake Zee and John Reedy Los Angeles.
On August 18 Miss Mary Louise Bowen hosted a dinner at Mrs. Belle Hyson’s home for visiting Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Fikret of Cincinnati. Ten covers were set. Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Bowen gave a noonday luncheon for the same guests at Mrs. Hyson’s, followed by a luncheon hosted by Mrs. Meade Bowen on East Hunter Street for the Fikrets.
Mrs Ella Keynes Mrs Clara Campbell and Miss Emma Westen haver toured the Marietta blockhouse tied to their great grandmother’s winter 1798 journey. They were joined by Mrs E O Petit and Kathleen on the trip noting current work despite the legislature’s loss of an appropriation.
Answers cover mergers by General Motors Du Pont and United States Steel. Other items note Du Pont explosives origin Elbert H Gary of U S Steel Durant helped form GM. It includes Charleston South Carolina to San Diego miles 2150 and ethnology notes partridge ruffed grouse star insignia and Huguenots in South Carolina.
The Rev and Mrs C F Lauer of Pittsburgh visited Logan during a Buckeye Lake vacation. Marion couple Rev and Mrs C M Ryder, former Logan residents, were guests. Henry Higgins and family returned to Upper Sandusky after three weeks with Logan friends. Johnstown trip saw Charles Zanner with Western Union duties. Louise Huffman and daughter Charlene enjoy time in Columbus with Leland Stokes family. Gordon Campbell of Nelsonville visits grandparents in Logan. Vernon Robinett announces a birth. W F Rizer of Logan is grandparent. Walter Risley of Colorado, former Logan resident, visits with sister Mrs George Eberst. Rev and Mrs George Schutes of Valparaiso and Herman Borneman of Elkhart visiting with local acquaintances. Schutes formerly led Trinity Lutheran Church here.
Jacob Breitkopf 105 a longtime smoker and staunch abstainer from spectacles died after a two month illness in Newark New Jersey. His long life and habits marked him as a fixture of the community. He never used spectacles.
Labor department reports July idleness nationwide with several big sectors cutting forces and schedules. Declines in building and railroad shop employment accompany a midsummer slack, plant changes, and vacations. Ohio shows a surplus of workers across many trades.
Chicago August 18 Johnny Mostil White Sox centerfielder appeared in uniform for practice marking his first on field activity since an attempted death by own action at Shrevport Louisiana during spring training.
An ad promotes freckles remedy Othine-double with a money back guarantee. It claims quick improvements including fading lighter freckles after few applications and urges avoiding foods and practices not linked to results.
A Riga dispatch reports 15 killed and 22 wounded when Soviet militia fired on metallurgical workers at Tula, south of Moscow, who shouted down with slogans demanding more bread. The clash occurred as authorities dispersed the crowd with rifles and machine guns.
Plans for urgent last-minute efforts to save Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti from the electric chair were nearly complete. Michael Angelo Musmanno of Pittsburgh, a member of the defense, may depart for Washington to await the Massachusetts Supreme Court verdict.
The decision could be appealed to the United States Supreme Court through a petition for a writ of certiorari. If granted, the high court would review the complete record and decide whether to hear the case on appeal.
Athens County Pomona Grange held a special meeting at Stewart. Seven candidates received the fifth degree, including Everett Russ and members of Rome Grange. Athens Grange won a $3 prize and banner for three months for top attendance. Applications for the sixth degree are due by August 29 to L. H. Efaw.
Urbana reports a career of robberies in Mechanicsburg including three at the post office is believed closed with the arrest of two 14 year old youths. The case spans several months and prompts police action and community concern.
In Marietta a temporary restraining order bars Washington county commissioners from abandoning the grade crossing on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad at Little Hocking. John H. Bliss, merchant, sues with three county commissioners as defendants. Bond set at $200. final hearing to be fixed.
A businessman notes that Lway No. 7 and the crossing serve fourteen private homes and are essential for residents to reach his store. The statement highlights the road as a critical access route for the community.
Colonel F. B. Minchin and Captain Leslie Hamilton, British airmen, took off from Amsterdam for Croydon with plans to depart on a nonstop Atlantic crossing then return from New York to Vienna. They seek a nonstop record and expect to establish a new aviation milestone.
In Toledo on August 18, Miss Myrtle Jarboe jumped from an airplane as a field stunt. The spectacle led to the reunion and remarriage of her divorced parents, Richard Stump, 57, and Alice Merrill, 54, who rushed together to greet her on landing.
Cleveland officials release the 1927 school census noting an estimated city population of 1,010,087 as of today. The figure comes from school authorities following the census report.
Sammy Mandell world lightweight champion will face Eddie Mack Rocky Mountain lightweight champ in a 10 round bout August 26 under the Denver club. The match will be for entertainment purposes with no title at stake and a decision possible.
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