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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1930
Page
2
Armed intruders entered a fashionable Shaker Heights home and attempted to hold up guests, with a Cleveland youth later shot and killed by the assailants. Authorities pursue suspects and investigate the deadly incident.
A gunmen raid at a Shaker Heights social event ends with a shooting death of a youth, two suspects wounded and captured, and police pursuing accomplices. Princeton University student Wilkison, 21, dies. Bell brothers, Spinelli arrested as officers moved in. The incident shocks guests at the party.
Hollywood Aug 26. Wi Lon Chaney the noted screen actor who was reported near deaf Saturday from anemia due to illness has passed the crisis and is recovering, physicians say. Chaney known as the Man of a Thousand Faces laughed and talked with studio officials and visitors who saw him last night. Blood transfusions are credited with restoring much of his strength.
The Athens Messenger publishes a booklet on meat price trends and preparation. It compiles Paenas from USDA and Institute of American Meat Packers, detailing cuts, selection, cooking facts, and family recipes. Readers may obtain a copy by sending six cents in stamps with a coupon.
The Athens Memenger Information Bureau under Director Frederic J. Haskin in Washington D C encloses 3TX CENTE in coin or stamps to obtain a copy of the hookset on NEAT. Name ENGLE appears in garbled text but indicates intended recipient or subject.
A Sunday United Press tally records multiple fatalities across Ohio from crashes including Troy, Columbus, Cincinnati, and Akron. Victims include Cotta Holler of Troy, widow of Jake Nesbitt, and several others with injuries to spouses and family members.
Nora Stratton Shreaves was arrested after a Sheriff raid for possession of liquor. Authorities described previous liquor convictions and noted about 75 bottles of beer and whiskey were found. She had fines in 1919 and faces penitentiary risk for a third offense.
Charles Hillyer of Sand Ridge pleaded guilty to cruelty to animals before Magistrate C. H. Porter. He received a $25 fine plus costs and was jailed for nonpayment. Hillyer was arrested after wiring a horse’s broken leg and leaving the animal by a Sugar Creek fence. the horse belonged to his father in law William McCohey. He was described as intoxicated at the time.
Edward Schneider, a 17 year old from Jersey City High School, captured the junior transcontinental air speed record with a 27 hour 18 minute flight from Los Angeles to Roosevelt Field. The feat was described as a heroic achievement by observers at the field.
A Continental Airways plane acted as an ambulance on a Dayton area call. Frank Hamimar of Continental amboutes led the transfer and Hazel Johnson piloted the craft. The patient, Tartikian, suffered a painful right arm injury while cranking the propeller. Vandalia Welworth of Danton Hospital was the destination, with a 25 minute Columbus reach claim.
A shell shocked veteran, long a war hero, shot three people to death in a dance hall tent as chaos erupted. Oscar Bakirson, owner of the Stillwater Dan, his wife, and Pred T. Smith of Hamilton were among the dead. A bystander and others were wounded as deputies and volunteers closed in and the assailant was shot and killed.
Ten years in a penitentiary awaits A. Shafer former manager of Henry J Doty & Company tied to stock market rigging that wrecked a local bank. Prosecutors alleged $220,000 in embedded funds and deceitful steel market deals.
Augusto Boluarte announced his resignation in light of the Arequipa revolutionary turmoil. A military committee was formed to assume government control amid the ongoing crisis. The president had recently been reelected to a six year term before the upheaval.
Report describes tensions at a political gathering as leaders from two major parties exchange sharp exchanges over campaign strategy. Observers note broadcasting tangles and accusations about media fairness and internal party maneuvers tied to ongoing national debates.
At Curtiss-Wright Airport in Chicago on August 25 the tenth annual National Air Races featured women pilots in prominent events. The standout was the Women’s Pastic Air Derby, highlighted among the day’s programs as part of a broader meet with world-class aviators.
King Voto a pace sprinter entered at Athens County Fair was returned to Curt W. Rowe on a 200 pound te-delivery bond. R. B. Wilson had sued Rowe for recovery and 100 pounds damages claiming a special interest under a shattel mortgage and wrongful detention since August 12.
A fragmented Athens County report notes political controversy around Texas figures and the upcoming primary. It highlights public debate, impeachment history, and a push to adjust county real estate valuations to reflect current conditions. The auditor prepares notices and tax implications for December payments.
Public hearing on the county budget for the next year will be held Tuesday at noon in the county commissioners' chamber. The budget outlines all county expenditures and requires approval by the commission before final adoption.
Construction crews at Ohio University work on the new library with excavation near Court Street. A fence line and sheds appear as work progresses toward the end of the week. A shovel delivery to Athens was reportedly delayed and the exact timing uncertain.
Washington reports the Justice Department is reviewing a petition from Mert 1% Licking former Obio ta in treasurer seeking a pardon. Buckley convicted of violating restrictive laws and charged with attempted bribery. parole board action expected within a fortnight.
A chaotic incident in River Ontario left a youth dead and another wounded as gunfire erupted on a rail walkway near Port Leek. Authorities hunted a suspect through woods while residents fled in panic, with the motive and identities unclear in the battered dispatch.
The sixty fourth annual gathering of the Grand Army of the Republic and its affiliated groups was certified today. Activities included a church concert by the American Shrine Band, dedication of trees, and a memorial tribute to fallen soldiers amid federation ceremonies.
Seven members of a national textile workers union were scheduled for execution or sentence today after being convicted of second degree murder in the death of Police Chief O F Aderholt during a textile strike disturbance. Attorneys sought a stay. four of the men were reportedly in Russia and others location unknown. Flowers and Beal were named in the proceedings. bond forfeiture mentioned if stay fails. State Supreme Court had affirmed the convictions.
Sheriff William Willams conducted a sheriff's sale at the Athens County Courthouse with property from the Sachlern family and Lena Harris estate changing hands. Alex ander Township farm and Nelsonville Glouster parcels fetched 1.56 and 7 500 respectively while Glouster parcel sold for 5 100. Proof of sale tallies include Glouster and Nelsonville real estate.
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