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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1924
Page
1
Berlin reports show the Dawes plan ratification stirring party rivalries. Nationalists threaten to vote against unless the London pact is altered. Coalition tensions grow as Right Wing pushes amendments and Left Wing opposes changes. Second reading of the Dawes bills slated for the afternoon.
Athens county rural teachers must take an August 29 examination at the John Hancock high school auditorium, Ohio University, announced County Superintendent H R McVay. This is the only exam this year for renewing or obtaining rural teaching certificates. city teachers in Nelsonville and Athens are excluded.
L. H. Morris of Athens pleaded guilty to speeding at arraignment before Magistrate C. H. Porter. He received a $10 fine plus costs. The charge, filed by County Traffic Officer P. H. Barrows, alleged Morris was speeding between Chauncey and Floodwood.
Dr Curtis W Smith of Gallipolis will give the address at 8 pm in Central Avenue M E Church Marietta District Epworth League closing session The topic Life s Ambitions The program includes district and First M E church quartets A silver loving cup will be awarded to the Epworth Teague with the most points
Roy Price of Athens was jailed after fines over 60 dollars for liquor law infringements. He pleaded guilty to driving intoxicated and must serve 60 cents a day. Two youths, Lewis Poston and Cliff Martin, both 18, face petty larceny charges for allegedly stealing a lap-robe from a machine behind Union Grocery.
State highway officials publish notices seeking bids for three grading and drainage projects to prepare surfaces for 1925. Projects include 1.12 miles on the Athens McConnelsville road in Bern township, Athens county. 4.17 miles on the Marietta Athens road in Bern township. and 1.2 miles on the same road in Wesley township Washington county. Completion by December 31, 1924.
William F. Fahy postal inspector who directed the Rondout Illinois train robbery probe is jailed in Geneva on a 50 000 bond charged with conspiracy. Authorities say Fahy played a central role in the $2 000 600 heist on June 2 and that inside direction and a tip led to the arrest and additional investigations across multiple postal offices.
Thieves forced entry at the Agudath Achim synagogue in Columbus Ohio and opened a safe to steal about 65 dollars. Other valuables in the repository were left untouched.
Mrs Miriam A Ferguson wins the Democratic nomination in Texas assuring Jim the dog a return to the governor's mansion. The Ferguson promise made years ago by James E Ferguson now appears likely to be fulfilled as Texas remains a Democratic state where nomination essentially secures election.
Pomeroy Ohio August 27 There is much discussion of a La Follette third party ticket in Meigs County this fall. Charles Rickets of Pomeroy is reportedly considering entering the sheriff race on that ticket.
Pearl L. Craven aged 23 fell seventeen feet from a silo at Falls from silo incident in Marion Ohio. He landed on his head and is in city hospital with concussion of the brain.
Logan Ohio prepares a public reception for the new junior high school building costing about 175000 dollars. The four story structure features separate locker rooms with over three hundred lockers and dual furnace batteries for heating. Full interior details will be presented on the Building Page of the Sunday Messenger.
At the state fair the attendance is said to break records as fair officials report strong turnout. John W. Davis, Democratic presidential nominee, spoke to the crowd while more than forty thousand people passed through turnstiles, shattering prior records.
Washington reports Amb Bancroft of Chicago and James R Sheffield of New York named as ambassadors designate. Both lawyers with ties to Secretary Hughes, they will travel to Washington for briefings before foreign posting. Senate approval pending, salaries deferred though expenses covered. Next stop on the assignment path is Wheeling, West Virginia.
The Newell helicopter model reached completion and made several flights at the Custer Specialty Company aeronautical lab in Dayton. J Lazern Custer, head of the firm and official timer for the Federated Aeronautic International, announced tests before inventor John C. Newell of Chicago and a new supervisor. After seven and two tenths seconds it lifted from the floor and rose toward the ceiling guided by a wire.
Democratic nominee John W. Davis returned to New York from Columbus to map a western tour. he aims three major speeches in as many cities focusing on agriculture tariff and reclamation with honesty in government as the keynote. He seeks an indirect public debate with President Coolidge and will include numerous impromptu talks.
The Athens water supply is near normal and hose use is permitted again. Service Director Romine asks continued conservatism for about two weeks until the reservoir refills. Citizens cooperated well during the shortage caused by the White Mill dam break and wells’ low levels, aiding fire protection.
Toledo officials of the Community Traction Co announce a sinking fund exhaustion and aim for a 10 cent streetcar fare. Citizens now pay eight cents and a nine cent raise is due in two weeks.
The Prince of Wales, heir to the British throne, may announce plans to marry after returning from America, per the Daily Express report from Manchester dated August 20.
Cincinnati August 27 report records the sixth motor car fatality in Hamilton county for 1924. Michael McGuff, 64, died last night from injuries sustained ten days earlier in Newtown.
Report notes candidates debate the Ku Klux Klan influence as Coolidge weighs stance while Davis criticizes the group. Dawes speaks tentatively praising the Klan as a counter to socialism, amid political maneuvering and public uncertainty.
The Athens County Teachers Institute runs September 2 to 5 in Ewing Hall and other Ohio University buildings. Sessions start at 9 a.m. with a business institute focus and no regular instructors this year.
In Columbus Ohio today stockholders settled obligations totaling 162600, lifting the receiver ship and allowing immediate work on the new Neil House to begin with thirty men to be put to work.
A local tale says a large shipment of John Walker whiskey was brought by car from New York to a prominent street corner near the ferry landing in Pomeroy. A unidentified New Yorker, familiar with local sobriety laws, is blamed for the caper amid several drunken nights.
Final severe strain looms over aviators Lieut Lowell Smith and Lieut Erik Nelson aboard the U S cruiser Richmond as northeast gale forecasts threaten to delay the 86 mile leg from Iqut to Indian Harbor Labrador. Lieutenant Leighton notes fog and engine issues, but landable inlets provide emergency options if needed.
Amesville August 27 Mr Harvey Easler about 70 was severely bruised and hurt Monday when thrown from his horse on Trimble road. A neighbor found him semi conscious and carried him home where Dr Howard was summoned. Initial fears of a brain clot eased as he improved Tuesday.
In Cleveland the traffic deaths for 1924 reach 87 with three children among the dead in recent accidents, compared to 82 the previous year, reflecting rising fatalities in the year’s toll.
Chicago August 27 The Leopold Loeb murder trial nears conclusion as State's Attorney Crowe delivers a blistering closing argument. Defense stresses lack of bodily mutilation evidence while jurors weigh life or death for Leopold and Loeb awaiting Judge Caverly's verdict.
A public bureau distributes a free booklet titled First Aid at Home. The text urges quick action in poisoning, gas exposure, drowning, or electric injuries and emphasizes preparedness with simple life saving remedies.
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