Wage cuts in the valley not planned despite slack coal
In December 1928 the Hocking Valley reports steady mining with no wage cuts anticipated to maintain production. Nelsonville officials led by W. E. Tytus of Sunday Creek Coal Co. say open shop mines stay active though full-time work may not return until early 1929. Almost 4,000 men employed with Christmas pay assured. future gains depend on market demand and slow post-holiday expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Hocking Valley
W. E. Tytus
Sunday Creek Coal Company
Hocking
Sunday Creek
Tytus
Isgius
Ohio
Ohio River
Great Lakes
Inter
Dr S K Mardis Nominated to Present Name as Speaker
Dr S K Mardis of Athens was named by O C Gray to present his name as speaker before the Ohio House. He has long ties with Gray, taught at Ohio University, and now begins a second term as representative from this county after an unopposed nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. K. Mardis
Athens
O. C. Gray
House of Representatives
Ohio
Doctor Mardis
Gray
Ohio University
Pomeroy Jeweler August Goessler Dies in Stroke
August Goessler 76, renowned Pomeroy jeweler, died at 4 40 this morning after a Tuesday cerebral hemorrhage. He came from Cincinnati at 21 and built a 55 year career here. His condition worsened as specialists treated him. death was feared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
August Goessler
Henry Hew
Goesslee
Goessler
Cincinnati
Baltimore and Ohio
Athens
Cooper House
Downington
Local Club to Host Miss Anne Stare at Dinner
Miss Anne Stare Newark state president of the Business and Professional Women's Club will be entertained at a Colonial Tea Room dinner tonight by the local group. She will present a charter sealing official affiliation with the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs. Mrs Ramona Hughes will speak. A Christmas program follows in City Building club rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Stare
Newark
Business and Professional Women's Club
Miss Stare
National Federation of Business and Professional Womens’ Clubs
Ramona Hughes
Dickinson Near Death at St Luke's Hospital
Secretary of War under Taft Jacob M. Dickinson, 78, was reported near death at St Luke's Hospital in Chicago on December 13, with doctors giving scant hope for recovery.
Sixty Five Million Americans Carry Insurance Worth 95 Billion
At the twenty second annual convention of life insurance presidents in New York, 65 million people are insured for about 95 billion dollars. Leaders note record sales of 18.5 billion dollars in the 48 states, with assets totaling 16 billion dollars for major companies. The New York Life Building opening ceremony occurred at Madison Square Garden’s old site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
New York
UPR
United States
Canada
Chandler Bullock
Worchester
Mass
Thomas I. Parkison
Equitable Life Assurance Society
New York Life Insurance Company
Madison Square Garden
Youth Admits Plot To Bomb Hoover Train In Buenos Aires
Police in Buenos Aires intensify hunts for radical elements during President-Elect Hoover’s visit. A youth, Manuel Scafon, confessed to planning to place a bomb on the Bennos Aires Pacific Railway tracks near the city as the Hoover special neared. Escuadron Seguridad guards to circle Hoover’s automobile at all times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
U.P
Herbert Hoover
Manuel Scaf ¥On
Searson
Escuadron Seguridad
Mr. Hoover
Plenty of Fun in High School Play Dulcy
Athens High School Dramatic Club presents Dulcy a three act comedy by Kaufmann and Connelly at the High School Auditorium Friday at 7 30 PM Director A A Nellis says the cast includes eleven students and the performance promises mirth provoking incidents
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dulcy
Athens High School Dramatic Club
A. A. Nellis
George Kaufmann
Marc Connelly
Drunkard Pardoned by Governor Donahey in Ohio
John Donnally of Salem was pardoned from the state penitentiary today by Governor Vic Donahey. He had been committed for habitual intoxication by the Columbiana County Common Pleas Court in April and was recommended for release by Prohibition Commissioner B F McDonald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
John Donnally
Salem
Vic Donahey
Donnally
Columbiana County Common Pleas Court
Prohibition
B. F. McDonald
Punished Sailor Returns as Prince George on Way to Father
Lieutenant Windsor, once confined for AWOL from the Durban in Hollywood, travels aboard the Durban toward New York to reach King George V at his bedside. Emissaries from the United States and Britain anticipate his arrival as he transfers to the Berengaria for voyage to England. The former royalist defiant phase followed a Bermuda confinement after meetings with Hollywood stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
Windsor
Hollywood
Durban
United States
Great Britain
New York City
Prince George
England
Bermuda
Cunard
Berengaria
Pacific
Douglas Fairbanks
Mary Pickford
Colridge
Hamilton
Thaw and Nesbit dine at New York nightclub publicity stunt
Harry K Thaw and Evelyn Nesbit attended a New York nightclub as guests and entertainers. The scene included no photos due to photographers being barred, with Nesbit describing her son Russell Thaws aviation skills while Thaw smoked a cigar at a table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
A.R
Harry K. Thaw
Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw
Stanford White
Evelyn
Harry
Russell Thaw
Coast Guard Crew Questioned Over Shooting Incident
Toledo December reports say Coast Guard cutter No. 219 crew were summoned to testify on charges they fired on the Toledo Fish Company tug on November 24. Captain Laduke testified the cutter fired three shots and boarded the tug after warnings were ignored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Coast Guard
Toledo Fish Company
Martin W. Rashmussen
District Coast Guard
Fish Concern
Joseph Laduke
Laduke
Salt Creek oil lease renewals cleared by Work testify
Washington reports Dr. Hubert Work former interior secretary and Republican National Committee chair testified before the Senate Public Lands Committee. He said the Salt Creek lease renewal involved no concealment or irregularity and that the Fall lease was renewed for Harry Sinclair on department recommendations. The inquiry seeks to determine whether Roy O. West delayed action on cancellation of the lease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
O.R
Salt Creek
Hubert Work
Interior
Republican National Committee
Senate Public Lands Committee
Work
Roy O. West
Harry Sinclair
Interior Department
West
Bombings Reach Century Mark in Chicago 1928
A black powder explosion at the Dells Winter Club on Drexel Boulevard drove Chicago to 100 bombings for 1928. No injuries reported in today’s incident at the Drexel site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.R
Dells Winter Club
Drexel,Boulevard
First woman elected to Iowa legislature from Maquoketa
Carolyn Pendray, a former school teacher from Maquoketa, Iowa, won election to the Iowa legislature on an independent ticket, becoming the first woman chosen for that office in the state. Her husband is a Republican.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Pendray
Iowa
Maquoketa, Ia
AIRCHER HAS A ROOTFUL NIGHT
Charles Kircher remained seriously injured after a motor accident on the Chauncey Athens road Tuesday evening. Dr. W G Danford reported slight morning improvement but said he cannot move much and lies on his back. An X ray to gauge injuries is planned in a few days but cannot be done while Kircher stays on the first floor of Sheltering Arms Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Kircher
Chauncey- Athens Road
W. G. Danford
Atding
Pether
Danford
Kircher
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Gangster’s open gun trap foils police at court
Chicago reports Spike O’Donnell, South Side chief, was arrested for carrying a concealed weapon while on his mother’s porch. He testified the gun was held openly to defend against rivals and the judge dismissed the case, citing habeas corpus issues and police limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Spike
Vairbank
Nurse Freed After Sedative Tablets Case
Mrs. Effie Stowe 85 a nurse was released by police after a chemist reported the tablets she gave to Mrs. Mary J. Seldonridge a blind phrenologist were a sedative. Dayton Ohio authorities released the nurse and investigated the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
U.P
Effie Stowe
Mary J. Seldonridge
Judge Reschedules Court For Infant Betty Ann Zalis
In Chicago on December 13 Judge Thomas Lynch pauses criminal court to feed Betty Ann Zalis, a two month old whose mother Catharine Zalis, 21, faces charges of smothering and burning her newborn. The infant was born in the jail hospital after the arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
Thomas Lynch
Betty Ann Zalis
Betty
Catherine Zalis
Betty Ann
Kansas City Police Plan Aggressive Dry-Up Drive
Kansas City will be as dry as possible but not bone dry, police chief Lincoln R Toyne announced after a pledge of cooperation from federal agents. A joint city county and federal crackdown targets bootleggers and soft drink parlors, aiming to end liquor sales before Christmas. The moves cap a drive sparked by Mrs Maud Wilson’s assault on a saloon for selling liquor to her 18 year old daughter and husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
States
Lincoln R. Toyne
Toyne
Maud Wilson
Paraguayan Legation Sees Bolivian War Threat Rising
The Paraguayan legation asserts Bolivia massed troops and munitions on the border, signaling imminent war and delivering details to the State Department and Inter-American Conference. Kellogg says the situation is less acute, while Argentina backs conference peace efforts and the U.S. plans to act through Pan-American channels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kellogg
Washington
Paraguayan Legation
Bolivia
Legation
State Department
Inter- American Conference
Argentina
United
Miss Octa Gaston Dies in Columbus
Miss Octa Gaston 43, night operator for Athens Home Telephone, died at 9 30 tonight in St Francis Hospital Columbus after two weeks treatment and a tumor operation. Body to be brought to Athens for home at 22 Woodland Avenue. Funeral arrangements pending. She was born in Athens County and survived by mother Mrs Sarah Gaston two brothers Lafe and Arthur Gaston and sisters Mrs Elmer Mansfield Mrs Mary Spencer Mrs Bertha Auker and Mrs Fiona Richardson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Octa Gaston
Athens Home Telephone Company
St. Francis Hospital
Columbus
Miss Gaston
Athens
Woodland Avenue
Athens County
Sarah Gaston
Lafe Gaston
Arthur Gaston
Elmer Mansfield
Mary Spencer
Nelsonville
Bertha Auker
Fiona Richardson
New Straliaville
Marjorie McVay to Broadcast on KLZ Denver
Dr Cc L Jones reports his niece Mary McVay will play live on Station KLZ Denver on December 15. Miss McVay, daughter of F H McVay of Lingle Wyoming, is a noted pianist. Her father is superintendent of Lingle schools. Her mother was sister of John Hewitt of Athens.
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Cc. L. Jones
Mary McVay
KLZ
Denver
Miss McVay
F. H
Hal) McVay
Lingle
Wyoming
Athens County
John Hewitt
Athens
Couple slain by burglars who then vanished
In Carbondale Illinois on December 13 Police found Mrs Hundley shot in the kitchen and her husband, 73 year old Hundley, dead in an upstairs room. Neighbors heard three shots and police say robbery appears likely though the home showed little disturbance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Ill
Hundley
Joe Montgomery
De Molay Officers Elected Tuesday
Officers for the coming year of the university chapter of the order of De Molay were elected at the regular meeting in the De Molay rooms Tuesday evening. Installation will be held Tuesday at 7 30 o'clock so the new officers can begin duties on the first meeting night in the new year. Rex Koons is master councilor and the slate includes Paul Dalton senior councilor Eldridge Whipple junior councilor Paul Saylor scribe Morrison Burns treasurer Hollis Shaffer chaplain Herbert Davis senior deacon George Kilpatrick junior deacon LaVern Hunsicker senior steward Willard Russell junior steward Jane Clifford Potts marshal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of de Molay
de Molay
Rex Koons
Paul Dalton
Eldridge Whipple
Paul Saylor
Morrison Burns
Hollis Shaffer
Herbert Davis
George Kilpatrick
LaVern Hunsicker
Willard Russell
Jane Clifford Potts
Syracuse student, amnesia victim, reunited with mother
Kendall Bradly Hassard, a Syracuse University student, was found in Columbus after wandering through four states. He recognized his mother Beulah Hassard Sha, Albany, and memory appeared to return. Police traced him after he appealed for help. Mrs. Sica traveled to Columbus to reunite with him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse University
Columbus
U.R
Beulah Hassard Sha
Albany
N. Y
Kendall Bradly Hassard
Syracuse
Hassard
Amenesia
New York
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Mr. Sica
Boulder Dam Bill Clears Hurdle as Congress Set for Naval Cruiser Move
Congress moves toward final action on the Boulder Dam bill with a Senate passage likely by Friday. The Navy Cruiser bill and Kellogg Anti War Treaty are next, with the session to adjourn for Christmas. Roy West nomination proceeds as Interior hearings continue and other committees probe patronage and the Packers Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
W.R
Boulder Dam
Congress
Senate
Kendrick
Demcrat
Wyoming
Borah
Senate Public Lands Committee
Roy O. West
Hibert Work
Republican National Committee
William J. Donovan
Torney
Hoover
West
Samuel Insull
Salt Creek
House
Interior Department
Fraternities Approved on Campus by Campus Affairs Committee
The Campus Affairs Committee approved petitions for Delta Gamma Mu and the Industrial Arts Club of Ohio University and recognized them on campus. The panel also sanctioned the Women's Athletic Association to host a dance soon. The committee is composed of six students and six faculty members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delta Gamma Mu
Industrial Arts Club
Ohio University
Women’s Athletic Association
Information Bureau, Prederick Director.
The Athens Messenger reports from Washington D C on the Information Bureau led by Prederick and its activities as observed in the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Information Bureau
Prederick
The
Athens Messenger
Washington, D. C
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Father
Aircher
Spike O’donnell
Missouri City
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Desert
Marjorie McVay
Carbondale, Ill
Bay
Sica
Navy
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