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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1927
Page
2
Dec 20 report from Pomeroy notes Ohio River decline yet widespread disruption from cold weather. Low gas pressure and heating outages hinder basements and shops, with Main street iced and muddy, but townsfolk press on. Predictions of another February flood circulate as residents cope with damage and adjust to a lean recovery pace.
Dec 29 reports two fake prohibition officers captured in Athens had previously visited Pomeroy. They entered Ebersbach pharmacy on Second Street, bought an electric flashlight for $5, paid with a $14 check, and kept $9 in change. The check was worthless and the pair named Edward Helwick and Donald Martin. Authorities plan to return them for charges if Athens County does not proceed locally.
A L Laing Halliday a prominent Meigs county farmer aged 83 was found dead in his bed Monday morning on his lifelong Meigs county farm. He married and built a home there nearly sixty years ago as plans for a large celebration began.
POMEROY December 20 Headed by Probate Judge Cora Roberts court house officials have prepared candy boxes to go around to all the Meigs county inmates at the Home for the Feeble Minded in Columbus Mrs Roberts was moved by a visit to bring pleasure to those long confined who have few if any visitors or cards.
Middleport native W. T. Grant, president of the Business Men's Insurance Co. of Kansas City, appears in a Columbus State Journal photo during a trip from New York after attending the Life Insurance Presidents' association convention. Grant, born in Middleport, is married to Lucy Downing's daughter and serves as banker and director in the Kansas City Conservatory of Music.
There was no session of the court of common pleas in Pomeroy yesterday due to flood conditions. Cases will be continued to the January term and jurors summoned for yesterday’s session were told not to attend and will retire at the end of the term.
A fragment notes involvement of a Kansas City Art Institute figure alongside a trustee of the Kansas City TY, indicating governance ties within local arts and civic organizations.
F G Hunker of Middleport has been re elected Supreme Representative of the Knights of Pythias Grand Domain of Ohio. He serves on both state and national councils. Auxiliary meeting place changes to the village hall in Middleport. Local residents include Marjorie Patten Cecil Root R C Meadows M J McCarty Dea Hayes Margaret Pfarr and others connected to Holzer hospital Gallipolis Colum bus and Mr Gilead.
Maynard Rayley aged 49 of Marietta died when he fell from an ambulance en route to Columbus. Rayley was blind and was a passenger in the vehicle at the time of the accident near Aetna.
Washington December 20 The federal radio commission announces no added changes in frequencies or powers before February 1 1928 to permit full trial of present assignments Public hearings may alter transfers and broadcasters may request hearings before February 1 or after if needed A supplementary list of Pacific coast transfers will be announced February 15 1928 for March 1 1928 operations
Former Secretary of War Newton D. Baker said the nomination of Governor Al Smith would be entirely creditable to the Democratic Party. He declined commitment until Ohio's stand is known and expressed interest in plans to bring the national convention to Ohio next year.
Twelve candidates for a U S boxing team to represent the United States at Amsterdam Olympics will appear at the first annual World’s Champions Dinner hosted by Madison Square Garden on January 4. London reports Dr Graham Little will introduce a bill to exempt physicians from testifying about patient information.
Navy divers struggled under a 40 mile wind to reach the sunken submarine S-4 off Provincetown. Rescue ships battled heavy seas as they sought to inject oxygen and supplies into the trapped crew of six men including Lieut. Graham. The final message asked if there was any hope as oxygen dwindled.
Fitch and five comrades were the sole survivors of a 40 crew. A stormy day with 40 mph wind and 20 degree temperature challenged the rescue fleet as barometer fell to 28-9%C. The rescuers remained at work despite the conditions.
The six men trapped in the S-4 torpedo chamber were named by Rear Admiral Burgb y in an early radio message. The list includes Lieut. Graham W. Fitch of Washington D C Joseph L Stevens of Providence Rhode Island Roger I Short of Booneville Missouri Russell A Crabb of San Diego California and Frank Snizek of Ridgefield New Jersey. Beltner’s name was garbled.
Report describes last message from imprisoned men saying their oxygen would last until 6 p.m. yesterday and asks if there is any hope. By morning, hope remains but is waning with navy personnel split on whether they survive.
Rescue crews under Rear Admiral Brumby battle extreme weather to save six men trapped aboard the S-4. Rubber hoses and liquid food drums are sent from shore as air supply is cut off. pontoons may be required to raise the sub, though time is running out with oxygen scarce and lives at stake.
The last messages from the trapped men reveal brave attempts to stay alive. They suggested sliding oxygen bottles soda lime and emergency rations into a torpedo tube while wondering what was being done to rescue them.
Judge E N Fair bound George Chrest Roscoe Spidell Chester Huprich and E F Allman over to the common pleas court for complicity in the Sunday movie showing at Dover on December 11. Church forces under Ed C Seikel will file affidavit before Probate Judge J H Lamneck charging the four with operating Sunday after police arrested the theater owners.
A Berry-Bon Glass factory in town burned during the night after an explosion preceded the blaze. The fire forced 110 men from their jobs, but no injuries were reported.
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