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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 04, 1929

Page

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Farmers Week opens at Ohio State University in Columbus

Seventeenth annual Farmers Week begins at Ohio State University with sessions for more than 7000 farmers and allied interests. The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation holds its meeting alongside. tariff international affairs and taxation are discussed. Dances nightly and a Farm Homemakers pageant accompany exhibits, awards and district club enrollments.

Columbus Fer Ohio State University Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Honor Dairy Herd Club University Armory Ohio Farm Ohio Farm Bureau T. H. Johnson Athens County George Kreitler Meigs County Myers Y. Cooper Supreme Court Florence Allen Perry L. Green C. G. Williams Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station Sherman Lowell United States Tariff Commission Frank D. Stutz Dayton W. F. Kampf Coolville Athens National Grange Walter F. Kirk Ohio State Grange George Stephenson West Jefferson Cone Ohio Vegetable Growers Grainee Ohio State Corn and

Civil War veteran John Wolfe dies on eighty ninth birthday

Pomeroy records honor for Corporal John Perry Wolfe who carried a trunk containing 5,000,000 in greenbacks through enemy territory to deliver a payroll from Cumberland to Martins Ferry. He died on his eighty ninth birthday and was buried in Racine. He leaves four daughters and two sons, plus a brother.

Pomeroy Racine John Perry Wolfe Omega Compton Columbus Martins Ferry Cumberland Wolfe W. H. Morrison Alphie Jones Athens Armada Wolfe Warren Wolfe Nett East Liverpool Ed Wolfe

Heroic Act by Dyesville Youth Glenn Cline

London Daily Mail reports Glenn Cline saved a passenger train at Dyesville in a dark December night. The feat has been widely picked up across the United States and abroad, with his picture appearing in many papers.

Pomeroy London Daily Mail London England Glenn Cline Dyesville Hartley Ohio Raato

Soldier Wolfe Remembered for Civil War Service and Farming Life

Mr. Wolfe, long at home near Racine and formerly a farmer, served four years in the Civil War. He enlisted in 1861 with Company E, Fourth West Virginia Infantry and later served in Company B, Second West Virginia Veteran Infantry. He was wounded twice. Relatives recall one incident of

Racine Mr. Wolfe Fourth West Virginia Infantry Second West Virginia Veteran Infantry

Cunard Lines Lead Winter Cuba Travel Amid Oyster of Progress

The Cunard Line carried 273,174 passengers last year with 261,488 crossing the Atlantic, far ahead of rivals. The piece credits long, deliberate planning and British dominance in ocean traffic, tracing this success to Henry VII’s policy favoring English bottoms. It argues for home industry protection and tariff measures to shield workers, including embroiderers and steel mills, from Chinese competition and wage pressures.

Cunard Line Cuba Atlantic Henry the Seventh Gascoign Languedoc England

Potato Show Promises Variety of Agricultural Exhibits

A potato show and exhibition of agricultural implements and machinery will run all week, featuring displays of horticultural products and several additional shows and exhibits.

Boy Scout Display In a Store Window

A window display at the F. L. Preston Company features Boy Scout equipment and handiwork as part of Nineteenth Anniversary Week of Boy Scouts in Athens. Items include a log bench, airplane models, wooden dippers, butterflies, a radio, and a full set of Scout education books and pamphlets covering swimming knottying and outdoor skills.

F. L. Preston ‘Company Athens

Three Die in Toledo Burns and Explosions

Fires and explosions in Toledo over the end of the week claimed three lives and left three people injured.

Toledo

Lindy Flies New Miami to Canal Zone Air Mail Route

Col. Charles A. Lindbergh pilots a Sikorsky amphibian from Miami on the first leg of a 2327 mile air mail flight to Cristobal Canal Zone. A crowd of about 1500 gathered as Lindbergh and Pan American officials prepared for dawn takeoff amid weather checks.

Miami Canal Zone Havana U.P Charles A. Lindbergh Belize British Honduras Fla Cristobal Panama Canal Zone United States Air Mail Sikorsky Lindbergh Air Mail Trippe Pan- American Airways Jehan Hambletom Concern Harry Buckey

Power Interruption Hits Athens As Ohio Electric Plant Fails

Floodwood plant of the Southern Ohio Electric Company shed power for 32 minutes Saturday night. S. M. Haffey said breakers blew at Columbus and caused outages to Circleville and Chillicothe before auxiliary units restored service. Increased Athens load forced the issue. plans to fix the problem are under way.

Floodwood Southern Ohio Electric Company S. M. Haffey Athens Columbus Circleville Chillicothe Mr. Haffey

Old Student Dies at Columbia After 60 Years

William Cullen Bryant Kemp, 78, longtime Columbia student, died after a 60 year college career begun as a 1868 freshman. A relative left him 2500 dollars a year to stay in college. He earned multiple degrees including M D A B A M L and others noted as D P M and doctor perpetual motion.

New York U.P William Cullen Bryant Kemp Columbia University Kemp Columbia A. B A.M. L. LM Ph D C. EK E. E Mech E E. M Phar. Chem

Murder of Thurston Detective Claimed Solved in Ohio Case

Noah Burns and Robert Stone were arrested for the 9 year old murder of Charles Thurston, a Pennsylvania Railroad detective and Howard Thurston’s brother. Burns allegedly confessed to pastor Elbert Shelton in the presence of railroad police and the prosecutor, with Burns recalling the shooting by two robbers in the Pennsylvania yards.

Columbus UPR Charles Thurston Pennsylvania Railroad Howard Thurston Noah Burns Robert E. Stone Pennsylvania Yards Bers Pennsylvania Burns Stone Elbert Shelton Shepard Church of the Nazarene Shelton Chester

Board Predicts Heavy Courthouse Attendance For Meeting

Athens County Board of Commissioners anticipate a busy bi monthly session with petitions from delegations across the county, bill payments, and agenda items. The three commissioners will travel to Columbus Tuesday for the state county commissioners convention at the Neil House and will seek information on the Green Law and possible road funds.

Athens County Board of Commissioners Columbus Neil Secretary of State

Architect James W. Chrisford Dies After Fall

James W. Chrisford a 64 year old prominent architect died in Cleveland from injuries after falling from a ladder while supervising the remodeling of his home. The accident occurred at his residence.

Cleveland James W. Chrisford

Logan Plant Workers Face Material Delays In New Contract

Materials will be requisitioned this week for 125 steel cabooses and 50 camp cars as Logan shops plan overtime to meet demand. About 100 workers, many living in Logan, may be recalled as soon as stock arrives, with new material needed for a new type of construction and several weeks before readiness.

Logan Hocking Valley Walbridge Columbus

Funeral to be held Tuesday for Dwight A Riley in Athens

Dwight Alban Riley died Saturday at his Baltimore home after a long illness. The burial will be in Athens Tuesday afternoon after the funeral party arrives from Baltimore at 1 o'clock. Mrs. M M Riley will stay in Baltimore. Riley, once with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, was a son of the late Sheriff M M Riley and a Ohio University graduate.

Dwight Alban Riley Baltimore Athens Riley East M. M. Riley Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Ohio University

Faculty Women’s Club of Ohio University Meeting Postponed

The Faculty Women’s Club of Ohio University has postponed its meeting from tonight to Monday February 11 due to the Shakespearean play tonight.

Faculty Women's Club of Ohio University

Mother Nature Curio Shop to Appear in The Messenger

The Messenger begins a new feature for younger readers called Mother Nature's Curio Shop. Starting tomorrow it will run on the comics page three times weekly. Each sketch tells a brief story about animals plants or natural subjects.

the Messenger Mother Nature Curio Shop Toomorrow Comico

Logan Gas Company seeks retrial of valuation ruling

Logan Gas Company plans a petition for retrial of its valuation decision set at 10.845 million dollars. Attorney Freeman Eagleson said the petition will go to the Public Utilities Commission in days. If denied, the company may appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court or seek federal court action.

Columbus Logan Gas Company Freeman T. Eagleson United Press Today Public Utilities Commission Logan Eagleson Ohio Supreme Court

Matteson Infant Dies Strouds Run

Charles Theodore Matteson eight months old son of Mr and Mrs David B Matteson died Sunday afternoon at 2 o clock from heart disease Funeral arrangements pending burial planned at McDougall Cemetery

Matteson Strouds Run Charles Theodore Matteson David B. Matteson McDougall

Fire crews respond to house fire in Athens garage

Fire marshal C. J. Allstock described a Sunday 9 15 p m call from Ross Brickles for a blaze at his R F D 4 home across East Bridge. The fire started in a barrel of refuse in Brickles' garage and was discovered early. the barrel was removed and let burn with no damage reported by Fire Chief E G Laughlin.

Allstock C. J. Allstock Athens Ross Brickles East Bridge Ailstock Brickles E. 3. Laughlin

Official Files Motion For New Trial

The article reports plans to impeach State figure Bert B. Buckley if he does not resign after a federal conspiracy to bribe conviction. Governor Buckley advocates voluntary resignation for party unity, while Fried Cooper contemplates consulting lawmakers on next steps.

Removal of Buckley Would Mean A New Appointment by Gov. Cooper

A motion for a new trial and to arrest judgment was filed in Federal Court against State Treasurer Bert B. Buckley after his conviction on conspiracy charges. The filings argue the indictment does not constitute a state offense and that evidence did not support the verdict, listing four points in support of a new trial.

Bert B. Buckley Fried Cooper Buckley Thes Republican Party Gov Cooper Columbus U.P New Bcan House Senate Benson A Hough Hough Schrimper Sperber Myers Y. Cooper Gilbert Henry A. Williams Eral Haveth May Nan Bartels

Convicted Ohio Treasurer Buckley Faces Possible Resignation

Columbus reports say State Treasurer Bert B. Buckley was convicted in Federal Court of attempted bribery and conspiracy to violate the prohibition law. Buckley, facing up to 28 years in prison and a $27,200 fine, plans to appeal to the U S Supreme Court and may seek vindication while weighing resignation. The verdict unsettles state political circles and leaves Buckley and his family awaiting the next move.

Columbus U.P Treasur Bert B. Buckley Buckley U. S. Supreme Court

Buckley Found Guilty on All Counts in Bribery Case

Buckley was convicted on all 10 counts for conspiring with Cincinnati figures to bribe a prohibition official to tip them on brewery raids. The trial featured Buckley’s denial and a surprise conviction that could lead to appeals and possible impeachment actions. Buckley faces potential vacancy of his office with actions by the governor or legislature.

John L. Schrimper Cincinnati Joseph Sperber Jackson John Eckhart Prohibition Buckley Robert Brumbaugh Brumbaugh Federal Circuit Court of Appeals Trieia U. S. Supreme Court General Assembly Common Pleas Myers Y. Cooper Eckhart Sekbart Buckley the Beas As- Buckles Republican

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