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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 06, 1929

Page

9

Classifieds and Services Directory Listings In Athens

Busy page lists automotive services moving and storage real estate and farm listings plus equipment auctions and household goods. Local businesses such as The Automotive Battery & Electric Co and Buck & Burk advertise repairs furnaces and moving services while Real Estate entries showcase farms houses and rental properties in Athens area with contact notes and brief sale details. The page also notes an upcoming public auction with items like livestock hay and farm equipment.

Saeed Baumnment

Meigs County Auto and Radio Service Advert

POMEROY or Rutland 285 KR Automotive Ti complete make friends Meigs County Buick Co WE DO GREASING and sell auto supplies Pan belts tires and tubes Stuc 60 Service Station Middleport Business service hear the period all electric tube for palidera Tirade model oe Your old radio allowance Service Tet RENT Er Veral slightly used Antweier Kent Radios at 25 and cabinet models Meigs Electric

Meigs County Buick Co Middleport Meigs Electric

Nelsonville Businesses Advertise Goods and Services

Local notices advertise Whitmore's Greenhouse and Pinder lost item call, several merchants list coal water pumps and ranges, and a legal notice about a motor transportation tariff change by Valley Public Service Company. Also notices on real estate, auctions, and used cars posted by local dealers.

Valley Public Service Company Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Prp. & L. Co Pblic Convenience Colupans Ty of Ohio Valley Public Berwich Company Columbus

Grain and Wool Market Summary From Columbus and Marietta

Market notes show cash grain prices for wheat and corn with bid levels and futures. Wool inquiry continues as sales are slow with prices around 45 to 46 cents for selected qualities and hogs, calves, and sheep values listed with varying ranges.

U. P Qate Istica

Escape From Sub Sea Test Aboard U S S Mallard

Navy men celebrated a dangerous undersea escape test from a submarine turning the 40 foot dive into a triumph. Lieut C H Momsen led the escape after Chief Torpedoman Ed Kosnowski and surfaced after exiting through a hull door amid a tense Gulf of Mexico exercise near Key West.

U. S. S&s Mallard United Press Navy C. H. Momsen Edward Kosnowski Atlantic Kolinowski Gulf of Mexico Key West

Slush Causes Accidents Near Athens This Morning

Slush on roads led to two minor car accidents near Athens. Walter Davies of 7 Clarke Street and George Dailey of 88 East State Street, employees of the Southern Ohio Electric Company, veered off the Albany Athens Highway five miles west of Athens. their light car suffered a damaged steering rod. Robert Marquis of 244 East State Street, mathematics professor at Ohio University, slid off a steep bank on North Hill but escaped injury and was later pulled back onto the highway with no damage to his vehicle.

Athens Walter Davies Clarke Street George Dailey East State Street Southern Ohio Electric Company Albany-Athens Robert Marquis Ohio University North Hill

Everett Koon To Die in the Chair

Marion, Feb. 6 Everett Koon must die for the murder of Henry Foos an aged farmer recluse Homer E Johnson Koon s attorney has announced he will not appeal a decision which set February 15 as the date for Koon s execution Koon is now on death row in the State Penitentiary. When a mere youth Koons was sentenced to prison from Athens County for the murder of an aged man.

Marion Everett Koon Henry Foos Homer E. Johnson Koon State Koons Athens County

Man writes blood message then commits suicide in Cedar Rapids

In Cedar Rapids Iowa on February 6 UPI reports railroad station agent Lyle H. Baker 28 wrote a blood message warning youths to avoid liquor then shot himself after calling his father. Baker, a husband and father of three, ended with the line it takes power to live.

Cedar Rapids UPI Lyle H. Baker Baker Wauloona

Jensen Attempts Endurance Flight From Roosevelt Field

Martin Jensen launched from Roosevelt Field at 9 04 a m aiming to set a new endurance flight record after finishing second in the Dole Hawaii flight.

Roosevelt Field L. I U.P Martin Jensen Jensen Hawaii

Noted flyer dies in Berlin hospital

Baron Gunther von Huenfeld died in a Berlin hospital at age 8 after service as a navigator on the Bremen’s hazardous west Atlantic crossing less than a year ago. He wrote poetry to steady his two companions and himself during the mission.

Berlin Baron Gunther von Huenfeld Bremen

Presbyterians Hold Preparatory Meeting at Gill Home

District Presbyterians meet tonight at 209 East State Street to prepare for a series of union services at the Presbyterian Church next week. Dr Higgins hosts Thursday night at 3 Park Place. Dr W H Hudnut of Youngstown leads the series with First Methodist Episcopal congregations.

C. M. Gill East State Street Presbyterian Church J. M. Higgins Park Place Presbyterian First Methodist Episcopal Churches W. HB. Hudnut Youngstown

Lindbergh Lands Pan American Air Mail Plane in Costa Rica

Crowds in Punta Arenas greet Col. Charles A. Lindbergh as his Sikorsky amphibian lands after a Managua stop on the Miami to Cristobal flight. He refuels at David Panama for the final leg of about 1700 miles.

Punta Arenas Costa Rica U.P Charles A. Linzbergh Managua Nicaragua David Panama Miami Fla Cristobal C. Z. Lindberg

Capt. Otto Kindler Dies in Lancaster Home

Lancaster mourns Capt. Otto Kindler 47 a Fairfield County veteran who served in France and survived gas and wounds from 1918. He died peacefully last night in his chair while with family listening to the radio, the victim of a heart attack.

Lancaster Otto Kindler Fairfield County France

Carthage Township Farmer Bonded in Embezzlement Case

Carthage Township farmer Homer McKowan was arraigned on embezzlement charges in Justice of the Peace Felix Riley’s court. He pleaded not guilty and posted $200 bond for a February 11 hearing after an Athens man alleged McKowan embezzled $21 from cream and farm sales. Deputy Constable Harry Junod brought McKowan to court.

Homer McKowan Carthage Township Court of Justice of the Peace Felix Riley McKowan James Reasoner Athens Harry Junod

File Suit To Get Bond From Merz

The State of Ohio sues in Athens County Common Pleas to recover a $1,500 bond forfeited after Peter J. Merz and his mother Elizabeth Merz failed to appear for a hearing on a motion for a new trial. Merz was convicted by a jury of shooting with intent to kill Don R. McGill, owner of the Lick Run Mine. The bond was signed by his mother who also did not appear on the January 16 hearing. Deputy Sheriff Wayne Wingett declared the bond forfeited in the sheriff’s absence.

Athens County Don R. McGill Lick Run Merz Wayne Wingett William Williams

Wilson Attends State Surveyors Conference in Columbus

J. W. Wilson county surveyor leaves Athens for Columbus to join a state conference of county surveyors at the Nell House. State Highway Director Robert M. Wald will oversee sessions. Wilson plans to return to the city Thursday evening.

J. W. Wilson Athens Columbus Nell House Robert M. Wald Mr. Wilson

Gas Fatality at Salem Foundry Claims Two Workers

Salem workers Peter Acsinte aged 46 and Phelix Bargon aged 50 died from asphyxiation in the Deming Pump Company Foundry late yesterday. Bargon collapsed when entering a dry capela for a cast loom piece. Acsinte died trying to rescue him.

Salem Peter Acsinte Phelix Bargon Deming Pump Company Barson Capela Acainte

Subpoenas Issued in Ludden Murder Trial at County Court

Subpoenas served for the George Ludden trial on second degree murder in the death of John Lent a Lick Run district miner. The petit jury meets Friday at 9 amid 9 witnesses for the plaintiff and 22 for the defense. Prosecutors include R Dynams and Deputy Sheriff. Lent was shot at home January 1 and died January 2.

George Ludden John Lent Lick Miner Ludden County Ing M. B.crington Jack Pearson Nelsonville Fred Peter Barrows C. A. Ernest Skiver George Lent Lick Run

Roger Jones Speaks to Rotary Club on Land Titles

Roger Jones of the AiR Rotary Club spoke at Hotel Berry on the history of abstracting land titles. He described how a million and a half acres were divided into shares, with transfers affecting regions including Washington and Meigs. John J. Jager, an undertaker, was presented Rotary ethics, as Athens Rotary Club planned ceremonies in Middleport next Monday.

Attsney Roger Jones Air Rotary Club Hotel Berry Ne Day Jones Jo Jones Ohio Company Gallia Hocking Morgan John J. Jager Rotary Ethics Athens Rotary Club Middleport Rotary

22 Die in Bombay Riot as Hindus Attack High Caste Roundups

Twenty two people were killed today in Bombay during a riot triggered by Hindu groups angered by caste tensions. Police reports say mobs attacked those they believed were holding others against their will and sought revenge amid religious tensions.

Bombay India

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