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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 10, 1924

Page

5

Churchwomen Organize Intrastate Mission Auxiliary Forms

Mrs J L Pickering led church women in the arietta district to organize a Women's Foreign Missionary Society auxiliary with Mrs Fannie Ball as president and Mrs Robert Graves as corresponding secretary. A Standard Bearer society with 20 members elected Blanche Cochran president Thelma Noble treasurer and Mrs A Matheny neeler. Additional notices include Home Guards meeting at 27 First Street with Mrs Das leader and list of attendees, chautauqua trip plans to Athens, funeral in Columbus for Mrs Hayes, and various social gatherings and visits in Columbus and Athens areas.

J. L. Pickering Arietta Plains C. A. Matheny Women's Foreign Missionary Society Fannie Ball Robert Graves Blanche Cochran Thelma Noble A. Matheny Neeler Robert Hawk M. BE

Mohicans Honor Former Chief With Sunday Dinner

Goffrey Morgan honors former Mohican chief Goffrey I Morgan with a 22 cover dinner at the Varsity Inn. D X K Addicott supervised the event. A short program featured talks by Morgan H J Paul F F E Harshman and Theodore Cowen. Songs by Morgan included Where The Rainbow Comes Down and Sons of the Black and Red. George Stuart Jr of Columbus attended as an out of town guest. Morgan leaves for New York lyceum engagements then Florida for five months.

Goffrey Morgan Goffrey I. Morgan Mohicans Varsity Inn D. X K. Addicott Morgan H. J. Paul F. F E. Harshman Theodore Cowen

Forces Behind Goolidge Busy

Washington report notes Calvin Coolidge campaign managers have quietly built momentum for the Cleveland convention. Nearly 200 delegates secured ahead of the primary battles with six states instructing for Coolidge_Virginia Kentucky Iowa South Carolina Louisiana Minnesota.

Washington Mar Calvin Coolidge Cleveland Coolidge Virginia Kentucky Iowa South Carolina Louisiana Minnesota

London Considers New Distress Call For Nonimmediate Aid

Shipping circles discuss introducing a new distress call for ships needing assistance but not in immediate danger. Too many ships send out 8. O. S. calls, says Captain Brown of the Shiner Ansonia after a storm voyage, arguing the call has lost significance through overuse.

London Brown Shiner Ansonia

Trade Commission delays probe into flour and bread prices

The Federal Trade Commission informed the Senate that it cannot begin an inquiry into flour and bread prices due to its current commitments. Resources are tied up with investigations into cotton, gasoline, and furniture, plus a survey of national wealth, with mining and airing industries needing additional staff.

Washington Federal Trade Commission Senate

Robbery at Detroit Jewelry Shop Ends Violently

Three armed men robbed the exclusive store of Henry Kay in Detroit today seizing diamonds and jewelry valued between 8000 and 10000 dollars. They bound and gagged 73 year old Kay who refused to open the safe and fired shots, though no one was reported killed. Police pursue suspects.

Detroit Mich Sen Hn Kay Adits Kay

Beasley-Galigher Wedding Attends Pleasantville Guest

Miss Bea Sawyer, a Pleasantville high school teacher, was weekend guest of Athens friends for the Beasley-Galigher wedding. Mr and Mrs John Cross visited Columbus to see C S Tedrow, seriously ill at St Claire hospital receiving treatment.

Bea Sawyer Pleasantville Athens Beasley-Galigher John Cross Columbus C. S. Tedrow 1 St. Claire Hospital

Mrs Minnie Mariner Returns from Ohio Visit

Mrs Minnie Mariner returns from a visit in Akron with daughter Mrs RB D Timms and family and to Mt VéPhon with sister Mrs Jank Houghn and Mrs RB D Hastings and daughter Mary Esther with Miss Edith Jones and her sister Mrs Olyn Jones from Columbus. They stayed with Athens relatives and were joined at home by Mrs Hastings daughter Mrs Neal Rumsey of Morgantown West Virginia.

Minnie Mariner Akron RB. D. Timms Mt. VéPhon Jank Houghn RB. D. Hastings Mary Esther Edith Jones College of Music Ohio University Olyn Jones Columbus Athens Hastings Neal Rumsey Morgantown W. Va

Senator Heflin Attacks Subsidized Republican Newspapers

Senator Heflin of Alabama launched a sharp tirade in Washington accusing subsidized Republican newspapers of conspiring to nominate Mr. Coolidge. He directed his criticism at outlets that have been hammering Democratic senators amid oil scandal revelations.

Washington Senaor Heflin Alabama Coolidge

O BREEN! DECEIVED CASH ONLY OBREEN!

In New York on March 10 E L Doheny head of the American Petroleum Company denies aiding Mexican rebels and asserts he loaned the Oregon government five million dollars to quell uprisings. He responds to charges by Senator Wiaepler that Doheny Sinclair and other magnates, with the justice department, fomented revolution in Mexico.

New York Mexico Hate Oregon E. L. Doheny An- American Petrol Im Company Wiaepler Montana Doheny Harry F. Sinclair United States Department of Justice Muexico

Hoover vows no radio monopoly by any group

Secretary of Commerce Hoover stated the government will not allow radio broadcasting to be monopolized by a single corporation individual or combination. The remark came amid a radio war in New York between city officials and the American Telephone and Telegraph company.

Washington Mar Secretary of Commerce Hoover New York American Telephone and Telegraph Company

Dayton man held on shooting and concealed weapons charges

Steffanos Geling opolos, 39, was jailed after a running chase that included more than twenty shots over a five mile route. He faces counts of shooting with intent to kill and carrying concealed weapons.

Dayton Steffanos Gelingopolos

Divorce Granted to William C. Frye

William C. Frye was granted a divorce from his wife Gienna Frye in common pleas court on Monday. The petition cited infidelity. Gienna Frye did not appear to contest. The Fryes married November 8, 1923 and lived together only a few weeks.

William C. Frye Gienna Frye Common Pleas

Killer escapes after abducting associate in Ky house

William Gates 31 says Heaton planned his mutilation and staged an illegal operation. Gates fired two shots with a concealed revolver during a two day captivity in a Logansport tied home. Heaton died. Mrs. Heaton, held ten days, aided by a Chicago detective, allegedly orchestrated the escape.

Ussville William Gates Richard Heaton Heaton Gates Frank Cordell O'Neill Detective Agency Indianapolis Indiana Cordel Ceaton & Fisher Logansport Ind Chicago

US Marines Reinforce Honduras Legation Guard

Washington reports the revolutionary situation in Honduras worsens as additional US marines land at Ceiba to reinforce the legation guard. The detachment arrives aboard the destroyer Lardner, joining Billingsley. cruiser Denver remains at Tela and Milwaukee at Amapalo on the south coast.

Washington Hoduras United States Ceiba Legation Guard State Department Lardner Billingsley Denver Tela Milwaukee Amapalo

House moves to sell Muscle Shoals project to Ford

Washington March 10 The House pushes ahead with the bill to sell the Muscle Shoals nitrate and power project to Henry Ford with a final vote expected in the afternoon An amendment by Rep We half Minnesota Farmer Labor to cut the profit rate from eight to five percent was rejected without a 24 vote showing.

Washington House Muscle Shoals Henry Ford Wefalg Farmer-Laborite Minnesota Lord

Still Talking Over Daugherty Probe in Veterans Bureau Scandal

Washington March 16 The House Judiciary Committee considered summoning Attorney General Daugherty to disclose DOJ evidence involving two congressmen in the Veterans Bureau scandal. No decision was reached and another session was set for later to consider subcommittee recommendations. Daugherty had declined to provide the requested information in a Saturday communication.

Washington Daugherty House Department of Justice Veterans’ Bureau

Government seeks control of all national resources

In a dramatic move the senate and house today introduced identical proposals for federal control of all national resources and the creation of a federal super power system. The measures aim to centralize decision making and expand federal authority across energy, transportation and strategic industries.

Washington Mar Senate

Parker Eva A. 612 years old dies after illness

Mrs Eva A Parker aged 61 2 years died Sunday at 8 15 am after bronchitis two days illness at 218 East State street Athens born in Lodi township moved to Athens 20 years ago member of First M B church and Martzolft Sunday school class survived by three sons Emmett Everett Floyd and Edna Parker of Washington DC funeral Tuesday at 2 50 pm at home with interment at West Union street mausoleum

Eva A. Parker East State Street Parker William Blackwood Lodi Township Athens M. BK. Church Martzolft Emmett Parker Everett Parker Floyd Parker Columbus Edna Parker Washington, D. C West Union Street

Death of Kichelbert DD Rivers at 52 in Chauncey area

Kichelbert DD Rivers aged 52 died Sunday morning at 4 30 at his son Rank Rivers home of infirmities of age. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 10 AM at the M B K church Chauncey conducted by Rev Timmons. Burial at West Union street cemetery Athens. Survived by three sons Frank of Sand Ridge John of Chauncey and Herb of Woston.

Land Ridge Kichelbert DD Rivers Rank Rivers M. Bk Chauncey Timmons West Union Street Athens Frank Sand Ridge John Herb Woston

Detective Creedon Identifies Suspect Doyle After 16 Years

In Columbus Ohio James Creedon recalls recognizing Thomas Doyle a 41 year old Toledo man on a charge of being a suspicious person Doyle had escaped earlier and Creedon had pursued him for 16 years with the case renewed but details remain unclear.

Columbus James Creedon Thomas Doyle Toledo Creedon Doyle

Sought to arrest him as an allowed confidence worker

A report notes the attempt to arrest a person identified as a confidence worker, followed by an escape after a stiff battle. Details on location and names are unavailable in the fragment.

Farm aid short, Elyria county farms near abandonment

Lorain County Farm Agent Howard Rogers reports severe farm distress due to high labor costs and lack of money. He says about thirty farms are practically abandoned and that farmers are increasingly forced into bullying, placing the county fourth in the state in this troubling trend.

Elyria Lorain County Howard Rogers N Rogers

Schools Face Funding Gaps and Term Salaries Debate

Superintendent McVay notes hope for full state aid but cautions that if funds remain tight districts should keep schools open for the term. Attorney General Crabbe’s ruling says teachers can be paid for the full term even if paid late, while quitting teachers may forfeit unworked periods.

Mc.Vay Athens County Schve Treasuries McVay

Caution is a Great Asset in Fish Report

A brief sportsing note highlights caution as a key asset in a fish themed event, noting four fish as part of the analysis and drawing attention to careful play and strategic choice.

Sinclair to contest Teapot Dome lease action

Chicago March 16 Harry F Sinclair announced he will contest the government move to annul the Teapot Dome lease. He and six attorneys boarded his private car for Cheyenne where the action will be opened this week by the government.

Chicago Harry F. Sinclair Teapot Dome Sinclair Cheyenne

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