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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1929
Page
1
The Ohio Legislature's House Judiciary Committee voted to postpone further consideration of the so called pint bill. Introduced by Rep O L Sims it would have allowed physicians to prescribe a pint of liquor every ten days for the aged infirm or sick.
Governor Cooper to submit the biennial budget to Legislative Finance Committees. A bill allowing Common Pleas Courts to hire psychiatrists and psychologists advances to passage in the Senate.
The legislature debated a half pint limit under current law as a motion to kill the bill passed ten to zero with lawmakers fearing the dry House would amend it to reduce limits. The Teachers Tenure bill, by Rep Lester J Abele, seeks indefinite tenure after three years with hearings and grounds for removal. Both houses recessed for the funeral of Senator Harry M Carpenter, with extra sessions planned as the Senate adjourns to Monday.
The University of Cincinnati and Ohio State will debate Friday in Ewing Hall Auditorium on the question Reversing trial by jury. The Ohio first affirmative team includes Glen Cole Dale Mansperger and Myron Parker. The event marks a university debate tradition and public interest in campus discourse.
Eight people were injured in a Cleveland crash late last year when a passenger bus collided with a truck. One man suffered injuries.
Col Charles A Lindbergh and Miss Anne Morrow escaped after their plane overturned during landing at Valbuena Field Mexico City with one wheel missing. Lindbergh comforted his frightened fiancée and helped her through a window before both rode to the embassy. He was injured lightly with a dislocated shoulder and a wrist hurt but continued to fly.
The text reports Leon Trotsky's long reflection on his fall and exile, noting his assertion that Stalin and other Russian leaders move toward conservatism and capitalism. It discusses Lenin's possible continued influence and hints at France Belgium war pact rumors affecting Britain, while the United States remains cautiously optimistic.
Attorneys for both sides argued before the Public Utilities Commission on the Ohio livestock rate case seeking to challenge 32 railroad charges. No decision was made as evidence and briefs are reviewed. Complainants claim Ohio intra state rates are unfair and driving stock to markets in Pittsburgh and Buffalo.
Cincinnati police began steps to extradite Chester Grear from Nashville Tennessee after the death of Elmer Huls a 54 year old filling station attendant killed by bandits who attacked the station January 30. Grear is held in Nashville on a robbery charge and was wanted here for auto theft.
Police seek motive after Joseph Schumlovitz a Cleveland real estate dealer kills himself with a gun in his downtown office building. The death occurred on February 28 and authorities investigated the circumstances.
Sports experts detail a social and financial success of the Miami Beach bout. Stribling and Sharkey exchange licks as the big fight draws over 400 fans in a Southwestern Ohio party section. Read full sport page coverage by United Press writers.
Columbus reports that North Carolina finance committees voted to replace itemized appropriations with lump sums overseen by the state finance director. Harry D. Silver, spokesman for Governor Cooper, said the change aims for economy and tighter control with veto power over departments. The budget for the biennium will be released next week and totals are projected at about 62 million dollars not counting highway funds. A new daily accounting system will allow the finance department to monitor funds for each department.
In Columbus on February 28 Senators Ackerman of Cleveland and Kuhns of Dayton clashed over a highway bill before the Senate Committee on Political Subdivisions. Ackerman warned of graft if the highway director gains discretion to acquire land, while Kuhns challenged any graft claims and urged reporting of known grafts.
John Conway Toole, eight years president of the International Baseball League, died in New York after a ten day illness from influenza.
William R. Werthner, 74, longtime public school teacher in Dayton, died after a long illness. He was widely known for his research work and taught in the schools here for half a century.
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio will hear oral arguments on a Logan Gas Company re hearing March 18 1929. M D Hughes representing Athens city says the new commission will decide whether a re hearing is granted amid petitions protesting the final valuation slashed by the old commission.
Cleveland report shows 1 631 deaths at Ohio grade crossings in five years with rising danger. Totals include 289 killed in 1924 and 343 killed in 1929. 300 killed in 1927 plus injuries in the thousands and a January 22 bus and interurban crash near Bellevue that killed 19.
President-Elect Hoover aims to finish cabinet picks and finalize his inaugural address today as two posts still await selection. Secretary of war and secretary of commerce remain open while negotiations continue, with Donovan and Mitchell shaping the anticipated lineup.
Edith Hartman village telephone operator summoned Marshalville volunteers by phone to fight a fire in the business district. When the bell rope failed the chief alerted Hartman who then contacted each fireman and also called Doylestown and Orrville departments. Loss pegged at 12000 dollars.
A Ford roadster owned by Virgil C. Aldridge was stolen from in front of his home at 98 University Terrace between 10 30 and 12 oclock Wednesday night. Aldridge parked the car at 10 30. Police searched the city that night but found no trace of the vehicle.
Rain-swollen creeks and rivers across Ohio recede as danger of more floods fades. Canoe City near Warren reports forty families driven from homes by the Mahoning River, three families rescued with no escape. Ohio River drops from flood stage easing East Liverpool distress. Miami Valley homes reoccupy marooned dwellings. Chicago and Midwest brace as water gauges show relief is near with little additional damage expected.
Miss Winifred Ramsay, 22, was shot five times near her home in Jacobsburg by her fiancé Thomas Weekley, 24, as she rode home in another man's car. Weekley, to wed today, allegedly opened fire after seeing Ramsay with Charles Gates, 24, of Bearlsville. Ramsay was hospitalized in critical condition.
United Press reports Congress began its third session before adjournment in a playful mood. A Senate filibuster kept members up past 2 40 a m as they opposed the second appropriation bill amid objections to several items, reflecting a light tone despite business.
The Senate moves to vote on the second Deficiency Appropriation Bill with no major committee actions listed. In the House, consideration focuses on the Jones Bill as part of the day’s agenda.
The Senate and House contended over the second Deficiency Appropriation Bill with a late vote planned for the survey of the Nicaraguan Canal. A payroll of 150 000 for the canal survey and 24 000 000 for prohibition enforcement, plus 12 370 000 for new naval cruisers, dominated the high stakes. Senator Vandenberg announced the reapportionment measure dead after a nightlong filibuster, and the House was set to approve the cruiser program for the President. The long session was driven by Norris and Dill protests over the canal funding.
Feb 28. An Alliance man, Robert Fisher, was fined 1000 dollars and sentenced to one year in Stark County Workhouse for neglecting seven children. Police found the children in a cold house. Stark County Children's Bureau will oversee the case and the kids.
Floods sweeping the southern states have caused four deaths in the last 24 hours as rivers rose and a car plunged from a bridge. The victims include Fred McWhorter, a Georgia lawyer, and three others are reported drowned.
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