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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1929
Page
1
Health office reports shows a decrease here with five at hospital. United States Health Service says epidemic may equal one in 1918.
Influenza declines in Athens County with seven new cases reported. Ohio University undergraduates arrive for exams while Athens and county schools plan to resume, and state health officials warn the epidemic may yet reach 1913-era virulence if weather changes. Local cases include Athens State Hospital and city areas as authorities monitor the improving but fragile situation.
A recent photo shows Marc McDermott, veteran stage and screen actor, who died Saturday at his home in Glendale California. The death ends a lengthy Hollywood career spanning silent and sound eras.
Columbus January 5. Final arrangements for the opening session of the eighty-eighth Ohio General Assembly were completed. The Senate and House convene at 10 p m with Lt. Gov. George C Braden presiding in the Senate and Secretary of State Clarence J Brown presiding in the House. Braden will be Senate president until January 34 when John T Brown takes over as lieutenant governor. The first day will focus on organization and formalities.
The Women's Republican Club of Ohio voted to discontinue membership in the Ohio Council of Republican Women citing financial issues. Mrs Viola D Romans said the withdrawal was not due to past disputes between Lesvan Clark and other leaders. Clark and several others were voted honorary members. A. P. Pat Sandiles of Ottawa was reported as a potential Democratic member appointee to the State Civil Service Commission by Governor-elect Myers Cooper.
Two divorces are granted by Worstell in Columbus probate court. Merle Morris, guardian for two minor children, was appointed after the father’s custody dispute. The proceedings included a note of a $84,684.20 personal property and $18,000 real estate, with the mother granted permission to view the children on Saturdays. The case also involved a demurrer and a reassessment of funds for the city waterworks and garbage collection.
The Prince of Peace Declamation Contest for the Tenth Congressional District took place Sunday night at the Middleport Methodist Church. Contestants included Frank Gean Crown City and Phillip Sprow Jackson with several alternates, representing multiple counties. The winner advances to the state contest in Memorial Hall with substantial cash prizes and scholarships offered by the Ohio Council of Churches.
Columbus January 5. Frank Maullar of the Public Utilities Commission dissents from the majority on Logan Gas Co valuation. He says the value must reflect market price and failing to allow for land and leasehold values, bond discounts, and overheads skews the figure. The commission's 7 percent overhead rate is challenged.
A United States Weather Bureau bulletin warns of a cold wave pushing into Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia with strong shifting winds. Snow is expected after rain tonight, and the cold will ease slowly tomorrow night as winds shift from south to west then north.
Reported in Cleveland that U S Attorney A E Bernsteen will resign, with associates in the Federal Building saying it is generally understood he plans to leave office in January despite his denial. In Washington, House leaders chose to sidetrack the War Department Appropriation Bill to take up the first deficiency appropriation bill for 1929.
The Army plane Question Mark and its crew push toward a new nonstop flight record, aiming to surpass the 118 hour French Dixmude, with the crew eager to test human and machine limits as they near the final stretch of a weeklong endurance mission.
In Columbus federal court State Treasurer Bert B. Buckley pleaded not guilty to conspiring to offer a bribe related to beer permits. Co-defendants John L. Schrimpner and John Sperber pleaded guilty to bribery and perjury charges, while Sperber faced a separate perjury count. Buckley requested time to prepare, and a Jan. 1947 trial date was set with extensions.
Judge Carpenter opened final stages of trials for 37 defendants as defense attorney William Ivance argued a motion challenging the indictment. The day’s market update shows Pennsylvania crude rising 25 cents, with Buckeye pipelines at 2.85 per barrel as lines await further action.
Six Athens County officials win the November election and start new terms at midnight Sunday January 6 1920. John Lax of Alexander Township begins his first term as county commissioner. Dike Wilson elected county surveyor starts his first term. R T Williams and Williams are among those beginning second terms as prosecuting attorney and sheriff respectively. John Grosvenor begins a second four year term as commissioner. Other officials like Thurman L Morgan and M Johnson prepare for later term starts while W E Molder starts as county treasurer.
Mrs. John Mathews of Athens R D No 3 died a few hours after giving birth at Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens. Funeral plans not yet set. Survived by husband infant son three other children Roth Catherine Arthur a stepdaughter Bertha Mathews mother Rebecca Smith Athens and brother Alexander Smith Athlona R D No 3.
In Wooster Ohio a woman and four relatives are jailed as investigators link them to the mysterious disappearance of four year old Melvin Horst from Orrville Ohio. Neighbors of the Horst family are involved.
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