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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1931
Page
13
An OCR text fragment references Governor W T and a state matter at a city site. The readable portion mentions alfalfa bill work and a debate or protest over timing and actions, with unclear names and places due to corrupt transcription.
A lengthy Washington dispatch debates the Wickersham commission’s prohibition report. It questions spending of about 590000 in pursuit of enforcement and urges Congress to take further actions or repeal prohibitive measures.
Yesterday's figures show Miami 4 and Los Angeles at T2, Phoenix 70. Today's lows include Cochran 28 below and Port Arthur 18 below. General atmospheric drift brought colder air to the Lake Region, with temperatures down 10 to 20 degrees and a warmer day ahead in the Plains and Atlantic areas.
A northern Ohio company expands with a modern steel construct and brick facility upgrades. It opens a new sub station and transmission line from Ashens to Athens, extending feeder capacity to improve reliability and reduce interruptions.
The Southern Ohio Electric Company highlights its community impact in Athens, noting 1930 salaries of 80 561.14 to residents, 50 254.01 paid to local merchants, city tax payments, and support to civic groups like the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Community Fund. Its Floodwood station employs over forty residents and consumes coal from Hocking Valley for power generation.
A fragmented report links a church theft to liquor money, cataloging accusations of negligent driving in a separate auto accident case. It notes damages claimed for a car and injuries to Mrs. Loom and a child, and mentions an English actress Josephine Larkin arriving in New York after investigating her husband John Joseph McGraw’s death.
Palm Beach Florida reflects upcoming wedding plans as Mire Loui Vah Alen engages Prince Alexis Z, a Runavian noble, with announcement by her mother Mrs Laurens Van d&iem Tha couple to wed soon in Paris and Moscow.
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