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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1929

Page

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New Ohio Bills Include Ambulance Chasing Attorneys Plan

Columbus dispatch reports 46 new measures introduced in the Ohio General Assembly. Highlights include a $86 570.77 appropriation bill and a $2 01 260.43 reappropriation bill, plus proposals to curb ambulance chasers with fines of 50 to 500 dollars. The McDonald Compulsory Reappraisal Act repeal is offered, and new auto license tag rules would create perpetual renewals. Open squirrel season length may extend from September to October.

Columbus U.R Senate G. M. Kumier Senate Finance Committee House Vic Donahey Lee Employes Charles H. Jones Jackson Kumler Donahey Dallas Sullivan Union County State Bar Association G. W. Grant Crawford County Cnty Kyle Ross Akron Roush Adams County W. J. Robinson Stark County

Merchants to Elect Officers at Athens Association Banquet

The Athens Retail Merchants' Association will elect officers for the year at its annual banquet at Hotel Berry Friday at six. Plans for the year will be discussed at the first meeting. The association now has more than 50 members.

Athens Retail Merchants’ Association Hotel Berry

Duke Hayes Undergoes Appendectomy in Columbus Grant Hospital

Lawrence Duke Hayes arrived in Columbus and underwent an appendectomy at Grant Hospital at 4 pm. His father E T Hayes said last night his condition was favorable.

Columbus Lawrence “Duke” Hayes Grant Hospital E. T. Hayes

Fire Blazes Through Logan Manufacturing Plant. $75,000 Loss

A blast in the naphtha room at Logan Manufacturing Company sparked a fire that gutted the main two story building and ruined about 50,000 dollars worth of finished furniture. Insurance covers about two thirds. Fire crews from Nelsonville aided by 55 Logan workers confined the blaze and saved records while 55 workers were left unemployed.

Logan Manufacturing Company Logan E. W. Davis Edward Windom Jack Pearson East Front Street Dallas Smart Joe Woodruff Jam Clark H. R. Tipton L. P. Mooney Mooney Tipton Davis

Free Man Cleared on Attack Charge in Painesville

William J. MacMahon of Conneaut, a former war fighter, was freed from charges of wounding with intent to kill after the Lake County grand jury indicted him for attacking his wife near Thanksgiving. He claimed amnesia and said a narcotic from Cleveland affected him.

Painesville Jan William J. MacMahon Conneaut CGT Frank Pollock MacMahon Lake County Grand Jury Mai Pittsburgh Here Cleveland

Rathburn Soldier Transferred From Fort McDowell to San Francisco

Rathburn, Ill and Athens, Ga connected parents report their son I E Rathburn has been moved from Fort McDowell California to the General Hospital in San Francisco. He has served in the regular Army since last October and had sought a transfer for some time according to his father.

Merley. Rathburn I. E. Rathburn Athens General Hospital San Francisco Fort McDowell Calif

Cincinnati Druggist Claims Radio Invention

George Smith a Cincinnati druggist has invented a small aluminum box he says will revolutionize radio. The device cost 50 cents to make and contains an alloy of aluminum lead magnesia copper zinc and iron. He claims it will render tubes except the detector unnecessary.

Cincinnati Jan U.P George Smith Smith

Rebel Chief Vieyra Surrenders With 208 Followers

Mexico City reports Simon Cortes Vieyra, rebel chief operating in Michoacan, has surrendered along with 208 followers. Local authorities confirmed the defection and surrounding details.

Mexico City Simon Cortes Vieyra Operati Michoacan

Ohio University students finish final exams

Resting now after the last final of the first semester many students at Ohio University weigh relief and fatigue. Examinations stretched two hours from Monday to Thursday with some students finishing earlier and others staying in Athens to rest up for the new semester starting Monday.

Ohio University Athens

Ohio Senators Work On New Election Law

Columbus January 31 The Senate Committee on Elections approved creating a sub committee to draft a substitute bill based on the Herbert and Martin bills. They want permanent registration as the core to unify the election code acceptable to both houses.

Ohio Columbus U.R Senate Committee On Elections Today

Aged Man Held After Attack in Cincinnati

A 72 year old man named Charles Higgins allegedly beat his wife and son with a heavy wrench in his Cincinnati home. He swallowed poison just before police arrived and was to appear in Probate Court for sanity exams, relatives said.

Cincinnati O.R Charles Higgins

Oklahoma Governor Johnston Pleads Not Guilty to Impeachment

Henry 8. Johnston suspended Oklahoma governor pleads not guilty to eleven impeachment charges. Senate court of impeachment sets February 11 as trial date.

Oklahoma City Okla Henry Johnston Oklahoma Oklahoma Senate

Rebellions Rise in Spain and Mexico Stirred by Figures

Arthur Brisbane reports Catalonia unrest spreading through Spain as Primo de Rivera and King Alfonso clash with forces in perilous times. In Mexico rebels dynamite trains injuring soldiers amid ongoing clashes and a bitter religious war outlook.

Primo DE Rivera Alfonso Spat Catalonia Catal Spain de Rivera Mussolini Kemal Pasha Mexico

Cold Wave to Grip Ohio and Kentucky Friday

The United States Weather Bureau announced another cold wave sweeping Ohio Kentucky and West Virginia with zero and sub zero temperatures expected tonight. Snow covered Ohio with clouds foretelling more precipitation and no relief in sight as temperatures remain below freezing.

Columbus Ohio Kentucky Weat Virginia United States Weather Bureau

Couple Must Die On the Scaffold

New Orleans January 31 Two last legal maneuvers failed to delay the execution of Mrs Ada Bonner Leboeuf and Dr Thomas Dreher who are to be hanged in the Franklin jail yard tomorrow for the murder of Leboeufs husband Judge Wayne G Borah denied a petition for habeas corpus and later a certificate of reasonable cause to stay the hanging.

New Orleans U.P Ada Bonner Leboeuf Thomas Dreher Franklin

Former Governor Donahey for Buckley Bribery Trial Defense

Former Governor Donahey was subpoenaed as a defense witness in the Bert B. Buckley bribery case. Also summoned were Chief Justice Carrington Marshall Former Attorney General Crabbe and Freeman Dustman of the Anti Saloon League group.

Columbus U.P Vic Donahey Bert B. Buckley Carrington T. Marshall C. C. Crabbe Freeman L. Dustman American Issue Anti- Saloon League

Marysville reform school bound mother and infant

In Lorain a convicted liquor law violator Mrs Julia Nature and her twelve day old daughter were sent to the Marysville Reformatory for Women. The mother once sought a new trial but was denied and after hospital care the pair were moved to the reform facility. Mrs Nature has seven other children and an invalid husband.

Marysville Lorain Jan U.R Julia Nature Iquor Marysville Reformatory Mra. Naure Mra Nature Nasure Io

First Case in Damage Suits From Mining Riots Set for March 21

Dewey Garrison's damage suit against the Athens County Board of Commissioners is slated for March 21 in Common Pleas Court. He seeks 1000 for two fractured ribs from a riot on the public highway near Green Run Camp during a mining strike. Other cases set for trials include 26 total actions with dates scattered through March and April.

Athens County Common Pleas Court Athens County Commissioners Hocking Valley Dewey Garrison County Board of Commissioners Athens County G. Worsteil Fred Louis Loula Louis A. McGraw L. I. Cook Austin O. Scott Harley Smith United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company Charles Mariner James Ruston Audrey Ruston Mariner B. Kern B. W. Buck John Radford Robert M. Patterson Charles Barnhart Mary E. Cahill William — Brothers George Williams Athens County Buick Co Athens Thomas Newman Mike Shamansky R. Dexter East End Grocery Robert Eves W. Powell Athens Implement Company Martin L. Jones Ferschel EB. Wethey Ernest T. Johnson

Uniting of Presbyterian and Methodist Churches Advances

Two committees were formed in Pittsburgh to pursue organic union between the Presbyterian Church North and the Methodist Episcopal Church and other denominations. The move aims to harmonize administration and doctrine with emphasis on Christ's divinity as a core criterion.

Pittsburgh Presbyterian Church North Methodist Episcopal Church Unity H. C. Swearfengen St. Paul William F F. McDowell Washington, D. C W. O. Thompson Ohio State University Swearlengen Eugene Antrim Oklahoma City College Ord

Red Cross Meeting Postponed In Ath ens Chapter

The Ath ens chapter of the American Red Cross postponed its annual meeting scheduled for Wednesday due to illness of executive secretary Miss Thelma Grubb. No date set yet but a likely meeting next week. Roll Call results from two weeks ago will be presented at the annual gathering, said committee chairman R W Finsterwald.

Athens The American Red Cross Thelma Grubb R. W. Finsterwald

Dog Owners Enter Pleas of Guilty

Three individuals pleaded guilty for failing to buy 1929 dog licenses. Sam Mayles of Millfield, Tony Sulkoski and Susan Danko of Modoc faced arraignment in Justice of the Peace Carl H. Porter’s court and were fined $10 plus costs. Arrests were made by Constable Harry Dalton under affidavits from Porter Diken, county dog warden.

Porter Dicken Sam Mayles Millfield Tony Sulkoski Modoc Susan Danko Court of Justice of the Peace Carl H. Porter Harry Dalton

Coast Guard Cutters In Tow Of Disabled British Steamer

The U S 8 C G Tampa and Mojayfight heavy seas and gales to day with the disabled British steamer Silver Maple in tow. No progress was made as the craft held their charge headed into high waves.

U. S

Logan Gas 60 Valuation Cut by Commission

Gas company valuation fixed at 9 607 366 77 for rate setting, about 1 million less than tentative figure. The Public Utilities Commission approved the 60 per cent reduction from roughly 10 million, affecting rates in 38 cities including Athens Chauncey. If appealed, rebates and court actions loom as the company weighs federal or state options.

Garland Mig United Press Columbus Jan Logen Making Company Athens Chauncey Tts Tics Commission Federal Cay Com Commission State Supreme Court Peace Utilities Ties Commission Lompany

Foch's Condition Relapses Amid Heart Illness

Paris January 31 Ferdinand Foch who has been seriously ill with heart disease suffered a relapse today doctors report new pulmonary involvement has set in further complicating his condition the veteran French commander remains under care.

Paris U.2 Ferdinand Foch

Railroad sought abandonment of line in Ohio

Interstate commerce commission heard a request by Detroit Toledo Ironton Railroad to abandon an 18 mile segment of its line between Jaf and Wellston. The action aims to terminate service on the affected section while preserving other routes.

Jane Washington Jaf Wellston Detroit, Toledo, Ironton Railroad

Pinta Aims for Washington Event Amid Unclear Text

Fragmentary OCR line mentions Washington and Pinta with unclear context. The readable items show names and locations without full details, implying a historical note or notice needing clarification. Further readable details are required to craft a precise summary.

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