Feared Adrift After Lake Erie Search For Missing Boatmen
Cleveland reports extensive search for Thomas I. Patterson and John Rossow missing 103 hours after starting a 16 foot open boat across Lake Erie. Air, boat, and land units sweep 50 mile area east of Cleveland toward Put-In-Bay as yachts and vessels assist near Gordon Park. Relatives fear heavy seas or fuel exhaustion left them adrift between Ohio and Erieau, Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
U.P
Detroit
Thomas I. Patterson
John Rossow
Lake Erie
Put-In-Bay
Interlakes Yachting Association
Gordon Park
Patterson
Rossow
Ohio Shore
Erieau
School Chums Are To Teach Together
NEW LEXINGTON July 8 Lynn Nicholas and Paul Gannett, longtime Shawnee cronies and former roommates, have both been hired at Newport High School with Nicholas as supervising principal and Gannett as manual training teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Lexington
Lynn Nicholas
Paul Gannett
Shawnee
Newport
Federal mediator to push settlement in New Orleans streetcar strike
A mediator from the Department of Labor, W. A. Rogers of Louis, is en route to New Orleans to begin negotiations between streetcar strikers and the New Orleans Public Service, Inc. The effort aims to settle the week two dispute with little violence reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
W. A. Rogera
Louis
Department of Tagor
New Orleans Public Service, Inc
Athens Messenger Publishes Zion Park Booklet
The Zion National Park booklet highlights the canyon land in southwest Utah once avoided and feared. Created for readers and tied to the Washington Information Bureau, it encourages engagement via an attached coupon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Messenger
Zion Park
America
Coronado
Canyon
Utah
Washington Information Bureau
Zion National Park
Request for Zion National Park booklet
Letter from Frederick J. Haskins of The Athens Messenger Information Bureau in Washington DC encloses four cents for a copy of the Zion National Park booklet. He provides name street city state presumably for mailing details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick J. Haskins
The
Athens Messenger
Washington, D. C
Zion National Park
Rockefeller at 90 Provokes Public Reflection
Arthur Brisbane notes John D. Rockefeller turning ninety and reflects on wealth, society, and moral questions. He also critiques labor shortages, industry shocks, and prohibition era incidents shaping public life.
Life at Ninety and Rockefeller’s Uplifting Legacy
A historical notice honors John D Rockefeller on his ninetieth birthday. It lauds his vast fortunes, philanthropy, and scientific work from education to disease eradication. It notes global reach and the idea that competition is wasteful, praising a life spanning decades and immense achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Fire in stands sparks panic at Detroit baseball game
A fire in the east grandstand of a Detroit stadium injured more than 125 fans as 2099 watched. Witnesses said an explosion preceded the blaze which spread along the stands sending crowds fleeing to exits. Thirty feet of drop to street and field caused many to jump. 39 people suffered fractures. Gasoline blamed for the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
East Side
Wood Higgins Dies After Tuberculosis Battle
Elmer Wood Higgins aged 38 died at the Rocky Glen Sanitarium McConnellville after years of TB treatment across the United States. The body goes to his sister Mrs Floyd Nye in Chauncey. He was born near Fisher and studied at Ohio University before teaching. He leaves sisters Mrs Nye and Mrs Addie Young and a Pittsburgh based step mother Mrs C M Higgins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Wood Higgins
Rocky Glen
McConnellville
Higgins
United States
Floyd Nye
Chauncey
Mr. Higgins
Fisher
Cyrus M. Higgins
Ohio University
Nye
Addie Young
Charleston
W. Va
C. M. Higgins
Pittsburgh
Escaped Prisoners Loot Sheriff Residence in North Canton
Noble Denson and Gilbert Hoy escaped from the Logan jail after an outside accomplice unlocked the cell block. The pair, held on auto theft charges, ransacked the sheriff’s residence taking $5 and two revolvers before fleeing. Deputies and nearby sheriffs searched roads. no capture yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton Webb
Logan
Hocking County
Noble Denson
Gilbert Hoy
North Canton
Danson
Hoy
Murray City
JL. Hammond
Hammond
Pioneer Columbus Man Dies Sunday
John G. Deshler 77, grandson of Columbus founders and builder of the Deshler hotel, dies after a long illness. A noted banker, he was linked with Buckeye Steel Casting, Old Central Ohio Natural Gas & Fuel, Exchange Nations Bank, and other firms. He built the city’s first skyscraper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
John G. Deshler
Deshler
California
Buckeye Steel Casting Company
Old Central Ohio Natural Gas & Fuel Company
Exchange Nations Bank
Preaching Services Next Sunday at Pleasanton Church
Rev John Q Williams will lead preaching services next Sunday evening at Pleasant Valley M P Church Pleasanton. Services begin at 7 20 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Valley M. P
Pleasanton
John Q. Williams
Ivelack
Bretz announce birth of girl on July 5
Mr and Mrs Floyd Bretz R D S announce the birth of a daughter born July 5. Both mother and child are doing well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Bretz
The Shining Talent Begins in The Messenger
Wednesday July 10 marks the start of Eleanor Early new serial The Shining Talent a tale of a young college graduate torn between marriage and a career The first chapter appears as a full page in The Messenger before moving to the regular fiction page Miss Early also wrote Orchid and Whirlwind both well received by readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messenger
Eleanor Early
Italy
Miss Early
the Messenger
Stepmother of Clara Bow Announces Divorce
Tal Loraine Bow a screen actress and radio singer says she will seek divorce in Los Angeles citing age gap and unhappy marriage to Robert Bow father of Clara Bow. She states I am 21 and he is more than 45 as the reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Bow
Clara Bow
Tal Loraine Bow
Leek
Los Angeles
Ohio U S Route 59 Highway Association formed
H N Burgett secretary of the new association says a large delegation will tour Chillicothe to show local interest in the Ohio U S route 59 Highway. He calls it a vital link in the Federal system aiding troop and supply movement and tourist traffic between Washington and San Francisco through Athens area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chillicothe
H. N. Burgett
Washington, D. C
San Francisco
Athens
Chamber of Commerce
Barrett
Rockefeller Nears Ninety in Quiet Birthday Routine
The article reports John D. Rockefeller at 99 planning a normal day of golf, rest, lunch, a drive with friends, and an evening with family. Personal physician Dr. Bigger had predicted 90, but Rockefeller remained active, enjoying meals like strawberry shortcake and soft shell crabs, and showing calm public interest in his longevity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarrytown, N
MH. PF. Bigger
John DD. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Lee
Goth
Bigger
Doctor Bigger
John D Rockefeller
Epicure
Uncle Tommy Boice Passes After Thrilling Miner Life
Thomas Boies born November 25, 1840 in Carlisle England came to America as a youth and worked in coal mining and mining camps before turning to writing his life stories. He died at his daughter’s home in Middleport on a Saturday evening with burial Tuesday at Middleport Fill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Uncle Tommy" Boice
Lincoln Street
Tommy
Hiewan
Pomeroy Bend
Thomas Boies
Carlysle
England
Bobee Garlinger
James Rabee
Maggie
W. Va
Garlinger
Middleport Fill
Untin Bowler Believed Down At Hudson Bay
The Untin Bowler, a Chicago Tribune Berlin bound amphibian plane, was believed at a Hudson Bay trading post near Cape Chidley after a five hour flight. Automatic signals indicated the plane was airborne for five hours yesterday before possible forced descent due to bad weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Hudson Bay
Cape Chidley
WGN
Tribune
Great Whale
Labrador
Port Lurwell
Mt. Evans
Greenland
Ann Arbor
Mich
County to Get Only Part of Money Desired
Athens County faces a shortfall as the State Department of Education delays grants for school repairs and equipment. Only 17000 of 28000 dollars requested will be released before January 1 1930 while over 600 districts seek funds from the rehabilitation fund. County Superintendent H K McVay says urgent needs may be met but specifics remain unavailable for about 16 days as boards are told not to spend without approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Education
Athens County
H. K. McVay
Tomake
McVay
Athens doctor presents Belgian insanity treatment experiments
Dr. Emilio Mira addressed 59 members of the Athens County Medical Association and their wives at Hillcrest Inn. He described Gheel Belgium hospital experiments allowing insane patients to live with normal people to speed recovery and ease reentry into real life, contrasting with segregation practices elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Medical Association
Hillcrest Inn
Emilio Mira
Ghee
Belgium
Gheel
Dr. Mira
Mira
Woman Named On State Board
Mrs. J. L. Conn of Shawnee has been appointed by Governor Myers Y. Cooper to membership on the Ohio State Board of Embalming Examiners for a three year term starting July 15. She is the first woman ever named to serve in that capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Lexington
J. L. Conn
Shawnee
Myers Y. Cooper
Ohio State Board of Embalming Examiners of
Ohio
Conn
Mendell and Reinhart Near New Refueling Endurance Record
In Culver City California on the sixth day of their flight Loren Mendell and Pete Reinhart push to within striking distance of a new world refueling endurance record as they maintain their long journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Culver City
Calif
Loren Mendell
Pete Reinhart
Rob Gem Merchant In Detroit Hotel Heist
Detroit July 8 two men trailed diamond merchant Robert Rutzky of New York from a train to a hotel bound him and a bell boy in his room and escaped with gems valued at 45600. The loss was insured. Rutzky was bound and gagged with tape after they rode the elevator to his room and he summoned help by striking a telephone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
U.R
Robert Rutzky
New York City
Rutzky
Zimmerly Sets Nonstop Light-Plane Distance Record
D S Barney Zimmerly claimed a new world non stop distance record for light airplanes with a 16 hour flight covering about 1.5 miles from Brownsville Texas to Winnipeg Manitoba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Man
D. S
Barney” Zimmerly
Brownsville
Tex
Quake Jolts Downtown Los Angeles
An earthquake of fairly heavy intensity shook downtown Los Angeles today. The shock lasted several seconds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Calif
Gambler Charles Caruso Found Slain Near Cincinnati Roadhouse
The body of 26 year old gambler Charles Caruso was found in weeds near a roadhouse outside Cincinnati. A bullet pierced his heart, and police identify him by his known occupation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Charles Caruso
Pathfinder Monoplane Attempts Transatlantic Distance Record Flight
Pilot Roger Q. Williams and navigator Lewis A. Yancey launched the three ton Pathfinder from a sand runway in Old Orchard Beach aiming to set a new heavier than air distance record to reach Rome in roughly 9 hours. Spectators watched as the large green-nosed craft climbed toward 100 feet before vanishing into grey skies, with coast guard observer Leonard M. Melka and companions following the early hours of the journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Q. Williams
Lewis A. Yancey
L.but. Leonard M. Melka
Gloucester
Mass
Coast Guard
Melka
Williams
Yancey
Old Orchard
Spain
New Route Sought From Hebron To Buckeye Lake
Hebron and Buckeye Lake residents urge the State Highway Department to convert the abandoned Interurban route from Hebron to Buckeye Lake into a highway. The road would benefit Columbus and Newark travelers to the summer resort and ease traffic on the existing road, offering a direct Newark to Buckeye Lake link via State Route 79.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Lexington
Hebron
Buckeye Lake
State Highway Department
Columbus
Newark
Shawnee Man Is In Motor Wreck Near Gore
Shawnee man Paul Jones borrowed Elias Hatem's car at Shawnee and drove toward Gore to visit family. Near Bessie Furnace the vehicle overturned pinning him beneath it. Passersby freed him. he suffered multiple cuts and bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Lexington
Paul Jones
Shawnee
Elias Hatem
Shawsnee
Gore
Bessie Furnace
Driver narrowly escapes injury in Shawnee crash
C K Sharpe of Shawnee glanced at rain drops on his windshield, took his eyes off the road, and struck a concrete bridge. The collision demolished the car but spared serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Lexington
C. K. Sharpe
Shawnee
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