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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1927
Page
8
July 3 report from Grant hospital Columbus says Will Bell nineteen, son of Robert Bell of Corning, is conscious and could eat a little food after being struck by a passenger train last Tuesday evening. He was hurled about twenty feet and is being cared for as relatives await further updates.
Corning reports lightning damages near Pike's Park after storms. The United Brethren hold services with Sunday school at 9 and worship at 10 30 led by Rev Lew. locals note personal visits and travel of relatives from Hammond and Glouster. Francis Verfer, wounded earlier, has returned home to Chapel Hill.
Daughters of Veterans plan to decorate soldiers graves at Putnam Chapel cemetery in Vinton County Monday with a memorial program at the church. The event includes the Sons of Veterans drum corps and a 11:30 AM departure from Chauncey. Committee: Frank Phillips Ezra J. Karns Noah Harvey. Five Civil War era soldiers buried there.
A Daft family reunion occurred last Monday at the Marysville home of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Daft. Attendees included Alva Daft and family of Columbus, Anthony Daft of Nelsonville, Russell Fox of Laurelville, Olney Batt and family of Ada, Lottie Cannon and granddaughter Buena Cannon of Greens Run, John Datt of Detroit, and Ernest and Mary Datt with Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Datt of Marysville.
Harold Minister son of Mr and Mrs Ed Ward Minister of Chauncey is improving after a serious injury when struck by a passing machine in Xenia Ohio. He attends the University of Illinois and was visiting his aunt Mrs Frank Weaver when the accident occurred. He may return home next week. Chauncey reports Mrs Lottie Cannon says Mr Daft greatly improved after injuries from a hayload fall. He suffered a crushed right shoulder and body bruises. Mrs Cannon and family traveled to Detroit to visit sister Mrs Erama Perry. Also, Mr and Mrs A L Preston were in Jackson Michigan for the summer when called home by the death of George W Six.
Social notes report Mii and May and Phillip Powsl hosting at home in Millfield with guests Dig ress and others visiting Barkerton.
Chauncey and Millfield area residents, including Jennie Addington G C Murray Lloyd Fennell and families, travel to relatives in Chauncey Deanville Wells ton Nelsonville and Columbus. Local visitors George Patten Miss Bernice Wend Pearl Henery Frances Powell and others stop at familiar homes in Chauncey Millfield and surrounding towns.
Paris crowds bid farewell to the Fokker monoplane America fliers Commander Richard Byrd Lieut George Neville Lieut Bernt Balchen and Bert Acosta plus Sheldon Whiteheus as they depart for Dunkirk to receive medals. Byrd is made an honorary citizen of Dunkirk. They will stay at Le Touquet then motor to Cherbourg to board the Leviathan for New York.
New York on July 2 police found in Battery Park bundles containing parts of a young woman's legs wrapped in khaki trousers and brown paper. Detectives Krudner and Hughes said one bundle held a left leg part above the ankle, the other a longer right leg piece. Investigators consider a possible medical student prank but deem dismemberment likely and speculate the parts were discarded from a ferry boat.
In Athens County probate court records, several estates are recorded for pending distribution. Aaron W. Barnhill’s 1926 will allocates $160 to an unrelated Athens resident, with other bequests to Stanley Mansfield, Clyde Mansfield, Ola Shafer, Ted Shafer, and Jesse Mansfield, while taxes apply. Alice Hampton’s estate totals $6,948.59 after debts, with two Albany sisters each receiving $2,471.06, tax-exempt portions, and inheritance taxes due. William Evans’s net estate of $290 goes to Birdie Evans and her daughter, and Warren McDaniel’s net $2,200 is distributed among four daughters and two sons.
Canton officials report near completion of preparations for the trial of Soranus A. Lengel, former police chief, on charges of murdering Don R. Mellett, publisher of the Canton Daily News, with prosecutors and local authorities coordinating with the state penitentiary on related cases. Lengel, the fifth suspect in the case history, had been in the workhouse prior to the trial.
An explosion at a farmhouse near Still Reading Pennsylvania killed a mother and her six children in the early hours. The father and another man escaped with serious injuries. Police and investigators began examining the scene for a cause.
Lorain plans to establish an airport with support from the Central Business Men's Association. Helyria reports insanity charges may be filed against Dan Herwath of Amherst after he and his five year old son were pulled from a well. Cleveland police preparations continue as E C Berry and Lil Man Berry face charges for robbing Pullman passengers. Gallipolis convict Frank R. Vance found guilty of manslaughter in a fatal auto crash that killed Mrs. Persinger and injured two girls. Ashland men Raymond Wanders and Harry Kershner to be arraigned on charges of attempted shooting and robbery. Wanders confesses implicating Kershner.
John Drew, veteran American stage actor, died in Joliet Illinois after a long illness. The report notes prior illness, the location at Will County, and references impending executions of three killers at Statesville penitentiary, with electrocution replacing hanging in Illinois after Gov Len Small signed the law.
Proponents Haie Holden of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Howard Elliot of Northern Pacific and Charles Perkins of Northern Pacific met with President Coolidge at the state game lodge in Rapid City to discuss a proposed consolidation of 20,000 miles of western railways. An application for the merger of Northern Pacific and Great Northern was filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington yesterday.
Dresden reports a cloudburst flood in Saxony valleys causing widespread destruction. Initial estimates put the dead at about 100 as the Mueglitz and Gotlitz valleys bore the heaviest losses with towns flooded and homes swept away.
An automotive fuel saver claims 59 miles per gallon with quicker pickup and smoother engines, with Milwaukee, Wisconsin, firm offering free samples to aid rollout. Separately, Washington and London clash at Geneva over cruiser limits, Britain pressing higher tonnage while the U.S. sticks to its proposal and seeks compromise.
In Buffington Island, Wesley Buck, 54, of Guysville, recalls aiding Morgan's defeat as he and his wife revisit the site after sixty-one years. The trip includes Buck's son Waldo Buck and daughter-in-law from Guyeville, along with other relatives and friends. A separate note mentions C B Sloane returning from St. Paul with family, and J L Shea and Thomas Shea visiting Cavannaugh, with Myrta Ashworth in Columbus with friends.
In Long Beach a slant tri-plane capable of carrying enough fuel for a 41 hour cruise is nearing completion. It is being built for Captain James L. Griffin who will pilot the craft with Theodore C. Lundgren as navigator. They plan a Honolulu refuel stop then proceed 3290 miles to Tokyo, aiming for about 68 hours total.
Weath er outlook for July 12 to 16 shows Ohio valley generally fair Monday with showers Tuesday or Wednesday and again at week’s end. Temperatures near normal most of the week. Raymond Furrie 24, lone surviving bandit, en route to Ohio penitentiary for 15 to 20 years. Horace M. Hubbel 72, salesman for W H Dawkins Lumber, Parkersburg, died after apoplexy. funeral held in Urbana.
H J Scholl aged 75 of Marion and George Wagner age 74 of Canton, cousins, met in Marion today for the first time since parting in Cleveland nearly fifty years ago. They had corresponded regularly and planned reunions that never materialized.
Stephenson exposes Ku Klux Klan influence in Indiana politics, campaign funds, and candidate pressures. A stenographer transcribed the four hour conference with Prosecutor William H. Remy and aides, with a full record to be checked in weeks. Attorneys Kiplinger and Moore left for Chicago after the session.
Charges that Youngstown police officers beat prisoners to coerce confessions will be corroborated in the governor's investigation report. C. H. Slaton, special representative, will oversee the inquiry, as indicated by J. A. Mackstroth.
Gossip of a possible love affair shocks a Louisiana town as Ida LeBouet and Dr Thomas Dreher face murder charges in the death of her husband James J. LeBoet, with James Beadle named as the alleged killer but denying involvement. A baby girl born to Mr and Mrs John Cahen earlier today.
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