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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 14, 1929

Page

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World endurance flight ends after 216 hours in Angeleno feat

Loren Mendell and Rob Pete Reinhart complete 216 hours 43 minutes 30 seconds in the Angeleno refueling flight. They descend after a long mission tied to 21,000 miles flown and report gear and fuel issues from refuse in the tail group causing loss of control. Both pilots receive hospital checks with elevated pulse and blood pressure but celebrate with a victory banquet.

Angeles Loren Mendel Rob Pete Reinhart Mendell Reinhart Mende Culver City Mondell Maendell

Athens Messenger Publishes Salads Booklet of Recipes

The Athens Messenger promotes a booklet featuring more than fifty salad recipes suitable for all seasons. It includes soup recipes and ideas for dressings, with a coupon offered and guidance for handy meal planning.

Rome Honors Aviators Who Crossed Atlantic in a Flight

Rome honors Roger Q. Williams and Capt. Lewis A. Yancey for a record Atlantic flight with a single stop. They completed the journey to bring home a historic achievement for American aviation.

Rome Atlantic Victor Emanuel Ialy Roger Q. Williams Lewis A. Yancey West

Prohibition talk and Rome welcome for American aviators

Arthur Brisbane notes the push for blue laws in Washington and Sunday restrictions, while American aviators Williams and Yancey receive lavish honors in Rome. They plan a audience with King Victor Emmanuel and visits to Tunis as Mussolini greets them.

Rome Pope Pius AI Wiliams Vareey Victor Emanuel Pathfinder San Rogiore Sestri Willams Yancey Itniv Tunis Tunla Balbo Air Balbo

Boehring Air Transport first flying unit continues on Page Four

Logan report details a farm accident near Logan as Charles Wolf aged about 45 is struck by a motor car driven by Fred Kemp of Lancaster along the Athens Logan highway. Wolf suffers a fractured skull five broken ribs and spinal injuries. He is taken to Cherrington Hospital with recovery expected though serious injuries.

Logan Charles Wolf Emerson Porton Athens- Logan Fred Kemp Lancaster Wolf Cherrington Hospital Kemp

Boys to Face Detective in Chicago Court

Six boys accused of a false arrest confront Detective Serjeant Frank Green in a Chicago boys court. Judge John H. Lyle ordered the youths before him with the case alleging improper arrest. A warrant clerk, James Quit of South State Street, was sentenced to 19 days for contempt after refusing to issue the warrant.

Chicago Surgeant Frank Green John H. Lyle Nage Chils AL South State Street Soul Wis Green Lyle

Reform calls for overhaul of Federal law enforcement

Donald C. Van Thuiren, retiring A US attorney in Cleveland, urges sweeping reforms to speed up courts. He denounces patronage and bargaining in criminal cases, proposes an American Bureau to coordinate federal investigations, and suggests transferring liquor enforcement duties to the Justice Department to curb political turnover.

Cleveland Donald C. van Thuiren United States van Buren Joever Department of Justice

Wife Prefers Women Friends Divorces Charge

Ove Rell Flesher files for divorce from Mrs M Grace Wesher state president of the Sons and Daughters of Veterans of America. He alleges her secret correspondence with Anna P Lockyer of Stulunville and public fondling with other women at a convention in Findlay.

Flesher Alztm

Lake Boats Will Sail for Europe

The steamer Coralstone will sail from Cleveland to ports in Europe early next week launching a direct freight service by the Central West European Transport Company. The venture, led by the Steven Brothers of Leith, aims to prove an long regarded impossible goal and has drawn wide interest from shippers.

Cleveland Coralstone Trans- Sport Company Steven Brothers Leith

Praises Lawyers For Their Efforts In Ohio Bar Meeting

At Cedar Point the Ohio State Bar Association prepared to adjourn as Governor Cooper received praise from members. The Governor cited the association backed revisions to the criminal, corporate, and blue sky codes and the repeal of 1 000 obsolete sections as major achievements before the General Assembly.

Cedar Point U.P

Weather of Week Will Be Sultry

Weather outlook for July 15 to 20: Ohio Valley generally fair with local thundershowers midweek. temperatures near normal early, warmer midweek, cooler Friday. Also mentions a violent incident in North Platte involving a patrolman and a shooting.

Washington Ohio Valley

Devotes Life To Predicting Weather

New York July 13 U P Sir Robert Wilkins has dedicated his life to predicting weather for all regions of the world arriving aboard the Berengaria. The report notes his long career and global outlook.

New York U.P Robert Wilkins Haa Cee Eee

Dry Agents Must Use Guns in Work

LAKESIDE July 13. State Prohibition Commissioner Rupert St Beetham defended enforcement with guns and occasional shooting when necessary in a speech to the Ohio Women’s Christian Temperance Union. The city director labeled bootleggers and rum runners as desperate men. Columbus July 123. W.A. dairy agents must continue to use guns, with three people losing their lives by drowning in Ohio during the past 94 hours.

Rupert St. Beetham Ohio Women's Christian Temperance Columbus Usc Ohlfo

Man Drowns After River Accident Near Gallipolis

Reports say George Plants aged 31 and his wife were drowned in the Ohio River near Gallipolis while a recovery effort contemplates underwater work. A surgeon planned another operation as authorities search for missing bodies and a submerged craft.

George Plants Ohio River Antarctic Sir Hubert Condon Gallipolis George V Herman Sca Jerry Hiss Kia Cooley Mud Creek Fremont

Federal Farm Board to Meet With Hoover

President Hoover focuses on completing organization plans for the new Federal Farm Board. The board will convene in the White House cabinet room for its first meeting Monday morning, three months after Hoover sent his message to Congress urging legislation.

Washington Hoover Federal Farm Board White House Congress Yeater Chicriman Alexander Legge Cael Willams Oklahoma City

Prohibition Board Tightens Malt Tonic Contents

Washington reports UK-Prohibition Commissioner Doran issued an order raising solid content in malt tonic to 18 percent while keeping alcoholic content at 2 percent to hinder conversion into beer. The measure targets breweries in the Albany region recently found producing beer from tonic.

Washington Doran Poran Albany

Four Trans Atlantic Flights In Progress In Aviation Week

United Press reports four Trans Atlantic flights active today. A race from Le Bourget France to New York involved Marshag Plsadsht and Question Mark with crews including two Poles and two Frenchmen. Other flights moved between Chicago Derlin and Stockholm New York while pilots set endurance and long distance records in California and Chile.

United Press le Bearcat Field France New York Rome Armen California Tampa Fla Santiago Chile le Bourget New Yor Antin Chicago Derlin Stockholm Port Burwell Vag Sverlee Idgtur Groenlanid Dakeott Chuna Roger Whitama Tew A. Yaneery Lorn Mendel St PF. Reine Hat Culver City Cnn John Kd Montgomery Banuago Alohe

More Arrests Expected for Opium Charges in San Francisco

Federal authorities anticipated further arrests on warrants similar to those charging Ying Kao, Chinone vice counsel, his wife, and Suen Foon, consulate chancellor, with conspiracy to smuggle opium valued over $600000 found in Mrs. Kao's trunks after a recent Orient voyage. The two officials faced Jones Miller act violations and were released on $10,000 bonds after pleas of not guilty.

San Francisco Ying Kao Chinone Suen Foon Lures Sted Jones Miller

Stills Seized in 1928 Show Southern Rush Despite Prohibition

United Press reports 11,942 illicit stills seized nationwide in 1928, nearly half from the cotton belt South. Georgia led with 1,484 moonshine raids, North Carolina 1,638, Kentucky 702, plus Alabama 208, South Carolina 162, Tennessee 63, and Virginia 225. Total seizures in eight Southern states reached 4,982. nationwide 13,996 with 7,024 in Porto Rico.

Cecil Owen United Press Washington Statistical Division The Prohibition Bureau Georgia Union North Carolina Stil Neizures Kentucky Alabama Maryland South Carolina Tennessee Virginia New York New Jer

Hoover Favours Tariff Cuts Indirectly Indicated

July 13 Hoover hints at tariff reductions as three Finance Committee members Reed Waterman Edge say some House rates should fall. Watson backs alignment with president on tariff, while skepticism remains until specifics emerge amid Canadian protest talks.

Wasifington U.R. New Developmenta Hoover Ohas Senate Watant Reed Edge Wataon Almant State Department Munsey

Hokum Blind-Fold Test Claims Cigarette Smell Blind

In Portland on July 13 the AMA presented Dr. Emil Bogen findings from blind-fold tests with male smokers. He noted smokers struggled to distinguish brands, though some could tell domestic from imported tobacco. The tests imply tobacco dulls taste, with limited brand discrimination. A second item reports two men dead and another wounded after a pistol battle at the Hotsy Totay Club in New York.

Portland Ore Emil Bogen Cincinnati American Medical Association Bea Bogen Nollets Kindle Club New York U.R

River Race WLW Will Broadcast Ohio River Match

Cincinnati July 13 WLW granted a mobile short wave license to broadcast the race between the Betsy Ann and the Tom Greens on the Ohio River Tuesday at 5 p m direct from a moving boat. A 9 meter wavelength is assigned and the race will be sent to WLW for broadcast on 700 kilocycles.

Cincinnati U.P WLW Federal Radio Commission #0 Ohio River

French fliers dash for Atlantic crossing in two planes

Paris dispatch says Dieud Costes and Maurice Bellonte launched from Le Bourget at dawn for a trans Atlantic flight to the United States aboard the Question Mark. The Polish crew in Marshal Pilsudski also started, while weather and radio updates suggested favorable winds for the long ocean crossing.

Richard D. McMillan United Press Paris Aire le Bourget Field Atlantic United States Dieus Donne Costes Maurice Bellonte Ocean Wirelves Moasagea Costes Bellonte Marshal Pitsodakt Louig Idzikowski Casimir Kubata Marshal Plisudski Ward Finnce Contes Kenontet M¢O Sporting Hiss Tokio New York Sdhaikowaski Gier Idzikowski Kubala Poland

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