15 Jul 1929
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1929
Page
1
Coste and Bellonte report hailstones as large as chicken eggs and winds of 50 mph during their attempt from Paris toward New York. They turned back 390 miles from the coast as fuel ran short, after landing safely at Villa Coublay near Paris.
In Canton, on the third anniversary of the murder of Don Mellett, fighting editor of the Canton Daily News, four men are already serving prison terms for the crime. Mellett was shot July 16, 1926, as he prepared to drive from his home garage, an act linked to exposure of vice conditions in Canton.
Lucio and Simplicio Godina, Filipino Siamese twins, married Victoriano and Natividad Motos in a Lourdes Church ceremony in Manila. The twins, twenty one, were said to be the sixth pair to reach maturity and the brides are noted as normal.
In Columbus an unidentified man attempted to abduct 8 year old Marjorie Garvin from her bed. The father, Charles Garvin, heard a struggle, and the man dropped the child and fled into the yard. Police search for a tall dark complexioned man about 30. The intruder entered via a rear window and stole a watch and $8.
Reports recount drowning deaths from excursions in Pequea Pennsylvania Union Missouri and widespread drownings around Chicago as floods and heat wave activity unleash fatal water accidents across the country. Fourteen survivors reach shore. Seven killed in Union Missouri incident. five bodies still unrecovered.
Pamela Carmen Louise Mountbratten was christened in London with Prince of Wales and royal dukes present. Her godparents include the King of Spain and King George. She is connected to British and Russian royal lines. a distant relative noted the family wealth behind the title. The California refueling endurance flight lasted 246 hours, a record, implying a world circumnavigation in about ten days and a quarter at current speeds.
The piece notes heavy investment in aviation by major firms like General Motors and National City Bank, with Lehman Brothers and a Curtiss-Wright tie up. It argues such financial moves boost stock perspectives but offer limited value to actual flying.
Moscow reports mass meetings and editorials across the Soviet Union condemn the Chinese situation and pledge defense of the proletarian fatherland. Speakers insist they will leave machines to take up arms if needed and demand support for the government’s stance amid recent Harbin incident fallout.
An investigation into possible criminal negligence began after the side wheel house-boat Betty Lorraine capsized on the Susquehanna River near Pequea and Holtwood. Four people died: Irene Vog of Lancaster, Benjamin Streaker of Lancaster, Dwight Clark of Pequea, and Edward Sellers of Pequea, pilot of the barge. Fourteen were rescued from the 18 aboard.
County officers led by Constable Harry Dalton Deputy Wilson Ator and Guy Carpenter with West Virginia officers raided a houseboat near the Hocking River mouth. No intoxicants were discovered and the boat owner’s name was not learned.
New Orleans street car service resumes after a strike break with protection from federal authorities. Line disruptions eased as crews return and transit operates on normal routes.
Polish biplane Marshal Pilsudski crash lands on Graciosa Island Azores after a trans Atlantic attempt. Major Louis Idzikowski is killed and Casimir Kubota survives with injuries. The craft was destroyed in the explosion following the forced landing as bad winds hampered the flight. The pilots had spent two years preparing for the voyage to the United States.
Carthage Township Board of Education approved an $18,000 bond issue for a four room centralized school at Lottridge to be funded with state aid. Foster Bean of Guysville won $1,170 transport contract for Jasper Hill Saunders and Mills pupils, with a 35 pupil bus. The Lottridge town house will be repurposed for school use and Sylvia Dougherty was hired to teach grammar grades next year.
New Lexington reports a light epidemic of whooping cough sweeping through the town. the illness inconveniences both young and old as residents seek care and precautions.
Reports from CaIcutta India say Ali Ahmed Jan former Kabul governor and Amanullah’s brother in law was executed for refusing to swear allegiance to Sacha Sacao. He had proclaimed himself emir of Eastern Afghanistan in January in a bid to restore Amanullah who remains in Rome.
Cincinnati observers expect a competitive 21 mile race tomorrow between steamers Tom Greene and Betsy Ann on the Ohio River starting at 8 p.m. Betsy Ann claims speed while Tom Greene, skippered by a young master and backed by Captain Greene's mother at the wheel, counters that his boat can prevail.
Mamie Short four of Jackson was found dead at her aunt Mary Cartwright's home with throat slit. Cartwright said a saloon and drug-addicted husband who had called on her since arriving a week ago is the prime suspect. the man spent the night in the yard and disappeared after the scream.
Reports from Mukden say Nanking orders Gen Chang Nyuehliang to mobilize 105000 men and move them to the Russian border within 48 hours if later talks justify it. Rumors claim rail bridges destroyed and border patrols active, but none confirmed.
A concern in Marion County refocuses on a fleet of trucks hauling limestone along State Route 264 from the Perrysville line toward Thornville and Glenford.
The War Department authorized a 1220 mile speed flight from New York to Nome Alaska by Capt Hoyt and the refueler aircraft Question Mark. The run from Mitchell Field is to start within ten days and should take under twenty hours of flying time.
Mason County West Virginia sheriff H E Burdette plans to call on tax delinquents with moving vans and deputies to seize personal property and auction it at Point Pleasant courthouse, crossing into Ohio if needed. He will take money on the spot to settlement and levy items from $1 to $100 debt.
Washington July 15 Democrats and Republicans have escalated a publicity war as hearings before the Senate Finance Committee proceed. Republicans led by Senator Watson issue statements in defense of the Hawley Smoot tariff plan while Democrats under John J. Jacobs seek to counter with materials from party chief Jonette Shouse and Charles Michelson.
Ned Star Navigation officials launched a campaign to stop liquor aboard the Greyhound on nightly moonlight excursions. Stalker vowed to make the vessel as dry as the Sahara Desert and said suspects would be searched and offenders handed to police. Eight people, including three women, were found carrying liquor, with one woman wearing a harness containing eight pints.
Columbus July 15 U P A P defense to demand a sanity commission to assess the mental condition of Dr James H Snook the confessed slayer of Theora Hix an Ohio State University co ed. If found insane he would be committed to Lima State Hospital and avoid trial on a first degree murder charge.
Named on council New Lexington July 15 Robert Danison appointed to succeed Paul H Sears who resigned from the village leadership.
The new Federal Farm Board meets at the White House to begin operations after the $60,000,000 act. Seven of eight members are named, led by Alexander Legge with James Stone and Charles Teague among the appointees. The board aims to stabilize markets, curb speculation, and align production with demand across key crops.
Two wrecks were reported by local garages over the weekend. A touring car driven by Aleton Hope of Grosvenor slid off a gravel road two miles east of Amesville and into a six foot ditch but Hope and two passengers were uninjured. In Athens State Hospital grounds a collision between Clyde Wilsons light touring car and a coupe owned by M. Casto caused a smashed windshield and damaged radiator. both drivers were uninjured and Castos car had only a bent bumper.
Two men died when the second section of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Train No 12 from Minneapolis to Chicago derailed near Somah Wisconsin today. Rescue crews worked at the scene as investigators began inquiries into the cause.
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