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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1932
Page
6
A witness watches as Samuel is toppled from the stile on a lonely mountain road. The unknown assailant, caught in the act, vanishes into darkness while Ronald and the narrator remain hidden among trees. The incident ends with a tense quiet and reflection on Ronald’s restraint.
A narrator recalls a tense moment after Brixton lies felled as a stranger threatens intruders at a roadside stile. A crude, raucous warning mentions a gun and urges others to retreat, casting a eerie, uncertain memory of the encounter.
In a tense escape scene Adele Garrison guides Madge and Ronald as they flee from Brixton attack suspects. They decide to take a bicycle, ride to a hotel, and plan to hide while tracing a path to safety as they discuss the meaning of the events and whether Samuel Brixton is guilty or protecting the girls.
Washington reports the Reconstruction Finance Corporation expects to start a $2.122 billion unemployment relief effort within about four weeks after President Hoover signs the relief bill. Officials seek one month to organize and will then issue loans to spur employment and provide food for thousands. CFR officials say inquiries pour in from stores cities and private corporations. Private citizens have submitted 40000 job applications as a sign of demand.
Governor George White today allowed the extradition of John L. Baker, held in Cincinnati, sought in Clay County Kentucky as an accomplice in the murder of Police Judge C P Stivers of Manchester on April 16 1932. Extradition opponents warned Baker would be lynched or shot upon return. A bitter quarrel was alleged to underlie the shooting.
Mrs. Gertha Grable and Frank Lane of Barlow were arrested by Marietta police Wednesday night at a West Side rooming house. They face disorderly conduct charges and remain jailed awaiting police court trial. The pair had prior trouble at Barlow with a suspended sentence and fine.
Gallia County Red Cross chairman Rev Sagan says two more carloads of government flour are ordered and should arrive before the current supply runs out. Relief flour now reaches about 700 Gallia families monthly, up from 400 in spring, with distribution beginning in May.
Gallipolis report says 14 year old Ross Hull of Vinton remains in critical condition with internal injuries after being run over Tuesday night. Several other hospital releases and admissions are noted including Mrs. Frank Sibley convalescing at home Edna Eppling undergoing tonsil operation and others.
In Gallipolis probate court on July 22 Lydia Bruce was appointed administrator of the estate of Richard Bruce, deceased.
Rev. George Sagan of the First Baptist Church will depart Monday with Mrs. Sagan and son Paul for Winona Lake Indiana. He will attend a two week session of the Interdenominational Bible Conference where speakers include Rev. William Sunday.
Ten members of the Epworth League at Grace Methodist Episcopal Church attended sessions of the Epworth League Institute in Lancaster on Tuesday.
Four members of the First Baptist Church from Gallipolis plan to attend the Ohio Baptist Summer Assembly School of religious education in Granville starting Monday. The session ends August 6. The Gallipolis group includes Mildred Mills Ann Nibert Josephine Meadows and Mrs. Leo C Carter.
Rev J V Stone pastor of Grace Methodist Episcopal Church will leave Monday by auto for three weeks to visit his son Rev M V Stone at Onset Massachusetts Services during his absence will be directed by the pulpit supply committee J K Powell accompanies him to Philadelphia to visit his son there
Gallipolis report states farmer David Beard was head-injured when his horse was struck by Cecil McDonald’s truck. The horse was killed in the collision as Beard rode to finish a previous trade. The horse killed yesterday died days ago.
Gallipolis recorded the hottest day of the year on Thursday with an official 98 degrees and unofficial street readings up to 110. The town is in an eight day heat wave with temperatures mostly in the 90s and comparisons to prior July days and years noted by local weather official Gilbert Bush.
Irvin Dunlap and his son Lowell of the Citizens' Loan Company of Greenfield spent today and yesterday in Gallipolis observing local business and social scenes.
Hawknose Henry the Messenger’s reporter eavesdrops on Court Street conversations during 1 049 auditions from 10 a m to 4 p m. In 87.44 percent the chat centers on weather and sleep, with minor references to alcohol and pretentious talk.
Washington police chief Pelham D. Glassford began a campaign to end the Bonus Army encampment. Camp Glassford between Pennsylvania and Missouri Avenues must be evacuated within three days by about 1500 veterans. Precinct captains were ordered to arrest unlicensed vendors selling flowers drinks and other items after 24 hours.
Mrs. Charles L. Creamer of Richland Avenue reports nearly mature gladioli in three gardens. She developed three new seed lings in cream pink and rose with red shaded hearts, while the popular American plant in red white and blue hues thrives this year locally.
In Marion on July 22 two bandits robbed Mrs Theodora Michel who ran the souvenir stand at the Harding Memorial Tomb south of the town. She was bound and relieved of money and merchandise before the assailants fled. Local authorities launched an investigation.
Capt. Wolfgang Von Gronau, famed German seaplane pilot who completed two crossings to America via the northern route, departed for Reykjavik Iceland today and continues on toward Chicago as his next leg.
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