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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 30, 1924

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Yankee Pilots Start On List Map Of Journey

United States Army flyers led by Lieut Lowell M Smith begin the final lap of their globe spanning flight from Brough England heading toward Kirkwall Iceland and then home to Los Angeles Weather conditions are watched by Rear Admiral Magruder and ships Reid Billingsley Raleigh guard the route The six aviators expect to reach Los Angeles by September first with 7000 miles left after Iceland

David M. Church I. N.S Brough England United States Army Lowell M. Smith Kirkwall Orkney Islands Scotland Iceland American Atlantic Ocean Rt Brough Humber Smith Richmond Thomas P. Magruder United States Navy Néstaon Houton Bay North Atlante Rafe Guardian Washington United States Reid Billingsley Reykjavik Raleigh Hornafjord Magruder Lieut. Smith Atlantic Los Angeles Stariing Point Greenland Labrador Aleutian Islands Alaskan

Sheriff’s Pocket Picked at Scotts Creek Falls

Logan July 30 Deputy Sheriff A Hula of Rockbridge swam at Scotts Creek Falls Tuesday afternoon. On returning from the water his pocket was picked and he lost six dollars. No one under 17 can obtain a license to drive an automobile in Great Britain.

Logan A Hula Rockbridge Scotts Creek Falls Great Britain

French Proposals Pending Before Allied Reparations Conference

Paris and London reports indicate France has not yet submitted proposals on guarantees for the proposed 200 million dollar German loan. The plan contemplates arbitration to determine sanctions for defaults under the Dawes reparations framework. Reparations commission members expected tomorrow. optimism tempered by lack of firm decisions.

London France Germaany Germany Dawes Reparations Commission

Crash Victims Buried After Sunday Auto Crash

In Tiltonville today the bodies of Mrs. Dilina Antonelli 20 and her 3 month old baby were buried in Yorkville after funeral services at her parents home. Her husband, injured in the crash, remains in hospital.

Tiltonville Dilina Antonelli St. Clairsville Yorkville

Commission to Work in London

The inter allied reparations commission, based in Paris since the Versailles treaty, decided to go to London to participate directly in the allied conference. The commissions will hold an official meeting Thursday morning in London.

Paris Inter-Alled Reparations Commission London

Court postpones decision in Piccio separation case

In Rome a judge hearing the mutual separation of Countess Piccio and her husband General Pierre Roge Piccio, head of the Italian air service, postponed a ruling until September 15, amid hopes for reconciliation with the American countess.

Rome

Vision of better food supply urged by Ohio agriculture chief

Charles V. Truax, Ohio agriculture head, warned teachers of vocational agriculture at their seventh annual session in Columbus that migration of over one million people from farms to cities threatens the nation’s food supply. He urged teachers to foster a plan to reverse the trend.

Columbus Charles V. Truax Ohio Agriculture Truax

Driver in fatal Belmont Co crash remains unnamed

Peter Maddeleni transported the body of his wife Rose to Chicago after she died in a speed auto crash near the Belmont county poor farm cemetery Sunday. Maddeleni said he would not prosecute the speeding driver, now in a hospital, who was one of three killed in the triple somersault incident.

ST. Clairsville. O Peter Maddeleni Chicago Rose Belmont County Poor Farm Here Maddeleni

Three-Year-Old Girl Found Mistreated in Omaha Rooming House

Margare t Weisner, a three year old girl, was found strung up to a chandelier by the wrists in an Omaha rooming house. Roomers heard cries and alerted police. Roy Hill, owner of the house, was arrested.

Omaha Ner Margaret Weisner Roy Hill

Youthful Elopers Caught in Hocking Near Logan

In Logan Ohio on July 30 Deputy Brandt apprehended Emma Hutchinson and Melrose Hickman after their elopement. Hutchinson, 18, is daughter of L Hutchinson. Hickman is three years older. The couple’s romantic journey was halted by authorities and their parents objected to the union.

Logan Band of the Law Emma Hutchinson Melrose Hickman Brandt Misa Hutchinson L. Hutchinson Tesides Floodwood Hickman Daugh

La Follette Campaign Sparks $3 Million Spending Debate

A New York editor claims La Follette will spend millions as politics turn sharp. Another editor says similar large sums will be spent. The piece notes President Coolidge's Attorney General Stone pursuing action against a trust overcharging farmers for binding material amid indictments of large companies and rising wheat prices.

la Follette New York Es New York General Stone Truat Coolidge

Four State Agreement Fails to Spark Mine Revival in Ohio

Roy Folden of Middleport fined 25 dollars and jailed ten days for stealing gasoline from the Hobgan shops, caught with a five gallon can by a railroad detective. A Logan district survey warns of hard times and uncertain coal demand this fall, with southern Ohio facing continued idle tonnage and tight markets amid the four state accord.

Middleport Roy Folden Ito Ilobgan Nelsonville Hocking Logan Uni Jacksonville Almont West Virginia Kentucky Hocking Valley Kanawha Ohio Indiana Illinois Pennsylvania Mmany Minois

Real Fight Opens Today to Save Leopold and Loeb

Chicago July 30 The Leopold Loeb trial opens as the defense seeks to prove the defendants are not normal but mentally ill rather than insane. Judge Caverny holds decisive power to accept or reject alienist testimony and decide if Nathan Leopold Jr and Richard Loeb face life in prison or the rope. The defense calls expert witnesses while state officials oppose claims of insanity. The accused show moments of seriousness but remain largely unemotional as the proceedings begin.

Staff Corp Chicago Bobby Franks Dicky Babe John R. Gaverly Nathan Leopold, Jr Richard A. Loeb Caverny Caverly William A. White Washton St. Lizabeth’s Hospital Bob Neereeros

Marriage Surprise in Parkersburg area

Miss Carol Gage and Mr Beryl Hayes wed in West Virginia on Saturday. The couple’s families, including Mr and Mrs Joseph Gage and Mr and Mrs K W Mayes, were noted in the notice.

Guysville, O Carol Gage Bery Hayes Earnereet W. Va Gage Joseph Gage K. W. Mayes

Holy Name Body Meets at Capital

Delegates recount proceedings as Magee tells Sheriff goodbye in Washington D C. J Hartigan reads as Carl C Biche s of Albuquerque and Deputy Sheriff Lorenzo Delgado are mentioned. State tribune notes Magee’s transfer to Las Vecas jail pending state action.

Holy Name Body Capital Mee Shington D.C J. Hartigan Carl C Biches Albuquerque, & Ed Will At Shea New Mexico Tribuneto Lorenzo Delgado Fee H San Miguel Magee Las Vecas

Man Biase Freed On Costs After Home Altercation

A man named Biase was freed on six hundred dollars and costs after a court hearing. The incident unfolded at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rogelwald T. Biase testified that Mrs. Rogelwald did not have to leave the scene. Judge Eyrich presided over the case.

Samuel Blase Rogelwald Biase Eyrich Fieed

Large taxpayers object to values on their property

Motions by Attorney General Crabbe on file in federal court seek dismissal of suits to enjoin county treasurers from collecting taxes for late 1923. Ohio utility firms challenge state valuation as the exact money value, noting other property is taxed at about 60 percent of its true value. Six utility firms mentioned, including See tepation and Otto Public ice Corporat!-property in ten northern Ohio.

Columbus Crabbe Ohio State Tax Commission Bix Utilities Tepation Otto Public ‘Ice Corporat Tosom Nephamp Co.roperty Knox County

Belmont County taxicab bill hits record 2700 judgment

In Belmont County Common Pleas Court F. W. Brown promoter of a radio accessories company was ordered to pay 2700 to Kennedy Garage for the largest taxi bill in eastern Ohio. Brown, jailed in Jefferson County, allegedly passed bad checks and used the company taxis about 41 miles daily for 485 days at 18 cents a mile, with earlier figures over 3300.

Bethesda Kennedy Garage Ohio Belmont County Common Pleas Court F. W. Brown Radio Accessories Company Jefferson County Brown

Two Divorces Granted In Court Here On Tuesday

Two divorces were granted in common pleas court Tuesday. Sam Powell of Nelkenville was allowed a divorce from Mrs Mary M Powell on grounds of willful absence and adultery. Leave was granted Elmer Hilt of Nelsonville to petition to review a liquor judgment in error. Ezra Tabler won a right of way through land leased by Sprouse et al. Damages of 200 were dismissed. John Velocious, 16, died from a fractured skull when a roadster toppled on a curve.

Common Pleas Court Sam Powell Nelkenville Mra Mary M. Powell al" Kerry Imaiden Bolen Elmer Hilt Nelsonville Olin G. W. Lax Hilt Jon Hill Biot Ezra Tabler Broadwell Bern Township John Sprouse Jothers L. G. Worstell Tabier Sprouse Broadwell Hill Road

Countess von 4 Poses for Cameraman in New York Departure

The Countess von 4 posed for the cameraman as Leviathan pulled out of New York, heading back to Germany with the Countess aboard.

Countess von 4 Leviathan New York Germany

Glenn Young to Face Herrin Court

United States Judge Walter C. Lindley remanded 21 of the Williamson county riot cases back to Williamson county for trial. Glenn Young, linked to the Ku Klux Klan, was defendant in 19 suits and will face trial at Herrin or Marion Illinois.

East ST. Louis United States Walter C. Lindley Williamson County Glenn Young Ku Klux Klan Herrin Marion

Ohio farmers may finally conduct sale of their products

Columbus July 3. The co operative marketing plan for dairy and farm products is not to be launched immediately. It faces finance and timing hurdles, with full operation possibly a decade away. The plan calls for county wide sales and storehouses to hold supplies during market depressions. Farmers would receive 60 percent of market value on delivery, with the remainder paid as goods are sold. M D Lincoln says the aim is to give farmers control and financing of their markets.

Ohio Columbus Farm Bureaus Sald Co-Operative M. D. Lincoln Ohio Farm Bureau Federation

Farmers Plan Means To Aid Their Welfare

Athens County represented at state farm bureau meeting in Columbus as M D Lincoln outlines a cooperative marketing and service program for farmers. The plan seeks ongoing education and a nationwide approach though no county agent for Athens yet. seven applications are on file. Local leaders report strong support among about 150 officers present for the new service policy and immediate staffing.

N. B R. R. Baker Athens County At. Columbus L. B Ohio Farm Federation Millis Ganization M. D. Lincoln Lincoln Athans Athena County Funda Lorain Miller Lorain

Logan worker dies on Hunter Street at noon

Henry Keller, a city workman, collapsed and died at 1 PM on Hunter Street while working on a city truck. He resided at 811 Wan Logan and had 18 years with the city, with two sons and a partner surviving. Local officials note heart failure as the cause. the incident followed a lunch break.

Logan Henry Hunter Street Heart Mr. Keller John Kge Warren Imboden Wan Logan Rag Township Hoc Valley Keller Ia Panion Keller John Cee Lal

Hints Spotlight Hidden Trails on Auto Map Guide

A compact guide highlights five key hints for reading the new auto trail map end mile markers. It notes practical tips for navigating rural routes and locating landmarks.

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