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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1928

Page

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Berryman Out as Most Americans Reach Wrestling Semi finals

The sixth Olympiad wrestling program left all American contenders but one in the semi finals as Clarence Jerryman of Oklahoma A&M fell in the lightweight quarter finals to Kapp of Estonia. Lloyd O Appleton advanced to the welterweight semis after a technical fall over Praks of Estonia while Eddie Hamm set a broad jump Olympic record in the athletics program at Amsterdam Stadium.

Amsterdam Eddie Hamm Georgia Tech Gutterson United States Hamm Cambridge British Empire Lloydalen Ray Watson John Sittig Mark Fuller Elizabeth Robinson Edward Hamm De‘ert Hubbard Michigan Hahn America Douglas Lowe Phil Edwards Byhlen Sweden Martin France Clarence Jerryman Oklahoma A and M Kapp Esthonia Lloyd O. Appleton Edgewood Praks Appleton Berryman Eddie Egan Gene Tunney Monte Munn Nebraska

Safe robbers blow community market safe

Youngstown July 31. U Rits detectives search for criminals who blew the community market safe Sunday and escaped with 2800 dollars.

Youngstown U.R

Athens Messenger Promotes Swimming Booklet and Coupon

The Athens Messenger advertises a booklet on swimming from Frederic J. Haskin, Director, Information Bureau Washington DC. Readers are urged to clip a coupon, supply name and address, and send four cents for return postage and handling. The piece highlights swimming as healthful, recreational, year round, and lifesaving.

THE Athens Messenger Frederic J. Haskin Information Bureau Washington, D. C

Dimondale Mother Strangles FourYearOld Daughter

Mrs. Adeline Letherman, 238, of Dimondale Michigan, strangled her four year old daughter Virginia Rose to death citing poverty and unhappiness. She claimed the girl would not suffer as she had after typhoid fever left her crippled and separated from her husband.

Virginia Rose Adeline Letherman Dimondale Mich

Hollywood censorship fight over political themes in The Racket

Hollywood producer Howard Hughes warns of municipal and state film censorship for political reasons. New York censors cut 25 scenes in The Racket, largely political, echoing Chicago’s prior ban. Bartlett Cormack cites self-protective motives behind bans and alleges political influence.

Hollywood Calif Howard Hughes Houston Tex Hughes Chicago New York Bartlett Cormack

Fear for Safety of Man on Yacht

Springfield reports fears for the safety of EK. E. Greiner treasurer of the Buffalo Springfield Road Roller company who sails as a guest on the Azara yacht in the trans Atlantic race awaiting word as the craft lags behind the racing fleet. Mrs E E Greiner and her father in law C M Greiner wait in New York for news of her husband.

Springfield U.R EK. E. Greiner Buffalo-Springfield Road Roller Company Azara E. E. Greiner C. M. Greiner Road Roller Concern New York

Toral Awaits Hearing Today for Murder

Jose de Leon Toral, pale and exhausted, awaits trial in civil courts for the assassination of General Alvaro Obregon. He will offer no defense after confessing the murder to reporters, saying he is giving his life for Obregon and that the president-elect’s soul was likely saved because Obregon was a good man.

Mexico City W.rp Jose de Leon Toral Alvaro Obregon Toral Obregon San Angelo

Hoover's Fishing Luck Defies Hoover in Oregon Wilderness

Herbert Hoover travels with photographers to the Rogue and Klamath rivers near Medford and Hornbrook but repeatedly fails to catch a fish. He ends a day frustrated yet hopeful, planning further attempts in cleaner waters and a return to Palo Alto by Thursday. 【Note: This is a compact flare about Hoover's fishing anecdote during a campaign swing.】

Klamath Hoover Rogue River Medford Oregon Hornbrook Calif Brown Milton Esberg San Francisco Esberg Siskiyou Mountains Palo Alto Pit River Shasta

Unseasonably cold July Morning Baffles Berry Picker

Chauncey reports an unusual July morning at 6 oclock with frostlike chill. C. C. Frye in the field says his fingers went numb while picking blackberries. He has gathered about 100 gallons this season and sells berries for 50 cents a gallon.

Chauncey C. C. Frye Big City

Gubernatorial Candidates Aggressive Final Canvass in Ohio

In the last two weeks before the Ohio primary candidates push a dense statewide campaign. Edward C. Turner tours Morgan and Terry counties with stops in New Lexington and McConnelsville and speaks in Middletown and Ada. Myers V. Cooper campaigns through Cuyahoga and the seventh district with events in Wilmington and Athens. James T. Begg visits Marion Canton and Columbus areas while Earl Bloom promotes in Toledo and Cincinnati. Martin L. Davey camps near Akron as the race narrows.

Columbus O.R Edward C. Turner Morgan and Terry New Lexington McConnelsville Miami Valley Chautauqua Association Middletown Kiwanis Club Ada Myers V. Cooper Cuyahoga County Wilmington Athens Ross County James T. Begg Marion County Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs Marion Canton Columbiana County Earl Bloom Toledo Cincinnati Martin L. Davey Akron

Ohio Apple Growers to Hear Federal Inspection Benefits

C W Waid chief of the division of food and vegetables and Prof E R Wallace of Ohio University will visit Southeastern Ohio apple growers on Thursday. They will explain federal inspection benefits and packing and shipping under government rules. The move aims to help local fruit compete in cities like Cincinnati by assuring inspected fruit and known disease tests.

Ohio C. W. Waid Division of Food and Vegetables State Department of Agriculture E. R. Wallace Agriculture Department of Ohio University Ward Professor Wallace Cincinnati Wallace

Burroughs Daughter Chooses James Pierce For Tarzan Film

Joan Burroughs daughter of Edgar Rice Burroughs selected James Pierce to star in a Tarzan screen adaptation. The pair, who worked on the film together, plan to marry this summer.

Joan Burroughs Edgar Rice Burroughs Tarzan James Pierce Pierce

Blood of Old Timers Sparks Reading on Boat Races

Pomeroy July 31. Captain Ellsworth predicts the Chris Greene will beat Senator Cordill in the Gallipolis Pomeroy race after losing to the Betsy Ann. The Greene, a new steel hull boat built in 1925, is expected to endure higher steam pressure. James A. Palmer, famed Coolville Camp Meeting figure, praises boat racing lore and recalls classic vessels.

James Palmer Chris Greene Ellsworth Greene Senator Cordill Gallipolis Pomeroy Elisworth Cordill Ann Pittsburgh Cincinnati James A. Palmer Coolville Athens Dubuque Iowa Iron Charleston W. Va Palmer Ohio River

Five men plead guilty in Athens County court yesterday

Five men pleaded guilty to burglary and grand larceny in a series of thefts from Canaan Coal Company property at Canaanville. Sentences ranged from three to seven years in the state penitentiary, with varying probation for one defendant. Additional indictments were announced and civil matters set for trial.

L. G. Worstell Athens County Ohio State Penitentiary Fred Green Ohio Penitentiary Harry Kettle Kettle Peter Barrows James Heiiskell Mansfield Reformatory Heiskell Catherine Johnson Harry Swart Costa

Women to Mail Prohibition Questionnaires in Ohio

The Women's Christian Temperance Union will mail a digest of candidate answers to a prohibition questionnaire across Ohio. Questions cover support for the Eighteenth Amendment, modifying the Volstead Act, and whether states should set their own liquor content. Several gubernatorial and congressional candidates gave favorable responses.

Columbus U.R Women's Christian Temperance Union Martin L. Davey Earl D. Bloom James T. Begg Myers Y. Cooper Congress James H. Cleveland Frank H. Ward John J. Whiteacre Joseph F. Lange

Grand Jury Opens in Meigs County to Probe Irregularities

The special grand jury met for its first session in Meigs County under Judge Crow. It will investigate alleged official and political irregularities with a mandate to act fully and impartially as witnesses testified on numerous matters.

Pomeroy Meigscounty Crow

Lowe Defends Olympic 800 Metre Title in Brilliant Finish

D G A Lowe of England successfully defended his Olympic 800 metre championship today with a brilliant burst of speed in the final.

Amsterdam U.P D. G. A. Lowe England

Ohio University Sets Final Exams For Summer Term

Final examinations for the summer term at Ohio University will be held in the last week of the term. Each exam lasts one hour and occurs on the most convenient day for the instructor. Convocation is scheduled for Wednesday, August 15, with graduation exercises to follow at 10:20. The summer session ends at noon on August 17.

Ohio University E. B. Bryan Ewing Auditorium

Bloody Fight Staged Today by Rebel Band near Los Volcanos

Federal soldiers dispersed about 450 rebels near Los Volcanos ranch in what was described as a bloody fight the largest in weeks. The battle lasted two hours with no casualty report. Five priests were among the rebels. separate clash near Atenguillo left seventeen rebels and five federal soldiers dead.

Mexico City U.R Los Volcanos Ranch Guadalajara Excelsior Atenguillo

Coolidge Feeling His Record Speaks for Hoover Campaign

Superior Wis official notice states President Coolidge has no plans to join Secretary Hoover's campaign. It notes the administration since August 3, 192% has merited country approval and asserts that record suffices to support Hoover’s efforts.

Superior Wis Coolidge Hoover

Polish Aviator Killed In Bagdad Flight Crash

Lieut Kasimir Szalas of the Polish army air force died when his Fokker mono plane crashed at the Bagdad airdrome after a non stop flight from Warsaw. Co-pilot Lieut Kasimir Kalina and mechanic Klasinek were slightly injured. The crew left Warsaw yesterday aiming for Bagdad and back covering 4 875 miles in two and a half days.

Bagdad U.P Kasimir Szalas Warsaw Kasimir Kalina Klasinek

Gasoline and Kerosene Prices Raised One Cent

Chicago July 31 The Standard Oil Company of Indiana announced that effective tomorrow morning the price of gasoline and kerosene in its entire territory will be raised by one cent per gallon.

Chicago U.P Standard Qi! Company of Indiana

Merger Creates Third Largest Industry Giant in Auto Field

New company formed by Chrysler and Dodge merger becomes third largest automaker behind GM and Ford. It aims at 50 million dollars annual earnings with 176 million in resources, 80 million working capital, and capacity for 700 thousand vehicles yearly. About 40 000 stockholders and 35 000 employees will operate under the Chrysler banner continuing the Dodge line.

New York of Brothers Inc Dodge Concern Chrysler Corporation Walter P. Chrysler Chrysler Dodge Baltimore Chrysler Com General Motors Ford Motor Company Wall Dillon, Read and Company Brothers Dillon

Russia May Align With U S Antiwar Pact

Berlin reports Russian undersecretary Litvinoff departed for Moscow after talks that suggest Moscow may join the United States led antiwar treaty. A government decision is anticipated but not announced.

Berlin M. M. Litevinoff Moscow Russia Litvinoff

Girl Hurt in Car Window Accident on Main Street

The 10 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Samuel Seals suffered a laceration over the left eye in a peculiar accident Saturday evening on Main street while riding in a family car. The vehicle stopped in heavy traffic and the glass shattered cutting the girl. She was taken to Lorington hospital where stitches were required to close the wounds over her left eye.

Logan Samuel Seals Main Street Seals Rington Hospital

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