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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1928
Page
1
Herbert Hoover, lifelong engineer and businessman, breaks through to seek the presidency. After a fierce, public nomination battle within the Republican Party, Hoover faces the long road to election while remaining a reserved, sensitive figure amid intense attacks.
Kansas City June 15 Delegations coalesced around Senator Charles Curtis as the Republican vice presidential nominee for Hoover, with Borah pushing for an outside pick. Curtis secured clear support on the first ballot as other nominees were withdrawn and routine nomination followed.
West Branch begins a day of festivities honoring native son Herbert Hoover once an orphan boy who played along Main Street. The town of about 800 put aside routine duties to celebrate the honor and mark Hoover’s rise from local childhood streets to national prominence.
Delegations from New York and Pennsylvania swung support to Curtis at a party caucus as Western agricultural forces demanded a Western candidate. Ohio followed with 48 votes for Curtis. Leaders with Secretary Mellon convened early today to endorse the plan and spread the word to other delegates. A rapid roll toward the Kansas senator began as momentum built for the band wagon.
Republican leaders at a Kansas City conference before the convention final session backed Senator Charles Curtis of Kansas for vice president. Borah participated for the western delegation and found Curtis acceptable, while Channing Cox of Massachusetts faced resistance. Pennsylvania’s delegation voted to support Curlin, der Curtin.
Former Illinois governor Frank O. Lowden withdrew from the Republican presidential race after failing to accept the farm relief plank in the party platform. He read his withdrawal statement at the convention, following Hoover’s nomination and a second 20 minute Hoover demonstration.
In preparation for summer training, local Ohio National Guard members received smallpox vaccinations and typhoid inoculations. Dr. J. M. Higgins, county health commissioner designated by the Adjutant General, administered the final shots in Toledo. A separate brief reports a youth robber holding up Lorain hotel and Park Lane hotel garage, fleeing with 420 dollars and a car near Swanton.
Gale R Kipker 22 son of Mr and Mrs William Kipker of Kenton died at Pool hospital following injuries sustained yesterday afternoon in Port Clinton.
Peter Witt of Cleveland filed his declaration at the secretary of state’s office to seek the Democratic nomination for governor. He is a veteran of Cuyahoga County Democratic politics.
In Superior Wisconsin on June 15 President Calvin Coolidge learned Herbert Hoover had been chosen as the Republican presidential nominee. He immediately sent a brief message to Secretary of Commerce praising Hoover for his ability and experience and wishing him success. Mrs Coolidge also telegraphed Mrs Hoover conveying love and best wishes.
A portrait of Herbert Clark Hoover tracing his youth beginning at age thirteen and detailing his early career. It notes his service in China during the Boxer uprising and his later achievements as a mining engineer and U S Geological Survey field worker before international attention in 1914.
President nominee Herbert Hoover, visibly moved by the honor, planned to temporarily resume duties as secretary of commerce. About 100 neighbors gathered outside his Washington home by radio notification, but Hoover did not appear on the steps and retired early, intending to keep his routine until the department is ready to hand over to a successor.
The narrative traces Herbert Hoover from his Iowa birth on August 10, 1874 to his youth in Oregon. It notes the loss of his parents, family separations, and his journey to Portland and Newberg followed by paying his way through education at Leland Stanford University.
A directed verdict for $31,800 was returned for J. M. Scott of Cambridge in federal court for loss when his warehouse burned last year. The judgment comes from five insurance companies.
The Athens Messenger advertises a half tone engraved portrait of Herbert Hoover, Republican candidate for president. It promotes a 6 by 9 inch copy on heavy stock, priced at ten cents, with instructions to send coin or stamps and complete address details.
Hoover pledges to continue Republican policies if elected and backs the convention platform. He cites national defense, economic stability, tariff protection, and foreign commerce as core goals, promising broader policy discussion later while stressing duty and national service.
Dr Henry G Williams president of Wilmington college and noted educator died at his home after a brief illness following commencement week. He had served as dean of the college of education at Ohio University Athens from 1902 to 1914 and opened Ohio Universitys first normal school. He leaves a daughter Mrs R P Rose of New York City and is survived by siblings and nephews in Athens county.
A crowd along Modoc road pelted Hubert Bailey’s car and shot at him as 150 people gathered at Mine No. 281. Bailey was arrested for shooting on the public highway and released on bond. Mrs. Shesky was wounded in the shoulder by bullets while tending a garden nearby. National Guardsmen patrolled as miners face labor tensions and notices threaten fines for returning workers under 1917 scales.
Born 1860 on a North Topeka farm to an Indigenous-leaning settler, Curtis faced early orphaning and worked in stables before becoming a jockey. He advanced from schooling to law, served as Shawnee county prosecutor, and rose to Congress in 1892 and the Senate by 1907, later becoming Senate leader and a 1928 presidential candidate.
Kansas City dispatch reports Herbert Hoover of California chosen on the first ballot at the Republican convention with 837 votes, far ahead of Frank Lowden. The moment marks a shift to a modern, industrial age leader and signals a potentially diminished role for traditional politicians.
A bankruptcy petition filed in federal court lists assets of 4950 dollars and debts of 7824 dollars. The filing was made in Columbus by Otis B Williamson of Lancaster Ohio late yesterday.
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