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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1928

Page

5

Wedded At Brown Home In University Terrace

At the Brown home in University Terrace Thursday the brother Warren Francis of Columbus and Velmae Munger of Dayton united in marriage by Rev. C M Coulter. Only immediate family attended the ceremony and wedding dinner before the couple left for Dayton then Columbus to reside. Francis heads outgoing engines for Pennsylvania Railroad in Columbus yards. Various society notes follow with meetings, parties, and visits across Athens and surrounding towns.

Brown Louis I. Brown University Terrace Warren Francis Columbus Velmae Munger Dayton C. M. Coulter First Methodist Church Sidney Ireland Francis Gem City Life Insurance Company Pennsylvania Railroad

Inheritance Tax Nets Athens County Funds

Athens County auditor's office reports total inheritance tax of 2992.41 from 101 estates last year. Twenty one estates taxed, eighty exempt. half of tax goes to county and half to state. Probate judge fees total 345. auditor and treasurer fees 119.69 go to county fund from state share.

Athens County

Hoover Declares First Public Bid Amid Prohibition Stance

The piece notes Herbert Hoover entering public office for the first time, highlighting his farm policy stance and anti repeal position on the eighteenth amendment. It also covers attacks about his abroad life and a claim he once held British citizenship due to wartime mining investments, which he denied by choosing American citizenship.

Hoover Borah Burma

Merger Talks Loom for 11 Ido Operators in Coal Field

About 100 soft coal operators from Virginia and Southern West Virginia plan a meeting at the Waldorf Astoria next Wednesday to discuss a proposed 200 million dollar merger. Engineers have completed a four months survey of properties. contracts were signed in February signaling willingness to merge if appraisals are agreed. The group accounts for roughly 35 million tons of the region's 60 million ton annual output. Major firms include Pocahontas Fuel, New River, Consolidation Coal, American Coal, Massachusetts Gas, Pond Creek Pocahontas, Berwin-White, Slab Fork, and Cronzer Pocahontas.

New York Virginia West Virginia Waldorf Astoria Hotel Pocahontas Fuel Company New River Company Consolidation Coal Company American Coal Company Massachusetts Gas Company Pond Creek Pocahontas Company Berwin- White Coal Mining Company Slab Fork Coal Company Cronzer Pocahontas Company Oper

Stockholder plan to swap shares for unit values

Investors seek to cut overhead and stabilize prices through a proposed exchange where shares of a new company would be exchanged for shares of existing units based on actual values. The plan envisions aligning equity stakes with real asset worth to reduce cost pressures and improve pricing stability.

Ators

Eighty-Five Cigarette Licenses Issued by Auditor Edmundson

Auditor J Clyde Edmundson announced that eighty five retail and three wholesale cigarette licenses have been issued. Retail fees are fifty dollars and wholesale fees two hundred dollars, due by June 20. To date four thousand eight hundred fifty dollars has been collected. Last year about one hundred licenses were issued.

J. Clyde Edmundson Mr. Edmundson

Compulsory Auto Insurance Contested at ASA Meet

The American Automobile Association meeting in Cincinnati June 28 29 will tackle compulsory liability insurance for motorists. Ohio delegates led by Captain H N Burgett plan to present an alternative low cost plan while seeking public input by June 28.

American Automobile Association Cincinnati South East Ohio Motor Club Ohio Burgett Buregett Hocking Valley Auto ‘Club

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