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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1929
Page
1
Columbus dispatch reports March 13 that the House Rules Committee acts as a calendar body to select bills daily. Republicans caucus on the Carpenter Bill seeking repeal of the Peace Utility Rate Law, amid a push for haste following Peace Law death.
Senate reprioritizes the Habitual Criminal bill after yesterday’s passage in the chamber. House operations begin with calendar committee screening bills for potential action. Highway Police bill slated for hearing in the House Highways Committee alongside a proposed four cent gasoline tax increase to be heard at night.
The caucus approved minor amendments and the bill moved swiftly to Governor Cooper who pledged to sign. The Teachers’ Tenure bill failed 82 to 34 in the House amid rural opposition. The Carpenter Bill reforms tariff oversight replace Pence law, creating an inventory filing and a new investigations department led by an executive secretary.
Governor Myers Y. Cooper approved the Bing Bill authorizing a bridge across Sandusky Bay to Cedar Point. The action was reported by United Press late today in Columbus.
Charles Miller aged 40 watched surgeons remove his appendix on March 13 in TIFFIN. He declined a general anaesthetic and chose local anaesthesia instead, saying he wished to see the procedure and suffered no pain.
Arthur Brisane notes Daytona tests by Major Segrave in a Golden Arrow reaching 231 mph while pondering future air speeds. New York City plans tunnels and bridges costing 107 million dollars, reflecting postwar spending scales and contrasts with Panama Canal figures.
Schick testing for diphtheria among Athens County school children nears completion. Tested districts include New Marshfield Mineral Scott Hocking Carbondale Oak Grove Connett Kimberly Old Floodwood and Deanville. Additional schools Hollister Glouster Trimble Jacksonville Greens Run Millfield Oregon Ridge Morristown Chauncey scheduled this afternoon and Thursday.
The exhibit of paintings by modern artists in the Fine Arts Building studio will stay open one more day. Miss Louise Stahl announced the studio will be open Thursday from 9 to 12 and 1 to 5 for visitors who have not yet seen the show.
Mexico City report says Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh intends to fly back to the United States within the week. He will cross the border and proceed to New York, according to good authority.
Chicago officials led by United States District Attorney George F. Johnson announce a renewed crackdown under the Jones Law to dry up the loop. Prices for whisky rose to 30 dollars a case as federal agents plan enforcement, threatening small bootleggers with five years in prison and ten thousand dollars fine.
Former Vice-President Charles G. Dawes, once a wartime American diplomat, is reported as a candidate for ambassador to Great Britain. President Hoover is said to be considering the post, with Dawes in Chicago and reportedly willing to accept. The potential appointment would signal a reform of the American diplomatic corps.
Two men jailed for kidnapping 8 year old Jimmy Banks of Akron escaped from Catlettsburg jail. They reportedly sawed through bars and slipped away late last night.
Two boys swam in the muddy river at the old swimming hole just above South Bridge in birthday suits yesterday. The scene beside the water hints at simpler days and the approach of summer leisure.
Officers arrest George Bescoe and William Bean after a landlord’s scene at 17 Brown Avenue where two men were taken into custody and a third fled, with whisky found inside the residence and a bedroom confrontation reported last night. One suspect was shot at during the escape, and charges were to be filed later.
Charles Jackson deputy treasurer of Jackson Township was killed when the car he rode in left the road last night.
The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation will establish a branch office in Athens with funds raised. W F Kampf, the Athens County Farm Bureau president, announced after a Board meeting in the Postoffice Building. Sites in Athens County include Amesville Albany and Coolville with three counties Athens Meigs and Vinton to be served.
Columbus March 13. Repeal of the Peace Law governing rate collection by public utilities will not affect cases now before the public utilities commission. Pending Logan Gas and Ohio Bell rate increase cases will proceed under Pence Law provisions. The measure allows utilities to collect rate increases under bond while awaiting commission approval.
Sheriff J A Willock reports Harry Dilks and his wife detained in Danville Virginia on a grave charge. They allegedly stole a 1925 Ford touring car from the river landing at Pomeroy last summer while en route from Detroit to the South with a Mason City work party associate, who had lent them the vehicle key. The couple and child traveled with plans of finding work, then vanished.
Mexican government reports Saltillo fell and 1,600 rebels deserted Sonora as Federal troops closed on Torreon and Durango City. President Portes Gil claimed the rebellion failed and enlistees were unnecessary. Rail lines show Sal tilio evacuated. advances backed by air and ground forces.
In Orrville Ohio on March 13 testimony from about six witnesses in Common Pleas Court could determine the fate of Melvin Horst the four year old who vanished December 27. Prosecutors aim to convict Eliza Arnold and son Arthur of abducting him and say if convicted Melvin is expected to be returned soon. Roy Horst Orrville marshal will testify to motive and recounts of Melvin being taken to the lockup by the Arnolds and a threat by the elder Arnold.
The condition of Clyde Mitchell, a Derthick miner, is very serious after a Sunday night shotgun shooting at the home of Harry Johnson. Mitchell was taken to St. Francis Hospital in Columbus. Johnson was arrested and held in the Athens County Jail. no charges were filed until Mitchells condition becomes clearer. Both men had been drinking and Johnson declined further comment.
An explosion in an apartment and grocery building in St. Joseph Missouri killed an elderly woman and two children and injured nine others, mostly children. Emergency crews rushed to the scene as investigators began to determine the cause of the blast.
The Athens Federation of Women's Clubs weighs wholesale shrubbery sales to residents at cost. Officers note past plant purchases boosted city beautification but warned of possible losses if sales falter. No profit sought. shipping and packing charged. Interested buyers should contact Mrs. Frank R. Murphey or Mrs. John Finsterwald.
Atlanta mourns Asa G. Candler 78 known as the Coca Cola king who died after a long illness. The Atlanta business titan started Coca Cola in 1888 with a single shed factory and a kettle he stirred. 500 gallons were sold his first year.
Rome reports Gen Umberto Nobile has resigned his rank and office as leader of the Italia air expedition to the North Pole and the resignation has been accepted. The move follows the Arctic tragedy and criticism over his rescue from the ice by airplane before his men were saved.
Harve Love near Modoc pleaded guilty to one count of unlawfully assembling and rioting in the Athens County Common Pleas Court. Four related riot counts were nlled. Love’s sentence was deferred and he bond released. A group of strike disorder cases in the Hocking Valley mining district awaits trials over the next weeks.
A compact booklet for car owners outlines how to keep vehicles safer and avoid accidents. It covers cleaning lubrication brake and headlight care and general maintenance tips.
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