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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 21, 1929

Page

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Ohio chiropractors license measure defeats in legislature

The initiated bill to create a separate state board to examine and license chiropractors was defeated by the Legislature and will be put to voters in November. Advocates will seek the required signatures to place the measure on the ballot, led by Representatives George H. Bellinger and W. A. McClister of Akron.

State Board of Examiners Columbus George H. Bellinger W. A. McClister Akron

Ohio Legislature Considers Five Bills and Committees

Seave to vote on five bills creating additional counties including Guyahoga Vegon Summit Tuscaraw Trumbull. House to consider a bill authorizing sending a state commission to dedicate Ohio battle monuments in Belgium and France. Schools Committee to hold second hearing on Bible Bill at night. Senate calendar includes raising pay for penitentiary guards.

Seave Guyahoga Vegon Summit Tuscarawas Trumbull Ohio Belgium France House Senate

Bill Defeated After A Two Hour Debate In Legislature

The bill failed with only 28 votes amid a two hour session. Representative I J Hoover of Canton argued against it noting a prior similar measure was defeated by the people in a referendum by a 242 489 majority. The House also rejected a rival bill by Senator Joseph Ackerman Cleveland authorizing condemnation of private city property for university expansion. A separate measure by Rep J H Schweller Putnam County to allow World War veterans and descendants to join county soldiers relief commissions passed 104 to 2. The Anna Dean farm purchase study and related measure move forward as the Senate concurred with the House. Abele of Cleveland gained authorization for rmit insurance policies covering various hazards. The Senate also sent to the House for concurrence Johnson of Fulton County's bill to raise cattle compensation for bovine tuberculosis from 25 to 35 for grades and 40 to 70 for purebreds.

I. J. Hoover Canton People House Joseph Ackerman Cleveland J. H. Schweller Putnam County Elmer E. Boden Akron Anna Dean Summit County Barberton Senate Lester Abele Rmit Insurance Companies Atouse Davis Johnson Fulton County

Kellogg Signs Arbitration Treaties With Roumania

Secretary of State Kellogg signed treaties of arbitration and conciliation with the Roumanian minister.

Kellogg Washington Roumania

Case School President Resigns Amid Stated Departure

Dr. Charles H. Howe president of Case School of Applied Science resigns effective August 31. Announcement came from Cleveland on March 21.

CASE Cleveland U.P Charles H. Howe Case School of Applied Science

Norway and Sweden Crown Prince Marries in Oslo Cathedral

Crown Prince Olaf of Norway wed Princess Martha of Sweden in Oslo at Our Saviour Cathedral uniting the two kingdoms. The ceremony drew royal guests from Denmark England and Holland as local crowds watched the long awaited union. The Bishop officiated and Olaf affirmed vows in a formal Lutheran rite.

Prince Olaf Princess Martha Olaf Myre United Press Oslo Norway Olaf Martha Sweden Lutheran Cathedral of Our Saviour Europe Vestrogolland Lunde Denmark England Holland Duke of York Wilhelm Stenhammar Crown Prince Olaf of

Garrison sues Athens County over 1928 riot injuries

In Morgan County Common Pleas Court Dewey Garrison testifies in a $1,000 damage suit against the Athens County commissioners alleging injuries from a July 25 1928 riot on the Modoc Buchtel highway. Deputy Pat Burns places Garrison and others at Mingus Hollow scene as health declines and a medical exam is arranged. The jury of Morgan County residents is seated with twelve members remaining.

Dewey Garrison Athens County Commissioners Athens County Common Pleas Court Modoc-Buchtel Garrison Mingus Hollow Burns Harry Garrison Ross Smith Jack Anderson John Simons Harve Brooks Morgan County

Great Northern plans five hour cut Chicago to Seattle run

The Great Northern Railway announces a five hour reduction in running time starting next summer on the Chicago to Seattle route. The new schedule would shave the trip to sixty three hours, bringing Seattle closer to New York Chicago and other eastern and mid western cities. The article extols Washington and Seattle as premier summer and winter resorts and invites travelers from the Atlantic to visit, noting the coast’s climatic appeal.

Great Northern Railway Chicago Seattle New York Los Angeles San Francisco Pacific Coast San Diego Coast Washington Atlantic America

Oklahoma Ex-Governor Johnston Ousted by Senate

Oklahoma City March 21 Henry H Johnston the former governor was ousted by a Senate vote for general incompetency and was followed out of the executive mansion by his confidential secretary Mrs. O O Hammonds. Lieutenant Governor W M Holloway was sworn in as governor after the verdict.

Oklahoma City Okla Oklahoma Henry Johnston Jack Walton Senate Walton W. M. Holloway O. O. Hammonds

Remarkable Meigs County case of a 9 year old delinquent

A Meigs County Juvenile Court hearing on a 9 year old boy William Hendricks charged with delinquency continued Tuesday. He is accused of idleness vulgar language tobacco truancy rock throwing and stealing while his parents live on a rural route near Pom eroy.

Pomeroy William Hendricks Meigs County James Hendricks

Mass at Capital triggers fight to save Pomeroy projects

Pomeroy leaders including the school board Kiwanis members and city officials planned appeals to the Ohio attorney general and a possible April special election to approve street and school bond issues totaling near 200000. If blocked, a delegation will press the state legislature for relief.

Pomeroy Ohit Main Street Pomeroy Business Ohio Racine Columbia Township

Spring Inaugurated With Posies And Moth Balls

The weather bureau confirms the season’s official start at 9 35 last night. Thousands prepare to store heavy coats and red woolens while some fear they were premature. Argentina ice cream sales declined over the past two months.

Weather Bureau Argentina

Messenger Expands Radio Briefs and Adds Writers

The Messenger announces an expanded daily radio program with several news briefs and WLW scheduling changes. Rogers Sherwood joins editorial pages as a new regular writer twice weekly, sharing Capital Letter duties with Rodney Dutcher. Ruth Dewey Groves begins a serial Rich Girl-Poor Girl next Tuesday, replacing The Black Pigeon which ends Monday.

Messenger WLW Ohio the Messenger Rogers Sherwood Washington Sherwood Rodney Dutcher Dutcher New Life Ruth Dewey Groves

Attendance at Exposition Set Weekend Peak

Attendance at the Athens Merchants Exposition surpassed last year with 2026 paid admissions and 1680 dance tickets sold. The event features booths, a style show, and prize drawings, with proceeds supporting charitable causes as crowds flock to the last night’s finale.

Athens

Bill to raise gas tax still in committee

The Sullivan Bill to increase the state gasoline tax remained in committee in Columbus on March 21. Representative Dallas Sullivan, author of the measure, argues for a seven-cent tax to cover road costs, but the bill would raise only one cent to four cents. He says larger cities should bear more of the construction burden, while rural blocs back the plan and city opposition is strong.

Columbus Sullivan Dallas Sullivan

To Select Jury for Karr Bribery Trial

Pomeroy March 21. A special jury wheel of 75 names will be drawn today to form the pool for the Irving Karr bribery trial set to begin next Monday. The date depends on John G. Woolley’s court readiness.

Pomeroy Irving Karr John G. Woolley Athens

Lindbergh-A Morrow Set to Marry in June

Mexico City dispatch says Miss Anne Morrow and Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh will wed in June, according to official circles.

Lindy Anne Mexico City Anne Morrow Charles A. Lindbergh

Serenading Disturbs Logan Home. Police Investigate Debris Assault

In Logan on Monday evening a serenade at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Whison drew a crowd of several score. Props included old cans and pans piled on the porch, with more than two truckloads left before officers dispersed the revelers. Mrs. Wilson was struck in the face with a dirt-filled tin can, suffering a facial laceration.

Law-Makers To Be Through Next Month

Columbus March 21. Prospects the Eighty-Eighth General Assembly will finish by mid April as the General Appropriations Bill nears completion. Senator G M Kutler Preble County chairman of the Senate Finance Committee says the bill should be completed and ready for introduction next Monday. House action is expected late next week.

Columbus U.P Eighty-Eighth General Assembly G. M. Kutler Preble County Senate Finance Committee House

France pays tribute as Foch lies in state at noon

France kneels on the first day of spring to honor Field Marshal Ferdinand Foch whose body lies in state near the tomb of the Unknown Poilu. Ambassadors, statesmen, veterans and peasants join in solemn tribute as plans place the burial at the Invalides after a grand national funeral.

Panis U.P Ferdinand Foch Poilu France Napoleon Ney

Reformatory to House Over 1 000 Prisoners in Chillicothe

The justice department said the Chillicothe Ohio reformatory will house at least 1 000 prisoners once the ongoing program is finished in four to five years. Seventeen structures are planned including eight shops and six brick colonial dormitories. Construction will start soon with a brick plant authorized by Congress and prison labor to be used for all work.

Washington Chillicothe Ohio Justice Department Congress

Thousands In Stricken Area Are Homeless

About thirty thousand people displaced by Southeast floods across Alabama Georgia and Florida. Red Cross directs relief work with Hoover and War Secretary Good at the White House discussing immediate aid. Alabama alone reports twenty three thousand homeless. Red Cross to issue a new relief appeal and rehabilitation work continues. Estimated immediate need is five hundred thousand dollars to reestablish the affected residents.

Washington U.R Alabama Georgia Florida Hoover Red Cross White House War Good

Mine Explosion at Valley Camp Mine No 1 Strikes Panic

News from Par n ass us Pennsylvania reports a mine explosion at Valley Camp Company Mine No 1. About 300 miners were in the shaft area. 12 were killed in a previous Kinloch incident, and this blast injured none of the escapees. A later count says around 235 bodies remained unaccounted for with no check on the dead reported by noon.

Parnassus Marth Valley Camp Company Ings Craf Valley Camp Kinloch Juary 20 State Bureau of Mine Cials New

Fractured OCR Notes Brick Home Permits and Vague Forum

Fragmented text describes building permits for brick homes and a forum on mortar and exterior views. Mentions Frederick J Baskin director and Messenger information Center in Washington. Contains garbled street names and partial names.

Dream Wibout

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