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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1925
Page
1
A reporter chronicles grief and hunger near Barracksville West Virginia as families wait in rain for news of entombed miners. Women and children crowd the mine mouth, awaiting word while hopeful wages and compensation fight a grim fate.
Chicago reports doctors and nurses rushing into Illinois and Indiana disaster zones to battle potential epidemics of gas gangrene pneumonia and typhoid after a deadly tornado. Red Cross tallies 694 dead across five states with Illinois bearing the bulk. Sanitation plants and emergency water sterilization are in operation as relief groups restart rebuilding efforts.
Members of the 134th Field Artillery concluded a regimental reunion in Dayton Ohio with officers elected to lead the unit. Notable American Legion figures attended and urged preparedness to deter future war, highlighting a strong air force as essential. Officers elected include Lee E. Moore as president Wilbur E. Click as southern division VP Raymond Kneff as northern division VP General H M Bush as secretary and O W Horrell as treasurer.
A man views lateness to meals as no trouble and maintains a relaxed routine. He treats mealtimes as flexible, prioritizing personal comfort over punctuality.
An old newspaper item references the phrase wine for garment of repentance and notes the winter giving way to spring in 1925. The writer urges readers to shed the cold season and prepare for warmer months, urging action in spring and summer. Readers are directed to turn to Page 4.
Professor M I Pupin of Columbia University warned that radio broadcasting is congested and the federal government must regulate air time to protect educational propaganda and quality music from cheap programs and advertising. He called the situation acute and urged immediate action.
In San Francisco on March 23 Dorothy Ellingson a 16 year old known as a Jazz baby faced trial for the murder of her mother. Defense experts including psychiatrists and pathologists prepared to argue the girl was unable to resist a slaying impulse and could be rehabilitated with training and care. Jury selection expected to take most of today and perhaps tomorrow with many women in the panel.
Four persons die in Fremont Ohio when their automobile is struck by a Lake Shore Electric interurban. The victims are Clarence Michaels, his wife, their daughter Marel, and Burle Tuckerman, all residents of the Fremont area. Michaels drove toward a brother in law’s home when the crash occurred at the private driveway entrance. The car was dragged about 300 feet and destroyed.
Marie Baldwin, 15, a Youngstown High School student, died instantly when the car carrying her from a Canfield dance went over an embankment early yesterday. Three others were injured in the crash.
Columbus dispatch reports the 1925 Legislature nears final action on Representative Liles Huron county bill to establish a state highway police force. The plan creates a four member administration and a superintendent with a 2100 dollar cap, hiring up to 100 officers with stepped raises, arrest powers on traffic violations, and general police authority on duty. Night sessions planned as the week ends, with final recess scheduled for March 1 1925 after vetoes and loose ends are addressed.
Kent Ohio March 23Clayton Apple 43 merchant police officer was killed in a street gun battle with three men believed bent on killing another officer. Bas Sie Nicosia 26 died later in Akron City Hospital. Frank Mollica 25 was detained. a third suspect was arrested in Girard awaiting questioning. Witnesses Harry Wilson and Alvin McDermott saw Apple confront the men.
Rescue chief says no chance any of the four men entombed in Mine No 41 will be rescued alive after an explosion at Bethlehem Mines in Barracksville West Virginia. He notes 29 men recovered dead and expects four more bodies to be found before nightfall as rescue efforts continue.
Robert G. Ewing of Jackson, 24, a junior in Ohio State University College of Law and a leader in campus activities, died at Grant hospital after an illness of one week. He formerly led The Strollers, chaired Toastmasters, and served on Phi Delta Phi and Beta Theta Pi boards.
Mrs. Anne Hansell, 25, died after collapsing over a kitchen stove while preparing dinner in Follansbee West Virginia on Sunday. She sustained burns and was rescued but died from injuries.
From Dayton to Columbus flight set a 21 minute record by Lt KR Meredith in a Curtis plane aided by a strong tail wind. In Tokyo, officials warn of a forthcoming arms conference likely in autumn with Japan willing to discuss limits but expecting no aircraft curb, stressing submarines and destroyers as essential to defense.
The Ohio State Health Department acts to prevent stream pollution from new and existing sources under provisions of the Edwards-Davidson act signed by Governor Donahey. An advisory council will be formed with nominations from manufacturers departments agriculture and local governments. Four members will be chosen, two Republicans and two Democrats. The Supreme Court heard a dispute between Governor Donahey and highways director Boulay over highway material contracts. The Farnsworth bill allowing foreign firms in Ohio to pay the same tax as domestic corporations for 1924, with an emergency clause, became law without the governor's signature and takes effect immediately.
Paris reports Premier Mussolini proposes a security pact with Britain that would exclude France. England rejects the plan as France grows aroused. German proposals to join the League of Nations are discussed, while Poland opposes conceding eastern borders and backs arbitration.
A man and a woman were shot dead in their bed and a nearby woman was critically wounded by buckshot in Cuickoo on March 23. Police found no clues on motives or suspects as the case remained unresolved and mysterious.
The period ending March 28 1925 will be mostly fair with unsettled spells and scattered showers midweek and again toward the end. Temperatures are moderate with Cincinnati’s normal highs around 65 and lows near 45 degrees.
Five hundred forty quarts of nitroglycerine detonated at the Marietta Magazine and Torpedo Company near Rock Haven Park twelve miles east of Newark. Manager W J Ming says anyone within a thousand yards could have been killed. losses estimated at 25000 with no insurance. Windows shattered a mile away. eight nearby gas-field workers hurled to the ground but lightly hurt.
Gallipolis Ohio March 23 A dog owned by George Steels a former trader and farmer whose body was found with a crushed skull in the smoldering ruins of his Vinton farm home was found dead today by detectives in a cistern on the Steels farm. The lid was nailed down and the dog had died by drowning per officers.
Chauncey was listed as a first round winner in the Athens County high school debate. this was corrected to show Coolville as the third winner. The finalists to meet next Friday night are Coolville Amesville and Albany.
In Canton Ohio on Sunday morning a car struck a telephone pole on the Canton Akron road near Orient. One man was killed and the other suffered a broken leg.
Mandy Hogue Sorrell-Hook seeks divorce after learning $50 alimony awarded in 1925 was pendente lite. She had married Hershel Sorrell in 1923 and later wed Leonard Hook in 1925, prompting questions over name hyphenation and legal status of prior dissolution.
Ohio citizens are urged to donate to local American Red Cross chapters for tornado relief. Governor Donahey announced the appeal in response to a request from John Barton Payne, chair of the Red Cross national executive committee, to marshal funds through local chapters.
A damaged notice offers a free government gardening aid kit from the Department of Agriculture. It urges readers to request a planning booklet detailing garden layout, succession, planting times, and soil preparation. Fill a coupon with name and address and send two stamps for return postage.
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