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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 25, 1928

Page

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Judge Grants Eviction Orders To More Ohio Coal Concerns

In Columbus on March 24 U S Federal Judge Hough granted eviction orders to additional coal firms salting May 1 as the date miners and families must leave company owned houses. He will rule next Saturday on an earlier eviction order set for April 1. Miners plan to seek April extension while barracks are built to house evicted workers.

Ohio Columbus U.ph Hough John Tinane Bellaire Cinque Ordal

Contributions Revealed To 1920 Campaign Financing

Senate Tea Pot Dome committee hearings disclose A. D. Lasker provided 1920 and 1929 campaign funds totaling 27 600 dollars to the Republican National Committee. Lasker lists 26 000 dollars in October 1920, 1 000 in September 1920, and 1 000 later. He says checks were cashed and cash given to former Republican treasurer Fred Upham.

Republican National Committee Lasker Tanker Tanself Fred W. Upham Republican Committee

Last survivor of Union band to be buried in Greenburg

Last survivor Henry Miller, 85, of the band that captured Jefferson Davis, is to be buried in Greenburg, Ind. Miller recalls the May 6, 1865 incident when a woman requesting water passed through Union lines, only for a Union corporal to discover boots under her dress revealing she was Jefferson Davis.

Greenburg Ind Henry Miller Jefferson Davis Miller Jeff Davis

Will Says Things Must Look Pretty Good for Hoover

Editor Will Rogers reports Pinehurst North Carolina on March 24 that Bascom Slemp chose Hoover after considering offers from Coolidge London Al Smith Jim Reed and Willis. He notes women in Congress and Nicaragua voting amid U. S. supervision questions as a broader political backdrop.

Messenger Pinehurst N.C Hoover Bascom Slemp Coolidge London al Smith Jim Reed Willis Congress Nicaragua Will Rogers

Plans Finished For Exposition By Merchants

Plans for a merchants exposition sponsored by the Athens Kiwanis club are set for Wednesday through Saturday nights in the university gymnasium. Clarence Heaton leads booth construction for 34 merchants and manufacturers with L W Heberts and Charles Kircher on the committee. Posters blanket Athens and nearby towns, banners line roads, and decorations wrap up Tuesday night. A cooperative style show by five Athens lecturers will run nightly until 9 45 with Carl Beasley chairing the show committee and Robert Hess heading the general committee.

Athens Ki- Wanis Club Unaersity Tuents Vivanians Windas Clarence Heaton Mr. Heaton L. W. Heberts Charles Kircher Athens Mi Jagne Clifford Cornell Ed Quidor BE IL Vale Wal Gross TL EL Jones Charles Burnett D. W. Hughes Carl Beasley Mr. Kerr IM. Johnson L. B. McCune George Whipple Robert Hess T. HL. Johnson Carl Neff

Crooksville 1200 Barrel Day Well Unveiled

Crooksville March 24 excitement as Shankes Brothers well No 1 on the Meade lease flowed heavily halting operations. Old men estimate the well will produce 1200 barrels a day. In Washington March 24 the capital faced the first heat wave of the year with the thermometer at 50 degrees at noon and rising.

Crooksville Shankes Brothers Meade Capital Washington National Capital Weather Bureau At & O'Clock

OFAN WAR VETERANS TO MEET IN ATHENS OHIO

Athens hosts planning for a four day state convention of Veterans and auxiliary members from the Spanish American War era. Officials Hermon Dalton and aides coordinate activities with Ohio leaders, forecasts show 390 to 1,000 delegates and 356 auxiliary participants arriving for parades, bands, balls, and campus concerts at Ohio University. Civic groups pledge support as the event aims to boost Athens economy during the four day gathering.

Athens Suill United Spanish War Veterans Ohio Veteran’s Association Halph Dalton J Clyda Edmundson JL. C.woodforth jAthens Ben Such Tater Howard Taft Carma Thompson Cleveland Feltv Simitors Dayton Acma Soldiers and Savers Orphans Hone Ohio University Athene Philippine Islands Athens State Hospital Chamber of Commerce Chillicothe

Lindbergh Finishes Record Air Chauffeuring Run

Washington March 24 Charles Lindbergh set out to complete what may be the most intensive air chauffeuring task ever. By nightfall more than 700 will have been carried, with 201 joy rides given in 23 trips yesterday and a passenger list total of 511 since Tuesday. After today he plans a brief rest. Two female stowaways were removed from a transport plane during inspection, identified as Mar Ruertte Mesny and Freida Lundburg.

Washington UW PH Charlen Lindbergh Lindbergh Senger Mar~ Ruertte Mesny George Washington University Mre Freida Ianma Lundburg Sweden

Oil man Sinclair accused of hiding records in Teapot Dome probe

Washington dispatch reports Harold Kennell, a Sinclair employee, testified records of Sinclair’s private company are kept in a private safe and not in his possession. The Senate subcommittee seeks books to trace bonds from Continental Trading. Lasker claimed not to know details of large contributions. George Hoover secured permission to take Albert Boal’s deposition in an oil conspiracy case.

Washington Harry F. Sinclair Harold Kennell New York Sinclair Lim Senate Kenowell Continental Trading Company Deal A. D. Lasker Shipping Board Harding Lasker Wariusaius George I. Hoover Barry Dudiey Interior Albert Boial Smelan Juste Jennings Bailes District of Columbia Supreme Court M. B. Bull Nolars Tllinsa Tra Wall Ll Paso Nevi

Union Miner Wounded On Picket Line At Glen Robin Mine

Union miner William Slowski, 21, was shot in the abdomen today at the Dorothy mine of the . & . Coal Co located at Glen Robin seven miles north of Martins Ferry in Jefferson Belmont counties. Sheriff Hardesty planned a visit to questions to determine how the trouble arose. Postmaster nomination: Francis E Cook Galion sent to Senate by President Coolidge.

Martins Ferry UPH William Siewstt Dorothy Coal Company Glen Robin Jefferson- Belmont County Mince Slowski Hardesty Mince OFEO Washington W.P Coolidge Senate Francis £. Cook Galion

Defunct firm ordered to pay dividends

Creditors of the defunct R. L. Dollings company are to receive a seven percent dividend. Judge Robert P. Duncan issued the order, the first dividend authorized. Creditors of the Burton-Townsend company, a Dellings subsidiary, are allowed a final three percent dividend. Paul A. DeLong is receiver for the company, with William C. Willard. Dividends will absorb 31,653.65 in costs, with allowed claims totaling 5,125,755. DeLong expects more assets and another dividend later.

Columbus R. L. Dollings Company Robert P. Duncan Burton-Townsend Company Dellings Company Paul A. DeLong DeLong William C. Willard Dollings Company

Willis Warns Against Chain Trend In U9

Senator Willis told a Republican meeting at Asheabula on March 24 that the chain system of policies dominated by a few bosses must not take control of the Republican party in Ohio. He criticized Hoover and urged opposition to centralized chain business influence in American policy.

Asheabula U.bb Soviet Russia America Republican Party Ove

Hoover Is Wet Claims by Youngstown Senator

Youngstown March 14 Senator Frank Willis touring Warren and Astrubula declared Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover is a wet in disguise and refused to commit on the matter. He criticized Hoover for investments abroad and alleged missteps by the Food Administration under Hoover during the war, noting disagreement over the minimum price of meat and tariffs influencing domestic and foreign policy.

Youngspown Frank Willis Warren Astrnbula Herbert Troover Secres Senate Ue Seacet Hoover Wiis Wileis Wilts Food Administration Congress

Bank Cashier Beaten In Mysterious Attack

Paulding county authorities continued the investigation into the robbery and tarring of Homer at Wentworth, assistant cashier of the Thai National Bank in Hicks ville. No official action will be taken until the grand jury meets in April.

Paulding Homer Wentworth Thai National Bank Hicksville

Pilot and Student Killed Near Chillicothe in Altitude Fall

Chillicothe dispatch reports a licensed pilot Wallace Goldaberry 29 and student Ernest Depew 30 died three miles north of the city when their airplane nosedived from under 1060 feet. Both residents of Chillicothe, Goldaberry was a commercial filler and Depew a garage mechanic taking flying lessons.

Chillicothe Here Wallace Goldaberry Ernest Depew

Three Wealthiest Men Share Views On Coal Industry

Three of the nation’s richest men Charles Schwab John D Rockefeller and W. A. Mellon testified before the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee amid a coal industry crisis. Schwab urged legislative aid to stabilize supply and demand while Rockefeller called for needed laws to restore sound economics. Mellon offered no remedy and emphasized his limited role with Consolidation Coal while acknowledging industry peril.

Kenneth Crawford United Press Star Washington Senate Interstate Core Merca Committee Charles W. Lethwab John T. Rockefeller BR. B. Mellon Rockefeller Atellén Bidrose Bethlehem Mines Corporation West Virginia Consolidation Coal Company Jayman

Vesper Service Marks Mothers Day Week Finale

Vesper services at 3 pm conclude Mothers Day activities for visiting mothers at Ghia University. A special runlet and a Girls’ Glee Club choir will accompany the event, following tea and gatherings in sorority and fraternity houses YWCA and Women’s League rooms. The campus celebrated with organ recitals, theater, and the Skit Show, drawing large crowds and honoring faculty and guests.

Women’s League Ghia University Wll Mayestie Theater D. Bryan D. Bryan, Mr and Mra Iwochabb Mr. and Mra. 7, C. Me Cracken, Dean Inma EO Voigt The Majestic God Mother Wes Delta Theta Chr

Britain Sends Note Urging Battleship Reductions

Geneva March 24. Great Britain delivered a note to American French Italian and Japanese delegates urging limits on battleships as part of cruiser station proposals from Geneva Tripartite talks. The note by Lord Cushendun followed the nine day conference and offered no new naval conference plan. Narcotic victims found in Cleveland after months missing amid a transnational white slave ring linked to Detroit Buffalo and Cleveland.

Geneva Great Britain Cleveland Detroit McCleveland Buffalo

Tramp Killed As Train Derails Near New Concord

A Baltimore and Ohio train derailed four miles west of New Concord at Pike Crossing killing a tramp whose crushed body could not be identified. The line blocked National Highway traffic for miles as cars waited on both sides of the track. In Cleveland, D. J. Henderson and R. E. B. Henderson of the Carrollton Potteries were found guilty of fraud related to income tax returns.

New Concord Baltimore and Ohio Pike Crossing Here Cleveland D. Ji Henderson R. EB Henderson Carrollton Potteries Company Carrollton Government Welcome Tax Returns

Mellon Announces Tax Cut Will Be Made This Year

Secretary of the Treasury Mellon met with President Coolidge and announced a tax reduction planned for the year. He cited strong income tax receipts and declined to detail the talk. Coolidge had hinted at a cap of 225 million dollars, while Treasury noted March collections of 4247 million, about seven million above the prior year.

Mellon Washington WLRI Secretary of Treasury Mellor Coolidge Treasury

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