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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 25, 1929

Page

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Hoover Farm Relief Nears Passage As Senate Hears Plan

Senate Agriculture Committee opened hearings on a general farm relief bill aimed to pass before June 1. A federal farm board would loan about 300 million dollars to cooperative groups to market and store surpluses, fund warehouses, and build transportation facilities. The measure enjoys broad support from farm blocs and major organizations, with Hoover seeking cooperative shaping rather than dictating a specific measure.

Washington U.P Senate Agriculture Committee Congress Hoover Coness Far American Farm Bureau Federation Committee of Twenty-Two Efforta Federal Farm Board Heat Group Corn Tron Group

Man shoots wife and neighbor then kills self in Toledo

In Toledo on March 25 Kaiser esloski, 36, shot and wounded his trained wife Josephine, 32, then attempted to kill neighbor Lewis Karpen ii before fatally shooting himself. Police reported the incident as a domestic dispute ending in suicide.

Toledo Kaiser Esloski Josephine Lewis Karpeni

Rich Girl–Poor Girl starts in The Messenger Tuesday

The Messenger announces Ruth Dewey Groves will begin a full page serial titled Rich Girl–Poor Girl on Tuesday. The new story follows real life characters and aims to appeal to a broad readership, continuing the newspaper’s tradition of popular fiction.

the Messenger Ruth Dewey ‘Groves

Man Missing Overalls After Chicken House Break In

Hiram Chase of Carpenter aged about 83 fired at a prowler after disturbances among his chickens. He tracked muddy footprints to a barbed wire fence where a large piece of a man's overalls was found on the fence top. The thief escaped without taking chickens. Chase offers the overalls for return.

Hiram Chase Carpenter Mr. Chase

100 to 1 victor stuns Grand National fans in England

Gregalach, 100 to 1, wins the Grand National, a rare upset in ninety years. Arthur Brisbane notes England’s fever over the upset and contrasts it with wartime worries. Kellogg signs his eightieth peace treaty with Romania, surpassing Bryan’s record. Eight thousand airplanes and 500 submarines loom as defensive assets.

Gregalach England United States Romania Kellogg William J. Bryan Belgium

End Near for Assembly of the State in Ohio

Columbus March 25 The General Appropriations Bill carrying about 65 million dollars will be introduced tonight marking the beginning of the end of the Eighty Eighth General Assembly. Rep W C Wendt of Columbus chairs the House Finance Committee. If on schedule it goes back to committee for final review and may be voted on Wednesday or Thursday. Adjournment could come in the second week of April or possibly the first. Key unsettled item is a bill to raise the state gasoline tax.

Columbus U.R Eighty-Eighth General Assembly W. C. Wendt House Finance Committees House Senate

Selecting Jury Delays Start Of Irving Karr Bribery Trial

In Pomeroy a special 75 person venire yielded 11 excused and three tentatively accepted including Frank W. Rutland Wilson Weyand and J D Roush as jurors. Judge F W Crow warned against demonstrations as the trial of county commissioner Irving Karr proceeds with court stenographers from Meigs and Columbus recording testimony.

Irving Karr Pomeroy F. W. Crow Lora McNaughton Rathburn Bank Frank W . Rutland Wilson Weyand Columbia Township J. D. Roush Letart Falls Hazel Reed Middleport H. PD. Dritz

Florida Boom Tragedy Strikes Local Contractor George Ryther

George Ryther, a former Pomeroy contractor and cement block maker, lost his Florida investment in the boom and, driven to despair, was found in Athens in a demented state. Relatives in Ohio retrieved him. the old man has children here and will be cared for locally.

Pomeroy Florida Pomeroyan George Ryther Athens Ohio Ryther

Subpoenas Served on 75 Meigs Jurors in Karr Case

Sheriff Willock and deputies completed service on 75 Meigs County residents drawn for jury selection in the Karr case set to begin today. Most jurors remained in the county, one had died, and all others were reached in person after initial mismatches and transposed initials prompted a court order to appear.

Pomeroy Willock Meigs Karr

Miners Relays Save New Straitsville School House

Veteran miners battled a subterranean fire under New Straitsville High School by relaying to dig into a coal vein. The blaze, started by spontaneous combustion, was not connected to the long smoldering mine fire. classes resumed as usual after the 45 year old blaze was extinguished.

New Straitsville U.2 New Straitaville

Mayoral Police Force Indicted in Ocean City

A New Jersey grand jury indicted Mayor Joseph G. Champion chief of police and nearly all of Ocean Citys police force on charges connected to bootlegging and gambling operations. Twenty officers were named in the indictments as a result of a citizens committee investigation.

Ocean City N. J Joseph G. Champion Citizens’ Committee

Mrs. Tilletson F. Chambers Dies in Ohio

Granville report Mrs Tilletson F Chambers 60 wife of Ohio Baptist Convention executive secretary died of heart disease yesterday after leaving church. Local notice cites sudden death and spouse as prominent denomination figure.

Pilot leaps from burning airliner near Marmon Illinois

Pilot Paul J. Kaniut bailed from a fire scarred plane at about 1000 feet above Marmon Illinois while flying from Chicago to Kansas City. He landed safely with a parachute and only part of a cargo of 400 pounds of jmtadl was destroyed.

Chicago Kansas City Paul J. Kaniut Marmon Kaniut Jmtadl

Foster Mother Says Man Pressured Girl To Run Away

Letters show a Columbus man tried to lure 15 year old Marjorie White from Smith Street home. The girl disappeared March 13 and was found in Ashville after arresting Foster-guardian William Ransbottom. He faces a charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and awaits arraignment in Athens County Probate Court.

William Ransbottom Columbus Athena County Marjorie White A. R. White Smith Street Marjorie Ashville Ransbottom Arnaut Cabe Earle ¥. Hesse Frances Albert William Williams White Chillicothe iIt Tie Father Athens

Hit-Skip Driver In Sunbury Injures Boy

Frank Daily, 23, a Sunbury farmer, was taken to Columbus hospital after a hit-skip incident injured Ed Lowe Jr age 6. The child was gravely hurt and Daily faced questioning as authorities investigate the driver who fled the scene.

Sunbury Frank Daily Columbus Ed Lowe, Jr Daily

Dynamite Found Near Lew Mingus Home After Grand Jury Indictment

A 50 pound case of dynamite was unearthed near Lew Mingus property by Mine Officer Sachs and Deputy Sheriff Blower. Three boys discovered it while playing, and investigators aim to identify the owner from the case marks. Mingus, indicted for unlawful possession and use of dynamite, pleaded not guilty and was released on $3,000 bond with trial expected soon.

Lew Mingus Mingus Hollow O. F. Sachs Tom Blower Mingus Athens County

Mine shooting case heard in Hollister trial progresses

Nine witnesses testified for the prosecution in the Ray McLaughlin assault with intent to kill case at Hollister mines. Defense plans alibi proof that McLaughlin was at Mine No 10 picket camp all night. indictments name four co defendants. Also report on Justice Brown's improving condition after a grocery store shooting in Columbus with bandits fleeing south.

Ray Mclaughlin McKinley Woodruff R. D. Williams McLaughlin Woodruff MccLaughlin Rat’ Campbell Wilford Moody Leonard McGee Hollister Justice Brown Atheny Columbus Summit Street Chittenden Avenue University Hospital Brown Cleveland Myra Charles Brown Mill Street Athens Court Street Baker A. L. Johnson Morris Avenue This City Verna Johnson

Head injuries tied to alleged attack reported in local hearing

Dr. E LeFever of Glouster testified he sutured two cuts on Woodruff head soon after the incident and Dr. Robert Miller of Hemlock said Woodruff was treated about ten days later as the case proceeds.

Woodruff E. LeFever Glouster Robert Miller Hemlock

British Schooner Crew Held After Rum Running Sinking

In New Orleans today the crew of the British schooner I'm Alone was brought ashore in irons for a hearing on rum running after the vessel was sunk by Coast Guard fire. Seven crew members landed under guard. an eighth, Leon Maingay of St Pierre, Miquelon, died. Officials seek to determine cargo, said to include 2,400 cases of liquor. Captain John T. Randall admitted liquor smuggling but denied narcotics or aliens aboard. He claimed rights to free seas and was charged with interference.

New Orleans Coast Guard Dexter Henderson Washington United States Edmund E. Talbot Coast Guard and Revenue Leon Maingay Ative St.Pierre Miquelon John T. Randall Walcott UR ‘Toms

Scout Drowns as Flood Claims Twenty Three Lives

In Harriman and Chattanooga areas floodwaters from heavy rains sweep Tennessee towns. Seven boy scouts die while others missing as rescue crews search White's Creek and White's Rockwood sites. Scoutmaster James Wright and leader Hill Jr. perish aiding evacuees.

Knoxville Tenn Tennessee Alabama Hielda Georgia Emery River Eastnessee Harriman White Rockwood Gap Boy Scouts of Chattanooga Tenneanee White's Creek James T. Wright Hill, Jr William Evans

Flood Chaos Hits Kentucky Railways and Roads

Reports from Louisville and Barbourville describe extensive flood damage with rail and highway closures. Six people killed or missing, homes flooded, and mine operations halted as rivers burst their banks and several bridges failed.

Louisville Kys Bar Hazard Pikeville Carolina 6 Railway

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