27 Mar 1930
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1930
Page
1
Chicago region endures record 19.1 inches as blizzards and drifts close highways from Milwaukee to Detroit. Death toll rises to 11 with many injured. rescue crews free isolated towns and reroute transport amid looming food and milk shortages. Mothers and children face peril as storms paralyze daily life.
Arthur Brisbane reflects on current events and public mood in a syndicated column previewing social and political headlines.
Mrs O Hare Foltz died in a Charleston snowdrift while seeking her two sons who found shelter with a neighbor as the region endured a severe storm. Chicago schools closed, rural schools mostly shut, and transit crews labored as 22 000 workers cleared tracks. Over 3 000 men with five snow plows and elevated trains kept the Loop moving, with losses estimated at 50000 dollars for Loop operations and a one day record of about one million passengers carried.
Secretary Hurley announced a $10,913,500 allotment for oil waterway and harbor projects. Funds come from the first deficiency act signed by President Hoover yesterday with $1,086,500 set aside as a contingency for future allotments.
The Athens Messenger publishes a booklet on car care featuring battery and brake guidance headlight testing lubrication tire pressure charts and safety tips with drawings and photos. Priced at six cents plus postage, it promises to save readers money and includes a coupon offer.
Washington DC information bureau advertises a copy of the Locklet available for six cents in coin or stamps. The notice requests readers to send payment to CARE OF THE CAN at Name Street.
In Arcadia California shoppers enjoy a sunny day as summer returns. The Boulder Dam development is assured with power and water benefits for growing cities and industries along the coast. The House votes to raise the national good roads funding from 75 to 125 million dollars annually for three years starting July.
The North German Lloyd liner Europa, a 50,000 ton ship, beats Bremen’s Atlantic crossing record. Builders in Germany and Britain say the 50 million dollar investment would not be profitable for American or British lines. Continued on Page 4.
Warden Charles A. Shean disclosed a complex six‑prisoner escape plot from the State Reformatory at Sonia Michigan. The plan involved outside confederates tossing revolvers over the wall, guards bayed by machine guns, six inmates exiting to waiting cars and a race to Grand Rapids where aviators would fly the mob to Chicago. Five of the six were said to have confessed and the warden sought transfer to another prison.
George F. Baker, third richest man, marks his ninetieth birthday on Jekyl Island Brunswick Ga with a small gathering. As chairman of First National Bank of New York he has long been a Wall Street figure alongside Morgan Stillman Hill and Vail. Baker's wealth estimates range from 200 to 500 million dollars. He owns 26 000 shares of First National Bank stock and is the largest holder of U S Steel with 76 000 shares and AT&T with 63 443 shares.
France re-enters the London Naval Conference seeking military guarantees in exchange for armament reductions. Foreign Minister Briand meets British Foreign Secretary Henderson as talks resume on Mediterranean security and a fire power agreement amid doubts over a final treaty.
Congress investigates Federal Judge Harry B. Anderson of Memphis Tennessee after Rep. I F La Guardia demands inquiry into alleged lax bail for narcotic offenders and the judge’s ties to a Memphis bank that failed.
United Artists denied reports that Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford would retire from motion pictures. The press story claimed Fairbanks released two writers for a new project and planned retirement due to social life stresses, while Pickford was said to be working on Forever Yours.
The Commonwealth and its witnesses recounted the flight of Irene Schroeder and W Glenn Dague from Pennsylvania to Arizona as the state nears the end of its case against Dague for the death of Highway Patrol Corporal Brady Paul.
In Buffalo March 27, testimony recounts how Nancy Bowen killed Mrs. Clothilde Marchand after a blood curse and painted tree stumps on the Cattaraugus Reservation. Lila Jimerson stands accused of inciting Bowen. Henry Marchand, husband of the victim, is a material witness. Bowen faces murder charges. Jimerson faces potential death sentence or other outcome.
Chicago reports from the University of Chicago where 600 scientists gather to present year long research. J Van Liere and George Crisler of West Virginia University announce that the pericardium acts as a brake for the heart. Removing it allows excessive dilation under stress, showing nervous and muscular control alone cannot prevent injury.
John S. Forarty of Fort Worth Texas withdrew his $500 900 allegation of affection suit against former heavyweight champion James J Tunney in Bridgeport Superior Court After attorney Homer S Cummings for Tunney presented a stipulation Judge Edward M Yeomans signed and approved the order to discontinue the case
Three young children Dolores Handin aged one Evelyn age two and Kathleen aged three died in a Detroit second floor apartment fire. Their mother locked the children inside to visit neighbors and returned to find the deadly blaze.
Senator George of Georgia, a Foreign Relations panel member, predicted Senate opposition to a consultative naval powers pact in London after a meeting with President Hoover. The forecast came from Washington on March 27.
George W. Taylor, a former deputy state auditor, died at his Columbus home from heart disease. He had moved to Columbus four years ago from Caldwell and served in the state auditor's office for 27 years before retiring seven years ago.
Sheriff William Williams ordered a spring housecleaning destroying complete operating equipment for 1d liquor stills in the jail storeroom behind Athens County Jail. Vats stoves coolers and copper coils were hammered to pieces and junked. The 250 gallon still, among the largest found in the state, was confiscated after a raid near Torch last year.
Automobiles operators employed or for hire are to be treated as chauffeurs and must secure chauffeurs licenses per Attorney General Gilbert Bettman in a Brown inquiry. David Johnson, Athens district deputy motor vehicle commissioner, received a copy of the decision. Chauffeur examinations may be taken at the Athens County Courthouse basement. violations carry fines up to 60 dollars or suspension of registration for up to one year.
Quaker manager Burt Shotton praised the Phillies after a 5 to 2 victory over the Athletics. He predicted his club would win the upcoming game with Brooklyn in the same venue.
Florida Governor Doyle Carlton says Capone will be kept out by any force necessary in response to a federal injunction his attorneys obtained in Miami seeking to halt an arrest.
A survey by Athens and Hocking County Red Cross leaders shows 11 families or 38 persons affected by a Murray City fire. Four homes were razed and one damaged. most families can rehabilitate, but clothing and furniture are needed for both children and adults.
Reports say 1930 will set merger records as Youngstown Sheet & Tube seeks Bethlehem Steel, creating a billion dollar combine. News notes Sears Roebuck and Gimbel Brothers may merge, with assets totaling about 328 million and 67 million respectively, selling to 668 million in 1939. United Aircraft and Creport may absorb Air Transport.
The $700 million Sinclair Consolidated Oil and Gee Corporation merger with Prairie Oil and Gas is paused but possible. Negotiations resume as predictions circulate about Ohio law needing two thirds stock votes. Interests eye Colorado Nickel Iron and major steel firms for possible consolidations. Van Sweringen rail interests push for wider railroad mergers as bank mergers also stir Wall Street.
Washington reports a war linked dispute over 17 million dollars in stocks held in the United States by Germans. British trustee arrangements ended when Howard Sutherland delivered a 253000 dollar check in a DC Supreme Court dismissal. The suit concluded with US transfer of the stocks to German claimants after the payment.
A bombing plane from the 110th Observation Squadron Missouri National Guard, piloted by Lieut. Ste Kaeppel, departed Lambert Field for Jefferson City as a prison mutiny was in progress. Other aircraft were kept ready by orders from the State Capital.
Washington reports March tax collections reaching about 543 million dollars with the year’s total approaching 550 million. Treasury officials expect the larger target to be met as receipts continue into spring.
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