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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1929
Page
1
In Columbus on March 28, two administration bills moved forward. The Norton Highway Bill cleared the House while the Herbert-Martin Election Law recodification won Senate approval, accelerating their path to enactment into law.
Johnson bill seeks imprisonment for selling or possessing machine guns. Lewis bill adds an additional common pleas judge for Hamilton County and is on House calendar for passage. Schuessier "Ripper" bill removes Cincinnati municipal court employees from civil service. Senate to consider Bender bill for drastic regulation of privately owned employment agencies.
The Norton Bill, backed by Representative Laurence H. Horton with Governor Cooper's approval, moves to abolish or reduce assessments on properties abutting state highways and to enable regional county cooperation on highway construction. Critics warn rural property owners may still bear costs, while amendments on inter-county cooperation and election reforms are rejected.
Washington Woodstag aged 68 died from injuries after being struck by a drunken motorist. The driver was arrested.
Two men, Clay Channel and Skip Johnson, were arrested for intoxication at The Plains after a sheriff and constable responded to a call. They were taken to Athens County Jail and will be arraigned in Justice Carl H Porter’s court tonight.
Columbus March 28 The House Highways Committee reported the Sullivan Bill for passage after a 16 to 2 vote with Norton of Cleveland and Weaver of Akron dissenting. The bill would raise the state gasoline tax to fund township, county, state, and city road work with allocations set by motor registration and population. The committee also recommended passage of the Creighton Highway Police Bill with amendments restricting officers to areas outside municipalities.
United States Marshal Stanley Borthwick and a deputy toured Eastern Ohio coal fields to verify enforcement of anti-picketing injunctions and assess conditions before the April 1 expiration. He reported no trouble, noting some mines run at capacity while others idled and that demand for coal remains the main issue.
Bond of 500 dollars was posted in Athens County Probate Court by William Tabler of Tablertown and he was released from Athens County Jail. The bond was signed by William Albert E. and Ezra Tabler. Tabler faces charges of non support of three minor children. affidavit filed by his wife.
A light coupe driven by Harlen Carpenter of 124 North Lancaster Street, an Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company employee, drifted off Route No 60 near Hebbardsville late Tuesday night. The vehicle suffered a broken wheel after leaving the highway on a curve.
Steubenville authorities conducted a city county raid last night and into today targeting alleged vice resorts and arrested 67 persons in the crackdown amid ongoing quietude in the town.
Secretary Robert R. Lamont said business conditions are favorable despite stock market slump. He asserted that any decline will not impair prosperity and that 1929 could be as prosperous as 1928 with high production across all lines.
Traders resumed activity on the Stock Exchange after a two day holiday. Although sentiment remained cautious, relief came as call money stringency eased and National City Bank offered 25 million dollars in loans. The Fed signals aim to curb excessive speculation amid ongoing market tension.
The Men's Brotherhood of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Athens will host a boys night Friday with dinner at 6. B O Skinner, president of Wilmington College, will speak on The Master Builder and address boys directly. Recitations and musical selections are planned with guests invited by each member.
In a brisk trading day on Tuesday, call money surged to 20 percent as speculators faced a harsh lesson. NY pawn brokers charged 12 percent, while financiers posed as the rule of high finance. Over 8 million shares changed hands as the boom faltered and traders rushed to sell.
Washington reports the coming special session of Congress paces the farm relief program toward enactment with little disruption. President Hoover remains silent while farm groups calm, committees hear witnesses, and plan to report the cooperative marketing measure, signaling no new proposal from the White House.
Mrs Stella Vercoe age 43 wife of Thomas Vercoe died Wednesday night at 7 25 o clock at 77 North Congress Street from a malignant tumor Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 o'clock at the residence with burial in Glouster cemetery She was born near Pomeroy and lived most of her life in Glouster and Athens For 23 years the family has lived in this city Surviving are her husband a son Merwin 14 a 3 months old daughter Catherine her father A J Winget of Pomeroy two brothers Casper Winger Niles Michigan Webster Winger Webster City Iowa and three sisters Mrs Pearl Green Coeur d Alene Idaho Mrs M E Murphy Columbus and Mrs W D Smith Pomeroy An infant son preceded her in death.
In Springfield March 28 a heated Lower House debate over the Illinois dry act followed a fatal Aurora shooting. Proponents predicted the state prohibition law would be repealed as wets and drys clashed, wets forcing a vote by a 72 to 70 margin after a minority report adoption.
A laughing hyena and its keeper arrived by train in Dayton yesterday after leaving St. Louis. The animal broke from its cage soon after departure and roamed the baggage car most of the trip. The keeper and baggage man rode separately and the hyena was recaptured under double lock upon arrival.
In Aurora NL on March 28 state officials moved the investigation of Mrs. Lillian De King’s slaying to the attorney general after De King family lawyers accused local authorities of delaying the probe. Deputy Roy Smith remained hospitalized with a worsening wound and feared blood poisoning as Gerald De King, 12, witnessed his mother’s death.
Milroy and Albert J. Kelly assert the slain Mrs. De King could not have seized a gun as Smith claimed self defense. They cite blood on a table cloth and shotgun slug holes, saying the evidence shows she was shot while rising near her husband Joseph De King who was knocked by a gun butt. Raid occurred Monday night. a dry raider was shot and Mrs. King killed.
The Ohio Marshall Bill to end salary buying was sent to Governor Cooper for signature after a House vote record with no opposing ballots. It would cap small loan interest at 3 percent per month and unify salary buyers with other lenders.
George Wycoff of McArthur was fined five dollars and costs after a Tuesday night intoxication arrest on Court Street by Police Captain Charles Maple. It was his first offense in Athens. Painter Herb Stevers of Athens was arrested on intoxication on West Union Street at 5 15 pm Wednesday by Police Chief E S Finsterwald and will have a hearing before Mayor Woodworth Thursday night.
Police raided a Bozman Brothers building uncovering a 2700 ton capacity alcohol plant with 8000 gallons of finished product 10 mash filled vats seven tons of corn sugar and distribution gear. Four men were arrested and federal authorities joined the probe into financiers connected to Cleveland Akron and Pittsburgh.
Graf Zeppelin completed a 5 000 mile round trip to Palestine and return to Friedrichshafen. The dirigible carried 40 crew and 25 passengers under pilot Dr Hugo Eckener. It departed shortly after midnight Sunday, following a route through France the Mediterranean to Rome and Naples then to Jerusalem.
In Lexington Kentucky on March 28 the Southern Society of Philosophy and Psychology meets at the University of Kentucky. Dr Max Meyer, deposed Missouri University psychology professor, will be a keynote speaker amid debate over a sex questionnaire he sanctioned that circulated among students.
Kent police and Portage County authorities search for 9 year old Edwin Cox missing since yesterday afternoon from Kent State Training School. He was last seen leaving with Harold Hall who said Edwin accepted a ride from a laundry truck driver near the school. No trace of boy or truck found.
In Athens County three men faced wife beating charges within a week. Gerald Dunlevy of Glouster was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Fred Heck on an assault and wounding affidavit filed by Mrs. Dunlevy. Dunlevy was jailed to await arraignment before Magistrate CarW H. Porter at 7 PM.
Washington March 25 U P reports say Representative Morgan Republican of Newark Ohio denied attempting to bring four bottles of liquor from Panama after an inspection trip to the Canal Zone He said he never had liquor and any in his home would be for medicinal use only with a physician prescription Treasury officials planned no official report of an inquiry.
Cleveland March 28 Atty Gen Gilbert Bettman voiced doubt on prosecuting August Cuyahoga County vote fraud cases after a jury freed Charles Polizzi John Lanese and Leonard Bafanti. Bettman said he gave three months to the county and Raymond Kunkle condemned the verdict.
A. R. P. J. Groh the crusading mayor of Dover is cited to appear before Governor Cooper at 2 p m Tuesday to face removal from office. He was arrested after a state dry agent posing as a rum runner claimed Groh paid him 50 for protection in Dover last week.
Columbus March 28 The re appointment of William H Rade-baugh of Lancaster as head cheer leader at Ohio State University will be recommended to the student senate soon. A six student committee with a faculty judge will act as cand idates assessors for the position last quarter.
Columbus March 2 The House prepared to vote on a large state budget bill totaling 124 million for 1930 1931. Highway construction and maintenance receive 46.23 million including 16.5 million for new work and 2 million for secondary roads. Welfare education and bovine disease eradication receive multi million allocations. Senate expected to act later this week with adjournment likely after passage.
Jesse C Mapes, 40, died at 1 10 this morning at his home on Richland Avenue after a four month illness caused by acute nephritis. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 o clock at Richland Avenue M E Church with burial in West State Street Cemetery. He was born in Meigs County and moved to Athens as a youth. He worked as a plumber and was formerly employed at Athens State Hospital. He leaves a widow Mrs Leighty Mapes a daughter, two brothers and two sisters.
Two Spanish airmen completed a remarkable transatlantic flight starting near Ville Spain and departing Camassary airdrome. They reached Del Gran Poder en route to Rio de Janeiro.
J Croteste Mastin is identified as director in Washington DC amid a brief, garbled early entry. The readable bits indicate an official appointment or listing, with minimal context on duties or organization.
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