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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1930
Page
9
Delbert Webb pleaded guilty to shooting with intent to kill his father Edward Webb who is recovering from a gunshot wound at his brother’s home in Zaleski. Webb received an indeterminate sentence in the Mansfield Reformatories with suspension for good behavior.
Clifton C. Morrison of Dundas and Alice C. Scott of Allensville were married by Justice of the Peace G Wright in McArthur on May 9. The ceremony was simple and officiated locally.
Ry C Dickman and Eleanore Newman of Hamden wed by Rev. W W Weiser. Harry Burns of Columbus and Grace Kennard Zal eski also married by Rev. W W Weiser.
Vinton County records show April 1930 activity with 85 oil and gas leases covering 8240 acres, 44 chattel mortgages, 25 deeds, 17 real estate mortgages, 9 highway assessments, 6 affidavits for transfer, and cancellations of mortgages and leases. County commissioners authorize 1500 to 1800 dollars for road improvements in each of 12 townships this season.
Vinton County reports several Gold Star mothers not visiting battlefields in France and Belgium where sons rest. Judge J W Darby presided on Monday in Logan. Eleanor Elrich ranked sixth in English in a 16 county Ohio University contest at Athens May 3. Various local notices cover community drives, club formations for 1930, and residents visiting relatives or relocating.
Red Wing Flying Service pilots from Waterbury Conn will land in Athens Tuesday morning to launch a seven day air carnival. Parachute star Jack Dare will perform after a 16 500 foot fall in Birmingham. The tour aims to spark public aviation interest by offering rides in government licensed planes and features Lieut. Arthur Pierce and Charles Douglas as stunt pilots under Roy Ahearn, chief pilot.
The article highlights Pierce with over 5 000 flying hours and 65 600 passengers carried without injury. It notes his work as mail pilot instructor and film cutter, plus a poem in a Lindbergh inspired book. Daily stay features stunt flights and parachute jumps over the city with exhibitions and stick landings.
Columbus May 9 Attorney General Gilbert Bettman ruled that a car seized for alleged use in transporting intoxicating liquor can be returned to the owner if good cause is shown before sale in a forfeiture case. The court determines what constitutes good cause in such matters.
New York May. Three more states join Kansas Arkansas North Carolina Oklahoma and Tennessee in voting over 50 percent for strict enforcement as the Literary Digest reports. Of 4 150 017 votes 30 09 for enforcement 39 68 for modification 40 23 for repeal.
In Pennsylvania Wisconsin Wyoming and the District of Columbia over 40 percent of ballots favor repeal. Ohio voting totals list enforcement 4727 modification 96682 and repeal 93717 from a total of 269126 ballots.
Massive floods swept Island of Gaylon after days of heavy rain. Thousands were left homeless as waters rose across the island, causing widespread displacement and damage.
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