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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 08, 1933

Page

3

Be Right Werrell Says Exorbitant Land Prices Hamper Recovery Projects

In a bid to obtain right of way for a national recovery grant project on Route 41 near Fairfield and Hock, landowners quoted high prices stalling peat work and road improvements. The highway department faced costly offers and limited funds, forcing negotiations to meet fair value while avoiding overrun. Officials warn excessive land values threaten recovery efforts and future employment.

O W Fairfield Hocktate Highway Department Highway At Fig Merrell

Peterson’s Ointment Ad Puts Promise On Itching Relief

An vintage advertisement claims Peterson’s Ointment relieves itching and sores in minutes and stops foot problems within eight days. It promises money back if not satisfied and emphasizes quick, clear relief.

Peterson

State must pay cash for land to ease right of way

Merrell concluded that project progress is delayed by right of way difficulties and that the state cannot pay inflated prices to force a few hesitant property owners to cooperate.

Merrell

Young People Rally At Lottridge Church

A large gathering from Tuppers Plains Charge attended a Lottridge United Brethren Church rally on Saturday evening. Participants from Lottridge Fairview Silver Ridge were present for recitations readings songs and music. A pot luck supper followed with special musical contributions by Fritz Buck Betty Buck and Charles Kincade and family. The Ladies Auxiliary comforted Rev D Vanse Snyder and wife.

Lottridge Tuppers Plains Lottridge United Brethren Church Fairview Silver Ridge Fritz Betty Buck Antiquity Charles Kincade D. Vanse Snyder

Mission Work Emphasized by Presbyterian Leader

Rev George H Trull secretary of the Presbyterian Board of National Missions spoke at Athens Presbyterian Church Tuesday on American interest in foreign missions. He cited the 26 years with the board and its more than 10000 workers guiding missions abroad while showing pictures and literature. The talk replaced the church’s mid week service.

America Foreign Missions George H. Trull Presbyterian Board of National Missions Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church New York Trull Mission Board Athens Presbyterian Church Presbyterian Church

Former Boy Mayor Davis Wins Fourth Term in Cleveland

Harry Lyman Davis, Republican, will serve a fourth term as Cleveland mayor after defeating Ray T. Miller in the election. Returns from 420 precincts show Davis leading by about 9,000 votes with 65,290 to Miller's 61,515. Davis, once known as Cleveland's Boy Mayor in 1915, is 55 years old.

Cleveland U.P Harry Lyman Davis Ray T. Miller Davis Miller

Lake District Wineries Are Well-Stocked

In Sandusky on November 8, wine producers in the Lake Erie Grape Belt anticipate mass production of sparkling wines and champagnes once repeal enables 3.2 beer and wine to be legally carbonized. William Hommel Winery reports a million quarts of champagne in storage and many casks ready for market. Estimated prices drop for high quality champagne to about half prior levels, while still wines from ports to Tokays remain varied and abundant across roughly 100 wineries and nearby islands.

Sandusky U.P Lake Erie William Hommel

Kimberlake Elected Mayor of Amesville in Dry Election

George Kimberlake won the Amesville mayoral race in Tuesday's vote and the town went dry with 90 to M Sam Vincent elected constable. Nellie Hixon was chosen clerk and Jessie Owen treasurer. Councilmen named Frank Smith Fred Wilson Orland Brawley Fred James W L Heston and E F Glazier.

Amesville George Kimberlake Sam Vincent Nellie Hixon Jessie Owen Frank Smith Fred Wilson Orland Brawley Fred James W. L. Heston E. F. Glazier E. L. Keirns Fred Vernon Bess Gardner Ames Township

Farm Agents Study Erosion Work at Camp

Agricultural agents from multiple counties gather at Steadman C C C Camp to study soil erosion methods. E K Young discusses CCC Camps, with G W Conrey Virgil Overholt Edmund Secrest F W Dean and D R Dodd presenting on erosion, dam structures, trees in erosion control and soil cover at Ohio State University.

Marietta Perry Morgan Hocking Athens Washington Vinton Meigs Jackson Gallia Fairfield Steadman C. C. C E. K. Young Ohio G. W. Conrey Virgil Overholt Edmund Secrest State Forester F. W. Dean D. R. Dodd Ohio State University

Processing Taxes On Hog Products Take Effect

A hog processing tax and compensating duties on hog derived products began Nov 5. Hog slaughterers and purveyors stocking pork must inventory on hand. Tax rates for live weight start at 80 cents per hundred weight on Nov 5 1933 rising to 2 dollars by Feb 1 1934.

Secretary of Agriculture Tom H. Johnson

Albany Elects Goodwin Mayor in Dry Election

H. H. Goodwin was elected mayor of Albany yesterday with a decisive vote. The nearest challenger was O D P Daley with 73 votes, followed by Barlow with 69 and Cline with 61 as the town voted dry. In Lee Township, 108 votes determined results, with 7 D Dixon, G W Scott, and Emmett Wingett elected as trustees and Marguerite Moore serving as clerk.

Albany H. H. Goodwin Daley Barlow Cline Lee Township Dixon G. W. Scott Emmett Wingett Marguerite Moore

Japan Not Fear US Soviet Pact Says Foreign Minister

Tokyo reports quote Koki Hirota saying Japan does not fear a US Soviet alliance in the Far East. He argues US commercial interests would deter such an alignment and that American trade in China would suffer if China deepens ties with Russia.

Japan Tokio U.P Koki Hirota United Press United States Russia Hirota China

Notorious Criminal Is Jailed in Indiana

James Fur Sammons, a notorious criminal, is jailed in Crown Point Indiana guarded by three squads of machine gunners awaiting extradition to Illinois. Arrested on intoxication charges, he was found with a pistol and $3200. He had eluded authorities after a $20,000 bond tied to Chicago payroll robbery charges from 1926.

Crown Point Ind U.P James Fur) Sammons Illinois Sammons Chicago International Harvester Company

South Expects To Mine Most Of Coal Supply

Southern coal railroads led by Louisville & Nashville Chesapeake and Ohio Norfolk and Western and the Virginian will still originate most of the nations bituminous coal despite NRA shifts. Railroad economist John Leeds Kerr notes the five year period ending 1982 saw about 22 percent of coal traffic, rising to 23 percent since 1933. He warns lasting prosperity requires railway credit and improved railroad performance to avoid economic harm.

New York U.2 Southern Louisville & Nashville Chesapeake & Ohio Norfolk & Western Virginian NRA John Leeds Kerr Louisville & Nashville Railroad Kerr South North Virginia Baltimore Philadelphia

Five Children Die in West Youngstown Fire

Five children under nine perished when a kitchen stove exploded in the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Pete between McDonald and Girard west of Youngstown. The mother was seriously burned and the father injured. another son, Johnny, age nine, escaped unharmed.

Youngstown Nov U.P John Pete McDonald and Girard Johnny

Evangelist Farmer to Preach at Church of God Tonight

Evangelist Thomas W. Farmer of Hamilton will preach on the theme Weighed in the Balances at the Church of God. Services begin promptly at 7 p.m. Thursday evening the quartet from the M. E. Church will sing.

Thomas W. Farmer Hamilton Church of God M. E. Church

Newlywed Couple Jailed Night of Marriage in Rhode Island

Graham H. Seymour and his bride from Waltham Massachusetts spent their wedding night in separate city jail cells in Providence after a night arrest for defective lights and improper registration. District Judge Howard B. Gorham apologized and placed Seymour on probation. The couple had declined a night court arraignment for a fee, and the bride was held briefly in the women's ward as near to her husband as possible.

Providence R. I Graham H. Seymour Waltham Mass Howard B. Gorham Seymour

Bank records link Smith family to 1920 stock syndicate

Chase National Bank advanced 836 908 to Alfred E Smith John J Kaskob and others to finance a syndicate securities account amid a stock market panic in November 1920 The Smith group included Arthur Lehman Norman H Davis and other managers of a Seaboard Airline Railway securities account The list also names Charles C McCain and Harvey C Couch among the involved figures.

Washington Chase National Bank Alfred E. Smith John J. Kaskob Stock Exchange Senate Smith Arthur Lehman New York State Norman H Davis Roosevelt Davis Dillon, Reade& Co Coverdale and Colpitts Charles C. McCain Harvey C. Couch Reconstruction Finance Corporation

William L Cotter Dies at Home in Carthage Township

COOLVILLE November 4 William L Cotter age 67 died Tuesday at his home in Carthage Township Ohio Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 PM at Carthage Presbyterian Church with burial in the adjoining cemetery He was born in Wisconsin and came to Ohio in 1918 He leaves his widow seven children Ray Pickerington Mrs David Secoy Guya ville Elizabeth Sarah Paul Burton and Wescott at home and three grandchildren.

Coolville William L. Cotter Carthage Township Howard E. Warner Carthage Presbyterian Church Wisconsin Cotter Ohio Ray Pickerington David Secoy Guyaville Elizabeth Sarah Paul Burton Wescott

Mystery vote on Put-In-Bay prohibition ballot

Put-In-Bay residents approved national and state prohibition measures with 118 voters for repeal and one against. The identity of the lone dissenter remains unknown.

Put-In-Bay

Havana Revolt Sparks Aerial Attack On Presidential Palace

In Havana rebels strike with a dramatic air raid on the Presidential Palace, triggering urban chaos as the ABC revolutionary group with army air force members joins police in the capital. President Ramon Grau San Martin fortifies the palace while government troops fire from the palace roof toward rebel strongholds.

Cuba Havana U.P ABC Revolutionary Society Army Air Force Ramon Grau San Martin

Drinker Jacob Jaeger Fined Over Jamaica Ginger Impairment Case

In Cincinnati the Criminal Court awarded damages to Arthur E. Souders after finding Jacob Jaeger a druggist liable for impairment of health from Jamaica Ginger. Souders had bought the product claiming it was medicine and adulterated and poisonous.

Alfred Mack Arthur E. Souders Cincinnati Jacob Jaeger

Elephant Trainer Curly Noonan Dies in Cincinnati

Curly Noonan also known as Dantel Noonan age 44 died at General Hospital Cincinnati while employed by circus impresario John Robinson. He had worked with elephants for 18 years and was reportedly never away from the elephants for 24 hours in that period.

Dantel Noonan General Hospital John Robinson

Gentle liquid laxative praised by doctors and public

The text extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a safe gentle liquid laxative. It highlights measured dose control and rapid, comfortable bowel movement without strain. It notes Dr Caldwell's large birth record and suitability for expectant mothers and children. It claims herbal ingredients with no mineral drugs and that druggists stock the preparation.

Caldwell

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Werrell Aes Eczena Lottridge Church Boy Jhursday Coats Myles Koff Logan Glouster Lake District Kimberlake C. C. C. Camp Rule Federal Board Goodwin Dry Burmah White Los Angeles Thomas White Indiana Kaskob Chase Bank William Cotter Carthage James J. Dwyer Jake Jamaica Souders Curly” Noonan Curly Robinson
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