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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 10, 1927

Page

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Bender Denies League Tied to Marshall Bill Defeat

Ohio State Senator George H. Bender rejects claims that the Anti-Saloon League and the overall association swayed the defeat of the Marshall bill in the Ohio election. Captain W. H. Slayton asserts a smoke screen stance, while Bender maintains there was no wet or dry issue and cautions against reintroducing inferior court legislation.

Cleveland George H. Bender Association Against Ohio W. H. Slayton Association Anti-Saloon League Marshall Bill Bender Stayton Nender Mares Ohio Anti-Saloon League League Donahey

Man seeks damages for blow to face and jaw in Ohio suit

Lewis Jeffers, 67, sues Athens County Common Pleas for 5000 dollars claiming Will iam O T Martin assaulted him on September 21 causing a crushed nose lacerations and facial congestion requiring drainage. He alleges permanent disfigurement and pain and mental anguish.

William O'T. Martin Lewis Jeffers Athens County Common Pleas Court Jeffers Martin

American Author Dorothy Cochrane to Wed Prince Karageorgevitch

Paris report states 25 year old American author and divorcee Mrs Dorothy Cochrane will marry Prince Nicholas Karageorgevitch of Yugoslavia next Tuesday. After the ceremony the couple plan to travel to the United States.

Paris Dorothy Cochrane Nicholas Karageorgevitch Jugo Slavia United States

Two Prisoners Escape From Fremont County Jail

In Fremont on November 10 two inmates escaped the county jail by overpowering guards and fleeing the facility. Police launched a manhunt with authorities identifying both escapees and offering rewards for information leading to recapture.

Fremont

Accidental shooting claims Meigs county youth

Meigs county 18 year old Joe Zinn died from a shotgun wound after his gun discharged while crossing a fence near Tupper Plains. He lived with his grandfather at Silver Ridge after moving from Long Bottom. funeral plans are not yet set.

Pomeroy Meigs County Joe Zinn Edward Zinn Tupper's Plains Zinn Christy Dr. Hawk

Cult totters as judge calls House of David a public nuisance

In Lansing Michigan Judge Louis Fead ruled the House of David religious colony led by Benjamin Purnell was a public nuisance citing immorality spanning over twenty five years. He refused dissolution but urged a trusteeship to protect past and present members from alleged fraud.

Lansing Mich U.R House of David Michigan Louis Fead Benjamin Purnell Lad Purnell

Chicago Sportsman Refuses to Testify in Oil Conspiracy Case

Sheldon Clark of Chicago, allied with Harry S. Sinclair, refused to testify before the grand jury about alleged juror tampering in the Fall-Sinclair oil conspiracy trial. Government officials then escorted him to the office of U S Commissioner Needham C Turnage where a warrant for complicity in the tampering conspiracy was sworn.

Washington U.P Sheldon Clark Chicago Harry S. Sinclair U. S Needham C. Turnage

Ohio to vote again on chiropractors board proposal

Cleveland November 10 Ohioans will have another chance to approve a referendum proposal establishing a state board of examiners for chiropractors. Dr W C Thomas president of the Cleveland branch of the Ohio State Chiropractors association announced today.

Cleveland

Belmont County Prosecutor Vows to Keep Roads Free of Riots

In St Clairsville on November 10 UPX reports a riot at Bannock mine as four are arrested. Prosecutor P W Waddell pledges to protect workers and to arrest picket lines and large delegations aiding intimidation. Sheriff Hardesty opposes the move amid operator calls for his removal over alleged partiality.

Belmont County ST. Clairsville UPX C. C. Hardesty P. W. Waddell Bannock Hardesty

Ohio Women Reelect Officers In Methodist Mission Board

The Ohio Conference of the Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church re elected all officers who served last year. New executive board and committee chairs include President Mrs. B. C. Miller Lancaster and Treasurer Mrs. Harry King Portsmouth. President E. B. Bryan addressed delegates on education and Christian mission. Other speakers cited include Mrs. Lucy Van Kirk Granville and Miss Mary Kline Columbus.

Ohio Bryan Lucy van Kirk Granville Fannie Huffman South Side Settlement McKelvey

McGill Returns Home From Hospital in Logan

Don R. McGill general manager of the Lick Run Coal and Clay company is returned to his home in Nelsonville after six weeks in Cherrington hospital Logan. He was shot in the left leg at the Lick Run mine October 1 and will take weeks to regain full use. He expressed satisfaction at returning home and showed interest in Armistice Day events with the Glenford Dugai post American Legion of which he is a member.

Nelsonville Don R. McGill iLick Run Coal and Clay Company Cherrington Logan McGill Lick Run Glenford Dugai American Legion

Lewis Seeks Five Year Anthracite Pact To 1985

John L. Lewis told about 700 delegates that a new agreement between operators and miners should be signed before the August 1, 1930 expiry to restore public confidence and enable research, advertising, and higher living standards. He argued a long ceasefire would aid merchants and consumers in the coal region.

Mount Carmel Anthracite Co-Operative Congress John L. Lewis United Mine Workers Lewis

Gormley Wins Glouster Mayoral Race By One Vote

Independent Hugh Gormley defeats incumbent S A Park by a one vote margin after official tally and two absent ballots favor Gormley. Park led 416 to 415 yesterday. Gormley 417 to 416 now. Gormley has held Glouster mayor thirteen times since first elected in 1895. Clem hoons wins Trimble township trustee seat after absent ballots confirm third-place tie.

Hugh Gormley S. A. Park Gormley Park Dave Johnson Glouster Trimble Township Clemhoons Fred Hawk

Parentage of Harding Denied by Family Spokesman

Nan Britten and her daughter Elizabeth Ann claim in a recent book that Warren G. Harding fathered her child. A relatives spokesman for the late President denies the allegation.

Warren G. Harding Nan Britten Marion Elizabeth Ann

Coolidge Weighs Tariff Credit Plan For Farm Relief

President Coolidge is believed to be sympathetically considering the tariff credit plan for farm relief known as the debenture system. Word passed from White House circles says he might support the plan, though opponents within his political faith remain wary. The proposed credit would offset half the tariff value on export sales of farm products.

Washington Congressional Farm Bloc Coolidge White House

Third blast shatters door of Pittston high school

In the third dynamite incident in Pittston within weeks the doorway of the new $400000 high school, just minutes after opening, was blown apart. A stained glass church window across the street was badly damaged, with dynamite found under a third-rail bridge of the Laurel railway in South Pittston.

Pennsylvania New High School Pittston U.R Methodist Episcopal Church Laurel Railway

Cox Attack on Anti Saloop League Highlights Ohio Vote

Former Governor James M. Cox publishes a double column front page editorial in the Dayton News condemning the Anti Saloop league. He links the Marshall bill defeat and local bond issues to perceived brutality by small groups and officials. He cites Salem witch burnings as a warning and denounces actions by squires and constables as corrupt. The piece laments judicial erosion and calls for lawful enforcement without endorsing abstinence.

Dayton U.P James M. Cox Saloop League Ohio Salem

Burglars Foiled After Failing to Breach Leytonstone Vault

In London, thieves torched two inches into the steel vault at the Leytonstone bank but abandoned the attempt, failing to gain entry and leaving the scene.

London Leytonstone Bank

Outlaws Sink Yacht Killing Seven Off Odessa

Seven people aboard a yacht wrecked fifty miles from Odessa were killed by outlaws when the survivors reached shore. Authorities investigate the raid and motives amid a rapid-spread crime case.

Odessa Here

Athens county referendums end with Marsh bill defeat

Official count released early this afternoon shows the Marsh bill losing by 2,328 votes with 3,788 in favor and 6,116 against. The chiropractors measure also fails by a wide margin with 2,792 for and 5,996 against. Athens county school board results list Clyde White 1,843 votes J H Sprague 996 votes Charles Guinther 1,716 Floyd Linscott 2,035 R A Smith 1,761.

Athens County Athens County School Board Clyde White J. H. Sprague Charles Guinther Floyd Linscott R. A. Smith

Church of Today Needs Vital, Dynamic Frontiers of Thought

The Rev L C Wright, pastor of the Epworth Euclid church in Cleveland, told Ohio conference delegates that the church must become more vital and pioneer on moral intellectual social racial and international frontiers to influence the rising generation. He warned that fixating on machinery wastes years and urged persistent frontier work.

Church OF Today L. C. Wright Epworth-Euclid Church Cleveland Ohio the Woman's Home Missionary Society

Governor Donahey's Son Loses Council Bid

Shaker Heights election saw Robert Donahey, 24, lose a council race. Governor Donahey reacted with relief and a quip that his son should stay out of politics. The remark followed the defeat in the Cleveland suburb race.

Columbus U.P Robert Donahey Donahey Shaker Heights Cleveland

Weiner Re-Elected Mayor of Corning with No Opposition

Corning voters backed incumbent mayor H. Weiner with 312 votes as weather kept many away. The tally also shows Foraker 418 for township clerk, Mason 802 treasurer, Morris re-elected marshal with 162 votes, and several council and school district races. The Marshall bill and Chiropractors initiative both failed.

Weiner Corning H. Weiner W. D. Foraker David Mason L. E. Frazier David Morris Marshal Charles Shaw J. W. Stallsmith Marshal Morris Fay Council Ed. Dempsey Jack Donnelly DP. H. Clifford Thomas Taylor Walter Clark Ed Nash Joe Lombard Charles Fenneken G. D. Keller Corning Special George Schottleharb Dempsey Will Rodgers Pat Clifford Township Board of Education L. W. Tippett William Mace County Board of Education Frank Cooperrider Frank Randolph James Rodgers Obed Swinehart Constable Ben Orris Henry Dew Pearl Smith Henry Weaver A. H. Fouts Andy Purtin Miles Reese H. Paughman Justice of Peace C. H. Weaver G. W. Bennett Edwin Edwards Frank Ansel Thomas Leroy James Anderson Ray Coffman

Streets Work Ordered for Elmer Robinett in Athens

Elmer Robinett of Athens will perform street labor for several weeks after being fined 100 dollars and costs for intoxication. Mayor Alex M. Moore ordered the substitute sentence, and Robinett could not pay the fines. He was arrested Tuesday by Chief of Police Herb Parker.

Elmer Robinett Athens Robinett Alex M. Moore Herb Parker

Infant children die in Columbus house fire

In Columbus on November 10 two infant children of Mrs. Melvin Sweazy perished in a house fire that destroyed the family home. Mrs. Sweazy was at a neighbor's residence when the blaze occurred.

Columbus Melvin Sweazy

War continues as Ohio Anti-Saloon League fights on

The Ohio Anti-Saloon League vows to persist after losing the measure to reestablish a fee system for the justice of the peace. Leaders call the result an incident in the broader dry war and plan for a special legislative session to craft new rules for minor courts and chiropractors’ bills. Governor Donahey says he has not decided on a special session.

I. H. McAnally United Press Columbus Ohio Anti-Saloon League Today Marshal Justice of Peace bin Charles M. Earhart Olo Anti-Saloon League Burhart Skirmash Donahey Vic Donahey Marshall Iheferior

Manolea Manoilescu Demands Trial by Jury in Coup Case

In Bucharest on November 10 M Manoilescu former under secretary of finance defied a military court martial accusing him of plotting to dethrone King Michael and demanded a trial by jury in civil court.

Bucharest Michael M. Manoilescu Elivil

Language instructors meet at Ohio conference led by Hill

In Cleveland on November 10, high school and college teachers of classical languages gathered for the annual state conference. Victor D. Hill of Ohio University will preside over the meeting.

Cleveland Victor D. Hill Ohio University

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Europe Naples Anne of Bourbon Duke of Puglie Italy Tappers Plains Sinclair Waddell Conference OF Woman's Home Missionary Society OF Methodist Church E. B. Bryan Rae Lawton Mary Kline Harding Jack London Ray Dean Los Angeles Pari Island South Seas Dean Mrs. Dean Cox Dry League of State Wright Vic Shner Robinett Anti Saloon League Hill Washington Ormation Bureau Prederte J. Gaskin Information Bureau Ton, D
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