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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 11, 1926

Page

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Coolidge signals fivefold policy for peace and prepardness

President Coolidge dedicates the Liberty Memorial to World War veterans in Kansas City and outlines a five point plan for peace and national defense. He advocates permanent international peace, strong defense, restraint in armaments, inclusive conscription, and joining the World Court with Senate reservations. He defends debtor nations and urges understanding and good will toward all peoples while noting American creditor status and European distrust. The speech stresses adherence to international covenants and warns against suspicion and arrogance.

William 3. McEvoy United Press Kansas City Coolidge United States World Court Senate NASA Europe

Child Drowns in Spring at Home in Logan

Logan November report states four year old Howard Lane, son of Mr and Mrs Howard Lane of near Orland, drowned at noon Wednesday in a spring near the home while fetching a drink. Mother found him head first in the spring. revival efforts failed. Funeral services planned for Orland tomorrow.

Logan Charles Lane Howard Lane Orland Charles Uphriam Lane

Athens Men Will Meet With Meigs Citizens Tonight

Local committee favors erecting a suspension bridge at Pomeroy and will discuss plans with Meigs residents this evening. The meeting aims to gauge support and outline construction steps for the proposed bridge. Local officials and residents are invited to attend.

Athens Meigs

Bridge project sparks cross city meeting in Pomeroy

Citizens of Gallipolis and Point Pleasant join Athens residents for a joint meeting at 7 30 p m in Melgs county courthouse to discuss a proposed suspension bridge across the Ohio River. The Athens Kiwanis Rotary and Chamber of Commerce groups select Carl Beasley chair and form a committee with I W Roberts T W Craig C M Gill and Britt Hooper. They will travel to Pomeroy tonight.

Athens Pomeroy Melgs County Ohio River Athens Kiwanta and Rotary Clubs Chamber of Commerce Carl Beasley I. W. Roberts T. W. Craig C M. Gill Britt Hooper

Budgeting talk at Messenger Cooking School on home finances

The Messenger Cooking School hosted a talk titled The Money of the Home discussing budgeting and its value for households. D Curtis Reed, Pomeroy attorney, emphasized Athens interest in the Pomeroy bridge project to improve through travel from Columbus to Charleston and benefit local residents.

Messenger Cooking School Athens Columbus Charleston D. Curtis Reed Pomeroy Ium Athens Messenger Ddna Perguson

Bridge location debate pits Pomeroy against Point Pleasant

At a community meeting in Gallipolis and with input from Point Pleasant residents, a tentative bridge plan sought a site between Pomeroy and Point Pleasant. Officials noted cost savings from budgeting, with emphasis on proper land handling and an appraisal process.

Old Pete Missing Miner Search Ends Near Cambridge

Cambridge officials end a two hour after the disappearance of Old Pete Sweedisti a 70 year old miner last seen at the Cleveland mine of Cambridge Collieries near Senecagilla. Mine Supt J Woods said the search, conducted all night, found no trace of the missing man.

Cambridge Pete” Sweedisti Cleveland Cambridge Collieries Company Senecagilla J. Woods Pete

Questionnaires Given To Ohio Coal Operators In Inquiry

Columbus Ohio November 11 United Press Samuel T Wyer chairman of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce inquiry committee presented operators with a questionnaire to aid fact finding Thomas K Maher president of Collieries company of Cleveland said Ohio coal operators recognize the committee task and will submit answers late next week He noted no coal overproduction but cited uneconomic wages about 40 percent higher than competing fields and freight rates out of proportion The British strike kept most mines working but 45 to 50 percent were idle before the strike The committee will meet with labor heads tomorrow to obtain views.

Columbus United Press Samuel T. Wyer Ohio Chamber of Commerce Ohio Thomas K. Maher Collieries Company of Cleveland Ohio Coal Operators Association Maher Cody

Busy America Halts Two Minutes Today

America paused for two minutes at 1 a.m. eight years after the Armistice to honor war dead. In New York traffic stopped and trains halted. Chicago held taps in the Loop. offices, lights, and machinery stood idle as services and memorials took place, with Arlington wreathing the Unknown Soldier tomb and Kansas City dedicating a war memorial with President Coolidge speaking.

America New York Chicago Loop Arlington Kansas City Coolidge

Week's Summary Lecture At Athens High School

Miss Edna Ferguson will summarize the week's lectures in the Messenger cooking school final lecture tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Athens High School auditorium. The program includes a demonstration and musical interlude with recipes such as Vegetarian Meat Loaf and Butterscotch Muffins. Admission is free.

Edna Ferguson Messenger Cooking School Athens High School

Razor Will Play Important Part In Evidence of Hall Mills Trial

In Somerville New Jersey the Hall and Stevens trial hinges on evidence from Barbara Tough a Scotch servant who testified that Mrs Hall and her brother were not at home when the Mills Hall double slaying occurred. The defense and state seek to prove a razor was used to slash Mrs Mills throat as testimony reveals a rifle and a razor in Dr Hall’s room and a life of gossip around the rector and choir singer.

Paul W. White United Press Star Somerville N. J Frances Stevens Hall Henry Willis Stevens Edward Hall Eleanor Mills Aberdeen Burr Barbara Tough Hall Somerset County Misa Tough Alexander Simpson Ed Nom Halk Miss Tough de Halls Simpson

Mine Leader to Meet Officials in Settlement Talks

Brondon November 14. The Miner's federation executive, empowered to negotiate with the government, will meet government representatives at 5 30 p m today to discuss Premier Baldwin's peace proposals.

Brondon Miner's Federation Baldwin

Man Hangs Shotgun and Fatally Shoots Self in Jacksonville

Tony McDonald, 60, reportedly shown erratic behavior for weeks before he hanged a loaded double barrel shotgun in his room at Brania Molenski’s home and shot himself in the stomach. The tragedy occurred between 3 and 3:30 PM yesterday. a 14-year-old son found him. Coroner’s verdict ruled suicide. McDonald, longtime Jacksonville resident, left four children and had recently lived with his son after leaving an orphanage. He previously worked in a mine and had relatives in Redtown and Detroit. Funeral arrangements pending.

Charles Wabi Weller Jacksonville Tony McDonald McDonald Brania Molenski Molenski Mra. Neliie Matyshelia Grouster John Corgper L. W. Sunderg Melronald Detroit Watt

Ohio Cold Wave Brings Freezing Temperatures Across State

Last night proved the coldest of fall with morning readings around 3 degrees in parts of Ohio. Residents report ice on water and temperatures dipping below freezing across most sections. Historical lows for the date and a two day temperature table are noted, with the old record at 24 degrees in 1913 and highs around 69 in 1882.

Athena Wednday A.m Ohio Columbus URA Ter

Glaspy Captured After Prison Break Four Days Later

Olfaria Glaspy, the thirteenth prisoner who fled Ohio penitentiary with 12 others, was caught in Groveport hungry and shirtless. He claimed to be Jones, offered no resistance, and said he ran after seeing the other escapees. Glaspy had been sentenced for a 1914 attack on his sister Ela in Athens County.

Columbus Mov Olfair Glaspy Ohio Groveport Giaapy Athens County Hocking Valley Frank Powell Marshall Lawrence Cox Albinus Kemerliing Groveporte Kemerling Cowson Powell Glaspy Waa Jones Smith Johnson Baltimore Hagerstown Oh Reformatory Mansfield Ela John Glaspy Glespy 7. P. Wood

Years After The War Remains of A Lost Front Explored

Webb Miller revisits French battlefields eight years after World War I battles. He notes rebuilt villages and quiet roads where ruins and memorials persist, detailing Belleau Wood era restoration, mass graves and scattered relics, and the lasting memory for American divisions from Texas to Utah.

Webb Miller United Press Star France Hamilete Belleau Woods Belleau Wood Vasle At -Clerges Michigan Winconsin

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