21 Nov 1928
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1928
Page
1
After a sleepless night Omaha braces for the hatchet killer blamed for three deaths and two serious injuries. Police plan mass alerts with telephone operators on duty and district lighting signals to summon help.
Ohio Chamber of Commerce hosts a dinner at Varsity Inn on South Coit Street at six o clock Thursday evening. About 100 business men are expected. Karl S. Kum Jer field secretary speaks on This Ohio of Ours and outlines Eighty-Eighth General Assembly topics. Clarence M. Gill leads local arrangements for the Athens chamber under V P of the Central District 8. P. Bush.
The Green Goat, a 40 and handsome multi colored rover drawn by Virginia Paul, appeared on the Ohio University campus this morning. The Pall Romance issue offered origin al jokes and stories with illustrations and advertising. Ray West, Virginia Paul, Boyd Zeis, and Ames Bjork provided clever tirades and features.
President-Elect Herbert Hoover will sail aboard the U S S Maryland on a 40 day goodwill cruise to Central and South America with landings at Amapala Corinto Punta Arenas Guayaquil Callao Valparaiso and possible stops in Brazil and other nations. Navy estimates a $200 000 cost for the two ships but argues the voyage replaces normal routine spending.
Roy Chapman Andrews describes joint British American Mongolia expedition findings in the Dobi Desert indicating early humans inhabited parts of the region during the stone age. Tools include bone scrapers spearheads arrowheads and crude pottery. no bones found.
Governor-Elect Myers Y Cooper names Harry D Silver as finance director and Charles A Jones as secretary, both seasoned Republicans. Silver led the 1926 and 1928 campaigns and is seen as potential administration premier. Jones previously ran the State Tax Commission and headed the Republican Publicity Department. Caucuses for the House set for December 12 to choose Speaker and leaders. Senate caucus date undecided with 11 Democrats in the chamber.
Tokyo reports Masao Iwata a Japanese pilot for Nippon Dempo drowned when the aircraft he piloted plunged into the sea. The incident occurred as the plane went down during a flight.
A strong earthquake struck Antofagasta Chile yesterday causing momentary panic among residents. No casualties were reported and authorities began checks for damage.
Le Moigne attempted an altitude record flight from Villa Coublay France. His oxygen inhaler failed at 30 000 feet causing loss of consciousness and a fall of nearly five miles. He regained consciousness at about four thousand feet and landed safely after one hour ten minutes aloft.
Planning for the United States Spanish War Veterans State Convention set for June 23 to 26 in Athens with band concerts parades banquets and speakers. Installations of the Ladies Auxiliary and the Military Order of the Serpent will occur December 1 at the Nelsonville American Legion hall with two ceremonies and a dinner between.
New York experts report Treasury agents closing in on a vast diamond smuggling ring from Europe. Four people have been arrested and a known overseas co-conspirator named. Confession material reportedly enough to convict on conspiracy against the United States government.
Cincinnati November 2 Judge Chester R Shook rules a policeman must personally observe a motorist park to prove guilt in overtime parking dispute City Solicitor John D Ellis and aides weigh next steps and discuss Detroit style impounding with a $10 storage charge for owners if no tagging authority exists
Treasury officials discussed a broad shake-up of prohibition enforcement along the Detroit River. Doran and officials said lax Detroit patrols will be replaced, agents reassigned, and Coast Guard boats shifted to southern waters to align with new enforcement fields.
A collision in front of B. T. Grover’s East State Street home damaged two cars. Dr. Byron Danford of Athens and a West Virginia garage employee driving a new car collided as the latter attempted to pass. No injuries occurred.
Three cases of tularemia or rabbit fever were reported at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton. Patients include Henry Miller, a farmer near Miamisburg and his wife, Mrs. Henry Miller, along with Mrs. Laure Butler of Dayton. Dr. Walter Simpson, tularemia specialist, is treating them. The Millers contracted the disease after handling a rabbit shot near their farm, and Mrs. Butler contracted it from a rabbit shipped from Butler County.
Robert W. Stewart, oil magnate, is freed by a nine man and three woman DC Supreme Court jury after a 55 minute verdict of perjury related to testimony before the Senate Oil Investigating Committee. A woman juror hailed him as a fine man and praised his testimony. Senator Norris denounced the ruling as a jurisprudence laughing stock over quorum technicalities. Meanwhile DC Court of Appeals transfers to the U S Supreme Court the Sinclair contempt case, seeking five legal rulings from the high court.
Senator Walsh of Montana urged a congressional investigation into former Interior Secretary Work's renewal of a 1922 oil contract with Harry Sinclair. The deal, for Salt Creek field oil, was later voided by the Justice Department and the Interior Department cancelled it.
Henry M Blackmer, a missing witness in the Teapot Dome inquiry, was summoned today before the procurer general in Paris. The move places Blackmer under official questioning by the French authority handling the case.
Receding rivers in the Southwest bring fair skies and rising temperatures, easing floods from last week. Missouri reports some danger remains but not grave. Butler and Crippled train routes resume. 14 flood deaths stand. Blue River valley evacuations near Kansas City involve 1000 displaced residents. Serum inoculations begin for typhoid in 150 people. Salvation Army sets bases in Kansas towns Winfield Augusta Eldorado.
Athens County Commissioners report road fund shortfall due to outstanding orders. Monthly statement shows $44,000 balance, but actual funds are only a few hundred dollars. No new requests will be granted until the new year. money remains to cover promised work and winter transport for the sheriff.
Members of Ohio University’s play directing class presented the one act comedy Meet the Missus by Kenyon Nicholson at Ewing Auditorium. Pauline Jones Alberta Haefele and William Martinek played Ruby La Motte Dolly Doyle and Bert La Motte with Reba Shafer directing. The vaudeville satire drew a large audience laughing at the humorous incidents.
Cleveland opened the second annual tournament of the American Auction Bridge League. The event establishes the city as the national auction bridge capital as players gathered for the start on November 21.
Federal inspectors testified the Vestris was sound after four day checks and seals were watertight. Crew members contradicted, asserting the ship leaked and half-doors let in sea water during rough seas before the disaster off the Virginia capes, raising potential negligence questions.
Robert N. Waid of Columbus and Col. hk. S. Beightler are named as likely State Highway Director contenders. Carl W. Brand and Akron’s C. Shaw tied to welfare director roles. Perry L. Green C. Clayton Terrill and R. D. Williamson cited for agriculture chief. Other names include Edward Schorr and Charles D. Simmeral for commerce, Lt. Col. Light and Reynolds for adjutant general, Geiger, Smith linked to Public Utilities Commission.
Financial experts were puzzled as the stock market swung from a 7,000,000 share high to a 5,000,000-share activity level, then soared to 6,440,800 shares as traders chased gains. High priced issues like Du Pont and Case Threshing Machine surged above 500 dollars a share while bears covered shorts late.
Cleveland reports the Taplin proposed Great Lakes to Sea Railroad linking Cleveland and Toledo by a direct line with Baltimore appears certain to be completed. The ambitious project aims to shorten freight and passenger routes across the region.
Two youths were killed and a third seriously injured when their truck struck a telegraph pole in Covington across the river from Cincinnati.
President-Elect Herbert Hoover sails aboard the U S Maryland off Lower California in pleasant heat. He wears flannel trousers and white shoes while crew and reporters anticipate sea games and a Neptune welcoming ceremony as the ship heads toward Cape San Lucas.
After three hours jurors return a guilty verdict against Clarence Hartman 28 of Shelby in the Vere non Junction crash that killed Mrs Eleanor Broadhead 68 and her granddaughter Anna Sweet 3 on July 4.
Robbers held up a branch of the City National Bank and Trust Company in Dayton on November 21 and escaped with 28006. Three bandits carried out the crime and vanished after the robbery. Police pursue leads as investigators comb the scene.
The article urges housewives to use the government booklet Sorveghit evens Goat ae ot toed, which details adequacy, wholesomeness, attractiveness, and cost of meals. It provides proportions, menu ideas, and asks readers to mail a coupon with four cents for a copy.
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