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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1929
Page
11
Lewis Woodrum is named as a defendant in a case before C. M. Porter Justice of the Peace in Athens Township Athens County Ohio. An order of attachment for $54.70 was issued on September 23 1920. Athens Ohio September 28 1920.
In Cleveland on October 1 hijackers seized a truck load of 150 tires valued over 7500 dollars from Akron to Detroit driver Cletus Weideman tied to a tree and the truck and tires were taken. Police investigated as the second such theft in a month.
The report shows July to September activity: 100 deeds and 74 mortgages in July, 60 deeds and 30 mortgages in August, and 72 deeds and 25 mortgages in September. Farm land deeds cover 2179.99 acres with 80322.43. town lot deeds total 10606.74. farm land mortgages 2189.39 acres at 411727.74. town lot mortgages 193694.95. Cancellations cover 1443.72 acres amounting to 24775.60. town lot cancellations total 96085. 213 deeds for one dollar. chattels filed 796.
Funeral services for Clarence Hummell will be held Wednesday at 1 pm at the United Brethren Church in Upton Furnace. Burial will follow at Hebbardsville Cemetery.
George H. Junod of Athens is the first to apply for a 1930 license plate. Deputy Commissioner David Johnson received the application as Junod departs for Florida and asks plates be sent to Washington DC. Deputy Commissioner Johnson adds the office closes Saturday afternoons until December 1 when automobile license sales begin.
Kansas paratrooper Misa Williams, linked to Helen Williams death when a parachute failed to open, faces a man slaughter in the fourth degree after coroner's inquiry at Wichitash Kan. Williams' father also sues White for 10000 dollars alleging improper instruction.
Cincinnati produce prices rise on fresh gathers with values listed for wheat corn rye and oats. Cincinnati livestock receipts show hogs and cattle trading mixed with steers and fat lambs noted. Toledo and Boston markets report varied wool and hog prices alongside steady cattle trends.
Fragmented OCR list shows company names and affiliations such as New York Stock Exchange participants, various refiners like Atlantic, Chesapeake, Humore, and Continental Motors, plus oil and gas firms and railroads. It appears as a partial directory of establishments and securities references with scattered geographic markers.
George Gabor, jailed in Los Angeles, is charged with posing as the third assistant solicitor general of the United States after months of claiming to be Baron G. F. E. Von Krupp. He reportedly duped Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone among others while presenting himself as a high ranking official.
Savannah reports typhoid threat as brackish flood waters taint wells and springs. Airplanes carrying chloride purification kits deploy to affected areas including Waynesboro and Dover. Eight feet of water floods Dover while Savannah braces for crest by Thursday with limited roads open.
Elizabethton Tenn Oct 1 Up Consul W G Kummer acting president of the American Bemberg and American Glansstaff Corporations was found dead at his home. His wrists were slashed apparently with a razor. Sheriff Moreland began an investigation and voiced the likelihood of suicide.
The Federal Grand Jury in Cincinnati will examine Hamilton and Middletown officials over liquor activity. Raids by federal undercover agents yielded evidence likely to be presented to jurors. Subpoenas were issued for Hamilton officials including police court judge Alphose Pater police chief John C Calhoun and the court clerk. Forty three people were detained in the raids.
Coroner's inquest into the death of four year old Reed, struck Sunday night by an unlighted auto driven by John Willy, state highway superintendent of Scioto County, was continued at Peebles. Reed said a man and woman claimed their car struck an object in the road and left. Willy stated he heard it was a boy his car struck.
Daily and southbound trains shown for Athens with departure times for No 8 at 10 33 am No 9 at 7 11 pm No 2 at 11 59 am No 6 at 8 15 pm. Hocking Valley trains No 30 at 7 25 pm No 37 at 5 30 pm No 30 arrival at 12 15 am. Daily No 3 9 15 pm.
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