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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1929
Page
3
In Washington on October 3, a Farm Bloc coalition defeated the flexible tariff core in the Tariff Act by a 47 to 42 vote, adopting the Simmons Norris Amendment. Administration leaders say they can win more votes as rates are reviewed, while conferees work to iron out House and Senate differences on the measure.
Floods menaced Lower Kanawha Valley with a wall of water pouring from the New River watershed. Torrential rains over 24 hours swollen the Kanawha River sending merchants to clear cellars. Army engineers monitored the situation as the river ran fast and stores faced partial inundation.
City, county and railroad officials investigate a grade crossing collision near Defiance that killed four people, including three children, late yesterday.
Plans to merge Central National Bank and United Banking and Trust Company were under consideration in Cleveland with combined resources estimated at 100 million dollars.
Miss Hattie S. Bordenise rose from teaching a rural school to becoming president of Olivia State Bank in Minnesota. She describes shifting from English teacher to clerk, teller, and janitor, finally taking the helm after her brother-in-law’s death, aided by community trust.
Cleveland October 8 The Coca Cola Company president Robert W Woodruff 40 is named to the presidency of the White Motor Company and its subsidiaries replacing the late Walter C White who died from injuries in an auto collision. Woodruff has been a director and executive committee member for several years.
James Ruston appealed a judgment of 20 dollars issued by Magistrate Carl H Porter in favor of Eh R McVay for labor performed for the defendant. The court confirmed an order of sale of property of George W Suder requested by the Marietta Savings and Loan Company.
Claude A. Hastings former president of the Hastings Electrical Company was arrested at his Commonwealth Avenue home in Boston charged with larceny of more than $31,000 from two Cleveland firms and a Boston bank. The case links Hastings to transfers and missing funds during his tenure.
In Wauseon Ohio three Grand Rapids youths were identified as suspects in abducting 17 year old Zara Ausbolg and her escort 17 year old Ivan Bowers. Marshal Ruben Suess identified the trio before they denied involvement. During a short drive Miss Ausbolg and Mr Bowers were taken from the street and Bowers was later thrown from the car.
Cleveland October 3 Robert Bunowitz a friend and former business associate of Harmon G Atwater and Cornell Willian Potter was arrested today on an incident charge of harboring a fugitive Hinowits allegedly sheltered Atwater while the real estate man was sought nationwide as the alleged key figure in the Cleveland Playground graft scandals.
A former college professor who enlisted in 1917 and rose to major was chosen national commander of the American Legion. A L Rodenheimer of Eldorado Arkansas was selected for the post.
Henry Mason, associate of Harry F. Site Clair, released at 2 25 a m after serving the first Teapot Dome related sentence. Day left the District of Columbia jail with friends for a home party as El McFall awaits trial Monday on bribery charges over the 100 000 cash carried in a tile brown satchel from L Doheny. Contempt of court sentence against another Sinclair ally mirrors the long running trial.
Roger Conant, curator of reptiles at the Toledo Zoo, was bitten by a rattlesnake on September 16 while moving a young snake. After a brief recovery he developed lockjaw and tetanus, jeopardizing his life. He had years of handling reptiles with apparent impunity.
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