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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 04, 1929

Page

10

Mast Restaurants to Meet Turf Club in Semi Pro Opener

Logan Ohio October reports Mast Restaurants add Columbus players from Bobb's Chevrolets to face Central Ohio colored champions Turf Club in the season opener. lineup includes Conley Davis Nonemacher Boyd Wolford with Pope and Albanese from college ties. Turf Club features Wilberforce West Virginia Institute stars Hayden Skeaton Cunningham Dolby Streets Smallwood. Merry Makers Club elects officers Mrs Chan Reynolds president and Mrs Ward Chase hostess with bridge play and prizes at North Mulberry Street home.

Logan Bobb's Chevrolets Columbus Mast Restaurants Turf Club Central Ohio Conley Davis Nonemacher Boyd and Wolford Pope Ohio University Albanese Aquinas H. Walls Ohio Wilberforce West Virginia Institute Hayden Skeaton Cunningham Dolby Streets East Hight Stars Smallwood South Hich Merry Makers Club Buellaby North Mulberry Street Ward Chase Chan Reynolds Willard Sprankel Florence Bort Frank Harden Judson Shriner Alfred Campbell

Four prisoners execute riot climax at Colorado prison

A 17 hour siege at the State Penitentiary in Canon City ends with four rioters dead after their leader shoots six and then dies by suicide. Twelve prisoners die overall as 16 guards are captured and seven are killed. guards and state troops use an armored tank, trench mortar, and tear gas. Jos ephine Roche helps coordinate defense and high school ROTC patrole. her brother Lawrence Roche was captured but later found safe.

State Penitentiary Canon City Colo Dannie Daniels Josephine Roche Miss Roche Colorado Springs Lawrence Roche

Court of Appeals Hears Five Cases in Logan

The Fourth District Court of Appeals met with two judges present to hear five cases. Two were dismissed, one reassigned, one continued, and one decided in favor of the Logan Clay Product Company defendants over a right of way dispute in Green Township.

Court OF Appeals Peter Shaffer

Armistice Day Plans Outlined by American Legion

Logan reports Armistice Day preparations by the American Legion with Vice Commander Merle Weymuelier appointing committees for the parade float decoration square and round dances and finances. The Legion also announces a Halloween party on October 29 to be hosted by the post with Auxiliary invited.

James Krieg Mon Cook Art Dollsmatsch Irvin Matheny Lawrence Adcock Frans Mason John McBroom Harold Larimer Legion Post Auxiliary Post

Leaders Named for Red Cross Campaign in Logan

Logan announces committee heads for the upcoming Red Cross drive led by General Chairman Forest Weinrich and County Chairman J. W. Coleman. House to house canvass will be led by Mrs. Gertrude Ulrich, with Dr. C. F. Rauch directing initial gifts and Barton Hall leading the industrial group. Other groups include physicians and lawyers led by Dr. Morlton W. Bland, and retail supplies led by Miss Margaret Lutz. Community leaders under Coleman include P. H. Diles Josef Brashares T. Brown Ralph Burgess Paul Potts Walter Pleukharp Velva Brashares W. A. Stage Mike Check Dr. J. L. Webb Dr. Myrta Adams and Mrs. Della Spicer.

Logan Helen J. Moses Red Cross Forest RE. Weinrich Weinrich J. W. Coleman Gertrude Ulrich C. F. Rauch Barton Hall Morlton W. Bland James R. Fields John E. Krieg Margaret Lutz Coleman P. H. Diles Rockbridge Josef Brashares Enterprise T. D. Brown Haydenville Ralph Burgess Gore Paul Potts Laurelville Walter Pleukharp Bloomingville Velva Brashares Gibisonville W. A. Stage Murray City Mike Check Jobs New Pittsburg J. L. Webb Carbon Hill Myrta Adams Union Furnace Della Spicer Oreville

McNab to Frame Prohibition Enforcement Plan

President Hoover designates John McNab San Francisco attorney to formulate a plan for better enforcement of the dry laws. He will present the proposal at the December session of Congress with assistance from government department heads.

John McNab San Francisco Hoover Congress McNab Government Department Heals

Pirates Beat Clowns In Exhibition Game At Logan

In Logan on October 4, the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Logan Clowns 17 to 5 before a record crowd. Regulars started for Pittsburgh. Crabtree homered and Crabtree made a triple while Logan’s Soliday Redd English and Locke pitched.

Pittsburgh Nationals Logan Pittsburg Pirates Logan Clowns Traynor Bartell Hemsley Pittsburgh Erickson Sheely Este Crabtree Crabtree William Hinchman Pirates Jewel Ena Waters Ambrose Walls Soliday Redd English Locke Py Crabtree Jack Floyd

Artist Rescued After Shipwreck in Greenland Voyage

Rockwell Kent, American painter, and his wife are pictured in Copenhagen after being rescued off Greenland from a small boat wreck. Two others were aboard when a gale struck during the final stage of their crossing.

Rockwell Kent Copenhagen Denmark Greenland

Noctovisor Aids Navigation In Thick Fog

London reports John Lt. Baird demonstrates the Noctovisor a new instrument for ships to locate masthead lights through dense fog by detecting distant car headlight reflections. In tests on a hill a three mile distant light was hidden behind ebonite to mimic fog proving the device function.

London U.P John Lt. Baird Baird Noctovisor

Name Cut In Logan Fall Festival Pumpkin Entry

E W Davis of Logan gains festival recognition after a pumpkin grown by James Hansel of Falls Township bears his name carved on the rind. As the fruit matured the green lettering against the yellow rind stood out. The entry ticket stub will be presented to Mr Davis per the grower.

Logan E. W., Davis James Hansel Falls Township Hansel W. Davis Davis

Research cuts disaster risk in U S Bureau of Mines work

Pittsburgh bureau work reduces mining hazards through Bruceton tests and lab studies at Carnegie Tech. With 11 stations and 250 staff, the bureau analyzes gas samples, trains operators, and deploys 11 rescue cars to respond to about three disasters yearly. The Noctovisor aids fog navigation on ships in darkness.

Pittsburgh United States Bureau of Mines Bureau Bruceton Bureau of Mines Carnegie Institute of Technology Montana

Texas Sheriff Trails Fugitive 13 Years Across World

Bell County Sheriff John R. Bingham tracked A. B. Crouch from Temple Texas to Helensville New Zealand after 13 years and 12 000 miles. Crouch, a former grain broker, disappeared in 1916 amid forged documents swindling two Temple banks of 125 000 dollars. Bingham planned to bring him back for Texas trial.

Fort Worth Tex Texas Canadian Northwest Mounted Scotland Yard A. B. Crouch Temple Helensville New Zealand Ing John R. Bingham Bell County Crouch Ken John Grey Bingham

Land Question in Mexico Sparks Bitter Controversy

Mexico City October 4 The land reform issue remains Mexico's most complex national problem and has divided public opinion across political lines as farmers press for changes and the government weighs confiscations and repartition schemes.

Mexico

Safety Lessons Sent to Schools in Auto Club District

A total of 695 sets of October Safety lessons and posters were mailed today to school superintendents in Athens Meigs and Vinton Counties by H R Burnett executive secretary of the South East Ohio Motor Club The campaign runs through 1929 30 with the slogan They who stop and look each way will live to ook another day The program includes class discussions writings stories drawing projects pledges and traffic safety guidance for kindergarten through ninth grade Students are urged to obey signals look both ways cross at right angles cross at designated crossings walk not run and avoid jaywalking.

Athens Meigs Vinton H. R. Burnett South East Ohio Motor Club

Mexico Targets Large Scale Land Expropriation Policy

Expropriating 15,000,000 acres for Indian farmers draws government attention amid long standing religious and petroleum disputes in Mexico. Hundreds of claims await settlement as foreigners hold about 1,750,000 acres, with North American holdings at 400,000. Spaniards have ceded substantial tracts next to Mexicans.

Mexico

Grand Jury Bound Melvin Cuckler Pleads Not Guilty

Albany resident Melvin Cuckler, known as Albany Toad, was bound over to the grand jury Thursday after pleading not guilty to charges of reckless driving and operating a vehicle while intoxicated in Magistrate Carl H. Porter’s court. He posted bond and was released. The charges were filed by Fred Smith.

Melvin Cuckler Albany Carl H. Porter Fred Smith

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Pershing University Stadium U. S New York Seville Spain Alumni Memorial Auditorium cMy Leviathan Ens Athens Kiwanis John J. Pershing University Stadium Fund Central Ohio Colored Club Central Ohio Colored Merry Makers Colorado By Clyde G. Byers United Press E. Eugene Crawford American Legion Uoehis U. S. Drier E. W. Davis Sherif John R. Bingham Cline Betty Fulton The Cline Pharmacy Mexico City Auto Club Firestone Tires Firestone Oldfield Fred R. Beasley Nelsonville Donaldson Motor Co Harris Motor Co Amesville
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