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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 14, 1928

Page

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Graf Zeppelin Safe Voyage After Standing By For Early Saturday Trouble

The Graf Zeppelin, 200 miles east of Charleston at 6 25 am EST, headed for Cape Hatteras at 35 knots after damage to the port horizontal cover. Repairs underway as surface ships were asked to stand by and weather conditions westward were requested. Destroyers at Charleston and light cruisers at Hampton Roads were ordered.

Graf Zeppelin Washington Charleston Cape Hatteras Navy C. E. Rosenndahl Lght Hampton Roads Secon Ihr Takenurst Dermuda Daily Express London C. E. Rosendahl United States Navy Rosendahl Lakehurst

Band Heads Home After Contest Honor

Elyria’s American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps will return to Frome San Antonio on Sunday with second honors from the National Forty and Eight Corps contest held here.

San Antonio Tex Elyria American Legion

Cool Weather To Last Short Time

Weather outlook for October 15 to 20 shows Ohio Valley showers on Tuesday and Friday. Cool at week start, then warmer middle and end, per Weather Bureau briefing.

Washington Weather Bureau Ohio ‘Valley

Notable Farm Leaders Meet at Nelsonville Breakfast

Nelsonville observers host prominent farm teachers and agricultural figures for Farmers Day during Old Home Week. County leaders and university officials from Athens, Millfield, Albany, and Washington attended as business and farming interests discussed closer cooperation.

Nelsonville Stef O. O. Bryson Stewart Athens County Pomona J. T. Brown Leutenant Renick W. Dunlap Washington

Editors Predict Victory for Hoover Next Month

New York Oct 13 41UP Herbert Hoover is forecast to win the U S presidency by editors poll of 925 newspaper executives Hoover projected to 387 electoral votes to 126 for Smith Editors predict 12 states to back Smith with 33 editors preferring Hoover to carry New York Smith home state 19 favoring Smith Wisconsin may swing Hoover by under 4 000 votes Kentucky given to Hoover by about 6 000 votes South Dakota editors project Hoover 20 225 000 to 16 125 000 for Smith Idaho editors expect Smith to win 15 000 000 while Hoover gets 17 000 000 Upper Midwest and many states show Hoover as favorite in popular vote

Hoover Smith Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Lousatana Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Texas Virginia Missouri North Dakota New York Wisconsin Kentucky South Dakota Republican N Idaho Colorado Delaware Town Kansas Maine Maryland Michigan Nevada New Hampshire Oregon Pennsylvania Utah Vermont Washington Wyoming

Woman Drowns Three Children in Detroit River

Detroit police hold 32 year old Bernice Cantera as she faces charges after three of her five children, Nellie 7, Gloria 8 months, and Mary Nita 2, were found drowned in the Detroit River following an escape by the two surviving children. The father Lorenzo Cantera a painter remained asleep at home. She had reportedly endured years of beatings and had been under medical care.

Detroit Bernice Cantera Detroit River G Ralieg Mary Nita Gloria NeHie Lawrence

Senator Steiner finds no basis for Willebrandt probe

Washington October 13 Chairman Steiner of the Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee said there is no reason to investigate the campaign activities of Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt assistant U S attorney general The Brooklyn Standard Union and Senator Caraway of Arkansas had asked for the inquiry Steiner reiterated to United Press that it is not within his committee’s province and that likely no investigation will be made.

Washington Steiner Oregon Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee Caraway Arkansas Brooklyn Standard Union Mabel Walker Willebrandt U.S United Press

Harper Praises Guards After Junction City Brick Plant Fire

State Welfare Director John E. Harper praised guards at the State Brick Plant in Junction City for their role in saving prisoners after a dormitory fire killed 16 convicts. He exonerated guards of blame, commended Deputy Warden James C. Woodward, and announced a new fire proof building for 400 inmates to be ready in 30 working days.

Ohio State Prison Junction City William O'Malley Cleveland O'Malley Columbus U.P State Crick State Welfare John E. Harper Vic Penahey Harper James C. Woodward

American Slain by Bandits in Mexico

American mining man Charles Smith was murdered by bandits near Mascota in Jalisco state Mexico, a Guadalajara dispatch to Ex. reports.

Mexico Mexico City Charles Smith Mascota Guadalajara

Episcopalians urged to make resolution on prohibition

Washington October 13 UPI Bishop John Ward urged the National Episcopal Convention to go on record on the prohibition question. He introduced a resolution affirming the 1925 New Orleans convention stance on prohibition. Cleveland October 12 UPI Lieut. Col. Julio Fardinas reported burglars broke into the Jesse W. Mc Mascota home on West exclusive area last night. They shot at him when he refused to hide and fled with clothing jewelry and $5 500 in value.

Washington UPR John Ward Ene National Episcopal Convention Orleans Ceisior Lonny Cleveland Julio Fardinas Jesse W. McMascota Amer-Clare West Ican

Socialist Candidate Sees Real Issues Avoided in National Politics

Marion report quotes Norman Thomas, Socialist candidate for President, saying parties ignore real issues and bring rum, race, and religion into politics. Thomas, a former Marion resident, lived here the first 17 years and once sold the Marion Star, Harding’s newspaper.

Marion Norman Thomas Thomas Marion Star Harding

Erie Man Fired on As Rum Smuggler

Erie Pa man Laula Buichaw in serious condition after his speed boat said to have liquor cargo for the United States was fired on by U S patrol boats last night. Duichan’s body pierced by a machine gun bullet. boat outran government craft and reached Port Dover under its own power despite 17 hits.

London

Man killed as train crashes into his wagon in Middleport

Melva Wines, 58, was killed instantly when his wagon stalled on a Hocking Valley Railroad track in Middleport, Ohio. The horse pulling the wagon also died. Wines, a deaf junk collector, likely did not hear the approaching afternoon train from Middleport to Columbus.

Middleport Hocking Valley Melva Wines Vines Wines Here Columbus

Turner Sets Limits on County Commissioners Powers

Columbus Oct 18 Attorney General Edward C Turner ruled that county commissioners cannot borrow money or issue notes in anticipation of the February tax settlement before January 1 of the settlement year. He also said that if road appropriation for the fiscal year is exhausted, commissioners may not contract for work to be done in that year.

Columbus A.R W. M. McKenzie Chillicothe Edward C. Turner Turner

Hoover ready for campaign in Bay State tour

Herbert Hoover completed preparations for a Massachusetts campaign swing on Monday. He will visit Boston districts and deliver a speech at the Boston Arena as part of his bid for votes amid a tight contest.

Hoover Eady Bay State Thomas L. Stokes United Press Washington Herbert Hoover Massachusetts Boston Boston Arena

Hoover Praises Business Men At New York Delegation Meeting

Washington October 13 Herbert Hoover praised business leaders for cooperation with the government in addressing problems and preventing interference. A delegation of 150 representatives from New York lines of business called at his Manhattan headquarters to pledge support for the cooperative approach.

Washington Herbert Hoover Endura Fnd New York Mastachnactta Avenue

Veteran Regains Memory After Robbery Return

In Pueblo Colorado an aging World War II veteran named Harry Devlin, previously believed killed in action, recalls his past after being thrown from a car during a robbery. He had been missing for 12 years, with memory restored following the incident in which he was struck and injured in France in 1916.

Pueblg Colo Harry Devlin Toronto Canada Sheen Devlin France

Smith Fails To Secure Debate In Louisville Speech

Gov Alfred E Smith faced a brisk reception in Nashville and Louisville as he spoke on tariffs and prohibition. He urged government ownership of Muscle Shoals and denied opening immigration floodgates while criticizing Hoover and Curtis. He expressed surprise at the difficulty in securing a debate with Republicans.

Louisville Tennesse Alfred E. Smith Smith Nashville South Muscle Shoals Hoover Curtis

Hoover shifts to barnstorming style in final campaign push

The piece reports on President Hoover adopting a classic barnstorming approach for the last week before the November 6 election, avoiding debates with Smith while answering specific charges via California trip talks. It notes Smith’s Chattanooga speech drew no response and quotes Republican publicity director Henry J. Allen on campaign tone. A separate item notes Joseph Novak, 88, killed in a Cleveland slag pit accident.

Hoover Smith Cleveland U.A Joseph Novak Builders Supply Company

Zeppelin Voyage Seen as Landmark in Flying Progress

Aviation expert Dr. J A Moore of Purdue calls Graf Zeppelin’s voyage a landmark in aviation marking the first partly commercial trans Atlantic flight. He notes airships suit long water crossings, cites hydrogen fire risk versus helium filled American ships, and predicts regular airship service from U S ports to Europe and South America with larger ships and improved speed and range.

R. A. Moore Actioal of Sciences Purdue University America Graf Germany United Press Count Zeppelin Atlantic Navy United States Europe South America

Cold Wave Predicted Across Ohio District

The Weather Bureau forecast a rapid cold wave descending on Ohio with light showers and colder conditions tonight. Sunday is expected partly cloudy and colder as unseasonably warm lakeside weather gives way to a 36 degree drop by nightfall.

Columbus Ohio United States Weather Bureau Washington Great Lakes Chicago

Smith's Challenger To Be in Columbus

Dr. John Roach Straton pastor of Calvary Baptist Church New York will speak in Memorial Hall Thursday evening October 25 during the fifty-fifth annual Ohio W GTU convention in session October 23 to 24.

Columbus U.P John Roach Straton Calvary Baptist Church New York Alfred EB. Smith Memorial Hall Strayton Ohio W. GT. U

Dynamite Blast Injures Car Near John Coepe Home

Three women narrowly escaped harm when dynamite exploded under a car in front of John Coepe's Nelsonville home on Poplar Street. Glass shattered homes nearby as parts flew across porches and into rooms. No one saw a culprit. two dynamite packs were likely lit before the blast.

Nelsonville John Coepe Poplar Street Coepe Western Fuel Company Orbiston Mary Spencer Misses Hazel Pearl Breeze Mra Spencer Cropo E. W. Allen J. A. Herrotd Manhattan Coal Company Buchtel

Submarine Oudline Believed Lost with 42 Crew

Paris reports the French submarine Oudline with a crew of 42 is at a depth of 6000 feet under the Atlantic and unlikely to be recovered. The Ministry of Marine confirms 29 seamen and three officers dead. The Edgar Quinet ships wreaths as prayers are said for the dead. Torpedo boats search for debris near the likely crash site.

Paris Oudline Atlantic Ministry of Marine Edgar Quinet Brest Ekaterina Coulanderis

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Akron W.ri Akron Society Otlg: Hower John M. Crawford John GB. Hower Hower Crawford Radio Corporation of America RCA Prphae Nelsonville Chamber of Commerce Bryson Brown Dunap Johnson Journalism Magazine Steiver Episcopalians Rob Erie Davis Newark Tings J. A. Moore Lafayette Ind Graf Zap- Pelin John Coope Coast Spain
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