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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1929

Page

1

Joint High School Building Plan Upheld by Court

Court of Appeals affirms Athens County ruling allowing Jacksonville and Trimble boards of education to unite for a joint high school. Construction funds totaling 25 000 dollars include 15 000 from a bond issue and 10 000 from the state aid fund.

Jacksonville and Trimble Court of Appeals Athens County Common Pleas Court Thomas McNenamy Jacksonville McNenamy State Board of Education L. G. Worstell Athens County Board of Education Leroy Sprague M. E. Christman Harry Dust von Scheele Court of Appea Honda State Department of Education

Hoover to Speak Armistice Day Here

President Hoover will deliver an Armistice Day address in Washington on November 11 under the auspices of the American Legion, the White House announced today.

Hoover Washington U.P American Legion White House

Bingham Explains To Senate Group

Senator Hiram Wingham of Connecticut told the Senate Lobby Investigating Committee that Charles Evanson a tariff expert from the Connecticut Manufacturers' Association attended Finance Committee meetings as the tariff bill was drafted. Evanson was borrowed from the association to supply expert opinion on Connecticut tariff needs and served as Bingham's secretary.

Washington U.A Charles I. Evanson Connecticut Manufacturers’ Association Senate Finance Committee Senate Hiram Wingham Connecticut Bingham Evanson Association Dingham

Hunting Dogs for Sale and Various Classifieds Noted

Classified ads list hunting dogs including coon, skunk, and other dogs for sale. A 100 bushel supply of dent corn is offered nearby. An Edison phonograph with 40 records is offered at a discount from $300 to $50. A 100 acre farm near Guysville is available for rent on shares or cash.

Guysville

Two Die as Coal Car Ramps Into Portage Hotel

A runaway coal car crashed into the Walder hotel kitchen in Portage Pennsylvania, killing Annie Stietley aged 65 instantly and August Hess 48, the hotel owner. The hall debris buried the victims as the car gathered speed on a steep grade and left the rails.

Portage U.A Annie Stietley Gust Hess

Banks Support Running on Coast Federal Agents Discover

Federal agents traced a $1,000,000 liquor syndicate to at least two Jersey banks and probed ties to other financial institutions in New York City. Raids across the Jersey shore and Atlantic Highlands seized a fortress, an arsenal, a secret radio system, and led to searches in Long Island Sound for a rum ship.

Banks New York City New York U. S Robert B. Watts Jersey Atlantic Highlands N. J Atlantic Long Island Sound

Reverend Werner Weighs Happiness Clinic Lectures

The Reverend Everett Werner of the Methodist Episcopal Church will begin a happiness clinic featuring philosophers as lecturers. The program will address happiness and practical steps to start, with focus on marriage health work and human nature.

Everett Werner Methodist Episcopal

Defining happiness in a clinic context

The piece cites Voltaire Socrates Schopenhauer and others on happiness. It notes two kinds of happiness one from fitting work and doing it and the other from philosophical or material ideals. Continuation hinted on Page Four.

Voltaire Sheridan Socrates Schopenhauer Roussiay Schiller

Polish woman lieutenant leads Polish officers in Savannah ceremony

Sophia Nowosielska, the only woman commissioned officer in the Polish army, attended a Savannah ceremony marking the 150th anniversary of Count Pulaski's death. The delegation of Polish officers honored the Polish hero of the American Revolution with medals and formal rites.

Poland Leutenant Sophia Nowosielska Savannah Count Pulaski

Beethoven to start and a flour mix in classical jazz fusion

A blend of classical motifs with jazz influences opens with Beethoven themes guiding a crossover program. The piece explores rhythmically charged passages and improvisational textures, weaving era contrasts into a cohesive concert experience.

Coal Rates on Ohio Found To Be High

Proposed rates on bituminous coal moved via the Ohio River from Conway Pennsylvania to Youngstown Ohio and from Colona Pennsylvania to Youngstown were found too high in a proposed Interstate Commerce Commission report submitted today.

Ohio U.P Ohio River Conway Youngstown Colona Interstate Commerce Commission

Goodyear Blimp Vigilant Reported Wrecked at Takeoff

The Goodyear blimp Vigilant reportedly wrecked during takeoff from Butler airport in Pennsylvania. No further details were provided.

Akron Goodyear Mimp Butler

Doris Simpson Admits Mail Fraud In Curio of Love Scams

Doris Simpson of Zanesville pleaded guilty to using the mails to defraud after a letters and gifts scheme. She explained her husband, a factory worker, bore the burden of the affair while she sent and received letters from multiple suitors, claiming he was a good sport and never benefited financially.

Toledo U.ri Sapa Doris Simpson Zanesville Doris Detroit Ad. T Iife

Hoover to view Ford built old village in Greenfield

President Hoover will visit Detroit Monday to take part in 50th anniversary ceremonies for the incandescent light. Henry Ford has recreated an early American village in Greenfield with bricks and nails from 18th century Rhode Island and Connecticut homes. The tour includes the restored Menlo Park Laboratory where Edison produced his first successful bulb on October 21, 1879.

Washington U.P Henry Ford Hoover Detroit Greenfield Ford Rhode Island Connecticut Greenfield Town Hall Menlo Park Laboratory Thomas A. Edison

Oil Lease Case Before Ohio Supreme Court

The Ohio Supreme Court today reviewed preliminary steps in a suit by Dr. Harry Cope of Columbus to force Governor Cooper to honor an oil and gas drilling lease on state land at Portage Lakes.

Columbus U.P Supreme Court Harry Cope Cooper Portage Lakes

Non-Stop Hop Aims 6000 Mile New York to Buenos Aires

Captain Herbert G. Patridge of Belfast Ireland plans a nonstop 6000 mile flight from New York to Buenos Aires without landing. He has departed Belfast to reach New York for arrangements for the long hop.

Herbert G. Patridge Belfast Ireland New York Buenos Aires

Milk Price Tension Rises as National Dairy Plants Aid Small Distributors

Cleveland reports escalate as National Dairy Products through Telling Belle Vernon launches a farmers loan plan to aid small distributors in Ohio. The plan, backed by Farm Board support, allows loans to seed farmers with mortgages on milk purchases, reducing the price gap against the plant combine.

Farm Board National Dairy Products Corporation Cleveland Dairymen Youngstown Company Telling-Belle-Vernon Company National Ohio Youngstown Sanitary Milk Company National Dairy Products Company Oho Farmer Co-operative Fc Louewehe

Jenkins Collects Material Now for More Legislation

Representative Thomas A. Jenkins of Trenton and Representative John Tex of Texas study the Mexican immigration issue for restrictive measures. They survey border communities, seeking data on poverty, crime, disease and social ills to frame a bill for placing Mexicans on the quota base.

Washistington Oct House Immigration Committee Thomas A. Jenkins Trenton Congress John ©. Tex Texas Rio Grande Idaho Utah Montana Jenkins Southwest Mexican Box Chambers of Commerce

Four Soviet flyers reach Sand Point Navy Station in Seattle

Four Russian fliers, en route from Moscow to New York, arrived at Sand Point Naval Station in Seattle shortly after noon EST. They were undecided about continuing toward San Francisco today.

Seattle Wasa Moscow New York Sand Point Naval Station San Francisco

Movement to retain short skirts sparks national debate

At a Jersey City YWCA meeting 75 girls oppose long skirts and corsets. Their action prompts letters to 2000 clubs and draws interest from ministers and doctors who support modest fashion and American independence from Paris dictates.

Miss Krantz Paris

Patriotism as Defense in Doheny Trial Testimony

Capt John K. Moblinson testified that Edward I. Doheny agreed to bid on the Pearl Harbor repair contract only after warnings about potential wartime horrors. Moblinson, formerly Navy chief of engineers, said Doheny resisted at first but was persuaded by the wartime patriotism appeal. Hobson had overseen oil reserves and negotiations for Edwin Denby, then secretary of the navy.

Washington Get Edward I. Doheny Albert Th Pall John K. Moblinson Navy Doheny Hobison Edwin Denbky

Gas Bootleggers Cost State Money

A Cleveland delegation sought assignment of a special counsel from Ohio's attorney general to probe gasoline bootlegging. They claimed the state loses about 1000000 dollars this year in Cleveland and 750000 statewide. Bettman said cooperation would continue to stop bootlegging and protect legitimate dealers, but could not confirm a dedicated prosecutor.

Columbus Attorney General's Office Pasoline Ohio Cleveland Statehouse Louat Rank T. Dow Cloneral Bettman Bootlomger Bettman

Hoax Tells Grim Tale of Burial in France

Clement Passel known as the Marquis de Champaubert arranged a staged burial near St. Germain France. A hidden air tube failed to save him and he died of suffocation several days later. Police questioned George Bachelet and an accomplice over possible murder.

Clement Passel St. Germain France Passel Marquis de Champaubert George Bachelet

Law says buyers may be guilty under Volstead law

Senator Sheppard calls attention to a long overlooked Volstead section banning liquor purchases for beverage use. Federal officials study the provision as a tool to prosecute buyers, while Dry advocates fear broader enforcement could threaten prohibition.

Federal Prohibition Sheppard Attorn Mitchell Kentucky Drya

Lack of funds forces county to drop deputy sheriff

Athens County Board of Commissioners released Wilson Ator deputy sheriff and traffic officer due to budget limits after one year nine months in service. He was hired in short terms as funds allowed and will not be retained full time, the commissioners said. Freda Heck, who worked with Ator, will also depart.

Athens County Board of Commissioners Wilson Ator Commissioners Ator Freda Heck

French Experts to Oppose Naval Ratios at London Conference

Paris Oct 17 French naval experts will oppose applying Washington Conference ratios to cruisers destroyers and other capital ship classes at the five power conference in London the press learned today.

Paris Washington London

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