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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1929
Page
5
New York reports reveal the bootlegging network crushed by the government functioned as a corporation with a board of directors meeting weekly at a midtown office. It tallied profits and declared dividends, likening its operations to General Motors or United States Steel.
Miss Leone Satterfield and A K R Helrich were married Wednesday at 9:30 in Washington D C Presbyterian Range with Rev J Stanley Mitchell officiating. The couple, attending Norma Faris and Hubert Robison, left for a motor trip to Washington New York before settling at East Beech Street Hillsboro.
Logan October 18 Staff Special Injuries were reported to county superintendent J. W. Coleman when his automobile left the Black Jack Highway near Logan and struck a ditch. He suffered two fractured ribs and a facial nose injury but returned to work the next morning after treatment at Cherrington Hospital. He was alone en route to visit several schools in the district.
Chicago commission houses sold heavily after a strong early rise in wheat. The price sagged as highs reached about one cent before profit taking by shorts pushed prices down.
The Athens Messenger promotes a booklet by Prof. Edwin LeFevre of the USDA Microbiological Laboratory detailing exact brine, sugar solutions, times, and temperatures to ensure successful pickle making. It claims to remove guesswork and urges housewives to use the coupon.
Nancy Leeds daughter of former Princess Nenia of Greece and Leeds tin plate heir returns to New York with her mother from Europe. Delegates Robert Worthman Ted Preston Dorothy Ruth Holcombe Violet Hunter attend thirteenth annual State Young People's Conference in Springfield as delegates from First Methodist Episcopal Sunday School. Girl Scouts plan to attend church as a body for National Girl Scout week at First Methodist Episcopal Church.
Mrs. Harry Z. Foster at 220 Fast State Street hosted a Thursday bridge gathering where Mrs. N. Mackinnon won the high score prize.
Dr Edward Martin, 70, former president of the American College of Surgeons, urged moderate alcohol use for adults at an clinical congress in Chicago. He warned against youthful consumption and praised the cocktail as a health aid, noting many deaths result from overindulgence rather than drinking itself.
No more were as Columbus October 18 Arthur Maul awaiting death for the alleged murder of Policeman William Grubbs of Akron. The execution is postponed for two weeks while the State Supreme Court reviews his case.
Harry Spreng, 34, pleaded guilty before Judge Lester J. Deed to embezzling $6,500 from the National Military Home where he worked as a clerk. He received a two year term in the State Penitentiary.
George Elliott, claiming residence in Baltimore Maryland, was arrested Thursday on an affidavit by P Tucker charging indecent exposure. The incident occurred Monday on West Washington Street. Elliott pled not guilty in Mayor E B Woodworth's court Thursday night and was bound over to Common Pleas Court on a $300 bond. Fillett could not furnish bond and was jailed.
In Zanesville a four year old boy named John KE Gales died after a bout of rabies. The illness began following a dog bite and the child received treatment in a hospital. The tragedy highlights the danger of rabies exposure and the need for prompt medical care.
Theo Dod was bitten near his home in Pittsburgh on July 31 and received Pasteur treatment in a Pittsburgh hospital. He appeared to recover but was stricken Tuesday morning and remains in critical condition at Good Samaritan Hospital.
Columbus, Oct. 18 Subpoenas were issued for Ufo Pucaty and witnesses to testify before the Delaware County Grand Jury probing the Irish Industrial School state pen near Delaware as part of a broader investigation into the facility and its operations.
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