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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1929
Page
6
The Chauncey district lists fifteen operating mines including No. 4 No. 72 No. 243 No. 10 No. 6 Ohio No. 1 No. 68 No. 24 No. 6 Poston No. 6 Kreeport L. J. Poston Chauncey No. 25 and Hocking. Also notes social events at The Plains and Chauncey with Halloween party and community gatherings around October 24.
Two men were arrested after their automobile was found on the railroad tracks near New Albany Indiana where President Hoover’s train would pass. Authorities doubt the report they tampered with the train and the White House denied knowledge of the claim.
Chauncey October 24 Forest Rose Rebekah Lodge members invite Athens Nannie Allom Rebekah Lodge to a Halloween masquerade at Knights of Pythias Hall with seasonal refreshments and decorations. Previous year hosts changed program this year to honor the Athens guests. Lower Plains personals note local visits and family gatherings.
Clyde O. Gibson was elected post commander of K. T. Crossen No. 21 American Legion at a meeting in the remodeled Legion home on South Court Street. Fred Williams becomes trustee while officers include Finsterwald, Zenner, Burke, Miller, Peden, Lee, Nelson, Nichols, Heck, Sherman, Hutchins, Sams, Gibson and Goodwin. Installation set for Armistice Day November 11 with a banquet planned and rooms redecorated.
Avaf Odavit signed by Joe Hater Le of this city charges his mother in law Mrs Pete Depinto with assault and battery. The case was dismissed in Justice of Peace J. W. Newberry court at the request of the prosecution.
E E Shafer owner announces a public sale Saturday October 26 1929 at 9 AM to dispose of a 155 acre farm with 35 acres saw timber near Connett Church on the Nelsonville Carbondale Pike. Included are multiple cattle hogs calves sheep sows a boar ponies and farm gear with items too numerous to mention. Terms to be made known day of sale lunch served on grounds. Auctioneers W M Throckmorton Mrs Adda McCombs clerk.
Five year old Jackie Thompson was returned to his Detroit home as police detained two men and two women in a September kidnapping. The father Henry Thompson paid the final $5,000 ransom, believed found on suspect James Fernando, as detectives pursued remaining gang members.
Prof Raymond Stutz of Athens won third prize in a weekly radio treasure hunt sponsored by a gasoline company. He correctly named an Ohio town tied to a historical reference and received part of a $70 prize pool. Clews pointed to Marietta as the city linked to the clue and Gallipolis responses followed.
Treasury officials in Washington stated that the stock market retreat on October 24 is a technical reaction and not caused by a broad deterioration in business conditions.
Mardis of the Legislative Committee on Taxation told Athens chamber of commerce members that real estate tax limits fail to solve the problem and that an income tax is fairer and would lower real estate burdens. He argued the proposed amendment is too complex and overlaps existing statutes. Peters of the Athens County Tax League may speak at the Chamber meeting.
With cold weather moving in, about 100 children in Athens County lack worn but warm clothes, stockings and shoes. Captain Richard Benton of the Salvation Army urges donations of old but usable garments and footwear, offering pickup or drop off at the Salvation Home.
Mrs Lydia McKnight of Shawnee files for divorce in Probate Court here alleging her husband Fred McKnight menaced her with a 45 calibre revolver at her head and threatened to kill her. She accuses him of attempting to cut a heart off and of intimate relations with a Shawnee woman for 15 years. they are parents of four children, two minors.
Plans for the annual Farmers Institute set for November 13 14 in Canaanville and November 14 15 in Amenville include poster contests for rural students prize money for top pumpkins corn potatoes white or sweet potatoes and popcorn prizes for the best chocolate cake or light bread and talks by W H Senour and Mes Voster Tyler. Amesville plans feature Judge S M Johnson J Clyde Edmundson and Charles W Peters with a dairy department official and a Parent Teacher Association event and a declamation contest for grade schools. The Pour H Club program runs Wednesday in Canaanville and Thursday in Amesville.
Paul Holnh, 14, accused of disorderly conduct at a Stewartsville church dinner last Sunday, is ordered by Judge L. KE Imhoff in Clairesville juvenile court to attend church as a worshipper in the future. The case stemmed from Holnh allegedly throwing a piece of piv ate pastor.
An advertising blurb promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a remedy to cleanse the system and tone the liver, claiming benefits like renewed energy and youth. It targets both men and women and asserts relief from stomach troubles pimples listlessness and headaches.
In Coldwater Ohio Oct 24 Mrs Ethel King 31 and four of her five sons Keith 6 Paul 10 Leon 12 Robert 14 died from gas fume exposure after her husband Charles 66 allegedly tampered with a gas main and fled A fifth son Charles Jr 6 was near death with little hope of recovery A note by King accused three men of responsibility and prompted police inquiry
Concord church directors announce a clean-up day on Saturday October 26. Local residents are asked to bring tools to repair the church before winter. Wives bringing dinner for the gathering. Dirt from excavating the new foundation must be replaced before unsheltered weather arrives.
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