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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 28, 1928

Page

3

Davey Buckles for Governor on Ohio Conservation

Democratic candidate Martin L. Davey spoke from Athens City Building steps warning that corrupt politicians threaten Ohio and U S government. He accused Maurice Maschke and Fred Sneller of influence peddling, urged a nonpartisan conservation commission and praised Governor Donahey s gravel road program while calling for road dust controls and tax fairness. He pledged to curb irregularities, reform reapportionment, and expand educational facilities.

Ohio United States Martin L. Davey Athens City Cigar Right Davey Maurice Maschke Cleveland Fred Sneller Cincinnati Yuriur Mr. Maschke Myers V. Cooper Thaw Myers ¥. Cooper Cupahosa County Dare Iota Cleveland Mr. Dairy Coagnan Darcey Forestry Department State University Fish and Game Secretary of Agriculture Highway Department Vic Donahey Donahey Daves Ghio Pis Francis Poulson Harding Herbert Hoover Wall Jelarca

Hunters bag 400-pound black bear after long chase in West Virginia hills

Carl Beasley of Athens and Larry Stevens of Midgetown with T Blair Willson Dr John Stone and Price Gragg after a three day turkey hunt in Clarksburg West Virginia. A charging black bear stalked by dogs was shot seven times at close range, crippling the animal. The men hauled the 400 pound bear to a lumber car on a spur rail line, where Beasley claimed the hide for a rug and Stevens celebrated the trophy among friends from Virginia.

Carl Beasley Athens Larry Stevens Mid-getown Virginis T. Blair Willson John Stone Clarksburg W. Va Theat River Price Gragg Stevens Beasley Mr.Stevens Vireine

Sunday Radio Schedule Highlights From the WEAF Network

A fragmented Sunday lineup lists Bernard Werrenrath and Atwater Kent Hour, plus multiple concerts, choirs, and dramas across WEAF WABC WJZ WLW WOR and other stations. Notable items include Amos ’n’ Andy, Philharmonic Concert, From WEAP programs, and periodic dance music and dinner features. The schedule also notes political talks and religious services across various hours and stations.

WABC New York WEAF Parkes Cadman Teo Reinald Werrenrath Barytone the Capital Theatre Music Btb Our Government Qi-Atwater Kent National Light Opera Co General Motora National Opera Company Wiz Aporta Cook Roxy Neapelitar Myers Davis Dreher Slumber Music

County Grange To Meet at Stewart

Athens County Pomona Grange plans a special meeting at Stewart on Friday evening November 2 to prepare for the Ohio State Grange annual meeting in Athens in 1923 and to confer the Fifth Degree. Candidates expected from Canaan Lodf and Rome Granges. Ladies bring pies for luncheon after the degree work. Officers of the Fifth Degree meet in New Marshfield October 39 for drill practice. Judge Florence D. C. Allen escaped injury when a truck crashed into the rear of her automobile in Washington on October 27. car overturned.

New Marshfield West Washington, D. H Florence DC. Allen State Supreme Court

Letter Golf Puzzle Rules and Sample Solution

A reader explains the letter golf game rules including changing one word to another in fixed strokes while keeping letter order. It notes a sample: COW to HEN in three steps via HOW and HEW, requires complete common words, disallows slang, and mentions a solution appears on the last page today.

Young Couple Dead In Train Collision In Paris

In Paris on October 27 a newlywed couple, Ron Beatty aged 4? and Dorothy 18, were killed when their car was struck by a Pennsylvania passenger train. Beatty’s view was blocked by a freight train and he apparently did not hear the speeding train. His body was thrown from the car and Dorothy was carried on the locomotive pilot until the train halted.

Paris U.R Ron‘alu Beatty Bride Dorothy Pennsylvania Beatty

Curtis Continues Attack on Smith in Ohio Campaign

Senator Charles Curtis Republican vice presidential nominee spoke at Mt Vernon Ohio and again in Cleveland renewing his attack on Governor Alfred E Smith and the Democratic tariff theory. He left Columbus for Cleveland after the Columbus rally.

Colmbus

60 Dead in Wreck in London Report

A Vienna dispatch reports the latest toll from the wreck of 16 passenger trains at Recca in Romania, with 60 dying in the incident yesterday and the total revised to 4 today.

London Recca Romania Vienna

Fire at Hospital Forces Evacuation Of Mothers And Babies

Detroit reported that a hospital fire prompted the evacuation of Lincoln Hospital. Thirteen patients were carried out on improvised stretchers as two mothers and their newborns were saved. Police officers spotted the blaze and helped in the response.

Detroit Lincoln Hospital Helen Mansel Helen Blake

AIT TO OPEN LOGAL BRANCH AT ATHENS PROPOSED FARM BUREAU

A plan to open a local branch of the Ohio Farm Bureau Corporation in Athens centers on raising finance for equipment and operating capital. News after noon Saturday from M. D. Lincoln of Columbus indicates these steps are the sole preparations before the Athens branch proceeds.

Ohio Farm Bureau Corporation Athens M. D. Lincoln Colum

Death Row Birthdays and Stock Talk Across Ohio

Columbus reports a coming of age party where regulation knives and forks are banned as John Sabo of Akron, awaiting execution for first degree murder, nears 21 on Sunday. Simmons discusses cooperative marketing and stock financing for agriculture, arguing new financial partners could ease farmer burdens and shift capital from manufacturing to farming. Lincoln and others note the Ohio based organization has operated along this line for over two years.

Columbus U.rl John Sabo Akron Simmons Thomit

Pretty frock pattern dress with revers and plaits

A dress pattern description details a smart reverse neckline with overlapping fronts, planta below revers, and sleeve fullness. Blue printed silk or crepe options, piping at neck and revers, and choices in wool or silk. Pattern available in five sizes 34 to 42 with yardages and facing guidance. mailed for 15 cents.

Co op Marketing System Expands to Athens Area

The organization plans rapid rollout over the next two to three weeks. A new Athens branch will aid farmers in Athens Melgs and Vinton Counties with cooperative marketing and purchasing. A Bethel Clermont County warehouse has been taken over, marking the twelfth state branch. Leaders say the financing and management system is on the right track.

Athens Melgs Vinton Bethel Clermont County 5. E. Simmons New York Stock Exchange Nebraska Bankers’ Association

Athena year book work pushed by editors and manager

Ohio University 1929 Athena work moves fast announced by Lucille Van Lehn and Douglas Dole. Banquet plans include a long table meal with noodle soup, half a spring chicken and mashed potatoes, creamed peas and stuffed peppers, bird’s nest salad, apple pie and cider, birthday cake with 21 candles, and 25 cent cigars for guests including C J Henderson and others.

Ohio University Lucille van Lehn Uhrichsville Douglas Dole Lama Stanley Hoppe Tolelo Everett Koon Marion Athens John Bradshaw Columbus Joseph Weaver Cleveland Bradshaw Rucker Weaver Sabo

Executions Set For Hoppe and Koon After Appeals Denied

Two condemned men at the birthday party case face execution next week with Hoppe set for November 2 and Koon for November 5. They were convicted of second degree murder and have had their appeals denied.

Hoppe Koon

Five Hundred Added to Ohio University Hoover-Curtig Club

More than 560 women joined the Hoover Curtig Republican Club this week after an intensive membership drive at Ohio University. The new members include students faculty and women from Athens. Republican headquarters in Columbus praised the club for its successful campaign.

Ohio University Hoover-Curtig Republican Club University Athens Republican Columbus

Mellon Denies Reports He Is Dead After Double Rumor

Washington October 27 Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon was reportedly dead twice and then alleged to have committed suicide. Mellon denied both rumors stating he was alive and well in his office, though rumors spread nationwide.

Washington

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