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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1929
Page
1
Seven men and a woman died when the airliner City of San Francisco crashed on Mount Taylor last Thursday. Rescue teams moved the charred remains to Grants and Gallup for burial as coroner's jury ruled the deaths an airplane accident.
Three yearling steers for sale described as good quality. An apartment with four furnished rooms available for rent on Lancaster Street in Athens. Two used shotguns offered at $6.50 each. Classified page invites readers to bring problems for speedy solutions.
Henry Ramsdell 82 held on manslaughter charges after a Coastal Airways seaplane struck a motor boat killing William Brown 82 and injuring John Dee 55. Ramsdell said he hit a log while taxiing and did not see the boat. Earlier a Coastal Airways plane crash killed two bathers and injured nine. pilot William H. Alexander faced homicide charges.
Officials deny charges that the City of San Francisco departed Albuquerque despite government storm warnings. Congressman Cochrane alleges the Weather Bureau issued advisories that should have kept planes on the ground, citing risk to passengers as the aircraft crashed in New Mexico with eight deaths. The appeal calls for a full investigation into whether aeronautic rules were enforced.
President Hoover, an engineer, orders investigation of propaganda for battleships amid a lawsuit linking ship-building firms to promotion of more battleships and opposition to reducing outdated surface ships. He calls for strong air, fighting, submarine fleets and cruisers to guard sea commerce and deter enemies.
The piece quotes Will Rogers saying the nation will not risk unsafe world positions for others and notes mixed opinions on the League of Nations. Britain seeks to revise the covenant and force mediation, a notion suited to Europe and possibly aimed at British labor troubles. Continued on Page Four.
Robert S. Wood filed his petition with the Athens County Board of Education before the deadline for the November election and will appear on the Independent ticket for mayor of Athens. Other independents are Ralph Dalton and A. E. Falloon, while E. C. Woodworth is the Republican candidate named in the August primary.
Claudius H. Huston of Tennessee was chosen by the Republican National Committee as the party's new chairman following Dr. Hubert Work's resignation. Huston, a wealthy businessman, is seen as reshaping party affairs to fit a Hooveresque campaign strategy.
Logan Sept 9 Rockhouse in Hocking County draws heavy summer crowds with 21 625 visitors this season as Old Man's Cave nears record duties. July peak was 7 104 and September days show rising attendance. Road projects in several townships accompany the traffic push.
A report details how two runaway children were found at Tuppers Plains far from home and gave a dramatic account to Meigs County officers. The eerie tale emerges as investigators piece together their distant journey and possible motives behind the flight.
Preparations underway for a 600000 oil refinery in Canton by the Allegheny Oil Company after its merger with Arrow Oil of Wooster. Arthur G. McKee Company of Cleveland awarded the construction contract. work to start in 80 days. The refinery will supply fuel oil and gasoline by by products via a Canton pipeline to local plants. A carbon coke by product will also be provided.
Mrs Melinda Elizabeth Hudnell 43 of Downington near Albany died suddenly at her home after a brief illness. Born August 10, 1886 in Kingsbury Meigs County, she married Clark Hudnell May 28 1906. She leaves her husband seven children two sisters two brothers and her parents.
The Senate convened in Washington to take up the tariff bill amid Farm Bloc calls for stronger measures. A test vote was expected on the Simmons Resolution demanding Treasury disclosure of corporate profits and losses to justify higher tariffs for firms seeking increased rates.
Edwin Heston sought for a July 6 Star Baking Co holdup in Cleveland was captured in Chicago after detectives trailed his girlfriend. Identified by photos, he faces Akron charges for a cafe holdup as police continue the case.
Eu gene Turner 12 and Harold Turner 7 were found unchaperoned after claiming a night ride on a car’s running board from Cincinnati. They described a long trip ending near Rockland Parkersburg before being taken to Meigs County Jail, where they await placement. Their mother is reportedly searching for them. the brothers expressed distress at confinement.
The Rev. Mrs. Hilda Libby Ives of Presumpscot Maine, an ordained minister, officiated at her daughter Elizabeth Ives marriage to Alger B Chapman of Glen Cove Illinois in Wortland Maine. She is believed to be the first woman preacher to marry her own daughter in the United States.
A Bureau of Business Research report from Ohio State University based on 796 firms shows a new high in industrial employment for August, up 1 percent from July and 5 percent from August last year. For the first nine months of 1929, employment rose 10 percent over 1928, with 472 firms up, 264 down, and 56 unchanged.
At a Geneva luncheon Premier Aristide Briand hosts 28 nation heads to unite Europe. They decide France should survey other governments and draft a report detailing findings for presentation to the Assembly next year.
Ten Soviet armored cars exchanged fire with Chinese forces at the Manchurian border. The vehicles appeared at 10 a.m. and again at 6:30 p.m., launching brief exchanges before departing both times.
In Berlin today political observers reported many unions saw the former Kaiser possibly return to Germany since no law in the republic currently bars it, now that the protection of the republic law has elapsed.
The two boys named Baxter fled Parkersburg Saturday and were picked up by Marietta officers who held them overnight. Parents were notified and planned to travel to Marietta, but the youths were released and continued down the river. The piece notes their vivid imaginations and storytelling talents.
In Pomeroy Willis Mareper’s farm a four year old named Guy risked himself to pull his baby brother Wayne from a five foot deep spring as their father milled nearby. The frog lured them to the edge and Wayne slid in head first. Guy grabbed Wayne’s ankle, then the father jumped the fence and pulled him out. Wayne recovered quickly and both children returned to play, recalling the green frog.
The Athens Messenger offers a government booklet detailing the 1929 hunting laws and regulations for the United States and Canada. Readers can obtain a copy through the Washington Information Bureau by sending name and address with four cents for postage.
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