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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1931
Page
6
The Philathea Class of First Christian Church held a wiener roast with about thirty members attending. Officers included Mrs. Owen J. Mearmichael as president and Miss Edith Pierre as vice president, with Miss Ethel Beekman secretary and Mrs. Hamilton Oldfield treasurer.
Dwight Rutherford of Athens is in good condition at Sheeber Arms Hospital after an appendectomy performed Wednesday night. He had suffered abdominal pain for months and is active in local affairs as secretary of the Athens Kiwanis Club and a candidate for Athens Township clerk.
Seattle observers say Moyle and Allen likely died after their second hand monoplane the City of Tacoma II disappeared over the North Pacific while attempting a Tokio to Seattle flight. No word authentic about the plane has reached authorities though search efforts by three nations continue with slim hopes of survival if they landed on an Aleutian beach or Alaska coast.
Howard Buck a 30 year old Akron man underwent a delicate brain operation at Massillon State Hospital after insisting it would cure his criminal tendencies. Buck, twice arrested for passing bogus checks, recounted memory lapses and linked criminal impulses to a 1922 football injury.
A U.P. report from San Juan Puerto Rico states a tropical disturbance apparently moved through the city today with no deaths or injuries reported. The Navy Department received the message confirming the update.
Columbus police detain Leroy R. Chapin over the fatal auto strike of 62 year old C. Everett Harter as he waited for a street car. The case centers on Chapin’s involvement in the crash.
Tilby Smith an Ashtabula truck driver condemned to die in the electric chair for the murder of his wife Clara had his case carried to the Ohio Supreme Court today. The appeal was announced from Columbus as of September 11.
In Cleveland a four family house exploded after a time bomb in the basement ignited gas as firefighters battled a small blaze. The unoccupied structure was wrecked and adjacent homes damaged. Fireman Edward Roche was rescued after being buried. The total damage reached about 20000 dollars. incendiary origin is suspected. A second bombing in Lakewood caused minor damage.
Union leaders of District No 9 UMWA under Martin Brennan and John Sharp signed an agreement ending the Burnside Sterling dispute. The pact, affecting about 1,300 workers, sets the Mines to reopen around October 1, following months of insurgency in the district and a spring controversy between the Burnside Sterling miners and Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company.
A pledge from insurgent groups commits not to interfere further with operations and to adhere to a wage scale that pays wages under contract rates.
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