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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 18, 1927

Page

7

Flying Miss Elder Seeks Full Pilot License Today

Ruth Elder aims to receive a full pilot license after a final test flight in the monoplane American Girl with co pilot Captain George Haldeman aboard. Pending weather and a craft overhaul, she plans to depart for Paris early next week and addresses rumors about her marital status while defending women pilots.

New York U.P Ruth Elder Parla George Haldeman Paris Lyle Womack Florida

Temperature Surges in Hocking Valley Weekend Heat

Temperature rose sharply after a near normal September start as hundreds sweltered in the Hocking valley on Saturday. At Amesville I. W. Gibson station the day ranged from 57 degrees in the morning to 98 degrees in the afternoon, a 36 degree swing. Lash drugstore thermometer noted similarly high readings Saturday afternoon.

Hocking Valley I. W. Gibson Amesville Lash

Students Arrive as Ohio University Registra tion Opens

Several hundred students came into Athens Saturday for registration at Ohio University which begins Monday. The first faculty meeting met in the Fine Arts Building and the faculty roll was filed Saturday afternoon. The business district was busy and dining spots ran to capacity Saturday night. Gospel of college life shown as houses were opened and cleaned for occupancy amid bustle and activity.

Athens Ohio University Degins

Disorderly affidavits filed against three men over Hastings Thompson assault

Police court affidavits charge Carl Moeighen James Sweeney and Elger Tobinett with disorderly conduct after an alleged assault on Hastings Thompson hotel Berry night porter. Arraignments set before Mayor Alex M Moore. Albert Wilks charged for driving past a stop light. Leviski fined five dollars and costs after pleading guilty to charges brought by his mother Mary Leviski. arrest followed a family quarrel.

Carl Moeighen James Sweeney Elger Tobinett Hastings Thompson Berry Thompson Alex. M. Moore Albert Wilks Court Union Street Herb Parker Asiayl Anu Wentss Walter Leviski Murray City Mary Leviski Leviski E. Hedges Justice of the Peace Levishi Harry Dalton

Parents of Boy Sought on Murder Charge Are Held

Cedar Rapids dispatch reports police holding the boy’s parents on a conspiracy to obstruct justice charge as officers plan searches in wooded streets for 14-year-old Lewis Messner missing since the boy allegedly killed Kathleen Forrest. Authorities say evidence ties the Messners to hiding the suspect and that the hunt extends through the Cedar Rapids area.

Cedar Rapids Lewis Messner Lyle Kathleen Forrest Messner William C. Messner Walter J. Barngrover George Snyder Finney Mantz Washington Street Mr. Definitely Freda Mantz Barnesville

Petition Seeks Reopening of Contempt Case in Indiana

INDIANAPOLIS Sept 17 HARM petition filed by Attorney General Arthur Gilliam seeks reopening of the contempt case against E S Shumaker head of the Indiana Anti Saloon League. Ground cites alleged aid from U S Senators Robinson and Watson to influence the court. Shumaker was sentenced to a fine and 60 days in jail for criticizing the Supreme Court in liquor cases. sentence suspended pending U S Supreme Court appeal. Hobson Study circle to meet 7:30 pm Tue at 132 West Union St with Mrs H F Cokenougher.

Indianapolis Ind Harm E. S. Shumaker Indiana Supreme Court Shumaker Arthur Gilliam U. S Robinson and Watson Indiana Supreme Court Indiana Anti-Satoon League U. S. Supreme Court Hobson Study Circle H. F. Cokenougher West Union Street Washington J. R. Hayes Congress

Mrs Gilson Dies And Christmas Box Plan

Mrs Annis Gilson of the Presbyterian Church circle dies. Women of Missionary circle arrange a Christmas box for Misa Cook, with contributions to Mrs W C Jones, 31 Central Avenue. Funeral Monday at 1:30 from North College street. Burial in West Union Street cemetery.

Misa Cook Annis Gilso Presbyterian Church W. C Jones Central Avenue Harry M. Roach North College Street Central

Autos Banned at Capital University Student Cars Prohibited

Columbus September 17. President Otto Brees issues a campus rule banning automobiles at Capital University unless a valid exception is shown. Dr Mees defends the ban saying cars are not necessary to education and he allows exemptions only if proven necessary.

Capital University Columbus U.A Otto Brees Mees

Drastic Clean-Up Staged by Sheriff in Jefferson County

Sheriff William T. Allison launched a county wide clean up accusing him of lax prohibition stance. Deputies were posted on patrol in coal strike areas and in three hours seven arrests for liquor law violations were made in Steubenville and surrounding areas. Ten slot machines and gambling equipment were confiscated.

Steubenvillt William T. Allison Jefferson County Aliison

In Society continued notices from local residents

Mr and Mrs J H Riffee return from a week in hast ie. Mrs Robert F Lambert and daughter Bertha of Huntington WV visit Mrs Mary Kelley. Prof and Mrs Clarence C Robinson return from Shasta Retreat California. Miss Dorothy Stuiz to Wilmington College faculty. Mrs Ernest R Gross and children move to Columbus. Mr J R Lindsay and son Delbert visit Mr and Mrs Ben Ball.

Ben Ball Angie Harold Virgil Ohio Indiana Tlliois Missouri Arkansas M. L. Scott Ball J. H. Riffee Robert F. Lambert Bertha Huntington W Va Mary Kelley Mill Street Clarence C. Robinson Shasta Retreat Calif Dorothy Stuiz Wilmington Wilmington College Ernest R. Gross Charles Franklin, Renard Jane Elizabeth Bernice Brown Columbus Gross J. R. Lindsay Delbert Clarksburg W. Va

Mysterious Arrest Of Five Miners Is Cause of Wonder

In St Clairsville on September 17 five coal miners were reportedly arrested for violating a restraining order against the United Mine Workers after a verbal clash with a West Virginia coal special crew. County officials denied any knowledge of the arrests or the men in custody. A deputy claims he alone made the arrests with railroad detectives. The Rose Valley mine near Adena shows activity as operations consider expanding to meet rising job demand.

ST. Clairsville Weat Wheeling B. W. Hough United Mine Workers West Virginia One C. C. Hardesty George Douglas P. W. Waddell Rose Valley Adena

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