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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1929
Page
1
Montreal police hunt escaped monkey from McGill University where it had been inoculated with infantile paralysis germs. Authorities ordered 40 officers to kill it on sight as residents fear spread of illness. Children were kept indoors and mothers kept pupils from outside.
Mine operators invest in upgraded mining gear to boost output and quality of coal. The move targets better grade product, higher efficiency, and longer mine life as markets demand cleaner, more consistent fuel.
Nelsonville report cites optimistic outlook for the Hocking Valley coal industry as major operators remodel and re-equip properties. The drive centers on producing clean coal to satisfy households and industry, boosting demand and market confidence in the district. Continued on Page 3.
Newton Cryder, 11, of near Hallsville, was killed when an automobile struck his bicycle in a rural road accident. The tragedy occurred shortly after noon and authorities investigated the scene.
The Athens Messenger released a 48 page booklet compiling the most loved poems from a nationwide newspaper reader poll. It presents over 25 classic English poems chosen as closest to the heart of the American people.
A Miami station reported a belief Nassau Bahamas had been hard hit as the hurricane approached. Communications with Nassau remained cut off since Wednesday. Miami logged 50 mph winds at 12 45 pm with falling barometer as Andros Island near the storm center.
A Florida news brief reports a violent incident involving a man who set fire toward a Ford vehicle, with perplexing conflicting details about motives and the suspect’s intent. Authorities investigate as witnesses provide varying accounts.
In New York a murder case captivates millions including writers and artists. Earle Peacock admits strangling his wife and burning her body in the woods to shock her mother, prompting legal debate on the district judge and jury. The Senate passes a tariff amendment targeting Americans outsourcing abroad. Continued on Page Four.
Hamilton, Sept 27. Buford Rosson of Frankfort Kentucky was near death from a bullet wound inflicted by John Venneman a 49 year old city employee Venneman said he shot Rosson after Rosson threw stones through windows at his home one stone narrowly missed Mrs Venneman Venneman was held without bond
Charles D. Waggoner, a Western banker accused of a Robin Hood style scheme to aid Telluride bank depositors, faced arraignment in Cheyenne. Indicted on six counts of mail fraud, he pled not guilty, trial set for October 4, and bail was set at none for temporary imprisonment after failing to raise $100,000.
Marysville reporters describe two reformatory escapees Sadie Fosnaugh 38 from Upper Sandusky serving robbery term and Margaret Coakley 82 of Akron also serving robbery, who subsisted on roasted corn and apples while living in hay mows and corn shacks nearly 19 days before capture.
U P dispatch from Washington quotes Charles L. Mitchell chief forecaster of the Weather Bureau. He notes heat moisture and condensation plus mixing trade winds trigger cyclones and hurricanes and says a cyclone becomes a hurricane at 60 miles per hour. Mitchell pins peak activity on June through November with August and September the worst. He says origins lie in the Atlantic between Central America and Africa just north of the equator.
Havana Cuba Rept 27 U R The Rev Pedro Lanza head of the Delon College Observatory announced there is absolutely no danger of the tropical hurricane hitting Cuba or Florida He placed the disturbance center at latitude 24 North longitude 79 West just west of the Bahamas
In Los Angeles on September 27, Mrs. Lois Pantages wife of a theater magnate faces sentencing for the death of Juro Rokumoto a Japanese gardener killed in an automobile collision. Defense says she is in dangerous health and may be examined by a court physician if no improvement occurs before noon.
King Albert of Belgium extended a cordial reception at the Royal Palace to seven veterans of the Thirty-Seventh Division, the Ohio contingent of the American Expeditionary Forces, after completing formalities.
The Weather Bureau in New York reports Cuba and South Florida data show the tropical disturbance center just south or southwest of Andros Island in the Bahamas about 150 miles southwest of its Wednesday position. The storm has weakened somewhat but hurricane-force winds remain near its center. future movement is uncertain with no rapid progress expected in the next 24 hours.
A Messenger Classified ad notes ripe and green tomatoes for sale at $1 per bushel. It also advertises a six room house for rent furnished at $35 per month and a day bed with coiled springs for $15. Daily thrift offers are highlighted in the classifieds.
The plane Question Mark, piloted by Dieudonne Coste and Maurice Bellonte, lifted from Le Bourget at 8:15 am in fog. Officials hinted at Siberia and Tokyo as the route but kept the final destination secret, amid prior Atlantic crossing attempts last July.
Windsor police disrupted a scheme in which hundreds of aliens gained admission to the United States with fake passports. Five men, including Michael M. Sumner of a Windsor printing firm, were arrested in Windsor and London, Ont. A steel printing plate for the certificates was recovered from the Thames River. Passports sold for about 125 dollars each. Sumner said he produced many for five dollars each.
Walter L. McCloy, a known Ohio gas and oil figure, is promoted to general manager of production for the Ohio Fuel Gas Company and the Preston Oil Company. He will oversee production from Columbus headquarters, succeeding D. M. Wilson who moves to Pittsburgh to lead production and transmission for Manufacturers Light and Heat Company and Columbia System affiliates.
Edward Morehart whose address is unknown was killed today after a confrontation with Patrolman Wayne Monroe at a Kroger Grocery store. Monroe said he discovered Morehart footing the premises before the fatal shooting occurred.
Cleveland dispatch reports farm economist C J Woeat of the Ohio Pennsylvania Joint Stock Bank predicts 1929 will yield a financial upturn for Ohio farmers. After expenses, profit will be small but better than the last three years when break even was not reached. Creditors are seen as the main beneficiaries as farm debt is reduced and funds go toward repaying accumulated indebtedness.
Winnipeg dispatch reports Col. C D M McAlpine and seven companions missing after a 3000 mile flight from Coronation Gulf to Aklavik. Eight aviators from Dominion Explorers and partner crews push deeper north of the 60th parallel in an extensive Canadian air search aided by Bathurst Inlet radio and Churchill stations.
White Plains N Y Sept 27 Earle Francis Peacox who killed his wife Dorothy may learn today whether the jury will recommend the death penalty. Defense psychiatrists call him a psychopathic personality, while state experts say his conduct stemmed from anger temper.
NEW HAVEN Conn Sept 27 UPR President James Rowland Angell condemns Yale students weekend visits to girls colleges as disastrous disintegrating and harmful. He told a convocation the week end exodus must end or all students may be kept in New Haven on Sundays.
Kil ed wife and man in Galesburg Illinois al hawkinson, 52, confessed to police that he shot his wife Mary 42 and George Martin 22 of Dayton Ohio when he found them in his wife's bedroom yesterday.
Neenah Wisconsin September 27 A R Victor Larsen puzzles doctors by hair loss that occurs each time his wife bears a child. His hair falls out after birth then grows back months later. The mystery remains unsolved as the child ages.
Sept 27 Ed ward Everett Ellis 3% a farmer near Mount Blanco died by hanging in a barn on a farm run with his brother Maniey. Earlier he tried to cut his throat. the coroner suspects melancholia after his mother's recent death. He left behind Maniey, another brother George, and eight sisters. Funeral at Mount Blanco Methodist Church Saturday at 10 with Rev. Peck officiating. Burial in church cemetery.
Pretty Myrna Darby of the Ziegfeld shows died today in New York. Officials cited heart inflammation since July during her run in Whoopee. Broadway whispered heartbreak from the cancellation of her engagement to a millionaire son, worsened by a summer sunburn not linked to her illness.
U. S. Attorney Leo Rover invited Senator Brookhart to testify before the October Grand Jury about a dinner where liquor was served in pocket flasks. Senator Brookhart and Senator Howell urged prosecution, while James Cannon urged Congress to tighten prohibition in Washington as a model for enforcement. Brookhart accused Rover of failing to act and warned he would file a complaint if warranted.
Washington Sept 27 The State Navy and Justice Departments will be asked to furnish private records on naval propagandist William B Shearer. The Senate Investigating Committee will seek government files for evidence of his activities before and after the 1927 Geneva Disarmament Conference. La R Wilder of New York shipyard will be recalled to answer questions at the start of the resumed hearings Monday.
New York traders dumped millions of holdings today in the worst break since rediscount rose to 6 percent last month. Across the board prices declined with blue chips like U S. leading the fall as the market turned downward.
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