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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 29, 1926

Page

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Letter Read At Kiwanis Dinner Seeks Aid For Athens County

Mayor Alex Moore read a letter to the Kiwanis club at the Hotel Berry dinner outlining help offered from Ohio’s largest cities to Athens county. The missive addressed rumors spread across the state and Hocking valley about mining closures and asks that they be verified to mobilize assistance.

Athens County Ohio Alex Moore Kiwanis Club Hotel Berry Hocking Valley

Scarce clothes and books hit Athens county schools

Carl Porter, attendance officer, says conditions worsen for poor families with all children in school. He notes no organization to aid, since Irma Stanfield left, leaving schools unable to supply clothes as cold wet weather begins.

Athens County Carl Porter Mr. Porter Irma Stanfield Red Cross

Athens County Faces Hard Times and Possible Aid Effort

A letter reveals widespread poverty among miners' families around Glouster and Goose Run with no work, no credit, and minimal union relief. Officials say churches and schools can't fully help. Athens may need state or merchant aid. Citizens ponder charitable distribution without favoring labor or operators as winter approaches.

Glouster and Goose Run Miner's Union Athens Senous County Ohio Athens County Jenty Moore S. M. Johnson

Hurri cane and tidal wave sweep Vera Cruz ships lost

A hurricane and tidal wave devastated Vera Cruz and surrounding areas causing heavy damage and loss of life. Four ships sunk in the harbor, including the Anahuac and the San Juan, with crews lost. Widespread destruction reported across hills and poorer districts as rains and winds battered the region. A second storm was forecast hourly while trains along the Vera Cruz Cordoba line reported extensive damage. Nearby Cincinnati dispatch notes Knights of Pythias elect Grand Chancellor Curtis C Williams.

Vera Cruz Anahuac San Juan Cordoba Cincinnati Curtis C. Williams Columbus The Knights of Pythias William H. Lueders Knights Mexico Gulf of Mexico Mexican Cathedral

Fire Threatens Carson City as Five Burned

Five men have been burned seriously and four homes destroyed by a brush and forest fire that is threatening Carson City Nevada. Local crews battle flames as residents evacuate and authorities coordinate containment efforts with limited water and windy conditions.

Carson City Nev Nevada

Kiwanis Members Plan National Relief Effort

Kiwanis club members agreed on a program to support a country-wide plan to uncover and relieve adverse conditions. Reports from the Columbus convention were delivered by President Carl Beasley, Secretary Gus White, and Fred McKay.

Kiwanis Columbus Carl Beasley Gus White Fred McKay

Story of Wife Was Probably Nearer Truth

In Youngstown on September 20 Jack Redick was attacked on a street by several men armed with rocks and knives after he threatened to defend his wife. His wife later told police she administered the whipping when he failed to show sympathy during her toothache.

Youngstown Jack Redick Redick

Athens County Woman Preacher Maud Sanders Dies

Miss Maud Sanders, one of two licensed women preachers in Athens County, died at her sister’s home in Athens today from stomach cancer. Born in Lawrence County, she served Carbon Hill and Sugar Creek and supplied Zaleski and other towns. Funeral at Central Avenue M E church Friday led by Revs. Rice and Browning. Burial in West Union Street Cemetery.

Athens County Maud Sanders Selim Stiles Brown Avenue Miss Sanders Ohio Conference of the Methodist Church Carbon Hill Sugar Creek Zaleski T Lawrence County Athens Wellston Stiles William Sanders Selah Weatherby Ohio Eastern Christian Conference Central Avenue M. E Fred L. Rice Canaanville D. L. Browning Glouster Central Avenue Church West Union Street

Severe Southwest Storm Leaves Hundreds Homeless

A violent wind and rain storm blankets 400 square miles across southern Arizona and western New Mexico, causing bridges to wash out and streams to flood. Homes are destroyed and telecommunication lines fail while rail and highway traffic halt. Santa Cruz river overflows and Nogales troops flee flood waters. Naco and Agua Prieta report isolation and roads unusable.

Tucson Ariz U.P Mexico Arizona New Mexico Santa Cruz Douglas Nogales 25Th Infantry Agua Prieta Sonora Naco Naco- Cananea

Maud Saves Twenty-Five After Bus Sideswipes Milk Wagon

In Cincinnati Maud leveraged a quick action when a Lockland bus sideswiped a milk wagon and slid toward a 20 foot muddy embankment. The bus stopped with the vehicle buried to the hood. She helped evacuate twenty five people from danger.

Cincinnati Maud Lockland

Believe Girl Killed By Woman Maniac

Liberty Indiana reports eight year old Eva May Brook found in a thicket with fatal wounds. Coroner FE Beard says a handkerchief matching Cincinnati laundry marks suggests a link to an insane hospital. Police traced a woman seen near the crime who appeared demented according to witnesses.

Liberty Ind U.P Eva May Brook FE. R. Beard Union County Beard Cincinnati

Campus Rebels to Begin in Messenger Serial Next Week

The Messenger announces Campus Rebels will start on October 6 with illustrations noted for excellence. Serial editor assembles the presentation as readers are pre-notified to avoid missing issues. Tom Simms, creator of They Never Knew, criticizes the current run but hints at surprises when the plot pauses.

Messenger Tom Simms the Messenger

Evangelist Aimee McPherson Abduction Hearing Moves On

District Attorney Asa Keyes plans to call carpenter John Considine to testify about alleged love scenes at Carmel in the McPherson case. The hearing in justice court considers conspiracy to defeat justice by manufacturing evidence to support abduction claims.

Los Angeles U.R Asa Keyes Aimee Semple McPherson Keyes John Considine Considine Carmel “Love Nest Kenneth Ormiston Angelus Temple Minnie Kennedy Lorraine Wiseman-Seilaff John Doe” Martin

Thursday's Five Best Features Radio Schedule

Radio guide lists five programs across major stations. KDKA Pittsburgh at 8 p.m. Handel hour. WIZ New York 9 p.m. Royal Orchestra. WRC Chicago 8:50 p.m. WMAQ Chicago 9 p.m. program. Wacco Minneapolis St Paul 10 p.m. Lief Ericsson with Senators Shipstead and Borah. WEAF hook up 9 p.m. Eskimos led by Harry Reser.

KDKA Pittsburgh Handel WIZ New York WRC Royal Orchestra WMAQ Chicago Wacco Minneapolis - ST. Paul Lief Ericsson Senators Shipstead Borah WEAF Eskimos Harry Reser

Chauncey Mine Resumes Operations After Suspension

Chauncey No 25 of the New York Coal company will resume work next Monday after a several month suspension. The mine employs over 600 men and has been undergoing cleanup and repairs. Superintendent John F. Smith and inside foreman Edward Fouty coordinate the restart.

Chauncey New York Coal Company New York Company John F. Smith Edward Fouty

Economy in Governmental Expenses Keynote at Republican Rally

Newark rally opens the fall campaign with Senator Frank B Willis and Myers Y Cooper as headliners. The event stresses economy in state and federal spending, with Willis praising tax cuts of Harding and Coolidge and Cooper outlining planks to stretch taxpayer dollars.

Newark Frank KB. Willis Myers’ Y. Cooper Willis Mr. Cooper Harding Coolidge Cooper William Morgan James ©. Mills Clarence J. Brown Edward C. Turner Bert B. Buckley

Ohio University Convocation Receptions and Activities

At the convocation, students learned that music theory classes move to the new music hall. A 7:30 p.m. Friday reception is planned at four churches for college students. The orchestra begins first rehearsal tomorrow at the men’s gym. Try-outs for the college play are tomorrow 3 to 4 p.m. in the hall of fine arts. The Y W C A opens its first meeting of the year in Ewing hall at 7 p.m. Fred Lee Tom sang a Buck vocal solo and received an encore with Nirvana by Adams.

Ohio University Hall of Fine Arts Ewing Hall Fred Lee Tom Dudley Buck Nirvana Stephen Adams

Dying Mother Urges Hornsby to Stay with Cardinals

Rogers Hornsby, manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, said his dying mother wished him to remain with the team and play through the series. He learned she was not expected to live and that she asked his aunt in Austin, Texas, to relay the request. Mrs. Hornsby planned to leave for Austin today.

New York Rogers Hornsby St. Louis Cardinals United Press Today Austin Texas Hornsby

Man Recovers After Indigestion Attack On Court Street

Though still in bed, Er. C. Berry who fell to the pavement on Court street Monday when stricken with an attack of indigestion is much better today.

Er. C. Berry Court Street

Attorneys Argue In Daugherty Case

In New York the trial of Thomas W. Miller and Harry M. Daugherty continued as attorneys argued legal points before Federal Judge Julian Mack. The government rested after showing a $391,000 fee split with John T. King to award $7,000,000 in assets of the American Metals company to Swiss claimants, seized as alien property during the war.

New York Chambers Julian Mack Thomas W. Miller Harry M. Daugherty Daugherty Miller John T. King Republican National American Metals Company

Weather and tragedy mark Nevada day in Carson

Fourteen hundredths of an inch of rain fell yesterday with little temperature change over two days. In Carson Nevada on September 29 the bodies of George Brown trusted from the state prison and Ralph Morse an Indian section hand were found among smouldering forest fire debris after a blaze raged through the night.

Carson City Nev George* Brown

Rescue Effort At Ironwood Mine Seeks 43 Miners Trapped

Drillers report the G shaft open at the twentieth level raising hope for rescuing 43 miners believed trapped across the eighth to eighteenth levels near Ironwood Michigan. Ladders at the eighth level may allow a quicker ascent, though danger remains as earth may loosen.

G. P. Pabst Ironwood Mich Pabst

Public Fear Shakes Grape Market, Ohio

Northern Ohio grape growers petition state aid as market stalls and many face bankruptcy. They fear prohibition agents may raid cellars with grape juice, though Cyrus Locher of commerce says legitimate purchasers have no cause for alarm while the product remains grape juice.

Columbus Ohio Cyrus Locher

Anna Case to Sing on Radio Season Opener

The winter radio concert season opens Sunday October 3 with Anna Case soprano and Albert Spalding violinist on WEAF and 14 stations. A second program October 10 features Louise Hunter piano and Clarence Whitehill baritone from the Metropolitan Opera, marking Whitehill’s radio debut.

New York WEAF Anna Case Albert Spalding Louise Hunter Clarence Whitehill Metropolitan Opera Company Whitehill

Typhoid Cases Decline in Wellington Epidemic

Wellington reports 108 typhoid cases remaining as the outbreak eases after mass campaigns to purify sources and curb infection. Seven deaths have occurred, with about 80 percent of citizens resisting illness and focusing on recovery.

Wellington

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