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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1927
Page
1
St Louis reels after deadly cyclone with 82 dead. Red Cross and out of town relief rush to help. Government troops sought as 25 000 homeless crowd stricken districts. Looting met with shoot to kill orders as guardsmen and police secure ruins.
Ohio and West Virginia coal producers face uncertain winter demand as output tapers. Prices for four inch block and retail deliveries vary from 5 to 7.25 dollars per ton, with November expected to bring clearer conditions and possible price shifts as inventories adjust.
The Washington Information Bureau announces a fact booklet about Mexico. It covers history, the republic south of the U S, the papal question States areas railroads mineral wealth and American interests. Copies cost six cents in stamps or a coupon.
Fred Palm, 29, must serve life at Jackson prison after a pint of gin in his home led to a fourth felony conviction under Michigan's new criminal code. The law mandates life imprisonment for a fourth felony, modeled on New York Baumes. Palm had caused police trouble but was not seen as a dangerous criminal.
Nelsonville report notes no change in strike conditions since April as Lick Pan resumes on a non union basis after a two month shutdown. About forty men return, others moved to different jobs. precautions for safety and property protection are in place with state and county officers monitoring the situation.
In Gary Indiana 1409 white students who left classes rather than attend with Black students returned to Emerson high school. City council approved 15000 bond for a temporary high school for Negroes pending a permanent facility. Negro students will attend other high schools but barred from Emerson in the city's exclusive district.
In Zanesville on September 30 Dora Jones a 15 year old bride refuses to attend school stating she cannot be made to go. Truant officers led by Wiliam Shuster explain the law requires all girls under 16 to attend. The marriage to Guarry John Jones was uncovered after her disappearance from school.
George Town Texas September 30 Jury unable to reach verdict in arson case of Rebecca Bradley Towers. Judge Cooper Sansom discharged the panel after nine jurors favored conviction and three favored acquittal following days of deliberation since Thursday afternoon.
A blaze at the Dayton County stable early today destroyed the building and saddled horses. Officials report around 65 horses burned to death in the fire at the facility outside Dayton.
A nurse accused in a poisoning case was told by a physician that no poison remained in the viscera. The preliminary hearing led to cheers from supporters as the judge deferred ruling, with potential dismissal if no new evidence emerges.
Ferdinand Connor a Civil War veteran and prominent Athens County resident died Thursday at his home in Buchtel. Connor served as a Union spy during the war and his secret service experiences were noted. His wife had passed away twenty-one years earlier.
Two men from Kentucky and Indiana moved the casket of a late Messenger State writer, buried after a cholera era voyage, to rest beside his wife in the village cemetery. Relatives from Bedford Kentucky and Columbus Indiana facilitated the reinterment and re-erected the grave marker.
A United Press report by Genevieve Ross from St Louis describes a cyclone’s devastation. A woman recalls 1 PM darkness, roofs lifting, windows bursting, debris flooding rooms, people carried to hospitals, and widespread ruin as neighbors aid the injured.
A severe tornado ripped through St Louis and nearby towns causing seven dead and many injured. Red Cross relief crews, shelter, and food were rushed to Jefferson Barracks as hospitals struggled with mass casualties and scattered debris.
Twelve maternity patients were moved home on stretchers from Mullanphy hospital after a storm injured 12 and damaged Ragelle hotel where Miss Dolores Miller’s father died of a heart attack while rescuing her. Police warned of deadly force against looters as crews cleared debris and restored transit.
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