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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 30, 1930

Page

3

Senators Denounce McCormick Charges as False Libel

Four members of the Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee call Mrs. Ruth McCormick's accusations against them wilful and malicious, saying they are totally false. They warn newspapers to assume responsibility for future repetition and firm up denials of past claims. The statement is signed by Nye, Dale, and Wagner with Patterson absent.

Washington U.R Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee Ruth Banna. McCormick Illinois MceCormick Byron

Factories Put Abroad Blamed For Low Mood

Cleveland September 30. United States Senator Roscoe C McCulloch charged that expatriation of American capital abroad worsens the industrial mood and distraction of prosperity. He urged a scientifically applied protective tariff as the remedy. McCulloch cited growth from 200 to over 1200 American owned plants in Britain and Europe since 1928, naming Ford and General Motors as chief offenders.

Cleveland U.R United States Roscoe C. McCulloch Cleveland Exchange Club Canton McCulloch Great Britain Europe Ohio Henry Ford General Mieters

Three Injured in Wreck at Barlow Crossings

Marietta resident Herbert Goddard and Miss Regina Cridlin of Parkersburg were badly hurt in a head on collision at the Barlow main crossroads near 10:30 in the morning. William A. Haley of Parkersburg escaped with minor bruises as both cars crashed into the Proctor store. Cridlin and Haley were freed with effort.

Marietta Herbert Goddard Third Street Regina Cridlin Parkersburg W. Va William A. Haley Barlow Goddard Dayton Haley Watertown Proctor Miss Cridlin

Robbers flee after first airport barbecue hold up

Four bandits escaped buckshot fire after holding up the Mid City Airport Barbecue for the second time in four months. Paul Graham, proprietor, freed himself and fired his shotgun as the robbers sped away in a car.

Hudson U.R Paul Graham Atvay

Nelsonville Society Notes Phone Service Highlight

Nelsonville H Bartlett reports on local society and locals with a prompt readers to use the Telephone Your News service at 412 W. He will appreciate this service for sharing community items and notices.

H. Bartlett

York Township Classified Ad Circulation Note

Classified and circulation details direct readers to Mrs Inez J Evans with contact numbers 824-4 and 412-W for circulation services.

Inez J. Evans

Scouts to Form District Baseball League in Ohio county

A district Scout baseball league organization meeting was held in New Straitsville. Attending troops include Nelsonville Haydenville Shawnee New Straitsville Murray The Plains Buchtel and possibly Glouster. Officers elected were Scoutmaster Wilcox Shawnee chairman W D Mender vice chairman and Scoutmaster David Traut Straitsville secretary treasurer. Next session October 14. A prize may be awarded to the season winner.

Wilcox Shawnee W. D. Mender David Trauht Straitsville

Junior Christian Endeavor Society to Picnic

The Junior Christian Endeavor Society of the Presbyterian Church plans a Wednesday afternoon picnic. Members should meet at 3 30 at the church. trucks will transport them to the picnic grounds.

Christian Endeavor Society of the Presbyterian Church

Denial Stated in Barnes Bomb Case by Mrs Barnes and Corniel

Mrs Lula Esther Barnes and Marshall W Corniel deny being lovers or guilty of the bomb plot that killed Clarence R Barnes. Barnes died when a dynamite charge fixed to the ignition of his car exploded in Akron on Sept 30.

Akron U.R Clarence R. Barnes Lula Esther Barnes Marshall W. Corniel Barnes

Coast Guards foil Newport rum runners at sea front

Coast Guards fired 100 shots to day when they surprised a dozen rum smugglers at Newport Beach and seized assorted imported liquors valued at 25000 dollars. The rum runners, none believed wounded, escaped in automobiles.

Newport R. I U.P Coast Guards Newport Beach

Movie Star Barbara Stanwyck Paralyzed After Fall

Barbara Stanwyck, top film star, is hospitalized in Hollywood paralyzed below the waist from a fall on the set of a new picture. Her husband Frank Fay, actor and singer, is in the same hospital suffering from appendicitis.

Barbara Stanwyck Hollywood Frank Fay

Wells to be started in Nelsonville area this week

Porter Brothers of Marietta expect to tap deep sand on Lick Run today with at least five wells to start within Nelsonville's limits in the next week or ten days. The Wittmer and Patton properties see rig movements as nearby drillings proceed and local residents travel for related events and gatherings.

Nelsonville Porter Brothers Marietta Lick Run Wittier Schaai Union Drilling & Producing Company Kontner’s Hill Patton Gasser East End Coe W. F. Powell Wittmer Oil & Gas Company Baird Gasser Baird Patton Frank O'Mara Nelsonville Lumber Company Watkins Street Columbia Gas District 29 Frank Patton Playground Lon Coakley Hocking Valley Brick Company Athena Brick Corporation

Child Rescued After 2-Year-Old Falls Into Cistern

In Nelsonville on September 30 the two-year-old son of William Hunter fell into a cistern while the family drew water from the cistern and left the cover off. The child disappeared briefly and was rescued by Guy Hunter as the water level stood about eighteen inches.

William Hunter Nelsonville Lovell Price Bone Hollow Guy Hunter

Two Infant Deaths Reported In Nelsonville And Salem

Margie Bell ten months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Branson Davis died at home on Walnut Street. Helen Louise six months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert La Follette died at their Salem home. Funeral services set for Wednesday with burials planned in Connett and Salem Cemetery.

Nelsonville Margie Bell Branson Davis Ruth Mills Walnut Street Connett Helen Louise Robert la Follette Salem Salem Church

Missionary Tea Announced by Local Church Society

The Missionary Society of the Christian Church will hold its annual missionary tea Thursday at 7 30 PM at Mrs John Love's Short Street home. Assisting hostesses are Mrs Allie Dilcher Mrs Jennie Oakley and Mrs Inez Courtney. Mrs Hubert Lancaster leads devotional. Mrs T D Brown directs the program. A silver offering will be received.

Missionary Society of the Christian Church John Love Short Street Allie Dilcher Jennie Oakley Inez Courtney Hubert Lancaster T. D. Brown

Past Chiefs Meet of Pocahontas Lodge Planned

The Past Chiefs of the Pocahontas Lodge will meet at Mrs. Gerald Wallace's home at 729 Poplar Street on Wednesday evening for a planning gathering.

Pocahontas Lodge Gerald Wallace Poplar Street

Mission group to meet at Mrs Howe's Fort Street home

The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church will hold a meeting at 2 PM Thursday at the residence of Mrs Retta Howe on Fort Street.

Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church Retta Howe Fort Street

Local Masonic Leaders Attend Grand Council Sessions

Fred H. Ervin of Glouster represents Hay brow Council in Columbus as Grand Council session opens. H. H. Jackson, head of St. Bernard Chapter, Nelsonville, will attend Grand Chapter meetings in Columbus this week.

Grand Council Nelsonville Fred H. Ervin Glouster Haybrow Council Columbus H. H. Jackson St. Bernard

Cuba’s first woman professor named at University of Havana

Senorita Estela Agra monte is chosen for the chair of History of Spanish Colonization and History of Cuba at the University of Havana. She is the daughter of Dr Aristides Argramonte, once a member of the United States Yellow Fever Commission in Havana about three decades ago.

Senorita Estela Agramonte Cuba University of Havana Aristides Argramonte United States

Ohio Board Reverses Ban on The Big House

Dr John L Clifton state director of education and head of the Ohio Board of Film Censors announces the lifting of the statewide ban on The Big House after months of review. The board weighed merit and public demand before releasing the film for show in Ohio venues.

Columbus U.R John L. Clifton Board of Censors of Ohio Ohio Board of Film Censors Board of Film Censors

Street Light Installs on Hanlin Avenue in Athens

Safety Director John 8 Collins says a new street light is being installed on Hanlin Avenue where the road curves after residents requested the change.

Hanlin Avenue Athens John 8. Collins

City crews prune and cut trees on Morris Avenue and Church Street

Employees from the Athena City Services Department prune trees along Morris Avenue and Church Street to clear street lights. Several trees are being removed due to age and condition, said John Collins, Athens City service director.

Athena City Services Department Morris Avenue Church Street John & Collins Athens City Service

Pair arraigned in Columbus on narcotics charge after hotel bust

George Coliett aged 46 of Columbus and Angeline Pastore, 34, of Philadelphia, were arraigned on narcotics possession charges after a downtown hotel raid. Detectives seized morphine valued at 20000 dollars in a hatbox as they investigated connections to a northern Ohio narcotic ring with Ralph Oyler of Detroit aiding the case.

Columbus George Coliett Columbua Angeline Pastore Philadelphia U. S Ralph Oyler Detroit Ohio Oyler Pastore

Athens area notices list estate actions and appraisers

Henry Zenner authorized to transfer real estate of Rose Zenner. Madge Stone named administrator of Jennie O Dell's will. Appraisers named for Athens actions include Raymond Walker and others. Easement appropriation over Uriah Brooks land approved for State Highway 576. Jeana Wood exempt from inheritance tax in Cassius P Wood estate. Carl Buck named administrator of Edward Smith estate. James Fouty and Chauncey Williams named appraisers for Em Zaragoza Wilson estate. Marriage license issued for George Carpenter and Marion Kerns. Two divorce petitions filed in Athens County Common Pleas Court for Patay Cofini v Croa Cofini and Letha Edwards v Earl Edwards.

Henry Zenner Rose Zenner Athens Madge Stone Jennie O'Dell Raymond Walker C. M. Gill D. Scott Allen Uriah Brooks Jeana Wood Iate Cassius P. Wood Carl Buck Edward Smith Charles Willams CG. M. Gill J. D. Haskin James Fouty Chauncey Eme Znarley Wilson George Carpenter Haydenville Marion Kerns Nelsonville Common Pleas Athens County Common Pleas Court Patay Cofini Croa Cofini Letha Edwards Earl Edwards Ohio State Penitentiary

James Vernon Fined for Intoxication in Athens

James Vernon of Athens was fined $5 and costs Monday night by Mayor Robert S. Wood after being found guilty of intoxication.

James Vernon Athens Robert S. Wood

Bishop Cannon Jr Returns From Honeymoon Amid Station Fray

U R Bishop James Cannon Jr arrived home after a honeymoon to Union Station where his two sons and reporters clashed. He intervened to halt a public fight as Mrs Cannon fled the scene and police were asked to arrest reporters but declined.

Washington U.R James Cannon, Jr Union Station Methodist Episcopal Church W. &. Cannon James Cannon Cannon

Lord Birkenhead Dies in London

Statesman Lord Birkenhead born Frederick Edwin Smith died in London. Former secretary for India and eminent British statesman, he rose from a Liverpool lawyer to Britain's lord chancellor, declaring in youth he would reach the position at age 47 in 1919.

London U.R Lord Birkenhead India Great Britain Frederick Edwin Smith Liverpool Britain The Land

Charles G. Knight Dies at 81 in Athens County

Charles Gardner Knight 81 died at Sheltering Arms Hospital after a long illness from arterial hardening. Funeral arrangements are pending. He leaves a widow and two sons Dr Charles Kelley Knight of the Wharton School University of Pennsylvania and Dr Oscar Alien Knight metallurgical professor at Pennsylvania State College. Both sons were in Athens during his death. Knight was a lifelong Athens County resident and longtime Lee Township official. He worked at Athens State Hospital for years.

Charlies Gardner Knight Sheltering Arms Hospital Knight Charles Kelley Knight Wharton School of Finance University of Pennsylvania Oscar Alien Knight Pennsylvania State College Ohio University Athens Athens County Lee Township Albany

Countess Cathcart Marries Shipping Millionaire in London

Vera Fraser, formerly barred from the United States in 1926 on charges of moral turpitude, wed Sir Rowland Hodge a 1-year-old shipping magnate today at Princes Row Register Office. Vera previously married Capt. A de Grey Warter who died in France in World War I. later wed the fifth Earl Cathcart, whose son is now the sixth Earl born in 1919. The 1922 divorce named the Earl of Craven.

London U.P Vera Cathcart United States Rowland Hodge Princes Row Countess Cathcart Vera Fraser Capt A. de Grey Warter France Earl Cathcart Earl of Craven

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Lisarges Ruth York Township New Straitsville Husband C. J. Hill Bridgeport Gerald Nelson W. W. Gibson Logan Thomas Robinson Leonard Funeral Home Arthur Burgess Lancaster Charles Pensy Do. A. Dawson Bexley James Knight Middletown Thomas Mulligan John Myers Mary Catherine Marston Lewisburg Lou Mabel Shafer Rhodes Harry McGovern W. W. Poston Harold Mechem Donald Betts Miriam Lee Tom Schenz Wellston Thomas Wilson Irma Wilson Tom Wilson Langsville Ed Mills Zanesville J. L. Wilson Jesse van Horn Millersport A. P. Lee Margie Bell Davis Helen Louise la Follette Rome Beauty Arkansas Lowery Stayman Winesap Pomeroy Pomeroy Mason Bridge Gold Packing House Mason City, W. V Glenister Rex Beach Gary Cooper Paramount Picture Service Department Capital Hotel Art of Ohio Ring Probate Vernon Beasley's Hocking and Fayette Sts Hickman Black Betty Hickman’s Pharmacy Charles G. Knight Sir Hodge Weseiekie ADS McLaughlin Bros the Boot Shop R. C. A. Photophone
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