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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1927
Page
3
Stars Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Ford head to the African jungle for a major game shoot. Filming will take place on location with cameras capturing all action and scenery.
Nelsonville hosts spring sessions of Athens Presbyterial and Athens Presbytery at the Presbyterian church. Twenty two missionary auxiliaries will gather for executive and business sessions with reports from secretaries. The program includes a Deanville coal trip, Miss Irene McDowell’s work talk, a 4:30 pm junior choir concert and elections.
Ten Nelsonville high school basketball players received their letters at chapel exercises. Captain Paul Hudson led the list with Wendell Howell Harry West Gilbert Dewhurst Earl Washburn Ralph Ely Charles Kennard Francis McClain Meade Whyte and team manager Guy Matheny honored. Rev. F L Morrell spoke on the crucifixion.
Nelsonville report notes the Episcopal church will hold Good Friday litany and meditation by the rector Rev E L Pie low at 7 pm. Easter night at 7 pm the vested choir will sing during a choral holy communion service.
April 14. Miss Ethel Walker, public health nurse, announced additional prize winners in the health poster contest for elementary grades. Second grade winner listed as Alma Margaret Jacombs, with location notes East. Mazz.
Funeral services were conducted at 10:30 a.m. in the Haydenville church for Mrs. Owen Clark 42 who died Tuesday at her Columbus home from organic heart trouble. Burial followed in Haydenville. She leaves husband and three children. the family formerly lived in Nelsonville. Robert Clark of this city is her brother in law. King's Men meet with F Pyles on Friday at 7 p.m.
Nelsonville April 14 Two important announcements will be made by the president at the meeting of the Bereans class Sunday morning at 9 30 o clock.
Robert Dalrymple of Nelsonville was fined ten dollars and costs after pleading guilty to a charge of intoxication in the mayor's court, presided by L. J. Eberle.
Miss Velma Young and Miss Ger trude Bliss entertained members of the I H T club Wednesday evening at the hosts home 28 East Washington street. Sewing and music occupied the guests three tables were decorated with pink and white pink sweet peas were the flowers served a three course dinner. Miss Mary Sharp attended as guest of the club with members Mrs Malvern Wilson Mrs Donald Betts Mrs Mary Cohagen Elsie Hodgeman Mary Fern Parry Ruth Florence Cook Lucille Fiske Leah Reynolds Ruth Wolfe Julia Burnell.
James T. Sheppard of Columbus visited the Edington and Sheppard households on Wednesday. Local members H. H. Jackson C. G. Pritchard Raymond Cook W. J. Tedrow and L. G. Devore attended the Glouster lodge inspection Wednesday night.
The Elizabeth Zane Dew chapter of the D A R will hold its next meeting Saturday afternoon April 23 instead of April 16. Frank Talmadge of Columbus, member of the State Historical and Archaeological Society, will attend and present The True Story of the Logan Elm.
Radio listings for Thursday April 14 show Mozart’s D minor piano concerto with Kathleen Stewart and orchestra on WEAF WGR WFI WWJ and KSD. Lenten cantata Olivet to Calvary by solo quartet and choir on WSM. Clyde Fitch drama The Climbers presented by KGO wt. Wend Hall sings on WJZ.
A long list of radio stations including WEAF WIZ WPG and KDKA airs dinner music news and programs. Notable names include Kathleen Stewart Wendell Hall the Arion Male Chorus and the Clicquot Club Eskimos amid orchestras and organ recitals.
The National Light Opera Company performs Rossini's Stabat Mater with Adele Parkhurst and Frances Papert, joined by George O Brien Theodore Webb and Jack Oakley under Cesare Sodero. Broadcasts on WEAF WRC WGY and KSD begin at 10 30 p m Eastern.
A noisy fragment notes a Waldorf dinner music program at 0 00 and a 7 00 performance of The Terrible Meek by a fdman Band with Mandelasohale listed as a venue or participant for an April event in New York.
Rare photos show Benito Mussolini's children with Miss Edda posing beside the Crown Prince Humbert at public events. Rumors swirl about a possible engagement as the royals mingle with the Italian dictator's family. Bruno and Vittorio, Mussolini's younger brothers, complete the striking trio in the published images.
Ira W. Miller a 23 year old Ohio State senior was electrocuted while testing an electrical lab circuit. He died after opening a 110 volt field circuit on an alternating current generator causing a high voltage charge to pass through his body. Miller’s death is noted as the first fatal accident in university classroom instruction.
Poultry specialist Paul Zumbro of Ohio State University told Athens county chick growers that the all-mash feeding method with even temperatures and strict cleanliness fights disease. He outlined a 70 20 5 4 1 mix and noted skim milk can supplement the mash.
Akron Ohio resident Mrs. L Feathers reports relief from liver trouble bilious attacks and headaches after using Dr Pierce Pleasant Pellets The testimonial notes regularity helps ward off biliousness and endorses the pellets as the best medicine for liver and stomach All dealers carry the 60 pellets for 30 cents listing address 325 W Cedar St.
Daisy Blackford of Carbondale aged 24 and Joseph Sheets aged 78 of Plantsville were among the recipients. Magistrate Pearl W. Helwig and Rev. M. KE Chatrett McKibben officiated as designated officiants for the two licenses issued yesterday.
An advertisement touts Kruschen as a simple breakfast additive to improve health and spirits. Two tablets dissolved in coffee or tea claim to restore Nature's vital salts for those living indoor, stressed lives, delivering a consistent sense of wellness and vigor.
An advertisement touts Kruschen Salts as the Universal Medicine and the best selling proprietary medicine in Britain with major sales abroad. It promises noticeable effects after a week of daily doses of 60 tablets priced at 60 cents from druggists.
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