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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1928
Page
10
A mob of about 200 men and women gathered at the Shadyside Coal Company mine near Bridgeport Ohio. Eleven were arrested and charged with rioting after they refused to disperse as the protestors claimed to back the Save the Union movement, a new local group. The mine reportedly operates with union sanction.
The Logan jury quickly found William Smith guilty of abandonment of a legitimate child in the State of Ohio case. Defense cited inability to obtain work. witnesses testified he sought employment in Logan and elsewhere after indictment. Jury included Mrs Hull, Mrs Wyskiver, Mrs Mathias, Mrs Yagmire, Mrs Marks, and others.
J. B. Rafferty, round house foreman at the Hocking Valley depot, has recovered from six weeks of gallstone illness and was seen downtown Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Charles E Parker and daughter Shirley visit this week with Mrs. Barker's mother Mrs. Chessie Young of Granville. Dr H T Foster of Laurelville was a Logan business visitor Tuesday. Miss Ella Rochester announces a Mothers' circle meeting at West End school building Thursday at 3 p.m.
A compact quiz feature answers several reader inquiries. Labor Day origins trace to New York 1882 with Knights of Labor, Colorado first to enact a September first Monday holiday in 1887. Other items note porterhouse fame, poet laureate Ima Coolbrith, Deutsche Reichsbahn size, and shrimp edible parts.
Miss Allis of New York City says she uses a few dashes of Canderine on her brush to add sparkle to her hair. She reports dandruff relief and a healthier scalp, claiming Danderine keeps hair soft, easy to style, and reduces shampooing, with all drug stores selling a 35 cent bottle.
Logan April 18 Vouchers totaling 41550 for thirteen state aid districts in Hocking county were received by J W Coleman county superintendent who began distributing funds. The latest apportionment brings the year's state aid to 123050 and aims to keep districts financially sound. J L Clifton urged use for teachers salaries urgent bills and possible loans if needed with future state aid requests and cautioned diligent budgeting including eight mills for operating expenses.
A reader questions the use of foreign money after the dollar became unit of exchange and a Shakespeare Memorial theater plan. Officials note foreign currency remained legal tender for about twenty five years, then laws regulated it. The theater will feature a sliding roof and multiple stages per architect plans.
The ad touts Moone's Emerald Oil as a quick remedy for aching swollen feet and varicose veins. It promises relief in minutes with a few applications and claims the scent is neutralized, with money-back guarantees from druggists.
The Rev. James R. Fields and Harry Heinlein attended a Lancaster district conference of the Methodist Episcopal church in Circleville on Tuesday. Presiding was the Rev. J. W. Blair, with speakers including Revs T. B. Roberts W. C Hartinger H. J. Holcombe E. K. Johnson G. H. Weaver and R. L. Cross. Laymen A. B. Viereblome and Pearl Turner spoke. Fields was on the program.
William Whitehead was arrested Tuesday evening by Policeman John Dicken on Walhending avenue. He faces arraignment before Mayor J. P. Rochester on the driving while intoxicated charge.
Mrs Carrie Hamilton was taken to Marysville reformatory Tuesday morning by Deputy Sheriff Joe Farbeann and companions. She was sentenced Monday by Judge A M Ellinger to six months in the institution.
In Ward township, teachers, board members, and their wives gathered at the Carbon Hill school Monday for a banquet hosted by the teachers. Principal W. H. Jewett served as toast master as J. W. Coleman and Lt. Martin of the National Guard spoke about cooperation in feeding children in the mine area.
Laurelville will close for the term on April 27 as announced. Paul A. Potts, formerly of Murray City, serves as principal. Logan teachers Miss Madge Stevens and Miss Freida Marie Eberst are on the faculty. A senior class play It Pays to Advertise will be directed by Miss Eberst.
Members of the Junia club met on Monday evening with Miss Anna White as hostess. An interesting program followed dinner with Miss Elizabeth Vail presenting a resume of the favorite short story. Guests included Mrs. E. E. Campbell, Mrs. O. M. Burke, Mrs. C. E. Lytle, Mrs. L. K. Showalter, and Miss Virginia White.
The Get Together club winners were entertained by the losers Monday evening at Mrs. Belle Hyson’s North Walnut home. Guests included Mrs. C. A. Richey Mrs. Lucy Warner Mrs. C. F. Aplin and Mrs. Hyson with Mrs. W. H. White Mrs. John White Mrs. Kate Rempel and Miss Nan McBride the entertainers. Bridge was played. A. E. Hull and Claude Bright were in Columbus Tuesday afternoon on business.
Logan April 18 confessions are said to have been obtained from William Sewards George Thompson Pearl Lanning and Don Bryan regarding the theft of fruit and vegetables from the Miller home cellar in Coonville. The four men are jailed on suspicion and were arrested last week by Deputy Sheriff L F Hammond. Lanning first told the story, others soon joined. They are to be arraigned before Judge Ellinger Wednesday morning.
NEW YORK April 17 The national convention of the Socialist party adopted a platform demanding cancellation of war debts treaties outlawing war recognition by the United States of Soviet Russia and withdrawal of troops from Nicaragua. It also backed public ownership of railroads conservation of national resources and farm relief pledges.
A. R. Erskine head of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce says the United States has the best roads due to a low automobile tax of under 25 dollars a year, noting the levy raises more than 600 million dollars annually for construction and maintenance.
An advertisement touts Father John’s Medicine as a spring tonic free from nerve deadening drugs or alcohol. It claims to soothe and heal, build tissue and strength, resist illness, and cites 70 years of success as proof of merit. It also appeals to those who catch colds easily.
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