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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 26, 1928

Page

5

Religious Education Topic Dominates East Side Meeting

East Side Parent-Teacher group discussed religious education with Miss Bertha Bridgeman and Dr. W. S. Gamertsfelder leading the talk on shaping a child’s religious upbringing. Officers were elected for the association, and social clubs held afternoon programs at various homes.

East Side Amarilis Grace Ellen Foster James Bain Marjorie Tompkins Daniel Bardin Bobby Covert Betty Fulton C. W. Fink God Gamertsfelder Bertha Bridgeman Princi

Millionaire Creates Paris on Seattle Roof for French Daughter

In Seattle a wealthy restaurateur builds a Parisian life for his daughter Zizi on a downtown roof. French atmosphere, wardrobe, furniture, and even a nurse surround the child to mirror her French mother died at birth. The plan excludes American influences for now, with schooling to come later.

NEA Seattle Milllionaire Zizi J. J. E. Blanc Paris France Blanc

Air drops deliver Messenger papers to Pomeroy park

Aplane drops 22 bundles of Messengers over Pomeroy despite boys in the park and rough landing sites. Pilot Pangborn maneuvers low over houses and river to release bundles at 3:53 and 3:55, landing near the ball diamond in the northeast corner.

Filer Rive Man Pangborn

Do Your Hands Speak For You

Edna Wallace Mopper extols Youth Lotion to keep hands firm smooth and dainty. The ad claims the product softens skin leaving it satiny and white and justifies the small cost of 60 cents for a large bottle sold at department stores.

Edna Wallace

Flight Over Ohio Territory Ends In Aerial Thrills

The narrator recalls a 55 minute flight from Athens to Middleport and back in a sightseeing plane. The trip included loops and barrel rolls near Athens and a top altitude of 1800 feet while averaging 85 mph to Middleport and 60 mph returning. No traffic made the journey smooth and safe.

Pomeroy Bend Middleport

Guards Placed After Train Stopped Near Steubenville

County authorities posted guards at Yorkville after 400 men halted a Wheeling and Lake Erie train carrying 42 non union workers from Wheeling to Dillonvale. No serious disorder occurred. sheriff deputies arrived and the train moved on.

Steubenville U.P Yorkville Here Wheeling and Lake Erie Wheeling W. Va Dillonvale

Ford Airplane To Bring Back Bremen Crew

Quebec April 26. The tri motored Ford plane that carried Floyd Bennett to aid Baron Huenefeld's team returns today with the Trans Atlantic fliers from Greenly Island. Bennett lies dead from pneumonia after the relief mission. Funeral honors will marshal in Quebec and Washington, with Byrd directing arrangements. Bennett will be buried at Arlington beside Admiral Peary. Byrd vows the next polar flight will be named the Floyd Bennett expedition.

Quebec Que U.R Floyd Bennett Baron Huenefeld Greenly Island Bernt Balchen Bennett Fitzmaurice Royal Twenty-Second Regiment Montreal Washington Arlington National Cemetery Admiral Robert Peary North Pole Byrd Pole Antartic South Pole

Experts Study Farm Conditions in Athens County

Statistics of farm conditions in Athens county were studied yesterday by T. H. Johnson, county agent, and C. J. Neff of the department of rural economics, Ohio.

Athens County T. H. Johnson Countyegent C. J. Neff Department of Rural Economics Ohio

State University Reports Top County Dairy Leaders

State university and W. W. Brown district county agent supervisor describe agriculture trends noting dairying leads county income, with apple growing poultry and sheep following. Complete statistics pending.

Mellon Approves 210 Million Tax Cut Bill

Secretary of the Treasury Mellon approved the 210 million dollar tax reduction bill drafted by the Republican Senate Finance Committee. The measure, known as Smoots bill, includes features endorsed by the Treasury and consolidates the tax relief plan.

Mellon Washington U.pr Treasury Senate Finance Committee Smoot

Declare Martial Law In Earthquake Area

Berlin reports martial law is in force in the Bulgarian earthquake zone to tighten control. Sentries will shoot anyone near wrecked buildings after 9 p.m. and profiteers in food clothing or building materials will have property seized and be lashed 25 times in public streets.

Armored Boats to Suppress Rum Running on Detroit River

Assistant Secretary Lowman ordered twenty-one additional Coast Guard boats to Detroit River to curb rum running from Canada. Customs and protection officers will assist, as authorities report capturing 868 liquor smuggling boats and 640 automobiles in nine months near Detroit. Five rebel ships are reported near Canada preparing to sail with liquor.

Washington J Lowman Coast Guard Detroit River Canada Detroit Lowman Comminsi Ton

Farm Movement Topic at Chamber Luncheon

Discussion of the district farm movement dominated the Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Wednesday. Brooks reported progress while several members delivered short talks.

Chamber of ‘Commerce Brooks Chamber of Commerce Ares

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