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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1927
Page
8
A brief item reports two Cleveland boys under ten years old remained in the detention home today on delinquency charges. The notice notes their ages and the ongoing case status.
The Kentucky Joint Stock Land Bank of Lexington files eight percent foreclosure petition in Athens County Court of Common Pleas against John C Hewitt Jr and others in Case No 13675. It seeks to foreclose a 1923 mortgage on multiple parcels in Waterloo Township Athens County Ohio totaling about 1600 acres with extensive surface and mineral rights and rights to mine coal oil and gas and to erect railroad facilities. Judgment requested for 545.30 plus interest, 16001.50 plus interest, and 68.50 plus interest, with sale of the premises to satisfy judgments. defendants ordered to answer by May 21 1927.
The Probate court yesterday afternoon issued two marriage licenses. Luke Scurlock, 29, Wellston, miner, son of Levi Scurlock, weds Mona K. Anderson, 19, Jacksonville, clerk, with Rev. J. A. Donnally officiating in Jacksonville. The second license went to Charles Warren, 25, Nelsonville, factory worker, son of John Warren, and Mabel Morris, 22, Nelsonville, telephone operator, daughter of Henry Morris, with Rev. M. E. Chatley officiating.
George Andrews of the steamer Sovereign received a birthday cable announcing he is the father of triplets. The news comes as a rare family event aboard the ship, with the crew noting the joyful milestone for the seaman and his family.
An advertisement touts Moone's Emerald Oil as a speedy relief for tired achy swollen feet. It claims powerful antiseptic deodorant action and no greasy residue, urging customers to ask their druggist for a 2 ounce bottle and noting wide availability across the country.
A Columbus firefighter, longtime city servant, credits Tanlac with restoring his health after severe stomach trouble. He details weight loss from 170 to 140 pounds, fatigue, and digestive relief after four bottles, praising the herbal tonic as a body builder.
A reader criticizes mining industry wage disputes citing 7.50 per day as misleading and argues non union fields in West Virginia and Kentucky pay far less. He compares earnings of union and non union miners, defends UMWA rights, and questions wage standards and industry stabilization.
Ad touts 5.S.S. as a blood strengthening medicine made from herbs. It promises restored appetite, increased red blood cells, and renewed energy for men and women. Sold in two sizes at drug stores and marketed as time tested and reliable.
Poem quote from Longfellow cited by W Wallace. Signature D Glouster O appears with a date April 27 1927.
California's crew now looms as the best western outfit to go east for the Poughkeepsie regatta. Washington, winners at Poughkeepsie last season, were defeated recently by the Golden Bears.
Pearl Reed, a Spanish American War veteran and Athens photographer, was awarded thirty dollars monthly back pay after a six year search for the Navy surgeon who performed the operation causing his disability. Congressman Jenkins aided the case, locating Dr. Robert W. Smith in the Navy, with the bill signed by President Coolidge. Theodore Roosevelt previously visited Reed in hospital during discharge talks.
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