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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1928

Page

8

Sam Briggs Arrested En Route to Columbus for Intoxication

Sam Briggs of Athens was delayed on a trip to Columbus when Deputy Joe Farbearn jailed him in Logan county for intoxication and liquor possession. Magistrate Miller fined him 15 dollars and costs on intoxication, while Judge Ellinger fined 100 dollars and costs for liquor possession. both fines were paid and Briggs released to resume travel.

Logan Sam_ Briggs Athens Columbus Joe Farbearn Briggs JP. Miller A. M. Ellinger

Marriage of Jacob Mohler and Hattie Greiner in Logan

Jacob Mohler a brick plant worker and Hattie Greiner a Logan housekeeper were joined in marriage with the Rev. James R. Fields officiating.

Jacob Mohler Logan Hattie Greiner James R. Fields

Helen Wills Sets Health Rules for Tennis Star Form

International women’s tennis champion Helen Wills stresses tennis as one factor in fitness but not sole cause. She advocates nine hours sleep, no two late hours in succession, regular meals, and a balanced diet of fruits vegetables milk and meats to build firm tissue.

Helen Wills

Survey finds 61 of 100 New Yorkers list 233 causes of wife dissatisfaction

New York readers learn from Woman's Home Companion that among 100 men 61 named 233 possible faults in wives. Reasons include temperamental, physical issues, lack of freedom, economic pressures, children's troubles, and friction with relatives.

New York New York City Woman's Home Companion

Judge to Rule on Stephenson Habeas Corpus Case

Judge John C. Richter of the Laporte Indiana circuit court is expected to hand down a startling decision in the habeas corpus action brought by D C Stephenson former klan leader now in Indiana state penitentiary for murder. The decision is expected soon.

John C. Richter Laporte, Ind D. C. Stephenson Indiana State Penitentiary

Man Is Hurt When Tossed Under Car

Briant of Briant, Nelsonville, was injured when his motorcycle and a car collided south of Nelsonville. He suffered a compound fracture of the right leg above the ankle, a deep eight inch laceration in the right thigh, and a severe knee wound. He is a Williamston, W Va resident working as a miner near Nelsonville. Also, Thomas O’Donnell, 12, New Straitsville, received a minor cut above the right eye in a separate Main Street collision involving his father’s motorcycle and another car.

Briant Nelsonville Cherrington Hospital Williamston W. Va Thomas Robert O'Donnell New Straitsville Main Street

Legion Players Go to Meeting

The Logan American Legion band, augmented by Bremen band musicians, left Logan Monday for Columbus to join the American Legion annual convention. The group will participate in a 24 hour concert and perform at various city venues. Transportation was arranged by the Logan chamber of commerce and special caps and capes were bought for the trip. Rehearsals were held Sunday at the Legion hall.

Logan Bremen Logan American Legion Columbus American Legion Logan Chamber of Commerce

Bride Louise Wilson To Wed August 21 At Wilson Avenue Church

Miss Louise Wilson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Wilson, will marry Robert Colwell Turner, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Turner, August 21 at eight in the evening at the Wilson Avenue Church of Christ in Columbus. Miss Mabel Sims will be bridesmaid. The couple will host a reception for 199 guests at the bride elect’s parents’ home after the ceremony, following 200 invitations.

James Newman Pleads Guilty in City Court

James Newman pleaded guilty to intoxication at the mayoral court and was fined $25 plus costs. He remained in jail until payment. Police Captain Charles Maple and Con stable Harry Dalton reported the arrest on Stimpson Avenue. Frank Dutch Cochran was held in city jail awaiting arraignment on intoxication charges.

Charles Maple Harry Dalton James Newman

Logan Sheriff Holds Paroled Girl in Horse Theft Case

A telegram to Sheriff W. R. Lloyd from Delaware girls industrial school officials asks him to detain Miss Evelyn Collens who was arrested with Joe Andrews in a horse theft from Dr. Dew of Nelsonville. An officer will return her to the institution Monday after a brief parole release.

Logan W. R. Lloyd Girls Industrial School Delaware Evelyn Collens Joe Andrews Dr. Dew Nelsonville

Six Die as Street Car Hits Sightseeing Bus in Cologne

Six people were killed and 60 injured when a street car collided with a sightseeing bus in Cologne today. Authorities reported the crash as a major urban transit accident with numerous casualties and ongoing rescue efforts.

Cologne Germany

Engineer of Service Improves Comfort on Rail Travel

Olive W. Dennis, engineer of service for a major railroad, travels 50,000 miles yearly to improve passenger comfort. She redesigned dining car menus, china, and leaflets, added hot water in dressing rooms, deck blankets on observation platforms, and a compact window vent to reduce drafts. Her work blends engineering with domestic insight to make trains feel like home.

Baltimore Olive W. Dennis Miss Dennis Dennis Goucher College Columbia Cornell Road

Tommy Kleinschmidt Proud After Five Pound Channel Cat

Logan August 20 Tommy Kleinschmidt boasts of a vacation catch along the Hocking river near Old Town. He landed a five pound channel catfish after a fifteen minute fight with a crawfish baited hook and kept the fish in a pond on the family lawn.

Logan Tommy Kleinschmidt Hocking Old Town Isaac Walton Kleinschmidt

Local social notes and visits from Logan crowd

Mrs Edward Phillips of Columbus visited Logan Saturday and Sunday as guest of Elmer Phillips and family. Mr and Mrs Charles Struble and daughter departed for Columbus for the American Legion convention. Byron Moorehead and son Richard of Columbus were in Logan Visiting Frank Harden and relatives. Floyd Loomis announcing birth of a daughter. Guy Loomis and Mrs Arnold of South Mulberry street are grandparents. Dr E F Campbell returned to practice after vacation in Canada. Dr Tunis Nunemaker, daughter and two nieces from Portsmouth visited A J Nunemaker. Russell Berlin of Logan hosted relatives in Marietta. Miss Mabel Wood of Chillicothe visiting Logan to plan winter return while teaching at Ilesboro high school. Glenn Johnson of South Bloomfield a Logan visitor. Harry Bickel of Union Furnace visited Logan. Mrs Harden Webb and Mrs Tschappat visited Columbus. James Krieg left for Columbus for two days at American Legion convention. L C Laube, ill at home on West Hunter street, improving. he is Ohio Power district manager.

Byron Moorehead Richard Columbus Logan Frank Harden Floyd Loomis Guy Loomis Arnold South Mulberry” Street E. EF. Campbell Canada Tunis Nunemaker Portsmouth Nunemaker A. J. Nunemaker Russell Berlin Marietta Mabel Wood Chillicothe Ilesboro High School Glenn Johnson South Bloomineville Harry Bickel Union Furnace Clinjton Webb Phil Tschappat James Krieg American Legion L. C. Laube West Hunter Street Ohio Power Company

Birds and Whales to Be Placed Under League Protection

Geneva August 20 The League of Nations may take migratory birds and whales under its protection. A commission has studied an international convention on whales and a September assembly may summon a conference to draft an international bird convention to replace the 1902 Paris pact.

Geneva League of Nations League International Committee On Bird Protection League Council

International conference urged on protecting birds for agriculture

The coming international conference will stress protecting birds. It argues birds help balance insects and support game food from an agricultural viewpoint.

Towel Incident Sends Man to Lose Consciousness

Charles M. Levisay of 2298 N Fourth Street reached for a towel in a bathtub and touched a light socket. Shock rendered him unconscious for about thirty minutes. He was reported recovering at home Sunday evening by family members.

Columbus Charles M. Levisay Fourth Street Noar

Four Die In Kentucky Auto Collision East of Whitesburg

Four persons perished in a fiery crash near Dunham about 60 miles from Whitesburg Kentucky. The victims were Mrs Charlotte Fields 48 and her children Chester Fields 25 Daisy Belle Fields 14. Hiram Fields father is believed dying. Ira Birchfield son in law drove at about 66 miles per hour on the wrong side of the highway colliding with Washington Wright and careening over a 100 foot embankment.

Charlotte Fields McRoberts Chester Fields Daisy Belle Fields Hiram Fields Ira Birchfield Ield Washington Wright

Three Youths Drown at Nutz Bridge in Ohio River Area

Three youths from New Alexander Howard Weaver 17 Dale Weaver 14 Wilbur Amon 18 drowned in the Ma honing river near Nutz bridge nine miles west of Salem Ohio. Witnesses say none could swim and two may have died trying to rescue the third. Elmer Weaver found the boys later and bathers retrieved the bodies from the water.

Salem U.P Mahoning River Nutz Bridge Georgetown Here Howard Weaver Dale Weaver Wilbur Amon New Alexander Elmer Weaver Lake Placentia Park Kutz Bridge Lai

Woman swims Channel as man fails in attempt

In Dover England Aug 20 Miss Ivy Hawke completed a Channel crossing from the French coast to St Margaret's Bay Kingsdown arriving at 6 30 p m after starting 9 46 p m Saturday. Frank Perks failed his attempt and Iris the Birmingham swimmer abandoned five miles off St Margaret's Bay after starting 14 minutes after Miss Hawke.

Dover England U.P English Channel Ivy Hawke Frank Perks Miss Hawke St. Margaret's Bay Kingsdown Iris Birmingham

Funeral services for Civil War veteran John Shannon

John D. Shannon, 89, major with the 147th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, was struck by a taxicab and killed yesterday. Funeral services are set for tomorrow in Columbus.

Columbus U.R John D. Shannon 147Th Ohio Volunteer Infantry

Will Investigate Crossing Accident

Steubenville reports the county coroner A L Bell will investigate a double rail fatality at Broadacres crossing on the Pennsylvania RR main line west of the city. Chester Wiley 25 and Mary Lee Swickard 17 died when their auto was struck by an eastbound passenger train Sunday night.

Steubenville Aug Op —County A. L. Bell Tomay Broadacres Crossing Pennsylvania Railroad Here Chester Wiley Mary Lee Swickard

Gas Tank Explodes Injuring Man In Pittsburgh Fire

A gasoline tank at a Pittsburgh service station exploded causing a spectacular fire that injured one man and burned for hours before firefighters stabilized the blaze.

Pittsburgh

Letter Golf Puzzle Solution Hint Sequence

The answer lists word pairs in a descending vowel shift: Fish to Bell through a chain of rhyming endings.

McCoy's Tablets Offer Quick Weight Gain Guarantee

Promises rapid flesh gain for underweight men and women using McCoy's Tables. Describes hollow necks and chests filling out, increased energy and vigor. Includes a risk-free guarantee: gain at least 5 pounds after four sixty cent boxes or two one dollar boxes, with refund of purchase price.

McCoy's McCoy Clines Pharemacy America

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