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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1927
Page
6
Vera Cameron escapes a kidnap attempt while posing as a princess as Lucien Smythe and two masked men pursue her. Jerry Macklyn dreams of stealing Vera as gang leader Ivan watches, and a ransom drama unfolds at a shack where Vera and Ivan confront danger and deceit.
Jerry Macklyn reads of Vivian Crandall’s sensational kidnapping in Minnetonka after a staged elopement with Schuyler Smythe. The heiress, posing as Vera Cameron, vanished with two masked men leaving Smythe stranded. Detectives search the hotel and county for Crandall heiress.
A compact list of radio programs and stations across major outlets like WEAF WJZ KDKA WOW and others. Entries include orchestras orchestral ensembles and dinner programs with times and station call letters noted. Names mentioned include The Cavalcade The Continentals and Maids O Melody along with various city stations such as Cincinnati Cleveland and New York.
Chauncey car driven by James C. Johnson and his daughter Miss Audry Johnson turned over on a road near Floodwood on Sunday after a radius rod broke. They escaped with slight injuries as the car was wrecked and towed to Henry garage for repairs.
The Rev Hi H Vian of the First Christian church conducted the funeral for Mrs. John Fisher in Corning on Sunday afternoon. Burial followed at New Lexington cemetery after she dropped dead Friday morning while preparing breakfast. Her sister Mrs Charles Campbell of Nelsonville was reported to have died five weeks earlier. Heart disease given as the cause.
Chauncey August 29 Mr and Mrs Halph Brown Christine Courtney move this week into the home of Mr and Mrs Clinton Courtney on High Street Chauncey. The Courtneys plan to spend the winter in Pennsylvania.
At the Trimble Board of Education meeting on Saturday evening Ralph C Pritts of this city was hired as coach and manual training instructor for the Green's Run centralized school. A Chauncey High School graduate, he taught in the Dover township schools last winter.
Mrs. Harvey Nye and the Rev and Mrs James A Long of Indianapolis were entertained at dinner in Nelsonville at the home of Mr. and Mrs Clarence Butts. They have been visiting Chauncey and were former residents of the area.
Mr and Mrs William Collins of this city entertained at a birthday dinner likely held at their home or a local venue with guests noted for celebrating the occasion.
A Sunday birthday anniversary was observed at a Main Street home in honor of David Collins's twenty seventh birthday. Guests included members of the Collins family and their households.
Mrs Roy Patterson returns home to Millfield after visiting son Walter Patterson in Mercy hospital Columbus. Walter has undergone three operations and remains in critical condition. William Clancy of Columbus visites his father Mike Clancy in Millfield. Wiley Patterson of Millfield visits relatives in Amesville.
Chauncey residents report family visits and travel to nearby towns. T R Hamilton and son Aden Duffee visited R Hysel in New Marshfield. Mrs T W Duffee traveled to Glouster to see daughter Mrs T R Hamilton. Floyd Nye and sons visited Cyrus Higgins at White Hall. J H Duffee and Aden Duffee joined relatives in Chauncey after attending the Athene county fair.
Cincinnati August 29 Railroad officials began an investigation into Sundays crash between a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train and a Big Four freight train. Julius McAdams 46 engineer of Cincinnati and James Sterling 25 switchman of Ludlow Kentucky are dead. Fireman Walter Warren and flagman Walter Hackett both of Cincinnati are injured.
Terence McConnell, owner of Music Book, claimed the race horse after winning a Dublin raffle that offered the prize for about 25 cents.
A flying squad of Scotland Yard detectives will be equipped with motorcycles capable of 80 miles an hour. The upgrade aims to speed response times and pursue suspects across London streets. Officials say the new machines will enhance mobility and rapid intervention.
Chicago man Robert Witherby files for divorce claiming his wife’s constant nagging kept him awake during the day while he works red night shifts. He cites marital strife and sleeplessness as grounds for the separation.
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