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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1929

Page

12

Night of calm before the storm in Molly Burnham saga

Molly and Bob clash over media exposure as Rita is taken away by her father. Molly plans to confront Bob, while Rita clings to her parents, and a crisis erupts when Rita disappears from the house after Bob’s abrupt exit. Molly frantically seeks help as reporters loom.

Molly Miss Burnham Natsu Rita Rob Bob Hushaby Lady Rockaby Street Marie Ting Mr. Newton

Letter Golf FOR THE CHILDREN KING COLE Par Five Hero

The piece presents a solvable golf puzzle titled for the children. It notes a daily tricky par five and promises a single solution on the last page, crediting King Cole as the day’s featured hero.

King Cole

Radio Schedule Highlights From WLW Friday and Saturday

A dense list of WLW programming outlines daily broadcasts starting Friday with morning shows, music lessons, livestock reports and orchestra performances. The schedule repeats through the night with NBC and local acts including Gene Ford and Glenn, Polly and Anna, and the Glac Girls, ending near 1 a.m. with Sign Of and late-night orchestras.

WLW Alglust Musica Stuvam Dad Kersiner MCA Tiouwr Orpheus Trio Mansfield Gene Ford Glenn Orchestra Parfic Symphony NBC Womens Radio Club Polly Anna Cnm Reds Vsittsburgh Seckata Hawkins Detroit Symphony Mansfeld Lee Johnny Hamp Gene, Ford

Sat Five Best Radio Features List

A compact listing of Saturday radio features across networks including WABC NBC CBS and WEAF with entries such as The Cavalcade Electric Hour Nit Wit Hour Orchestra and Jesse Crawford organ recital scheduled on various stations and times.

WEAF NBC WABC CBS Jesse Crawford

City Firemen Hold Practice Run Near Grosvenor Street

Fire chief E. R. Laughlin notes practice runs keep equipment in shape and firefighters alert. He adds testing five to six fire plugs per run reveals useful or faulty conditions, such as a plug found last night that would have been useless in a fire. The exercise occurred in the Grosvenor Street area.

E. R. Laughlin

Lady Heath Hurt In Fatal Air Race Crash

United Press reports Irish aviatrix Lady Mary Heath suffered a severe head injury and broken skull when her Great Lakes airplane crashed into a metal factory roof during early air races at Cleveland. Mechanic Erwin Kirk escaped with minor injuries. witness Captain Daniel Glasser described the dive that followed a sidle stack. Heath had previously gained fame for a 1827 Africa to London solo flight and was considered among the era's top flyers.

Lady Heath Great Lakes Metal Producta Erwin Kirk Kirk Daniel Glasser Chicago Africa Cape Town London Dublin University

Ohio Vet Dudley A. White Elected Legion Commander

Dudley A. White of Norwalk Ohio was unanimously chosen commander of the Ohio American Legion at its annual convention in Akron. The newspaperman was elected by the delegates in a unanimous vote.

Dudley A. White Norwalk Ohio American Legion Akron

Opal Hunt Wed Alvie Russell in Chauncey Ceremony

A quiet Chauncey wedding was held at 7 pm in the Hunt home on High Street. Opal Hunt became the bride of Alvie Russell, who resides near Millfield, with Rev. G B Courtney of the Church of Christ presiding. Attending were Mr and Mrs Walter Bakus, Mr and Mrs Theodore Marshall, Mr and Mrs John Canter, Mr and Mrs Alonzo Walters, Sylvia Potts, Walter Potts, Wilbur Potts, William Champlin, and the Hunt family.

Chauncey John Hunt High Street Opal Alvie Russell Millfield G. B. Courtney Church of Christ Walter Backus Theodore Marshall John Canter Alonzo Walters Sylvia Potts Walter Potts Wilbur Potts William Champlin

Local residents visit Columbus during week at fair

Postmaster Chck. McCafferty and sons Cecil and Jack Chauncey attend the State Fair this week. Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Courtney and children and Mrs. Courtney's mother, Mrs. Charles Bradfield Sr., were in Columbus Thursday. Lawrence Ferrer of Toledo has been in Chauncey visiting his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Ferrer. Mrs. Guy Gardner and daughter Wyona of Chauncey have also been visiting in Columbus this week.

Renovation At Athens County Courthouse Raises Dust

Workers blast outer walls at the Athens County Courthouse as sand fills rooms through cracks and doors. Heavy dust forces temporary removal of courthouse attachments and blocking doors with iron to keep sand out.

County Election Board

Large Southeastern Ohio Detours On Route 56 And Nearby Roads

Detours affect Route 56 Circleville to Adelphi a 20 mile stretch with surface treatment. Route 11 Gallipolis Road from Gallipolis to the Jackson County line surface treated with traffic maintained. a 16 mile detour in Jackson County due to a six mile road work. Route 7 Ohio River Road under construction with a 1 one way traffic. a 1 5 mile detour in Lawrence County from Athalia to Proctorville plus city street detours in Pomeroy and Middleport on routes 7 31 and 124.

Circleville-Athens Pickaway County Ohio H. N. Burgett South East Ohio Motor Club Circleville Adelphi Jackson-Gallipolis Gallia County Gallipolis Jackson County Lawrence County Athalia Proctorville Pomeroy Middleport

Boudinot Family Holds Annual Reunion in Lancaster

The sixth annual Boudinot family reunion gathered 70 members at Rising Park Lancaster on August 25 with a basket dinner, a business session led by Mrs. Walter Grubb, and letters from distant relatives. Officers were elected and plans set for the 1930 gathering in Moxahala Park near Zanesville.

Bayview Saco Maine Claro

Chauncey Urges End to Riding on Moving Machines

Chauncey mayor W D Hines says an ordinance bans standing on running boards and sitting on radiators of moving machines and will be enforced going forward.

Chauncey W. D. Hines Hines

Athens Country Club hosts 36 hole medal play golf day

The Athens Country Club plans a big golf day with a medal play handicap of 36 holes in foursomes. Prizes go to winners and runners up in each flight. Play begins at an unspecified time. Flights list players including Swanson, Beckley, Riddle, Mackinnon, Forsyth, Sherrard, Clark, Hinman, Baker, Musgrave, Hanley, Reed, and Goo.

Athens Country Club Grover Swanson Johnson O'Meness Beckley Woodworth Joh Morton D. H. Riddle Bush Wood Nichols J. Honschalder Whipple T. BR Riddle Hawk Mackinnon Warren Fitton Logan Chunk Preston Rauch Maker Haskins Parks Forsyth Sherrard Cable Covert Sprague Whaley Cooper Woolley Sweeney Gross Sister Bailey Dingman Kerr Hoover Wolfe FE. Jones R. Jones Crate Ore Link Clark Hinman Milley Kelley Schloss Dowler Slutz Townsend McKay Miller McLauchlin White Gubitz H Cline Morgan Sams H. Baker Musgrave Householder Bain Haney Danford Bird Mihhee Berry Hison Edmundson Hill Incerham Hanley Reed Goo

Grosvenor Street Water Shutoff For Fire Plug Replacement

Water on Grosvenor Street was turned off for one hour in the morning and one hour in the afternoon to replace an antiquated fire plug at Grosvenor and Townsend Streets. Firemen found the plug unfit during a practice run. City Service Director G M Romine said the shutdown was an emergency to avoid delaying notice. Only Grosvenor Street water users were affected.

Grosvenor Street Grosvenor Townsend Streets G M. Romine City Service

Tire Record Set as US Manufacturers Produce Over Eight Million

United States tire manufacturers produced 8,145,508 tire casings in May, edging past the prior all time month record of 7,855,805 set in April 1928. The milestone marks a peak in wartime demand and industry output.

United States

Jerusalem Mayor Threatened in Reprisals

Mostem mayor of Jerusalem was burned and his life threatened in reprisals by Jews. The house stood in the Abyssinian quarter of the city, surrounded by Jewish residences.

Mostem Jerusalem

Sawyer Family Reunion at Boudinot Nome near Sillfield

Chauncey Aug 30 The Saw yer family reunion will be held Sunday September 1 at the country home of Mr and Mrs C H Boudinot near Millfield Also celebrated are the golden wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs William Sawyer of Urbana and the anniversary of Mr and Mrs H Roudinet marriage

Chauncey Sawyer Mms. C. H. Boudinot Millfield William Sawyer Urbana Aleo H. Roudinet

Traffic growth predicted for United States roads

Harvard University researchers from the Albert R. Erskine Bureau of Street Traffic Research project rapid growth in motorists. They estimate 60 million motor cars will traverse U.S. roads a few years from now, up from about 25 million today.

United States Albert R. Erskine Harvard University

Will Bring Body Here for Burial

Mrs. Joe Layman of Columbus died after a major surgical operation. Her body will be brought to Columbus for interment in West Union Street Cemetery Saturday morning aboard the 11:15 Hocking Valley train. She will rest beside her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah Sells, who died in 1914. Funeral services will be conducted at the cemetery by Rev. C. M. Coulter following a train arrival.

Joe Layman Columbus West Union Street Hocking Valley Jeremiah Sells Stinsson Avenue Layman Athens C. M. Coulter First Methodist Episcopal Church

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