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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1927

Page

10

Logan 7000 Acres Tilled At Farm At Reformatory

In Mansfield reformatory 2630 prisoners are reported by officer Ted Devlin as a new high. He described state farm work surrounding the institution with 7000 acres farmed in the last year. Crops include corn with husking done and potatoes gathered by prisoners who receive a share used on site. The poultry farm houses thousands of chickens.

Logan Mansfield Reformatory Ted Devlin Devlin

Workmen's Mutual Burial Association to elect leaders

Members will meet at 7 p m Wednesday at the East Main street hall for the annual election and installation. The secretary says other important business will be conducted after the voting and refreshments.

Workmen's Mutual Burial Association

High Individual Score Sets Three-Game Mark in League

In Logan on December 5 Larimer of the Hocking Valleys rolled up 656 pins to break the high three game score. Johnson added 62 percent in his three games as the business men lost the set two games to one.

Gots Larimer Hocking Valleys Logan Johnson

Logan juvenile court case continued as defendant fails to appear

Clifford Poling did not appear for his juvenile court trial in Logan. Poling is charged with automobile theft committed with Greyson Bioser, who is serving a Mansfield reformatory sentence. Blosser testified as a witness brought by guard Ted Devlin.

Logan Clifford Tpoling Poling Greyson Bioser Mansfield Blosser Ted Devlin Mansfield Institution

Ford Is Shown at Harden Company Showroom

Hundreds gathered at the H. W. Harden company showroom in Logan to view the new Ford automobile on display for the first time here. The car had earlier been shown in Nelsonville to thousands and would stay in Logan through Monday before moving to another city.

Logan H. W. Harden Company Ford Nelsonville

Russian Tea Delights Delta Theta Tau in Logan

Miss Alice Hamilton hosted a Sunday Russian tea for the Delta Theta Tau sorority with Phi Sigma Gamma guests. Also noted: Mr. Harry Thomas and daughter Margaret Ann plan a ten day West Virginia visit. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Harden visited Nelsonville. D. E. McNeeley Akron announce birth of Patricia Ann on November 28. formerly Mildred McLaughlin of Logan.

Harry Thomas Margaret Ann West Virginia Vernon Newton Frank Harden Nelsonville D. E. McNeeley Akron Patricia Ann McNeeley Mildred McLaughlin

John Kerns Dies at 79 of Bronchial Pneumonia

John Kerns a resident of Black Fork aged 79 died of bronchial pneumonia early this morning at his home. He had been in ill health for some time and is survived by relatives and friends in the area. Burial details were not available.

John Kerns

Family List of Heidorn Kin Followed by Funeral Plans

The obituary item notes Mrs. Frank Heidorn of Black Fork and a widow with several children living in various locations including Coalwood W V Cincinnati Athens Charleston Spencer Montgomery Oak Hill and Spencer. Mr Kerns had lived with his daughter for ten months and earlier at 193 West Washington Street. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.

Frank Heidorn Black Fork Kerns West Washington Street W. J. Wasmer Scott KR. Wolf Coalwood W. Va Walter Josten Cincinnati Theodore Kerns

Remus Case Hints At Higher Bootleg Profits Than Admitted

Cincinnati reports the state will try to prove George Remus kept more bootleg money than he admits. Remus asserts his wife and former agent Franklin L. Dodge Jr. stole liquor profits, with conspiracies he says causing the “transitory insanity” that led to Mrs. Remus’s death two months earlier.

George Remus Cincinnati U.R Remus Franklin L. Dodge Jr

Remus Chooses Silence in Court Over Reporter Writings

In Cincinnati on December 6 George Remus angrily denounced a New York reporter and said he would not testify for himself in the Imogene Remus murder case. He told Judge Chester R Shook and County Prosecutor Charles P Taft that an inconsistency must be corrected and asked the press to show cause why he should not be cited for contempt.

Cincinnati USA George Remus New York Chester R Remus Imogene

Correction on George Douglas Maiming Verdict

George Douglas was found guilty in Athens County Common Pleas last June on an assault charge after an indictment by the May grand jury. He was not fined on the ear biting count against Floyd Hartley, contrary to a Messenger report.

George Douglas Athens County Common Pleas Court Douglas Floyd Hartley the Messenger

Wife on stand in New Jersey murder trial

Mrs. Margaret Lilliendahl testified in the Mays Landing trial for the murder of her husband Dr. William W Lilliendahl. She appeared taut and nervous as she took the stand on December 5.

Mays Landing N. J Margaret Lilliendahl William W Lilliendahl

Radio Interference To Be Discussed By Athens Club

Athens Radio club to discuss eliminating five types of interference around the city. A meeting is set at city hall on Wednesday at 7 pm with about 65 members, led by President W. R. Hughes and Secretary Alex M. Moore, inviting local radio fans to attend.

Athens Club Athens Athens Radio Club W. R. Hughes Alex M. Moore

Paris Woman Awarded Five Thousand in Auto Suit

Hortense Mastrin won a $5,000 verdict after suing for $50,000 over the loss of her leg in an automobile accident.

Paris Hortense Mastrin

Colorado mine owners back I W W bonded experiment

In Colorado two mine owners proposed to turn their properties to the I W W for an experiment in non capitalistic industrialism. They require heavy bonding to protect the mines from damage and await final arrangements with a bonding company to start the project.

Denver Colo Colorado I W. W

Zirkle and Peters to Present Two Piano Recital

Ralph Zirkle and Jessie Peters join for a two piano recital in Ewing Hall on Thursday December 8 at 8 pm. The event is staged by the Athens Women’s Music Club and the French Club at Ohio University. Both artists are prominent American pianists born in the Midwest and trained abroad. Peters studied in Germany with Countess Malatesta and Arthur Schnabel while Zirkle studied in Italy and France with Ernesto Consulo and Camille Decreus. Peters began as a concert artist in New York and the East and is a recording artist for Ampico. Zirkle’s career started in Chicago and the West and he has made phonographic recordings.

Ralph Zirkle Jessie Peters Ewing Hall Athens Women's Music Club Ohio University Mid-West Miss Peters Germany Countess Malatesta Arthur Schnabel Mr. Zirkle Italy France Ernesto

Parkes Wins $12,000 Verdict Against Financier

London reports Joseph Wellington Parkes secured a $12,000 verdict over the financier who won Mrs. Parkes Jove in a dispute.

London Joseph Wellington Parkes

Plans to interest students in aiding miners relief drive

Eight student volunteers and five faculty members at Ohio University outlined a campaign to raise clothing and funds for needy miners families in Hocking valley. The plan includes inter fraternity and sorority drives, dormitory visits, and notices at convocation and mass meetings.

Ohio University Hocking Valley Athens Inter-Fraternity Carl Porter W. Walter Ludwig Ted Cowen

Creomulsion the Creosote Cough Remedy Promoted

An advertisement touts Creomulsion as a two fold medicine that soothes swollen membranes and inhibits germ growth. It claims safety and effectiveness for persistent coughs colds bronchitis and related respiratory issues with a money back guarantee if relief is not achieved.

Notable names listed in community roster

A partial roster includes Lewis Tervin Lawrence Jarvis Everett Shimp Margaret Cordwin Beth Kilpatrick Beulah MacCray Ethel Borton Dorothy Beise Virginia Riddle Charles Giauque Ey A Hansen. The readable list shows several residents connected to local events.

Lewis Tervin Lawrence Jarvis Everett Shimp Margaret Cordwin Beth Kilpatrick Beulah MacCray Ethel Borton Dorothy Beise Virginia Riddle Charles Giauque Ey A. Hansen

Wives in 80 towns sparks Paris divorce case

Mme Legniere secured evidence after Pierre Legall boasted of wives in 30 towns, leading to a divorce filing in Paris. Evidence, gathered in a precipitating scandal, undercuts Legall’s family claims.

Paris Pierre Legall Mme. Legniere

Non-Oily Creme Rouge Promises All Day Wear

A new Creme Rouge called Carnee claims lasting all day wear with no oiliness. It supposedly blends with skin tones to match any complexion and leaves no trace after application. Available from toiletgooge dealers in the period.

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