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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1927

Page

9

City Officials Dinner Reports Steady Progress and Finances

The annual dinner at the Colonial attended by 43 city officials praised council progress, highway and street work, health improvements, and future programs. City finances were cited as solid with bonded debt under a quarter million and city assets exceeding two million dollars.

Emizio B. C. Woodworth Lawiaaliding Treautry Anyorr Soyer Ales Moore Uyghey Spreckes Ohio Fukdon Tie Council Meyor Appnent Prause Valtis MS Higemas Heath John Dowler Councillaay MM TM Follman Poles Terhe Gk Comnedia W. Barrartin George Janiner Stew Hooks Ald Keene Cie Prosram Gamat Tye Haney Elaney Flaney

Ten Year Sentence Given to Widow of Dr Liliendaahl

Mrs Margaret Liliendaahl was sentenced to ten years in prison for her role in the slaying of her husband Dr Willam Hendant Wis Reach, a co defendant described as an alleged paramour, with Justice Pather Campbell presiding. The article notes a plan for further trials was abandoned and mentions associated remarks during sentencing.

Mays Landing N. J. der U.2 Margaret Liliendahl Willam II- Hendant Wis Reach Pather Campbell

Birds Ride on Liner Off New York Coast

Reports from New York describe a flock of small birds hitching a ride aboard a liner arriving from the coast of Columbia. The birds, an unknown variety, swarmed the ship and covered its deck as the vessel neared port.

New York Columbia

Volunteers' Blood Keeps Alive Youth Overcome by Gas

Washington dispatch reports volunteers provided blood to sustain Rixey Bridges after carbon monoxide fumes overwhelmed him in a released garage. Doctors said the transfusion, involving seven hundred cubic centimeters, helped keep Bridges alive when other means failed.

Washington Rixey Bridges Bridges John Wolsy Ely Hayes

Seven Mile Plunge Record Triumph in Aviation

Washington reports word from the National Aeronautic Association of a seven mile plunge reaching 68 509 feet. Champion Carlton C. Haire or Wright Apache brother device set a new record in a dramatic ascent and fall while seeking life and fame in the aeronautic world.

Washington da Carlaton C Leavier Tinesien

Ohio Operators Reflect On Plea Conference Attendance

Ohio operators indicate they may refuse a plea and attend only as observers. They justify privacy for members and say they will not act on behalf of the owners' group. Details of plans remain unclear amid talks linked to a hoped peace conference.

Davi Ohio Mostle Tne Treas Nui Conference

Untitled note on stalled relations and unclear events

Fragmented text fragment discusses a stalled issue involving individuals and a presumed organization. It mentions meetings, a person named Malle Spencers, and a claim of no renewal of a relationship with an MRT. Details are garbled and unclear.

Nelson Offers to Sell Himself for Funds in Aid of Father

In Will Sell Self Banantunig Texas a man in World War era offers to auction himself for money to support his father. He claims a desperate need and says he would do anything for Finelies. The plan was halted when work was found, ending the immediate bid.

Chanmnion Wats Mallize’s Maurk Iiseinseih Banantunig Tex. Bee Nelson Tie

Lindbergh Honored by House With Medal and Citation

The House of Representatives paid Charles A. Lindbergh the highest honors, recessed in his honor, and awarded the Medal of Honor to the New York flyer. Lindbergh appeared to thunderous cheers as members crowded Longworth’s rostrum to shake his hand and greet the aviator.

Washington House of Representatives Charles A. Lindbergh Younsters

State Highway Bids Announced for Route Projects

The state highway department released bid results for major routine work on several routes including wind structure assessments. Bidders included Gata county and others as planning moves forward for approximately substantial contracts.

Columbus Dee. Hin

Ohio Briefs: Damaged Gas Admits Two Men In Hotel Break‑In

The brief item reports two men from Cleveland arrested after a hotel break‑in with gas shot through. It notes an investigation into the incident and mentions a Beloit fire on a business block and a fatal auto accident near Warsaw. Additional items record a society bootlegger conviction, a high school dedication, and a civic note on medical education.

Four Plead Not Guilty in Prison Guard Shooting

Four defendants faced arraignment in a Warren County courtroom over the fatal shooting of Grant Weakley a prison guard. Imogene Kellogg Patrick Riley George Zens Leamont Sower and red Kellogg are charged with first degree murder. One co defendant remained hospitalized after a prior wounding and was not brought to court.

New Lexington W.pi Ion Pleas Court L. G. , Worstell Athens Grant Weakley Imogene Kellogg Detroit Patrick Riley Ohio State Penitentiary George Zens Tee Lesamont Sower Red C. Kellogg Cehinthus

Inter State Commerce system upheld in St Louis case

Federal Judge Charles J Farts upheld the Interstate Commerce Commission system of water railroad properties in the St Louis and O Falton case. The decision, if affirmed by the Supreme Court, could set a precedent for deciling cases with potential large sums involved. Elizabeth Beane filed a suit naming Charles Mather M L son of William Merrill of the Chicago Underwriters Association.

ST. Louis U.R Inter-State Commerce Commission Art Balm Cuacaga Teo Mitzabeth Beane Charles Mather M. L William Merrill Chicago

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