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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1928

Page

3

Enviable Record for Florence Coates at Ohio University

Miss Florence Coates of Steubenville Ohio University senior has an average of 2.6 and a broad activity record. She missed only one class due to illness since enrollment four years ago and has led Theta Phi Alpha as president, chaired the Women's League, and held roles in Kappa Delta Pi Cresset and the Pan Hellenic Council.

Florence Coates Steubenville Ohio University Theta Phi Alpha Women's League Kappa Delta Pi Cresset Miss Coats Pan- Hellenic Council Athena Folk- Tore Club

Wife of murdered man held in capital prison

Mrs. Emma Chandler of Groveport was ordered held for investigation in Columbus on the ax murder of her former husband Joseph Berry three years ago. Prosecutor Chester questioned her and also examined Pearl and David Berry, brothers of the slain man, as the investigation was reopened after George Robinson.

Columbus U.R Emma Chandler Groveport Joseph Berry Chandler Berry Chester Pearl David Berry

Suspect Returns From Steubenville On Assault Warrant

A man returned from Steubenville on a warrant charging assault with intent to kill. Robinson denied involvement in the case. Mrs. Berry said a Negro killed her husband, while her daughter claimed a white man did.

Steubenville Robinson Berry

Flyers Target New Altitude Record At Wright Field

Dayton flyers Capt. Bt Clair Street and Capt. Albert W. Stevens prepared to launch from Wright Field to set a higher altitude mark. Weather hazy so they wait for ideal conditions after a prior 37,000 foot attempt ended with throttle failure and a six mile free flight in 75 degrees below zero until fuel ran out.

Dayton Bt Clair Street Albert W. Stevens Wright Field Street Stevens

Union Miners Have Election In Nelsonville

On December 11 in Nelsonville the United Mine Workers vote to elect international district and sub-district officers. Local secretaries must return ballots within five days, delaying results until official counts next week. Sub-district officers Isaac Jones Glouster Harry Tipton The Plains and B F Johnson Nelsonville will tally.

Nelsonville United Mine Workers’ Organization International Isaac Jones Glouster Harry Tipton the Plains

Social contacts note from Columbus visitants

Mrs. M. H. Lutz spends a few days in Columbus. Mrs. Bertha Hamilton and Mrs. Herman Ohlinger visit. Guy Ridenour hosts Sunday. Several others, including Miss Anne V. Pullen, entertainments in Columbus with theater. Pullen directed The Flapper Grandmother production last week.

M. H. Lutz Columbus Bertha Hamilton Herman Ohlinger Guy Ridenour Loren North Durward North Ralph Henry Esther Verity Lancaster Clarence Heft Arlie Fiske Ethel Walker Helen Elizabeth Stedem Anne V. Pullen Wilmington N. C Miss Pullen Nelsonville Kilmarnock Anthony Stedem Little Rock Ark Elizabeth Cooley Frank O'Mara Beryl California

Athens Issues 293 New Car Licenses For 1929

Deputy Commissioner Dave Johnson reports 1929 license tags issued since December 1 total 293 with 3 passenger and 70 truck licenses. Shafer Company received 11 truck and 8 passenger licenses costing 459.55 dollars. New tags usable December 21, motorists urged to file applications promptly. The Professional Golfers Association of the United States now surpasses 2000 members.

Dave Johnson Johnson C. D. Shafer Company Bis Firm

Nelsonville High to Sell Season Basketball Tickets

Nelsonville announces season tickets valid for ten home games. Tickets go on sale Wednesday at Dilchers Colonial Shafer's Newstand and Fountain Pharmacy. Football ticket holders gain basketball access. football tickets exchangeable at L E Buell's office beginning December 12. The slate opens with New Lexington High on Friday and East High Columbus on Saturday.

Nelsonville Seasson Dilcher’s The Colonial Shafer’s Newstand Fountain Pharmacy L. E. Buell Pittsburgh Technical School New Lexington High School East High Columbus

Hudson grabs center role as Wooster tops Akron GoodYear

Paul Matt Hudson, former Nelsonville High School star now Wooster College sophomore, claimed the center spot for Wooster as they beat Akron GoodYear five on Saturday. He started and played most of the game, notable for helping the only college squad to defeat the Akron outfit in several years.

Nelsonville Paul Matt” Hudson Wooster College Wooster Akron Goodyear Hudson Akron Outfit

Court House Notes from Athens County Court Docket

The Athens County Common Pleas Court grants divorce and restores maiden names. Sylvia Carsey vs Ed son J Carsey ends in divorce on neglect grounds. Deputy sheriff Frank Joyce appointed by Sheriff Williams. Paul Silcott pleads guilty to speeding, fined $10 and costs, jailed until paid. Nelson Gray pleads guilty to assault and battery, fined $25 and costs, jailed until paid. Julia C Hawkins files divorce petition against Ernest Hawkins citing neglect since 1928 marriage in Lancaster. Wayne Wingett sues J L Riley and R C Brickles on an $200 note at 8 percent interest since 1927. Floyd Bodkins petitions to annul marriage to Lucy Bodkins, both minors.

Athens County Common Pleas Court Sylvia Carsey Edson J. Carsey Paul Silcott Silcott Athens County Nelson Gray Julia C. Hawkins Ernest Hawkins Lancaster Wayne Wingett J. L. Riley R. C. Brickles Louise C. Biddison Claudius L. Biddison Jack C. Biddison Jane Carpenter Athens

Regular meeting of Glenford Dugan Post American Legion Tonight

Nelsonville notices report Glenford Dugan Post American Legion to hold a regular meeting at 7 30 pm urged attendance by commander Austin Kontner. Also announced: birth of a daughter Martha Grace Dow Bowers Jr at Radium Hospital Columbus. Other items include a custody dispute and several court actions.

Nelsonville Glenford Dugan Post American Legion Austin Kontner Dow Bowers, Jr Radium Hospital Columbus Dow Bowers Martha Grace

Truck Driver Fined in Trimble for Reckless Driving

Roy Seagles of Logan West Virginia pleaded guilty to reckless driving in Mayor Johnson’s court in Trimble. Deputy Sheriff Fred Heck said Seagles drove a Reo at 55 mph about 11 pm Monday. He was fined 20 dollars plus costs. A Chicago New Jersey city panel proposed a 3 percent tax on professional sports.

Roy Seagles Logan W. Va Johnson Trimble Fred Heck Seagles

Election of Relief Corps officers in Nelsonville

At the Woman's Relief Corps meeting in Nelsonville on December 11, officers for the coming year were elected. President Miss Phoebe Clements senior vice-president Mrs. Della MacMasters junior vice-president Mrs. Florence Whitmore chaplain Mrs. Rilia Anderson treasurer Mrs. Adda James conductor Mrs. Della Pidcock guard Mrs. Mary Willis. Appointive officers to be announced before installation January 14, with a chicken dinner planned for the event.

Nelsonville Woman's Relief Corps Phoebe Clements Della MacMasters Florence Whitmore Rilia Anderson Adda James Della Pidcock Mary Willis

Offender Pardoned by Governor In Stark County Case

Canton man W H Jones freed from Stark County Workhouse after defaulting on a $1000 liquor fine. Governor Donahey granted clemency on the recommendation of State Prohibition Commissioner B F McDonald.

Columbus W. H. Jones Canton Stark County Donahey B. F. McDonald

Collision on Athens Nelsonville road after ice coats windshield

A head on crash at Myer's Crossing on the Athens Nelsonville Road last night around 10 30 caused by a steaming radiator and a windshields ice. Delbert Swyer drove one car while the other was a Ford touring with an unidentified driver. Damages to both autos were about 50 dollars each according to service men.

Myer’s Crossing Athens Nelsonville Delbert Swyer

Ohio Breeders Win Prominent Places in Livestock Expo

Independent Ohio breeders scored at the 1928 International Livestock Exposition in Chicago by taking four grand championships one reserve grand title and a junior championship. Top awards went to horse breeders in the Belgian and Percheron divisions with Sir Laet from Woodside Farms Columbus named grand champion Percheron Lor deau 2nd owned by Wentz and Sons Kirby grand champion Belgian stallion Lillian 8th owned by Frantz Brothers Mr Cory grand female championship Galloway class winners and Mrs James Frantz and sons reserve champion Galloway bull. Ohio State University placed 12th among agricultural colleges with one championship and three firsts.

Chicago U.P Ohio Sir Laet Woodside Farms Columbus Lordeau Charles A. Wentz

Washington D C Seeks to Ban Basketball for School Girls

Washington D C petitions authorities to abolish basketball as a sport for school girls joining other cities pushing to end the activity for female students.

Washington, D. C

Payday results in busy police court

Dee Glouster reports a crowded session after weekend disturbances. Two Negro men were arrested early Sunday. one charged with drunkenness, the other with drunkenness and fighting, both fined plus costs totaling around 15 dollars. Other cases included Charles Kasler and Donald Brooks on drunk charges, John Cotter fined for a drunk charge, and Nell Judson and George Murray in a liquor offense with confiscation of liquor.

Glouster Dee Marshal Williams Heck George Love Crawford No. 6 Brooks Buckingham Charles Kasler Donald Brooks John Cotter Darling Nell Judson George Murray Judson Murray Derthick Athens

Glouster Kiwanis Tree Arrives for Children’s Treats

The Glouster Community Christmas tree sponsored by the Kiwanis Club arrived Monday. It will be set up and decorated today with an announcement later this week on the exact date for distributing treats to the kiddies from the tree.

Glouster Kiwanis Club

Birthday party honors Gail Darling on sixteenth birthday

In Glouster on December 11, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Darling hosted a party for daughter Gail. Guests included Hazel Winn, Ida Mae and Louise Jewell, Arrahwana Porter, and others. In Jacksonville, Helen Kearnes and Audrey McMenamy hosted a bridge club gathering with three tables and prizes.

Jacksonville Helen Kearnes Audrey McMenamy Faye Reed Mary McCann Norma Noon Nell McCann Evelyn Deal Margaret Cronin Kate McCann Faye Brinkley Lillian Deal Helen Kearns Audrey McManamy J. Baird Columbus

Green's Run Bazaar and Circus at School House

Greens Run School House hosts a bazaar and circus Thursday night organized by the Green's Run Parent-Teacher Association to raise needed funds for the school.

Glouster Greens Run Green's Run Parent-Teacher Association

Tony Sarg Sets Two Athens Puppet Shows This Saturday

Tony Sarg, premier American puppet show producer, announces two performances in Athens this Saturday. The 8:15 evening show features Adventures of Christopher Columbus, a landmark doll show designed for working men to attend after business. A matinee offers A Spanish Fiesta with puppet acts, music, and scenic effects for children.

Tony Sarg America Athens Christopher Columbus Sarg

Radio Listings Show Opera, Magazine Hour and Insurance Dedication

Radio schedules list Chicago Civic Opera at 8 E T Mozart Don Giovanni on WIZ and NBC network slots for WEAF WOR and Kolster Hour. A 9:30 E T dedication ceremony for a New York insurance building appears on NBC and WEAF. Palmolive Hour also airs on WEAF.

WIZ Chicago Civic Opera Don Viovanni WEAF WOR Columbia N. Y. Tfe Insurance Company Weaf—N B. C T.—Palmolive

Earl Baker Returns to U S for Mayo Clinic Throat Operation

Earl E. Baker, formerly of Athens and a Ohio University graduate, has come back from the Philippines to Mayo's Hospital in Rochester Minnesota for throat surgery performed by Dr. Charles Mayo. He is recovering well and expects to return to the Philippines in a few weeks where he works with an American school supply firm. Mrs Baker remains in the Philippines. Rhoda Barker reports friends may write during his hospital stay.

Earl E. Baker Philippine Islands Athens United States Mayo's Hospital Rochester Minnesota Baker Charles Mayo Ohio University Philippines Cleveland

Live Hog and Cattle Receipts and Price Range Report

Cattle and calves receipts 14,000 with calves at 3,000. Market fed steers and yearlings steady to 25 cents lower with predominating lower trends. Hog prices cited with receipts around 55,000 and cattle packers noting varied weights from 160 to 350 pounds. Intel trades show slight declines in some items. Packing sows listed with multiple weight brackets and price ranges.

Intel

Market Receipts Show Steady Trade In Livestock

Receipts total 4 600 with market at 1 090 held over and prices trading lower at 10 to cent. Beef cattle range from 8 0 8 75 per cwt with calves at 12 15 and heavier stockers and feeders around 9. Prices for sheep show top fat lambs at 12 13.50 and fat ewes about 4 50. Overall market steady for calves and sheep with varied bids across weights and classes.

Butte Market Prices Fragment Update

Readable OCR lists varied retail prices for dairy and produce items. Notable entries include receipts amounts 14 674 and multiple color descriptors. Other lines reference fresh firsts and regional produce with color coded denominations.

Butte Co Eet Moisere Utter Si Sakeo Ste Eges Pacific Coast

Pittsburgh Livestock Prices Inch Lower As Receipts Rise

Pittsburgh market receipts show 2000 cattle and 1000 sheep. Cattle include calves and beef steers light, heifers around 8 to 13 dollars, beef cows near 8 to 9, vealers 13 to 17.50, heavy calves 10 to 16. Sheep market stronger with fat lambs up to 14.25, bulk fat lambs 12 to 14.25, cull joints around 0.80 to 1.0, fat ewes about 5.50.

Pittsburgh

Negro Charged by Athens Man in Walnut Tree Theft

Charles Harris a colored man from Cutler is held in Marietta county jail on charges of cutting four walnut trees worth 150 dollars and stealing the logs. Arthur E. Algeo of Athens prosecutes the case and Harris waived examination after arraignment before Judge Fleming. Bond set at 500 dollars.

Marietta Charles Harris Arthur E. Algeo Athens Algeo Wesley Township Harris Way Met

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