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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1928
Page
8
Livestock thieves failed to steal cattle from Rockbridge area farms as pursuing residents chased them away. A dog was killed by thieves who fled before identification. Residents report gates removed and 25 bushels of oats stolen at another farm.
In Logan the case of Anna N Tom as administratrix of Edward H Tom against Leslie Shultz opened in Common Pleas Court over a 15000 dollar claim for the plaintiffs and their four children Edna Duncan Madge Mayes Theodore and Billy Tom. The trial began with jury selection and testimony from Mrs Tom as the defendants defense argues Tom lacked capacity and that Shultz acted in self defense.
Logan December 13 communities plan carol singing at the Public Square Christmas Eve at 7 PM. Euterpean Club led by Mrs. Raymond Lanning and the American Legion band supervise the event with city pupils to take part. Epworth League members also plan early Christmas morning carol rounds using cars to tour the city.
Logan Ohio December 13 Purcell School in Benton Township near South Bloomingville shut temporarily by order of health Commissioner Dr Morton Bland to curb diphtheria and scarlet fever. This marks the third school closure in recent weeks with Laurelville and South Bloomingville previously affected.
Logan reports large crowds visiting the murder shack on the Konchler farm near Mound Crossing. People entered the cabin and even started the phonograph thought to have been playing during the crime, listening as the old machine played Just As The Sun Goes Down.
Forest Frosty Smith of New Pittsburg told Traffic Officer Joe Farbearn he was half drunk after his Wednesday morning arrest. Smith was jailed to sober up and faces intoxication charges in Magistrate J. P. Miller’s court Thursday.
Robert King, missing since November 30, has been located in St Louis and will return home Thursday. Juvenile officials found him in custody and arranged transportation after relatives wired funds. A St Louis Bureau of Missing Men lead helped confirm his identity via photograph and letters from the boy.
Omar C Gray, cashier of a Cadiz bank, was re-elected to the Ohio House from Harrison County at the Columbus Republican caucus. The move marks the first time a speaker of the lower house has been re-elected in Ohio history. Gray will start a fourth term next month and will travel to Columbus alone.
Harry Shaw 22 delivery driver Logan son of Mr and Mrs Herbert C Shaw and Lucy Conrad 20 at home Logan daughter of Mr and Mrs Lucius Conrad received a license. The Rev E H Dailey officiated.
London reports a cautious note of optimism as King George the Sixth remains stable after two operations. Doctors say a long and difficult recovery lies ahead, despite earlier pulses staying steady.
Musterole Laxative Cold Tablets promise rapid relief for colds and aches with mild effects. Take at first sign of a cold. chocolate coated and easy to swallow. Distributed by Musterole Company Cleveland. 35 cents at all druggists or by postpaid.
Mrs. Etta Mae Miller a Michigan mother of ten children was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of her fourth liquor law violation. The jury deliberated two hours and fifty minutes finding all four convictions tied to liquor violations.
Buenos Aires dispatches report many political exiles from Argentina and Brazil head to Asuncion to aid the Paraguayan government should Bolivia enter war. Reliable sources say peace hinges on arbitration by Argentina, which is said to favor settlement in South American interests.
Comeaut, Pa December 13 Mr and Mrs William Headly of Summit celebrate the arrival of their third set of twins in three years Both are girls The Headleys now have 11 children in all.
McArthur and vicinity show a marked improvement in the smallpox outbreak after ten days. Dr. O S Cox health commissioner notes initial noncompliance, then strict quarantine regulations and fumigation of offices and stores reduced spread. No scarlet fever cases. the sole mumps case released. Quarantine to be lifted before the holidays.
Bruce Grove of Logan, a section hand for the Hocking Valley Railway Company, broke his leg when a hand-car derailed at Dundas Monday. He was examined by Dr. H and ordered to Grant Hospital in Columbus. Twenty two Princeton football players who appeared in Yale Cornell or Ohio State games earned letters this year.
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