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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1928
Page
16
Logan workers report 31 families in Logan and vicinity face illness and misfortune and will receive Christmas aid if local groups cooperate. Red Cross will allocate funds to those most in need, with priority to children and the very old, and no overhead deductions.
Deputy Sheriff L. F. Hammond was elected delegate to the national meeting of the D O K K to be held next August in Winnipeg Canada. The selection followed a Dokki gathering at Pythian Hall with J L Mooney and Leverette Sain of the Knights of Pythias arranging the program and dinner. Visitors from Athens Nelsonville Pomeroy and New Straitsville attended.
Anna N. Tom administratrix of Edward H. Tom's estate won a $500 verdict against Leslie Shultz. The jury in Logan found in favor at 2:45 p m on Thursday. Shultz, a patient at the Lima State Hospital for the Criminal Insane, was responsible for the fatal shooting of Edward H. Tom on April 16. George H. Hengst represented Shultz. Judge Harley M. Whitcraft charged the jury after waiving arguments. Jury foreman was A L O'Neil.
Mrs William Wetherill hosted the Among Ourselves Club Christmas party at Midland Place. The gathering featured holiday decorations and the annual grab bag. Dinner for 17 included the husbands as guests, with gifts placed under the tree and candy favors. John Wetherill and Harley Gooding attended as guests.
Mrs Fred Stracke returns to her Logan home after a week with Mr and Mrs A A Mahoney and family in Detroit and with Mr and Mrs Clarence Stracke in Toledo. On Friday evening she will visit her daughter Mrs Nelson Dowler and family of Nelsonville.
The text warns that giving children sweets before bed leads to fermentation in tooth crevices during the long fasting period of eight to nine hours, causing decay. It emphasizes avoiding sugary snacks at bedtime to protect dental health.
Logan December meeting approves moving the library to the second floor of City Hall with about 100 dollars in carpenter work. The auditor, service director, engineer, and council relocate to rooms vacated by the library as the juvenile reading room gains space and supervision.
Robert King returned to Miss Son Logan after ten days away. Juvenile Court officials arranged a bus ride home to his parents Mr. and Mrs. William King in Columbus, who were en route to meet him. Neighbors contacted officials, and a reunion was held that night. The boy planned to reenter school next morning.
Logan December banquet of the Ladies Social Club featured a three course dinner in the main room and an evening of five hundred and flinch. Mrs D H Lappen was high scorer at finch and Mrs Charles Brandt held high honors at five hundred.
The note presents the Letter Golf puzzle answer sequence from shop to gift via steps shop shot soot soft sift gift. It outlines how each word differs by a single letter and ends with gift as the final solution.
Logan December report shows plans for the first meeting of the Presbyterian Church Men’s Club to be held Friday evening with John W Bricker of Columbus as principal speaker. Invitations issued to many men. Franklin Kerr Guild will serve dinner before the program. Four more meetings planned over the next four months with several speakers likely each month.
In Chicago on December 14 the American Farm Bureau Federation adopted resolutions on national agricultural policy federal and state taxation sugar import policy and cooperative marketing during the closing session of its tenth annual meeting.
A fire at a saw mill in Durley South Hants England touched neighboring apple trees. Flames whipped through the site as authorities fought the blaze and nearby orchards were affected by heat.
Reverend Frank H Throop of Central Presbyterian Church in Columbus warns at First Presbyterian Church here that China will challenge Western power within 25 years and urges a conscious effort for world peace. He cites China's size resources and evolving centralized government while praising Confucian morals and suggesting America learn from China. Officers of the Brotherhood elected Prof A B Sias president Thor Olson vice president and W W Coe secretary treasurer. Sixty one members attend.
Belching after meals often stems from excess gastric acid. A 60 cent bottle of Pape's Diapepsin is advertised as quick relief after eating or with stomach pain. It claims to neutralize stomach acid, soothe inflammation, and promote normal digestion, with millions of users over the years.
Ohio University officials announce a guest speaker will address attendees at the January meeting. Details on the exact date time and venue are to follow.
London dispatch reports King George showing continued improvement after the Prince of Wales return from Africa. The King’s children stay close to the Palace, visiting frequently and keeping the Queen company to ease her three weeks of worry.
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