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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1927

Page

5

Charity sewing event and society notes in Athens scene

A day of charity sewing at Mrs. Haffey’s home. P T A supplied clothing for miners and layettes for county nurse. Evening events include a Christmas party at the gym and a Saturnalia at Prof Hill’s home with gifts. Various club meetings, programs, and visits round out Athens society life.

M. Haffey South High Street Melba Danielson Esther Goddard Eula Smith Ohio University West Wing Athens County Children’s Home Aa Sigma Phi W. D. Hill East Btate Street Mildred Fate W. E. Moser North College Street Needle Craft Club J. H. McClure FE. J. Miller Needle Club R. R. Hughes Morris Avenue

Letter Golf Work Hard

Puzzle note notes that some puzzles are easy while others are hard and cites a five stroke change. It mentions a par solution on the last page today and taunts the puzzle editor as very dumb.

Word Golf Rules and Sample Transitions

The article explains letter golf as changing one word at a time to reach a target word in a fixed number of strokes. Each step must create a valid common word, only one letter can shift per move, and letter order stays the same. An example showing COW to HEN with COW HOW HEW HEN is given, and a complete solution appears on the last page.

Physical Education Club Sarah Hatcher Santa Claus Graham Progressive Literary Club Vern Kempton May Avenue Elson Hedges Harry Bennett L. E. Carpenter

Highways to Be Improved by State Road Department

Captain H N Burgett secretary of the Athens Automobile club says state highway crews will upgrade a dangerous Johnson Hill curve on state route 26 two and a half miles west of Amesville and a Fisher to Prattsville section on federal route 50. Guard rails will be installed and the road tarred once shoulders are packed. Fisher Prattsville road will be tarred early next year and finished when packed. Delegations from both communities sought the club's help.

H. N. Burgett Athens Automobile Club Johnson Hill Amesville Fisher Pratts Ville State Department of Highways Burgett Fisher. Peattsville Auto Club

Ear loss judgment against Wabash Railroad awarded to Audra Glass

Audra Glass of Van Wert county received a $10,000 judgment in Toledo over injuries from a collision between an automobile and a Wabash train, claiming loss of an ear in the incident.

van Wert County Wabash Railroad

Prof and Mrs Starr Lasher to spend Christmas in Washington

Prof. and Mrs. George Starr Lasher and their daughter Mary Elizabeth will depart Friday by car for Washington District of Columbia to visit Mrs. Siddons parents Judge and Mrs. Frederick L. Siddons during the Christmas holidays.

George Starr Lasher Mary Elizabeth Washington, DD Frederick L. Siddons

Extended quarantine against corn borer includes many Ohio counties

The European corn borer quarantine is to be extended immediately to numerous Ohio counties and select townships in Belmont Clark Fairfield Madison Miami Muskingum Perry. The rule bans moving un shelled corn from the listed areas while highway inspections will begin mid summer.

Columbus U.P Charles V. Truax Agriculture Allen Ashland Ashtabula Auglaize Carroll Champaign Columbiana Coshocton Crawford Cuyahoga Defiance Delaware Erie Franklin Fulton Knox, Lake, Licking Logan Lucas Mahoning Marion Medina Mercer Ottawa Wauwlding Portage Putnall Richland Sandusky Seneca Shelby Stark Summit Trumbull Tusecarawas Union van Wert Wayne Williams, Wood Wyandot Colerain Pease Belmont County German Harmony Moorefield Pike Pleassant Springfield Clark Connc Liberty Violet Walnut Fairfield County Canaan Darby Deer Creek Fairsfield Jefferson Monroe Oak Run Pike Pleasant Range Summerford Madison County Brown Elizabeth Lost Creek Spring Creek Staunton Wabash Miami County Muskingum County Clay Hopewell Madison Redding Throne Perry County

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Woman's Relief Corps Red Men's Hall Friendly Society of the Presbyterian Church Nabby Lee Ames The Daughters of the American Revolution George S. Putnam North High Street Ellis Island Progressive Club Woman's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church J. E. Barker J. T. Merwin F. E. Goldeberry E. B. Smith T. C. McCracken J. F. Stevens Clarence C. Robinson Three Wise Men McCracken Robert P. Tompkins Allen R. Kresge O. L. Hoisington Sarah Williams W. E. Moler S. H. Bing Bing Holzer Hospital Gallipolis Walter W. Ludwig Tuesday Needle Club A. L. Johnson Ira Biederman Elizabeth Hughes Margaret Laverty E. A. Holmes North Cemetery Street M. A. Club Merrill Johnson Alex Root J. A. Ronshausen Stimson Avenue D. A. R. McKinstry Athens Carpenter Mary Carpenter Clarence Crippen Chicago Harry H.townsend Maplewood Drive Home Missionary Society of the M. E. Church Harvey Ramsey Fannie Bean Lulu Poston Oril Carpenter A Daughters of Veterans Daughters of Union Veterans Tueday I. O. O. F.hall Mary A.fryburger Augusta Finsterwald Cadda M. Hughes Frances Strawn Nelle Pickering Blanche Phillips Nellie van Vorhes Edna Fleming MIAIK Robson N Phyllis Haver Woodworths Court House Mary Harrison Ford Franklin Pangborn Frederick Johnston Cline’s State Road Department Preston Toledo Audra Glass Director of Agriculture Nelsonville Michaels Stern Iate Air Kingsley Oxfords Prestons Ramon Novarro Woodie Collegians Bill BLM Mom BY Taylor Mrs. Gunn Bill Gerrick
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