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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1928

Page

10

Logan High Tops Crooksville In Extra Period Victory

Logan High School defeated Crooksville 19 to 17 in overtime after a tied finish. Roberts scored on a foul free throw and Kline added an extra period basket to seal the win for the Purple and White. Officials cited weak opening-game attendance but predicted higher turnout as the season progresses.

Logan Logan High School Roberts Kline Binter Columbus Y. M. C. A

Christmas Within Topic At Otterbein Guild Meeting

The Otterbein Guild met at Mrs. Rolland Canan's home on Warner Avenue with Mrs. Clarence Struble as leader and Miss Margaret Sater assisting. Madge Wright sang Silent Night as papers by Miss Goldie Barnes and Mrs. Struble discussed First Christmas Roses and The Friend as a Doctor in Africa. Miss Alice Green closed with Nursing in the Congo Land while Mrs. Canan received a bride gift. guests included Miss Irena Sater and Miss Florence Powers. Lunch followed.

Otterbein Guild Rolland Canan Warner Avenue Clarence Struble Margaret Sater Madge Wright Goldie Barnes

Local News Notes And Family Visits

Mrs. Gerald Devol returns home after appendicitis operation at Cherrington Hospital. Alva Hayborn of North Orchard remains ill. Mrs. Alex Guess visits Carbon Hill relatives. Herman and Waynard Stone visit in Washington Township and Logan. Lloyd Nutter announces birth of son Lloyd Lucius in December. Edward Keller escorts residents to Columbus for business. William Ward visits Logan on Saturday.

Gerald Devol Carbon Hill Cherrington Hospital Alva Hayborn North Orchard Alex Guess Herman and Waynard Stone New Carlisle Theo Stone Washington Township Leola Stone Logan Lloyd Nutter Lloyd Lucius Edward Keller William Anderson Bray Columbus

Midland Bank to Form New Institution in Cleveland

Stockholders of the Midland Bank meet in Cleveland and approve Charles L. Bradley's plan to organize a new Midland bank with nine million nine hundred thousand dollars capital and surplus.

Cleveland Midland Bank Charles L. Bradley Union Terminals Company

Drilling Engine to be Assembled in Logan

Logan inventor W. B. Westbrook plans to assemble his newly patented drilling engine at a Logan plant with parts made in five U.S. cities. George H. Earl of Buda Motor Co and Albert E. Whittle of Gears and Forging Co visited Westbrook at Cherrington Hospital where he is treated for a stomach disorder.

Logan Westbrook Cherrington Hospital Mr. Westbrook George H. Earl Buda Motor Company Chicago Albert E. Whittle Albert E. Whittle of the Gears and Forging Company Cleveland Mr. Earl Forest Wolfe Whittle United States

Farmer Hurt In Two Story Fall While Roofing

Lowell Nutter a Green Township farmer and car carpenter fractured both wrists and suffered severe bruises after falling 25 feet from his two story residence while laying a new roof. He is under a Logan physician care.

Logan Lowell Nutter Green Township

Nondescript Club Hosts Christmas Party at Easterling Club

Mrs Curtiss Cole presided as hostess at a Nondescript Club Christmas gathering held Thursday afternoon at the Easterling Club. The theme centered on a festive couplet with social hour and dinner at six. all members attended.

First cargo of furs sent from Canada to England in 1676

A 17th century trade milestone is noted as the first cargo of furs is sent from Canada to England in 1676, marking early transatlantic commerce between the two regions.

Canada England

Sustamer Club Members Attend Mrs Tipton Gathering

All Sustamer Club members attended a Thursday aft at Mrs A C Tipton's East Front Street home. Holiday decorations adorned the rooms and a program featured papers on Christmas by Grace Michel Bert Bell and Carl Anderson. A T Spears gave two readings and dinner was served at 6.

Sustamer Club A. C. Tipton East Front Street Grace Michel Bert Bell Carl Anderson A. T. Spears

Ruins of Combs HotelSpark New Dead in Fire

Hazard Kentucky December 17 Firemen expanded search in the Combs Hotel ruins for missing people after a Saturday blaze. Two bodies were found yesterday raising the death toll to five. Named victims include E J Hortle 38 a Hazard bank clerk and Mrs Pirtle 29. Also listed are H A Wooters president of Wooters Maytag Emma Sizemore 18 a hotel maid and Finley Taylor a Louisville Nashville wardman. The five story brick hotel ignited on the first floor from an undetermined cause and spread rapidly.

Hazard U.S Combs Hotel E. J. Hoirtle Hazard Bank Pirtle H. A. Wooters Wooters Maytag Company Emma Sizemore Finley Taylor Louisville and Nashville

Christmas Carols Are Sung by Choir

Evening services at the Christian Church featured a Christmas carol service directed by Miss Joy Cutler from the Ohio University School of Music. The program mixed classic and lesser known carols with readings from Luke Chapter 2. Soloists included Frances Saunders Catherine Conn and Mary Allen Gibson. Pageantry by Gladys Jones Thelma Bingman and others.

Frances Saunders Catherine Conn Mary Allen Gibson Gladys Jones Thelma Bingman

Notable Names Highlight Local Music Recital

The program features Lucille Duffee and How ard Bobo with Fred Lee Tom and Mr. Whitman. Thelma Rinker and Cotta McCoy sing a duet while Mrs. William Ruston accompanies at the organ.

Lucille Duffee Howard Bobo Fred Lee Tom Mr. Whitman Thelma Rinker Cotta McCoy William Ruston

Will Propose New State Police Law

Cleveland December 17 State Senator Joseph N Ackerman chairman of the committee on economy in public service announced a new state police system will be proposed at the coming session of the general assembly. The department would enforce a proposed drivers license law and aid the prohibition commission.

Cleveland General Assembly Committee On Economy In Public Service Joseph N. Ackerman Ackerman

State Inspector Plan Eyed for Rural Protection

Ackerman urged the commissioner to assign inspectors to rural areas to bolster police protection. He argued highway robbery and automobile thefts could be handled more effectively with an efficient state inspection force.

Sioner Ackerman

Athens High School chorus presents Christmas vesper program

A 175 pupil Athens High School chorus sang in the Christmas vesper services in the high school auditorium. Directed by Miss Jettie J Denmark, the program included Mendelssohn Lift Thine Eyes, a 100 girl chorus, Margaret Merwin’s violin solo, Marthe Culp’s cello piece Liebes Traum, and a quartet performing Cantique Noel.

Athens High School Gymnday Jet Tie J. Denmark Denmark Mendelssohn Maregaret Merwin Bach+ Gounod Liebes Traum Adolphe Adams Delia Dorsey Mona Dell Sandevaly Rex Smedley Ellis Chaney E. B. Bryan Ohio University J. H. Holcombe Dorothy Ruth Holcombe Paul Saylor

King George III Is Reported Ill At Buckingham Palace

Crowds gather at Buckingham Palace as physicians post a new bulletin on the king’s health. The latest bulletin darkens the outlook as observers await further word on the monarch’s condition.

George of England Buckingham Palace Eeene

Bridge Survey Nearing Finish With Plans Sent To Columbus

Work on the new South Bridge will be completed this week and location plans and soundings sent to the Columbus department. After design and bidding, the contract is expected to be let around March 1, per John Dowler, resident engineer of the State Highway Department.

State Department of Highways New South Bridge Columbus John Dowler State Highway Department

Two Die as Car Plunges Into Creek Near Murray Home

In Mineral City on December 17, Francis O. Murray age 24 and John H. Shoyer age 23 drowned when their roadster slid through a small bridge into four feet of water in Huff Run near Murray's home. George Shoyer, 19, brother of the driver, was rescued after his father and neighbors were alerted by his shouts. Fog was blamed for the accident.

Mineral City Francis O. Murray John H. Shoyer Huff Run Murray George Shoyer

Letter Golf Puzzle Answer Compiled

The provided list reveals a sequence of word pairs with shared letters and shifting endings. It presents a playful solution set for today’s letter golf puzzle aligned around GR and related vowel changes.

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