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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1928
Page
12
At Leontine's inn party Jerry Ray and Alester Carstairs face a public engagement reveal. Evelyn and Dan Harve y sense danger as Jerry confronts a decisive moment and a possible elopement. They search the grounds to uncover what unfolds upstairs.
Harshman and students join chorus with pop and vigor during a Christmas song, boosting the assembly’s energy and creating a rip roarin' atmosphere. The group’s lively participation elevated the entire event and united the crowd in festive cheer.
The Hi Y held a diverse Christmas program on December 18. Participants included Ellis Chaney, John Marquis, Delbert Howett, Jack Swanson, Albert Watkins, and Paul Saylor. They presented carols, readings, a talk on giving, customs abroad, and Christmas decoration plans, concluding with Circle of Friendship.
The Rubes explain letter golf rules with steps to transform one word into another by changing one letter at a time while keeping the order. A complete common-word intermediate is required for each move. One solution appears on the last page.
Evening programs across NBC and Columbia networks include the Crowell hour at 8 PM and Ipana Troubadours at 9 PM. Foresters and Colombians air earlier, with Millionaires and Palma Smoker later. Night Club Romances closes the lineup on the Columbia network.
A fragmented list shows performances at Park Central Hotel and other venues including Henry Thiess Orchestra, Smith Brothers, Dynacone Diners, and Chicago Opera. Notable entries include University of Cincinnati education ser, Sam Watkins Orchestra, and Pat Gillick organist with a late night Glenview-like program across multiple stations.
In Athens the schoolchildren decorate rooms with red and green paper trees and wreaths. Festive programs and rehearsals fill East Side and West Side schools as Rufus Putnam hosts a kindergarten choir and a Thursday program features songs and recitations.
Each room is to have its own Christmas party at the West Side School. A program will also be presented at the Junior High School.
Green Valley Rural School hosts a Christmas program on December 20 featuring songs by Ruby Crippen Howard Grimes Anna Lones Margie Crippen Doris Richardson Claudine Richardson and others. Students present readings recitations and a Christmas acrostic under teacher Miss Bessie Lemmon with a closing line wishing Merry Christmas.
Coroner L F Jones ruled the death of Richard Williams, 32, of Millfield, an accidental death from being struck by an I beam as he entered Mine No 6 at Poston Coal Co. No negligence by any party was found.
Coroner Jones reported following an inquest at the mine Tuesday morning. Williams drove the motor through a trap door and, after signaling, looked back. An I-beam dropped, struck him and threw him onto the motor. The cars piled up, Williams died and his helper escaped with minor scratches. The body was pinned beneath the I-beam and extricated after an hour. Remains moved to Nelsonville for funeral arrangements.
Roger Connor of the McBee Binder Company spoke before the Athens Rotary Club at the Varsity Inn noon meeting. He analyzed success and failure in retail business amid chain store encroachment and noted his wide study of the topic across the United States. Rev E L Pielow invited Athens to an inter city meeting in Logan on January 7, with Terry McGovern accompanying him.
Two marriage licenses were filed in the Athens County Probate Court Tuesday. Ross M. Brasington of Warren Pennsylvania and Eva Dilley of Torch, both previously married and divorced, seek to wed with Rev. C. M. Coulter officiating. Harold Smith of Nelsonville and Elizabeth McAfee of Nelsonville, ages 28 and 21, respectively, also seek marriage with no listed clergy. Brasington is a painter and Dilley a houseworker. Smith is a glassworker.
Mayes McLain Iowa fullback was barred by Big Ten officials from further play and intends to pursue pro football next fall. The ruling ends his college career and shapes his professional plans.
An archival theatre style snippet shows characters debating a doorbell, a dog, and time in a stage moment. Dated lines reference actors Gill Ruston Bain Biddle Hayden Kempton and Price with a curtain line about bread. The dialogue ends with a wry remark on dates and trouble.
A nostalgic piece recalls Christmas morning rituals from childhood. It evokes Santa’s delivery mail to the North Pole and the family scene of a white church visit with children bearing toys. The text ends mid scene as the holiday story of Mary and Christ unfolds.
A fragment contrasts old peaceful Christmas with modern excess. It laments gift obsession and children waking in pajamas, while families display presents and attend parties, noting a drift from the true spirit of Christmas toward materialism.
A collage of song titles and affectionate lines evokes a nostalgic set of tunes. The list blends Ivy Covered Shack In a Little Garden By a Waterfall and other era standards such as Just the Time for Mediation I’m Sitting on Top of the World and My Angel with refrains like Ten Little Miles From Town and I Can’t Give You Anything But Love Baby.
A fragment notes bitter cold with sleet and snow, describing numb hands and feet, chattering teeth, and odd reflections on the scene. The writing captures a harsh, wintry mood and a fleeting moment from The Vista.
The Athens high school auditorium hosted a Christmas Vesper Sunday night December 16 featuring the Girl's Glee Club directed by Miss Lettie J. Denmark. Margaret Merwin offered Ave Maria on violin, Rex Smedley Della Dorsey Monadel Saunders and Ellis Chaney performed Contique Noel, Martha Culp played Liebestraun cello, and The Glees concluded with Blient Nieht.
Tonight the Girl Reserves held a candle ceremony at the P T A meeting titled Candies that Burn and presented the Girl Reserve Code. Janet Bing led the recognition as twelve girls lit their candles and formed a triangle.
A lighthearted dialogue unfolds with a wife warning of a burglar at the window and a sleepy husband delaying, suggesting he has struggled to open it for ages. A freshman puns about windiness of football bleachers while fans flood in. Lavern Hunsicker cites Phillip the Great.
A group of girls including Junod Virginia Coe and Alice Beasley lit candles by the Spirit of the Girl Reserves then sang Hymn of Lights and Candles That Burn. Mrs. Bing praised the program and the girls. The assembly opened with jingle bells as students joined in.
Weaf New York lists daily programming from 5 to 11 pm with a 1908 schedule including dinner music at Wal-Astoria, tableaux at La Touraine, Ipana Troubadours, and Phil italny's music. WIZ Newport airs market quotes and closing prices at 5 to 6 pm with reports and stop market quotations.
Athens station lists Northbound trains No 3 at 10 32 p m No 9 at 7 11 p m and Southbound No 2 at 11 51 a m No 6 at 8 15 p m daily Also remaining services show local and rocking Valley trains with various numbers and schedules including No 30 arriving 11 20 a m Daily operations vary with some trains Sunday excluded and several undefined numbers noted.
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