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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1928
Page
14
Gas mains exploded across the West End and central London causing widespread damage. Seventeen injured, seven gassed, as a series of blasts continued for 20 hours, with tanks bursting and streets shattered. Emergency crews sealed lines, evacuated residents, and kept watch for further explosions.
The Smith Resolution authorizing $15,000,000 in hurricane relief for South Atlantic farmers was adopted by the Senate without a record vote. The fund would provide loans to farmers affected by the recent Southern hurricane for seeds and fertilizer.
Wittenberg upset Ashland 30 to 26 in an overtime game after a tied finish. Captain Joe Keyser hit a field goal and Kish and Maurer made key fouls in the extra period to seal the win.
Johnny Risko of Cleveland agreed to meet Ernie Schaaff of Boston in a 10 round feature at Boston Garden on December 28. Risko had recently lost a close decision to Jimmy Maloney here and will clash in the semi final with Jimmy Byrne of Louisville facing Phil Mercurio of New York in another 10 round bout.
Harper hit a late field goal as Illinois edged the University of North Dakota 28 to 27 before 6000 fans in Champaign. The finish came with under five seconds remaining, sealing the win for the Illini.
The University of Illinois basketball team beat North Dakota 28 to 27 in a tight game. Sophomore forward Harper scored the winning basket as the final horn sounded after a seesaw first half.
Wisconsin announces the Annual National Academy Indoor Championships will be staged in Madison from March 21 to 23 featuring basketball track and swimming events.
Chicago flyweight Ernie Peters signs for a ten round fight with Britt Gorman in Minneapolis on December 238. Peters previously earned newspaper decisions in two bouts.
Athens Post Office workers report cooperation from the press and public helping earlier mailing this year. Mail in proper channels is expected to arrive before Christmas Day. Patrons line up with long distant packages while rural and city carriers handle large volumes and parcel post workers log long hours.
D. D. Leadbetter aged 86 died at 4 20 this morning at the home of his son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs W W Leadbetter in Glouster He had been in failing health but confined to bed three days his wife having died six years ago The funeral will be at 2 o clock Sunday at the home with Rev D L Browning of the Glouster Methodist Church in charge Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery.
Catherine Evers sues Johnny Evers former Chicago Cubs manager for separation charging abandonment. The Rennsselaer County Supreme Court will hear the case during the January term. Mrs Evers has received 30 dollars weekly for six months and the couple has a son John Jr a Georgetown College freshman.
Grow Glow Slow Slot Soot Root Riot Rift Rife Ripe summarizes the presented sequence of rhyming word pairs and letter shifts as the solution.
Columbus reports traffic relief as the Union Station new entrance drive opens at 2 p m completing a horse shoe layout. Drivers entering the station use the southern ramp and leaving vehicles depart via the northern drive, ending years of bottleneck congestion.
The Pittsburgh Automobile Club announced a Lincoln Highway reroute westward. New signs mark the route as No 30 through Grafton Imperial and Clinton to Chester West Virginia and East Liverpool Ohio. The West Virginia highway department also marks the new path completing the Pittsburgh to Canton link.
Paavo Nurmi trains for indoor meets this winter aiming at distance records. The Finnish star conducted two secret workouts at Kingsbridge Armory, ranging from 59 yard sprints to a two mile jog on the armory track.
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