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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1926
Page
5
The Athens society page lists visitors and hosting plans from Floyd Oberholzer Ruth Anderson and families to Columbus for state teachers meetings. Local families celebrate anniversaries births and Christmas gatherings while many residents travel to Columbus Cincinnati Zanesville and other towns for events.
Navy officials say North Atlantic rum row has vanished due to extensive patrols by 25 destroyers and coast guard cutters. Secretary Mellon calls for early action to renew Federal Reserve bank charters amid suggested tariff reductions from a new Swiss German treaty. Prices fall and heart disease leads deaths in 1925 as per census data. A-B-C classified ads promise quick opportunities.
The quiz on the newspaper’s last page asks ten questions about a baseball star, and diverse topics. It covers who is pictured, the branch of Congress for William Ware, the director of Old Ironsides, Vancouver’s location in Canada, the author of The Keys, which state lies south of Arkansas, Epicurus nationality, Kentucky’s largest city, the Potomac River’s outlet, and the color of heliotrope.
Dorothy Richards chairwoman of a national Christian students conference says she enjoys an occasional cigarette and sees no impropriety in girls smoking. She notes she would refuse petting, stating she likes it, but it is not appropriate for either of them. The piece also lists names and roles of several individuals and a magistrate involved in a separate matter.
Two more marriage licenses were issued yesterday in Probate court bringing the three day total to seventeen. Licenses were issued to Joseph H. Walburn, 22, Athens, and other couples listed in the court records.
The Law Abiding Citizen's League of Athens County sponsors a banquet at 6 this evening in the Christian church. James O Mills of Columbus will speak on Law Enforcement, announced by H T Phillips.
A testimonial ad claims 8 8 8 8 8 helps purify blood aiding red blood cell formation and skin healing. Mrs J W Barker describes relief from pimples boils and itching after using 8 8 8 8. The product is said to be made from medicinal herbs and sold in two sizes at drug stores.
Jasper Jividen age 61 longtime Meigs county resident dies of heart trouble and complications at Holzer hospital He owned Jividen Dairy company and led Mason City Pomeroy Ferry company He was a farmer stock-raiser and Racine resident survived by wife daughter Mrs Harold Wetherholst Gallipolis and three sons John James and Clark Funeral plans not yet set
Lloyd Mc Cumber of near Carbondale pleaded guilty to assault and battery and was fined ten dollars plus costs by Magistrate Pearl W Helwig. He was sentenced to 80 days in jail but the term was suspended on good behavior following an affidavit filed by Dana Marks of near Carbondale.
Three daughters of W. H. Killian in Chicago display equal skill with both hands, writing proficiently as ambidexters.
James Watkins sustained injuries two weeks ago at the Hocking Vale ley yards and was taken by Jaeger's ambulance to Shele itering Arms hospital yeoventae 8 for an X-ray.
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