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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 01, 1929

Page

8

Change Pulpits Ministers Exchange for Sunday Evening

Glouster February 1. The Rev L Browning of this city and Rev L A Donnally of Jackville will exchange pulpits Sunday night. Donnally will be at the M E Church in this city and Browning at the church in Millfield. Services begin at 7 o clock.

Glouster Rev L. Browning L. A. Donnally Jackville Donnally M. E Browning Millfield Ser- S

Council Meets After Illness Delays Quorum

Glouster outlines the first city council meeting since January 4 to be held tonight at the City Building due to illness keeping members away. Also notes Calvary Baptist Church services Sunday morning and a Magic City Lodge I O O F meeting with degree work and social time afterward.

Glouster Magic City Lodge

Letter Golf Puzzle Seeks Word Changes Across Par Seven

Readers are invited to play Letter Golf a word ladder puzzle with seven par. Change one letter at a time preserving letter order to transform COW to HEN in three strokes using valid common words. A solution appears on the last page today.

Kiwanis Club Hears Roberts Speak on Good Will

Roberts of the Good Will and Grievance Committee told Kiwanis members that goodwill reduces grievance and over sensitivity must be corrected. He urged full participation, opened with a vocal solo, and attendance prize went to L. E. Richardson. Next week’s program will be organized by Taylor Duncan and Angle.

Willig Roberts George W. Rose L. E. Richardson Taylor Duncan Angle

Baby Dies at Birth in Walnut Hill

A baby born to Mr and Mrs John Andrews of Walnut Hill died shortly after birth. Burial followed at the city cemetery. Also in Glouster Rev Homer Vian will preach at Bishopville Church Sunday night after the Endeavor meeting. Hollister High School teachers plan two one act plays Do Men Gossip and Chums.

Glouster John Andrews Walnut Hill Homer Vian Bishopville Hollister High School

May Modernize Chillicothe Prison

The House Prison Investigating Committee urged a full federal prison system revision and modernization. It backs new penal institutions to reduce crowding and expanding the parole system. The committee also calls for rushing completion of the Chillicothe Ohio reformatory and raising the age limit to cover all first offenders.

Washington U.P House Prison Investigating Committee Chil- Heathe Ohio

George E. McCormick elected state librarian in Ohio

George E. McCormick managing editor of the Lima Star was chosen state librarian succeeding C. B. Galbraith, Columbus secretary of the State Archaeological and Historical Society.

PICK Columbus George E. McCormick The Lima Star C. B. Galbraith State Archaeological and Historical Society

Missing child Edith Dierdorf vanishes in West Terre Haute search

Edith May Dierdorf, 10, disappeared after reading Alice in Wonderland. Police had no strong clues beyond a blood stained newspaper bag found near a water hole. A $2000 reward drew about 1000 volunteers who searched coal mines and creeks south of West Terre Haute.

Terre Haute Ind Edith May Dierdorf West Terre Haute Here Theodore Zimmerman

Mystery Blood Stains Tied to Missing West Terre Haute Girl

Chemist announced analysis of stains on a newspaper bag proved to be human blood. The 4 inch stain, with hair strands matted in the clot, suggested the bag covered a head wound and muffled screams. Edith May Dierdorf, nine, daughter of Frederick E. Dierdorf, disappeared Sunday after buying a paper to deliver to a new customer. She had been seen leaving home for church papers along her route.

Edith May Frederick E. Dierdorf West Terre Haute

Jewelry theft reported in Columbus. Beardsley trunk stolen

A truck carrying jewelry valued at 60 000 dollars owned by George W Beardsley of the Kohn Company Newark was stolen from a transfer truck behind a Columbus hotel at midnight prompting a police search. In London rugby Somer set Devon beat Somerset 22 to 3 in a county championship match.

Columbus George W. Beardsley Kohn Company Newark N. I London Wellington Somerset Devon

Bud Taylor to Fight Coli beat winner next Wednesday

Promoter Jim Mullen announced Bud Taylor former bantamweight champion will meet the winner of the Tony Canzoneri Joey Sanger bout. The fight is set for the Coliseum next Wednesday.

Chicago Jim Mullen Bud Taylor Tony Canzoneri Joey Sanger

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