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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 07, 1928

Page

5

Missionary Fr anks Blackburn Leads Society Tour

Miss Frances Blackburn returned from Lima Peru and began a Cleveland leg of her itinerary with Mrs J L Pickering. A Women’s Auxiliary of the Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society formed at Clark’s Chapel with Mrs Eva Carpenter president.

Frances Blackburn Lima Peru Cleveland Athens J. L. Pickering Young Peoples Woman's Foreign Missionary Society Clark's Chapel Eva Carpenter Carpenter Eva Snow Stewart Miss Blackburn James Russell Kings’ Herald Society J. Biddison Guysville L. C. Lot Lot Waterford Paul Haskins Pomeroy A. E. Boatman Letart Falls Dolly Higginsbottom

Letter Golf FIRE TO HEAT Puzzle Teases Heat From Fire

A newspaper puzzle explains changing one word to another by moving one letter at a time. It shows transforming FIRE to HEAT in five strokes and gives rules for valid intermediate words and par scores. It notes a printed par solution and references yesterday’s puzzle.

Deputy Auditor Jease Rowe Dies in Columbus

Funeral services are scheduled for Jease Rowe 62 deputy county auditor who died after a long illness in Columbus. Rowe passed away Sunday and funeral arrangements will be announced locally.

Columbus Jease Rowe

Gems Hidden in Jam Shipment From Holland

Diamonds were found concealed in jars of jam in a case sent to a local jeweler from Holland. Authorities investigated the mysterious cargo and seized the gems as part of a crime probe.

Brussels Holland

Nationwide pursuit ends in Cleveland hotel battle

UK police trap Roland Squires in a Cleveland hotel room after a nationwide chase for embezzlement from Union Compress & Warehouse. He resisted arrest before officers subdued him. his fiancée helped place the trap, while his brother and father are also wanted on related charges.

Cleveland Roland Squires Memphis Tenn Squires Union Compress & Warehouse Company

95 Arrested in Toledo Gambling Raids

Surprise raids on Toledo gambling fraternity netted 95 arrests and confiscation of equipment at week’s end.

Toledo U.P

Marmola Weight Loss Tablets Promoted With Health Claims

An advertisement touts Marmola tablets as a grand element turning food into fuel and energy. It urges readers to take four tablets daily, claiming rapid weight loss and new beauty and vim, with a price of $1 per box.

Oregon Officers Tell of Getting Hickman

Two Oregon peace officers testified in the Marian Parker murder trial in Los Angeles. Pendleton chief Tom Gurdane and state officer Buck Lienallen described capturing Ed ward Hickman in Oregon after a long chase that surpassed California's largest man hunt.

Los Angeles Calif Oregon Cow Country Edward Hickman Marian Parker Tom Gurdane Pendleton Ore Buck Lienallen Hickman Oregon California

Police Seek Five Bandits After Peoples and Drovers Bank Robbery

Police statewide hunted five bandits who robbed the Peoples and Drovers bank in Washington C H yesterday, escaping with 23 000 dollars in cash and securities valued at 200 000 dollars. Loss fully insured. Securities value disclosed after the bank finished a loot check. Police doubted the robbers could easily convert the securities to cash.

Washington C. H Peoples and Drovers Bank

Dope Fiend Herb Parsond Ordered Out by Police Chief

An alleged dope fiend named Herb Parsond was ordered from town by Police Chief Herb Parker yesterday at noon after a complaint of loitering near a church and nuisance behavior. Officers reported the incident and action taken to remove him.

Ber of Commerce R. P. Tomplins John Finsterwald A. O. Sloane Frank Buxtm Andrew Murphy C. C. Bird Majestic Theater City Federation W. FP. Phillips John H. Berry Ohio Jen Rauch Amy Nash Helen Jones Marlion Latwiler Ohio Junivesity Mary Peters Jane Gill Herb Herb Parker

Dr James Headache Powders Claim Quick Pain Relief

A vintage advertisement touts Dr James Headache Powders as fast acting relief for headaches and neuralgia. It claims the powder stops pain in minutes and is sold widely in drug stores with millions of packages purchased.

James Powers

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