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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1929
Page
12
Harold Ogg of Columbus spent last Sunday in Chauncey at his parents home. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Parry and family moved back to Chauncey from Nelsonville and live with Mrs. Parry's parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Ferrer. Karl Gardner of Chauncey visited Columbus on Wednesday.
Elder J. H. Halb of Middletown led nightly services at the Latter Day Saints Church in The Plains this week. He formerly spent three years as a missionary abroad and promised engaging experiences to share. Mr and Mrs Pearl Allman of Nelsonville and others were guests of Andrew Smith in Pomeroy last Sunday.
Chauncey mourns John Whetstone age 72 who died Wednesday at Athens State Hospital after a month there. Survived by one son Charles and seven daughters including Mrs. Tilly Hashman Chauncey and Miss Millie Whetstone Athens. Funeral in Chauncey with burial at Lawn Cemetery pending. Wife predeceased him.
Dr. L D Nelson and sons Don and Charles visited relatives in Nelsonville last Sunday. Mrs Lew Jones and son from Orbiston spent Sunday with Mrs Jones daughter and Mr L D Nelson. Thelma Riley of Athens stayed with her parents near The Plains. Mrs Roy Jones and children from Pomeroy visited her parents Mr and Mrs James Powell in Hocking.
Ohio University marks its 125th founding anniversary with a convocation at 10 oclock replacing recitation. Floyd Stanley Crooks a Columbus baritone and 1906 alumnus will perform a series of songs. Classes follow normal schedule at 8 and 9 oclock and continue after the anniversary program per President E B Bryan.
In Willimantic Connecticut a middle aged church worker who killed herself left a note admitting she murdered her husband County Detective William E B Jackson. Authorities found the note on her body clarifying the double tragedy and her responsibility in the crime.
A vintage advertising blurb touts Edwards Olive Tablets as a pleasant laxative alternative to calomel. It claims they save readers from constipation by restoring energy, cleansing system toxins, and improving youth vitality, urging nightly use before bed. The ad mentions a six year track record and identifies the tablets by their olive color.
A brief note presents the answer to today’s golf puzzle featuring the wordplay pairs Pack Back Bock Book. The clue suggests a thematic link among the four terms and their phonetic or spelling variations.
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