Athens Scouts hold largest Court of Honor in history
The Boy Scout Court of Honor in Athens, held at the First Baptist Church on a Wednesday night, drew parents and friends for the final public program of the anniversary. Seventeen Scouts earned Tenderfoot to Eagle, with 64 merit badges awarded to Leaders and Scouts, and four Scouts presented for the Star Scout Badge.
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Athens
Odust
Boy Scouts of Ameri
Score
Merritt Preston
C. M. Coulterier
Tenderfoot
Don P. D. Grafflin
Webster Dalton
Richard Robert Worthman
Robert J. Elmer Jacobs
Tom Biddle
Carl Clifford
Robert Masterson
Warren Higgins
Ted Daggett
Floyd Brookins
Joe Higgins
William Leaders
Boris Woolley
William Smith
Hjalmar Olson
Paul Houf
Roderick Eddy
Harold 'Glesecke
Kur Cameron
Ascontmaster
Richard Whitmore
Richard Rut‘kogkie
Frank Chute
Darrell Tom
Robert Bingham
Fuller
William Whaley
James Lee Stansbury
Howard ‘Baughman
Charles Carmean
Herman Curry
Ermyi Cheadle
Dick Snow
Edward McBride
Roy Rigsle
Floyd ‘Brookins
Robert Wheaton
Lester Hughes
Robert Jackson
Ivan Brown
Dwight B. Duncan
James ‘Blazer
Farrell Betz
Samuel Harshman
Cliftor Stout
Bob Violet
Junior Moorehead
Charles Herman
Tom Clark
Gilbert Shannon
Ted T
Max Davis
Paul Hout
Carl Clark
Willard Smith
Elmer Jacobs
James Rutkoskie
Carl Clitrad
Rodericky
Roy L. Dupler
Court of Honor
John H. Preston
Ing
Mr. Dupler
Rod Eddy
Ferrell Betz
Gilbert Shanman
Junior Moorhead
Ted Preston
Paul Cable
Bartlett
Scout Bartlett
Pawtucket
Rhode Island
Boy Scout Movement Ceremony in Athens
After a brief talk praising adult interest in the Athens Boy Scout movement, Mr. Dupler led the Scout Benediction. Taps were founded by Merritt Preston. Court of Honor members present included John H. Preston and others. The ceremony moved to the new scout room in the church basement, where parents and friends showed great interest.
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Athens
Dupler
Merritt Preston
Court of Honor
John H. Preston
IF. H. Harshman
Carl H. Beasley
Rev. Co. M. Coulter
C. H. Harris
John J. Woolley
Walter P. Porter
T. H. Johnson
Cast Ready for C. U. Drama Seventh Heaven Production
Ohio University Playshop presents Seventh Heaven by Austin Strong in three acts at the Alumni Memorial Auditorium Friday night. A 15 member cast endured five weeks of rehearsals with street brawls and whippings. Sets depict a Paris quarter with The Hole in the Sock inn and Heavenly Angels church. Tickets on sale at Cline's Pharmacy and Logans Book Store. no reserved seats.
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Ohio University Playshop
Harold Evans
Austin
Paris
Nana
Church of Heavenly Angels
Chico
Garret
Cline’s
Logan’s Book Store
Valentine Day Observed Here in Athens
Today readers recall St Valentine’s Day with exchanged valentines at fraternities and schools. People of all ages send love tokens and read messages on street corners and in stores. Some historians note the saint’s older legend and the day’s misattributed connection to mating birds.
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Athens
Valentine
Chad Kimsey Rated Best Western League Pitcher 1928
Chad Kimsey, named the best pitcher in the Western League for 1928, will receive a spring trial with the St. Louis Browns. The accolade highlights his standout season and prospect with the major league club.
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Chad Kimsey
St. Louis Browns
Hoover Warns: Congress to Moderate Tariff Rise
President Hoover signals warnings as Republicans seek to temper the tariff increase while acknowledging the law may grant the highest protective tariffs in U S history. House hearings near conclusion after five weeks with testimony from over 720 witnesses across industries citing German and European wage levels.
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Washington
Fred Hoover
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
Germany
Congress Today Senate Weighs Caraway Grain Futures Bill
Senate expected to vote on the Caraway grain futures bill while committees meet on routine business. Public Lands Agriculture and Commerce panels advance calendar items and ship bids. House debates the Legislative Appropriation Bill as Foreign Affairs weighs an arms embargo proposal. Monument commission and tariff discussions also occur.
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Senate
Public Lands
Agriculture
Interstate Commerce Committee
Commerce
House
Foreign Affairs
Library
Oscar Strauss
Ways and Means
Tariff Bill Advances Through House Panel With Senate Watch
House Ways and Means Republicans meet in executive session March 2 to draft the tariff bill for April 20 report. Debate in the House will be limited while the Senate may push broader amendments. Smoot fears Senate excess, Hoover warned in Miami, as parties discuss repealing flexible provisions and reforming the tariff commission.
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Senate
Smoot
Finance Committee
Hoover
Miami
Ways and Means Committee
Tariff Commission
Congress
Siberian Huskies Win In Sled Dog Contest In New England
Laconia New Hampshire February 14 Leonhard Seppala of Nome Alaska led his Siberian huskies to a third straight New England sled dog racing title beating Emil St Godard of Le Pas Manitoba by 12 minutes 17 seconds in a 128 mile race.
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Laconia
N. H
Leonhard Seppala
Nome
Alaska
New England
Seppala
Emil St. Godard
le Pas
Manitoba
St. Godard
Appeals Court Session Ends At Noon In Athens
The District Court of Appeals wrapped its Athens session at noon with Judges Middleton Mauck and Blosser returning home. They reviewed liquor and three Athens County cases plus a fourth from the Messenger case, ordering partition of property and sheriff division as per sworn oaths. No filing date yet for case returns.
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District Court of Appeals
Athens
W. H. Middleton
R. A. Mauck
Peter Blosser
Waverly
Chillicothe
Gallipolis
Court of Appeals
McArthur
Blosser
Washington County
Athens County
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Company
Messenger Printery Company
Common Pleas Court
Edith F. Lawhead
F. D. Forsyth
Charles Cameron
Wilson McKee
Second Hayes brother dies after West Washington shooting
McKinley Hayes, 33, died at Sheltering Arms Hospital after being shot in the left wrist and abdomen. His brother Alexander Hayes was killed and Edward Hicks was wounded in the left arm. Hicks faces first degree murder charges. Funeral for McKinley Hayes set for 7 PM Sunday at Mount Zion Baptist Church with burial in West Union Street Cemetery.
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West Washington Street
McKinley Hayes
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Hayes
Alexander
Edward Hicks
Hicks
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Frank Dorst
Rhoda Hayes
Lucillle
Carnelia
Florence
Edna
Henry
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Uie
Postpone Meeting of Men at Church
The Men’s Brotherhood meeting of the Methodist Church is postponed indefinitely due to a conflict with the Missionary Society gathering. Secretary Irene Parks stated Rev. C. M. Coulter is in Cincinnati today for the Bishop Theodore B. Henderson funeral.
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Men's Brotherhood of the Methodist Church
Irene Parks
C. M. Coulter
The
Missionary Society
Miss Parks
Coulter
Cincinnati
Theodore
Henderson
U.R
Methodist Episcopal Church
Trinity M. E
Lindbergh and Morrow Secret Wedding Date
Col. Charles A Lindbergh and Miss Anne Spencer Morrow keep plans private. Efforts to learn the date and location have not revealed any wedding details, even to the bride's parents Ambassador Dwight Morrow and his wife.
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Mexico City
UPR
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Anne Spencer Morrow
Ambassador
Dwight W. Mororw
Dead convict visits child wife rekindling mystery
Ohio State Penitentiary reports Elmer Whiting 22, listed dead after the Junction City dormitory fire of Oct 10, 1928, is alive. He risked capture to visit his child wife at Colerain Belmont County Tuesday night and then disappeared after she vowed to join him when she is her own boss.
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Ohio State Penitentiary
A.r—Elmer Whiting
Junction City
Colerain
Belmont County
P. E. Thomas
Whiting
Probate Court Grants Marriage Licenses and Audits Estates
Athens County Probate Court granted marriage licenses to Membrino Di Francesco and Louise Donahue, and Loyis Bailey and Mary Young. The court waived the Evelyn Rorick guardianship filing, reviewed estate values for Scott, Larch, Slaughter, and Wright families, and ruled on inheritance tax, exemptions, and dower matters.
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Athens County
Membrino di Francesco
Columbus
Louise Donahue
Buchtel
W. F. Connally
Loyis Bailey
Canton
Mary Young
Glouster
Justice of Peace
BE. Hedges
Estate distributions and wills noted in county court
The final account of Catherine C. Jourden’s estate was filed by Eva Jourden and approved, releasing the administratrix from duty. Bar ney A. Bennett’s motion shows Bessie Pierce Bennett’s estate not subject to tax, with $3,500 to the widower and one daughter. Ida L. Weekley rejected her late husband E A Weekley’s will terms, Zera E Weekley named executor with a $6,000 bond and appraisers John Marry Daniel T Johnson and Leander Dorry appointed.
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George W. Slaughter
Fred Slaughter
Holt
Carrie D. Larch
Lucy L. Larch
Maggie Ford
Ida Stanley
Grace L. Wright
Charles W. Wright
John W. Allen
B. F. Allen
L. A. Oons
Roscoe H. Schoonover
Catherine C. Jourden
Eva Jourden
Barney A. Bennett
Bessie Pierce Bennett
Ida L. Weekley
E. A. Weekley
Local Delegates Hear Bill to End Ohio Coal Freight Bias
Delegates at the Bankers meeting in Columbus heard Representative 8S. K. Mardis of Athens County push a bill to cut intrastate coal freight rates. Athens residents Clarence M. Gill W. E. Moler and Fred Beckler attended. hearing continued next Wednesday night to gauge support for passage by the General Assembly.
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Ohio
8S. K. Mardis
Athens County
Statehouse
Columbus
Athens
Clarence M. Gill
Chamber of Commerce
W. E. Moler
Fred Beckler
Mardis
General Assembly
Brothers May Be Placed as State Charges
Harley and Jesse Ellis of Chase face state charges after an alleged assault on a young girl during a basketball game. An Athens County Probate Court exam found them subnormal mentally, with assessments by local physicians and Ohio University’s psychology head. Due to crowded facilities they remain in their father’s custody until admission to the state institution.
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S. M. Johnson
Athens County Probate Court
Harley
Jesse Ellis
Chase
de H. Biddle
C. 8. McDougall
R- D. Willliams
J. P. Porter
Ohio University
Jesse
Ellis
Wtseyville
Booth May Fight to Control Salvation Army
General W Bramwell Booth, deposed leader of the Salvation Army, stripped of power and retired with the empty title of General, may still contest to retain control of the worldwide religious organization.
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London
W. Bramwell Booth
Salvation Army
Fresh Vegetables By the Bottle Adverts Laxative Syrup Pepsin
An advertisement touts syrup pepsin as a simple remedy for a vegetable diet, claiming it stimulates the inner system and improves appetite digestion and elimination. It promotes Dr Caldwell’s laxative pepsin formula as safe for all ages and stresses regular use without dieting.
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Caldwell
Unusual Prize Contest Invites Home Dressmakers
The McHenry and Sisler store partners with Borden Fabrics to launch a nationwide dress contest offering 3500 dollars in cash prizes across forty eight states. No entry fee. contestants select fabric and pattern, with ten prize tiers and a grand prize of 300 dollars.
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McHenry & Sisler
Borden Fabrics
Borden
M. <. D. Borden & Sons, Inc
New York City
Amart
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