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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1928
Page
8
A wary meeting unfolds in Belafield with Vance presenting a calm, strategic approach to Miss La Fosse as police close in on the Marion Odell case. He hints at arrests and a dangerous entanglement while keeping his own role discreet and professional.
Vance persuades Miss La Fosse to reveal hints about a murder case while guarding her from police. She admits her fiancé Mr Mannix, fur importer, was with her Monday night and hints at an upcoming show as they discuss the matter. The scene ends with more questions than answers.
A fragmentary radio and theater schedule lists programs and call letters for WEAF and WGN along with mentions of Verdi Ernani and A Midsummer Night's Dream. It names Atlantic City and Chicago outlets, plus orchestral pieces and variety segments in a bustling but incomplete program rundown.
Claiming instant relief from nasal congestion Ely's Cream Balm promises to clear air passages in the head. Applied in the nostrils the antiseptic healing cream soothes inflamed membranes and provides rapid relief from colds and catarrh.
Emmett Watters with Mr Kiscel of Springfield spent Sunday with his parents Mr and Mrs A D Watters. Mrs Anha Stanton and Miss Mary Stanton of Cincinnati visited Mr and Mrs Leo Stanton and family. Guests included William Claypool and Miss Elija Graves of Dayton.
Lessons explain changing one letter at a time to form new common words while keeping letter order. The article notes a midnight farewell mood and provides examples from yesterday’s puzzle with steps like cow to hen and a four-stroke target.
Sunday visits included Miss Edna Gray of Wellston hosting at the Barnhills and Miss Edith Beckley of Wilkesville staying with the Beckleys. Ohio University students Mildred McCoppin and Robert Ogier returned home for the weekend. James Mitchell of Cincinnati Conservatory of Music visited his parents. Families including the Beckleys, Dixons, and the Allensville group were guests at Frank Beckley’s home. Oak Hill attendance featured many local residents at the basketball game. A Ford sedan owned by Carol Perry of Oreton burned near Puritan Pike, with Mr Perry sustaining minor burns while trying to extinguish it. Arch Ogle of Puritan was with him. Jesse Wortman and son attended Herb Wortman’s funeral in Huntington, W. Va. Charles Henson of Chillicothe visited. Eight people took the Hamden postmaster exam. seven men and one woman named Alice Rose Cross, Harold E. Handley, Charles Rice, Clyde Pierce, S. H. Arnett, Gould Gardner, Everett B. Webb, and John H. Hamden high school boys’ basketball beat Oak Hill 32–15. Hamden girls fell 20–27.
Stewart Rome grange held its regular meeting and approved a rat and crow killing contest to be staged in March. Captains W B Spear and Herb Hoskinson will organize the event inviting all to join in the war against pests. Pomona master O O Bryson spoke on county grange activities and four degree teams were being organized. L F Miller spoke on Abraham Lincoln during the lecture hour. The program included songs and a Farmers Week report by Mrs Addie Laughlin.
Thurman Kinkead and Fred Dorr discuss Characteristics of Washington by O. O. Bryson. J. Biddison led a reading by Gwendl yn Hayes, with Vera Bowers and Mary Hayes performing a youth dance that was well received.
Miss Grace Ivers celebrated her mother's fifty eighth birthday at Burr Oak with a dinner attended by Mrs W A McDonald and Donald l Glouster. Mr and Mrs Forrest Dennis and son Hemlock. James McArthur Hemlock. gifts included money a table cloth embroidered pillow cases towel and waxed paper roses. Mrs William White and Mrs John Cronon visited Mrs A P Hines Thursday. Mr and Mrs Faye Ivers and two children visited Mr and Mrs Richard Frazier Oakdale. Mr and Mrs Grant Post visited their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Cecil Dew Sunday.
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