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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1928
Page
5
Ohio university co eds will attend a leap year frolic at the Methodist church at 7:30 PM. A matrimonial bureau offers money back if not satisfied. Guests meet at the door and brides may wed in a leap year feature. Several social events and visits are noted among local residents and alumni.
Mrs. Carl C Hanna resigns as publicity and membership chair in the Ohio Council of Republican Women over orders to move headquarters to Columbus where Senator Frank B Willis runs Hoover forces. Mrs. Charles Nauts also resigns as second vice president and starts a Hoover for President club in Cleveland. The defections are seen as a breach amid a looming delegate control fight.
The report details a dispute involving Willis and Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover allies, with Mrs. Hanna denying quarrels with the council and claiming friendly relations with Mrs. Wilma Sinclair Levan of Steubenville. Six council officers sit on Ohio Hoover committees while Levan seeks a Willis delegate-at-large. Delays, resignations, and by law constraints are noted as filing nears midnight for candidate declarations.
The Lod township board of trustees votes a 25 dollar reward for the arrest and conviction of vandals breaking into local school buildings. Property was damaged after the intruders gained entry, and officers have been notified.
George Remus, famed bootlegger, goes before the court in Lima to seek freedom from the State Hospital for the Criminally Insane. The habeas corpus hearing is adjourned to Monday with a likely completion by next Wednesday as testimony from Cincinnati murder trial is reviewed.
Former millionaire Remus testified with assistant Cincinnati prosecutor Walter K. Stebald questioning him yesterday. Stebald recalled multiple threats Remus made during the trial and Remus said he was justified and explained his motives for each act.
Eighth grade examinations will be held in Athens county on April 16, announced by Superintendent H. R. McVay. Teachers must take the tests and not supervise in their rooms or grade papers. Results will aid comparison of pupil achievement and teacher attainment, but promotion relies on the overall grade.
Perley B. Lawrence was appointed administrator of the estate in probate court and appraisers were named to determine its value.
In Dennison on February 24 Verne Mallarne, 22, becomes Tuscara county’s first youth to take up aviation with his inaugural flight here marking a historic step for local aviators.
A 14 year old boy died when the aircraft he was piloting fell 600 feet during stunt maneuvers at Love Field near Dallas Texas. The accident occurred during a local aviation display attracting spectators and officials to the field.
Mrs Ann A Runyon aged 70 died suddenly at 4 20 this morning at the home of her daughter Mrs Fred Runyon in Coolville. She was born in Carthage township and lived with her children since 1914 after Milo Runyon's death. Funeral likely Sunday from the in law home. burial in Carthage cemetery.
In Logan on Wednesday Walker of the Stoneys rolled a high 228 but Wood Workers won two games in the series. Wood Workers led 147 174 160 while Stoneys totals were 192 164 228 and 184 167 154 for a 819 859 041 scoreline.
The report notes the Democratic convention opening in Manila with expectations to back Governor A as the party’s standard bearer. Mentions of local figures and travel plans remain unclear amid the fragmented text.
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