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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1929
Page
10
On a sea voyage Sardono Ashtoreth confronts Jack Smythe about Mona de Musset and gifts. He accuses her of selling friendship while she admits craving wealth and romance. Mona’s jade and a poem hint at deeper feelings as the ship nears Thomas Island.
In Bridgeport a chain store reported $120 in receipts vanished after a manager George Sayres hid the money in the coffee bin last night and forgot it until after several sales today. A pound of coffee also disappeared during the incident.
A joint committee on economy in public service proposes combining Columbus libraries with Ohio State University library under the university's management to the 88th General Assembly. Crowded conditions in the state house and safety concerns prompt the move.
Ashtoreth refuses to conform to moral judgments on Mona de Musset while Smythe warns of social backlash aboard the ship. Amid heat and playful sea life, Mona’s belongings including jade, hat, perfume, and other items reveal Ashtoreth’s growing attachment and defiance.
Radio listings note WEAF at 3 30 p m Queakers and NBC Opera Coast with The United Opera Co presenting Lucia di Lammermoor in three acts. Semione Broad casting System carries The Bride scene set in Naples in 1835. WIZ WLW also listed with musical programs.
John D. Rockefeller Jr. again moves to remove Robert W. Stewart as chairman of Standard Oil Co. of Indiana. Rockefeller sent proxies for the March annual meeting opposing Stewart over his role in the Continental Trading Corp and Teapot Dome era deals. Dow Jones notes the letter recounts last year’s resignation demand and later transfer of Liberty Bond profits.
Columbus Jan 10 Four Ohio counties would have a county welfare superintendent if a bill sponsored by the Ohio Institute is enacted. The official would be chosen by county commissioners and manage relief for the blind and non residents burial claims home admissions and related duties while remaining under Juvenile and Common Pleas Court supervision.
Six year old Peggy Stubbs who disappeared after school in East Cleveland was located early today asleep at her grandmother Mrs. Minnie Stubbs home. Police and search squads had spread across the area after she went missing late Wednesday.
Advertisement for a crepe de chine and georgette dress pattern from Messenger Pattern Department 6316. Describes narrow front tucks from shoulder to belt, overlapping skirt flare, slashed neck with rolled collar, and wide cuffed sleeve pouches. Pattern available in sizes 6 8 10 12 years, requires 2 1 2 yards of 36 inch fabric for size 10 plus 1 4 yard contrasting fabric for facing. Mail 15 cents for pattern.
The Pope issued an apostolic decree declaring 1929 a jubilee year with an extraordinary holy year. Plenary indulgences will be granted to Catholics under standard conditions. The note recalls Pope Leo XIII’s jubilee decree.
Mrs Rebecca Enlow a former Athens County resident died Tuesday at the home of her daughter in Missoula Montana She was born in 1837 in Muskingum County Ohio and died at 91 She leaves three sisters four sons twelve grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren The body arrives in Athens Saturday at 11 20 funeral Sunday at Townhouse Church burial in Townhouse Cemetery
Seven Italian sailors armed with knives and pistols raided a Shanghai moving house showing the film Street Angel. They seized the film and burned it, according to the Daily Mail Shanghai correspondent.
Columbus January 10 Gilbert Bettman attorney general elect announced the appointment of Frank T. Bow Canton as special counsel and trial lawyer and of E Frank Brown Dayton as superintendent of claims.
This article urges preventing colds from worsening into chest infections and stresses avoiding damp weather and sickness. It promotes Bulgarian Herb Tea as a simple preventive measure, recommends regular bowel and kidney cleansing, and advises using steaming tea twice weekly to boost circulation and fight germs.
D C and General W W Atterbury president Pennsylvania Railroad from Philadelphia will participate in the first radio dedication. Graham McNamee, dean of America’s broadcasters, will ride the first train and describe the event. A topographical photograph shows Great Northern railway’s 8 mile bore pierces Cascade range and how engineers eliminated 16 miles of winding mountain track.
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