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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 12, 1927

Page

12

Logan Residents See World War Movie Draw Record Attendance

The New Pythian theater in Logan drew 2 194 patrons over three showings on Monday, far exceeding its 700 seat capacity. The Logan American Legion post sponsored the World War movie, with matinee and two evening showings selling out and more spectators turned away. The film depicts actual fighting and has Army Navy department approval. After Logan, the group proceeded to Iowa City where Rev Douglass began a new post. at Decatur Tl his family fell ill after a meal but recovered.

Logan New Pythian Theater Logan Post American Legion Committee of the Legion Army Navy Iowa City Iowa Douglass Decatur

Old Fashioned Woodchopping Revival at Mrs. Emma Tidd Birthday

In Logan on January 12, neighbors gathered at Mrs. Emma Tidd of Rockbridge Rt. No. 2 for a rural woodchopping revival marking her seventy third birthday. Twenty neighbors chopped fourteen cords of wood and shared a noon dinner.

Emma Tidd Logan Hocking County Rockbridge Rt. No

Illness Strikes Family After Ptomaine Poisoning

Logan January report recalls Christmas eve illness in the Douglass family. Mrs. Douglass writes a friend about several members suffering ptomaine poisoning, involving Rev. C. R. Douglass, former pastor of the local Presbyterian church.

Logan Douglass C. R. Douglass Presbyterian Church

Howard Graham Leaves Hospital After Christmas Injury

Howard Graham, who was brought to the Cherrington hospital during Christmas week with a fractured skull from an alleged brawl at Mrs. Robert Richards home near Gore, was able to leave there Tuesday. Hospital attaches report the incident prompted a grand jury inquiry.

Logan Boy Is Operated On After Skating Accident

Floyd Pierson of Carbon Hill was brought to Cherrington hospital Monday for knee surgery after a skating accident left him injured when he fell on the ice.

Logan Floyd Pierson Carbon Hill Cherrington Hospital

Guardian Named for Mary Withem in Civil War Veteran's Widow

Judge A M Ellinger appointed Louis Withem as guardian for Mary Withem who just turned eighty four. The widow of a Civil War veteran, she receives a $50 monthly government pension and lives on Nelsonville route No 4.

Logan A. M. Ellinger Louis Withem Mary Withem

Fees Unclaimed In Logan Courthouse Ledger

Unclaimed fees totaling 83.01 dollars are held by Newton Spencer, clerk of courts, for 35 persons who failed to appear to collect them. The fees accumulated in the office during the year prior to January 1, 1927.

Logan Newton Spencer

Harrington Class Meeting At Miss Rochester Home

Harrington class members gathered at Miss Helen Rochester’s home on Monday evening with Mrs. Kirby Snyder and Mrs. T. R. Walburn assisting. Vice President Violet Brehm led the meeting which opened with a devotional service.

Class notes on meeting and hostesses

A brief excerpt notes completion of a class meeting with refreshments afterward. Mrs Walburn led the session and hostesses included Mrs Walter Kleinschmidt, Mrs Nelle Cooley, and Mrs Carl Frum as guests of the class.

Walburn Walter Kleinschmidt Nelle Cooley Carl Frum

Auxiliary of Sons of Union Veterans Meet Thursday

Logan January 12 The auxiliary of the Sons of Union Veterans will meet Thursday night January 13. Business of importance demands a large attendance.

Two Committed Unable To Pay Fines For Liquor Possession

Two men were jailed in Athens county for non payment of fines for possessing intoxicating liquor. Porter Barron of Nelsonville received seventy eight days and Ted Tiffie of Chauncey seventy six days after failing to pay fines and costs set by local justices.

Athens County Billy Williams Porter Barron Nelsonville Eberly Ted Tiffie Chauncey Justice Tucker

VINCO Herbal Medicine Promises Gentle Bowel Regulation

An advertisement touts VINCO as a gentle bowel regulator from a herbal medicine works. It claims relief for chronic cases where salts or harsh physics fail and promises a 25c box with plainly printed formula. The product is marketed as effective day or night and to inspire referrals.

Seven Ohio graduates enter Harvard Business School

Seven graduates from Ohio University enroll in Harvard Business School for advanced business studies. The move highlights a strong regional pipeline to top MBA programs and signals ongoing ties between Ohio institutions and elite universities.

Ohio Ohio University Harvard

Former Ohio University men attend business school

The dean announced current students at the business school include Richard Clark Edward Henderson Julian M Snyder Harris Wood Richard Daggett William Herrold and Robert H Horn. Lily Marshall 45 and John Wilsher 50 wed at Raintree Eng after a 25 year engagement.

Business School Ohio University Richard Clark Edward Henderson Julian M. Snyder Harris Wood Richard Daggett William Herrold Robert H. Horn Lily Marshall John Wilsher Raintree Eng

Mentho Sulphur Promises Fast Skin Relief

A skin specialist touts Mentho Sulphur as a cure for eczema and itchy skin. The ad claims rapid improvement the next day and describes germ destroying properties making it unbeatable for eruptions rashes and facial blotches. A small jar from Rowles Mentho Sulphur is recommended.

Test Answers Reflect Page Five Questions

The document lists correct responses for page five questions, including names Tad Jones and Nathaniel Hawthorne and items such as Spain Proxy Red and violet and Chicago. It identifies Urbana Illinois and Hirohito among the answers and notes prize fighting as a topic.

Spain Proxy Charles Hirohito Urbana Illinois Nathaniel Hawthorne Chicago

Robber Seized After Bank Holdup In Detroit

A lone thief, about 50, robs a Peninsula State Bank teller in Detroit and flees before being captured by Patrolman Roy Matheny within four blocks of the scene.

Detroit U.P Peninsula State Bank Roy Matheny

Vinol Promises Strength with Iron and Cod Liver

An ad from McKee Drug Co promotes Vinol as a 25 year old strengthening iron and cod liver tonic for sickly women, nervous men, and weak children. It claims users feel stronger and sleep better in the first week and notes the formula contains no oil and has a pleasant taste.

R. McCoy Vinci McKee Drug Co

Sisters Endorse Father John’s Medicine at Newburyport Home

In the Chil dren's Home in Newburyport Massachusetts Sisters of Charity praise Father John's Medicine as indispensable for coughs colds and as a builder. The drug is used widely in homes hospitals and institutions nationwide and is said to be alcohol free and safe. For over 70 years it has been a doctor's prescription for colds throat troubles and as a tonic and body builder.

W. W. Ludwig Ohio University Ludwig Newburyport Mass Sisters of Charity John Mary John Father John

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