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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 16, 1929

Page

10

School Leaders Hold Meeting on Report Cards and Tournament

Bogan Jan 16 High school crest of Ing County rural districts met at a superintendent's office to decide on simplifying report cards and adjusting the inter high school lyceum course. The county basketball tournament is set for Feb 22–23 at Haydenville with ten boys teams and eight girls teams. Potts Jewett and Davis help coordinate changes and allocations.

Bogan Ing County Paul A. Potts Laurel Ville Hill Jewett Carbon Hill Orville Davis Union Furnace Tiness Haydenville H. H. Sands Lewis Ingram Ste Potts Laurelville Jewett Davis C. F. Kreider Marion Sands Will H. Barton South Bloomingville Raymond Skinner South Perry Marcus Miller Rockbridge H. Dillon Ilesboro Richard Coleman Murray City Robert Barton Gibisonville J. W. Coleman

Driver Fined for Driving Without Lights

Logan judge fined W T Reese of Bremen for driving without displaying proper lights. Traffic Officer Joe Arbeann, who has tagged drivers lacking required lights, reports several arrests in two weeks and promises more follow ups as he seeks to stop the practice.

Logan W. T. Reese Bremen A. M. Ellin Joe Arbeann

Logan Briefs Local Visitors and Illness Traces

Samuel McLain of Lancaster visited Logan on business Monday and Tuesday. Jacob St Clair of Johnstown Pa came to Logan Tuesday for the death of his niece Mrs George Stallsmith and stayed with Frank St Clair. Alice McFadden returned to Columbus after visiting Logan relatives. ZL C Daugherty of South Bloomingville and Doctor Dew of Nelsonville were in Logan Tuesday on business.

Logan Samuel McLain Lancaster Jacob St. Clair Johnstown George Stallsmith Frank St. Clair Alice McFadden Columbus James Allen ZL. C. Daugherty South Bloomingville Doctor Dew Nelsonville

Death of Mrs Julia Eastman 71 in Logan

Mrs Julia Eastman widow of Samuel Eastman dies at 71 in Logan after a short illness lasting three weeks. She leaves two sons George and Frank Eastman and two daughters Mrs Barbara Deible and Ida Eastman all of Logan. Funeral services set for 8 p m Thursday at the Is company chapel with Lawrence Souders in charge. Burial in Oak Grove Cemetery.

Logan Julia Eastman Samuel Eastman

Foch Reaches Critical Stage in Paris

Paris reports Marshal Foch in critical condition as doctors Heitzboyer and Daveniere attend him at his bedside after heart attacks and uraemia. Six physicians were on call, with urgent summons issued at 11 am.

Paris Marshal Foch

Sage and Sulphur Hair Restorer Promises Quick Color Return

A vintage advertisement touts a gray hair restorer made from garden sage and sulfur. It claims immediate whitening coverage and lasting color with a ready-made brew named Wryeth's Sage & Sulphur, sold for seven and a half cents a bottle at druggists. Users are told to apply with a comb or brush for best results.

Teddy Wryeth

Logan Shoe Firm Accepts Proposition for Expansion

Cincinnati officials report Julian and Kokenge accepted a proposal to expand the Logan shoe factory. If completed, the plant would add about 2000 pairs daily output and raise payroll by roughly $200,000 annually, boosting production to twice former levels.

Odd probationary terms set for trio in larceny case

Logan January 16 Judge A M Ellinger imposed unique sentences on George Swackhammer Melvin Dumm and Ray Herron Laurelville after they pled guilty to petit larceny. Swackhammer and Dumm receive fines 75 and 60 dollars 30 days in jail with 20 days suspended and school attendance rules apply. Herron gets 100 dollars fine 30 days jail with 20 days to be served continuously. All three must remain at home except with parents or immediate family until spring. They were arrested for stealing meat lard and chickens from Melvin Dummy senior's home.

Dumm Herron Swackhammer Laurelville Melvin Dummy Joe Farbearn L. F. Hammond

Funeral for Miss Emma Baird in Logan

Emma Baird 73, of Columbus, died in Columbus last Thursday. Her funeral was held Saturday at Oak Grove Cemetery with Rev. James R. Fields of Logan officiating. She was the daughter of Milton and Mrs. Baird, a niece of Comrade James Allen, and survived by Amos Baird Lorn Baird and Alice McFadden.

Logan Emma Baird Columbus Oak Grove James R. Fields Baird Milton Baird James Allen East Second Street Amos Baird Lorn Baird Alice McFadden

Naming the Army’s Endurance Plane the Question Mark

Mrs Ira S Eaker wife of Captain Eaker second in command of the famed endurance flight poses with the fragile aircraft tag at their Washington home. The article notes the public suggestion to name the craft the Question Mark and follows the historic flight news.

Ira S. Eaker Army Christener Captain Eaker Washington

Jay Chute Confesses In Copper Wire Theft Case

Logan officers say Jay Chute of Ward Township confessed involvement in stealing copper wire from the Phoenix Coal mine in Snake Hollow. Chute and Mr and Mrs Edward Windle were arrested Sunday by Deputy Sheriffs Joe Farbearn and Charles Briley. About 300 pounds of wire were removed from the mine between Christmas and January 10. Affidavits will be prepared and the trio will be arraigned within a day or two.

Logan Jay Chute Ward Township Pheonix Snake Hollow Chute Edward Windle Joe Farbearn Charles Briley

Marietta to Have Talking Pictures at Hippodrome

Marietta theatregoers will soon see sound movies. Beginning February 18 the Hippodrome will show talking and synchronized pictures while work to install RCA photophone equipment proceeds. A five engineer crew will supervise, with total cost exceeding $18,000.

Marietta Marietta Theatre Hippodrome Theatre Harry Rees Radio Corporation of America

Last Car Runs From Newark to Columbus

The Columbus Division of the Southern Ohio Public Service Co ceased operations at 12:52 a.m. Wednesday when the last car arrived in Newark from Columbus. The Zanesville division will cease February 15. The line, purchased by American Gas and Electric Co, was once the Columbus Buckeye Lake and Newark road and absorbed the Newark and Granville line in 1902, one of the earliest electric interurban lines in the United States.

Columbus Southern Ohio Public Service Co Ohio Electric Line Newark Zanesville American Gas and Electric Company Columbus, Buckeye Lake and Newark Road Newark and Granville United States Richmond Mansfield, O

Birger gang members receive life terms plus 114 years

Four former Birger gang members from southern Illinois are sentenced to life imprisonment plus 114 years each for murder. They become eligible for parole in 58 years. Each must also serve five days in solitary confinement annually starting on the anniversary of the crime. Art Newman and Leslie Simpson are pictured.

Birger Illinois Art Newman Jop Leslie Simpson

Red Cross Roll Call Surpasses Thousand Dollar Mark

The annual Red Cross Roll Call in the men's division has raised 1200 dollars, with final totals expected to be higher once all reports are in. Illness hindered women workers, but preliminary results are due by Thursday and a goal of 3500 dollars appears reachable. Follow-up canvassing will target residents missed in the first wave.

Red Cross R. W. Finsterwald Mr. Finsterwald Finsterwald

Aigler to Sponsor Bill to Oust Peace Law

Senator Allen G. Aigler of Bellevue will sponsor a bill to repeal the Peace Law and its statutes. If repealed, utilities could not collect higher rates before PUC approval by posting a bond for repayment. The move aims to restore a system where tariffs are approved before increases take effect.

Columbus U.P Allen G. Aigiler Bellevue Senate Public Utilities Commission

British Debaters Open View on American College Life

Nancy Samuel and Leonora LockhartBritish aristocracy daughters compare American colleges unfavorably to English ones saying Americans study less, pursue utilitarian goals, and engage more socially. Their three month tour included debates with U S and European teams as the first British women’s squad to visit America.

NEA Service New York England Nancy Samuel Leonora W. Lockhart Nancy Leonora National Union of Students of England and Wales America

Boy Burned to Death in Perry County Fire

Four year old William Harlan son of Mr and Mrs Richard Harlan died in a house fire that destroyed the Harlan home near Somerset in Perry County ohio. The family were noted farmers in the area.

New Lexington William Richard Harlan Perry County Harlan Somerset Here

Flu Milder Than in 1918 but Vicks Sets New Record

Health officials urge treating even minor colds to prevent bronchitis or pneumonia as the 1918 flu caution returns. The Vicks VapoRub demand surges with Vicks laboratories working around the clock to meet the 375,000 unit daily production attributed to its preventive use.

Vicks Vicks Laboratories

Double Blax In Mine Hurts Eight Miners

Eight miners were injured in a mining disaster at the Continental Coal Company mine near Riveraville West Virginia. Firefighters and workers battled an explosion sparked by an open lamp in an abandoned section as two blasts tore through the mine yesterday.

Fairmont W. Va U.P Continental Coal Company Riveraville Steve H Derson

Golf puzzle answer sequence linked to today’s la ter theme

The note gives a word ladder or sequence POOR BOOR BOOT BOLT BEST BEST as the solution path to a golf themed puzzle dated today. It highlights a progression of rhymes or letter changes without additional context or names.

Boor

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