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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1929
Page
5
A fire destroyed the Old Cornerhouse in Brookfield vicinity late Sunday. The structure stood for more than a century before burning to ashes, with Hubbard and other residents reporting the incident twelve miles from Youngstown.
Evan Morgan Sr and Evan Morgan Jr Return from Glenroy after attending sister Laura Peffenbarger s funeral following influenza. Laura 77, burial in Glenroy. husband Martin Peffenbarger seriously ill. Also John Reedy of Redtown returns home after workplace accident in Dayton. broken bone in little finger.
The body of Mrs. Sarah Merrifield, longtime Millfield resident, was moved to Chauncey for interment in Nye Cemetery. She died Friday in Athens at her sister’s home at age 17. Her husband is deceased and she leaves another sister, Pansy Pratt. Mineral services were held in Athens. Local residents visited The Plains and Columbus over the weekend. Miss Evelyn Poling of Chauncey Post Office suffered influenza.
Miss Naomi Henney and Ed ward E. Algeo announced their September 19 wedding in Parkersburg West Virginia at a bridge party hosted by Miss Delores Mook and Miss Mary Beattie. The couple will finish Ohio University studies then reside in Athens with Algeo in the automobile business.
Albany January 21 Staff Special Double funeral services were held for Mr and Mrs Levi Haning lifelong residents who died within two days of each other at 2 pm in the Lower Baptist Church Pneumonia caused both deaths after two weeks of illness They left two sons Hurley Albany and Leonard at home The Rev M M Cunningham officiated Interment was in the cemetery adjoining the church It marked the first time in 25 years that T W Coe officiated a double funeral
Ann Arbor January 21 reports say Dr Clarence Cook Little president of the University of Michigan will tender his resignation to the board of regents tonight The Washtenaw Tribune claims reliable authority that the resignation will be accepted It says Little's views were iconoclastic and he did not meet the board's expectations
Local club will gather at 7 pm Tuesday with Mrs Vern Kempton at 32 Elmwood Place. Several residents visit Columbus and Athens for family matters, illness warnings cancel HS PTA meeting, and various travels span Louisville Cincinnati and Zanesville as memorial events unfold.
BELLEFONTE Pa Jan 21 UPI The State of Pennsylvania executed its most notorious criminal Paul Jawarski at 7 a m after being awakened at 5 30 with breakfast served by prison officials The 32 year old leader of payroll bandits and murderer who boasted of killing many men died with a sneer on his lips at the laws of God and man
A large old tree near the swinging bridge across Sunday Creek north of Chauncey fell in Friday’s storm, blocking the creek. In Chauncey a surprise party honored Mrs. Myrtle Olbers at Taylor Ridge Church of Christ Sunday School for her birthday with games music and refreshments.
Caracas report says about 200 killed and over 1,000 injured from last Thursday's quake in Cumana. El Universal lists 28 bodies identified among the ruins. Survivors are left with destroyed homes and missing relatives as rescue efforts continue.
The Salvation Army launches a city wide drive with a four thousand dollar goal for operating expenses and relief. Frank Roach chairs the effort as captains in 28 divisions name helpers and workers. A preliminary progress check is due Wednesday noon, with final reports at a weekend meeting.
New York January 21 autopsy set to determine the cause of death of Leonard Cline novelist poet playwright and former newspaper man found dead yesterday in his Greenwich Village apartment.
Dr. Raymond B. Miles said Cline was released July 15 from Connecticut State Prison after ten months of a one year sentence for manslaughter in the killing of his life long friend Wilfred Irwin, a New York advertising man, with time off for good behavior.
Seven hundred ministers register as the tenth annual Ohio Pastors convention opens in Columbus with Rev. Stephen E. Keeler presiding. Discussions will cover evangelism international goodwill interdenominational effort religious education youth community interracial good will moral welfare in the home industrial good will and town and country church. The event runs through Thursday night.
Police pursue a tall man with a hook shaped nose in Cleveland after Viola Jasany five is abducted from a movie theater Friday night. She rode in a car, was given candy, and later found unharmed by a neighbor. Her 7 year old brother Robert aided investigators.
Nickson Davis aged 52 died in an automobile accident near Youngstown on Sunday. Police reported the fatal crash occurred in the vicinity of the city as rescue crews responded to the scene.
U R State Representative I M Hughey of Fayette County was brought to Columbus from Washington D D H in critical condition due to a kidney ailment. He remained in serious condition today as doctors worked to stabilize him.
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