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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 30, 1927

Page

5

Aged Women Die At End Of Week In Nelsonville

Mrs. Hattie Johnson, 91, died after a three week illness at her daughter’s Nelsonville home. She and her husband, William Johnson, were Swedish immigrants who settled at Jobs, later associated with the community. Five daughters and one son survive, with funeral plans undetermined. The article also notes the death of Mrs. Martha Ann Quinn, 82, in Murray City and lists local school and club activities and upcoming lectures and events.

Elsonville Hattie Johnson Barron West Washington Street Nelsonville Jobs Johnson Methodist Church Ed Love John Love Charles Johnson Hilma Johnson Columbus Oscar Johnson Murray City William Johnson Selma Love Martha Ann Quinn M. E. Church Greenlawn William Quinn Quinton

Father Owens Expounds Bible History and Selection

Father Eugene Owens delivered a sermon at St Andrew's last Sunday on The Bible and its origins. He traced God writing the law on man and Moses compiling sacred writings, leading to the Old and New Testaments with the church selecting twenty seven New Testament books by the fourth century.

Sonvilliz Tan Eugene Owens St. Andrew's Tech Gqwens Father Owens Moses Flo Christ Messias

Goops Raid Hits Nelsonville Needing Night Sleep

East Find residents report relief as a raid on multiple sites leads to the mysterious disappearance of six chickens. Wes Davis, East End grocer, notes the weeklong poultry thefts ended, while neighbors tally losses from different locations.

Nelsonville East Wes Davis End Grocer

Faithful Workers' class holds monthly M E meeting

The Faithful Workers' class of the M E Sunday School met at Mrs. John Riley's Fort street home Friday for a monthly gathering. Attendees shared music, contests, and social chat, with plans discussed for Hunter offering funding and a humorous reading by Mrs. Thomas Spencer.

Faithful Workers M. E. Sunday School John Riley Fort Street Thomas Spencer Alice Anderson Samuel Frank George Evans Grace Dugan Stella Betta Evlains Hoch Charles Edgell Wilard Bartoe John Murphy Perce Raine Elizabeth Green Fannie Williams Allen Riley Frank Higgins Thomas Riley Walter Quigley Columbus Mary Jo Riley Ruth Marie Spencer Noble Grand Society of the Faithful Rebekah Lodge Charles Ervin Walnut Street Jacob Smith

Courts Move Fast in Gombes Larceny Sentence

In Columbus, Charles J. Gombes, former Columbus Athletic Club employee, faced rapid proceedings after arrest in Youngstown. He was brought to Columbus, indicted without presentment to a grand jury, and sentenced by Judge John R. King to a minimum seventeen years for stealing railway account blanks and passes, before entering the Ohio State penitentiary.

Columbus Charles J. Gombes Columbus Athletic Club Youngstown John R. King Ohio State Penitentiary Gombes

Indictment Charged in Manslaughter Case In Montgomery County

Jan. 29 in Montgomery County grand jury Don Cono issued an indictment charging Grace Walker, 23, in connection with the death of William L. Koch in an automobile accident last month. Detroit report notes Parents of two youths to be thrashed in court next Thursday as substitute for fines and an alternate 60 day jail term.

Dayton Montgomery County Grand Jury Don Cono Grace Ee “Eas Eee Walker Detroit William L. Koch John J. Riopelle

Blind Man's Buff origins traced to William the Conqueror court

The game Blind Man's Buff originated in the era of William the Conqueror and was commonly played by his courtiers. The note connects the pastime to medieval royal circles and keeps a playful historical angle.

William the Conqueror

Mellon orders anti dumping action on German pig iron

U S Secretary of the Treasury Mellon issued an anti dumping order against German pig iron. He said German pig iron is imported at less than fair value and American firms would be harmed unless action stops.

Washington U.R. Secretary of the Treasury Mellon Germany United States

Crime and divorce strain Chaplin family in era headlines

Station guards protect Mrs Lite Grey Chaplin and her two children in Los Angeles amid threatening mail following her divorce from Charlie Chaplin. Lawyers refuse to disclose Chaplin’s assets. arrests expected in federal cleanup in Dayton. a self inflected death identified near Seloto River. Harvard professor McDougall resigns to join Duke. Rabbi Silver denounces trial marriage. Moscow orders reaching second hand bookshops in London.

Los Angeles U.pr Lite Grey Chaplin Charlie Chaplin

Explosion Injures Ten At Connellsville By-Products No. 1 Mine

Ten men were injured, four seriously, in an explosion at the Connellsville By-Products Coal company No. 1 mine in Morgantown West Virginia. It followed another accident in the same mine within fourteen hours.

Morgantown W. Va U.R Connellsville By-Products Coal Company

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