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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 07, 1930

Page

5

Party Celebrates Sixth Birthday At 31 Morris Avenue

A birthday party for Bettie Lee McCaskill marked by a 3 to 5 pm lawn gathering at 31 Morris Avenue featured prize games for children, pink and white birthday cakes, and a fish pond for activities. Guests included Mr and Mrs H A McCaskill and extended family visiting from Hollywood California.

Bettie Lee H. A. McCaskill Morris Avenue Julia Cot Benny Fulton Billy Sprague Grant Ferguson

Greek Chef Ends Niagara Barrel Attempt For Fame

George Stathakis a Greek chef and amateur author attempted to cross Niagara Falls in a oak and steel barrel. His body was recovered in Niagara Falls New York and a pauper burial will be provided. The one ton barrel built in Buffalo held an oxygen tank and survived the voyage until he suffocated near the Canadian side. Stathakis sought to publish English language philosophical writings and hoped proceeds would fund his literary career.

Niagara Falls N. J George Stethakis Falls View Bridge William Red HU Hig Say ”William Jr Stathakis Drs. Annis E. Taylor Bobbie Leach New Zealand Jean Lissler Greece Suthakis Buffalo Biffalo Cooperage Works Navy Talind Horseshoe Falls

Six Slain in Alabama Race Riots After Shooting

Armed posses hunted three Negroes linked to a July 4 shooting that sparked Alabama's worst race riot in four years. Five men and one woman die, West Bessemer Negro settlement deserted as frightened residents seek safety. A woman is shot during a patrol stop and a Negro is killed in a crossfire at a railroad station.

Emelle Bith Groves Alee Alabama West Bessemer Jessy Disi Mobile and Ohio

Clemency Denied for Tiffin Murderer Lawrence Dull

Columbus July 7 Gerald Myers Cooper denied executive clemency to Lawrence Dull of Tiffin who is under sentence to die in the electric chair Friday night for the murder of Roy Tish a filing station attendant at Fostoria.

Colembus Ger. Myers Cooper Lawrence Dull Tiffin Roy Tish Fostoria

Roof Extension At Athens Post Office Doors New Cover

Workers extended the roof seven feet at the Athens government building post office entrance this week. The copper clad rear roof protects government tracks loaded from the platform and shields post office truck drivers and vehicles from weather.

Athens Plann

New Paris York Newspaper Begins From Mid Atlantic

In a mid-Atlantic venture Raymond Duncan, linked to Grecian culture, launches the first issue of The New Paris York from undersea basins near latitude 45 N. and longitude a. W. The publication, circulated in Paris for now, charges 20 cents per issue as Duncan seeks to seed a metropolis amid rising expectations.

New-Parig-York mid-Atlantic Raymond Duncan Duncan Isadora Newparis-York Paris

Won Beauty Title by Default Hyun

Odd garbled text describes a beauty title won by default for Hyun with scattered phrases about new year, neon signs, and various jumbled names. No coherent event or clear entities beyond Hyun.

Cod Liver Oil Tablets Marketed for Health Benefits

An old advertisement touts cod liver oil in sugar coated tablets claiming wide health benefits for men women and children. It references tested oil and lists druggists and suppliers with testimonials and a dramatic claim of rapid weight gain.

Bos Samania Glen McCoy's New Jersey

Cleveland Faces Yet Another Gang Murder Today

Fragmentary report notes a gang related homicide in Cleveland with unclear details. Mentions Mare Road area and canal setting, referencing a Stain Man Four in Sack and possible connections to local havens and marisals. Police inquiry ongoing.

Bede Cleveland Dais iii Igaumand Havens Mare Road

Fashion description of a cool tasteful 1920s style dress

A brief fashion note describes a cool charming air in a new dress. The frock features a refined collar, graceful skirt flares, bodice trim, and slim upper flare. Subtle blouse-like blousing completes the sleek, slender silhouette.

Toll Keeper at Belpre Incident Report

A fragmentary account describes violence near Belpre involving a toll keeper and others. The text is unclear and contains many garbled phrases, but references a confrontation, possible assault, and subsequent actions.

Belpre

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