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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1929
Page
10
The third 10,000 ton treaty cruiser U S S Chester was launched at South Camden New Jersey as diplomats debated naval cuts. Sister ship to Pensacola and Salt Lake City the vessel is christened by sponsor Mrs James Turner Blain of Chester Pennsylvania.
A humorous nomination targets a local culprit in Athens County who stuck gum on a nickel dropped into a church collection plate. The text cynically praises a busy official, John Dowler of the Star Highway Department, as frequently out and away from the office.
A brief item notes a road project topic with a playful prompt about perfect days in July and a light, general answer suggesting two possibilities.
Molly Burnham, a college graduate, falls for Jack Wells a Harvard man. He cannot marry yet due to finances, while Molly presses for a quick wedding amid doubts about foregone careers. A campus romance unfolds with warnings of premonitions and debates on love, money, and independence.
Radio WLW daily timetable lists top of the morning shows from 11:18 a.m. with organ and musical headlines through the afternoon, including Woman's Hour, Travel Talk, Book Talk, Weather, and hotel orchestra segments. Evening features NBC network programs, concerts, and baseball scores, with a long list of orchestras, programs, and times noted for Friday July 12.
Program guide lists Brest radio features on WEAF at 6 30 p m Darktown wanderers at 7 p m on NBC with tales and music WJZ on NBC 8 30 p m Theatre memories on WOR CBS network 9 p m with light opera all in Eastern time
Chicago July 11 The stand out filly FAYO is backed, but Blue Larkspur winner of the Belmont and Withers appears likely to go to post as the favorite in the $75 000 American classic hero Saturday. Eighteen starters named, Larkspur’s eastern arrival boosts his odds despite this season’s irregular form.
New Straitsville will hold its annual picnic and homecoming at Boyle's Grove on Thursday August 18. George Lanning secretary of the organizing association says the program will be one of the best in recent years with music and games featured.
Justy Callow previously dominated Washington crews but after transferring to Penn his results declined. Athletic directors say Penn lacks the sturdy, husky material Callow had on the coast, hampering his teams.
Rutgers University athletes have won two thirds of their contests over the last three years. The team achieved 120 consecutive wins and 62 losses across eight varsity sports including football basketball lacrosse baseball swimming track cross country and taents.
Cleveland authorities arrested Edward P. Strong, owner of Thistledown, and two betting system operators for running a contribution betting scheme. Trials were set for 4 p.m. Monday, but officials warned earlier arrests may not stop the betting yet as police avoided seizing equipment and faced limited immediate results.
A practical undergarment pattern describes fabrics silk crepe pongee and batiste with lace edging and organdy bindings. It features shaped shoulders and a pointed front outline with wide step in sections. Sizes Small to Extra Large require yardage and edging details. pattern mailed for 10 cents.
Dave Floyd, former North Carolina State College tackle, will coach athletics at Highland Park High School in Chicago for the 1929 season through 1930.
McFarland, an Athens Nelsonville auto dealer, reports Messenger ads sold 13 used cars on opening day. He notes the sale continues and promises special entertainment tonight on the Carpenter Street lot.
Don Moe, 20, Portland intercollegiate star, tops the field as eight survive to the quarter finals in Kansas City. He faces Carey Fallon Jr. today with Gus Novotny likely awaiting in the semi finals as Lehman and Fallon also compete in the upper bracket.
A foggy blend of weather effects on a Fern Casford Company performance, Will Rogers radio notes on farm aid and advertising, local superstition about ladders, and reflections on perseverance from Joaquin Miller's Columbus poem.
An ad promotes Kruschen Salts as a fat loss method. It claims daily half teaspoonfuls in hot water will reduce fat in three weeks, increase energy, clear skin, and improve mood. It urges purchasing a four week supply from McKee Drug Company or other druggists.
Advert says Petersons Ointment cures severe eczema and itching quickly through frequent use. Claims include relief for skin eruptions pimples acne rashes burns and other minor injuries with a generous box offered.
A vintage ad asserts Bayer Aspirin as the safe universal pain reliever with fast relief for headaches colds neuralgia neuritis and rheumatic pains. It stresses the Bayer Cross on tablets and red genuine marking on the box as proof of authenticity and a century of successful use.
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