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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 12, 1928

Page

10

Eve of the wedding to Rod Brings gifts and doubts

Bertie Lou Ward awaits her marriage to Rod Bryan as Lila Marsh sends a cake with a note. Rod once rejected by wealth now faces his past and Bertie Lou’s insecurity after a troublesome house clash with Lila. They share a rocky honeymoon and begin adjusting to domestic life despite tensions.

Bertie Lou Ward Rod Bryer Lila Marsh Ric Rod Bertie Lila Mrs. Ward Bertie Low Bertie Lou Marcella

Wedding Night Mayhem After Housewarming Party

Bertie Lou and Rod celebrate marriage with a quiet home, then return to a raucous surprise houseful. A crowd crashes in, a punch bowl chaos ensues, and Bertie Lou fears the disruption may ruin their first night as a married couple. Rod improvises with food runs while friends linger in the cluttered flat.

Bertie Lou Rod

Broad Radio Nightline Highlights via WEAF WJZ and More

A dense log of 1930s radio listings notes opening concerts, dinner music, dance orchestras, and hourlong programs on WEAF WJZ WGN WLW WOR WIZ WCX and others. It cites Navy Band Detroit Symphony and various city stations with times and frequencies across New York Chicago Cincinnati Detroit and Newark.

Goldman Bezid New York University WEAF States Navy Band Washington WJZ Detroit Symphony Orchestra Ie Isle WGHP Detroit WCX WJB Weap New York United Press R.ng Hoover Honeymooners Goldman Aepalees Wiz United States Navy Searce Flora

Letter Golf Puzzle and Rules for Word Changes

This page explains letter golf where one word changes to another in a set number of strokes. Rules require valid common words at each step and only one letter may change per move. The goal is to reach a target word in par strokes such as four.

Printed last page offers one correct letter order

The article notes that a single solution exists for the sequence of letters and that this solution is printed on the last page today. It emphasizes that the order cannot be altered and prompts readers to consult the final page for the definitive arrangement.

Alleged Key Man Caught by Officers in Cambridge Case

Cambridge on July 12 reports Steve Jacobs of Love City, named as key man in a Cambridge coal field dynamite plot and fugitive, was captured Saturday in Racine Wisconsin and jailed in common pleas court. Charges include rioting and unlawfully possessing dynamite, with a May grand jury secret indictment pending. He was apprehended through work by Sheriff E W Wilson and his deputies, seen as a major step in unraveling the plot to destroy Rigby and Black.

Cambridge Steve Jacobs Love City Racine Wis E. W. Wilson May Grand Jury Jacobs Common Pleas Wilson Rigby and Black

Fugitive Capture Sparks Sensational Developments

Police have pieced together evidence and followed clues tenaciously as they pursue a fugitive. Authorities expect further sensational developments with the capture and ensuing actions.

Raskob Chosen to Direct Smith Campaign in New York

John J. Raskob, once a seven dollar fifty cent a week stenographer, is named to direct Governor Alfred E. Smith’s presidential campaign. He becomes chair of the Democratic National Committee’s finance committee, chosen by Smith and ratified at the meeting in New York.

New York U.R John J. Raskob Alfred E. Smith General Motors Corporation Smith Democratic National Committee

Petition Presented for Reopening Big Run Mine

In Bellaire on July 12 a petition claimed by officials to bear 150 signatures from former Big Run mine workers of the Rail and River coal company asks for the resumption of operations. The mine once employed about 300 men and many have found other jobs. company officials said they would consider the request.

Bellaire Big Run Rail and River Coal Company

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