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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1930
Page
9
Judy Grant dances with Bastien at a crowded Lemon Monts Lingo Club night. Dumont accuses Bastien of deception, exposing Gideon’s Monopole ties. Judy faints as chaos erupts, Dumont is led away, and Judy is cared for in the cloakroom. The scene ends with ongoing club dancing and unresolved tensions.
The Messenger prints a letter from Athens County Jail judge Doc Hildebrand explaining the Kangaroo Court’s purpose in maintaining order and funding prison needs. He surveys the 50 year old jail’s cell blocks, sanitation and air, arguing for humane treatment and a new facility.
Quick action at a Bellefontaine residence led to the arrest of Jack Martin, 28, listed as Black Dayton resident. He admitted breaking into the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Lakin, whom he startled by entering through a door, tearing a sleeve, and fleeing after scuffle and a window jump. He was caught within 30 minutes.
An expedition has been organized to search underwater near Sebastopol for an ancient Greek town said to have been submerged by shifting earth strata. Athens pride and county ruins are noted as the public buildings influence. Dee Hildebrand signs as judge of the Kangaroo Court.
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