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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1928
Page
5
A flurry of society dates, guests, and trips fills this page. Families like the Beasleys and Woodworths head for trout on Cheat River while Huntington visitors and relatives travel through the region. Local residents host guests from Pittsburgh and Columbus, with bridge party plans and club meetings rounding out the week.
Colonel Jack King leads a Wild West show sponsored by the Athens Elks for charity. The article profiles riders and terms, notes Five Mississippi river areas, and details lives on the Widow King ranch and tour stops with insights into rodeo culture and safety.
James Jewell fined five dollars and costs after pleading guilty to drunkenness and admitting he forced the city prison door with pliers. John Woods fled the scene. Woods was later arrested at Modoc on intoxication charges. Another man was crowded off the road during the incident and mood and McClelland face arraignment. A separate Boston derailment killed two and injured twenty three on the elevated lines last night.
Sailor wounded in fighting at Shanghai during Sunday clashes between nationalists and General Chang’s forces. Reports from Chefoo say Moody and George McClelland faced intoxication charges and were identified among those involved in the incident.
In Cleveland on July 23 Thomas Russo 19 described as new school gunman was killed by a police bullet during a high speed chase after allegedly attacking two men in an East Side garage. Patrolman John G Kenhey fired the fatal shot as Russo fled through the streets. In Louisville Kentucky Dr George Colvin 53 president of the University of Louisville died after an appendicitis operation last week.
An old advertisement explains Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild natural laxative remedy used since 1892. It emphasizes simple herbal laxatives rather than drastic purges and urges adults to try a free sample bottle mailed to Monticello Illinois.
A week long roadside stand near Alderman caused embarrassment after a car was left on the public highway. Traffic Officer W. C. Ator reports the vehicle was abandoned by owner Ralph "Bullets" Guthrie.
During vacation time it’s hard to save coin yet you can save and stay in practice with today’s letter golf puzzle. The par is five and one solution appears on the last page today.
The article outlines word ladder rules: change one letter at a time to form valid common words, with fixed letter order and three strokes in the example COW to HEN via HOW and HEW. It notes a complete-word requirement and that slang or abbreviations do not count, with one solution printed on the last page.
Thelma Burchfield seeks divorce and child custody from Robert Burchfield while he serves a state penitentiary term for abandoning a legitimate child aged 20 months. A temporary restraining order blocks Emory Koker from disposing of guardian assets after guardianship for Arthur and Harold Koker, amid accusations of fraud and misused wards’ property.
Guthrie refused to move a wrecked car from the public highway about a week after the incident. Ator notes the vehicle was progressively stripped of parts each day, ending with no tires top or windshield. Guthrie had bought the car for junk and was fined previously for driving without a license.
French pilot Lieutenant Paris and two crew completed the first leg of a planned Atlantic crossing in the La Fregate seaplane. They landed in Horta Azores at 2:20 am after a 14 hour flight from Brest, France, with next legs set toward Bermuda or Nova Scotia en route to the United States.
A Detroit Cincinnati Greyhound bus wreck 10 miles north of Hamilton injures 25 as defective steering causes the bus to swerve into a bridge. Driver John Thomas of Universal Indiana reports the steering gear gave way during a sharp curve toward the bridge.
The War Office reports six Japanese soldiers killed and 24 wounded in a clash with 8,000 irregular Chinese troops near Chou Yang Chih in Shantaung province.
Emperor Hirohito approved M. Debuchi as ambassador to Washington to replace Tsuneo Matsudaira who moves to London as ambassador to Great Britain.
A Sunday gathering of relatives and friends at Comy Cores ner Factory surprised Emery V. Wolfe on his 76th birthday. A picnic dinner was served at noon and guests reported he was in excellent health despite lifelong crippling.
U. S Officials announce Mrs. FE. C. T. Miller of Cleveland posted a $500 prize for the transcontinental air races scheduled from September to 16. The prize aims to boost competition and will be awarded during the event.
UPRn Work4 men at the Lisbon Co operative Coal company mine in Colemangy near here were fired on from a bush last night. No one was injured and authorities investigated the report.
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