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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1928
Page
7
Glouster notes report a town boss fined for liquor possession. Train patronage rose as 51 riders went to Modoc mines where new families and hiring continued. Church group met with refreshments, and a union plans an August 15 Pisgah Week picnic. Personal mentions cover Akron and Utica visitors, and Dr. Von Scheele sails toward Germany with arrival expected.
Glouster July story notes the Glouster chapter 280 Women of Moose observe their July birthday after the lodge meeting with a prime supper. Separate items report Hawk of Mine No 281 fined $100 and costs for possessing liquor, after pleading guilty, and Edwards charged with concealed weapon possession after a revolver found in his car. Ralph Taylor Der thick Hurst and Artie Vore face charges for drunken driving and related fines.
Glouster reports a severe rainstorm at about 9 PM Friday with sharp lightning. Power outages affected homes reliant on electricity, forcing some to use candles until after 3 AM Saturday. No known major damage reported early Saturday.
London July 28. Britain moves toward control of global communications with a merger linking Marconi wireless and British government owned Imperial Cable into the so called all red system. The privately owned Marconi table and telegraph arms join with government ventures to form a unified network.
Charles B. Robbins assistant secretary of war was injured today changing seats in an airplane during a fight from Columbus to Washington the War Department announced.
Parents of a newborn son are Mr and Mrs. Ernest Grimm Trimble. The child, born July 27, is the grandson of Mr and Mrs Alonzo Reeves Trimble.
Alfred E. Smith of Lawrence sought the Republican nomination for Douglas County sheriff. His name was removed from the primary ballot due to a technical error, and his appeal to the Kansas Supreme Court failed, ending his bid.
County Auditor J Clyde Edmundson released a report showing Athens County spends about $30,000 each year on charity. He notes a welfare worker could join juvenile work and details $30,100 spent in the fiscal year ending June 30 including care for the feeble minded, blind pensions, mothers' pensions, tuberculosis, crippled children, and hospital care across state facilities.
Children from Nelsonville and Athens submit verses about wrens, robins, cat birds and songbirds. Names include Ruby Jones Nelsansifie Dirdre Sittimey Eldon Ban Horatio Mac Howard Robert Miles Terry Greene Esther Doests Helen Young Isabelle Easterling June Huffman Tda Lee Waugh and Helen Young. Readers express pride in winning a dollar prize and describe free color drawing breaks in a long bird themed exchange.
In Athens County Common Pleas Court Charles Powell, 29, was sentenced to an indefinite term in the Manafield State reformatory after pleading guilty to burglary. A temporary restraining order involving Veart Koker and Ray Mathews became a temporary injunction at hearing Friday. Emery Keker faced court orders restricting disposal of farm assets. Kroger Grocery sought to bar tax collection actions against its wholesale distribution activity. Bonds were set for several defendants including Carl Huston and Fred Humphrey. The record also mentions personal letters and unrelated notes amid court proceedings.
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