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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1928

Page

5

Society and Personal Mention Entertains Club

Athens notes report Mrs. Harry G. Stalder hosting her bridge club with sister Mrs. Frank J. Chester visiting from Pittsburgh for Memorial Day and college commencement. Several local residents are noted traveling, teaching, or attending events. weddings and farewells reference visits at homes on North Congress and nearby streets.

Harry G. Stalder North College Street Bridge Club Frank J. Chester Helen Ullom Pittsburgh Chester A. W. Allom Tom A. Cotton Canisteo N. Y J. L. Henry North Congress Street Henry Joe Saltz Ruth Henry McArthur Rachael Hopkins D. Hopkins Dorothy Dailey Earl T. Dailey West Virginia State Normal West Liberty

Airplane searcher fails to locate lost Italia crew

Lieut Luetzow Holm on the steamer Hobby makes a second search over Skaers Bay Wood Bay and Mossel Island but finds no trace of the Polar dirigible Italia or its crew. Italian chasseurs disembarked from Citta Di Milano join the search and will be landed again at Friesland coast for another sweep toward Mossel Bay and Wiejoe Bay.

Aternate United Press HOBBY Spitzbergen Luetzow Holm Skaers Bay Wood Bay Mosse! Island Holm Friesland Mossel Bay Wiejoe Bay Braganza North Cape Henlopen Strait Kings Bay

Aged War Veteran Sues for Divorce

Hamilton reports the case of Robert R. Thomas age 84 who seeks divorce from Anna Thomas 34 of Marion Indiana alleging lack of care and instead pursuit of half his Civil War pension. The item notes his age as record setting for a divorce filing.

Hamilton U.P Robert R. Thomas Thomas Anna Thomas Marion Ind

Naval policy vows ships ready to fight regardless of relations

Secretary Wilbur told Naval Academy graduates that the government maintains a program of constant repair to keep ships in high efficiency and readiness. He noted more than a billion dollars in Navy funding, modernization of thirteen ships, and conversions to oil burners as proof of priority on aircraft, torpedo, and long range gunfire.

Annapolis Wilbur Naval Academy Wibur Congress

Message from Dirigible Italia Reported by Radio Amateur

North Wales Pennsylvania June 7 U P Albert L Byler a radio amateur said he picked up a message he believed was from General Umberto Nobile giving the position of the lost North Pole dirigible Italia The English message read Rush assistance Position 64 15 10 north 6 20 40 east Very cold and worried Nobile The position is about 300 miles north of Spitzbergen

North Wales U.P Albert L. Byler Raido Amateur Umberto Nobile North Pole Italia Nobile Spitzbergen

Robbery Charges Cleared in Meigs Poultry Case

Five Marietta and Warren township men arrested for a gas station robbery near Pomeroy were cleared of that charge but pleaded guilty to stealing chickens. Bound over to the Meigs county grand jury, they admitted the poultry roost theft. Attorneys and names of the accused are Webb Van Wey, Ben and John Sauer, Chauncey Callahan, and Darrell Conner.

Marietta Marisetta Warren Township Pomeroy Meigs County Grand Jury B. E. Guyton Webb van ‘Wey Ben and John Sauer Chaun‘cey Callahan Darrell Conner

Dry Officer Shot Near Parkersburg

Bloodhounds led Sheriff Gordon Enoch and his posse to capture three men tied to the shooting of State Prohibition Officer Summers near Parkersburg West Virginia. Summers died Wednesday afternoon. J D Lowrey of Leachtown and two neighbors Mrs A J Tanner and Mrs Francis Tanner were jailed as material witnesses.

Parkersburg Gordon Enoch Prohibition Summers W. Va J. D. Lowrey Leachtown A. J. Tanner Francis Tanner

Fictitious License Leads to Fines in Local Court

George Love Jr of Greens Run paid $25 plus costs after arraignment on using a fictitious license on a trial automobile. Constable Harry Dalton arrested him before Magistrate Carl Porter yesterday afternoon. In a separate court action M E Twies and C C Buck were fined $1 each for parking over an hour on Court Street, arrested by traffic officer James Lewis and heard by Mayor Alex Moore.

George Love, Jr Greens Run Carl Porter Love Harry Dalton Court Street M. E. Twies C. C. Buck Alex Moore James Lewis

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