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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1924
Page
6
A brief item notes a boxing bout where Pennect aims to win a day's fight using a dark charge tactic. The report cites preparation by the fighter and upcoming match status with minimal detail on venue or opponents.
Versailles dispatch reports President Doumergue is elected by the Senate to succeed Millerand amid a deadlock risk in the Chamber of Deputies. Painleve fails to secure a two thirds majority. the labor left blocks push for a dark horse as balloting begins at Versailles Palace.
Major William N. Hensley Jr. and Lieut. Elliott of Mitchell Field tried a breakfast to dinner non stop flight to Columbus Ohio in a De Haviland army plane. Fog and a 600 foot ceiling forced them down after ten minutes aloft. They missed crossing Pennsylvania mountains and planned another attempt in better weather.
The article lists standing shot records with several athletes named including Dave Taylor 47, Fred Woodruff 42, Homer Johnson 42, Jesse Carter 41, and Melvin C. Grubb 49, noting one participant was best but others were ahead in different counts.
George T. Barner of Cleveland was granted a divorce from Rosamond Barner after transfer from Cleveland Judge W B Thompson presided Mrs Barner awarded ten thousand dollars alimony plus one year of alimony at 150 dollars monthly and 500 dollars attorney fees
A merchant cites a wife’s decade long chronic illness blamed on gallstones gastritis and intestinal inflammation. After trying Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy he reports steady improvement from the first dose with a money back guarantee. Local druggists McKee Drug Co Athens Gem Pharmacy Nelsonville and others sell the product.
Maymie D Hawkins seeks divorce from Virgil B Hawkins on charges of non support and cruelty. She requests alimony and restoration of her maiden name Mace. They married October 30 1920. No children. Iztta Stillwell’s husband Austin Stillwell files for divorce citing absence since June 12 1921. they wed eleven days before.
In Canada the moose and caribou are the principal meat producers among game animals, contributing the bulk of hunted red meat in wildlife harvests. The two species form the core of commercial and subsistence hunting efforts across provinces.
Mrs Helen Stachura 27 was slain by her boarder Michael Barnack 32 of Toledo Ohio who then hanged himself in the attic. The murder suicide occurred while the children were at school and police say she gave her life to save her honor.
Exiled Irish leader Eamon De Valera joins the pastime of wood chopping mirroring Kaiser era pursuits. The note positions him alongside historical figures in a light, human-interest framing from Dublin.
Reports say De Valera, interned at Arbor Hill Prison, is well and engaged in ordinary activities. He receives visitors, eats and sleeps normally, and splits his time between wood chopping and handball in Cell No. 113 despite no superstition about it.
The American Rifle and Revolver club range at Margarets Creek attracted the season’s largest crowd Thursday afternoon for the regular weekly shoot. Notable participant Mr Call of Winchester Arms took part in standing and prone events with a rest, showcasing his record prone with a rest.
Bessie Hoskins of Glouster wins a divorce from Harry Hoskins by Judge L G Wortsell on full abandonment and gross neglect for three years. She is awarded custody of their seven year old child.
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