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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1928

Page

6

Local minister leads funeral in Nelsonville for Jasper Saxon

Jasper Saxon funeral held at the Church of Christ in Nelsonville with Rev. G B Courtney officiating. Chauncey pastor Rev. McCorkle assisted. high water delayed arrival to Chauncey and the body lies in Green Lawn Mausoleum until burial at Nye cemetery. Saxon survived by wife two daughters a son Charles and mother Mrs Nancy Saxon and sisters Nina Collins and Jennie Cheadle.

Chauncey Elmer Bingman John Fer Harvey Courtney G. B. Courtney Lloyd Pendergrass Luther Crinkshank Jennie Courtney Hazel Lahugh Charles Bradfield Jr Lucille Bradfield Nelsonville Jasper Saxon Church of Christ Charles Saxon Nancy Saxon Nina Collins Jennie Cheadle Akron

Local visits noted for Hardy and Slater families

Mrs. Mollie Hardy, her son Edward Hardy, and grandson L D Slater visited Nelsonville this week to see friends. Catherine Davis of Willoughby is visiting the home of Mr and Mrs Harry Moore in The Plains.

Mollie Hardy Edward Hardy L. D. Slater Nelsonville Catherine Davis Willoughby Mrs Harry Moore The Plains

Oggs to Celebrate Twenty Fifth Wedding Anniversary

Chauncey June 22 Mr and Mrs Charles Ogg will celebrate their silver anniversary this Sunday at Chauncey high school with a basket dinner at noon and an afternoon program of music. Invited are members of the Ogg and Carpenter families. Mary Haynes of Athens visited Eunice Lowery. Mintie Swart of Orbiston visited Joe Evans at The Plains.

Chauncey Charles Ogg Chauncey High School Ogg and Carpenter Families Mary Haynes Athens Eunice Lowery Mintie Swart Orbiston Joe Evans the Plains

Miller given 30 days for perjury in divorce suit

In Cleveland on June 22 Mrs. Katherine L. Miller aged 34 was sentenced to 30 days in jail on perjury charges connected to testimony in her divorce trial.

Cleveland U.R Katherine L. Miller

Princess Helene Divorces Crown Prince Carol in Bucharest

In Bucharest on June 22 the court of appeals granted Princess Helene a divorce from former Crown Prince Carol, ending their marriage.

Bucharest U.R Court of Appeals Helene Carol

Rip Collins Dominates International Clubs for Toronto

The former Detroit pit cher Rip Collins won his first eight games for Toronto and had not been defeated by mid June, proving a tough gnaw for rival international clubs.

Rip Collins Detroit Toronto

New Philadelphia to Host Ohio Grand Lodge Session

The Ohio I O O F grand lodge will meet in New Philadelphia in the third week of June 1929 with Athens and Warren as bidders. Main features include a sight seeing trip to Ohio and Zane caverns, a past grand officers banquet, and the conferring of the third degree on 100 candidates. Installation of new officers will follow. J M Gladhill of Warren is expected to become grand master.

Athens Warren Ohio Zane Caverns Champaign Logan J. M. Gladhill C. R. Summers Oberlin

Search for missing boy in Lake Erie expands

Coast guards were asked to search for William Jacobs a 13 year old believed to have drowned in Lake Erie after canoeing with friends Robert and Lawrence Radke who brought them to shore before Jacobs paddled out and vanished.

Cleveland Coast Guards William Jacobs Lake Erie Robert Lawrence Radke Jacobs

Man Believed Drowned After Fall From Breakwater

Coast guards and police searched Lake Erie at the foot of West Fifty-eighth street for Michael Chake, 36, believed drowned after he fell from the breakwater last night.

Cleveland U.P Coast Guards Lake Erie West Fifty-eighth Street Michael Chake

Birth Announced for La Donna Faye Breaker

Mrs Roy Breaker of this city announces the birth of a daughter Thursday morning at their Main street home The baby has been named La Donna Faye The mother was formerly Miss Inez Hawk

la Donna Faye Breaker Chauncey Mrs. Roy Breaker Main Street la Donna Faye Inez Hawk

Two Are Bound Over To Next Grand Jury

Pleading not guilty to robbing the New Floodwood I store on the night of June 18, an affidavit by Peter Barrows Amos Hofayburn and Pyan Bartlett led to bond of 500 dollars each and binds them over to the grand jury in Magistrate Carl Porter’s court. Fifty four Greens Run residents summoned for rioting and assaulting Hubert Bailey mine fireman were again unable to reach Athens due to flood waters and ordered to appear in court today.

Floodwood I Peter Barrows Amos Hofayburn Pyan Bartlett Carl Porter Greens Run Sunday Creek

Hoover to be notified of nomination at Palo Alto

Washington June 22 Herbert Hoover will be officially notified of his nomination as Republican candidate for the presidency at his home on the Leland Stanford university grounds in Palo Alto late in July Secretary of Interior Hubert Work announced as his first act as Republican national committee chairman Work said he would resign from the cabinet before July 1 Senator Charles Curtis will be informed in Topeka Kansas Work will visit Brule Wisconsin to see President Coolidge and tender his resignation Dr A Biddle Athens will accompany the committee to Palo Alto for the notification

Washington Herbert Hoover Leland Stanford University Palo Alto Interior Hubert Work Charles Curtis Topeka Kay Work Brule Wis President Coolidge Tr. A. Biddle Athens Hoover

Chicago Gangsters Try Kidnap of Grand Jury Chief

Five armed men drove to the home of James Huff, chief witness in the Octavious Granady murder case, attempted to force an entrance with shotguns to kidnap him. Police arrived, thwarted the attempt, and the gunmen fled into the night.

Chicago U.R James Huff Octavious Granady Huff

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