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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1928

Page

8

Garagemen Are Ball Winners Tuesday Night

Logan June 28 The Garage defeated the Franks 10 to 4 after two big innings. Roberts and Larimer led with timely hits as Myers started for the Franks. The Garage benefited from four Franks errors in the second frame and a fourth inning rally sealed the win.

Logan Garage Franks Myers Soliday Roberts Larimer Spannon Johnson Achauer Keller Reasoner Tolbert Mowery Gray Weinrich Walker Sloan and Hurley

Social notes club meets at Mrs Smith’s North Mulberry home

Mrs Charles Smith hosted the U Go I Go club at her North Mulberry street home Tuesday evening. Substitute players present were Mrs Gertrude Ulrich, Mrs Willard Sprankel, Mrs Charles Notestone and Mrs Harry Smith.

Charles Smith North Mulberry Street Gertrude Ulrich Willard Sprankel Charles Notestone Harry Smith

Bridge Luncheon and Evening Session At Baker Home

Losers of the Chummy Bridge club hosted a 1 o'clock luncheon at the spinning wheel tearoom Monday afternoon. Winners enjoyed bridge at Mrs. Stanley Baker's home with high honors to Mrs. Fred Kreyssing and second honors to Mrs. Bruce Brandt. An evening session awarded high honors to Mrs. Willard Lyke and Miss Josephine Judy, who joined the club replacing Mrs. Byron Moorehead.

Spinning Wheel Stanley Baker Fred Kreyssing Bruce Brandt Baker Willard Lyke Josephine Judy Judy Byron Moorehead Columbus

Walter Hawk and Genevieve Schrieves Engage in Murray City

Walter Hawk age 22 a book binder of Athens and son of Mr and Mrs Frank Hawk with Genevieve Schrieves age 21 at home of Murray City daughter of Mr and Mrs Orla Schrieves are named in a local engagement notice noting their ages and family parents.

Walter Hawk Athens Frank Hawk Genevieve Schrieves Murray City Orla Schrieves

Wesleyan Singers Depart on Six Week European Tour

The Ohio Wesleyan Singers depart Montreal aboard the U S Letitia bound for Liverpool on Friday June 2 for a six weeks tour of Europe. They plan five concerts with two in Paris and one each in Brussels Geneva and Leamington Spa.

Delaware Ohio Wesleyan Singers’ Club Montreal U. S Liverpool Paris Brussells Geneva Leamington, Spa

Logan Considers Removing Downspouts From Sewers

Logan council authorized the city solicitor to draft a resolution demanding removal of all downspouts from sanitary sewers after residents from Depot North Mulberry street and Zanesville avenue urged action to stop basement flooding. The plan includes a short deadline and an improved sewer exit at the Hocking river to curb overflow. Funds were reallocated for sewer work and a new city dumping ground site is approved two miles south.

Logan Depot North Mulberry Street Zanesville Avenue Hocking River Council Canal Fund General Fund Service Department Hunter Street Jand Nickel Plate Road Thecity

Arrests Continue As County Courts Prepare For Action

Leonard Johnson of Columbus was arrested in Logan by Deputy Sheriff L F Hammond and a Franklin County deputy. he faces a non support charge and awaits trial. Other recent arrests required travel out of Ohio for custody and return for court. Tom Phillips, Hocking Valley railroad engineer, remains near death in Columbus Hospital after typhoid fever and successive surgeries for appendicitis and gallstones.

Leonard Johnson Hocking Valley Railroad Logan Columbus L. F. Hammond Franklin County Johnson Ohio Tom Phillips

Nye Divorces Husband for Dilatory Refusal to Work

Leta Nye files for divorce from Henry Nye in common pleas court Logan alleging he is dilatory and refuses to work while neglecting to support Leta and their two children aged four and two. She left May 38 1928 after years of alleged neglect. seeks custody of the children and alimony.

Last Tribute Paid To Frank Gooding

More than 1,000 people gathered in Gooding Idaho to pay final tribute to Senator Frank R. Gooding at his funeral in his daughter Mrs A J Schubert home. The Episcopal service was read by President Charles Wesley Penney and hymns were sung by a local Masonic lodge quartet.

Gooding Idaho Frank R. Gooding A. J. Schubert Charles Wesley Penney Gooding College Masonic Lodge

State Plans Construction of Feeble-minded Home

Columbus reports preliminary plans to build a residence for the feeble-minded. Officials discuss site, funding, and regulatory steps as a state project moves forward.

Columbus

Pageant to be presented by Lancaster Maple Street Church

A pageant will be offered at Rockbridge United Brethren church on Friday evening by the Maple Street church of Lancaster. The program opens at 8 o'clock with music by orchestras from the Lancaster and Rockbridge churches.

Logan Rockbridge

Charged With Theft Body Found Hanging in Delaware Jail

Herbert Lane of Columbus father of two, arraigned on a theft charge in Justice of Peace George Caylor court. Lane was found hanging by his belt in the Delaware county jail by former Sheriff Fred Harter. Coroner ruled death by strangulation at the prison.

Delaware Court of Justice of Peace George Caylor Herbert Lane Columbus Delaware County Fred Harter

Pastors Meet Logan in Perry County Lutheran Conference

Nine ministers of the Perry County Lutheran conference gathered in Logan Tuesday with Rev. Amos L. Heyde as host. The monthly gathering featured papers a study program and discussions as part of the regular schedule.

Logan Perry County

Two Mothers Claim War Veteran as Their Son

Paris June 28 Nearly ten years after Anthelme Mangin was brought home from a German prison camp two mothers contest custody of a memoryless veteran. Madame Mangin widow of Nantes claims Roger Nicolas Mangin as her son while Madame Brille of Paris insists Victor Adolphe Brille is her son. Both have visited him at Rodez and each believes the identity is hers despite authorities’ uncertainty.

Paris Anthelme Mangin France Mangin Rodez Creuse Madame Mangin Nantes Roger Nicolas Mangin Pommiers Madame Brille

State plans two projects near Apple Creek under review

Engineers of the state architect's office study two projects costing about 500000 dollars. The sites are about eight miles east-southeast of Wooster near the village of Apple Creek. The announcement comes from the state department.

Wooster Applecreek State Architect State Department

Traffic accidents cost the nation over seven hundred million

An estimate by J. Williams of the National Safety Council puts last year’s traffic accidents at a cost exceeding $700,000,000 to the country.

J. ‘Williams National Safety Council

Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Promises Gentle Constipation Relief

Dr Caldwell promotes Syrup Pepsin as a natural, non habit forming remedy for constipation. The ad says it eases bowels without griping and urges readers to send for a free sample by writing to Monticello Illinois. It touts three health rules and claims the product benefits for biliousness stomach issues headaches and fevers.

Caldwell Dr. Caldwell Monticello Tlinois

Merchants From Athens Zone Discuss Cooperative Buying

About 40 merchants from Athens county communities met in the Chamber of Commerce rooms last night. Ho mer C. McConkey of Springfield, secretary of the Ohio Retail Grocers' and Meat Dealers' association, spoke on cooperative buying and group advertising. Attending were merchants from Athens Chauncey Amesville Bartlett Chesterhill and Albany.

Homer C. McConkey Springfield Athens County Chamber of Commerce McConkey Ohio Retail Grocers’ and Meat Dealers’ Association Buckeye Grocer Athens Chauncey Amesville Bartlett Chesterhill Albany

Merchants Sign On as Athens Zone Leads SE Ohio Org

Communities within the Athens zone of the Southeastern Ohio district of Serv-A-Wel, an organization with seven zones, indicate intent to sign a contract. This zone is the first to complete its organization.

Athens Ohio Serv-A-Wel

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