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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1929
Page
12
The Messenger advertises that classified ads can be telephoned to Clinton Webb at 6024. The notice repeats the contact name and number for placing ads.
More than 160 attend an assembly evening where Miret Lutz and Mrs. Cora N. Brown spoke on public health and welfare work in Hocking County. The Knights of Pythias band played under Joe White. Frances Simpson’s status in family case work was noted. A late-night old-time fiddlers contest was announced for the last meeting night in March. A radio to receive the Barkey-Stribling fight was installed after the social.
Logan March 1 Miss Martha Kicenowd and Miss Mabel Brown led a Senior High School assembly program with choral singing. Helen and Mary Jane Anderson, Marjorie Lytle, and Miss Cole performed piano and vocal pieces. Rev E L Piclow spoke on Temptation to the students.
In Logan on March 1 the jury failed to reach a verdict after lengthy deliberations in the William J. Carmon manslaughter case. Jurors, who debated from Wednesday evening to Thursday afternoon, stood at ten to two before the discharge. The case focused on car crashes involving Carmon and George Ford. Carmon remains on $2,000 bond awaiting possible retrial.
In Probate Court Judge A M Ellinger ruled Ernest Evans suitable for treatment at Athens State Hospital after testimony by Dr A K Smith and Dr C F Shonk. Evans, already jailed in Hocking County for ponad five months for petit larceny, will be moved to the Athens facility Friday per Sheriff W R Lloyd.
Logan report from Cherrington Hospital notes slight improvement in Miss Ethel Cooper Roscoe H Hansel and Joe Adcock all stricken with sleeping sickness. Attending physicians expect serum treatment to show progress within hours. Serum from Mayo Clinic was used in their care.
Supervisors and section foremen of the Hocking Valley Railroad from Groveport to Glouster and the River and Wellston Divisions held an all day meeting at the Depot Inn in Logan. E R Cott and W L Roller spoke and a film on tie laying and electrical construction was shown. A special train carried attendees.
Frank Brewer a 75 year old laborer died at his West Logan home at 6 30 pm Wednesday after a monthlong illness. Survived by his wife Mrs Brewer three daughters and a son. Funeral services set for 2 pm Saturday at the home with Oak Grove Cemetery burial.
On March 1 a group of boys and girls from local high schools staged an all ages benefit show at the high school auditorium. The program had two parts a womenless funny paper wedding by the boys and an indoor circus by 24 Girls Reserves. Ticket sales by students from both schools were strong and officials scheduled a second performance for Thursday to accommodate demand.
Secretary Jardine says agriculture suffers from inefficient marketing and neglect of the selling end. He urges cooperative associations and better market study as remedies to prevent farmers from bearing the first decline in economic downturns. He argues producers have not kept pace with other businesses in this area.
Mrs. Ann Young of Appleton near Johnstown suffered serious burns when kerosene poured on live coals exploded. Her 12 year old son bravely tried to save her by throwing water on the burning clothes.
Puzzle answer notes the sequence Coin Coll Boll Boll Bill as the provided solution for today’s Letter Golf tease. The readout lists five items forming a pattern likely aimed at deducing a culminating word or sequence.
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