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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 06, 1929

Page

8

Mystery at Borden Offices Stirs Chicago Inquest

Detective McMann questions Ruth Lester as alibis unfold in the Borden murder case. Jack Hayward and Rita Dubois face scrutiny while Adams supplies a tip about his Chicago trip. Ruth stands by Jack’s innocence and stresses truth over suspicion amid a tense investigation.

Adams Borden McMann Chicago Ruth Micky Moran Micky Mr. Borden Ruth Lester Jack Hayward Jack Mr. McMann Chester Bill Cowan

Local Staff Members Named in Community List

The staff includes Clira Belle Bailey Alice Beasley Raymond Carmichael Virginia Coe Ruth Fleck Delbert Howett Margaret Johnson George Kilpatrick Rex Koons Mildred Reynolds and Helen Townsend.

Clira’ Belle Bailey Alice Beasley Raymond Carmichael Virginia Coe Ruth Fleck Delbert Howett Margaret Johnson George Kilpatrick Rex Koons Mildred Reynolds Helen Townsend

Letty Miller Questioned Over Hayward Office Visit

Detective McMann questions Letty Miller the cleaning woman about the timing of her work in John C. Hayward's offices after him ordering her to proceed when his phone rang. Ruth observes as Birdwell and headquarters seek lines on Cleo Gilman and Jake Bailey.

Lester Borden Ruth Bob Borden Rita Jack Hayward McMann Jack Micky Moran Otto Pfluger Bill Cowan Cleo Gilman Benny Smith Roth Ashe Minnie Cassidy Mr. Hayward Letty Lsir Letty Miller Carlson Birdwell Mce Mann Adams Grant Clay Jake Bailey John C. Hayward Mr.Hayward

Radio Schedule Highlights Evening NBC Columbia Programs

A fragmentary radio list shows 9:30 PM broadcasts including NBC system programs and CBS/Columbia network slots. Mentions include Troubadours, Concert Orchestra, Foresters, and various orchestras with names like Palina Smoker and William Orchestra.

Chinatown Columbia” Network Poresters Andy Sanella NBC System Heusen Troubadours WEAF Mle Palina Columbia

Quart of Water Cleans Kidneys

A health claim urges ample water intake and Jad Salts to flush and stimulate kidneys. It asserts overwork from rich foods causes acid build up, leading to waste in blood and various ailments. Drinking a quart of water daily and four ounces of salts is advised to prevent or relieve kidney issues.

Letter Golf Odd Playmates

Today’s letter golf puzzle involves scarecrows as fellow players and associates. The puzzle’s par is seven and one solution is provided on the last page.

Letter Golf Rules and Example Puzzle

The puzzle defines Letter Golf as changing one word to another in a fixed number of strokes. Each step must be a complete common word, with one letter changed per move and letter order preserved. Example: COW to HEN through HOW and HEW.

Manly Young Man Promises From McCoy's Tablets

Snippet promotes McCoy's Tablets as a cure for weakness and inferiority in young men. It claims thousands of doctors endorse the formula and offers a 60 tablet package for 60 cents at Cline's Pharmacy or any drugstore with a 30 day money back guarantee if unsatisfied.

Cline’s America

Mystery Prisoner Mock Trial Draws Athens Women

Spectators expect names to be withheld until Thursday as the Athens League of Women Voters presents a mock trial in the Athens County court room. A popular Athens High School instructor is among the rumored defendants charged with neglecting and abandoning home and children. Three witnesses on each side will testify while Sheriff William Williams guards the prisoner who will be brought to the bar at 7 30 p m. The event aims to teach courtroom procedure to local women and boost public attendance.

Athens League of Women Voters Athens County Athens High School 8. H. Bing William Williams

Megaphone Murmurs and a Radiator Sketch

George Kilpatrick toiling on a Megaphone article sits by a radiator as Rex Koons quips about a hot piece. The scene captures newsroom chatter and sidelong jokes.

George Kilpatrick Rex Koons George

Posters for Spring Frolic Promoted by Art Class

Senior High School art students under Miss Mildred Rice plan and paint gaudy posters for the Spring Frolic. The vibrant designs will advertise the event.

Mildred Rice

Former Army Pilot Will Teach Classes

c O Laurie an airplane mechanic and pilot has been engaged by World Airplane Manufacturing Company as an instructor in their classes to be conducted in the security Savings Bank Building. He served with the ninety first Airplane Squad in the war with stints in Belgium and France and has since worked in airplane field. He will lead the engine instruction division while R F Humbert negotiates purchase of a three passenger Lincoln Page plane for student training. Fifteen students are enrolled and engine mechanics instruction will begin Wednesday night.

C. O. Laurie World Airplane Manufacturing Company Security Savings Bank H. F. Nicodemus Laurie Belgium France Chicago Kansas City Nicodemus R. F. Humbert Columbus Athens Mr. Nicodemus

New Pomona Grange Members at Albany

Athens County Pomona Grange plans an Albany meeting Friday at 7 30 pm in the Albany Grange Hall to initiate new members and conduct fifth degree work. Master O O Bryson leads the effort with a prize for the grange supplying the most new Pomona members. Albany is first on the visitation list.

Athens County Pomona Grange Albany O. O. Bryson Stewart T. H. Johnson Pomona Johnson

Melo Water Makes Whites Bright In Hard City Water

A seller touts Melo as a softening water additive to improve laundry in hard city water. The ad claims blankets become cleaner and whiter with Melo and soap, urging readers to buy it at their grocer.

Hear INAUGURATION by Southern Ohio Electric Co. mic in Senate

A radio installation by the Southern Ohio Electric Company allowed the entire student body to hear inauguration preparations. The Seventieth Congress heard the first time a microphone was placed in the Senate, with another announcer near the Capitol describing the proceedings.

Southern Ohio Electric Company Senate Capitol

Health education outlined by Dr James E Rogers

Dr James E Rogers president of the National Educational Association health and physical education department spoke to teachers at Ohio University. He traced physical education from military training to athletics to play and recreation and urged teachers to blend these streams into real health education with physiology knowledge.

James E. Rogers Department of Health and Physical Education National Educational Association Department of Physical Education Ohio University Fine Arts Rogers West Point United States

Arena Staff Adopts Grecian Idea for Year

The Arena Staff will implement a Grecian theme this year with all pictures poems cover designs and articles aligned to Old Athens customs speeches and ideas. As Athens Ohio takes its name from the Grecian city the plan honors local heritage and marks a new original Arena this year.

Athens Ohio

Chef Oliver Wood Serves Bean Soup at Hi-Y Club

Residents heard a distinctive odor of bean soup as Chef Oliver Wood prepared a meal for the Hi-Y Club during Tuesday noon activities. The event highlighted local youth engagement and community cooking efforts led by Wood.

Oliver Wood Hi-Y Club

Physical Education Standards and Resource Needs Highlighted

Dr. Rogers argued for compulsory PE in schools and access to facilities time and trained staff. He urged a structured program tailored to age and individual pupil needs, grounded in educational psychology and physiology.

Rogers

County Health Board to Discuss Cow Tuberculin Testing

The Athens City Board of Health will meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the County Health Commissioner Dr J M Higgins’s office to discuss progress in tuberculin testing of herds in Athens County. Dr Higgins said veterinarians have been too busy testing cows for tuberculosis to report in detail.

Athens County Athens City

Castoria Ended Baby Upset Says Syracuse Mother

A Syracuse mother relates how Fletcher's Castoria stopped her baby's crying when other remedies failed. She praises it as harmless and effective for colic constipation and other upset symptoms, noting its genuine vegetable formula and Fletcher signature.

Syracuse N. Y Fletcher

Lets Have A Radio Editorial Inauguration At School

A radio donated by Frank Moler of Southern Ohio Electric Company filled a school assembly with 700 attendees who heard President Hoover. The piece argues radios educate and entertain and proposes a 15 cent per person plan to provide a suitable unit for the high school.

Frank Moler Southern Ohio Electric Company Hoover

Spring Frolic Schedule Announced for School Plays

The Spring Frolic schedule lists Thursday night programing with sophomore drama junior comedy and senior drama plus two junior skits directed by Miss Jettie Jay Denmark. Friday night March 15 features sophomore comedy junior drama and senior comedy with two junior high school skits coached by Miss McErwin and Mr Woods.

Jettie Jay Denmark McErwin Woods

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