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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 08, 1928

Page

5

Higley Study Elects Delegates and Local Society Notes

Higley Study circle elected delegates to the state convention in Lima in April. Mrs. H G Vance hosted the group at 94 North Congress. The program featured a play Economical Boomerang directed by Mrs C W Gross with a cast including Mrs Walter Ludwig and others. Also reported: Fifth birthday of the Junior Standard Bearers at First M E church. Mary Ann card club. Social Literary club guest day dinner at J T Merwin home. St Patrick Day cards. various visits and social events across Athens and Nelsonville communities.

Higley H. G. Vance Delta Sigma Epsilon Sorority North Congress Street C. W. Gross Walter Ludwig R. A. Dalton L. A. Carpenter H. A. Benz J. A. Laverty M. E Rather West Virginia Larimer Morris Avenue Ruth Herdman Elizabeth Hughes Marcella Horn Ruth Henderson Java J. L. Pickering J. G. Hope Canaanville Road Mary Ann North Hill J. T. Merwin Social Literary Club Charles H. Townsend Jellico Tenn A. D. Townsend West State Street Smithfield Manson Martin Athens

Sage Tea Turns Gray Hair Dark

Shirley Blake describes Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound as a ready to use remedy to restore natural hair color and shine. The ad claims a 75 cent price and hints at quick results with daily use.

Wyeth

Midol Advertises Quick Relief for Menstrual Pain

An ad claims Midol relieves menstrual pain in five to seven minutes without delaying the natural cycle. It promotes Midol as safe and non narcotic, available in a small aluminum case for fifty cents at drug stores.

Man Near Death Shot by Chicago Gang Leader Jack McGurn

In Chicago three gunmen fired on Jack McGurn near the heart and arm, three blocks from a flower shop linked to the O Banion murders. Doctors say he will die. McGurn is a top lieutenant for Scarface Al Capone.

Chicago U.P Dean O'Banion Jack McGurn Scarface al Capone MacGurn

St Jacobs Oil Promises Fast Back Pain Relief

A neighbor lends a bottle of St Jacobs Oil to a sufferer with backaches and rheumatic pains. The remedy is claimed to give immediate relief without skin irritation and to draw out the pain, prompting readers to ask their druggist for a trial bottle.

Ol Man River Fox Trot Hits From Show Boat

Paul Whiteman and his orchestra present Ol Man River and Make Believe Fox Trot from The Show Boat. The vocal refrains feature witty philosophical lines and add lively pep to home dances. Released as 10 inch records with upbeat orchestral arrangements.

Paul Whiteman Merry Lads Ziegfeld Scon Pau Wurre Man

Accident halts reunion as father ferried away

In Columbus on March 8 Edward Tensler 40 Pleasant Corners told his son Orville 7 to watch the truck. The boy slid under the wheel and the father started to leave. The plan for a brief errand turned interrupted when the truck began to roll without him. The report ends with a missing continuation of the scene.

Columbus Sonny Edward Tensler Pleasant Corners Orville Broad and Mitchell Streets

Marmola claims easy fat loss via science

An advertising pitch promotes Marmola weight loss tablets as a safe, scientific method to reduce excess fat without exercise or diet. It touts long term use and claims a book inside each box explains the reasons, urging readers to ask their druggist for a $1 Marmola box.

Driver Remains At Wheel After Tragic Street Crash

A man crossing High street was struck by a car driven by Floyd E. McIntosh at Mt. Carmel hospital he lay with a severe skull fracture and likely death. Orville, the driver, stayed at the wheel unaware of the crash and later mourned a father who had vanished.

High Street Floyd E. McIntosh Sullivant Avenue Mt. Carmel Hospital Orville

Police Detain Man Then Return Him Home

He was taken to police headquarters where his name was learned and he was then transported home in a police car.

Walker Eyes bout with Emanuel in rising heavyweight clash

Mickey Walker grows more ambitious every day aiming to face Armand Emanuel a western heavyweight regarded as one of the game’s best youngsters.

Emanuel Mickey Walker Armand Emanuel

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Mary Ann Cage Club Betty Harris Miss Mae Harris John V. Wood Nelsonville Mae Harris White Cross Hospital Wood Merwin Home M. D. Pease Rhoda Johnson van Vorhes Street W. L. Slutz F. W. Reed Robert P. Tompkins O. L., Hoisington J. D. Haskins John H. Grosvenor W. B. Johnson George Holdren J. R. Sands York Grange Mrs. Helen Ellison Charleston, W.a Mr. H. P. Quest East Side Harold &. Smith Maude Skidmore South College Street Bertha Bridgman Laura Bailey Velma Young Ella Shannon Jesse Smart Lucy Williams Grace McMichael Louisa Steele Skidmore Jolly Sewers Jolly Sewers Club Rush Elliott Stimson Avenue K. of P. Hall Dorothy Larber Piqua C. T. Moore J. R. Johnston J. C. Blicker Pleasant Hill Shirley Blake Ruth Pau. Whiteman Mrs. Cohen Fanny Brice Franklyn Baur Victor Records Lad Rvice Dry Cleaners Cline the. A Pharmacy CC Style Shop Flossies Wells Nottingham Court Street Toledo Fred Vogel Ben Grill New” Wholesale Jeweler Boston Th Fab Box Stonts Inc Big Daylight BY Cowan
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