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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1929
Page
6
Crooksville police hunt a described degenerate who has been bothering children on their way home from school. Officers have a description of the suspect.
A dense listing of WLW and NBC radio programming for March including morning organ programs, health talks, Town and Country, School of the Air, and musical segments. Highlights include the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra hour, Rudy Vallee, Clicquot Eskimos, and an Easter program discussion.
Glouster March 26. Mayor Gaskalla cites an ordinance making it a misdemeanor for dogs and chickens to run at large. Residents report gardens and flower beds disrupted by the birds and dogs, especially chickens in freshly turned soil. Arrests will follow when charges are filed.
Trimble and The Plains high schools held final debate rounds in the Athens County District contests. Both sides argued strongly on their positions and the audience at Trimble expected a close result though no decision was announced.
Miss Beatrice Mesaws of Columbus spent three days visiting her mother Mrs. Lewis Mesaws and sister Mrs. Joseph Sabo of Morgan County. Mr and Mrs Joseph Sabo and two children were visiting in Millfield Sunday at the home of Mrs Joe Mesaws.
Joe Marty Karow former Ohio State football and baseball star seeks an infield spot with Waco in the Texas League after a tryout with the Red Sox two years ago.
New Lexington reports winter fuel use and savings. School board figures show 1,707 fewer bushels of coal burned this season compared with last, cutting costs by $455.79 for taxpayers.
A playful newspaper note invites readers to solve a letter golf puzzle in today's pages. The puzzle is described as sleepy and snoozy with a par of six and mentions one solution appearing on the last page.
The article outlines a word ladder game called Letter Golf. Players change one letter at a time to reach a target word in a set number of strokes, keeping letter order and using valid common words, with a sample solution printed on the last page.
About 150 to 200 Columbus business leaders will visit Glouster on May 14. A special train will arrive at 11 a m and depart 11 30 a m giving four half hours for meetings with Glouster merchants. The trip, an annual goodwill tour, is organized by Columbus executives.
E. K. Bryson has purchased the C. A. Young residence in Urbancrest and will move in after completing improvements. The Bryson family currently resides at the J. W. Bryson property in Urbancrest.
NEW LEXINGTON March 26 The Corning Council will not spend 72000 for a new water works system due to high taxes. Instead it will issue bonds for 12000 to repair the present system and improve fire fighting equipment, deemed adequate for now.
Sheriff and state officers raided an old mine near New Straitsville, destroying three stills and 80 gallons of liquor valued at $2,000. One large still had to be broken up inside the mine. Owners escaped as officers arrived.
Thomas Boyd of Corning pleaded not guilty at arraignment before Probate Judge J. D. Davis and was held on a $200 bond for appearance today.
The Mumbles Railway in Swansea Bay is the oldest line still running in England. It began as horse drawn trucks, later used steam, and now contemplates electric power.
In a Q and A style survey a geyser eruption is explained as underground water heated by lava, boiling at depth, expanding to steam and ejecting the water. Chinese journalism courses and a giant electric sign in Portland, Oregon are noted with details on location size and visibility.
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