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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1928
Page
8
City records detail receip ts and expenditures across General Fund Water Works and Street Maintenance for the year 1927. It lists balances and transfers among funds, includes payrolls and servicing costs, and notes carries to sinking funds and special assessment accounts under City Auditor Griffin H Evans.
The Ohio university department of public speaking announced the cast for Outward Bound by Sutton Vane to be staged late in April. Tom Slater plays Henri and Helen Rupp is Ann with rehearsals starting Thursday. Other cast members include Clifford Moriarity Tom Prior Bill Martinek Theora Bartholemew Ruth Tubaugh and Harold King among others. Mr Evans may also present A A Milne's Belinda at commencement.
Bertha Landes, once Seattle mayor, appears to have fallen from power as campaign manager Mrs. Frank Edwards aided the rival winner. Edwards pushed her husband to victory, signaling a shift in local politics and public support.
Nelson A. Rockefeller, son of John D. Rockefeller Jr., is elected vice-president of the Dartmouth College sophomore class in Hanover New Hampshire. He appears in the green and white blazer of the varsity soccer team.
Dr. J M Higgins announces tuberculin testing must occur now as last year’s mandate expired. Ath ens ordinance bans selling milk from untested cows and urges consumers to ensure herd testing. Dairy owners must arrange tests via a qualified veterinarian to protect both public health and the herd.
The Grayson Manufacturing Company stockholders met at the Oak and Palmer streets offices on Monday. Directors elected were Judge J. G. Worstell, Henry Zenner, K. J. Beasley, A. B. Roe, and Farnsworth. W. E. McKnight, auditor, reported 1927 results. Farnsworth spoke on current conditions and 1924 outlook.
The 1928 Ohio university junior prom will crown Miss Ohio at a midnight ceremony on April 27. Sororities and dormitories selected campus beauties at meetings last night, with candidate pictures displayed on campus. A campus-wide ballot will precede the crowning, and negotiations aim to bring two recording bands to the affair.
The Junior Grange meeting in the Chamber of Commerce featured drill practice and song sessions led by county extension agent T. H. Johnson. After exercises a treasure hunt followed the business session with attendees including Mr. and Mrs. Earl Cowen, Miss Harrett Jacoby, Miss Carol Hope, Clarence Shaw, and Miss Alice Briley.
Several cases of measles reported in Athens County with the city of Athens seeing mainly preschool and high school patients. Dr J M Higgins says quarantines in place statewide and school isolation measures to curb spread. Teachers cooperate as list of affected students from various towns is noted.
Mrs. Jennie Marsden of Tiverton sent $1.12 to the local ticket agent, an amount tied to a railroad cheating incident from 42 years past, now recalled in a local note.
Mr and Mrs James A Stillman of divorce suit and reconciliation fame announce plans for a European honeymoon, aiming to silence rumors of an imminent rift.
City accounts show balance for General Funds and sinking funds at year end 1927, with receipts totaling 2,489.59 and total expenditures of 13,718.58 across departments including Police Fire Health and Public Works. The Water Works fund records 16,811.92 receipts and 8,505.84 expenditures, leaving combined balances and transfers detailed in the 1927 ledger.
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