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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 30, 1927

Page

12

Officers Arrest Two Near Still in Logan

State Inspector H. A. Lines and Constable Charlies Poling observed two men obtain liquor from a hidden keg near a still near Jobs. Roy Evans and Harold Shuttleworth were arrested. the still and four mash barrels were confiscated. Evans faces a liquor possession charge with a $500 bond. Shuttleworth, a minor, faces a delinquency charge and was jailed.

Logan H. A. Lines Charlies Poling Roy Evans Harold Shuttleworth Poling Evans Harley M. Whitcraft Shuttleworth A. M. Ellinger Henderson

Knights of Pythias Bow Only Errorless Game in Logan League

The Knights of Pythias rolled an errorless series to total 1008 pins in a Logan Bowling League match against the Clayworkers on Monday night. Feather off led Pythians with 227 in a 1,008 pin team effort while Clayworkers’ T Columber had a 237 high in the first game.

Logan Knights of Pythias Pythians Featheroff T. Columber Weatheroff Umno Dcccacecce Schwenke Mohauer J. Columber Sparnon Bagriof

Sweazy Estate probate reads will values assets

Emma Sweazy widow and seven children share in Benjamin F. Sweazy estate after probate court reads the 1926 will. Executor Ciem Franklin Sweazy named. Mrs Sweazy to receive 4000 dollars the East Main Street house the piano and household goods and one eighth of gross income from oil and gas on a Green township farm. Six children get 700 dollars each before the residue is divided among the rest. Much of the estate tied to gas and oil. Will witnessed by J P Miller and Clinton Webb.

Logan Emma Sweazy Benjamin F. Sweazy Ciem Franklin Sweazy Ollie May Snyder Nancy Jane Beal Porter M. Sweazy Clem Sweazy Cromwell Sweazy Goldie May Biggs Carl Mélvin Sweazy J. P. Miller Clinton Webb

Unger Wins Jury Verdict in Money Claim

Logan March 30 twelve jurors concurred in a verdict favoring plaintiff Alonzo Unger and others against Ele Daugherty and others after a brief deliberation reported Tuesday morning. The ruling awards the plaintiff a monetary claim as stated in the suit.

Logan Alonzo Unger Ele Daugherty

Interest on 25770 at 6 percent from 1925 to 1927

The amount of 257.70 with six percent interest from August 24, 1925, to March 27, 1927, is noted. Most of the evidence in the case was heard by the jury on Monday.

Open Bakery in Logan by Young Men

Logan reports a new bakery opening on West Hunter Street beside Fox Grocery. Proprietors Ben Evans Jr and Anthony Stroupe, previously with Main Baking, start the business in a newly built facility.

Logan West Hunter Street Fox Grocery Ben Evans, Jr Anthony Stroupe Evans Mr. Strupe

Speeding motorist fined after Logan arrest

Logan report: Deputy Sheriff L. F. Hammond arrested Harold Carpenter on the Logan Lancaster road for speeding. Carpenter pleaded guilty before Mayor Rochester and was fined five dollars plus costs.

Logan L. F. Hammond Harold Carpenter Logan - Lancaster Carpenter Rochester

Traffic Officer Farbeann Rebounds From Wreck Injuries

Logan March 30 Traffic Officer Farbeann making a satisfactory recovery at his West Hunter street home from injuries suffered in a wreck ten days ago. He will be confined to bed for several weeks, but the physician is gratified by the recovery.

Logan Farbeann West Hunter Street

Logan Car Crash Injures Two At East Front Street

A car carrying Mr. and Mrs. James Nupp collided with a lumber truck owned by Logan Manufacturing driven by Dallas Smart near the factory on East Front street Tuesday morning. Mrs. Nupp suffered a throat injury and Mr. Nupp had severe head cuts. both were treated at Cherrington hospital. The wreck damaged the machine’s top. Police note this near the same site as a prior injurious incident involving Traffic Officer Joe Farbearn less than two weeks earlier.

Cherrington Hospital Joe Farbearn

Miners Idle in Eastern Ohio After Suspension

About 1,500 miners in the Eastern Ohio field are idle as 500 cutters finished operations and 1,000 plan to quit by sunset. They will remove coal before Thursday midnight and then rooms will be posted to protect properties during the prolonged suspension.

Wheeling W. Va Ohio

Mystery death of Mrs Knute Houck in unknown manner

Coroner's jury rules Mrs Knute Houck died in an unknown manner. Dr. Houck a former government physician is held at Albany Oregon pending the inquest. Mrs Houck, formerly Gladys Walters of Canton Ohio, was found in the river last week after disappearing three months ago.

Washington Knute Houck

Blackheads Vanish Quickly with Simple At-Home Method

A brief home remedy claims two ognesest of BF and a wet cloth rubbed briskly over affected areas dissolves blackheads in about two minutes. The note presents the method as magical and universal for quick results.

Blackmail Suspect Miss Vio Let Green Arrested in 3 Year Hunt

Manchester England reports the arrest of Miss Vio Let Green, dubbed the "blackmail girl," ending a three year manhunt. The case centers on alleged blackmail schemes involving multiple victims across the city.

Manchester Eng Violet Green

Safford Speaks On Growth Of U S Telephones

J W Safford of Troy addressed the Athens Rotary at Hotel Berry detailing how telephony expanded from early village signals to international links. He noted seventeen million telephones in the United States, a million in Ohio, and over four million dollars in state taxes paid last year.

J. W. Safford Troy Rotary Club Athens Rotary Club Hotel Berry C. L. Jones Perry County Safford Bell Company Nelsonville Middlewest United States Ohio

Vinol Promises Strength For Weak Women and Children

Mrs G Barnesberger reports weakness and loss of strength, but after one week on Vinol she feels stronger, sleeps and eats better. The iron and cod liver tonic is a long used remedy for run-down people, including nervous women and sickly children, with no oily taste. McKee Drug Co.

G. Barnesberger McKee Drug Co

Chicago engineer testifies on dam and sewer plan

L R Howson a Chicago sanitary engineer testified at a Chicago drainage hearing that constructing a new control dam and sewerage system would prevent diversion of water from the Great Lakes and protect lake levels.

Washington L. R. Howson Chicago Great Lakes

Stabbing on Train in Darlington Tragedy Names Ann Lacey

Miss Ann Lacey fought for her life after a maniac stabbed her 17 times in a train compartment near Darlington England. Police described a violent assault as she barely escaped.

Darlington Eng Ann Lacey

Midol Promises Quick Relief for Menstrual Pain

A historic note touts Midol as a natural relief for menstrual pain, claiming a simple tablet acts on menstrual organs within five to seven minutes. It emphasizes avoiding harsh drugs and notes Midol’s compact packaging and 60 cent price.

Kip Rhinelander Marriage Upheld by Court of Appeals

Albany March 29 the court of appeals unanimously affirmed the validity of the marriage between Leonard Kip Rhinelander and Alice Jones after examining the case in a ruling that confirms the couple's union is legally binding.

Kip Albany, N. Y Court of Appeals Leonard “Kip Rhinelander Alice Jones

Iwaki Coal Mine Disaster Fatalities Reported

Tokio dispatch reports the Iwaki coal mine disaster left 123 miners asphyxiated with twenty bodies removed. The final tally reflects severe fatalities and ongoing rescue efforts as authorities confirm the incident.

Tokio Iwaki

Seventh and Eighth Grade Sugar Creek Pupils With Perfect Attendance

March attendance report lists Opal Rivers James McLain Harley Jeffers Richard Hutchinson James Hunter Fred Hunter Joseph Johnston Frank Madek Adam McLean Stanley Nadroski rank Nadroski Joe Zachary Monroe Mitchell Alonzo Kovach and Joe Kovach as not absent or tardy across the seventh and eighth grades.

Sugar Creek Opal Rivers James McLain Harley Jeffers Richard Hutchinson James Hunter Fred Hunter Joseph Johnston Frank Madek Adam McLean Stanley Nadroski Rank Nadroski Joe Zachary Monroe Mitchell Alonzo Kovach Joe Kovach

Final Debates Set in Ohio High School Contest

Albany hosts the final county high school debate on capital punishment abolition with Albany affirmative facing Chauncey negative tomorrow evening. In Chauncey the Chauncey affirmative will meet Albany negative. Local residents attended visits and funerals as obituaries note Alice Hampton.

Albany Ohio

Baptist Church Holds Quarterly Birthday Social

The Baptist church hosts its quarterly birthday social this evening at the church, inviting members to celebrate with food and fellowship.

the Baptist Church

Methodist Sunday school class hosts at Dailey home

Twenty five members of Class No 99 of the Methodist Sunday school were entertained at Mrs O D Dailey’s home. Fannie Eccles continued study of St John, Dailey described a Catalina island trip, and a swimming contest won by George Young was observed. Luncheon followed and the meeting adjourned to April 18.

Methodist Sunday School O. D. Dailey Fannie Eccles Dailey Catalina Island George Young George Bailes Leona Chapman F. W. Chapman Coolville Howard Bean Bruce Clow Akron Wil! Bean J. W. Stanley Wer Martha Bacer Lancaster Mrs Jones Pataskala Jones Albany Hazel Cline Cleveland Margaret Duncan

Answers to Now You Ask One Quiz

The page lists ten quiz answers: Aldous Huxley. a New York newspaper columnist and author. John Erskine. Sherwood Anderson. The Red Badge of Courage. James Joyce. Nostromo. Nigger Heaven. Anne Parrish. The Genius by Theodore Dreiser.

Aldous Huxley New York John Erskine Sherwood Anderson James Joyce Anne Parrish the Genius Theodore Dreiser

Local Resident Arthur Bails Dies Following Weekend Illness

Lottridge Arthur Bails of near this place died Saturday morning. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at Vanderhoof with interment there. Tidal Gaston and Florence Walton visited at the home of Mrs. R. M. Allen Sunday afternoon. T. W. Chapman moves from Albany to his farm near here this week.

Violet Stone Ohio University Athens O. D. Dailey Burton Fouts Parkersburg Sid Fouts Will Bean George Howard Bruce Clow Akron J. E. King Gerald King Will Lewis Carrie Richey Cc. M. Jones Logan Cc. A. Richey Alice Hampton Albany John Radford Fisher Point Rock Castor John Stanley L. H. McVay Jane Radcliff Will Cline Charles Radcliff Bolin’s Mills Weaver A. B Arthur Bails Vanderhoof Gaston Florence Walton R. M. Allen T. W. Chapman Hig Farm

Cure for Infant Eczema Claims Cuticara Soap Healed

A mother from Larrabee Iowa describes her infant son’s severe eczema improving and healing after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment starting at nine months old. She notes sleepless nights and itching prior to treatment and claims final healing at thirteen months. Cuticura ads bill Soap 2c and Ointment 25c with free samples from Cuticura Laboratories.

Chas. Urban Larrabee, Iowa Cuticara Laboratories Malden Mass Cuticara

Local Residents Share News of Moves and Visits

Mr and Mrs C D Swartz visited Mr and Mrs L H Allen Sunday. Mr and Mrs A J Wamner Morganville rent rooms from C L Davis. Elmer Cole moving family to Ben Barnhart farm in Fairview. Mrs L T Runnion homebound with grip. The Sharp family visited the Allens Friday. The Boggs family moving to Lottridge. Booth and Bailey were business visitors near Columbus. Raymond Boggs moving to Rowan farm. well drilled on C D Swartz farm Monday evening.

C. D. Swartz L. H. Allen A. J. Wamner Morganville C. L. Davis Wamner Weiner and Ross Drilling Company Elmer Cole Ben Barnhart Fairview L. T. Runnion Robert Sharp End R. M. Allen Leroy Boggs Lottridge Francis Booth Lawrence Bailey Columbus Raymond Boggs Rowan Farm Weimer Ross C. D. Swartz Farm

My Spanish Sweetheart Operetta at K P Hall

The Boys and Girls club of New Ma Marshfield High presents the operetta My Spanish Sweetheart at the Knights of Pythias hall Saturday evening. The Holland tulip scene features four nations in costume with forty cast members including Vivian Aker Gay Collins Arthur McDaniel Gerald Chesser Shelby Collins Frances Collins Solomon Goff Elijah Eaton Ernest Judy and English chorus member Garett Trout.

K. of P. Hall Miss Prudent Holland United States England Spain Vivian Auker Gay Collins Arthur McDaniel Gerald Chesser Shelby Collins Frances Collins Solomon Goff Elisha Eaton Ernest Judy Garett Trout Clarice Chesser Oliver Young

Rowles Men thos Sulphur Cream Heals Eczema Fast

A skin specialist praises Rowles Men tho Sulphur cream for itching burning and broken skin. The cold cream soothes fiery eczema quickly and destroys germs, promising clear smooth skin and rapid relief available at any drug store.

Local Names List Across Communities Mentioned

The snippet lists individuals from Berneda Farmer Milo Syx Mildred Hunter Walter Jones Alma Tewksbury and two chorus groups with members Fred Eliott Margaret Bridge Fred Reeder Caryle Whitlatch Kendall Llewelllyn Hazel Hawk Marion Jackson Reba Andrews Charles Thomas Adrien Townsend Marjorie Wharton plus Dutch group names Ferne Nanna Edna Russell Florence Cline Ferrell Nixon Hazel MeChibben Ardis Chesser Daniel Trout Robert McAfee Marshall Barron Raymond.

Berneda Farmer Milo Syx Mildred Hunter Walter Jones Alma Tewksbury Fred Eliott Margaret Bridge Fred Reeder Caryle Whitlatch Kendall Llewellyn Hazel Hawk Marion Jackson Reba Andrews Charles Thomas Adrien Townsend Marjorie Wharton Ferne Nanna Edna Russell Florence Cline Ferrell Nixon Hazel MecHibben Ardis Chesser Daniel Trout Robert McAfee Marshall Barron Raymond

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Pythian Unger Sthens Open Bakery Farbeann Recovering Blackheads Marietta Ersburg U. S Troy Man Vinol News OF Albany Rosie O’grady Shirley Mason and Cullen Landis Vera Reynolds Corporal Kate Baker Gas Athens Furniture Exchange Mia Ait Oh Ge "Wolf FF Clothing Umatll Cts Arthur Somers Roche Bebe Daniels New Ma Marshfield Llewellyn Denver Shover Rolland McVey Adrien McVey Hanes Quet Lucolds Vicks Mas Rba Phillips Antacids Phillips Dental Phillips Milk of Chas. H. Phillips Co Shore Drive The D. Zenner Co D. Zenner Company
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