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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1929
Page
32
The dean of women released figures for the first semester showing sororities achieving scholarship rankings. Psi Phi is second, with Phi Upsilon leading, and Sera Upsilon ranking first overall amid 17 social sororities. The report cites a 1.04 percent figure for overall averages.
A shooter aims at Mildred on a crowded street as a train unloads nearby. A passing young man saves her from a fall after the shot, but Mildred lies unconscious while bystanders drift away. Huck, Snifty, and others plot a drug‑driven murder, with Snifty pressed into service to complete the deed amid the urban bustle.
A newspaper fragment combines a word-change puzzle called Letter Golf with a dramatic crime narrative. Mildred Lawrence is shot in a hospital ward as Inspector Markeson and Mr. Judson race to protect her and uncover Huck Connor, while urgent police and court tensions unfold around the Judson case.
Radio listings show NBC and Columbia network programs across the day and into the night. Highlights include Arabesque, Voices of the Evening, Concert Orchestra, Weather and Livestock reports, and varying musical features from Hotel Gibson Orchestra to Great Moments with Great Adventurers.
A rundown of radio programming from 5:00 p m to 9:30 p m across NBC BC and Columbia networks. Listings include WEAF WJZ and coast titles such as Orchestra and Cavaliers Quaker Girl and Cavaliers Story Hour An Evening in Paris Billie Jones and Ernie Hare The Album and Half Hours With the Senate among others.
The program lists a 5:10 discussion on journalism with Smith Ballew's Orchestra at 5:55 Baseball scores and 6:00 The Bonnie Laddies, 6:15 health talk and novelty band stories, 7:00 Margaret Elmore soprano, 7:10 Old Man Donaldson and Quakers, 8:00 Billy Jones and Ernie Hare, 8:30 Theater Memories, 9:00 Challengers, 9:30 Phil Spitalny music, 10:00 Slumber music.
Families will hear Ford and Glenn broadcasts from WLW the week of May 6 with hairline details of daily programs including Crosley Woman’s Hour Health Talk Live Stock Reports Weather and Time Signals. The Saturday May 14 lineup lists 10:00 a m Crosley Woman’s Hour and multiple NBC and hotel orchestras through midnight.
May 5 schedule lists church services concerts lectures and music segments from 9:39 a.m. to 8:45 p.m. including River Stages Symphony Concert McKinney Musicians organ recital and NBC broadcasts. Local time slots feature varied performances and weather announcements.
Edwin Markham, noted American poet, visited Athens East Side School for two assemblies in honor of his local appearance at Ewing Hall Auditorium. Students in grades four to six and grades one to three listened intently as he recited original verse including Three Green Eggs and shared California experiences with companions Prof R R Foster and Dr Hiram Roy Wilson of Ohio University.
Dr Wilmer C Harris Ohio University historian tells The Messenger the Soviet Government is firmly entrenched and expected to gain formal recognition by great powers. He notes a disciplined army, minority rule, religion largely separated from state, and Soviet expansion in Asia and Europe while Russia may settle war debts to become a recognized world power. He cites 152 million people under a centralized 700,000 group.
A robin builds a nest on a fence post behind tennis courts near Ohio University athletic field and endures constant ball volleying. An observer notes the robin dodges bounces daily while the nest remains exposed, with rain providing brief respite.
Mrs. Maude A. Yagle of Philadelphia hopes her car, driven by Ray Keech, will win the Indianapolis 500. The vehicle, owned by Yagle, previously belonged to the late Frank Lockhart.
Dayton mourns prominent surgeon Dr. William A. T. Ryan aged 45 who died at home from pneumonia. Born in St. Henry he studied at Louisville College of Medicine and Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia before rising to local medical prominence.
The body of an unidentified white woman about 50 was held in the city morgue at Columbus today, after being killed last night when struck by an automobile south of the city. Identification pending.
Water softened with Melo removes soap scum and dirt, making hard water easy to rinse. It creates abundant suds and lets less soap be used, with or without detergent. Consumers are advised to get Melo at their grocer’s.
The pattern described creates a dress in four sizes 6 3 19 and 12 years with two yards of 39 inch width material. A contrasting collar panel sash and cuffs require 14 yards of 5 percent anch material cut crosswise. Pattern mailed for 15 cents in silver or stamps.
BostTOK Columbus May aml P Har old R Muntz of Canton has been elected editor in chief of the Capital Chimes bi weekly student publication at Capital University here.
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