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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1928

Page

10

Mother's Day program hinted at in Hooper Ridge Sunday school

Attendance at Hooper Ridge Sunday school reached fifty six last Sunday. A brief Mother's Day program is planned for May 13 after the school session. Local families and guests visited one another across Athens Cambridge Amesville and The Plains. Pearl Linscott returns home from Holzer hospital Gallipolis while recovering from a serious illness.

D. E. Kasler W. D. Robinson Athens Charles White Jacksonville C. A. White Floyd, Linscott Song Charles Jack the Plains Clarence Johnson Gertrude Kermit A. M. Linscott G. E. Moore Ralph Edward Amesville A. E. Wooley Jane Evelyn Alfred Jr Cambridge Harry Keefer Herbert Calentine Frank Wolfe Pearl Linscott Holzer Hospital Gallipolis

Prisoners Taken to State Penal Institutions in Two Days

Logan May 9 two prisoners were moved to state penal institutions in the last two days. Cr. C. Miller went to the penitentiary for a year on a non-support charge. William Wryskiver taken to Mansfield reformatory for a year for his role in a local store robbery. Clyde Hashman paroled from the county jail with conditions to pay a liquor fine or face rearrest.

Harve Sayre Orbiston Clyde Hashman

Pastors Sermon on Christian Business Ethics at Logan Club

Rev. Henry L. Geddes spoke to the Logan Rotary on May 9 about Christianizing business through the Golden Rule. He argued its use could solve national problems and apply to mining, manufacturing, and schools, while noting politics and religion have long been mixed.

Logan Henry L. Geddes Logan Rotary Club Golden Rule Nash

Hoover Watson battle marks Indiana primary figures

The Indiana primary produced a tight Hoover Watson contest for the state's 33 delegates to the Republican national convention. Early districts favored Hoover, but later rural returns shifted to Watson as final tabulations remained pending.

United Press Indiana Herbert Hoover James E. Watson Hoover Watson Evans Woolen Indianapolis Ann-Smith Alabama Houston

Knapp Trial Ends with Jurors Deadlocked in New York

Albany May 9 The second trial of Florence E Knapp former secretary of State on larceny charges tied to a 1 2 million census fund ends in a deadlock. Justice Callaghan discharged the jury and set May 21 for a retrial. Also relief: John L Klinson cremated in cricket uniform in Ningham England.

Albany N. Y U.P Florence E Knapp Stephen H. Callaghan Ningham, Eng John L. Klinson

Twilight League to Open Season Next Tuesday in Logan

Logan's twilight baseball league restarts after a two year pause. D. M. Soliday elected president, Frank Judy Jr. secretary treasurer, four teams named East End West End Franks and Garage with rosters and managers listed. Opening games Tuesday Franks vs West End and Thursday Garage vs East End at the fair grounds diamond.

West End William Ritchison Franks L. P. Franks Garage L. R. Kienle East End Fair Grounds C. E. Blackton Mullen J. Columber Huth H. Blackston G. Mowery Fox Roush Pierce Brandt Iles Daubenmeier Eberst Bell Wolfe Ed Tolbert Myers Keller Walker Stroupe Johnson R. Soliday Achauer Canty A. Mowery T. Columber Larimer E. Roberts M. Roberts Soliday George “Stoney” Burgess Hugh Campbell

Arraignments Set In Logan Court On Mondays And Fridays

Judge A M Ellinger announces arraignments for speeders and similar cases will be held on Mondays and Fridays to cope with rising workload. Traffic Officer Joe Farbearn, handling the most violations, will arrange for prisoners to appear on those days. The judge has recently dealt with nearly a score of traffic and liquor violators in two days.

Ancient Turk Zara Agha Plans U S Tour At 155

To Tour U S Zara Agha, an ancient Turk who claims his age to be 155 years, will leave Stamboul for a tour of America. Agha has worked as a door man, but fat contracts offered for his appearance here would let him retire for decades more.

Zara Agha Stamboul America Agha

Memorial day service planning meeting at courthouse

A meeting is set for 6 30 pm Thursday at the courthouse auditorium to plan the Memorial day services. G A R American Legion Sons of Veterans Womens Relief corps and auxiliaries are urged to attend as committees will be formed to handle details of the day. Mary Patricia Douglass, daughter of the Rev and Mrs C R Douglass, was born April 28 in Iowa City where he serves as student pastor at Iowa University.

Logan May C. R. Douglass Mary Patricia Douglass Iowa City Iowa Iowa University Presbyterian Church Henry L. Geddes

What Price Patriotism

London report notes the county council accepted a British bid for rails over a Belgian offer by 40000 dollars less.

London

Simple Calonite Powder Method For Blackhead Removal

A simple two ounce Calonite powder method claims to remove blackheads quickly. Sprinkle powder on a hot wet cloth, rub briskly over affected areas, and within two minutes the blackheads are said to dissolve away completely.

Five business places entered Monday night in Logan area

Three Enterprise businesses and two Logan sites were burglarized Monday night. Panels were cut from doors or windows to gain entry. Few losses were reported, and officials suspect a single gang or individual behind a third year of similar panel robberies in the Logan region.

Logan Enterprise Business Enterprise Joe Brashares Ray Vancuren Lewis Helber H. O. Tom William Disbennet Gallagher Avenue DeHaven Laurelville

Haydenville Plant Sees 1134 Cars Built in Early 1928

Foreman reports the Haydenville plant produced 1 134 cars in the first quarter of 1928 as an indicator of clay industry's potential in the Hocking valley. A prominent sign reads No men wanted to deter the high volume of applicants seeking steady work and wages.

Haydenville Hocking Valley

Truck Damage Reported Greater After Collision

A light truck owned by John Hull of Hooper street and driven by Hull collided with a touring automobile driven by Myron Parker at the Albany road and Jerseyville road intersection last week. The truck suffered extensive damage including a missing fender bent radius rod mashed radiator shell destroyed radiator broken light and ruined casing and tube. Parker's car was almost completely demolished.

John Hull Hooper Street Myron Parker Albany Jerseyville

Missing consul Walter B. Wilson Jr found dead

The state department reported the discovery of the body of Walter B. Wilson Jr of Greenville North Carolina who served as American vice consul at Shanghai and had been missing.

Washington Walter B. Wilson, Jr Greenville N. C Shanghai State Department

Six Fined for improper lights and intoxication in Logan

Six people were fined by Judge A M Ellinger after pleading guilty to light violations and intoxication. The group, arrested Sunday by Traffic Officer Farbearn and Deputy Sheriff Hammond, included Ralph Helber Harry Dalton Frank Murphy D R Ruth Raymond Martin and Archie Bryan each fined 1 and costs. Ruth and Dwight Stewart received 29 and costs for speeding while Harry Simons Fred Earl and Dana Marks were fined 20 and costs for intoxication.

Ruth Dwight Stewart Harry Simons Fred Earl Dana Marks

Store Brings Four Seeds Eng Quadruplets Born

Two boys and two girls were born to Mrs L C Waterton in a quadruplet birth reported by the store item.

L. C. Waterton

Cleared of Blame For Fugitive's Escape

U. S. Attorney A. E. Bernstein cleared A. Neutzenholzer, superintendent of the Dayton workhouse, of responsibility for the escape of federal fugitive Harold Bleigh on May 2. Bleigh, who finished a 100 day liquor sentence May 2, was ordered returned to face charges of failing to declare 4 000 dollars worth of diamonds imported from Canada in 1925.

Cleveland U.P U. S A. E. Berstein A. Neutzenholzer Dayton Workhouse Harold Bleigh Bleigh Bernstein Canada

Nazarene Missionary Osborn Free After Seizure

L. C. Osborn of the Nazarene mission at Chaoc heng western Shantung, seized in the Nationalist advance, has been released he telegraphed. Osborn who hails from Columbia Ohio said he had reached Kaifeng the capital of Henan province safely.

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