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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1928
Page
10
A play based on The Story of Ali Cogia is finished by Grade at Central school. Act I was written as a class exercise to teach structure, while Act II was authored by each child in their chosen style. Some pupils will stage the performance in the home room period soon.
Nathaniel and Virginia face an arranged marriage as Virginia moves in with Uncle Frederick Dean and Clarissa. Nathaniel resents the move and confronts Dean while Virginia grieves her father Brewster’s death. Chiri’s late-night appearance stirs tension as secrets and motives unfold in the artist’s cramped studio.
Radio listings span multiple cities and networks with programs featuring Marie Tiffany, Frank Sheridan, Lenox Quartet, and orchestras. Concerts, dance bands, and hour features run across WEAF WBAL WJZ WGY WLW WOR and more, listing times and stations from Atlantic City to Nashville.
Nathaniel receives a late night call from a feminine voice. He initially misreads the caller's intent, thinking of Virginia before realizing Miss Brewster might be on the line. Chiri reports the caller, and the scene ends with a suspenseful cliffhanger.
Prosecuting Attorney Henry W. Harter Jr. of Canton said he will ask the governor for executive clemency for Edgar M. Halyburton, confined in the Stark county workhouse on a liquor law charge. The ex soldier and recipient of the Distinguished Service Medal was denied release after the state supreme court refused to review his appeal.
Former Secretary of War Newton D. Baker told Ohio Bar committees that adopting the French method of criminal questioning would speed justice. He argued the system, with police magistrates present and confession testimony usable at trial, would prevent suspects from denying or withdrawing statements later.
A radio battery exploded injuring R. H. White in Horncastle, with officials treating him for serious burns and shock. The accident occurred during a routine maintenance check at his workshop, prompting safety inquiries and preliminary investigations.
American Legion members will meet Monday at 7 p.m. in rooms on South Court street to discuss plans for adding an auditorium and social room. Estimated cost runs about $4,000. Officers urge all members to attend and share opinions after redecoration of the rooms, now in good order.
Geneva May 11 United Chinese Nationalist government appeals to the League of Nations against Japanese intervention in Shantung province seeking international support.
Readers are invited to solve a word ladder style puzzle where one word is changed by one letter at a time to reach a new valid word. Rules include keeping letters in place, using complete common words each step, and completing within par nine strokes.
A mass meeting of striking miners is called for next Wednesday at the county fair grounds in St Clairsville to organize an All Ohio union. Oral Daugherty, former Athens district chief, is slated to speak. Organizers stress it is a Save Ohio miners meeting, not a Save-the-Union event, while union officials say they know nothing of the plan.
Detroit report says Col. Charles A Lindbergh departed Detroit for an unnamed destination after a brief conference with Henry Ford, per an official Ford Motor Co. source. The item also notes Ruth Brittain authored a column on baby care discussing thumb sucking, bowel regularity, and Castoria warnings and usage.
John Scott and R Cochran of Montgomery County were pardoned by Governor Vic Donahey for liquor law violations. Scott had been in the Dayton workhouse since October 11, 1927, Cochran since November 3, 1927, both for fines of 500 dollars.
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