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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1928
Page
8
The Cosmopolitan Club held a final meeting and banquet featuring farewell speaker Shigeru Mukuda who will return to Hawaii after graduation. Dr. Gammerisfelder urged cosmopolitan ideals, stressing mutual respect among races, while Rev. C W Jones noted the value of truly liking people after understanding them.
Columbus May 26. Glenwood High School New Boston outlines plans to have Principal Bernard Higley urge seniors to attend Sunday services amid a student strike against resignations and board opposition. The state education department warns against disrupting school programs and could revoke the charter. Director Citten also urges striking students to return, stressing proper authority governs disputes.
The Athens high school band will present a program Sunday afternoon at the Athens State Hospital grounds beginning about 1 o clock. Fifty high school boys will participate with Russ Stevenson as director. The band traces its sixteen members and one instrument to Lindmont work and has built a statewide reputation through Stevenson’s guidance.
Sixth grade pupils at East Side school linked history study with an assembly program titled Know Ghip. Dwight Duncan led the meeting as chairman with visitors from California including Leslie Fultz Parker Walker June Fultz and Richard Imes.
The Canaan and Athens township boards of education met to discuss combining Harmony and Long Run into a Rock Riffle two room school by moving a Factory building. Transportation would be handled by the Teann township board and schooling by Athens. No tuition for Long Run and Harmony pupils. Decision on Long Run pending sentiment and roads.
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Six motorists were injured in separate crashes near Erie Pennsylvania as Floyd Collins case echoes. Floyd Romines 45 is believed fatally entombed after an explosion in the Black Moon coal mine where seven miners died. Rescue teams searched the mine but did not locate Romines.
Ohio brief items report police in Toledo and Ashtabula solving robberies and injuries, a savings loan hold up, and a fatal auto crash near Zanesville. Other notes include a state supreme court hearing, resignations in Columbus, and various political moves involving Republican and Democratic candidates.
Clarence Johnson eight years old died suddenly at his home on luchland avenue Saturday morning. Funeral arrangements are set for Cooper Ridge church with burial in the adjoining cemetery. He leaves a widow and several siblings all listed as residents of Athi meo and Willong. The report also notes a separate charge filed by Mrs Yager for assault and battery with Yager arraigned and bound over to the grand jury.
Oakland May 2 Captain Kingsford Smith and his trimotor airplane The Southern Cross were ready to begin their flight to Australia with three associates aboard if weather permits.
Formal announcement states Miss Wilbert ton of Babylon Long Island is engaged to Mx Robert Guggenheim eldest son of a New York millionaire. The notice notes the couple plan to wed in a ceremony to be held later at their family estate.
Miss Bridgman asks mothers to report children who will be six before January 1, 1929 to join the first grade next September. Parents should call the school office at telephone 312 this week with their child’s name and details as notified by current school families.
Columbus reports that the August primary will nominate United States senator state officers members of Congress and general assembly. Declarations of candidacy are due June 13 with filings handled by the state board of elections. The general election will occur November 6.
Warden Preston E Thomas reports strong progress on a new channel at Co Penitentiary with steel and brick work finished. Electricians installed a giant distribution panel to light or damage any part of the auditorium. colors can be shown. The old central warehouse is being remodeled into a dormitory. Construction by War Dunzweiler and Thomas and a few contractors on highway No 7 near Marietta institution and St Marys bridge. Restocking and piscatorial activity, with fishing licenses and equipment sales, show rising interest in local angling as the season nears.
Toleno May 26 U P R Fote reports the Ghia State Auto association annual convention at Crawford Massillon named officers led by Weasley S Thurston as president J Fimmer Lima first vice president Hith Marie and Vier president Taledo East Liverpool fourth vice president HT Anderson New Philadelphia fifth vice president A tax reduction for Ohio is possible by year end Treasurer Bert B Buckley predicts a surplus of 5000000 in the general revenue fund which could allow reducing or eliminating the existing six mill tax levy.
May 2 report from New York states a suit filed in the United States district court seeks two thirds of the Astor estate. The complaint alleges forged or disputed documents tied to John Nikolaos Astor who died last year and cites old leather bound records found in April.
Officers elected for the Mt Here Moon Sewing Club include Krimers Cars pepter and puresbdearts Laieill Atle dam as president Armstrong as secretary and Ar strong as treasurer. The last meeting was at the Mader Work for the Ten hers home. Next meeting set for the church of Mt.
An invitation was sent to Henry Ford to attend the Moe Gur Reader pageant in Logan. A committee gathers early editions of the McGuffey Readers for display, with loans requested from readers and owners. The exhibit, in Logan’s window before the pageant, will feature Civil War era items and portraits. A souvenir notebook and costumes from McGuffey’s era are planned, with free pageant tickets for certain fraternal members.
Fragmentary notes mention individuals and places with garbled names and dates. Readable items include references to Atti Simmer, Amera Safari, and a Martyn Johisasns, with scattered geographic markers.
A Washington report notes Japan's reply to U S plans for arms control and disarmament terms. The message outlines disagreements and conditions, with both sides seeking written assurances and a clarified path to agreement. The exchange signals ongoing negotiations amid postwar tension.
Walter Harned of Logan and Nelson Delong of Laurelville, both Republicans and Democrats respectively, were reappointed by Judge Harley M. Whitcraft to the Hocking county jury commission. They will convene in Logan on Monday to compile the annual jury wheel of 200 names.
Mingo Lodge No. 171 F and A M schedules a sunrise Memorial Day service at the Masonic hall on Wednesday morning. The degree will be conferred in the Master’s grade by former service members. C W Wood Bowen, the lodge master, is a former service member along with several officers. Officers and stations are expected to include former soldiers and sailors. A breakfast will be served at 6 o’clock after which the lodge session opens.
Logan May 26 A reporter from Nations Business Chessler Leasure associate editor spoke to about ninety business men and women at the Pythian theater. He said collective action is the voluntary method for meeting life’s changes and noted U S Chamber of Commerce activities and graft reforms. He warned government overreach and urged business to regulate itself while upholding fixed fundamentals.
Charles Swalbaugh of Pike Run Salt Creek township entered a not guilty plea on a charge of possession of apparatus for liquor manufacture. He was arraigned before Judge Harley Whitcraft and bail set at 1890. A hearing date was not yet fixed. Swalbaugh was arrested after witnesses saw him at a siting near his home. He denied guilt stating no involvement with illicit liquor.
Norma Ann Downhour aged 14 months died at Cherrington hospital after a pan of hot water toppled during bottle sterilizing. She burned herself as she played, was treated briefly, then died an hour after hospital arrival. Funeral plans to be announced by the parents Mr. and Mrs. Hall Downhour.
Report says a five foot blacksnake was destroyed Friday evening on Main Street near Carpenter Hardware by Jessie sneer after emerging from an alley. Spencer discovered the snake and witnesses noted the event in a crowded area with several onlookers.
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