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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1928
Page
10
Logan officials plan to deputize Legion members for Mardi Gras to curb paddle use after Halloween rowdyism. Two to three people were injured amid the disturbance, and assaults will be charged against offenders under Armistice Day preparations.
Logan November 5 Absentee ballots added 70 to the county tally bringing total present election votes to about 450. Election officials worked late to process absentees and distribute supplies to precincts as final instructions urged speeding the count.
Citizens met with County Superintendent J W Coleman to discuss a replacement for the burned Monday school. A committee led by Coleman, with Joe Smart and Jack Gears, will work with state officials to approve a three room brick building and transport arrangements for Cawthorne and Carbon Hill pupils. The Ward Township Board will act after the next conference.
Mrs. Paul Sherman underwent an operation at Cherrington Hospital Saturday and remains in serious condition. Judge Harley M. Whitcraft departed for Cleveland to conduct Common Pleas Court trials for the next month. Harry Warner visited Columbus Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Nixon were Capital City visitors and attended the Ohio State Princeton game. Harry Lane made a business trip to Zanesville Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Karl Keck of Athens visited Logan Saturday. Knights of Pythias members will meet this evening at the hall to confer degree work with a lunch served.
Wagner's Pirates of Columbus and the Mast's Restaurants of Logan battled 60 minutes without a score. Balson starred for the visitors while Leadbetter for the locals drew attention with two runs and steady defense.
Wellston High School outgained Logan High on their field Saturday afternoon 14 to 7. Logan missed backfield star Red Gray due to injury but fought Logan ends Shaw and Woodgeard held ground, while Hutchinson moved to fullback for Logan’s lone score. Riverfront?
Mrs. Uriah Brown departed Monday morning for Columbus to visit relatives and friends.
POMEROY November 5 Mrs Elizabeth Baer a 71 year old resident of Noase Settlement defies a lifelong stance that women should not vote She has never voted but an ardent Democrat now supports Herbert Hoover and the straight Republican ticket Her daughter asks The Messenger to publish the story to spur others in similar situations.
Rev. Charles M. Coulter urged church members to oppose Smith in the coming election urging fidelity to moral issues. He argued the church must speak on prohibition and politics, noting Smith’s stance against enforcing liquor laws and NY leadership.
An advertisement for MELLO-GLO face powder from D. Zenner Co touts protection in all weather, non drying feel, and pores that won’t clog. It claims a new French process makes it pure and long lasting, suitable for good complexions.
A speaker declares defending his church’s principles as his duty, invoking political themes within a pulpit setting. The remarks draw attention to church and state concerns and prompt questions about appropriate limits of political discourse in worship.
The Rev. R. C. Mummy, newly appointed pastor of the local Presbyterian Church in Girard, shot himself at his home today. Police say he went to his bedroom and a short time later friends heard a gunshot. they found him unconscious when they rushed in.
Puzzle solution lists hide side site girl sets seks seek as the answer. It presents a wordplay pattern from today’s Let ter Golf column. The text emphasizes the pairing of similar sounding or styled words.
Advertisement promoting McCoy's Tablets as the best flesh builder with a money back guarantee. Claims underweight men and women can gain at least five pounds after using four sixty cent boxes or two one dollar boxes. Mentions Cline Pharmacy and McCoy’s Cod Liver Oil.
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