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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 14, 1928

Page

12

Tale of Temptation and Theft on a Camp Tale

Jerry Ray seeks love and money as Alester Carstairs enters with a crash. a party, a pool incident, and a stolen tunic push Jerry toward confession. Myrtle counsels restraint while fear of exposure grows, forcing a moral choice about repayment and truth.

Jerry Ray Myra Fate Alester Carstairs Dan Har Alester Myrtle Jerry Leontine Lebaudy Dan Appence

Dress Thief in Store Dilemma Sparks Manager Mercy

Jerry Ray, caught taking a tunic from the store, pleads for a chance to repay. Manager Mr. Barlow admonishes the act as serious but allows her to receive earned commissions after a set time, ending with Jerry leaving jobless and penniless.

Jerry Myrtle Myrtie Dan Mr. Barlow Miss Ray Jerry Ray Ray

Radio Schedule Highlights From Chicago And New York Networks

Various programs across WEAF WJZ WEA F WOR WLS KYW KDKA WGN and others list meals, concerts, orchestras, dances, and talk shows. Notable items include Cavaliers recitals Neapolitans dances and City opera segments with periods of daily entertainment on multiple stations.

Letter Golf GET NO WHERE FAST

A playful note explains letter golf where par is six and mocks the thin line between stop and halt. It hints at a solvable puzzle on the last page today and invites readers to try beating the given challenge.

Letter Golf Rules for Word Transformation

A concise guide explains changing one letter at a time to convert a word like COW to HEN in a set number of strokes. Each step must be a valid common word, letters stay in order, and only one letter changes per step. Slang and abbreviations aren’t allowed.

Prizes Offered In Ohio Pollution Crusade

Columbus November 13. The Ohio Federation of Women’s Clubs offers cash prizes totaling 100 dollars for a state wide crusade against stream pollution. Any women’s club in Ohio may compete based on literature distribution protests to offenders publicity secured and overall waterway purification progress.

Columbus Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs

Athens High Camera Club Signs: Notable Residents Enroll

Outstanding names appear as Alfred Smith Herbert Hoover Charles Lindberg and Conteppelin sign their names as candidates for enrollment. The signatures resemble Athens High School student penmanship, explained by excellent local writers.

Athens High Camera Club Alfred Smith Herbert Hoover Charles Lindberg Count Eppelin John Henry Athens High School

Dramatic Club to Stage Duley on Friday

The High School Dramatic Club presents Duley a three act comedy by George L Kaufman and Marc Connelly Friday December 14 1928. Daley plans a house party to unite rival jewelry firms in a humorous scheme. Cast includes Laura Morris Rex Smedley Gordon Smith and many others coached by A H Nellis and Anne Pickering. Rehearsals began last evening and a new system promises more work in less time.

High School Dramatic Club George L. Kaufman Marc Connelly Duley Daley A. H. Nellis Mr. Nellis Anne Pickering Smith Laura Morris Gordon Smith Dujey Rex Smedley William Walker Charles McKinley C. Rogers Forbes William Cooper

Field Ball Game Postponed Due to Field Condition

The field ball game scheduled for Saturday November 10 was postponed to a later date because of the poor condition of the athletic field.

Unusual Play Presented at Athens High Fall Festival

At the Athens High School Fall Festival the short play A Pair of Lunatics opened with doors creaking instead of curtains. Ann Evans delivered a brilliant impersonation of a bored asylum guest and Rex Smedley created tension with his gaze as both inmates seek escape, ending with a dramatic reveal of identity.

Athens Ann Evans Asylum Rex Smedley Rex

Local Junior High Graph Project Draws Student Interest

Hale Pickett, a mathematics instructor, leads seventh graders in creating ink and color graph diagrams displayed in class. Students, who once viewed graphs as dull, now discover artistic elements within each student's graph.

Hale Pickett Mr. Pickett

Manual Arts Club Builds Book Racks and Cedar Chests

Fifth period students under J. C. Stover construct book racks for distribution to the high school and place them in session rooms to aid teachers. The classes also craft a cedar chest console unit as part of the project.

Manual Arts Club J. C. Stover

Armistice Day Program Highlights Peace Steps in 1920s

Mr Edward O Dowell reviewed the path to world peace from Armistice Day origins to the Kellogg Briand Pact of 1928, noting League of Nations Dawes Plan Locarno and naval reductions. He warned that outlawing war still requires courts and stronger agreements. Miss Alda Smith showed class photos of French cemeteries and battlefield sites.

Edward 8. Dowell League of Nations Dawes Germany Warren G. Harding Dowell Alda Smith France Marne River

Child sees governor in army outfit at Middleport

A boy in Middleport greets Raymond Carmichael in a dignified army uniform. He rushes inside shouting to his father that the governor has arrived, creating a moment of local excitement.

Middleport Raymond Carmichael

Girls Glee Club Elects Officers

Last Friday a meeting of the Girl's Glee Club elected officers Thelma Cox president and Gertrude Lyon secretary treasurer.

Girl's Glee Club Thelma Cox Gertrude Lyon

Troop Two Reorganizing Prompts Scout Recruitment

Roy L. Dupler scoutmaster seeks to reorganize Troop Two for the coming year and invites all boys over 12 who are interested in Scouting to meet at the Methodist Church next Friday at 7 o'clock for an engaging and worthwhile program.

Roy L. Dupler Mr. Dupler

Births Surpass Deaths in Athens County October Report

In Athens County October reports from the Health Office show 50 births to 37 deaths. Athens City had eight births and seven deaths, with male births and deaths uneven across districts. Counts list births and deaths by locality and names of new boy and girl births, along with ten communicable disease cases including scarlet fever and typhoid fever.

Athens County Athens Lodi Athens City Alexander Ames Bern Canaan Carthage Dover Lee Lody Rome Trimble Troy Waterloo York Born Harold Tryon Gerald Tryon Highland Avenue John Ashton Mechanicsburg Charles Mansfield William Mansfield Stewart Street Kenneth Kyle Gus Kyle James Oliver Frank Oliver Richland Avenue Wilbur Witham West State Street John Gibson Bart Gibson University Terrace William Charles Smiley William Smiley East Carpenter Street Fanny Love Albert Love Fern Street Jane Laughlin Dewey Laughlin Woll Street Letha Mae Adams Virgil Adams the Plains Betty Jean Thomas Neil Thomas Maplewood Drive Isabella Daugherty Marietta Jacqlin Lonas Athens State Hospital

Musterole Laxative Cold Tablets offer quick relief

Head colds cause misery and can lead to serious conditions. Musterole Laxative Cold Tablets provide prompt relief without gripping or buzzing in the head. Chocolate coated and easy to take. Available from all druggists or direct by postpaid 35c from Musterole Company Cleveland Ohio.

Musterole Musterole Company Cleveland Ohio

Keeping Young Through Liver and Bowels Care

The ad promotes Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle liver and bowel tonic to prevent sallow complexion dark rings pimples and dull eyes and claims ninety percent of sickness comes from inactive bowels and liver. It notes a vegetable compound with olive oil by Dr Edwards, available in 30c and 60c boxes and known by its olive color.

Edwards Ohio

Funeral of Mrs Julia Tribe Held at Central Ave Church

Funeral services for Mrs Julia E Tribe who died yesterday at her home 72 Central Avenue will be held at 2 oclock Wednesday afternoon at the Central Avenue M E Church. Burial will follow at West Union Street Cemetery.

Julia E. Tribe Central Avenue M. E West Union Street

Diversion signals new Messenger Cooking School menu

The article announces the Messenger Cooking School has arrived and a new weekly menu. Eggs patties, French fruitus tuttis, scaloped corn on Russian toast with Japanese peanuts and African sauce replace corn, beans and bread for a short period. The shift promises a pleasant change in meals.

Messenger Cooking School

Playing Square Topic Featured At Hi Y Club Meeting

The Hi Y Club held its regular Tuesday noon session with Jack Swanson leading a discussion on the meaning and value of playing square. Dues were noted as payable and Mr A F Hixson, superintendent of schools, was named as the next speaker. In William Cooper's absence, vice-president Rex Koons presided.

Jack Swanson A. F. Hixson William Cooper Rex Koons

Note to Gertie from SILLY SIS about Fall Festival

A high school correspondent signs as SILLY SIS to GERTIE, recalling a Fall Festival with jolly times, babyish antics, delicious eats, an orchestra, and a lively play, urging attendance at the next school event.

Baby Healed From Eczema After Using Cuticura

Mrs. C Bagsby of Kansas City reports her three month old baby suffered severe eczema on face and legs with nightly fretfulness. After trying Cuticura Soap and Ointment following a free sample offer, two cakes of soap and one box of ointment healed the child by nine months. Cuticura advertised for skin relief with samples available.

C. Bagsby 24Th St Kansas City

Cascara Laxative Featured As Gentle Habit Breaker

An old newspaper blurb promotes cascara as a safe laxative to stop habitual use. It claims cascara is gentle yet effective for cleansing the colon, suitable for children, and not habit forming with immediate proof the day after use.

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