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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 15, 1927

Page

5

Society and Personal Mention in a Craig dinner setting

The Craig home on South Court street hosted a bridge dinner with twelve decorated tables and a guest list featuring Mrs. Louis I. Brown and Mrs. A. B. Roe as top scorers. Eastern Star officers were elected for the coming year including Worthy Matron Leah Featherston and Worthy Patron Charles Cameron.

T. W. Craig IF. X. Rauch FE. C. Schloss Craig South Court Street Louis I. Brown A. B. Roe Henry Zenner F. D. Forsyth Helen Crawford Glouster Sileet Order of Eastern Star Leah Featherston Charles Cameron Jessie Jake Emma Palmer Clara Davis Florence Atkinson Christine Cline Luella Grones Alma Hudson Toledo Fred Kiltan Fred Lee Tom

Letter Golf Where Sin Sends You

Hell was created for punishment of sins, the Bible tells us. Don’t take these puzzles too seriously. From SINS to HELL its a par six solution is printed on the trust page today. The rules: change one letter at a time to form complete common words, keeping letter order. One solution is printed on the last page today.

Hell Trust

Murray City Legionnaire visits 13 countries in Europe

Rev. A B Jackson travels with Louis M Seidenfeld from Murray City to Europe starting in Rome and Egypt Palestine Belgium Holland Scotland England and more. They visit tomb artifacts in Cairo and Dead Sea sites while noting Zionist efforts. English appears widely and ice cream is found in thirteen countries.

Murray City Legionnaire Europe Egypt Palestine A. B. Jackson First Presbyterian Church Jefferson City Louis M. Seidenfeld Murray City Seidenfeld American Legion Rome Alexandria Cairo Tutankhamen Jerusalem Dead Sea Jordan River Sea of Galilee Marseilles Belgium Holland Scotland England Germany Czecho-Slovakia Austria Poland Prague

Motion for new trial overruled in Eli Douglas case

Judge Le G Worstell in Athens County Common Pleas overruled Eli Douglas motion for new trial after he was convicted of a liquor offense. The docket also notes a divorce granted to Chester M Reeves from Edna M Reeves with child custody to Reeves and mother’s visitation monthly. Other actions include a dismissed suit by Morrow Manufacturing Co and a collection suit by Cincinnati Coffin Co against Jesse L Maxwell.

Eli Douglas le. G. Worstell Athens County Common Pleas Court Stanley J. Dew Austin C. Knotner Chester M. Reeves Edna M. Reeves Reeves

Deaf Woman Reverts Silence Hearing With Radio Headphones

In Bath England Mrs Elizabeth Fry, once totally deaf, regains clear hearing after repeated use of radio headphones. The report notes her improvement as a notable medical breakthrough for assistive listening devices.

Bath Eng Elizabeth Fry

Freed After 17 Years Oscar Slater Released in Scotland

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle won a long campaign to overturn the murder conviction of Oscar Slater in Glasgow. After 17 years in prison the charge will be dropped as Doyle proves Slater could not have committed the crime using his deduction methods.

Oscar Slater Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock Homes Slater Glasgow Doyle

Courthouse Proceedings Note Bond Relief and Wills

In Athens County Probate Court a request to release American Guaranty Co from liability as bond surety for Clarence Humphrey, administrator of John W. Johnson's estate, was granted. Humphrey posted a new bond with Nettie R Davidson F K Johnson and Ira G Morgan as sureties. Probate filings include wills of George Hankerson and William Shingle with hearings set in November. Hankerson named executor Ashford Hankerson with no bond, and Shingle's will grants widow Lucy merchandise and mineral lots with William D. Shingle as executor.

Clarence Humphrey John W. Johnson Athens County American Guaranty Company Nettie R. Davidson F. K. Johnson Ira G. Morgan George H. Hankeison York Township Hankeison Sylvia Opal Ashford Hankerson George Hankerson William Shingle Waterloo Township Lucy Shingle Mineral William D. Shingle Shingle

All Day Meeting of Kitchen Management Club

An all day meeting of the Kitchen Management club is set for Thursday November 17 at Mrs Frank Beebe home in Grosvenor. A pot luck dinner will be served and all women of the community are invited.

Kitchen Management Club Frank Beebe Grosvenor

Women Executed in Reval Case Returns Laid Bare

It has been learned that 17 women were among those executed in the Reval case. The development broadens the scope of the incident and highlights the extent of the punishment meted out.

Rebels Executed in Minsk After September Raids

Bolshevik troops executed rebels in Minsk without trial following September raids, widening post conflict reprisals. local observers report swift killings and harsh measures against suspected opponents as authorities assert anti rebel actions.

Minsk

Miss Kate Cranz Dies After Stroke in Akron

Miss Kate Cranz longtime head of the modern languages department at Ohio University died of paralysis in Akron city hospital on October 21. Her nephew Arthur C. Johnson of Columbus is an Ohio University trustee. She retired 26 years ago and had lived in Ira, Ohio.

Kate Cranz Ohio University City Akron Arthur C. Johnson Columbus Miss Cranz Ira Ohio Minneapolis Minn

Moone's Emerald Oil Promises Pain Relief in 24 Hours

An advertisement touts Moone's Emerald Oil as a powerful penetrating remedy for pain and soreness with a money back guarantee if pain does not end. It claims rapid relief enabling comfortable movement and notes widespread druggist sales and use for swollen or varicose veins.

Money Back Moone

Bartels Funeral Held for Mrs Frances Marshall Bartels

Funeral services for Mrs Frances Marshall Bartels are set for Wednesday at 1 30 PM at South Canaanville church with burial in the local cemetery. The body was taken to the home of her parents Mr and Mrs John W Marshall in Guysville.

Frances’ Marshall Bartels South Canaanville Bedy John W. Marshall Guysville

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