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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1929
Page
8
Lieutenant Strawn updates Bonnie Dundee on a jail hearing for Cora Barker, with hints that the motive centers on Sevier and fingerprints. Daisy Shepherd and Tilda Brown appear as witnesses and suspects, while Norma Paige, Walter Styles, and Bert Magnus maneuver around the case amid a village of boardinghouse intrigue.
Dean Irma E Voigt of Ohio University Athens will address the Glouster Parent Teacher Association at the M K Church Thursday at 7 40 PM. Non members are invited and a program includes violin solo by Helen Guinther saxophone solo by Bil Lawson and a Glee Club song.
Mrs Ima Hogarth is strangled at Rhodes boarding house. Suspects include Emil Sevier, former boarder, and Cor a Barker who confesses after pellets from Hogarths diary are found in her room. Bonnie Dundee and Lt Strawn pursue the clue of a diary page and a parrot it references.
A detailed listing of WLW programming on Tuesday November 19 including morning shows like Top O the Mornin Organ Program and Crosley Woman’s Hour, with livestock reports, weather forecasts, and evening NBC time slots featuring hotel orchestras and varied music programs. The list also notes multiple times and program names such as American Broadways, Broadway Melodies, Five O'clock Hawaiians, and Benrus Time Announcements.
Radio listings outline 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. programs on NBC and CBS networks. Musical groups include Fradko Goldman band, Paul Whiteman orchestra, and Harry Reeser's Clicquot Club Orchestra with station lineups like WEAF WRC WSAI WHAS WJZ WHAM KDKA WLW KYW WJR WABC WKH WKRC WMAL WJAS and others.
A dense schedule lists programs and performances from stations in New York Washington Cleveland and Cincinnati. Entries include orchestras soloists recitals safety programs and travelogue segments with times ranging from early evening to late night. The compilation reflects a bustling radio guide with recurring programs Eveready Hour Prophylactic and Around the World with Libby.
The Athens Messenger advertises Practical Pattern 1773 for a child frock with yoke long sleeves and collar. It notes sizes 2 4 6 and 8, yardage needs for Size 4, and price fifteen cents, with ten cents if ordered with a pattern. Orders to The Athens Messenger Pattern Department New York City.
Summit Grange held an officer election with Master L. H. Klaw Overseer Calvin Klaw lecturer Jeda Hawk Steward Ed Hawk Assistant Steward Lee Jones Chaplain Cora Nanna Treasurer Harry Hawk Secretary Clara McKibben Gatekeeper John Smith Ceres Faye McNeal Pomona Nannie Mace Flora Lottie Shaffer Lady Assistant Steward Bird Jones Trustee Charley Walker Business Agent Charley Walker Legislative Agent Ed Hawk The ladies announce a quilting day Thursday with all Grange members invited and asked to bring lunch contributions.
Mr and Mrs James Dailey and Floyd McClellan of Akron spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs George Mudrie and Mrs Floyd McClellan and baby. Mr and Mrs NS Weymuller of Logan visited over Sunday with Mrs Weymullers parents D7 and Mrs HG Gibson.
Sunday Creek dropped several feet. roads into Glouster cleared after floods. Detours remained on the main road to Trimble via Congress Hill to Walnut Hill or Maplewood. Funeral postponements occurred as flood waters affected Oakdale routes and debris. Jennie Carcara funeral planned at Holy Cross home. James McGirr funeral held at M E Church after saving a boy from Sunday Creek. burial at Greenlawn Cemetery.
The Palace Theater in Glouster showed talking pictures for the first time on Monday night after several days of upgrades. Manager Crawford announced that talkies will be featured at the theater starting next week.
Ben Hooper of Glouster is at Grant Hospital in Columbus for weeks of eye injury treatment and may lose sight in his left eye. His wife visited alongside their son Fred Hooper of Athens and daughter in law Mrs Farrell Thomas of Bucyrus.
Genevieve Smith 14 daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Smith of this city is in serious condition at St Francis Hospital Columbus following an emergency appendicitis operation Monday afternoon. She was taken by train at 11 08 a m and operated on soon after arrival accompanied by her mother and Dr A J Crawford.
A chicken and rabbit dinner was hosted Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Nile Dew in Chauncey to honor Mrs. Dew Mrs. Letha Westfall and Mary Helen Harvey on their birthday anniversaries. Attendees included George Kerr and daughter Patsy Ruth Henry A. Dew Alice Dew A B Orme Juanita Latta Louise Moody H Benderbasin K Westfall W H Hines Noah S Harvey family and others from Chauncey and nearby towns.
The Past Chiefs Association of Pleasant Vic Temple Pythian Sisters Chauncey will meet Thursday evening at the home of Mrs Lucy Surgeon The Prains The hostesses will be Mrs Surgeon and Mrs Ode Jackson All members are urged to attend.
In Millfield on November 19 the church considered creating two adult classes for its Sunday School. Sunday guests of Mrs. George Duncan included Katheryn Duncan and David Kennedy with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bailey and their son Jimmy from Crooksville.
Chauncey Ohio reports Rebecca Border Masters, former Athens County resident, died in Sheridan County Hospital Wyoming from injuries after a fall at home. Funeral held last Thursday, burial in Sheridan. Survived by six children in several states, two brothers and four sisters. Her parents were early Athens County settlers. she taught school and later worked in real estate.
Contests at Taylor Ridge and Greens Run Church of Christ featured three and two contestants respectively. Miss Helen Hilderbrandt won at Taylor Ridge with judges Ruth Fiske Pearl Henry and Will C Merritt. Pauline Bentley won at Greens Run with medal presented by Ireya Black. Rev G B Courtney chaired both events.
Edward J. Kelley of Ludowici Celadon tile plant sparked a ballot joke by writing Spurgeon and Kelley on Pike Township ballots for two offices. Spurgeon lost justice of the peace while Kelley unexpectedly won constable after the mischief was discovered and resolved.
Cleveland on November 19 reports that Ralph Kitteringham a repairman for the Cleveland Railway Company was suspended by his hands for ten minutes in a bizarre incident. The event occurred during a maintenance check at an unspecified location, with details limited by the telegraphic report.
A volunteer rescuer was thrown by a speeding car as an emergency truck toppled during a high tension trolley wire incident. The man was severely burned while responders struggled to reach him.
Murray Lidey Jr a 16 year old Millersport youth is in serious condition at a Lancaster hospital after a fall. His parents Mr and Mrs Murray Lidey of Millersport are named in the brief item.
In Chauncey and surrounding areas the high water receded this morning. Main Street west of the railroad crossing was flooded Monday to about 15 inches. The flood did not cross the highway to Athens, but lowlands along the line were damaged with corn and fodder destroyed. Machines were able to pass and buses ran yesterday.
Voters in Chauncey and Dover Township show mixed results on the school bond with precinct tallies indicating support in several units and no, while Sugar Creek and Millfield precincts report mixed outcomes. School board nominees Hill Daugherty Canter Gardner Sweeney appear with counts from 162 to 260 votes. A meeting for a new class is scheduled at Mrs Hotkins home and Bible School attendance rose despite rain.
Young Lidey visited Leo Hartman at Lancaster hospital after a hunting accident. After spending time with Hartman he grew ill and went to the front steps for air. He then fell and struck his head on the stone, suffering a fractured skull.
Peter McVay of Corning was accidentally shot near Churchtown on Saturday. He is at his brother John D. McVay’s home in Warner Street and doctors fear loss of sight in his right eye. The group including Ray Arnold and Frank Siley were hunting at the Ray Arnold farm when a gun discharged.
In New Lexington on November 19, railway workers face seniority rules as P. H. Pletcher with 81 years of service is bumped by Amos McKinney who has 34 years. The bumping system allows an elder employee to take the next available job when their position is abolished.
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