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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1928
Page
7
About 45 members attended the Science Club gathering at Prof A A Atkinson's home on Morris Avenue. Prof Lt M Heil from the physics department presented the main paper on "The Development of Radio Tubes" and Prof S M Stoke discussed "Play Activities of 100 Freshmen."
Marriage license issued in Athens County Probate Court to Leland G. Devore 37 clerk Nelsonville and Mary L. Parry 30 cashier Nelsonville with Rev. K H McCorkle to officiate. Will of Albert C. Davis admitted to probate.
Dry ice was shown for the first time in Athws today in the windows of The Spanish Shawl on Court Street. The confectionery will open Wednesday morning and will use the new refrigerant to keep perishable items cool during distribution and sale.
Miss Jeanette Woolsey of the Carnegie Library urged parents to foster right reading habits in children. She advised gradual book introduction, avoided pressuring reading, and highlighted literature with clear ideals, beauty, or educational value. The talk covered suitable genres, age differences, and the role of visuals, with school performances and songs accompanying the lecture.
Charles E. Fish, a Boston layman with business ties, delivered a sermon on the centers of power in life, identifying the home the church the school and business as key forces. He emphasized the home as life’s greatest attraction and linked character and capacity to business success. Dr. Gamertsfelder presided due to the pastor’s absence while he attended Newark Valley’s 125th anniversary service.
Wesley L. Smith of the National Air Transport and Paul F. Collins were surveying wreckage of a mail plane in Segel Pennsylvania after its crash. Collins escaped by parachute yesterday.
Ray ward Kendall a Cleveland millionaire and nationally known writer died in New York City after a brief illness from pneumonia following a cold contracted in Cleveland. Mrs Kendall advised friends here.
Miss Betty Battles of Ohio University and Arthur Boyles Jr. of Athens planned most of the decorating for a Spanish courtyard effect at the Spanish Shawl. A diminutive bird bath with running water forms a feature, with hedges and urns positioned against a hedge background to simulate green foliage.
Two masked bandits robbed the Main Saving Loan Company in Cleveland on November 19 and escaped with more than $1000. Local police launched a search for the suspects.
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