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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1928
Page
10
Ohio's 1929 automobile license tags will go on sale tomorrow across the state. The state motor vehicles commissioner urged motorists to buy early to avoid December 31 rush. Tags have a light green background with black numerals and more than 1,700,000 pairs will be sold in eight counties.
Chauncey and Alumni played to a scoreless tie in the Thanksgiving Day game as Sam Lahugh Shorty Smith and Fat Ferrer stood out for the Alumni while Howard Fat Ferrer Q Boudinot led the high school. The county contest fielded five speakers with two from The Plains and one each from Trimble Greens Chauncey Dover High.
Funeral services were conducted at the Champlin home in Corning for the eight month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Champlin Jr. The infant died of pneumonia after several days ill. She was a granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Champlin Sr. and a former resident of Chauncey. Burial took place in Hill Cemetery Middleport.
Chauncey November 30 The Rev G B Courtney conducted the funeral of John Eddy a long time Trimble resident held at 2 o clock Thanksgiving Day from the Trimble Church of Christ Burial was in Union Street Cemetery in Athens Eddy was in ill health for years and is survived by his wife and two children
E G Moan of Pittsburg will address the community at Nelsonville tonight. Moan, a prominent coal mining writer and speaker, tours Eastern and Southeastern Ohio and the Hocking region with a forceful talk on mine schools and safety. The event, delayed by a holiday, aims to draw attendance from Chauncey and Glouster areas.
Berean Bible Class designates Fraternal Day with 4:30 PM service at the Christian Church auditorium. Rev. K H McCorkle to address on "Fraternalism" as musical program planned.
Thomas Evans of Jobs in Nelsonville died Thursday at his home. He leaves a wife and two children. Relatives from Columbus, Murray, Plain City and nearby areas attended services and visited in the home. Local notices list many guests and family connections.
Intermittent phrases describe a violent incident involving a killing and health concerns. The readable parts mention suspects or locations but lack coherent names, dates, or a complete sequence of events.
A cryptic OCR fragment notes wood planks used in tanneries were about 100 years old. The text mentions a company and columnar references with unclear details about the age and origin of the materials and possible dates.
In a short mayor’s court session, C Chute pleaded guilty to an arson related charge concerning a blaze at Y when arts. The court fined Stearn and ordered costs.
Elimination rounds proceed across Athens County with the finals set for December 2 at the Burst Methodist Church. Winners from The Plains Sunday Creek Chauncey will speak at Chauncey Christian Church and other groups meet at Central Avenue BME Church Athens. Final round will determine second place in each group.
Elks announce weekly memorial meeting with smog at seven and eight p m. Location listed as Weet Vronkiin Street.
In Ohio a wife recounts that her husband killed Frank Katz, 66, in a Toledo area theater amid a panicked crowd. The man, Warren Lane, awaits arraignment on a first degree murder charge as investigators note a series of roadhouse raids tied to prohibition era enforcement.
In Beebe Arkansas on Thursday police looked for two youths after a drive by shooting near a projection room.Victim Patton Emmett Cairl said to be about 60 was wounded and died later. Funeral services are planned Sunday at Tres Church with mourners attending.
London reports indicate King George spent a comfortable night with no new illness developments. Universal goodwill from Britain and the United States frames Thanksgiving as a sign of possible recovery, though palace anxiety persists about the king’s condition and the extent of his rest.
At the Ohio State Penitentiary on November 30 Charles Hoppe of Toledo and John Rucker of Cincinnati face execution by electric chair. Rucker is to die first, followed by Hoppe moments later, after years of appeals and a potential clemency bid by Governor Vic Donahey, which he has indicated he will not grant.
A fractured note describes a union service at an identified church with references to Thanksgiving and parish activities. It mentions clergyman McCarkle and aims to convey a ceremonial program attended by local congregants.
Hon Ralph D Cole of Toledo will deliver the oration at the Athens Elks Lodge Memorial Service at the Elks home in the Cline Building Sunday at 2 PM. The event honors Elks members who died during the year with other program elements arranged by the committee. Cole a former Ohio congressman is noted as an eloquent speaker and is a Findlay Elks member now based in Toledo.
In Athens County Probate Court on Wednesday several couples filed intent to wed notes. Gordon Bennett 29 farmer from Vincent and Gladys Grubb 21 of Cootville plan ceremonies. Clarence Young 25 laborer Nelsonville and Violet Levering 17 home Nelsonville. Orvie Cuckler 23 farmer Albany and Norma Stanks home Albany. Herbert P. Datten 1 manager Huehingport and Estelle Goddard 49 Amesville. Haroll Keyser 24 recure clerk Athens and Lugite Hous th erd Athens.
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