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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1928
Page
2
Ruth Keyes, a Chicago model, is shown leaving the district attorney's office amid tight security. She is believed to have provided crucial evidence in the Arnold Rothstein murder inquiry involving unknown assailants and public danger.
The Gosport postoffice relos to a larger, brighter building with pressed steel panels and upgraded delivery boxes. Pearl Hy Sell recovers after surgery at White Cross Hospital. Paul Thomas Rossford, 23, commits suicide at home. no motive given.
Pomeroy High School students collected a large stack of store boxes and other material for a pep meeting bonfire on the Lyons Jo t above the Episcopal Church. Assailants from Middleport set fire at noon burning the pile to the ground. Both towns held pep meetings and a parade with a band afterward.
Gallipolis Community Club hosts a Father and Son banquet at Lafayette Hotel in honor of John Red Halliday Ohio Wesleyan football player. Attendees include high school teams and fathers, celebrating Halliday as a notable stalwart in Gallipolis High School athletic history.
Mrs. P. Tinklepaugh formerly Miss Salhhe Surtees died Thanksgiving morning at her North Fourth Avenue home after over two years of ill health and a recent influenza attack. Funeral Saturday at 2 pm by Rev. Skinner with burial in Middleport Hit Cemetery. Survived by husband and sister Mrs. Charles Bradfield of Chauncey.
Middleport Yellow Jackets defeated Pomeroy 19 to 0 on Thanksgiving Day. Captain Lambert scored all three Middleport touchdowns as Pomeroy failed to threaten. The game featured heightened rivalry and a somber parade of a hearse, prompting calls to curb overly serious school sports.
The jury in the Daddy Black shooting with Intent to kill trial failed to agree after about 41 hours of deliberation. Judge Crow discharged the panel, with defense arguing self defense. three women sat on the jury but their split is not disclosed.
Sunday Bible School and communion in Bredbury with preaching Sunday morning. Monday evening at 7 o’clock features a preaching service with fine music a children’s story and a sermon titled Pillars of Salt.
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