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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 03, 1928

Page

5

Sayre Study Circle Arts and Social News Report

Society and Personal Mention records Sayre circle meetings with Mrs H T Lee as hostess, members sharing songs, papers on Harry Lauder and Schumann Heink, and records of performances. A PTA banquet committee meeting is set at 6 45 pm, and local residents return home or plan moves, with multiple campus and social events noted.

Sayre H. T. Lee North Congress Street Harry Lauder E. G. Campbell Maude Fenzel Schumann Heink

Reception for Grace Downing grand chief of Ohio Pythian Sisters

Attendees at the reception in Middleport last evening included Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cross Mrs. Earl Marquis Mrs. R M Van Dyke and Mrs E D Cooley. Current Events Club schedules a 730 pm meeting Friday with Mrs W W Lee at 46 Grosvenor Street. Alpha Gamma Delta pledges Miss Nancy Howser at the chapter house 1 Park Place Bridgeport.

Jennie Ewing President Street G. H. Moores Wilmington Ohio Merritt Island Fla Mr. Moores Moores Florida Zeta Tau Alpha Helen Sweeney Gwendolyn Pickett Lucille van Lehn Ohio University Dave Todd Bob Richards Zeta Journal Ada Schrock Canton Evelyn Chisholm Toronto University Terrace Halleyhurst I. E. Ash W. L. Gard Grace Downing Ohio Pythian Sisters Middleport Frank Cross Earl Marquis R. M. van Dyke E. D. Cooley W. W. Lee Grosvenor Street Alpha Gamma Delta Park Place Nancy ‘Howser Bridgeport

Zenner and Grover Elected to Board

Athens Country Club members elected Henry Zenner to the board for another term and Brandon Grover to succeed W. H. McKee at the annual meeting held at the club house west of the city. The secretary D. H. Sams reported 793 members, a loss of 20 this year, largely from removals. The club noted $1,600 in unspecified financial detail.

Athens Country Club Henry Zenner Brandon Grover Zenner Grover W. H. McKee D. H. Sams Sams

Club spends on course and clubhouse refinishing

Last year funds were allocated to the golf course with $1,700 more spent on refurnishing the clubhouse. Members' generosity furnished the assembly room, enhancing its appearance and enjoyment for those valuing social aspects of country club membership.

Tour Meeting Elects Leaders for Appalachian Tours Assoc

J. M. Ayres of Bluefield West Virginia was co elected president of the Appalachian Tours Association at its annual Marietta meeting. Reno G. Hoag, Ohio, T. C. Snidow West Virginia and Roscoe Marvel North Carolina named as vice presidents at large. The group approved an American Automobile Association map survey for U S Highway 21 and adopted the slogan From the Great Lakes to the Gulf Through the Mountains.

Marietta J. M. Ayres Bluefield W. Va Appalachian Tours Association Hotel Lafayette Reno G. Hoag Ohio T. C. Snidow Princeton West Virginia

Graft Tale Unfolds In Queens Sewer Case Trial

New York Oct. 3 UPR A sweeping graft narrative unfolds in the Queens sewer case as the trial enters its second week. Prosecutors press to prove the $30,000,000 scheme centered on city contracting and administrative graft in America’s largest metropolis.

Queens New York U.pr America

Prevent Dandruff with Pleasant Healing Zemo

Zemo liquid massaged into the scalp destroys dandruff and soothes irritation. It penetrates to cleanse the scalp, keeps it healthy and prevents itching. Available for 35 cents 60 cents or one dollar at all druggists.

Queens Sewer Contract Ring Leaders Guilty in Conspiracy

Two former Queens Borough officials Maurice E. Connolly and Frederick Seely were found tied to illicit sewer contract awards in a 1917 scheme. John M. Phillips, nicknamed sewer pipe czar, died before trial though linked to the alleged trio. The state pressed charges to show a triumvirate controlled vast Queens sewer work.

Queens Borough Maurice E. Connolly Frederick Seely New York State John M. Phillips Phillips Connolly Seely Queens

Patent Lock Joint Pipe Venture with Phil Lips Stake

Describes a scheme where a patented lock joint pipe was controlled by Phil Lips with no alternatives. Phillips would receive his asking price for the pipe and share profits with Seely and Connolly.

Phillips Seely and Connolly

Hertz Stables Burned and Cab Garages Bombed in Chicago

Police guarded sixty taxicab stations in Chicago while three investigating groups sought clues to the bombing of two cab garages Sunday night and the burning of the John D. Hertz racing stables at Cary Illinois early yesterday.

Chicago John D. Hertz Cary

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