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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1928
Page
14
Logan October 5 A Lancaster couple George Stickler and Miss Leota Spangler were denied a wedding by Rev William Eck after obtaining a Probate Court license. Judge Van Snider of Fairfield County ordered the license cancelled and returned to Hocking County. Spangler had run away from home and gave false age and residence details.
Logan Ohio October 5 1929 26 workers were laid off at the Hocking Valley Carshops including 15 car men 8 helpers and 3 painters. The local workforce now stands at about 75 with some categories retained and no return date specified.
Columbus Oct 4 Arthur Nixon Republican chairman accuses U S Congressman Martin L Davey Democratic gubernatorial nominee of using his congressional frank to flood Ohio with literature without postage. Davey denies. Nixon claims thousands of mail sacks delivered to Northern Ohio voters contained 460000 pieces worth 9200 in unpaid postage.
An ad style note explains excess gastric acid causes belching after meals and promotes a product "Diapepsin" as quick relief. It claims neutralizing acids heals the stomach lining and aids painless digestion, offering a 60 cent bottle as a remedy for severe stomach troubles.
Large crowds crowded Main Street Logan as tents from farms and factories filled the festival. Exhibits surpassed 1927 with a busy midway, poultry and hobby displays, and a 250 by 40 foot auto show tent. The American Legion band played daily free concerts, and weather is hoped for continued crowds Friday and Saturday.
Three Hocking County cases and one Athens County case were submitted to the Fourth District Court of Appeals in session here Wednesday. All matters were taken under advisement.
Officials appointed Patrick J. Connolly, an elevated line motorman and head of the workers union, to the transit board after a vacancy. He will receive no raise, retaining his 86 cents per hour pay for driving trains.
Nettie Evans of Carbon Hill was jailed after a secret indictment charging her with stealing copper wire valued at $60. Her husband Ernest Evans faces a similar charge at arraignment. Sheriff W R Lloyd reported the developments after Nettie visited her jailed husband.
Ray Moore pleaded guilty before Judge Harley M. Whitcraft in Logan and was fined five dollars plus costs. A 30 day jail sentence was suspended because he had already served six months awaiting grand jury action. The indictment charged him with stealing chickens valued at fifteen dollars from S. M. Robison.
A jury is scheduled to appear before the court to enter a plea in the ongoing case. The session will determine the defendant's formal response and set the stage for further legal proceedings.
C Wood Bowen J P Miller Don Bort Rolland Bright and M G Harbaugh attended a Columbus meeting of the Chapter Masons of Ohio. Ritualistic changes recently implemented were presented under the direction of the state's Grand High Priest.
Logan Ohio October 5 two wells near pay sand in Washington Township Field progress as Ohio Fuel Gas Company and Graystone Plan to reach pay sand this week or early next week. The Ohio Fuel Gas venture targets a Carl Marden site with ongoing drilling.
On Goats Run lease the Harden well is fourth and the Graystone well fifth on Miller tract. Graystone Company recently re-shot No. 2 well reviving to 40 barrels daily. The previously completed No. 2 well produced 296 barrels daily when first completed three years ago.
Fordham Notre Dame Alabama and Colorado announce captains from the Smith family for the 1928 football season. The multi team leadership highlights a single family’s impact across major programs this year.
The answer presents a word ladder from shave to beard ending with beard. It shows sequential transformations: shave, stave, stare, stars, sears, bears, beard. Each step changes one letter to form a new valid word.
A vintage ad touts MELLO-GLO by Zenner Company as a French process facial powder that protects skin, avoids dryness, resists clogging pores, and stays on longer in all kinds of weather. It emphasizes purity and beauty.
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