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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1928
Page
10
Police and the sheriff seek to confirm the identity of a man believed to be W. D. Dingus. The detainee, arrested Friday evening on the New Straitsville branch of the Hocking Valley, refused to aid officials. George Gallipolis and Athens State Hospitals had no matching records.
Merle Culbertson jr. 9, son of Mr and Mrs Robert Culbertson of Blackjack Washington Township, sustained a fractured right elbow after a fall while playing Sunday morning. He received medical care at Cherrington Hospital and was sent home.
Mrs. Vane Lester state historian of the Daughters of the American Revolution addressed the regular meeting of the Governor Worthington Chapter on Mound Street Friday evening. The hostess Mrs. John Wellman served refreshments after the gathering.
Dayton resident W. H. Knapp, now manager of Aitken Radio in Dayton after a Toledo posting, visited family. Columbus and Athens visitors include Mrs. Glenn Wheeler, Attorney Emmett Keenan, and Esther Antin in Logan and Chillicothe. Weekend guests span Lancaster, Findlay, and Minneapolis visitors touring rural schools in Hocking County.
Mia of Seattle describes transforming a faded crepe de chine dress using Diamond Dyes. The ad extols simple at home tinting and dyeing, claims colors go on over old hues, and promotes a 64 page Color Craft book with savings ideas. Mae Martin in Burlington Vermont invites readers to request the book.
Rains Cleaners of Columbus were shut out 13 to 0 by the Masts Restaurants in Logan on Sunday. Leadbetter scored the Rams two touchdowns, aided by a strong Logan line and sharp passes. The game, praised as the season’s best, sets up a showdown next week with James Thorpe and the Marion Indians.
Oct. 15 Logan Republican women plan a 7:30 p.m. meeting at the Republican Head quarters in the Beshara Building to organize a county club. Mrs Fairy Iles, vice chairman, coordinates the drive and has mailed invitations with support from Mrs Helen B. Anderson of Circleville.
Howard Brooks of Logan suffered compound fractures of both legs below the knees in a Sunday accident near the Samuel Hansel residence in Falls Township. His brother Clarence Brooks escaped injury as their truck gears locked and forced a sudden stop near a bridge. Howard was hospitalized at Cherrington for fractures cuts and facial and head injuries.
In Logan on Tuesday the Hocking County Chapter of the WW C CT U meets at the United Brethren Church for the annual convention running through the day. Mrs Russell Berlin of Logan presides and Mrs H D Van Kirk of Columbus will give the principal address. Other local speakers appear in the program with officer elections and a picnic dinner to be served.
The answer to today’s Let ter Golf puzzle lists five connected words: NAIL TAIL TALL TALK TACK.
News reports a Tong violence flare with five men killed across cities including New York Chicago Washington and Philadelphia. In New York Wong Chun a Hip Sing was killed after a gambling dispute. Police claim to know the shooter.
An ad extols syrup pepsin as a convenient source of vegetables’ nutrients. It claims a spoonful provides the same benefit as a basket of vegetables, aiding digestion and liver health for all ages. The promotion notes Dr. Caldwell introduced the remedy over fifty years ago and that pharmacists stock it with instructions.
Reverend A Y Wilcox outlined trends in evangelism within the Presbyteries of the Synod of Ohio during a Sunday evening service at Athens Presbyterian Church. Genevieve Chase described Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church members in New York City practicing personal evangelism. Prof C D Giauque sang two Homer Rodeheaver hymns suited to the theme.
Governor Alfred E. Smith believes he has carried Virginia North Carolina Tennessee and Kentucky and heads toward Missouri for a final push. He stops in Belleville and Sedalia before addressing crowds in St. Louis after visiting Hodgenville Ky birthplace of Abraham Lincoln.
Frederick J. Fisher vice president of General Motors was authorized by the Interstate Commerce Commission to become a director of the Big Four railroad group comprising Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago and St. Louis. The action was announced in Washington on October 15.
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