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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 24, 1926

Page

8

Kiwanis Halloween Party in Glouster Promises Big Turnout

A large community Halloween celebration is set for Glouster tying Trimble township to surrounding areas. Kiwanis hosts will close High Street from Woodrow to Front streets for parades, lighting, and games with prizes for fiddlers and masked participants. Local officials, drum corps, an orchestra, and American Legion members are invited, with an old time fiddlers contest offering multiple prizes.

Louster Hallowe’en Trimble Township Kiwanis Club Hallowe'en High Street Woodrow Avenue Front Street Drury’s Drug Store American Legion Boys Alex Weinberg Enoch Blower Blower Mr. Weinberg

P. T. A. Formed at Trimble Last Thursday

A new parent teacher association formed at Trimble school Thursday afternoon with Principal Bryson presiding. Fern Johnson was elected president, Grace Sayre vice president, Hazel Raber secretary, and Mabel Danford treasurer. Forty two members enrolled. monthly meetings set for the first Thursday each month.

Glolster Trimble Bryson Fern Johnson Grace Sayre Hazel Raber Mabel Danford

Kiwanis Music Meeting in Glouster Highlights Program

Glouster Kiwanis club held a high quality meeting with the music committee led by M. M. LeFavor. The program featured a male quartet including LeFavor and Wallace, two vocal solos by Mary Smith, a duet by Wallace and Roberts, and guitar pieces by Dick Wiley. M. M. Bryson spoke on the Kiwanis magazine as part of five minute talks. Members approved a one dollar donation to the upcoming Hallowe'en celebration. L. E. Masden’s agricultural committee will run next week’s program with the Rev Browning slated for a five minute talk. Forty seven attendees and several visitors were present.

Glouster Glouster Kiwanis Club M. M. LeFavor Mr. LeFavor M. M. Bryson Kiwanis Hallowe'en Agricultural Committee L. E. Masden Browning

James Sowards Dies Friday in Glouster

James Sowards, 49, died at his Paris home Friday night after a period of ill health. He leaves his wife and three children, John 24, Miss Iria 20, and Edward 14. Funeral at 1 p.m. Sunday at the home conducted by Rev. E. G. Benton. Burial in Dew Cemetery near Burr Oak.

Glouster James Sowards Paris Mr. Sowards John Mise Iria Edward Trev E .G. Benton Zaneaville Dew Burr Oak

Canaanville High Notes Highlight Attendance and Hallowe'en Plans

In Canaanville Ohio on October 23, widespread colds reduced attendance and strained furnace readiness as funds limit timely school opening. Principal Pearly Gaskill foresees many achieving perfect scores on the weekly spelling list. FRESHMEN Bernice Loeffler and others led. The high school plans a Hallowe'en program, while Gus Linscott funded basketball court prep for local pupils. Francis Scott returns soon after illness, and Emersonian officers Hazel Rowe, Ralph MeClead, and Mabel Joseph lead the literary society with new two-sorter events.

Canaanville Ohio Cansanelle High School

Speed and accuracy tests reveal student prowess and scandal

In a commercial arithmetic exam Juanite Hill led a large class by solving one hundred fifty digit problems in ninety seconds with high accuracy. The report discusses a separate incident involving Gladys Farley and a misreported association with Lawrence after Bolton's death, as Mrs. Farley reacts with concern and questions about her daughter's actions.

Mabel Dillinger Elwyn Dorr Anita Walton Nellie Halbiri Frances Hill Miss Phillips Paul Dort Juanite Hill Gladys Laorence Ceph Lindley

Tragic Killing Reveals Secret Spurning of Law

A witness recounts a fatal shooting after a night out with Lawrence and Gladys. He carried a gun that night and statements imply remorse but no clear motive. The couple fled in a car that veered into a ditch. Lawrence died from his injuries with the aftermath described by Gladys in a guarded interview.

Sage Tea and Sulphur for Youthful Hair Color

A vintage advertisement promotes Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound claiming to restore natural hair color and youthfulness. It urges readers to apply with a sponge or brush to grey strands, promising a dark, lustrous result by morning after repeated use. Innovation over the old recipe and a 75 cent price are noted.

Ormars Wyeth

League official testifies on Illinois primary support

In Chicago, He Tells Why Scott McBride of the Anti-Saloon League of America explains to Senator James A Reed and investigators the league backing for Republican senatorial nominee Frank Smith. The scene places McBride in the witness chair outlining the campaign's backing and rationale.

Scott McBride

Queen Marie Romanias broadcast bungled by misprint and delay

New York October 23 Queen Marie of Romania delivered a good speech but millions failed to hear it due to a misunderstanding. She was to broadcast from Station WIZ but arrived late and later spoke from the station. In Brookline Massachusetts James B Stoddard 38 a widower killed three of his four daughters with an axe as they slept at their home.

New York U.pk Marie Romania Milliona WIZ

Bomb Explodes Killing Its Builder in Chicago

An unidentified man placed a bomb believed to be a trade war weapon in Chicago. The device exploded prematurely today, killing the man who set it. Police and investigators framed the incident as a bombing gone wrong with unclear motives and potential wider implications.

Chicago U.R

Murder clew seeds, hospital bed burial mystery end

Cincinnati dispatch dated October 23 reports a mother who could not explain why a baby's burial occurred at a hospital. The burial involved the corpse delivered wrapped in packing paper and placed in a hospital bed, raising a murder clue amid financial pressures from unable-to-pay issues.

Cincinnati

Beulah Purvis Murder Mystery Sparks River Search

Last hours of Beulah Purvis examined as police seek crew to back river search for her alleged killer. Authorities mobilize in the wake of her death and disposal in the Big Milam river.

Beulah Purvis Milam

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