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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1924
Page
7
In Glouster Ohio a special election is scheduled for April 10 with miners voting on whether to hold a joint convention with operators in the scale district. If approved a count will trigger a joint meeting call and results must reach Conrad Wein by April 12 with the actual vote on April 16 deemed legal.
Mrs J H Davis left this morning for Akron to be the guest for a week of her brother and sister in law Dr and Mrs Roy Drury.
Mrs. A. A. Turner and her son Bow man traveled to Brownsville on Thursday to spend a week with Mrs. Turner's father, William Kreager.
Mrs. D. P. Reese and her daughter Miss Ethel of Cleveland are spending the day in Chauncey with Mr and Mrs Edward Minister.
By Jate the Glouster fire department has raised about 1904.50 toward a motor truck and equipment for city fire use. The tally includes a little over 29 from a recent department supper. Some contributors have not yet came through and about a hundred have not been seen by solicitors. Donations for land are accepted at Eddy Hardware Store and Dr. J. Davis made the first second contribution. The department hopes the illness claim spreads. About 4500 more is needed to reach the goal with broad public help.
Joe Herrold returned to the Ohio Military Institute in Cincinnati Wednesday after a visit with his mother at Trimble. Event includes Mixel dance at Red Men hall Glouster and Lawson's orchestra performing Saturday night with admission one dollar for gents and twenty five cents for ladies.
The Min's Class of the Church of Christ schedules the first in a series of monthly church parlor meetings this Friday evening to boost social activity among Gloucester men. The event includes a program and refreshments.
Trimble Grangers could not meet in the hall due to rising water and held a dime at D. M. Sawyer’s home in Jacksonville with about 36 people attending. Yomona Grangers attended but most left before noon as streets flooded. Trimble Grange plans a monthly business session on Saturday evening, April 5 at the hall.
In Chicago on April 8 police arrested Robert S. Scott after a Detroit and Cleveland probe. Scott and a woman were trapped in a taxicab in connection with the murder of 20 year old Joseph Maurer during a drug store robbery last night.
The season brings notable cold snaps and recurring storms across regions, with residents urged to prepare for heavy snowfall and seasonal travel disruptions. Forecasts predict fluctuating temperatures and periodic rain or snow events through the coming weeks.
Advertisement promotes Othine double strength to remove freckles. Apply nightly and morning from any druggist. Claims rapid clearing of skin with most needing an ounce. Guarantees money back if freckles remain after treatment.
Norway trends show anti prohibitionists gaining momentum as the Storthing lineup shifts. Conservatives, agricultural bloc, and some communists back the antis bill while government seeks budget balance. Restoring liquor traffic could supply forty million kroner annually.
The article notes that unless conditions improve soon local grocery stores and other lines may switch to a strict cash system as the only hope for business salvation. It says smaller stores in nearby communities have already adopted cash and most shopkeepers are expected to follow.
Belmont county rural school system has no objection to teachers with long hair. Supt. G M Pogue says they have more time to devote to their work than the long haired variety. He has no definite stance yet. The county board of education bans cigarette smoking among teachers.
Gov. Al Smith of New York achieved an unexpected victory in Wisconsin. Washington observers predict Smith will carry about 200 on the first Democratic presidential primary ballot at Madison Square Garden next June.
Grace Maddock and Jennie Brown maids were trapped on the third floor when smoke filled the apartment house. Firemen lowered them to safety using ladders in Cincinnati on April 3.
Cincinnati police probe a car crash into Duck Creek that killed 30 year old R. Joseph Miller and left 64 year old Henry W. Bryant in critical condition.
For years I suffered kidney and bladder troubles with back pain and frequent urination. After trying many preparations I found relief with P. C. Kidney Remedy. Mrs. Wm. Crow of Columbus reports immediate help and vows to stay with this remedy. Columbus Ohio ad copy from PB C Medicine Co. 1429 N 5th Ct.
Twice before actress wives of Dr. John L. Estabrook of Detroit sued him for divorce. Now his present wife Vivian N. Estabrook a former show girl seeks divorce charging he poured acid on fine clothes she says he gave her. They were married last Christmas.
General John J. Pershing arrived back in New York today from a European tour begun last October. He expressed confidence the Dawes commission will produce constructive results and likened his own A. F. E. to bringing peace to Europe.
Winsted Conn veteran John F E Holcomb has spent 45 years as an engineer on the Central New England line with two accidents both not his fault no injuries to passengers or coworkers and a spotless disciplinary record. He recently traveled to Danbury for an eye sight test and passed with flying colors. His first accident occurred in 1883 with a president of the road personally investigating.
The records describe two notable railway incidents where the president was nearby within minutes, including Holcomb’s later 1901 accident and an 1880 incident. It notes Holcomb’s rise to engineer in February 1880 and references swift presidential inquiries into the events.
The passage notes the Rhinebeck and Connecticut Railroad worker held his job until December 1880 when he began running from this village.
Morganton North Carolina April 3 fire gutted one wing of the Broad Ogka sanitarium killing at least two patients and causing broad alarm as firefighters battled the blaze.
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