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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1927
Page
2
A Pomeroy confirmation service is noted with several individuals listed for baptism and church membership. The piece also mentions a divorce petition alleging cruelty, while other items include obliquely stated probate actions, travel to Portsmouth for a cooking demonstration, a birth in Akron, and highway work near Salem. The date context centers on early 1921 events and local church activity.
Anna M Vernon files for divorce from Charles N Vernon and names Hobson Mining Co as a corespondent alleging wounding incidents during marriage on July 28 1925 and later rough treatment. She seeks divorce and equitable relief. Also notes ill health reports from Meigs County residents and Pomeroy News Briefs from local social and school updates.
An 1867 ad shown at the courthouse promotes the Athens Hack Line with new and comfortable seats. The line ran via Harrisonville and Albany, with a one way trip taking most of a day.
Middlefort—Tims mie Faulkner, a promising high school football prospect for next season, sustained a broken leg during Thursday practice. He attempted to walk home but medical examination confirmed the fracture.
The new towboat City of Pittsburg passes up the river on its maiden voyage from Orleans to Pittsburg with a large tow of empty barges. The vessel, owned by a neglectful company, purportedly performs on its first trip amid mixed reports.
In Butlin a wedding was performed by pastor Jagsor Smith with relatives and friends present. The ceremony united April Warner 19 and Price Warner as a couple, with the groom son of Ric hner and Mabel Pric af Crosby Prit I pnesre.
Gertrude Stews, manager of Chocolate Shoppe in Pomeroy, prepares to open a jewelry and gift shop in Middletown later this month. It will occupy the lower hall of the Citizens' National Bank building on Second Street. W R Goetz, previously a watchmaker at Hartway, will oversee the new store while Miss Stowe continues her work in Pomeroy.
Cadets from Middleport join the district attendance list for the C M T C camp. Names listed include William Darst William Robert Grate Walter Burns Harris and Richard Mackin all residents of the city.
The Nora Belle steam ferryboat, long known to motorists before the Sto Ironton highway, sold at courthouse auction in Point Pleasant. Built in 1924 at W Antiquity boat yards under Captain Charley Warner, the dewdbeel design carries an apron at each end with no floats needed to board.
Brief divorce notice records Mrs Mary Feiger suing for alimony and property division in Pomeroy court with April 9 date and Pb. Felger listed among officials in the filing.
Two sisters mourn the death of a central local figure as obituaries note that both siblings preceded him. The families named include John Laird of Bluford and R Laird of Dix with connections to Mt. Pleasant Iowa and Marietta. Elizabeth Cornwell and J H Guitteau appear in the surrounding notices.
The United States Civil Service Commission says an examination for a rural carrier position near Albany will be held after May 4, the date applications close. Salary starts at 1800 dollars per year on a 24 mile standard route with 30 dollars more per mile beyond 24. Equipment maintenance allowances apply. Examinations open to qualified citizens in the post office territory. both men and women may enter if they meet the law.
The document outlines the legal right to specify the sex desired in requesting certification of eligibles. It notes that application blanks can be obtained from the stated office or the United States Civil Service Commission in Washington DC. Applicants must provide unmounted photographs taken within the last two years.
Armstrong Laird died Saturday at his Athens home after two years of ill health. Funeral services will be at 3 o clock Monday at Clark's Chapel Church with Rev G C Johnson officiating. Burial will be in the adjacent cemetery with the Red Men camp conducting graveside rites. Laird owned a long time Athens restaurant business and lived on Lane Street. He left a widow and several children, including four who died in infancy.
News notes from Sheltering Arms Hospital report births in Athens: Grant Gilkey a boy born Sunday to Mr and Mrs unnamed. Clyde Beasley has a son born Monday. Discharges include Mrs L C Mead and daughter, John Whetstone, Chauncey, and Rex Willeke, Taylor Ridge. Other convalescent names listed: William Walker, Mrs C P Clester, Athens. Carl Bell, Chauncey. Boden, Athens. Mrs Ben Brown. Mrs Milton D Hughes, Athens.
Washington reports a rain outlook for the Ohio Valley during the coming week. Forecasters expect wet weather to spread across the region with showers and cooler conditions likely. Highs and lows not specified in available text.
Rain expected to start the week and recur midweek with moderate early temperatures turning colder by midweek. The outlook notes wet skies and a gradual drop in temperatures as the week progresses.
Eight coal cars of a New York Central train derailed near Albany at Lincoln Lock Friday night. No injuries were reported and the track was cleared by Saturday for service resumption. Investigators could not determine the wreck cause.
U S Steel reports unfilled tonnage for the month ended March 31 at 3 553 140 tons, down 43 979 tons from February 28. Bootblack Al Shartle of Dayton, 75, famed for shining shoes of presidents and governors, is noted as worth an estimated 250 000 dollars.
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