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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1929
Page
2
POMEROY April 10 Mrs Bertie Pickens sues for divorce from Benjamin Pickens claiming they wed February 15 1921 in Pomeroy They have four children with the mother custody of three daughters She previously sued for divorce in May 1923 and alleges a March 9 1929 assault leading to separation She seeks custody and support plus relocation of the children.
Elijah B. Willard 75 died at his Hemlock Grove home Monday at 7 p m He was a Bedford Township resident leaving wife and seven children Mrs Ifie Stout Coolville Maggie Chaney Darwin Ida Eichinger Cheater Nora Runion Pomeroy Homer Willard Pam and Arthur Willard Hemlock Grove more arrangements to be announced Also note Columbus trip plans for F W Schreiner family and relatives in the Scottish Rite and Ohio State relations and visits.
Seventy eight year old Mr Samuel Douglass of Leesburg Avenue Washington D C recounts long illness from rheumatism and indigestion. He credits Konjola with curing his crippling pain and kidney trouble after two doses. The medicine is sold at Mc Drug Store in Athens and by shops in nearby towns.
Six Syracuse men and youths jailed at Pomeroy for breaking into the L. J. Hess store on Sunday morning. Ervin James John Bahram and Stanley James pleaded guilty and were bound over to the grand jury. Ernest Quillen and Thomas Eynon pled not guilty and face preliminary hearing Friday. Wilber Harris, 17, bound over to the juvenile court. Ezra Bush's heirs found his Syracuse home ransacked after burial, with items strewn about, believed linked to a search for secreted money.
Na than Vale widow of a soldier died after a brief illness at her Thomas Fork home in Pomeroy. She leaves three children W D Vale Eli Vale and Mrs Lydia Nichols. Funeral at 2 this afternoon with burial at Beech Grove Cemetery under Underaker Ewing.
Cedar Creek Circle No. 73 held a luncheon in MIddleport to honor Civil War soldiers and mark the Lee surrender at Appomattox. Attendance was thin as veterans decline, with twelve deaths this year and ministers and their wives among guests. Cedar Creek women provided transportation for those who wished to attend.
Freeland Norris will lead a meeting of 18 members of the Le Tart Potato Club at Le Tart Falls to elect officers and plan work for the season. The Portland 66 Club, led by E Johnson, meets April 11 with about a dozen members to organize for the coming year.
In Athens County Probate Court petitions and settlements were heard for several estates. Frank A. Hooper was granted a final discharge as executor of William Hooper. Emma J. Ross and Warren L. Ross received final discharge as administrators. Goldie Gibson and Gladys Gibson filed an inventory for Elza A. Durant. Edward A. Phillips reported settlement payments and was relieved of further duty. Frank J. Moore's trustee appointment under Christiana Moore was approved with Athens National Bank as trustee, no bond required due to $160 000 deposited for trust business.
A strong earthquake struck Bologna Italy lasting about five seconds injuring residents and causing minor structural damage authorities reported no fatalities. Local officials urge caution as aftershocks are possible and emergency crews assess affected areas.
Wesley Reed of Wellston was found not guilty in Justice Webster's court on charges of abusing nine ponies and one mule used at the Big Rock coal mine near Hobson. State Senator Roy J. Gillian defended Reed. Cedric Clark prosecuted. co-defendant W. R. Bumgarner paid costs.
Mrs Flora Talbott improves after ten days illness. Mrs William Hugegina entered McMillan Hospital Charleston for a surgical operation. Rev F E Waechi from Cincinnati held doctrinal classes at the New Church Pearl Street then returned home. Mr and Mrs Lewelling left for New York City after two weeks here with daughter Mrs R F Downing. H H Bennett and nephew Gerald Rice traveled to Columbus. wife joined them after a week visit, stopping at Guthrie Hospital to see Fred S Russell. The Bennetts later visited Andrew Dingess in Canton and returned via Huntington. Mr and Mrs D N Gorsuch Mrs T J Shipley Huntington Mrs John Gill Arthur and Perry Gorsuch McArthur attended William Tracy funeral in Pomeroy.
Elba E. Maple of Athens was arrested by Traffic Officer Wilson Ator after driving through a funeral procession Sunday. Maple pleaded not guilty at arraignment and posted a $200 bond signed by his father, Athens police captain Charles Maple, for grand jury appearance.
A 12 year old, Laura Landino, was arraigned in Baltimore Maryland Juvenile Court on a charge of slaying her brother in law, Anthony Bevalaqua. Police say she shot him twice as he forced his way into the Landino home where his children and his estranged wife Fee were present.
President Hoover plans a private afternoon away with the White House staff. John Heydler National League president visited the White House to present the Hoovers with the season’s first engraved complimentary pass in a leather case.
Junior musicians showcased in a Heath M. E. Church program with school orchestra, glee club, and numerous soloists under leaders Miss Veeta McCoy and Miss Corinne Morgan. Refreshments followed. cantata awaited to close the club season.
In Cleveland on April 16 1927 an Akron widow Mrs Mary I Stouffer is accused of giving gifts to her husband Edward Craig Foster to lure him away from his wife. The federal suit filed seeks 100000 dollars. Mrs Anna Jane Foster of Pittsburgh is represented by Edward Spotts and George M Heil.
Chicago April 10 A mysterious stranger will assist Congressman M Alfred Michaelson in a liquor case, details remain unclear as proceedings begin. The incident marks a notable intersection of politics and ongoing regulatory matters.
Miss Margaret Johnson daughter of Mr and Mrs George W Johnson of Glouster and Miss Loretta Cooper of Ohio University Athens returned from Lincoln Nebraska where they attended the fourteenth annual national convention of Kappa Beta a fellowship of university girls of the Disciples of Christ The convention ran Friday Saturday and Sunday They were accompanied by Mrs George W Johnson who visited relatives in Chicago En route home
Prof A C Gubitz of Ohio University told the Athens Rotary Club that diversification is essential to put business in motion. He noted coal’s dominance in the region’s history and warned of declining coal demand amid shifts to alternative power. He urged advertising and industrial expansion including clay and terra cotta, coke, and coal by products.
Benedict Short, the congressman's attorney, said today his client was convicted under the indictment charging smuggl ing possessing and transporting liquor. He claimed the mysterious arranger may testify for him and that a stranger used a party sticker to gain entry from Cuba and attach it to a trunk.
A promotional note claims olive tablets remove impurities and constipation to improve energy and earning power. It touts a buoyant step, bright eyes, and clear complexion as signs of a purified system.
Prof. R. A. Foster of Ohio University will give the class address at Trimble High School commence ment exercises in the Methodist Church on Monday night May 6. Baccalaureate sermon Sunday morning May 6 at Trimble Methodist Church by Rev. L. A. Donnally with mixed choir from local churches. Diploma recipients listed: Minnie O. Lantz Velma Mae Draper Ida Belle Bay Lloyd E. Sayre Anthony W. Grubb Sylvester Jones Harold Morrison and John R. McBride.
Thomas Heflin Jr son of Senator Heflin returns from New York under his father's watchful eye. A clash with photographers erupts when Heflin Sr orders arrests to stop filming. The incident follows the son's controversial stance on prohibition and bid to meet Alfred H. Smith.
Capt. Albin Ahrenberg plans a cautious Atlantic flight from Stockholm to New York next month. He will have ships stationed 200 miles apart along the route and make a projected nonstop crossing via Iceland Greenland and Labrador.
Advert says Fletcher's Castoria soothes fretful babies and wakeful children in minutes. It claims safety and harmlessness with a vegetable flavor and the Chas. H. Fletcher signature to prove genuineness. It also promotes Castoria for colic constipation colds and upset spells.
Glouster notices announce revival services at the M E Church on Easter week with Rev A Moore of Corning and Rev Ince of Athens officiating. Also reported is Earl Poston of New England arrested by Game Protector LeFever for killing squirrels during the closed season. arraigned before Justice Hedges in Athens and pled not guilty with trial date to be set.
Macy Mary Gazell returns to Detroit after a month at home recovering from an operation. Glouster High School to present the operetta The Sunbonnet Girl at the high school auditorium Thursday night, the first Music Department program of the year.
Betty Compson and director James Cruze announce separation after six years together. Compson takes a beach house. Cruze stays at their Flintridge estate. Compson says Cruze preferred home nights. no further comment given.
Two bandits robbed the Romanian Savings and Loan Company in Cleveland today and escaped with 4500 dollars. Police launched a search as witnesses described the suspects and the getaway.
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