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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1921
Page
8
Sutton township through the trustees bought a new Avery tractor this week to be used in road work. Sutton township folk are real road boosters but have not fared well in the distribution of improved highways.
The Twin State League starts its season with Point Pleasant facing Racine Saturday. JT W Mercer, Racine’s longtime photographer, closed his gallery for the first time in almost six decades due to illness.
The J L Cronin Shows arrive in Athens on April 17 to ready the Red Men Spring Festival on Richland Avenue opposite Ohio University Athletic Field. Features include Colorado Charley in a circus side show, Washington Dog and Pony Circus, Joe Subosky the Iron Man, a Hawaiian village, and daily concerts by Prof James West and his Scotch Kittie Band.
Breakdown details engineer Clifford Pickens re signs with the iom eroy Salt Association and returns to Levanna Ohio to resume his former position there. His family will follow soon as Warl Shain and family arrive from Ostrander Ohio to reside in the old home and tend the farm for Milo Shain who plans retirement and a move to Pomeroy around May 1.
Two Great Lakes Coal Company stores were burglarized in the last couple of nights. One site is in Forest Run and the other in Dark Hollow. Loot was not substantial, but rising unlawful activity worries officers.
West Africa based missionary Rev Frank Gault, a Cameron district native and college friend of Rev W D Berry, will be in Middleport over the weekend. He will preach at the Presbyterian church Sunday morning and speak at the Pomeroy Presbyterian church in the evening.
Emil Johnson of Spiller was held to the grand jury under $1,000 which he posted and released by Justice Fish. Johnson is charged with being the father of the unborn child of Maud Norris a girl under 15. The latter remains in the custody of the probate court.
The county commissioners renewed the county children's home insurance for five thousand dollars with the Franklin Fire Insurance Company via local agent O. E. Rus.
A courthouse wedding joined Henry Milliven, 19, and Marie Rusk, 16, as parents accompanied them to grant consent. The couple hails from Cheshire R. D., with Henry the son of Mr. and Mrs. Milliven and Marie the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rusk.
Kaspar Brothers and Associates announce a new theatre project, naming Roy and Arthur Kaspar as principal figures and outlining plans for a modern venue in the downtown district.
Thor Kaspar purchased the lot above the Owens Block on Main street in Pomeroy for 5000 dollars and plans to erect a large modern business and theatre building thereon.
Officers arrested Meredith Smalley in Chester on Tuesday afternoon on suspicion of firing at the American Express office last Friday evening. He allegedly threatened to harm the express agent Dutch Veil the night of the shooting.
Officers say the shooting may be revenge rather than an abortive robbery. Smalley of Rutland Road remains jailed and will have a Friday hearing after the H. V. train arrives to permit testimony from those in the office at the time of the shooting.
Mrs Gertrude Korn died Sunday at her son Peter Korn s home on Breezy Heights at age 91 years 3 months 4 days Her funeral was held this morning at Sacred Heart church with mourners and local clergy in attendance.
Mrs. Korn's father was the first German settler in Pomeroy. She leaves a large family of grown children scattered over the country.
Mrs Amelia Boothby appeared before Justice Martin on a breach of the peace charge and was fined one dollar and costs. Her husband had been in court the day before on a charge of spanking his wife and was excused by paying the costs.Continued on Page Four
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