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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1922
Page
12
A large coordinated raid led by County Prosecutor Craig L. Davis and an assistant state prohibition officer targeted Pomeroy and Middleport. Officers and volunteers swept multiple shops and homes, seizing liquor and arresting several defendants while government agents pledged to continue the crackdown.
The Middleport men from four Bible classes met at the Baptist church with over a hundred attendees. They discussed supervised summer play for local children, Daily Vacation Bible School work, Weekday Religious Instruction linked to public school work, and interclass baseball games for the summer. A daily Vacation Bible School is assured and interclass baseball games are planned.
Miss Bertha Blackston of Marion township was operated on at the local hospital for gall stones and acute appendicitis. Her illness lasted ten months and the operation was deemed the relief method. Her condition is favorable. Return from California visits noted for Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Collison and relatives.
Announcement Wednesday confirmed a Sunday April 30 opening game against the Lansing team of the Michigan Ontario league. Mayor W M Gableman of Portsmouth wired acceptance and the training trip schedule for the Lansing squad is being set. Columbus product Fred Junter is expected to play.
The team will play first base on the opening date here and grounds will be ready by mid next week. New uniforms arrived Wednesday and are on display. Businessmen show interest as the squad, captained by Mike Mullen with minor league experience, takes shape.
Mrs H H Cherrington and six companions riding in a large touring car diverted driver’s attention briefly near Rockbridge and left the road, striking a fence. All escaped uninjured and the car suffered light damage. They continued to Carroll for a Women’s Foreign Missionary society meeting and then to Columbus.
Attorney C. V. Wright, recently discharged from the local hospital, is reported to be confined to his home due to a recurrence of his former ailment. He had been up and about briefly after leaving the hospital.
A man was allowed to appear in court on several occasions while facing illness. Friends lament his second illness and extend condolences as they remember him fondly at his host's residence.
Judge Pettit grants Alexander Eveland a divorce from Hannah Eveland after evidence shows the defendant was willfully absent for three years.
An interclass baseball game Tuesday afternoon ended 3 to 2 in favor of the seniors. Coach Weiger will use the result to judge upcoming spring performance. Fitzgerald struck out 18, and both Fitz gerald and Drake contributed strong pitching for the seniors and juniors respectively.
The season opener is scheduled for Friday afternoon with Chauncey as the opponent. Several local players took a special examination this week to improve their conditioning while a weatherman’s forecast affects kickoff.
Gilbert Webb was released from the county jail after 147 days for nonsupport. He had been jailed since November 23rd due to no bond. George Johnson was released after one day, leaving one prisoner in the facility. Henry Oge, guilty of burglary and larceny, occupies the building as his motion for a new trial awaits.
Commissioner A. J. Ulrich met in Columbus with the state highway department to discuss the letting of two contracts.
Fragments indicate contracts for road work between this city and Rockbridge will be let in five to six weeks. The delays arose from difficulties securing federal aid, with only two remaining segments between this city and Lancaster not yet pit.
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