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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1927
Page
5
The Athens Messenger reports a full slate of society notices and travels. Readers learn of a Thursday community picnic at the Athens county fair grounds with 4 p m games and 5 30 p m supper, plus many local residents’ trips and family visits spanning New York City Washington D C Cincinnati and Columbus.
United States Department of Agriculture four agents P. W. Thomas T. S. Sutton W. H. Camp and J. K. Dodge operate in Athens county for five weeks to locate and destroy European barberry a host of black stem rust threatening wheat oats hay and rye. The program spans 19 midwest states with state and national support as inspectors compare European and Japanese barberry leaves to prevent spread. The effort follows estimates of Ohio farm losses totaling about 656 367 dollars annually and more than 4 500 000 bushels of wheat destroyed since 1916.
Police say they have rounded up a gang of robbers responsible for 17 holdups in Cleveland during the last two weeks after arresting five men and a girl late yesterday.
Investigators instructed to visit every farm to persuade owners to remove barberry bushes. If owners destroy bushes, scouts should map locations for filing at the state agricultural college. The Ohio Plant Pest law penalizes refusals to remove barred bushes. Digging up or treating with salt or kerosene offers permanent eradication. Federal agents seek farmer support as barberry spread via birds threatens others and boosts farming profits.
Carol, renunciatory crown prince of Romania, debates returning to Bucharest for the funeral rites of his father King Ferdinand. In Paris he attends services at the Romanian church as his son Michael has already succeeded Ferdinand.
A New York report states that the thumb print signature of Jack son Barnett, the world’s richest Indian, will no longer be valid on his free will checks. The ruling filed yesterday marks a change in how his signature is authenticated.
Federal Judge John C. Knox ruled that the United States would act as guardian of the creek’s lands and returned gifts from Barnett, who aged 80 and profited from oil on his allotment. The $550,000 donation to the American Baptist Home Mission Society and a large gift to his second wife Anna Laura Howe Barnett were voided.
Lancaster August 10 Captain R A Hastings former superintendent of the boys industrial school won by a large majority the Democratic nomination for mayor over Reverend M V B Stump.
Chauncey August 10 The choir of the First Christian church will practice this evening at the church at 7 30 instead of tomorrow due to a Sunday school picnic. Chauncey August 10 The Mazon Council Degree of Pocahontas will hold its regular meeting Thursday evening in the hall at Jacksonville with an important business meeting and degree team practice announced.
Epworth League members of Millfield Methodist Church plan a 7:30 pm program featuring vocal and instrumental music and humorous readings. Admission is free with a silver offering benefiting the Buffalo Nickel Shower for Kentucky mountaineers' Sunday school and church work.
Chauncey August meeting of The Plains group hosted by Mrs Gray Shrieves with assistance from her daughter Genevieve. Social hour followed and the next gathering is set for September 6 at Mrs George Bean's home with listed members in attendance.
Chauncey August notes list weekly Ladica Aid quilting at The Plains Methodist Church with attendees including Mrs. Robert McAllister Mrs. Theodore Nagle Mrs. Zell Buffington Mrs. Thomas Cade Mrs. William Hamer Mrs. John Martin Mrs. George Cochran Mrs. George Bean Mrs. James Stailey Mrs. Charlie Keaton and Mrs. J
Mr and Mrs William McDonald with Miss Hazel McDonald Keith Zimmerman and Charles McDonald attended a picnic at Wales Mills on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Tracy of Columbus spend a week at the home of his parents Mr. and Mrs. Homer Tracy in Millfield. Miss Isabel Brown of Millfield visits Middleport with her sister Mrs. F. L. Stoneking. Ruth Howard returns to Millfield from Columbus after attending Ohio State University. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Neely of Millfield visit Chauncey to see Mrs. Neely’s brother and sister-in-law Mr. and Mrs. George Williamson.
Miss Florence Hick of Nelsonville visited Mrs. Fletcher Hawk and Mrs. Hester Scott in Salem while Mr. and Mrs. William Hawk of Long Run spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Nichols. Benton Potts’s mother visited her son Orthe Potts in Luhrig. Flora McHarg of Lower Plains and sister Ja Ferguson of Charleston WV vacationed with George and Mrs. Wilson in Chauncey. Ferguson also called on Karl Gardner. William Sanderson and daughter Betty of Springfield stayed with Russell Meffarg in Lower Plains from Sunday to Tuesday.
Mr and Mrs James of Columbus and Mr and Mrs Owen of Chicago visited Williamson and family. Miss Glenna Carter, formerly employed in Columbus, returned home. W B Johnson of awee visited Chauncey. Mr and Mrs Carl C and children of Shawnee visited Sunday at Mr Conrad's sister Mrs Ben er.
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