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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1924

Page

2

Soft Coal Output Declines in Week Ended August 2

The Geological Survey reports a slight drop in soft coal production for the week ending August 2, totaling about 7,486,000 net tons. Output would need a substantial increase to match 1921 levels, with projections indicating possible weaker consumption and stock effects into 1924.

Geological Survey Jonary Illinois Pittsburgh Westmoreland New River Tug River Trans Mississippi Cumberland-Piedmont Panhandle Gulf West Virginia Appalachian Ohio Ore & Coal Exchange

Social and church notices plus city baseball schedule

Miss Doris Woodruff entertained friends at Miss Bertha Nixon’s home on Saturday. Sunday relatives attended funeral services for Miss Fredericka Frey at St Andrews Catholic church with multiple priests in attendance. Various local guests and visitors are listed. A city league baseball schedule follows with games from August to September at 5:45 pm at the playgrounds including Central East Buckeyes Eagles Factory West and others.

Doris Woodruff Bertha Nixon Virginia Wolfe Frank Barber Annabelle Dewhurst Bob Pospiche Glen West Ellsworth Neigle Ruth Woodruff Floyd Mechem Ena Stephenson Lewis Francis Charles Weltzheimer Fredericka Frey St. Andrews Catholic Church Father Owen Byrne Athens Gallerina Murray City Crelly Buchtel Dunn Junction City Nevin Logan Mattingly Lancaster Floyd Rosser Middletown Central East Eagles Factory Buckeyes West Ntral

Death of Isaac B. Blosser Aged 84

Isaac B. Blosser 84 a retired farmer of Route 7 Marion township died Saturday at 2 30 p m The death was attributed to senility He is survived by his life companion Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 00 p m at the Dunkard church Marion township with interment at the nearby cemetery by Harden Undertaking Co

Isaac B. Blosser Route 7 Marion Township Blosser Dunkard Harden Undertaking Co

Fines Set in Weekend Illegal intoxicants cases

Three heavy fines were imposed in court after weekend crackdowns on illegal intoxicants. Clyde HN received 500 dollars for possession while Emet Ashbaugh got 200 dollars for possession and 200 for transportation. Hill, linked to William Fox, faced a pickup incident ending in a pint bottle of white mule found on him and a guilty plea. Harman admitted involvement in supplying the liquor and was fined 250 dollars plus costs. A marriage permit was recorded for Allen McKibbin and Mildred Gould. Comrade Gilbert Geslin, 78, died of heart trouble, with funeral services set for Wednesday at the M E church. he was a Civil War veteran and a member of the G A R and Oddfellows.

Clyde HN Emet Ashbaugh Hill Office Farbeam William Fox Mulberry Front Streets Fox Pettit Miller Earl Harman Harman Shaw Ashbaugh Geslin Gilbert Geslin East Second Street M. E Harden Undertaking Co Oak Grove Gestin J. K. Rochester Oddfellows Fraternity Gosling Coal

Family distribution of Mrs Leach’s children noted

Mrs. Hubert Leach has one daughter, another in Pittsburg, a third in Havana Cuba. Her sons Scott and Tom live in Logan.

Hubert Leach Pittsburg Havana Cuba Scott Tom Logan

Car Crashes Into Yard Fence After Bend

Gerald Miller lost control around a Rockbridge curve Sunday, rear ending Roy Voling’s car, tearing off a hub cap, and smashing into the A Hufford yard fence breaking three posts. Miller’s car sustained major damage but no injuries were reported. In health news the county records no communicable disease cases for July. Sixty deaths and 45 births occurred with infantile mortality at 44.4 percent. six deaths were in the city and the rest in the county. fourteen births were in Loran.

Gerald Miller Rockbridge Miller Roy Voling Fr A. Hufford Hocking County Sin J Ogan Loran

Local man arrested after hiding jugs near Kesterson home

Officer Rudolph Brandt, patrolling near the John Kesterson residence west of Logan, followed a man carrying two jugs. Kesterson ran but dropped a bottle he hid in his shirt and was seized. He is lodging with Sheriff Brandt awaiting arraignment before Judge Pettit after a prior similar charge in Magistrate Miler's court.

Rudolph Brandt John Kesterson Logan Kesterson Sheriff Brandt Pettit Miler

Car abandoned after crash near Rockbridge curve

A Ford touring car carrying two passengers was ditched north of Rockbridge at the curve where the Red Star bus wreck occurred months earlier. The vehicle overturned and its owner deserted it. The passengers are believed to have found a passing bus and left the area. their identities were not learned.

Rockbridge

Boulay Reappointed Ohio Roads and Public Works Chief

Governor Donahey reappoints L A Boulay as director of the state highways department for one year. Boulay also leads the public works department with a salary of 6500 dollars. The one year term aligns with constitutional limits and follows political rifts within the party.

Donahey Columbus L A. Boulay State Highways Department Boulay Boulnay State Department of Public Works Toledean Durbin Democratic State Committee

Mary Stewart Cutting Dies Author of The Wayfarers

Orange New Jersey and local obituary notes Mary Stewart Cutting author of The Wayfarers Lovers of Sanna and Heart of Lynn died yesterday at her home aged 73 she is survived by three children.

Orange N. J Mary Stewart Cutting Sanna Lynn

McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Tablets Promote Quick Weight Gain

An advertisement touts McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Tablets as a fast, pleasant way to build flesh in undernourished children, especially after illness or suspected rickets. It promises easy dosing, no liver oil smell, and lists price at 60 tablets for 60 cents with pharmacy availability.

Cline Pharmacy Co McKee Drug Co McCoys

Shooting in Glouster Leaves Man Hurt Arm At Risk

Glouster Will Cole, 40, colored, was shot in the left arm around 2 AM in the No 6 addition, the weapon reportedly in Charles Davidson, colored's hands. Cole was treated at Benny Randolph’s home and later by Dr. Crawford, with bone fragments removed and possible loss of the arm.

Will Cole Charles Davidson Cole Benny Randolph Crawford

Road work delays as gravel fails test at Columbus supply

Stitches were taken to close a wound while work on the Corning Glouster road stalls for days due to nine car loads of gravel from Columbus failing the required test. Once the north end gap is concreted, brick laying on the south end will start using local brick hauled daily. Some locals and visitors, including Dick Jones and Harry Skinner, spend a week in New York City. Mr and Mrs Will Ray and daughter Virginia from Uniontown Pa are visiting, with plans to move soon, accompanied by Mildred Cunningham. Funeral attendees for Jay Gersell included multiple local residents and travelers from nearby towns.

Corning-Glouster Columbus Dick Jones Harry Skinner New York City Will Ray Virginia Uniontown Mr. Ray John Ray Zern Cunningham Mildred Cunningham Ray Dolores Ohio University Athens County Jenkins Club Foster House of Representatives Congressional Record House Howell- Barkley Harding Nanses City Railroad Labor Board Nother

Multiple Families Named in Athens and Albany Areas

A list of residents and relatives includes Mr. and Mrs. Harry Matteson with son Edwin in Vienna West Virginia, Mr. and Mrs Arch Johnson with son Orville and daughter Lena in Albany Ohio, Mr. and Mrs James Cunningham with Miss Jude Sedgwick and Miss Tanne Matterson, Mrs Henry Everett, Mr. and Mrs Tom Johnson with son Ernest in Athens Route 2, Mr. Ed Adrian, Mr Willard Fox, Mrs Clint Bardin, Mrs John Russell, Miss Lydia Ardian in Russell Alien Northrop, Mr Riley Daugherty Stockport Ohio, Mr Frank Weekly Athens Route 2. A London County council schools fact notes two of every three boys have learned to swim.

Harry Matteson Edwin Vienna W. Va Arch Johnson Orville Lena Albany James Cunningham Jude Sedgwick Misa Tanne Matterson Henry Everett Tom Johnson Ernest Athens Route 2 Ed Adrian Williard Fox Clint Bardin John Russell Lydia Ardian Russell Alien Northrop Riley Daugherty Stockport Frank Weekly

Heavy vote cast in Athens swampy polling day

With 972 ballots counted by noon in Athens officials foresaw a record vote. Voters rushed in the last two hours while rural voters were heavier in the morning as wet fields kept farm work from proceeding. Women’s turnout rose later in the day.

San Francisco Cops Turn Parked Automats Into Shifty Patrols

In a late night effort, San Francisco police imitate thieves by patrolling in parked autos along quiet nooks to trap a bandit known for holding up unattended automatons. The tactic likens cops to flappers and shieks as they seek the robber lurking in such spots.

Shfies Watt San Francisco Petters Rome

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