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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1928
Page
3
Nelsonville event by Athens County League of Women Voters plans a non partisan briefing on county and district candidates. A 7 30 pm gathering Monday in ALC rooms will inform women about offices sought and party labels, urging attendance and independent sourcing.
Thomas Koon, 81, a Civil War veteran and member of the Phil Kearney post G A R Nelsonville, died Friday at his son’s Floodwood home after a long illness. Funeral services set for Monday at 1 PM at the son’s home. Burial planned at Greenlawn.
Nelsonville residents expect a big Tuesday primary with keen interest in local races. Dike Wilson leads a strong Republican push for county surveyor, aiming to carry Nelsonville and York townships. Charles Levering challenges for county commissioner with a told- by-term as township trustee. Gilbert Bettman seeks Ohio attorney general amid strong local support and veteran banners. Other local names Beggs and Turner prominent in the scene as races loom.
A political advertisement endorses Mr. Morgan citing his capacity and fitness for the office. Names listed include E. J. Jones Hal H. Rowland J. M. Wood J. W. Bolin John J. Woolley C. D. Hopkins J. P. Wood Fred S. Scott R. D. Williams L. R. Pierce Emmett Keenan R. W. Finsterwald L. A. Koons C. C. Curtis O. F. Rowland George W. Rose Roger J. Jones.
Nelsonville Aug 11 Ed Moore of Hamley Run was arrested by Buchtel officers Friday night and taken to Athens for arraignment in probate court on a charge of assaulting a minor child. An 81 year old Buchtel girl said a stranger tried to coax her to the ball park and identified Moore as the man who frightened her.
Chief Jack Pearson returned from Detroit with McKinley McCoy, wanted on a non-support charge filed by his wife in Mayor L. Eberle's court. McCoy pleaded guilty and was sentenced to six months, suspended on promise to provide for wife and child. Local notes mention residents visiting Chicago and Lakeside, with political commentary on primary election participation.
A violent clash in Buchtel left Porter Sweazy with four knife wounds after a dispute at a union meeting over relief funds. Nelson Gray was arrested and arraigned on charges of cutting with intent to kill, bond set at 250 dollars. Gray pleaded not guilty as authorities and witnesses described the ensuing violence and hospital treatment for Sweazy.
A fragment describes a new red brick building at Gravel Hill designed for a specific purpose. The note mentions housing all new, with construction details obscured in the OCR, but identifies the gravel hill site and the distinctive brick structure as a notable development.
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