POMEROY BEND WANTED FIRST CLASS BARBER
Pomeroy Bend seeks a first class barber at once with wages of 22 dollars per week guaranteed and 65 percent. Apply to F. H. Clark. 8-7-2.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1919
Page
10
Commencement Move To Opera House For 208 Graduates
At the eleventh hour the ceremony venue shifted from the Methodist church to the opera house to accommodate a large audience. 208 graduates participated in a solemn event honoring a tragic death earlier of Gerald Gilmore, Bradbury alumnus. His diploma, framed, was presented to his teacher E J Tracey for the boy’s parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Opera House
Gerald Gilmore
Bradbury
E. J. Tracey
Marietta District M. E. Conference Closes at Letart
The Marietta District conference of the M. E. Church closed Wednesday evening at Letart after a two day session. A goodly number of delegates attended and a reception for ministers and delegates highlighted the gathering. Prolific Letart hospitality aided the event’s success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta
M. E. Church
Letart
Notable speakers and singer to headline teachers' institute
Sergt Rob Webster is invited to deliver a humorous sermon that ridicules an ungrounded preacher, while Mrs Mabel Leifheit King, director of music at the teachers' institute, will perform songs back at the old school, enhancing the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sergt. Rob. Webster
Mabel Leifheit King
Teachers’ Institute
Short orders indeed at Pomeroy institute dining
Pomeroy earns a harsh note as a poor dining town at a time of unusual requests. The text contrasts male comfort with cross-legged stools and cheese lunches with the institute’s female patrons who find the service lacking and receive little food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Institute
Picnic and furl from Lincoln Hill as fair crowds fill week
The Happy Hustlers held a picnic at Dr. Downie’s Lincoln Hill home last evening. A. T. Jones with wife and daughter Ruth Williams and children left yesterday for a motor trip to Pittsburg. Mrs. Gertrude French and two grandchildren, who spent the summer here, departed for Iowa. The street fair drew large crowds all week, with Firemen sponsoring the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Downie
Lincoln Hill
A. T. Jones
Ruth Williams
Pittsburg
Gertrude French
Iowa
Rev. David Porter Dies in Columbus at 72
Word from Columbus reports the death of Rev. David Porter in his 72nd year. In the 1890s he led the M E church in Pomeroy and helped acquire the present building. A revival he held ended an era in local church history. Survived by a wife, no children, he spent later years farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
David
Porter
M. E
Pomeroy
Dana Maerz Builds Hotel Venture in Highland Illinois
Dana Maerz a well known Pomeroy boy who moved to Highland Illinois years ago to work as a cabinet maker in a pipe organ factory has lately entered into a prosperous hotel business in that city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dana Maerz
Highland, Ili
Cheshire Mill Sold to Huntington Company
The Cheshire flour mill in the county is sold to Keister Milling Co. of Huntington for a good price. The new owners plan to improve and operate the mill, which has long been a center for local farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheshire
Keister Milling Co
Huntington
Naylors Rum Worker Injured Cranking Bakery Truck
Joe Meier Naylors Rum employee suffered a broken right arm yesterday while cranking the Guth Whitlock bakery Ford truck. Local incident report notes he was assisting the bakery crew at the time of the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Meier
Naylors Rum
Guth & Whitlock Bakery
Steamer Sold At Public Sale In Charleston Region
The sidewheel excursion steamer tied at Pt Pleasant for 30 days and invested in by local capital was sold on Wednesday at A S Marshals sale for 8025 dollars. Rumor says Charleston businessmen, former owners, sold to rid themselves of stockholders deemed undesirable. The sale price satisfied the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pt. Pleasant
A. S. Marshal
Charleston
Southeastern Ohio Scout Convention Moves to Nelsonville
The Southeastern Ohio Boy Scout Convention shifts from Camp Hunter in Middleport to Nelsonville this year. It will run August 28 to 31 with a large riverside camp, swimming facilities, and an army chef overseeing cooking. A nominal daily fee will be charged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Hunter
Middleport
Nelsonville
Hocking River
Baseball standings and scores from recent games
The Reds beat the Giants 4 3 and shut them out 4 0 to set up a three day series with Brooklyn starting Saturday then Monday and Tuesday. Chicago lost to Brooklyn 1 3 while St Louis and Philadelphia each won a doubleheader 7 2. Boston swept Pittsburgh 5 3 and 3 2 in 15 innings. Cincinnati, New York, Chicago, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, St Louis, and Boston show various records in the standings.
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Reds
Giants
Brooklyn
Chicago
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Boston
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
New York
Oress
Cricazo
Vescces
Oseeee
Produte
Wscsee Dieces
Bomon Civcccee
Ecoces
Bo”Bs
Euge
GE Bay
Early Baseball Scores From The League Standings Report
Detroit shut out New York 7 to 0 while Washington beat Cleveland 3 to 2. Philadelphia fell to St. Louis 2 to 8 and Boston lost to Chicago 5 to 6 as standings show Detroit leading with strong run differential and the American League shows mixed results across cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
New York
Washington
Cleveland
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Boston
Chicago
Giants Booed as Reds Win Big Crowd at Polo Grounds
The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Giants twice to gain a six and a half game NL lead while a record crowd of about 40 000 packed the Polo Grounds in New York. Fans outside clashed and inside patrons hurled bottles as Earl Neale faced fouls and Sherwood Magee endured taunts amid the chaotic scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cincinnati Reds
Polo Grounds
Brooklyn Dodgers
Giants
Sherwood Magee
Earl Nease
Call for Players to Elk Club Rooms Sunday Noon
Manager Schimpf requests Whitlatch Oldfield Pickett Knox Boise Foraker Russell Beverage Allen Bresnen and Jordan to be at the Elk Club Rooms Sunday at 12 o'clock prompt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schimpf
Elk Club Rooms
Whitlatch
Oldfield
Pickett
Knox
Boise
Foraker
Russell, Beverage
Allen
Bresnen
Jordan
Lorimer Wins Grand American Trap Derby Title
Ohioan G William Lorimer of Troy wins the Grand American handicap blue ribbon event in Chicago after a 15 year layoff. He breaks 98 of 100 pigeons in the derby, returning to form in the trap shooting tourney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ills
William Lorimer
Troy
Ohio
Lorimer
Bad Case Heard in Local Court
Herbert Tabler of near Stewart was arraigned before Justice William J. Warrener on a charge of rape with consent involving Luella Anderson, then fourteen, who is the mother of a six month old baby. Tabler pleads not guilty and seeks trial bound over. bond set at 500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Tables
Stewart
William J. Warrener
Luella Anderson
Tabler
Habler
Court of Common Pleas
Wall Street Prices Soar Amid War Time Speculation
New York reports heavy stock trading as war era profits from factories and Ranger Texas oil push prices upward. Investors, including many outside traders, chase shares while shortages and demand keep the market buoyant despite rising risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Shorts
International Mercantile Marine
Wall Street
Ranger
Texas
Farmer Bill Dillmann Excluded From Hotel Sleepout
In Shawnee Oklahoma Bill Dillmann a farmer slept on the street in his nightshirt to escape heat in a hotel room. Judge Saunders dismissed the matter stating the reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawnee
Okla
Bill Dillmann
Robbers flee after woman bites mouthful of jewelry
In St Louis on August 16 Mrs Harry L Mount defended her jewels by biting and swallowing rings to keep them safe during a robbery attempt. She was choked but screamed for help and the assailants fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis, MO
Harry L. Mount
Australian irrigation device uses perforated pipes in soil
A designed apparatus projects magnified images of screw threaded parts for precision testing. Australia develops a perforated pipe system to irrigate aerate and fertilize soil with minimal waste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
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Athens, Ohio
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