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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1925
Page
2
Dr M te Wilkesville Ged ataxia dies in Meigs county. He leaves a widow one daughter and one son Doctor Clovis of Toledo.
The Yen family reunion met at R. W. Inn's home with about seventy three attendees. Officers elected for the coming year include Fred Swan as president Mrs R W Martin of Midjope as secretary Clark Swan and Miss Linnie Swan serving on the formal committee.
Community notes from Pomeroy recount visits by Mr. and Mrs. Jake Hartenbach to Urichaville and a seriously ill person on Conder Street. C L V Caster of Dyds ie visited, Merton and B R en. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Parker welcome a daughter in Minersville and Frederick Reed hosts friends with Theo Reed of Ak regular. Social mentions include a school parent teachers association event and Rosalind Ebersbach entering Downie ent club.
Mr and Mrs George Cook report a Monday return from their vacation. Rev and Mrs James and their daughter of the First Baptist Church have come back from their trip. Mr and Mrs Nye Bingham of Toledo visit friends. They are former Middleport residents. Roy Sayre travels to Cleveland for work.
T Mallory, owner of the Mallory Drug Store in Pomeroy, was fined after the court found him to have an unregistered pharmacist. The incident involved the owner as the charged party and stemmed from drugstore operations in the town.
L. A. Jewell of Rochester New York is visiting with B. H. Sanborn.
E4 Oblinger came back Monday evening after receiving medical care in Columbus for asthma.
Pomeroy report says Sheriff Rice arrested Charlies Hudnell on Monday for attempting to attach a machine to turn it over to friends. Hudnell pleaded not guilty before Justice Lea and a hearing was set for today.
Harry Rice and R Finsterwald traveled to Marietta to see the Frank Gaul store at Cheshire. Brockover was placed in the county jail upon arrival.
Pomeroy regular weekly meeting featured an address by Dr. T. Jones, who urged support for Africa. The club will travel to Lancaster next week to take part in an intercity meet.
Fragmentary OCR hints at a touring car event or advertisement with a cryptic phrase about Baer and a musician or figure named Zousnot. The readable elements suggest a brief local item without clear dates or locations.
A garbled OCR snippet notes the Girt Watch workmen being clipped amid unclear context. The fragment mentions sipping and timing but lacks coherent details or names to confirm the event or outcome.
A report notes the wagon and harnesses were damaged in the event. Details are limited in the readable text, with no clear location or identities provided.
Haszel Gett of Cleveland, formerly of Pomeroy, was notified by the War Department as one of the heirs upon proper credentials. Steps are being taken by the heirs to collect the money.
Plan announced for Loy Pomeroy unit to hold a joint picnic at Pythians Park tomorrow with dinner at six. Rutland hosts an evening lecture by Brother J M Gand following the event.
Logan residents Thomas D Schoonover Garnet Dewler and Sameel Coulson return home after visits. Rev James Arthur Long and family from Indianapolis depart Chauncey after visiting George H Nye and family. Clarence Dowler Ellis Pratt from Great Bend Indiana visit Eugene Dowler's family. several Chauncey locals on fishing trip at Frost. Mrs Clarice Walters returns to Niles Ohio after guest stint with Mia Agnes Baker.
Chauncey August 36 Mr and Mrs John Shafer and granddaughter Maxine Channell of The Plains and Mr and Mrs Elmer Bingman of Athens joined relatives in Parkersburg West Virginia Sunday for a city park picnic.
Local residents hosted relatives and friends from The Plains Rutland Athens and Parkersburg over the weekend. Visitors included Mr and Mrs M O Bryan and daughter Erma The Plains guests of Mr and Mrs John Williams and families from The Plains. Other stops included Albany and New Marshfield with mention of several residents from The Plains and nearby areas attending church camp meetings and visiting relatives.
The Christian Wins Bible class of Chauncey is entertained today by Mrs J C Straus.
Defiance voters will cast a ballot at the November election on a proposal to build a municipal lighting plant and distributing system estimated to cost 426000 dollars. The plan aims to supply power to the city and surrounding area through a new public utility.
Local businesses and professional offices in Athens will close Thursday and Friday afternoons so employees can attend the county fair races. Shops in the Athens Retail Merchants Association will close both days and many others will close at least one afternoon. County offices will also close both afternoons, and the Messenger will publish Friday’s edition at noon.
Sergeant Joseph Cigich, 40, of Kansas City, can converse in seven languages including English, Croatian, Serbian, Polish, Slovak, Bulgarian and Russian.
Mrs Amos McKnight longtime school teacher died at home in Kayser North after illness. She was born near Salem and lived there most of her life. She leaves one child and a husband. Funeral arrangements noted with burial in Salem Center.
A woman named Nan Towns was laid to rest at the Sdjotning cemetery after services at the church. The obituary notes she had been married twice, her first union ending years earlier.
A vintage advertorial promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the best remedy to overcome women’s ills. It asserts beauty and health depend on warding off female ailments and lists symptoms like pale skin headaches and low mood, claiming the tonic restores health and beauty.
The famed French painter Rosa Bonheur reached age seventy when she created her renowned work Horses Tramping Out Wheat. The portrait reflects her mature style and mastery of equine subjects.
In Marietta this week Mason B. Garring Company of Marietta acquired leases and wells from SeeSa Orndorf and Taopetuortin near Barlow township and Vincent. The two deals involve portions of near by field oil and trees in the area.
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