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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1926
Page
2
The Pomeroy city council met at City Hall. They discussed buying a truck for road work after delays caused by the city clerk's absence. The finance committee will review the truck purchase with the city solicitor.
Funeral services for Marcellus Forrest were held Wednesday afternoon at the Utland Baptist Church. Burial occurred at Miles Cemetery. Forrest, a Civil War veteran and one of Meigs County’s last surviving veterans, had recently been taken to the Soldiers Home in Dayton and died shortly after arrival.
The sixth annual Foster Jen nson families reunion will take place at the Suitand picnic grounds 93 on September 8. Relatives of either family are urged to attend the gathering.
On Wednesday Mrs Clyd Jones traveled to Gallipolis with her son and Stella Stanley to have her child undergo adenoids and tonsils removal at Holzer hospital.
Pro am for the Farmers rally set for Monday evening in Pomeroy K of P hall will feature music by the Wehing quartet. The event opens at 7 pm with reports from various committees.
A new touring car from McCullough-Ryan Motor Co of Point Pleasant was badly damaged Tuesday evening when struck near the car barn by a westbound street car. Driver Fr. Bobo and a companion were uninjured. Street Car Co will purchase the wrecked vehicle. damages estimated around $100. Mert Wiggins was motorman. The accident was blamed on a barn employee leaving the car switch lead open.
Pomeroy reports Miss Sarah Phillips, who underwent multiple operations including appendix removal at Holzer hospital Monday, is improving as well as could be expected after a serious condition.
Mrs. George Sauvage of Spring Avenue, Pomeroy, suffered a second stroke about 1 AM Wednesday. The earlier stroke affected her right side for a time, and the latest episode followed closely.
A woman who suffered injuries Wednesday experienced weakness on her left side. Medical officials described the incident as a fainting spell followed by intermittent motor impairment. Further tests were ordered to determine long term impact.
Mrs Val Strauss hosted a birthday party on Ebenezer street in honor of her son Charles nineteen. The event featured dancing and cards with refreshments for twenty four guests. Charles received a wrist watch from his friends.
Middleport residents from the colored Christian church hold a community picnic at Pythian Park, taking place today.
Lula Ashley was appointed by the Christian church board to attend an educational convention in Wilmington on August 28. The event will focus on educational topics and church affairs.
Mr and Mrs BE L Grimes returned from Virginia after attending a relative funeral. Dr Thomas Davis arrived Wednesday from Chicago to visit his parents Mr and Mrs T H Davis. Mrs Isabel Hysell, formerly of Middleport, left Wednesday.
Mrs. George Whittimer leaves today for Charleston after a Columbus trip en route to her Cleveland home. Mrs. Rosser Rider Rice Krieg of Nelsonville and others, including little Jean Duffy, were guests of Mrs. Katherine Sauvage in Nelsonville on Wednesday.
Nina Martin returned to Cincinnati after a visit with Fannie Fugate. Mrs C Campbell of Mason City traveled to Columbus to visit her son Harry. Edgar Morris spends vacation at Wolfe Pen farm from court duties. Roy Kaspar and the Ebernbachs visited Athens and Charleston Tuesday. Hart Stanbery left for Dayton for the Great American Trap Shooting contest. Dr Tom Crow and family, Reed Steinbauer, Claude Gillin and Otto Strauss were visitors at Athens Wednesday.
Friday's five best radio features include WJZ New York 454 and WGY Schenectady 880-10 p m EDT with Maria Carreras and Sascha Jacobsen. WNYC New York 626-8:30 p m EDT State of Mississippi night from WNYS roof studio. WoOc Davenport 484 8:30 p m CST Band concert. WOS Jefferson City 441-8:20 p m CST Chic Scoggin and the WOS quartet.
The text notes red diamonds are rarer than blue ones, with red rarer than green, amber, and etron diamonds. It also states amber and eitron diamonds are valuable but more common than red and blue varieties.
Theosophists at Chicago convention seek an American sub Aryan race formed from all Aryan stock. They claim a taller, athletic brunette type with heightened nerves and keen spiritual perception. A Los Angeles nucleus supports eugenics progress and Jiddu Krishnamurti is named as divine messenger and leader.
All day service held Sunday August 29 in the Jacksonville grave under the auspices of the United Brethren Church. Special program continues from page five with local observances and church participation.
A Sunday event featuring a basket dinner and an afternoon program by the Union Sunday school with speeches and performances.
Miss Garnett Daniels daughter of Mrs Elizabeth Daniels of Glouster R D 5 married Orval Coons son of Martin E Coons of Muncie Indiana The ceremony took place at 230 pm Saturday August 14 at the Christian church parsonage in Glouster The bride a Trimble township teacher and the groom an electrician will spend a few days with relatives then move to Muncie Indiana where he will work and she will teach for the coming year then reside with friends in Muncie
A government wireless station reported an alarming scarlet fever outbreak in Warsaw with 700 cases admitted to local hospitals. Authorities linked the spread to a Russian source district where about 150,000 people were said to have scarlet fever.
Winds arise from pressure gradients across regions as air moves from high to low pressure. Local differences in pressure create varying wind speeds and directions, shaping weather and climate patterns globally.
Athens county probate court issued two marriage licenses yesterday. James E. Coen 30 a railroad worker from Stewart and Belle Moore 17 from Beebe were granted licenses. Jeff McKee 21 a miner from Glouster and Laura Nicholson 16 from Beebe also received licenses.
Pete Pastradas aged 40 proprietor of a Greek restaurant was fined five dollars after pleading guilty to shooting within the city corporation limits. He was arrested yesterday by Herb Parker, chief of police.
The United States holds an option or lease on the Nicaraguan canal corridor with a term extending for nearly a century, ensuring influence over the strategic route well into the future. The arrangement anchors U.S. presence amid regional power considerations and global shipping interests.
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