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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1923

Page

7

German Money Muddle Strains to Track Beer Based Prices

In Frankfurt and across Germany a financial confusion grows as the mark wobbles and banks flood provinces with notes. Citizens measure room costs by two pints of beer while traffic and vacations suffer from rail rate hikes and scarce currency. Laborers and service workers face severe hardship amid rising taxes and inflation as travel and daily needs become unreliable.

I. N.S. Stat Frankfort-On-The Reichsbank Hessen Baden Bavaria Wurtemberg

Hamden Visitor Details Family Visit as Train Detour Impacts Route

Mr. Glendon Bagley of Columbus spent Sunday with his wife and family at their home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lewis. An eastbound B and O freight derailed near Luhrig with a tank car, prompting a detour of Passenger train No. 4 from Dundas to Athens via Logan. A wreck train was sent from Chillicothe to rerail the derailed engine.

Glendon Bagley Columbus Thomas Lewis H. V Luhrig St. Louis

Sunday Visitor Clyde Walters in Jackson

Mrs. Cora Sprague of Columbus spent over Monday night with her brother Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Bay on Railroad street. Clyde Walters was a Sunday evening visitor at Jackson.

John Robbins Jackson Clyde Walters Cora Sprague Columbus Mrs. I. N. Bay Railroad Street

Indoor Circus Attenders At Crescent Opera House This Week

Messrs W A Kibby Matthew Lewis and D Womeldorf attended the Eagle Lodge indoor circus at Crescent Opera House in Jackson on Monday evening.

Messers W. A. Kibby Matthew Lewis Did’’ Womeldorf Cresent Opera House Eagle Lodge Jackson

Local Officials Seek State Aid as Teachers Face Wages

Clarence McKinniss and Frank Sayler attended a Royal Arch Masons meeting in Wellston. Byron Reese of Hamden schools and C. T. Francis of the board of education traveled to Columbus to secure state aid money to pay teachers. Three months wages due October through December amount to 4971.90 dollars. without payment, some teachers may not return after Christmas vacation.

Messers Clarence McKinniss Frank Sayler Royal Arch Masons Wellston Byron Reese Hamden Schools C. T. Francis Board of Education Columbus

Engine runs to aid employee to ill wife

A special engine was run from Pomeroy to Logan on Sunday morning to take Mr. George Shaffer to his wife who had taken ill. Shaffer is a Hocking Valley passenger engineer with a Sunday layover at Pomeroy. Officials of the Hocking Valley are praised for assisting their employee.

Pomeroy Logan George Shaffer

Boys’ double breasted coat pattern for ages four to ten

Pattern for Bolivia cloth duvetyn or broad cloth coat with convertible collar. Fronts lap in double breasted style and may be worn open with fronts apart. Sizes 4 6 8 and 10 years. A 6 year size needs 2 yards of 40 inch material. Fur trim requires 1/2 yard 54 inch. Pattern mailed for 12 cents in stamps.

Bolivia

Moving Day for 40 Families in Wheeling Hill Commons

New Year’s Day will see about 40 families in Wheeling West Virginia’s city commons forced from their homes to clear a street extension. Many houses will be relocated within the commons and then rented back to their former owners.

Wheeling Wheeling Hill Ohio River

Criticism Rises Over County Arrests for School Nonattendance

Logan area reports criticize the practice of arresting parents for failing to send children to school and transporting arrestees across the county for trial. The latest case involved Warden Steele of South Perry, brought to Magistrate Austin True in Green township. Costs and travel time are cited as undue hardships, though the effort to enforce attendance remains debated.

Warden Steele South Perry Steele Austin True Green Township

Court Clears Room as Abe Bingham Trial Rumors Fly

Judge Pettit ordered a partial clearing during the Abe Bingham rape trial as the defense raised concerns of the floor giving way. The State of Ohio case drew intense interest with the courtroom packed beyond capacity and guards stationed at doors to restrict entry to those with business.

Pettit Abe Bingham State of Ohio Bingham

Lawrence Kleinschmidt Arrives in Logan for Holiday Visit

Lawrence Kleinschmidt of Washington DC arrives in Logan to spend the holidays with his parents Mr and Mrs Charles Kleinschmidt of North Street. He recently worked as a chemist at the government bureau of standards and is an Ohio University graduate. This marks his first visit home since last Christmas.

Lawrence Kleinschmidt Washington DD. C Logan Charles Kleinschmidt North Street Kleinschmidt Government Bureau of Standards Ohio University

Last Will of L P D Williams Read in Haydenville

Judge Stephenson read a document claimed as the will of L P D Williams of Haydenville. The widow Elvina Williams is named sole beneficiary and executrix. Will dated April 5, 1923 and witnessed by L C Hutchins and Mrs Alice Wyskiver.

L. PD. Williams Haydenville Stephenson Elvina Williams L. C. Hutchins Alice Wyskiver

Jury selection in rape case before Judge Pettit

One jury was in deliberation while another was selected Tuesday morning in Judge Pettit’s court to hear Abe Bingham charged in an indictment with raping Bessie Yantes. Selection ran smoothly and the jury was chosen within an hour after court adjourned.

Pettit Abe Bingham Bessie Yantes

Beaufort City Chooses Federal Pen as Mayor's Office

In Beaufort South Carolina a cell in the Atlanta federal penitentiary will serve as the mayor's official headquarters for the coming year. The piece notes that a year ago local citizen R V Bray Jr was fined $1000 and sentenced to a year in prison for striking an internal revenue inspector, with Bray claiming the officer had implied he was a liar.

Beaufort S. C Atlanta Federal Penitentiary R. V. Bray, Jr Internal Revenue Bray

Rotary luncheon hosts high school football team

The Rotary club invited twenty six members of the local high school football squad to a Monday evening luncheon. State Highway Commissioner Roulay spoke on the gasoline tax and supported its passage. A reformer who served twenty five years in crime shared his experiences in bank robberies and life of crime, highlighting gambling halls and poolrooms as major crime sources.

Rotary Club Chicago

Ex-convict praises public officials and Henry Ford

The speaker cites twenty six arrests, claims graft in public offices, urges careful selection of officials, and credits Henry Ford with aiding ex-convicts more than any other in the United States.

Henry Ford United States

Jury Deadlock in Blosnes Liquor Manufacture Trial

A second jury failed to reach a verdict in Charlea Blosnes's case charging liquor manufacturing. Jurors were sequestered from eight Monday night until two Tuesday afternoon and discharged after the foreman said they were hopelessly deadlocked fifty fifty on the verdict question.

Charlea Blosnes Pettit

Thanks to Athens Messenger and city officials

A committee of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics expresses high appreciation to city officials local newspapers Athens Messenger and the general public for courtesy privilege and cooperation given us.

Order of United American Mechanics Athens Messenger

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