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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1926
Page
10
The Forest Service reports lumber sales from national forests increased due to private timber exhaustion and rising demand from established industry. The Interior Department announced entry opening on January 10 for about 96,065 acres of public land in Arizona for homesteading.
County commissioners face a $25 damages suit filed by Edwin D. Ricketts on behalf of Florence Myers administrator for the death of Charles H. Myers near Winona on the New Straitsville pike. The petition claims a deep unguarded hole on the road caused the fatal crash of Myers’s mining machine.
Plans for a new United Brothers church at Enterprise gain momentum after a $5,000 donation from Mr and Mrs Jerome Kilne of Columbus. Kilnes are former residents of Hocking county with relatives in the area.
Officials from the congregation report the financing committee has announced contributions now total $10 000 toward the proposed new church.
The 1926 Makie of Progress year book for Ohio State University edited by Jed Huls and business manager Don Trumbull Logan is named All American by the Central Interscholastic Press Association. The Ohio State entry scored 1055 of 1100 points with perfect marks on cover binding end sheets special departments features and more, penalized only on makeup typography. Fred E. Hull and Donald Trumbull are credited as editor and business manager.
Logan December 31 Four days after starting work on a machine in a mine at Kimberly Dari Sparnon of Carbon Hill suffered a fractured sec and was taken to Cherrington hospital for treatment. He was working with another man on a cutting when the accident occurred.
Logan officers seize twenty gallons of white mule whiskey from a vacant Fluetown residence near Oroville. Traffic Officer Joe Farbearn and Prosecutor elect Phil Henderson led the search on Thursday and brought the liquor to Logan for evidence. Investigators expect to identify the owner.
A skid caused a slip that struck the man’s left leg, producing a compound fracture below the knee. The impact tore flesh as the bones broke and lacerated surrounding tissue.
An altercation led Dave Reynolds to file an affidavit charging assault against William Hutchinson in Magistrate Miller's court. The dispute began after a prior day remark and escalated to a fight discussed at the magistrate’s office.
Mrs. Olive Wemmer of Logan reports by letter that her daughter Olive Wemmer Davis and her husband Earl Davis of Youngstown welcomed twins on Christmas Day a son and a daughter. Enterprise residents Mr. and Mrs. Owen Cherrington announced a son’s birth with Dr. and Mrs. J S. Cherrington of Logan as grandparents.
The Bureau of Mines of the Department of Commerce reports encouraging results from many Middle Western cities as they tackle locomotive smoke issues. Numerous cities are actively trying to solve the problem.
Mothers learn sore throats in children can lead to tonsillitis scarlet fever or diphtheria. A physician claims Thoxine targets the cause, not gargles, with relief in 15 minutes or money back. It contains no iron chloroform or dope and sells at 35c 0c and $1.00.
Wayne B. Wheeler of the Anti Saloon League said he informed the president about a conspiracy to push wet propaganda and pledged support to the administration.
The Department of Commerce announces table linen can be stored without deterioration for at least a year. After that, time damage varies with bleaching extent and other factors.
An advertisement touts Creomulsion, a creosote emulsion claimed to soothe inflamed membranes, inhibit germ growth, and treat persistent coughs, colds, bronchitis, and related respiratory diseases. It guarantees satisfaction or money back and asks readers to consult their druggist.
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