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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1928
Page
10
Donald Edwards, longtime fireman and brakeman on the River division of the Hocking Valley railroad, promoted to baggage on the passenger run from a bus to Pomeroy. Promotion effective next Monday. The Eds have moved to Columbus and will reside at 1636 High Street.
The body of Cr Ferguson 57 arrived in Logan from Oakdale California and was taken to the Col Sacco residence on North Street to await burial. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church Monday afternoon with Rev James R Field delivering the sermon. Burial followed in Grove cemetery.
Chiries J. Frank a 24 year old farmer of Bancaster Route No 3 and Fran Withem 17 of Route No 4 were mentioned in a Logan area note with magistrate J P Miller. Miss Martha Blosser and William of Bremen visited Logan and stayed with Mr and Mrs J B Briscoe and family.
Court of appeals will be held in Athens Wednesday with Judge Thomas presiding. Listed cases include Leagy vs State of Ohio and Mulligan vs James Mulligan as administrator, along with other Athens County matters involving the Ohio coal company and local boards.
Logan Feb 7 with 18000 state aid distributed Friday to Hocking county districts total aid since January 1 1927 reaches 172000 most districts moved out of debt to December 1 1927 A month delay ahead before tax distribution affects January teacher salaries J W Coleman county superintendent will keep aid funds in the county cooperates with Dr J L Clifton state director of education to free districts from heavy indebtednesses.
Ira E. Whisler’s will gives widow Laura B. Whisler a life estate in two Hocking County tracts 91.25 acres in Perry Township and 71 acres in Salt Creek Township with the remainder to three children Garnett M. Whisler Lloyd G. Whisler and Mary L. Whisler. Laura is named executor. will dated May 34, 1921, Adelphi, witnesses D K Strawser and Robert Swinchart. Funeral and concert items follow in Logan.
Plaintiffs Pany and Biddle sue as administrators of the Clinton L. Poston estate along with Grace Biddle and J D Poston and iDella Poston. Also listed are Luther Bureh Eli Douglas and Tom James against the State of Ohio.
Two Ohio university students pleaded guilty to intoxication at arraignment before Mayor Alex Moore in police court. Clare Sears 22 a commerce senior from Litchfield and Kenneth Perkins 24 a liberal arts freshman from Bedford were each fined 10 dollars with 8.20 dollars costs.
Roman Catholic Archbishop F W Keating of the Liverpool diocese died today following a brief bronchial illness.
Carl Meighen of Athens faces three charges in local police court with pleas of not guilty. He is charged with assault with intent to kill and two counts of resisting an officer. Meighen was arrested in Angels alley Sunday night by Constable Harry Dalton and Captain Charles Maple, with trial set for late this afternoon.
George Love of Chappel Hill was ordered to leave the city after a Sunday night arrest following a dormitory complaint by university girls. He had been ordered out of town Saturday morning and again by Chief Herb Parker last night due to no funds to pay a fine.
Logan United Brethren church will be represented at a Christian education conference at Otterbein college Westerville on Tuesday and Wednesday by Rev. T C Harper and C L Yochum. Dr Robert L Kelly and A A Shaw will speak with Kelly on Breaking the Lock Step and Shaw on A Christian College of Liberal Arts.
The Easterling club hosted Mrs. W. L. Franks of Midland Place for a social notes meeting. The topic was The Modern Home with a paper by Mrs. Joe Case. Guests included Mrs. Weymueller, Mrs. Russell Berlin, Mrs. William Wetherill, Mrs. Harley Gooding, Miss Minnie Moore, and Miss Annie White. Dinner followed at 6 o'clock.
Mrs. Kr O Pettit hosted the Modern Bridge club at her East Main street home Friday evening with three tables in play. Substitute players included Mrs. Lorenzo Smith and Mrs. Lester Waltz.
Mrs Charles Lewis and Mrs Lawrence Hack entertained the Idano club at Mrs Lewis home Friday evening a 6 oclock dinner was served Covers were laid for eighteen guests A social hour followed the meal
Miss Mary Bond visited Columbus at week end. John Phillip Oberle, who had an appendectomy in Columbus three weeks ago, returned home to Logan Sunday and is reported in much improved condition.
Osteopathic physician and surgeon Dr. M D Worley will locate offices in the Cline building on Wednesday morning. A Kirksville College of Osteopathy and Surgery graduate, he did preparatory work at Ohio State University. His wife and son will join him in Athens once a residence is found.
Cardiff report states Evan J. Owen who held the butter making championship for two years at Carmarthen has been dethroned by an 18 year old dairymaid.
Ohio fund for destitute children in mining districts totals about 16000. Yorty kitchens fed 3210 children Sunday and new kitchens opened in Perry and Crooksville districts to feed about 580 more children, with two more kitchens to open.
In Cleveland on February 7 Eleanor Presley 32 was to be arraigned on a murder charge for smothering her three week old son Donald Lawrence. She initially claimed the infant fell from his crib but later broke down admitting distress.
Seward Evans and Cris Field share testimonials praising Wheeler's Nerve Vita-Lixer as a remedy for nervous sleeplessness. The ad claims the product is alcohol and stimulant free, offers a trial bottle by mail for ten cents, and lists a regular bottle price of $1.10 in drug stores.
The Toledo man James Burke is ordered moved from Indianapolis to Cleveland to stand trial for the $10 540 Lorain postoffice robbery on February 28 1925.
Luigi Valleso a diver confesses he drowned his brother-in-law another diver by cutting the air tube and letting him surface.
Maj. Harding Cox owns a fox terrier that always goes to the station to greet him. The arrival date is not communicated by its owner. The unusual dog behavior astonishes locals in Newick England.
A home method promises six to eight days of fluffy curly waves without grease or acids. The BEAUTYWAVE system is billed as safe and simple, costing 10 to 15 minutes and 10 cents, with druggist availability and satisfaction guaranteed.
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