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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1928
Page
2
Katharine Calkins Rousey filed for divorce from Dr Sotuyter C. Rousey of Cincinnati in common pleas court at Pomeroy. They married in 1913 and have three minor children. She seeks custody and a temporary restraining order prevents him from disposing of property ahead of final hearing.
Justa mere club met at Mrs. O. G. Whitner’s home on North Orchard street Friday. The program on Abraham Lincoln featured a paper titled Lincoln the most lied about man in the world by Mrs. Ella Tritech, with songs, stories, piano selections, and duets. A three course dinner followed. guests included Mrs. Felds, Mrs. Gooding, and several others.
With Mrs J W Hull directing a Frances Willard memorial program was offered during the regular meeting of the Women s Christian Temperance Union at the Methodist church Friday afternoon Leaflets about Willard were distributed and an offering collected for her memorial fund After the meeting the entertainment committee served refreshments Mrs F McKay joined as a new member.
Councilman Rollin Schwegman and three other investors lease the Dark Hollow mine to avert abandonment and save jobs. State menant says no ban on employing negroes. relief workers at Forest Run told whites to be hired but colored workers not. Schwegman says there is not space for all former miners and clarifies no color line. mine under James Allen supervision with adequate crews and coal orders.
J S Eichelberger of Wyllig Hill paid a $10 fine plus costs after police seized a dog without a license and euthanized it under the new dog law. Justice R G Webster oversaw the case in Pomeroy. A Pomeroy Parent-Teacher Association event followed in the high school auditorium honoring Alice Birney and Phoebe Hearst founders of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers.
In Middleport on February 14 Mrs. R L Smith hosted a birthday dinner for her relative Mrs. Sarah Lant who turned 4 years old that day. Guests included her niece Mrs. C E Keller and relatives Mrs. Mayme Hobbler and Mrs. C A Dawson of Columbus. They wished Aunt Sarah many happy returns before departing in the afternoon.
The Middleport church pastor baptized twenty converts at the river levee by Mill Street on Sunday. New members came from Pity Me and the town's lower area, a reflection of the church's large, active congregations and reported good works.
In Middleport on Monday evening six girls presented the short play Mrs Burdette Put One Over directed by Mrs Nal Moore drawing a good crowd the Heath M E church Standard Bearers group hosted the event.
Middleport reports Mr. and Mrs. Hiatt and daughter Eleanor moved to Marietta on Monday. Eleanor joins Marietta High School after transferring from Middleport, leaving the girls basketball team without a valued member.
Felix Tachiffely of Argentina travels on horseback from South America toward New York to promote a proposed highway. He crosses into Texas after a grueling journey through deserts, rivers, swamps, and the Andes. The 31 year old former school teacher speaks four languages and plans to ride Mancha down Broadway in a few months.
A Pomeroy inquiry into destitute mine camps found relief needs are great. Local groups urged outside supervision to avoid union split tensions. Adjutant General Henderson dispatched a representative from the Hocking Valley district to study conditions. A relief workers meeting was held to craft plans.
The Post Office Department invites bids by February 22 for carrying mails between Mason depot and the Pomeroy post office using vehicles or trucks. Phode Transfer Co. has long held the contract. In Middleport, railroad workers on the Corning project report being laid off after the Hatfield tunnel was removed, affecting through freight.
Four Middleport youths Gerald Rice Donald Beach Paul Swisher and Charles Murray left Monday for Columbus to enlist in the navy amid local wartime mobilization.
An article promotes kidney health by drinking a quart of water daily and using four ounces of Jad Salts or salts from a pharmacy to flush kidneys. It claims excessive rich foods harm kidneys, causing back pain, headaches, and urinary issues, and describes Jad Salts as a safe, inexpensive effervescent beverage mix.
Columbus Feb 14 Aid of the National Guard in distributing food and clothing near Pomeroy was requested after local groups reported sufficient supplies. Adjutant General Frank Henderson would extend relief work into the Pomeroy district if further inquiry finds need. A shortage report may require buying children shoes for Hocking Valley relief. The guard has nine carloads of clothing on hand and five sent out, with two delivered to St Clairsville and many truckloads to Hocking Valley.
Reports to General Henderson show 4 593 children fed Sunday versus 4 849 Saturday. Cash contributions to the relief stand reach 19 500 on Monday.
Detroit reports police believe jealousy prompted Thomas Rath to seek out his sister in law Kathryn MecAnulla at a beauty parlor and shoot her to death before fatally wounding himself. Edith Rath, wife of the slayer, blamed her slain sister in a police statement.
President Coolidge signals to the House naval affairs committee he will accept a sizable cut in the naval building program. He favors the 25 new 10 000 ton cruisers and would drop the rest of the proposed ships including 32 submarines nine destroyer leaders and five aircraft carriers. Protests prompt the committee to plan hearings starting Wednesday.
Miss Edith M. Kellar state supervisor of music arrives in Athens to inspect county programs. She will meet all instructors with Superintendent H. R. McVay at 8 o clock Friday morning to discuss the two day visit.
An ad claims Beautywave enables girls to Marcel their own hair at home in minutes for a few cents. It promises permanent soft lustrous waves lasting a week or more, suitable for all hair types without parlor visits, with a harmless method and a lasting bottle.
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