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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 18, 1924

Page

10

Death at Plants in Letart township after blood poisoning

The article reports the death of Castine Reiber, about 48, in Plants Letart township on February 14 after a leg injury led to blood poisoning. Reiber, formerly of Minersville, left a wife and eight children, with funeral held at Plants cemetery.

Pomeroy Letart Ben Ewing Castine Reiber Gallipolis Brine Reiber Minersville Captain Jack Brinkler Apple Grove Mividen Alexander House Ming Burlingame Place Millard Lambert Lambert Ie Tront Reiher Bribadly Philson Seaves Fiber Ela Davis Morning Star Plants

Surgeon’s Knife Cuts For Pomeroy Man

J B Smith a Pomeroy lumber man and farmer traveled to Huntington Saturday to undergo an operation in a hospital there for the removal of gall stones. He has been failing in health in recent weeks.

J. B. Smith Pomeroy Huntington

Hon Hollis C Johnston Plans Departure for Bar Meeting

Esteemed attorney Hollis C Johnston prepares to leave for the Meeting of the American Bar Association. The well known legal figure is expected to attend the gathering and represent his firm in the national conference.

London Johnston Scotland France Hollis C. Johnston Bur

Mrs Will C Reuter of Bull Run Dies After Long Illness

Mrs Will C Reuter born Reising from Syracuse passed away after a long illness. She leaves a large family and many relatives. Funeral was at Trinity Lutheran church Pomeroy at 1 p m Sunday with burial in Beech Grove cemetery.

Will C. Reuter Bull Run Reising Syracuse Trinity Lutheran Church Pomeroy Beech Grove

Death of Mrs. Irrank Gillilan Marys Malta Ohio

Mrs. Irrank Gillilan wife of Rev. Frank Gillilan former Heath M. E. pastor of Middleport died at home in Malta Ohio. She was held in high esteem by many old friends in Pomeroy and Bend.

Irrank Gillilan Frank Gillilan Heath M. FE. Church Middleport Malta Ohio Pomeroy i Bend

Deputy Collector Grant to Assist Tax Returns in Pomeroy

Deputy Collector N C Grant of the internal revenue service will be at the courthouse in Pomeroy February 18 between 8 a m and 4 p m to help taxpayers file income tax returns for 1923. Previous visits drew crowds but no crush is expected this year as incomes in the area fall below the income tax threshold.

N. C. Grant Internal Revenue Service Pomeroy

Empl oyee Succeeds Ill Colleague At Betsey Lane

Carl Schaefer of the Great Lakes offices has gone to Betsey Lane Kentucky to fill the place of an employee there who is ill with pneumonia.

Carl Schaefer Great Lakes Betsey Lane

Ohio Health Chief Denies Diphtheria Toxin Risks

Dr John E Monger Ohio health director says unfavorable reactions from diphtheria immunizing toxin antitoxin are unlikely in Ohio Unlike Massachusetts where frozen toxin antitoxin caused fatalities Ohio uses safer handling and lower strength when administered in the state.

Columbus Massachusetts Ohio John E. Monger New England

Ohio Legion Commander Says German Ambassador Hinders Relief Work

General Chauncey B. Baker the American Legion state commander said the German ambassador’s actions in reaction to former President Wilson’s death hindered relief efforts for starving German children in Ohio but he remains committed to continuing the aid program.

Columbus Wilson Ohio Chauncey B. Baker American Legion

Hendrysburg to field nation s smallest league baseball team

Hendrysburg Ohio plans a local league baseball club making it possibly the nation s smallest town with a team. About 200 residents will form the club in the Eastern Ohio League replacing Mansfield with games at the National Road park.

Hendrysburg Mansfield National Road Park

Boy fears his school lacks coal

A boy voices fear that his school may have insufficient coal supplies, highlighting concern over energy for heating and winter conditions at the institution.

Youngsters Plotted a Career of Grime in Hamden

Herbert Suthers Pearl Russell and Ray Bush planned to rob but Marshal Abe Young stopped them. Suthers found with a blackjack in Mona han's pool room. Russell and Bush rode freight to Chillicothe and back. both were talked to by Probation Officer and warned to return to school. Miss Eliza Tripp visits Columbus.

Abe Young Bush Russell McArthur Lancaster Reformatory

Dundas man fined 400 for liquor in Hamden court

Austin Heggy Dass of Dundas appeared before Mayor Clyde Pierce on liquor charges, his second court appearance. He was fined 400 dollars plus costs, unpaid, and jailed in Vinton County. Earlier he paid a 250 dollar fine. Also noted were local court activity and assorted residents traveling for family visits.

Austin (Heggy) Dass Dundas Clyde Pierce Hamden Vinton County McArthur Pierce Cass

Wells ton visitor Hiss Effie Martin Saturday

Effie Martin visited Wells ton on Saturday. The short visit was reported locally with no additional events noted.

Hiss Effie Martin Wellston

Weekend Visitor From Columbus Visits Hamden High

Mr Calhoun of Columbus visited Hamden over the weekend with his wife, who teaches at Hamden High School.

Mr. Calhoun Columbus Hamden High School

Hamden Faces Blackout After Generator Failure

Hamden sits in darkness after a generator at the local electric light plant burned out. The same generator recently rewound after a prior outage and the town faces several days without power until a new generator arrives or the old one is repaired.

Hamden

Miss Virginia Powell Visits Chillicothe Saturday

Hamden schoolteacher Miss Virginia Powell traveled to Chillicothe on Saturday as part of a school district engagement visiting local classrooms and meeting educators.

Virginia Powell Hamden Chillicothe

The Cook Book and Bank Book Show Different Ways to Learn

A witty line contrasts practical recipe guidance with financial ledgers. It suggests the cookbook teaches techniques while the bank book reveals numbers and outcomes, highlighting how information serves distinct purposes in everyday life.

Local Social/Community Notes From Saturday Visits and Sales

McArthur Earl Webb and family from Columbus arrived for a two week visit with Frank Webb. A public sale at the late Robert Nickell farm drew local attendees west of town. The PTA miscellaneous sale at P Gaskill's store was well patronized. Mrs Myrtle Gillian and daughter visited Mrs William Parry. Miss Lucile Gaskill, a Cincinnati Conservatory student, spent the weekend with her parents. George Zinn remains critically ill at home.

Earl Webb Son of Columbus Frank Webb Robert Nickell Parent-Teacher Association P. Gaskill Lucile Gaskill Conservatory of Music At Cincinnati Mrs. P. Gaskill

Ward Sues Gilmans Over Partition Case

William J. Ward sues Carrie Gilman and Charles O. Gilman in a partition action with O O. E. Vollenweider named as attorney for the plaintiff.

William J. Ward Carrie Gilman Charles O. Gilman Oo. E. Vollenweider

Bank assets to be sold after Barnesville bank closure

Belmont county common pleas court authorized receiver W. T. Hastings to privately sell 6980 dollars of assets of the defunct National Bank of Barnesville, closed after the death of cashier Otha P. Norris, in a case tied to a neighborhood shortage of about 700,000 dollars.

ST. Clairsville Belmont County Common Pleas Court Toeceiver W. T. Hastings National Bank of Barnesville Otha P. Norris

Fire Rages Through Huntington Downtown Block

Fire in Huntington West Virginia at 8 a.m. threatens the entire square. Baseman's dance hall and nearby auto dealers such as Bruce Perry Motor Co and Acme Motor Co are reported doomed as all available equipment battles the blaze. large crowds watch the city’s largest fire in years.

Huntington, W. V Huntington Baseman Bruce Perry Motor Co Acme Motor Co

Survivor of Atlantic wreck dies in Defiance

Jacob Funk aged 75, one of the 320 survivors of the 899 aboard the Steamer Atlantic, White Star line, which sank near Halifax in 1878, died in Defiance, Ohio. He had been traveling from Germany to America when the disaster occurred.

Defiance, CO Atlantic White Star Line Nova Scotia Halifax Jacob Funk

Miss Minnie Tripp Visits Parents Between Training Stint

Miss Minnie Tripp, training at a Columbus hospital, spends a few days as guest of her parents Mr and Mrs Roscoe Tripp west of town.

Eliza Tripp Mrs Howard Morehead Columbus Minnie Tripp Roscoe Tripp

Welfare Chief Urges State Expert Aid Across Ohio

State welfare director John E. Harper pushes use of institutional experts to assist communities. Athens florist Arthur Schlotman at the Athens State hospital writes Home Gardens articles. officials plan more lectures, dairying demonstrations, health talks, and rural school programs across the state to benefit farming, land, and dairying.

Harper Ohio John E. Harper Athena Arthur Schlotman Athens State Hospital For the Insane

Northwestern Ohio Volunteer Firemen to Meet in Defiance

The annual convention of the Northwestern Ohio Volunteer Firemen's association will be held in Defiance on June 18. Firemen from the region will attend with plans for a hospitable reception.

Defiance Northwestern Ohio Volunteer Firemen’s Association Ohio

Rex showboat to be converted for Wheeling Clarington packet

The former Ohio river showboat Rex, used for motion pictures, is being converted into a packet for service between Wheeling and Clarington. Captain E B Potts, owner, is remodeling the vessel for the trade use.

Wheeling W. Va Clarington E. B. Potts

Salesman From Head to Foot Plans Europe Trip

A salesman announces he is leaving tomorrow for Europe and aims to beat the game to secure his passport for travel to foreign counties. The note reflects urgency and travel intent.

Europe

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