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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1929
Page
3
Local chamber endorses a plan to route a U S road through Athens. Officials say the move would improve access and foster development, with support from business leaders and civic groups.
Athens chamber committee plans push to obtain designation of a new United States route diagonally across Ohio from Charleston West Virginia to Muskegon Michigan. The effort is led by T H Johnson H G Householder and H N Burgett with support from the Athens Chamber of Commerce along with the Ryan Ohio Business Men's organization seeking city and village backing. A meeting will outline the route and gather del egations. Burgett says the highway would attract Midwest traffic and ease north south travel. He praises the Pomeroy Bend Bridge and Federal Highway No 50 to the East.
Resident engineer John Dowler is in Marietta today for the highway school of Division No. 10. The event gathers resident engineers assistant engineers and maintenance men to discuss general problems and work across Athens Hocking Vinton Meigs Gallia Washington and Morgan counties.
Ten students met for the first class in airplane mechanics run by World Airplane Manufacturing Company. H. F. Nicodemus outlined the course as texts are delayed. Classes will be held Monday Wednesday and Sunday nights with 15 to 18 expected attendees by Wednesday night.
The Emmons Bill, approved by the Senate, would convert Kent and Bowling Green normal schools into state colleges and authorize liberal arts instruction. The measure now proceeds to the House for action.
Washington's birthday will be observed in Athens Friday with limited closures. County and university schools close. banks and the Hocking Valley NY Central freight house also shut briefly. City schools stay open but host birthday programs. stores remain open after a merchants meeting.
Wesley township in Marietta hears a $10,000 suit for alienation of affections filed by Alonzo McKain of Bartlett against Emmet Bowman, wealthy farmer and oil producer. McKain alleges Bowman took his wife and resides with her at Bowman's home, denying contact with McKain for months. The case centers on a well known Bartlett western Washington county community.
Mrs. C. H. Horn of Sunnyside Drive was informed today that her eldest son Robert Horn, living in New York, was not in the subway accident that occurred earlier this week. Initial reports listed his name among the injured casualties in several papers.
E R Wallace of Ohio University will speak at the fourth fertilizer and soils meeting in the New Marshfield High School agricultural room next Saturday at 1 pm. Other details follow.
An old column extols a DIY cough remedy using Pinex and sugar or honey in a pint bottle. It claims to soothe inflamed membranes kill germs and promote internal healing for bronchial coughs flu coughs and chest colds and guarantees relief with a money back promise.
Twenty five attendees heard County Agent T H Johnson outline plans for a soils laboratory visit to New Marshfield. Slips showed exact ammonium sulfate and muriate of potash mixes with acid phosphate to create custom fertilizer formulas, promising savings of 5 to 8 dollars per ton. Attendance grows.
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