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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 25, 1925

Page

2

Pomeroy Music Club Delivers Fine Program at Church

The Pomeroy Bend WSIC Club hosted a refined program at the Pomeroy Baptist Church on Tuesday. Members served refreshments among tables adorned with smilax and sweet peas after the event. The program featured ensembles and solo numbers performed by a list of local ladies and the Wehring violin orchestra with accompanists Ebersbach, Lee, and Russell.

Pomeroy Pomer Music Club Eroy Baptist Church Byron Bing Miriam Blackmore Mary Clifford Lily Coates Erlie Church Gladys Church Floyd Clark Tom Crow S. Margaret Davis Minnie Iselstein Anna Epple Jer Farber Josephine Garson Charles H. Keehne Elliine Woodrum Josefa Garrison Charles Myers Scott C. Ridgeway Albert ' W D. Russell John Sauvage Louise Stanbery W. F. Weed M. 8. Webster Thomas ‘Young

Pomeroy Briefs and State Legislation News

Clarence Fisher left yesterday for Buffalo to join his baseball team and then Florida for spring practice. Ohio lawmakers consider a bond bill allowing not to exceed 75.000 to fund courthouse additions. The Transporter tows four steel barges downriver. Mrs. Russell and Mrs. Smith hosted a Children of the American Revolution social at a former member’s home.

Pomeroy Bend Clarence Fisher Ptor Buffalo N. Y Florida Pt. Pleasant Regist Columbus C. F. Hill Eigs County Wheeling George Washington A. D. Russell D. E. Smith

Falls to pay up results in jail in Middleport

Pomeroy February 25 Richard Craig a man between 60 and 70 years old is jailed after failing to settle a $400 fine and costs assessed by Mayor Wooley in Middleport on February 6. He accepted a short time set but did not liquidate the amount, marking the third such case from Middleport courts to reach the sheriff.

Pomeroy Richard Raig Wooley Middleport Craig Hheriff

Benefit tickets out for gym game between local boys teams

Tickets for a gym benefit basketball game between home high school and Rome Town teams go on sale Wednesday. Each ticket costs one dollar. The event supports the gym program and features boys teams from Stewart and nearby areas.

Home High School Rome Townip Stewart Boy's Séirl

Local residents noted in Columbus visit and return

Mr and Mrs Edgar Morris returned Monday from Columbus where they spent a few days. McKinley Arnold is back in charge of the linotype battery at the Daily News. Homer Shank of New York is attending a clothiers convention in Columbus. Miss Florence Wineger of Middleport was a Gloucester visitor Saturday. A daughter arrived for Mr and Mrs Hershel Wil of Toledo, a granddaughter. Mr and Mrs C C Williams of Middleport were mentioned.

Edgar Morris Columbus McKinley Arnold Daily News E. Homer Shank New York Florence Wineger Middlert

Old Timers to Assist in Play at Local High School

Pomeroy reports a play titled Science the Union Depot to be staged Thursday at the high school auditorium under the Kerrs Run Parent Association. The cast includes neighborhood elders and pupils, promising wholesome entertainment for the community.

Pomeroy Union Depot Aus Kerrs Run Parenther Association E¢ High School

Mrs. Zipperich dies at home near Chester

Mrs. Albert Zipperich died Monday afternoon at her Chester area home after an illness of several weeks. All relatives were present at her death. Funeral services are set for Thursday at the Chester M E Church with burial in Chester cemetery.

Zipperich Albert Zipperich Chester Chester M. E

Mother to be released in illegitimate child case

Pomeroy February 25 Deputy A. O. Tracy left for Detroit to fetch Harper, a negro man charged with producing an illegitimate child. He has been on bond while the mother who desires relief remains unnamed and under investigation.

Pomeroy Eri A. O. Tracy Detroit Harper, Negro Newort

Postmaster Returns Home After Health Stay

Pomeroy briefing reports Postmaster Ward Hartley who stayed at Magnetic Springs for a couple of weeks in hopes of improving his health has returned home to Rose Hill. He is under treatment by Dr. J. G. Gribble and confined to his residence.

Pomeroy Ward Hartley Magnetic Springs Rose Hill J. G. Gribble

Civil War Veteran George W. Carpenter Dies in Rutland

George W. Carpenter 79 a Civil War veteran died at his Rutland home after enlisting in 1864 at age nineteen. He served with Company H 36th Ohio Volunteer Infantry until the war's end and was a Knights of Pythias member for 28 years. He leaves a widow and a nephew. Funeral services will be held at Rutland Baptist Church with Rawlings directing.

Pomeroy George W. Carpenter Rutland 36Th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Knights of Pythias Alice Stowe Rawlings Rutland Baptist Church Nellie Bartels Marion Ebersbech Martha Foulk Mildred Joachim Gertrude Lawes Thelma Phillips Margaret Shorn Alma Smith Lucile Mees Bernice West Pomeroy High

Local Girls Team Readies for Rome Township Showdown

Trots to Middleport and back in anticipation of a hard game with Rome Township High School girls in the Corn ing Gym benefit game Friday March 6.

Middleport Rome_ township High school Corning “Gym

Racine High junior class to present The Little Clod Hopper

The Racine High School junior class will stage the comedy The Little Clod Hopper at Minersville M E Church this Wednesday evening. The young players have built a reputation on the amateur stage.

Racine High School Minersville M. E

Killing of mad dog was timely

A report from Columbus says the head of a dog sent for examination tested positive for rabies. The dog, owned by Dave Farmer of Middleport, showed strange actions, was isolated, then chloroformed and the head sent to Columbus. Action was taken before it could injure anyone or another animal.

Middleport Columbus Dave Farmer

Wreckage of Cisna Lost Steamer Reaches Shore

The Cisna wreckage was washed ashore today after a turbulent sea. No crew members have been found, and search efforts continue for missing sailors.

Balbo Cisna

Logan and Hocking County School Chief Bound Over

George Christman county school head appeared before Magistrate Miller on an affidavit charging improper use of dealer's tags. He was bound over to Common Pleas court on a $100 bond. His son Charles faces a similar charge. The hearing followed an attorney general opinion. case to proceed in higher court. Funeral arrangements set for United Brethren church at 1 PM Thursday with Rev. T. C. Harper. Oak Grove burial by Heinlein Bros.

Attorney General’s Office West Hunter Street United Brethren Church T. C. Harper Oak Grove Heinlein Bros

Hazel Austin Granted Divorce From Walter Austin

Hazel Austin awarded a divorce from Walter Austin by Judge E O Pettit on grounds of extreme cruelty. The decree restores her to her maiden name Hazel Dawson.

Hazel Austin Walter Austin E. O. Pettit Hazel Dawson

Jail Jammed in Past Few Days in Logan Ohio

Seven jail cells were inadequate as thirteen prisoners were booked in the county jail this past week. Overflow came from granary raids and liquor clean up actions in the city. Cots were placed in corridors to handle the excess inmates.

LOGAN

Miss Emma Frasch 56 Dies After Illness in Columbus

Emma K Frasch of Logan dies in Columbus after several months illness from cancer. Body brought to Logan for burial preparation by Harden Undertaking Co. and taken to sister Miss Christina Frasch home. Funeral held at 2 PM Wednesday led by Rev C R Douglass at Presbyterian church. Burial in Oak Grove. Survived by sisters and two brothers William of Logan and John of Columbus.

Logan Emma K. Frasch Columbus Harden Undertaking Co Christina Frasch C. R. Douglass Presbyterian Church Oak Grove William Frasch John Frasch

Mrs Harble 82 Dies at Daughter's Home

Mrs Frederick Harble aged 82 died at the home of her daughter Mrs Tina McMarrow after her husband passed away a few months earlier.

Harble Frederick Harble Tina McMarrow

Messenger in Philippines Sees Weekly Dispatches

Logan February 25. Clarence E Petty son of Mr and Mrs W E Petty of this city serves in Battery C 59 C A at Fort Mills in the Philippines. Each week his father mails papers to him and the Messenger appears in the bundle. Delivery from the United States takes 30 to 35 days, yet Patty writes that the letters feel like a daily note from home.

Patty

Miners Meet in Logan in March

Arrangements with Hocking county commissioners allow use of the courthouse auditorium for the United Mine Workers district convention in Logan from March 18 to 21. About seventy five delegates are expected to attend, representing locals of Sub District No. 1 and District No. 6. The event has been held in Logan annually for several years.

Logan Hocking County United Mine Workers Hocking Field

Workhouse Term Set for Local Offender in Logan

Clarence Cox of Gibisonville pled guilty to an intoxication affidavit before Magistrate Miller. He received a $190 fine plus costs and will be sent to the Dayton work house Wednesday. Officials note recent legal troubles include two indictments by the last grand jury and pending trials after the sentence.

Logan Clarence Cox Gibisonville Miller Dayton Cox

Walters Estate Will Allocates Life Farm for Widow

Logan Feb 25. The will of Mathias Walters leaves a life estate in a 100 acre Marion township farm to his widow Lydia Walters. The reading confirms the widow inherits the property for her lifetime under the terms of the will.

Fragmented ad text on skin products for clear skin

The readable portion markets a skin care product promising clear skin and removal of blackheads. It mentions eczema avoidance and a private formula but contains garbled terms and unclear claims.

Zemo

Walters will apportions estate to six children after widow’s share

In probate court Judge Ellinger read Walter s will, dated January 8 1916, with a 1918 codicil allowing sale of timber on the 123 acre farm in Marion township. One third goes to the widow. Remaining proceeds go to Emanuel Walters Elizabeth Helber Ella Kornmiller Bertha Eilinger William Walters and Louisa Kornmiller’s heirs. F H Duffy named executor and potential guardian for Mrs Walters with Emanuel Walters as guardian.

Hood arraigned for possession of intoxicating liquor

Jim Hood of Gore was arraigned before Magistrate Allter on a charge of possession of intoxicating liquor. On his guilty plea he received a $150 fine plus costs. Hood had been sought for months and recently returned to surrender to officers.

Jim Hood Gore iAllter Hood

Common Household Medicines and Their Origins

The article notes simples or household medicines from herbs and roots, valued by physicians for certain ailments. It highlights commercial cultivation abroad and claims Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. of Lynn Mass as a leading user of crude herbs, praising their Vegetable Compound for women’s ailments as world renowned and worth trying.

Lydia E. Pinkham

DAnnunzio Leases Falconeri Villa Near Rome for Nine Years

Italian writer Gabriele d Annunzio leases the former Kaiser estate Falconeri near Rome for a nine year term. Initial reports suggested the villa was granted to him, with the arrangement announced in Rome.

Rome Gabriele’ d'Annunzio

Tanlac Health Tonic Rejuvenates Elderly Readers

An advertisement proclaims Tanlac as a natural tonic that clears poisons from blood, wakes the liver, and improves digestion, claiming older adults in their seventies and eighties report new life and vigor after use. It also promotes Tanlac Vegetable Pills for constipation and urges readers to try Tanlac for quick results.

Florida Open Championship Leads With Barnes At Front

Jim Barnes holds a three stroke edge while Joe Kirkwood and Walter Hagen chase at Pala Celta course in the Florida Open final 36 holes. Hagen Diegel and others compete for the $5,000 purse with $1,606 awarded to the winner.

Tampa Fla Jim Barnes Joe Kirkwood Walter Hagen Leo Diegel Kirkwood Florida Pala Celta

Jeakle Survives Ten Round Lightweight Match

Clyde K O Jeakle of Toledo won his ten round lightweight elimination bout to stay in the Survivor's club. He led from the start after his opponent Lee briefly took the early lead, with Lee substituting for the injured Rocky Kansas and New England weighing in 1½ pounds over weight before trying to shed it.

New York Clyde K. O. Jeakle Toledo Survivor's Club Jeakle Lee Rocky Kansas New England

Forger Arrested by Newark Police

Newark Ohio police arrested a man who identified himself as B C Donnelly 21 of Mt Vernon on a forged twenty dollar check in the act of realization. Donnelly has used aliases and confessed to other forged checks. He was found with an automobile a bag of tools and several items of wearing apparel.

Newark Uwark B. C. Donnelly Gambier Street Mt. Vernon Donnelly

Fragmentary Bank Note Mentions Local Banks

A partial note lists checks drawn on the First National Bank of this city the First National Bank of Mt. Vernon and a Granville bank, indicating banking activity or possible ledgers from a local report.

First National Bank City First National Bank of Mt. Vernon Granville Bank

Also Mentioned on This Page

Wsic Club Frederick Meigs County Ohio Forrest Run Fred” Ebersbach Ebersbach Interests G. W. Carpenter Logan and Hocking County George Christman Ene Goiter Athens iKee Drug Company W. S. Ellis Philippines Walters Estate The Swanson Furniture Co Eere the Swanson North Court Street Kaiser Barnes Cray Sss Ase Phildren W.M. Cray W. State Devel PN Eumonia Your Collision Co Atlanta Kemp Park Place Four Sisters Silvus Silvus’ Style
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