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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1927
Page
3
Omeroy man fined 417.50 on liquor charge. Article notes multiple local visits and social updates from Omeroy and nearby towns with residents visiting relatives, medical notes, and minor legal actions.
Local briefs from Pomeroy discuss a New Year's Eve watch party at a church hosted by Baptist choirs and an orchestra, with refreshments after the program. Other items include names of residents visiting relatives, a divorce action in Johnston vs Johnston, and a feature on a new European city spelling map adopted by the International Postal Union.
Former Ohio University graduate Frank ER Speck uses colored sands from Arizona deserts to paint western scenes. He grinds sands into powder then arranges colors in a workshop. works include Painted Desert Rainbow Bridge and Great Falls. Speck, a minister, faced ill health and wartime service before turning to this unique medium.
In Hawley on January 1st James Hawley accused Sheriff Witlock of failing to recover $4 after a theft from his pockets while he slept. He was intoxicated, jailed briefly and appeared before Judge Gilmore, pleading guilty to intoxication. He was fined 33 with costs and released after arranging payment.
Nineteen pupils at Baker school in Bedford township achieved a perfect attendance record in December. The list includes Don Smith, Guywin, Avery St. Clair, Bernice Stair, Elizabeth Wiesam, Harley Miggs, Georgia Smith, Louise Car, Esther Riggs, Fred Riggs, Bill Clark, Dale Smith, Pardine Clair, Ralph Carl, Gladys Clark, and Fred Clark.
Jan. i Lemnie Dann held in the county jail on a charge of passing worthless checks will face another court shortly. Relatives arranged repayment, but Mansfield authorities ordered Dunn held to face a parole violation charge.
Three marriage licenses were issued in Probate Court Friday afternoon. The couples listed include Heo Vo Frast, 29, and Ada N Westfall, 22. The Rev A H Chatley officiated. Alonzo Adams, 26, and Mary Elizabeth Vatkinburg, 17, were among the licensees in Nelsonville.
An arrest on a drunkenness charge led to reports that Harry Milliron escaped from custody on Friday night in Athens. Police said Milliron was later recaptured by Saturday, as the investigation continued.
POMEROY Jan 1 The last marriage license issued in Meigs county in 1926 went to Miles Ed win Cambron 23 son of Anthony Cambron Xensboro Ky and Nora Hager 22 daughter of Hast Hager Mildieport The couple was married by native M L French Friday afternoon at the probate courtrooms.
Fifty five dog licenses were issued Friday at the county auditor's office. Fourteen hundred eighty one have been issued since January 1. The total at this time last year was 1245.
Pomeroy Ohio January 1. Judge A P Miller A D Russell and Fred Crow denied Arnott a new trial ruling nine trial errors evident. Arnott motion for new trial overruled as court refuses to grant relief in state case.
Mrs Manning Webster, 34, was injured in an afternoon crash when the Hudson branch vehicle she rode in collided with another machine near Syracuse. Webster sustained a broken collarbone and other injuries.
Beulah Forquer hosts a dinner at her home on Third Street with guests Virginia McGee and Caro Louise Beritt among others. The note mentions an attendee, Schumacher, who is deceased.
An article notes the unveiling of a new mapping project with Ruipala as an example. It says the first works are available to TTS readers at a fraction of normal map prices and mentions the announcement appears elsewhere in today’s paper.
After completing study with the Southern California Methodist Episcopal conference he was ordained and served as pastor in Holbrook Avizon Chandler Creighton. Health decline led to a shift to collecting sand from the desert as souvenirs and bottling them. He is married to Hazel Conner, an Ohio university student, with three daughters Bett Mary Kathryn and Rath helping in his work.
Albany January 1 Governor Alfred E. Smith was inaugurated today for the fourth time as chief executive of New York. The ceremony marked another milestone in a long political career. Smith pledged to serve the state and handle its affairs with his usual liberal approach.
Report recounts remarks by a political figure about the presidential nomination. Close associates and advisers note his stance during the inaugural address as he distances himself from pursuing the nomination and emphasizes serving his nation.
Fragmentary lines describe a Milwaukee incident involving a shot for lost rubber. Names and clear actions are unreadable, leaving only hints of a crime or accident scenario and unclear participants.
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