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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1928
Page
3
Relatives and friends packed the Haydenville church for the funeral of John C. McSherry held Sunday afternoon. Rev. McClandish led the service with Edith Stiers and L. P. Rice singing. Burial followed at Wolfe cemetery.
Nelsonville public schools will open Tuesday morning following a ten day midweek vacation.
Mrs Cynthia Hall 72 died Sunday night at her daughter Mrs LD W Downhour's home in Union Furnace. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 1:39 PM in Bremen with burial there. Survived by two daughters Mrs Downhour and Mrs Milton Folk of Junction City and a son Samuel of Newark.
Mrs Normal Rider 18 and John Clevens of Benwood W Va were arrested by Nelsonville police on Jefferson street and arraigned before Mayor L J Eberle on fornication charges. Rider pleaded guilty and was fined 100 dollars plus costs and given 30 days in Marysville reformatory but suspended if she returns home with her husband. Clevens received 100 dollar fine plus costs and 0 days in county jail.
Nelsonville reports the infant buried here belonged to Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Skiver rather than Fred Skiver. The baby died suddenly while the Skivers were visiting Wyandotte Michigan, and was brought back for burial.
The Hocking Valley depot thermometer registered zero this morning after showing 3 degrees above zero yesterday. The report notes the coldest weather of the winter for the area with readings at the depot.
Mr and Mrs Allen Wiggins and son Junior New Lexington Edna and James Wiggins Moxahala and Mrs Ruth Call and daughter this city were guests Sunday of Mr and Mrs Clark Spring. Mr and Mrs J L Murphy were Columbus visitors at the end of the week Leonard Powell Columbus spent New Years here with his mother Mrs Maria Powell. Miss Elsie Hodgeman was a Columbus visitor Sunday. Mrs Maud Smith Columbus Was the guest at the end of the week of her parents Mr and Mrs Jd B Hanning. Miss Mayne Keplar spent Sunday and Monday in Columbus.
Nelsonville's Mayor L. J. Eberle starts a new two year term after re election in November. Supporters praise his honest, efficient governance and two years of experience. Council and school board organize tonight with A Shockley joining the council and W Monks plus Donald Lowden sworn in to replace Ley and Hickman.
Mr and Mrs F F Halleck spent Sunday and Monday with relatives at Ravenna. Mrs C E Prentice and daughter Maxine of Columbus returned home after a week with local kin. Edward Bulk of Detroit and Burl Wallace of Columbus were guests of local families. Wesley Wolfe of Columbus visited here. C H Roudebush and sons of Zanesville were guests of KR Snackenbureg. Bert Coakley and Wash Coakley of Columbus visited here with relatives. Mollie Six of Columbus visited her sister Mrs Thomas Wilson. William Nethery and family of Parkersburg W Va were guests New Years of Adam Scheeler’s family. Iva Murphy spent Sunday and Monday in Columbus with her brother. Dr and Mrs W H Hyde spent the holidays here with L St Powell.
Glouster reads bills, settles year end finances, and forms a committee to negotiate equalization of street assessment surcharges. New mayor Hugh Gormley and clerk John R. Davis attend as the outgoing mayor’s four year record shows $16,076.40 in state and county fines collected from 54 cases.
Mrs Leoline Seibert returned to Athens after visiting Sharon with her daughter Mrs br M Gilbert. Mrs Jennie Finney The Plains Mrs Allie Direcher and Miss Thelma Baugh attended Fred Herrold funeral in Columbus. KE Gilbert and daughters Royal Ruth Gilbert were guests of Mrs Robert Hardy at Carbon Hill for New Year.
Charles A. Lindbergh continues his visit in San Salvador with a luncheon hosted by the American charge d affaires and a tea-dance at the country club. The city mayor planned to present him with the keys to the city after his Spirit of St. Louis arrival from Belize.
Sheriff Alfred C. Brant was held at gunpoint as five prisoners led by Joseph Carr backed by Theodore Garrison Charles Stibbs Bradley Griffin and Henry Johnson escaped from the Lebanon jail. A sixth man who held Brant at gunpoint was later arrested. his name was not released.
Ohio moves to expand its field and stream program in 1928 with new and expanded hatcheries at Coshocton Bucyrus and Buckeye lake plus two more in Franklin and Montgomery counties. Reservoirs will be built at Mount Gilead and Sidney and a Jefferson county game preserve lands already purchased will begin shaping up. Roosevelt preserve will intensively propagate raccoon wild turkey and deer will be introduced.
A railroad wreck on the Louisville and Nashville line at Shirley switch four miles east of Mt. Vernon was reported early today. Ambulances were dispatched from Mt. Vernon. Details on the extent of damage and identities of involved trains were not disclosed in initial reports.
Up to January 1, 692 automobile license tags were issued by E. E. Drury local registrar. The total includes 617 passenger auto licenses and 75 truck plates in the hands of local auto owners.
Soot in the chimney caused a run to the home of Andrew Goodman in the No 6 addition shortly after 6 o clock Sunday evening. Firemen arrived to find the soot had burned out, making water or chemicals unnecessary.
In Glouster Ohio on Tuesday after a vacation extending beyond Wyck district schools in Glouster Trimble Jacksonville and surrounding areas reopen for classes.
Trimble township will resume classes on Tuesday following a holiday vacation of several days. Trimble had a longer break than Glouster schools and will make up the extra day at the end of the term.
A spark from collapsing machinery caused an explosion at the Carbide and Carbon Chemical Corporation plant in South Charleston West Virginia. The blast damaged the facility with an estimated loss near $500,000 but no injuries were reported.
The Commerce department reports that the average yearly police protection cost per city dweller rose to $5.70, up from $3.09 a decade ago. The data cover police departments criminal courts and correction institutions in 250 cities with over 80 000 people, representing over a third of the nation's population.
Francis I. Jones director general of the U S S employment service predicts 1928 will see new highs in industry and business. He cites automotive, iron and steel growth, strong building activity, improved agriculture, and railroad prospects while noting labor displacement from labor saving machinery.
Velma West, labeled as the hammer slayer of her husband, greeted her parents during a New Year visit at Lake County jail in Painesville. Sheriff Rasmus sen confirmed limited meetings, while County Prosecutor Seth Paulin said a grand jury will convene next Monday to consider the West case.
Morse Salisbury, editor of the University of Wisconsin Press Bureau, was appointed chief of radio service in the agriculture department by Secretary Jardine.
In Modesto California on January 2, twenty five Boy Scouts aged 12 to 14 recounted their five day entrapment in the Sierra snow at Pine Crest. A cat erpillar tractor finally broke through 6 to 10 foot drifts to reach the marooned group at Spinchfield Grade. They were rescued and moved by PG and E trucks to Merced, Modesto, and nearby towns.
It was an expensive new year in New York with thousands spent at night clubs hotels theaters and cafes. Eighteen people died in the period including twelve alcohol victims and several due to poisoned liquor. Forty five fire alarms sounded around midnight, and one man died by self harm after intoxication.
Scranton Sun managing editor Mark K Edgar blamed bootleggers and cranks for the midnight bombing of the steel and concrete Scranton Sun plant. The blast damaged the press area and rear walls, shattered windows blocks away, but no staff were inside. A colored woman and her child were cut by glass at the rear. Police found evidence of a time bomb or dynamite amid a string of threats against the newspaper founded in 1918. Publication expected to resume today.
Chicago police report the body of Frank DPD Carpenter found just after midnight on January 1 1927. The carpenter known as a beer agent was shot through the head and neck and may have been thrown from a car. An unidentified woman said she saw Carpenter killed in a west side beer parlor after a quarrel over a girl.
A Newport hotel in Chicago on the west side was bombed causing over $2,000 in damage. The owner, gambler Jack Zuter, reported two men entered the lobby to plant the device. a clerk attempted to douse the fuse but fled before the blast.
The cold wave brings near zero to subzero temps from New York to the Gulf states. Ill effects include 19 Chicago deaths, halted rail and air service, cars stranded in snow drifts, and people seeking shelter in police stations and churches. Mrs Evangeline Lindbergh diverted to Edwardsburg Michigan due to storm. Livestock suffering and rural isolation reported nationwide.
Columbus reports continued pressure on public utilities rates sparked by Attorney General Edward Turner. The dispute centers on how to value utility assets for fair returns, with federal court rulings and ongoing legal challenges fueling expectations of a possible showdown this year.
Soldiers of the First Battalion Seaforth Highlanders rioted at the Royal Camp hotel in Aldershot on New Year’s Eve. Doors, windows and furnishings were wrecked. arrests followed and later a second outbreak damaged barroom windows upon return to the barracks.
In Cincinnati, Helen Jones aged 16 allegedly flagged down drivers with a Yoo-Hoo call and her 1% year-old husband then robbed them of cash. Police have arrested the pair.
Dr Andrew Kaiser advertises a rupture appliance with no leg straps belt or hard pads. He offers a 30 day trial without any cash deposit. Hundreds report quick relief from long standing rupture and hampering discomfort. If satisfied after 30 days pay a small price or return the appliance at no cost.
John St Patterson superintendent of Athens city schools was elected president of the Ohio State Teachers association at the Columbus convention defeating John Berg of Warner county. He has long served in educational roles and is active in Athens clubs and organizations.
George Remus who killed his wife Imogene may be moved to Lima hospital for the criminally insane. Judge Lenders has ruled the change possible and Remus could press habeas corpus actions in Allen and then Lima if needed. He still has avenues to prove he is not insane or a danger to society.
Fumes from melting pitch heated by a grate caused smoke at the Linigar residence on Hanlin Avenue at 1 45 this morning. Firefighters cut a hole in the plank to prevent ignition. Damage estimated at 25 dollars. This was the department's first run of the new year.
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