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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 20, 1925

Page

2

Neaked Qualls linked to car theft and chase across county

A man named Qualls with a bad reputation is suspected of stealing a car near Athens road and ditching a Ford on the Athens road during a pursuit toward Columbus. Police in Columbus were alerted as Qualls and associates reportedly headed north. Dana Roush traveled to Corning to relay word of actions to Columbus police headquarters. Local residents note movements and illnesses among several neighbors including Hattie Belt Huggins, Mabel Anderson, and Norma Barnes returning from Rio Grande College.

Pomeroy Qualls Walter Kula Psa Columbus Dana Roush Corning Abel Athens

Reckless Driver Hits Small Car Near Pomeroy

A Ford carrying two women on the Pomeroy Athens road Sunday afternoon was forced toward a ditch by a larger car approaching from behind. The other vehicle, occupied by several men, sounded its horn and cut away before the crash could occur.

Pomeroy Pomeroy-Athens Road

Collision Near Runabout Sends Car Off Road

A Ford struck a runabout with force strong enough to upset any but a careful driver. The Ford occupants did not stop to check for damage to the smaller car, which had to halt to avoid going off the road and into the ditch.

County Board to Go Into Matter in Bedford Township

County Iners Walter Compton, W. M. Smith and Irvin Karr traveled to Bedford township Monday to thresh out road assessment disputes with property owners over the Pomeroy Athens road. Complaints have been raised about assessment amounts.

Pomeroy County Walter Compton W. M. Smith Irvin Karr Bedford Township Pomeroy-Athens

Hermeseys Travel To Columbus For a Few Days

Mr and Mrs D W Hermesey with Mildred and Mary Hennessy travel to Columbus Monday and plan to stay until Wednesday. Ralston Russell Daily News editor publisher confined at home with flu. E A Hart Dayton Blank Book Co traveling representative dead at about seventy five with wide Meigs county ties. John Baker visits Athens and may extend to Dayton before returning. Six locals return from Columbus after attending the Follies. W H Vaught and son Robert of Point Pleasant W Va depart Friday for a business trip to California.

D. W. Hermesey Mildred Mary Hennessy Columbus Ralston Russell The Daily News Pomeroy E. A. Hart Dayton Blank Book Co Meigs County Hart John Baker Athens Dayton Hazel Bartels Mayo Clarey Inez McCullough Albn Radford Perl Mora Ralph Fricker W. H. Vaught and Son Robert Point Pleasant W. Va California

Local social notes from Point Pleasant weekend visits

Bil Creiger of Middleport, an engineer on the K M railroad, visited Mrs J F Lewis and family in Point Pleasant Saturday. Don Smith, Dave Batey and the Hartford Lane brothers attended a dance at Hozel Spencer in Point Pleasant Saturday night. John G Garnett of the Daily News went to Nitro Sunday to assist in moving his father William Gurnett a Civil War veteran to St Francis Hospital in Charleston W V. Yeland Peoples and family now in Columbus spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs P L Peoples. Mrs Norris of Athens was Sunday guest of her sister Mrs Doctor Wilson at Holser Hospital in Gallipolis.

Bil Creiger Middleport J. F. Lewis Point Pleasant Don Smith Dave Batey Lane Brothers Hartford Hozel Spencer John G. Garnett Daily News Nitro William Gurnett St. Francis Hospital Charieston W. Va Yeland Peoples and Columbus P. L. Peoples Norris Athens Doctor Wilson Holser Hospital Gallipolis

Edwards-Walker Evangelistic Meetings At Middleport

The Edwards Walker evangelistic meetings at the Christian church in Middleport are drawing large crowds from Middleport and nearby towns as services stay crowded throughout the week.

Middleport Edwards-Walker Christian Church

Hobart Coal Co. executive heads north for markets

M. C. Hobart of the M. C. Hobart Coal Co., Middleport, departed on the K. and M. train from Middleport for Northwestern Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin. He travels to promote Pom eroy Bend coal and to boost consumer interest in the region. The Hobart company operates four mines near Hobson, currently running half time or better.

Middleport, O M. C. Hobart M. C. Hobart Coal Co Middleport Ohio Michigan Wisconsin Pomeroy Bend Hobart Company Hobson

Cincinnati visitors and student guest heads

Dr. and Mrs. C. A. Poindexter visit Cincinnati for several days. Miss Gloria Hill, a student at Ohio State University, spends the weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hit.

Middleport C. A. Poindexter Cincinnati Gloria Hill Ohio State University Henry Hit

Sheriff’s Official Residence Redecorated In Pomeroy

T W Kimes and Son nearly finish redecoration of the sheriff s official residence in Pomeroy Ohio. Newly plastered walls refinished floors and cleaned woodwork give the interior a much improved appearance.

Pomeroy T. W. Kimes & Son Sheriffs

Danes Word Announces Death of Mrs Addie Danes

A notice from Pomeroy says Mrs Addie Danes aged sixty four died at her Athens home. A former resident of this city she was well known around the Bend.

Mrs Joanna Baker dies in Middleport at home

Mrs Joanna Baker died Sunday morning at the home of her daughter Mrs Will Merrell on Grant street in Middleport. She was a highly respected, lifelong resident from a good family and suffered a paralytic stroke about a year ago. She leaves a daughter Mrs Wilt Merrell a son Charles of Steubenville Harve of Columbus Henry of Middleport and Clyde Baker a grandson.

Joanna Baker Will Merrell Grant Street Middleport Baker Wilt Merrell Charles Steubenville Harve Columbus Henry Clyde Baker

UV ray treatment in Charlestown prison touted to curb crime

Report states that treating convicts' teeth with ultraviolet light at the Charlestown Massachusetts state prison reduces criminal tendencies. The claim links dental care and moral rehabilitation, noting patients undergo daily UV exposure as part of the program.

Charlestown Mass

Wanderers seek lodging in Hotel Deluxe and city jail blotter

The police blotter lists twenty nine wanderers seeking shelter at Hotel Deluxe and the city jail in a year marked by winter requests and summer lulls. Occupations vary from common laborers to cooks tailors rail workers and painters. Ages range from 19 to over forty with James M. Carrick the oldest railroader and William Clark the youngest. One man identified in a prior burglary case faces non support charges as investigators compare faces to a robbery suspect photo.

James M. Carrick Otei Iowa Sieffs Miger William Clark Belden Ill

Auto Collision Shakes Up Logan Residents

Three people suffered minor injuries in a Sunday evening crash at Main and Depot when an Overland driven by W. W. Wells and a Ford driven by a Gore man named Procter collided. Mrs. Hysell and her daughter Flossie were among the occupants, all bruised as the car overturned. No serious injuries reported.

District Meet At Bremen Draws Local Eastern Stars

Eastern Stars of this city plan to attend a Bremen district meet scheduled for Thursday. The first district gathering was held in Logan some months ago and the organization was perfected. Local ladies hope to secure a bus and those planning to go should contact Miss Otto Harbaugh at once.

Bremen Logan Otto Harbaugh

Mrs. Weaver Taken to Hospital After Stroke Complications

Mrs. 8. W. Weaver of Logan Route 2 was taken to a Columbus hospital Sunday in the invalid coach of Heinlein Bros. She faces an operation soon as complications from a prior stroke and gangrene threaten her foot, possibly requiring amputation.

W. Weaver Logan Columbus Heinlein Bros

Gifford Hula Injured In Ice Fall

Gifford Hula, a Lumber and Supply Co. employee, was off duty after a Sunday evening fall on ice. He injuring his right arm while returning home from a friend's visit. The arm was stiff and swollen by Monday morning, but officials believed no bones were fractured.

Gifford Hula The Lumber and Supply Co

Eccentric told to work or leave Logan again

Ira Kettles an eccentric in Logan for months was ordered to leave the city after arraignment before Mayor Wolfe on a fighting charge. He and W Drake fought Saturday night and Drake faced court Monday. both received suspended sentences. Kettles said he had no home.

Logan Ira Kettles Wolfe Kettles Notestone W. Drake Drake

Ely Balm Advertisement Text Fragment

Fragmentary ad copy touts instant relief with no waiting and quick breathing relief. Mentions a bottle of Ely Balm from a druggist and applying a little for comfort.

City orders displaced worker to find job within two days

The man admitted living at the brick plant and earning enough for meals but claimed he had frightened a young girl. He said he arrived in the city from a distant place and was given two days to secure employment or depart the city.

Sir It ii Red

Logan City Nurse Reports Ten Months of 1924 Work

Mrs Mae Groome city public health nurse in Logan City reports 6963 children weighed and 1003 measured to track development. She answered 460 office calls, visited 91 homes and 158 schools, aided immunizations and Schick tests, and logged 1700 on duty hours in ten months.

Groomne

Find Dead Baby in Phone Booth in Toledo Store

The life less body of a baby boy about a week old was found early today in a telephone booth inside Teopas Manton's confectionery in Toledo Ohio. A white string was tied around the infant's neck and the baby was wrapped in underwear with a gold pin securing the wrappings. Police believe the infant was murdered.

Toledo Jen Teopas Manton

Diamond Dyes promise easy home color per directions

Perfect home dyeing and tinting is guaranteed with Diamond Dyes. Dip in cold water for delicate tints or boil for permanent colors. Each 15 cent package includes simple directions for dyeing lingerie silks ribbons skirts waists dresses coats stockings sweaters draperies and more.

Slayers Picture Shown in Logan in Patrolman Boyd Case

Detectives investigating the slaying of Marietta Patrolman Harrison Boyd sent a suspect photo to Logan police on Monday. Local officers reviewed the image as part of the ongoing inquiry.

Ancient yellow pine felled near Crater Lake ages over six millennia

Forestry experts estimate a yellow pine felled near Crater Lake National Park boundary to be more than 6006 years old, suggesting exceptional age for a living tree in the region.

Crater Lake National Park

Imperial Mines May Pay Debts

In London on January newspaper notes widespread agitation for repaying Britain's debt to the United States within fifteen years. The Spectator suggests settling the debt entirely in gold.

London Jan Britain United States Spectator

Old Back Pain Relief Ad Promises Quick Soothe

An old drug store remedy advertises a 35 cent bottle for backache lumbago and sciatica. It claims 65 years of use and a soothing penetrating oil that relieves soreness and stiffness without burning the skin.

McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Tablets Promise Strength

Advert reads that thousands weakened by flu and grippe regain health using McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets. It touts tablets as tasteless alternative to cod liver oil, claims strong results in 30 days with money back guarantee, and lists participating druggists.

Canada Cline Pharmacy Co McKee Drug Co McCoy’s

Imperial mines urged to flood market with gold output

The Spectator advocates expanding Imperial gold mine production to 260.9 million dollars annually and possibly abandoning the gold standard to transfer reserves. It argues Americans would accept the debt as production and shipment costs plus compensation interest, while suggesting 750 million dollars in reserves could be sent to America.

Spectator America Spéctator

Hearings on Child Labor Amendment Resumed in Congress

Columbus report says Pub hearings on ratifying the proposed Federal Child Labor amendment are expected to resume Tuesday night as the House Federal Relations committee revisits the measure.

Columbus House Federal Relations Committee

Swans Rest at Miner's Bird Sanctuary En Route South

About 200 wild native white swans paused at Jack Miner's bird sanctuary as they migrate south for the winter, drawing local attention to the landmark.

Jack Miner’s Wineter

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WITA H. O. Ewing Malden Apartments Second Street George Sauer Upper Third Street Hattie Belt Huggins Mabel Anderson W. J. Donaher Huntington B. Connerton Florence Winger Margaret Healy Norma Barnes Rio Grande College Sheriff’s Logan and Hocking County Gossett Smith Brothers Yeggs Franklin Kerr Logan City Montreal Slayer Rene Ee Eee Swanson Furniture Co North Court Ser Augustus Caesar Hudson River New York War Department England Kerr Hardware Summer’s Store
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