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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1929
Page
12
Marion Town remembers William Voris 91 former county commissioner who died at his Enterprise home after heart trouble. Funeral held at Oak Grove Cemetery with Rev. James R. Fields delivering the sermon. Voris’ wife Iona Brooks and Lucy Goss of Logan among relatives noted.
Logan Jan 23 Funeral services were conducted at 2 PM at the home for Mrs. Melissa Augusta Rhoades 77 who died after a long cancer illness. She was the widow of John Rhoades Rev Henry L Gedsen preached. She leaves a half sister in Orbiston and several nieces and nephews. Burial is set for Oak Grove Cemetery.
Traffic Officer Joe Farbearn and Deputy Sheriff Jen Briley shot four dogs during rabies investigations in Logan and West Logan. One chained dog that bit another was destroyed, and West Logan residents are warned to confine dogs for 60 days or face destruction. Also, Ernest Morrison faces non support charges after arrest in Ft Washington and awaits return to Logan.
Columbus officials announced the Chicago Maroons Ohio State basketball game will be played Saturday at 3 p m in the afternoon. Bill Griffith of the Ohio State Athletic Department confirmed the time today.
Logan Jan 23 State news reports Oroville special district board voted to abandon the district. The county board has declined to attach the district to Green Township while considering annexation of Falls Gore Township territory to spread tax burden.
The Hocking County Board of Education elected J. M. Sanner Starr Township as president and Forest Wolfe Laurelville as vice-president for 1929. Sanner succeeds George L. Wright, who declined re-election. Poling Marion Township and Clark Carbon Hill were absent due to illness. Monthly business meetings will be held on the first Saturday of each month in 1929.
Wilmington authorities plan to use dynamite to surface the bodies of four youths believed drowned after a boat capsized Friday night in the Cape Fear River.
Over the last two years Logan saw 126 grand jury arrests with 74 indicted and 52 released without indictment. Common Pleas Court handled 141 liquor cases, Judge Whitcraft issued 21 250 in fines, other fines totaled 1115. 223 sentenced to penitentiary or reformatory, ten received fine or jail terms. One committed to Lima State Hospital and another placed on probation. Eighteen cases noticed four continued off docket. Guilty pleas in abandonment cases without fines 20. Not guilty 23. 14 cases pending.
In Findlay a jury heard evidence in Common Pleas Court in a case charging Rev. Roy M. Johnston pastor of the First Church of Christ with assault and battery. John H. Hart testified that the preacher struck him after a church meeting on September 13 1928 Hart opposed Johnston re employment for the coming year.
Advertises Fletcher's Castoria as a safe remedy for sleepless babies and children. Claims to soothe colic constipation and upset stomachs with the genuine Char Charles H Fletcher signature. Warns against imitations and promotes rapid relief by a vegetable based tonic.
The Rev W F Connally pastor of St Pauls Church urged unselfish service to others for the benefit of mankind during a noon speech before the Athens Rotary Club at Hotel Berry. Father Connally a newcomer received an excellent hearing and about half a dozen Athens Rotarians are expected to attend the Gal lipolis charter presentation next Friday night.
On January 23 Gallipolis Elks Lodge was inspected by District Deputy Melrose Harbaugh aided by Theodore Johnson of Logan. Harbaugh plans to inspect Lancaster Lodge Wednesday and Logan Lodge next Monday under former Deputy James Hannan. In Logan Chester E Helber, oldest son of Mr and Mrs G G Helber, heads to Chicago electrical school after a stop in Fort Wayne Indiana to visit his Uncle A W Smith.
A $5,130,306 1931 Army Air Corps building program was introduced today by Rep James of Michigan as part of the Army housing drive. The measure includes $200,000 for Fairfield Air Depot in Fairfield Ohio.
Eastland Texas horned toad, famed for supposedly sleeping unfed for 30 years, died Saturday. Smithsonian scientists dismiss the tale as a prank, noting the creature is a horned frog not an amphibian and could not have survived 30 years in a damp corner.
The Senate approved Roy C West of Chicago to be Secretary of the Interior, succeeding Dr. Hubert Work in the Coolidge cabinet. The confirmation, by a secret roll call, ended a bitter fight with a 54 to 27 vote amid opposition from independents due to West’s ties to Samuel Insull.
The Harris amendment to the first deficiency appropriation bill was modified to meet Treasury objections. It would add 24 million dollars for prohibition enforcement and reinstate a clause giving the President authority to allocate funds among enforcement departments as he sees fit.
An advertisement from Cline Pharmacy promotes Seataanee Gas Tablets claiming relief from gas and anxiety symptoms. The copy asserts immediate stomach and bowel relief, reduced heart palpitations, and renewed breathing ease, urging readers to keep the product on hand.
Washington January 22. President Coolidge aims to quit office without deficit. White House says a $375 million shortfall is expected but will be dissipated by the income tax due March 15 and June 15. He focuses on strict control of appropriations and will review the Harris resolution for an extra $24,000,000.
The Pilgrim Holiness Church in Washington at Congress Street begins a revival meeting on Sunday January 27. Pastor Rev. J A Field, recently moved from Dayton, will preach with help from local people and visiting ministers.
Today's solution lists five letter groupings BOAT BOAS BOGS BAGS BARS OARS with related letter shifts and pattern clues. This concise reveal summarizes the puzzle answer and accompanying wordplay for the reader.
A fragment discusses kidney problems and suggests using lemon juice and four salt tablets daily with water for ten days to relieve symptoms. It mentions salt and acid buildup, stomach sourness, and advice from a pharmacist about saline remedy.
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