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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 28, 1926

Page

7

Former Glouster Boy Shot in Line of Duty

William Shires, a former Glouster resident now with the Canfield police Detroit cleanup squad, was wounded in an exchange with bootlegger Willie Kitchen. Shires suffered gunshot injuries to his finger leg and temple, and Kitchen died from two stomach wounds after firing first. Shires, aided by officers, held suspects at bay until reinforcements arrived. A separate note mentions 4 year old Raymond Hambel, son of the postmaster, taken to Columbus for possible surgery at Grant hospital.

Glouster William Shires Canfield Detroit Willie Kitchen Shires Kitchen Raymond H. F. Hambel Columbus Andrews and Wallace Grant Hospital

Kiwanis Talk and Meeting Report in Glouster

Rev Mr Browning will speak on Kiwanis Ideals at the Church of Christ luncheon in Glouster. Attorney Rose reports on the Ohio District Kiwanis trustees meeting in Columbus with Rose attending as Glouster Kiwanis trustee. Additional singing and meals planned for the event.

Kiwanis Glouster Mr. Browning M. E. Church Church of Christ Attorney Rose Ohio District Kiwanis Columbus Rose Glouster Kiwanis Club

Old Time Dance Set for Ford Garage in Glouster

Preparations are under way for an old-fashioned dance at the Ford garage in Glouster tonight expected to draw several hundred attendees. Old-time musicians will provide the music and many long-time walkers will dance starting at 7 30 p m. The event is free and aims for all to have a good time, with earlier dances held in nearby Athens and Nelsonville.

John S. Herr Mannheim Bradfield Regulator Co Atlanta Glouster Ford Beasley Athens Nelsonville

Albany Tobacco Tops Market Prices InOhio Farm Notice

Albany on January 28 reports high prices for last year’s tobacco grown by Mannie Davis and Lloyd Dailey. Dailey’s Lockwood Burley brought top price on 55,000 pounds on the Huntington Tobacco floor in Gallipolis. Albany crop averaged 26 cents per pound and $409 per acre. Dailey notes low fertilizer cost and minimal equipment needed, urging Athens county farmers to try tobacco as a cash crop despite limited barn space for curing.

Albany Mannie Davis Lloyd T. Dailey Dailey Here Huntington Tobacco Company Gallipolis Grayson D. Thornton Dailey-Davis Ohio West Virginia Kentucky Lockwood Burley Tobacco Athens County

Mrs Richardson and son visit Columbus relatives

Mrs. Harry Richardson and her young son Orland are staying in Columbus with Mrs. Richardson's mother Mrs. Henry Hawkins and other relatives. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wolfe on Wednesday.

Harry Richardson Orland Columbus

Farmers Fight Foxes as Pests Across Ohio Counties

Stewart Jan 28 reports Southeastern Athens and Washington counties have many farmers killing foxes this winter claiming the pests damage poultry and crops. The efforts show a rising belief that foxes threaten farmstead flocks and livelihoods across the region.

Stewart Athens County Washington County

Cook Real Discoverer Convincing Roald Amundsen

Omaha dispatch says Captain Thomas F. Hall, a silver haired and ruddy faced old gentleman, hopes to prove with Roald Amundsen that Dr. Frederick A. Cook was the real discoverer. The report frames Hall as a cautious but determined advocate in the Cook controversy.

Omaha, Neb C. P Thomas F. Hall Roald Amundsen Frederick A. Cook

California Fig Syrup Ad Urges Safe Pediatric Use

A vintage drugstore promotion touts California Fig Syrup as a pleasant laxative for children. It warns buyers to ask for genuine California Fig Syrup with printed directions on the bottle and to specify California to avoid imitations.

California

Captain Hall Seeks Unmasking Of Arctic Explorers

The 85 year old explorer and author Captain Hall remains determined to expose what he calls a deep dyed plot by Peary McMillan and Nansen. He cites his 1895 attack in Has The North Pole Been Discovered as precedent.

North Pole Captain Hall Peary McMillan Stefansson

Buckeye Pipe Line Fights Ohio Tax Assessments in Court

Buckeye Pipe Line protests Washington county tax collections seeking a 40 percent reduction in 1925 personal and land taxes amounting to about 6400 dollars on a total bill of 16000 dollars. Hearings before special master commissioner James A. White begin March 8 in the Marietta common pleas court with federal court orders mandating scheduling changes.

Columbus Buckeye Pipe Line Company Washington County United States District Court Metcalf Benson W. Hough District Court James A. White Common Pleas Marietta Buckeye Pipe Line Ohio Coter White Washington. Tv Noble Prosecuting Attorney County Ers Line Company White Judge Hough

Health Letters and Questions About Health

Letters describe kidney and bladder discomfort from crystals and urinary issues with backache and sleep disruption. Diuretic soothing Balmwort Tablets are recommended, with various home remedies and soap for odor care and nasal salves for catarrh.

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