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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1921
Page
8
Curtis Weaver of Pomeroy Meigs County Buick Co. faces a divorce suit filed by wife Bessie Weaver with Velma Hetzel named as co respondent. Judge Miller issues a temporary restraining order on disposition of property. attorney for Mrs. Weaver is Judge C B Peoples.
Oris B. Guinther of Pomeroy and Miss Rosaliha M. Buck of Athens were married Wednesday June 1 in Catlettsburg. Rev Branham officiated. They will establish a home in Pomeroy.
Mrs. Fanna Stoker of Pomeroy informed by Congressman Foster that her widow pension is allowed at 30 dollars per month starting November 13 1920 and accrued payments are authorized. She is the widow of Civil War veteran Willis C. Stoker.
The D A R held its annual social at Mr and Mrs Wy F Reed last evening with many parents joining to entertain the juniors. Games and ample food provided a pleasant evening for all attendees.
John W. McDaniel of Mason County reports killing a seven foot cow sucker snake at Ingleside. He cut it open and found ten intact hen eggs in the body. About an hour later he killed a copperhead nearby.
In Carmel a car carrying Mr and Mrs Eph Roush and their son Joy collided as a crowd of youths fled the road. Joy Roush, driving, attempted to avoid the oncoming vehicle and died at the scene when circle boy misidentified the driver Ralph Hill as the other car.
Walter Burgess of Middleport sues wife Clara Burgess for divorce. Married August 2 1909 at Pleasant they have two children Gracie and Caralee. He accuses infidelity and names several men as co respondents. Seeks custody of the children.
Bliss Springer, previously a member of Company C, arrives home in Middleport after serving abroad. Her return follows her departure four years ago as part of wartime service.
From Germany where he served with the American Army after the armistice he re enlisted twice and brought back a wife he married in Germany last spring. If people live at Long Bottom this county.
Mace Maupin says he saw a seven foot alligator in the Kanawha River near Pt. Pleasant on several occasions. A trepid line of boy bathers in the Ohio River nearby remains unfazed, noting it will take more than an alligator to keep them from the river.
All local mines have closed down indefinitely except Cavy Hollow and Forest Run mines of the Great Lakes Company.
The Mason county wheat crop across the river is harvested with a banner yield. Meigs county reports a well advanced wheat harvest and good overall yields. Raspberry crops are disappointing but abundant blackberries exist. Professor Homer Cherrington, home on vacation from college duties, appears poised to win the local blackberry picking championship, delivering bushels and still picking.
The Bend area outlines Fourth of July activities with a Rocksprings fairgrounds cooperative picnic and numerous town celebrations. Mason and Point Pleasant advertise large public events while Pom eroy schedules only neighborhood picnics. Baseball games will be held at several ball parks along the Bend.
Mrs BE T Hulbert and daughter Helen Louise of Columbus visit her brother Hary Brunker for several weeks. Edith Horden, Chicago music teacher, arrives for summer with home folks. Mrs Frank Enright and children Martha and Mark stay with Miss Virgie Major. Engineers F Ferguson and spouse and Peter Stace and spouse tour Canada for 10 or 12 days. C F Tedrow and wife return from Malden W Va after bereavement of Mrs Tedrow's father. Mrs William Bullis of Washington DC visits sister Mrs M G White.
The Williams Cup Company has installed machinery at the old overall factory in Middleport and will manufacture oil-well cups and oil-well fishing tools, with patents held by the firm. They will run a general machine shop and have already booked orders. The venture is locally financed and o ers a promising outlook due to a large unmet national demand.
County records show June licenses issued 27, up from 22 in 1920. Names listed include Ivor Dawley 21 oil worker Carbon Hill. Madge Ferrensburg 18 at home Carbon Hill. P. Joe Jenkins 22 miner Murray. Gladys Bateman 18 at home Murray. Theodore Smith 21 railroad laborer Carbon Hill. Lizzie Spence 18 housekeeper Carbon Hill. J. P. Melvin Rizer 21 clerk Logan. Ruth W. Adcock 19 teacher Logan. Arnold H. Neal 28 contractor Detroit. Myrtle A. Lemon 35 housekeeper Hocking County. Albert B. Blick 23 foreman Logan. Margaret E. Parker 19 shoe cutter Logan. John Goody 51 fireman Haydenville. Jennie Cullison 43 Haydenville. A I Brooke appears in list.
Fred Huls the youngest son of former mayor A F Huls was caught speeding on Canal Street by Officer John Mathiott Thursday evening. Due to his age the case may go to the juvenile court after a mayoral proceeding to determine jurisdiction.
Frank Judy Sr an employee at L. C. Yocum Furniture was injured when his left hand slipped into truck gears causing flesh at the base of the left thumb to be dressed.
Mr. Melvin J. Rizer and Miss Ruth Adcock wed in a ceremony conducted by Rev. J. W. Blair on Thursday. Miss Adcock, daughter of Garfield and Mrs. Adcock of Zanesville Avenue, is a Logan High School graduate who has taught in the county. The groom is a son of Mr.
Businesses renting passenger cars must pay 10 dollars for autos seating 3 to 7 and 20 dollars for cars seating more than seven. July dues apply to tobacco, margarine and butter related manufacturers, and flour processors. Capital stock tax due by July 31. Domestic corporations pay 1 dollar per 1000 of stock value over 5000. foreign corporations taxed on stock used in US. Penalties up to 10000 dollars or one year imprisonment for willful failure to file or pay taxes.
Mrs. William Rizer of East Street and the bridegroom, a clerk with the Hocking Valley Railway, are popular young locals. Their many friends send best wishes for their life together.
Sheriff Larimar freed Er Griffin from jail on Friday morning after locating his father Emanuel Griffin in Laporte Indiana. Emanuel accompanied his son to Logan where they both returned to Laporte.
A jury satisfactory to both sides was sworn in for the William Nunemaker first degree murder case over the killing of Irwin Gordon. Witnesses described events after the shooting at the Lanning salesroom and Nunemaker’s nervous condition.
Charles Applegate testified that he and his wife saw Gordon appear from the post office on Market Street before a shot rang out near the Lanning salesroom alley. Gordon cried that he was shot and later walked toward Main Street as the inquiry continued. The defense failed to sway the witness. trial resumes after a court recess.
Albany ena and Julia Stanley visit Buckeye Lake Park with relatives. Lindleys and James Lindley with family stay near Mt. Blanco. Mrs. Highey travels to Athens on business while Brown couple visit Columbus. Priscilla Needle club hosts about fifty at Athens home. Chase brothers fly daily from Circleville. Vorhes family guests of Lydia and J H Cline.
Local residents enjoyed visits and travels across Ohio towns including Coolville Middleport Athens Carbondale and Glouster. Notable stops included Edgell McVay family in Athens visiting W M Crow and family and Mrs Rae Lake of St Petersburg Fla visiting relatives in town. Several residents traveled to Columbus Crooksville Huntington W Va and Pomeroy for work and visits.
Forms for filing returns of special taxes on business and occupations are now available at Internal Revenue offices. Taxes are due July 1 and delinquent after July 31. Taxes cover brokers pawnbrokers museums theaters circuses bowling alleys shooting galleries riding academies and autos for hire. Penalties start at 10 dollars plus prosecution costs for failure to display stamps.
Washington July 1 an increase of 25 in the membership of the house bringing it up to 460 will be authorized at this session of Congress Representative Seigel of York chairman of the census committee predicts Such a reapportionment based on the 1920 census would provide for a reduction in representation of only two states Maine and Missouri The delegations in the house of the two states would be reduced one each.
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