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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1926
Page
2
Charles M Waley er purchases 18 automobile machines in Glasgow at easy terms, breaking records for swift buying as sellers agree to terms within three days.
The Pomeroy city council meeting approved transferring Highway Route 7 to state control. A 24 foot wide cement road will be built. work to start next year with no municipal expense. Officials ordered Laurel Street wall adjustments on Laurel Street to avoid street blocking hazards. an 18 inch setback was mandated. H. I. Simpson received a franchise for wharf privileges at the wharf.
Pomeroy July 3 Farmers Bank and Savings Company v Lust court ruling taxes costs on error and sets time for Lust to remove leasehold property. Local notes report residents visiting Columbus Akron Taft Liverpool Syracuse and Newark with multiple family travels and appointments.
A Ku Klux Klan group plans a Monday picnic at a park with a public display of fireworks and a weathered procession. Local officials and community members are urged to attend or monitor the event for safety and public order.
A Martin family reunion will be held Sunday at Bert Martin's Third Street home in Middleport honoring John I. Martin of Buffalo. W. Var Martin is eighty and father of twenty. attendees include Martin of Akron Q Jurdon Youngstown Howard Martin of Youngstown and John F. Martin of Buffalo. Others are expected. A marriage license was issued Friday to Andrew Garringer of Washington DH and Jere Winegar of Cheshire daughter ou Mr and Mrs Parison Vane car.
July 3 report from Pomeroy notes a large turnout for the United Brethren Sunday School celebration and homecoming. The event included a picnic planned for July 4 at Linehsil with speakers and activities.
Wheding W Reo Lehesoo and Abi Ferry family members visit over the Fourth of July weekend. Mrs Leliew of Mia City and Mr and Mrs enbach of Pomeroy also appear in the readable fragments of this social note.
The Gallipolis golf team lost to Jackson 43 to 33 at Jackson. Pomeroy, July The Gallipolis squad includes Dive Middleport and four Pomeroy men. A return match is planned in August, drawing local interest.
Pomeroy July 3 Hundreds of people are expected at the Rock Springs fair grounds on Monday July 6 for a Fourth of July celebration featuring auto races mule and horse races fireworks speeches and a pageant by Children of the American Resolution Horace Karr a former local newspaper man will oversee the affair
The aid program began at 9 30 a m and was covered at 10 30 p m with a display of fireworks. The program featured songs and music by the New Traven Tites and Leon bani speaking, plus two ball games and several contests.
Miss Laurine Shields age 80 was operated on Saturday for tonsils and adenoids. Virgil Grandy, son of Mr and Mrs Grandy, underwent tonsil and adenoid surgery Monday. One patient near Albany admitted Friday for fractured hip. Mr Petty's son Robert returned home in Mineral. Delors Wemmer, daughter of Mr and Mrs Wemmer, returned home today.
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