Proposal to connect state roads at Darwin
Meigs County commissioner states no funds exist for a planned road connection at Darwin linking state routes to Toppers Plains.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1927
Page
1
Residents urge Stiversville-Portland road surfacing and bridge work
Del egations at the Pomeroy county commissioners meeting pressed for eleven miles of new road linking state routes at Tuppers Plains and Darwin and for surfacing the Stiversville-Portland road with volunteer labor pledges. A state aid resolution seeks funds to realign lower Pomeroy highway and cover bridge approaches while listings set aside tax money for roads bridges and blind pensions. Oliver Hartley was chosen to replace J M Lyman on the soldier burial commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Dr. Guthrie
William Folrod
H. B. Pickett
Pike
Tuppers Plains
Darwin
Alfred
Smith
Hemlock Grove
Werling
Chester Township
Rutland Township
Beech Grove
Dexter
Rutland
Harrisonville
J. A. Morehead
Lebanon
Stlversville
Portland
Lower
Oliver Hartley
J. M. Lyman
Soldier Burial Commission
Eight Ohio forest officers commissioned by governor
Governor Donahey commissions eight state forest officers with constable powers to enforce laws in state forests and forest parks. Officers exclude from receiving fines and costs, which go to the state treasury. Noted names include J. J. Crum ley of Athens and John Withers of New Marshfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
J. J. Crumley
Athens
John Withers
New Marshfield
Donahey
Jail Arrest for Intoxication Filed Against Jack Sams
Chief of Police Herb Parker reported Jack Sams was jailed on intoxication charges. He will be tried in police court this afternoon according to the morning briefing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herb Parker
Jack Sams
Parker
Miss Houghton Weds London Ambassador's Son at Westminster Abbey
Miss Matilde Houghton daughter of Ambassador Alanson B. Houghton married Chandler Parson Anderson of Washington and New York today in St Margarets within Westminster Abbey yard. The ceremony took place in London with Houghton acting as father of the bride and the couple planning to reside in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houghton
London
Matilde Houghton
Alanson B. Houghton
United States
Court of St. James
Chandler Parson Anderson
Washington, D. C
New York
St. Margarets
Westminister Abbey
Large Clerk of Court Receipts Spike in Logan
Wheeler Dague and A. Hamilton paid $500 fines plus costs after liquor law violations in Logan common pleas court. Judge Whitcraft ordered hard labor jail terms if unpaid. The incident marked the largest day’s receipts for the Logan clerk of court in months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Wheeler Dague
A. Hamilton
Whitcraft
Common Pleas Court
Woman Heroine of Murray City Flood Dies Womans Name in Aftermath
Mrs. Gladys Linton Storer, wife of Albert Storer, who guided Murray City telephone operations during a cloudburst and flood, died from over exertion and nervous strain after visiting homes to check on neighbors. She earned the nickname Happy for her encouragement as Red Cross help was summoned. Funeral and burial were set for Tuesday in Logan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray City
Clinton Webb
Messenger
Logan
Gladys Linton Storer
Albert Storer
Red Cross
Hocking County
National Red Cross Reserve
Lancaster Hospital
The
Former landlady held in Ammonia murder of infant
Detroit police hold Helen Dobrovich 38, a former landlady, after Alfred Cocking Jr 10 months died from ammonia poured down his throat and on his body while he slept. The Cockings owed 16 days rent. mother Viola Cocking was nearby washing when the attack occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
U.P
Alfred Cocking, Jr
Children's Hospital
Milton D. Vokes
Cockings
Helen Dobrovich
Break-in duo hits two Athens homes on Elmwood and Sunnyside
Early hours saw two East Side residences entered in Athens. C H Horn of 12 Sunnyside Drive suffered jewelry theft including two diamond rings and a wrist watch. Nearby Prof E B Smith of 15 Elmwood Place had first floor drawers ransacked though no valuables were taken. A pantry window and a ladder aided entry. Mrs Smith awoke to a prowler in the yard around 4 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Side
C. H. Horn
Sunnyside Drive
Prof
E. B. Smith
Elmwood Place
Horn
Women police visit Akron and Canton over cult letters
In Cleveland on July 7, police planned trips to Akron and Canton to locate girls who wrote letters to Dr Homer Thompson, described as the cult's high priest, as part of an investigation into a mystic group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Akron
Canton
Miss Mildred Coulson Spends Week with Parents
Miss Mildred Coulson a student nurse at Holzer hospital Gallipolis is spending a week of vacation at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Dan Coulson of Poston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Coulson
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Dan Coulson
Poston
Montgomery County June Sees 21 Violent Deaths
Coroner J. F. Torrence reports 21 violent deaths in Montgomery County during June. In other news, Commander Silvio Scaroni the Italian embassy air attaché in Washington was a guest at Wright Field today on an official visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Montgomery County
J. F. Torrence
Silvio Scaroni
Washington, D. C
Wrightfield
Auto crash burns Mrs Cook and son seriously near here
Mrs. R. Harvey Cook aged 70 and her son Dr. George H. Cook aged 30 were burned and cut seriously when their car struck a telephone pole on the pike near Oxford yesterday and caught fire. Mrs. Cook is wife of Dr. R. H. Cook, owner of the sanitarium here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
R. Harvey Cook
R. H. Cook
George H. Cook
Child Not Seen Since Yesterday in Nelsonville
Lawrence Murphy eight year old son of Mr and Mrs Luke Murphy of Nelsonville has been missing since yesterday morning. He was last seen playing in the yard on Poplar street. A search found no trace and a call to an aunt in Haydenville failed to locate him. He is described as short and chunky with a dark complexion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Lawrence Murphy
Luke Murphy
Poplar Street
Haydenville
Agreement Reached On Emery Bainter High School Sale
Counsel for Emery Bainter and Benton Township Board of Education reached an agreement over the high school sale. Details remain confidential as the settlement settles outstanding disputes and avoids further litigation.
Agreement Ends Sheriff’s Sale of Benton High School
Emery Bainter’s counsel and the Benton township board of education reached a deal to withdraw the execution against the new high school building at South Bloomingville. Sheriff W R Lloyd is relieved of selling the property to satisfy transportation charges, with payment of the judgment to come from August tax money draw.
Reign of Terror Declared by Justice of Peace Bender
Justice of Peace Bender declares a reign of terror is prepared and calls for signatures on a petition to prevent ing law amid partisan political tension and calls for signatures from supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justices of Peace
Bender
Ohio Senator Bender attacks Anti-Saloon League influence
Columbus July 7 Senator George H. Bender warned that August 9 will inaugurate a reign of terror by Justices of the Peace and their satellites under the Marshal bill restoring JP powers. He said 83,000 names are needed for a referendum, with 60,000 already gathered, and criticized the league while praising recent law enforcement gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Justices of the Peace
Ohio
Justice of Peace’s
George H. Bender
Cleveland
Columbus Federation of Labor
Virginia Hotel
Bender
Bendep
Anti-Saloon League
Leagu
U. S. Supreme Court
Court of Appeals Decision To Stand In Will Hearing
Special mandates have been sent to Athens county common pleas and probate courts to carry out the Court of Appeals decision in Lydia Hayes against the Bank of Athens and heirs to Mahlon Hayes estate. The state supreme court refused to rehear. circuit court decision stands. The plaintiff widow was awarded 500 and 1200 dollars. Bank of Athens as administrator of Malcom Hayes estate ordered to pay Mrs. Hayes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas
Probate
Athens County
Court of Appeals
Lydia Hayes
Bank of Athens
State Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Mahlon Hayes
Carl Hayes
Kenneth W. Hayes
Emmett Hayes
Bartlett Hayes
Everett T. Hayes
Charles F. W. Windsor
Winifred Hayes Cromley
Malcom Hayes
Hayes
Ruling Sought Over Library Funding In Ohio
Attorney General Turner was to be asked for a ruling on whether the state emergency board can legally make a deficiency appropriation to fund the state library for the next eighteen months. The library board decided to seek the ruling after Governor Donahey recommended abandoning the library and distributing its books to educational institutions and the Ohio Archaeological and Historical Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
O.R
Turner
State Emergency Board
State Library Board
Donahey
Ohio Archaeological and Historicalsociety
Ohio unions reject $5 day coal wage proposal
Union officials in Columbus say the Ohio coal operators plan for miners to accept a $5 per day wage and return to work will be declined. They argue the policy board cannot adopt a wage scale not based on the Jacksonville agreement and that separate Ohio action is not feasible. The issue may be sent to President John L. Lewis for final action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Ohio
Jacksonville
International Union Constituon
John L. Lewis
Tipple at Murray City mine destroyed by fire
Nelsonville July 7 The tipple at the Murray Fuel company small mine near Sunday Creek mine No 5 Murray City was burned early this morning. Firemen fought the blaze but the structure burned completely. Capacity was about one car per day. Ten miners including John New Straite ville worked the coal. Investigators weigh incendiary versus short circuit as the fire cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipple
Murray City
Nelsonville
Murray Fuel Company
Sunday Creek Mine No
John
New Straiteville
Sale at One Time Of All Ingredients Is Held Illegal
Columbus Ohio July 7 Prohibition director William H Walker announces a drive against stores selling all ingredients used in home brew He notes courts now deem selling complete sets illegal unless separate stores share the items He awaits word from Washington to proceed against retailers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, CO
U.P
William H. Walker
Prohibition
Ohio
Michigan
Walker
Washington
Prohibition Department
Scale Posted At Sunday Creek Coal Office, Glouster
A complete copy of the operators scale is shown in the window of the Sunday Creek Coal company store in Glouster drawing attention. The scale, reported by newspapers, was to be accepted by July 15 or mines would resume on an open shop basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Sunday Creek Coal Company
Cleveland Germans Fall Ill After Rich Dinner
The score or more prominent Cleveland Germans who attended a dinner party last Saturday night became ill from foods that reacted chemically, said Dr. W J Bren ner, Lakewood city health officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
W. J. Brenner
Lakewood City
Baby Girl Born Two Days After Nephew Birth
In South Charleston a baby boy was born to the wife of Robert Elder Jr. of Selma. Two days later his wife gave birth to a girl, making Robert Elder both father and grandfather within two days. The girl becomes the aunt of the boy, despite being two days younger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy
South Charleston
UPR
Robert Elder, Jr
Selma
Here
Robert Elder
Bank of South Charleston
Byrd Outlines Plan to Visit Four Remote Regions
Admiral Richard E. Byrd expressed a wish to explore four remote areas. He would seek Navy approval to visit the South Pole the interior of Brazil Arabia and Mount Everest where no man has reached alive from its summit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
U.P
Richard E. Byrd
Byrd
Navy Department
South Pole
Brazil
Arabia
Mount Everest
Himalaya
Dayton Home Saved by Timely Discovery of Trap
Dayton investigators plan to inspect a newly built home of John Weaver and family after an arson attempt. Fire marshal L. 8. Miller and deputies arrive to examine holes cut in plaster and rags soaked with fluid used to start a fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
UPR
Miller
John Weaver
Plot Against Local Anti-Saloon Leader Reported
Dayton police reported no official notification of a plot against Co. Dr. Zellars head of the local anti-Saloon League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Zellars
anti-Saloon League
Woman with shotgun blocks highway work on Kansas land
The Union Pacific deeded land to Kansas for a state highway, but the route would cut through the Graf home near St Marys. Mrs. Graf fired a shotgun to drive off engineers, while her husband John Graf was arrested in town. She remains armed and defiant as the stand continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific Railroad
State of
Kansas
John Graf
St. Marys
Big Turtles Captured By Shade River Hunters
George Reinhart dean of Pomeroy hunters with Jacob Zeiher and Cliff Ebersbach chased snap ping turtles in Shade river and captured two fine specimens weighing 15 and 9 pounds. Daddy notes many squirrels this year but a severe shortage overall, predicting they may migrate toward richer sections along miles away. He recalls seeing many squirrels swimming the Ohio river in similar movements in prior years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
George
Daddy” Reinhart
Pomeroy Hunters
Shade River
Jacob Zeiher
Cliff Ebersbach
Ohio River
Chamberlin Ends Ties With C A Levine Over Byrd Race Message
Clarence D. Chamberlin and Charles A. Levine publicly severed their partnership after Levine sent a telegram to Commander Richard E. Byrd urging a Paris to New York race. Chamberlin stated he had not approved the message and refused to pilot the Bellanca plane home, while Levine planned to travel with a French pilot. He apologized to Byrd for any pressure to race and stressed the need for careful navigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
U.R
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Charles A. Levine
New York
Germany
Levine
Richard E. Byrd
Chamberlin
United State
Byrd
America
Columbia
Fractured Skull From Blow Given As Cause of Death
In Marietta a coroner's inquest found Manuel Singer killed by a hammer blow from Elias Newman. Newman, jailed since June 23, waived examination on a manslaughter charge and is held on $10,000 bond. The weapon shattered Singer's skull down to the spine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta
Elias Newman
Manuel Singer
Cutler
N. O. Whiting
Newman
Washington County
Singer
Frank F. Fleming
Laying of brick on East State Street nears completion
Brick work on East State Street to Morris Avenue neared completion last night and, barring rain, should finish by Saturday with the entire street open by Sunday. The street is being opened section by section as work progresses. Contractor Beckler will move crews to Richland Avenue for a major state road project in Perry County after finishing here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East State Street
Morris Avenue
Beckler
Richland Avenue
Perry County
George Six Dies After Motorcycle Crash in Chauncey
George Six of Chauncey died two hours after a 6 pm motorcycle crash on 68 Converse Street. He struck a telephone pole while attempting to pass a truck and a touring car, suffering a fractured skull and multiple injuries. He leaves a wife and children, with a funeral scheduled at the First Christian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
George
Charles Ogg
Warren V. Sprague
Cey
Henry Martin
Avenue
Six
Ried
Mary Kathryn
Wyona
Aly Mias
Luella
Jane
Raymond
Wesley
Dayton
First Christian Church
Gilbert Courtney
Youth Found After Robbery of Father's Car
Logan July Dale Hutchinson left home with his father’s automobile several days ago. Sheriff Lloyd located him after a citywide search, and Hutchinson was placed in county jail. After a hearing before Judge Ellinger he was released and the car returned to its owner. Officers were told he had spent much of the time away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Dale Hutchinson
Longstreth
Lloyd
Hutchinson
Ellinger
Tar State Highway Coolville Road Takes Tar Coat
Pomeroy July 7 A force of state men are tar coating eight miles of the Coolville road near the village. Two and a half miles lie in Athens County and the rest in Meigs. The highway carries a growing traffic stream with hundreds of motorists using it from Parkersburg to Huntington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolville
Pomeroy
Coolville el
Athens County
Meigs
Parkersburg
Huntington
Also Mentioned on This Page
Toppers Plains
Meigs County
Stiversville
Crumley and Withers
State Foresters
New High School
Emery Bainter
Benton Township Board of Education
Anti - Saloon League
Will
Higher Court
C. A. Levine
George Six
Charles 8. Bradfield
Tar
Athens Messenger
Frederic J. Baskin
Information Bureau
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