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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 08, 1922

Page

10

Pomeroy-Middleport Protest Against Delay

A joint Meigs County auto club and Kiwanis meeting at the courthouse urged speedy river road work from the Pomeroy line to Syracuse. They secured truck and grader support and urged the state to accelerate progress, aiming for completion in 39 days. The report also notes local deaths and civic updates.

Meigs County Auto Club Kiwanis Club Pomeroy Corporation Syracuse Compton Auto Club Sutton Township H. V I. C. H. 158 Auto and Kiwanis Clubs State Highway Department

Marriage License Issued in Parkersburg for Nease and Weese

A marriage license was issued in Parkersburg to Earl Nease 43 and Ora A Weese 41 both of Syracuse. The groom works at Nease Brothers grocery firm and the bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Weese, formerly clerked in the Nease store.

Parkersburg Earl Nease Ora A. Weese Syracuse Nease Brothers John Weese Nease

Death of Eze ki al Tony at Athens State Hospital

Judge Stephenson was notified Friday morning by the state hospital at Athens of the death of Eze ki al Tony an inmate for twenty five years. He was said to have been sent to the hospital from Carbon Hill and no relatives were located in that community.

William D. Bessing Union New Haven Mt. Carbel Racine Charles Davis Marietta Davis

Six Oclock Dinner Hosts Merry Makers Club

Mrs. Ervin Matheny of Glenova entertained the Merry Makers club with a six o clock dinner on Thursday evening. The table was set on the spacious lawn and guests enjoyed a social following the meal.

Ervin Matheny Glenova Merry Makers Club

Community guests and out of town members attend club session

The guests beyond club members were Mrs. Russel Blum and Miss Clara Blum. Mrs. Robert Green of Ashland Kentucky and Mrs. Adam Mahoney were the out of town members present. After a week’s visit with relatives in Haydenville Wellston and Logan Mr and Mrs Clyde Powers returned to their Akron home. Mr Powers was a Co G member that saw overseas service in the world war and later moved to Akron where he works at the Goodyear factory.

Akron Haydenville Wellston Logan Clyde Powers Lizzie Henry Athens M. Lovell Lucille Porter Thelma Colvin Marietta Commercial College Miss Colvin Blanch Burkhead Marietta Ladies Bible Class Presbyterian Church M. E. Church Hart Strode W. H. Penrose Pennsville Strode W. E. McCorkle Riley Thompson Fart Fisher Cleveland W. R. Goddard Floyd Wilson Weber L. B. Glazier F. L. Thames Orson Glazier Fiffie Nathan Burgess Culler Aaron Simmons W. Tl. Carpenter Heber Henry Raymond F. C. Gifford G. O. Linscott Hebe Fred Ellis Leon Hoisington Columbus George Fleming Donald Bennett Harvard D. R. Bennet

Dr John Elias Tours Marion Centennial Festivities

County health officer Dr. John Elias spent Wednesday and Thursday in Marion for the centennial celebrations. He visited his sister Mrs. Clifford Robinett who recently underwent an operation.

John Elias Marion Clifford Robinett

Community Notes From Amesville Athens Residents and Guests

Amesville and Athens residents share social visits church events and holiday plans. Miss Colvin from Marietta travels with Miss Burkhead as she visits home friends while Mrs Henry hosts and local scholars from Marietta Commercial College visit.

Engagement announced at Hartley home in East Millfield

A party at Mr. and Mrs. William A. Hartley home in East Millfield announced the betrothal of Muriel Joy Hartley and Daniel A. Pierce. The wedding is planned for the silver wedding anniversary of Muriel’s grandparents on July 28. Guests enjoyed decorations, a miniature bride and groom, games, music, and recitations.

Hartley Millsfield Ohio William A. Hartley East Millfield Muriel Joy Daniel A. Pierce Isaac Pierce Guysville

Bold Bandits Loot Montreal Payroll in Daring Holdup

Two armed men halted a Dominion Textile messenger on St James Street Montreal at 11 o'clock securing a payroll of 29000 dollars at gunpoint in the heart of the financial district. In Washington the senate rejected speeding up debate on the McCumber tariff bill.

Montreal St. James Street Dominion Textile Company Washington Senate

Radio Wedding Between Brady and Stone Takes the Air

Miss Mabel Inez Brady and John Henry Stone wed by radio as Rev. Thomas H. Harper officiated from the Central Congregational Church in Dallas Texas. Each party was at a different station and listeners heard the kiss marking the ceremony. Dallas claims this as the first radio wedding in the country.

Mabel Inez Brady John Henry Stone Thomas H Harper Central Congregational Church Dallas Texas Thomas H. Harper

Logan and Chauncey Set for Live Contest Series Opener

Logan prepares a strong front for Sunday afternoon as Chauncey visits for the initial game of a live series. J White, Simms, McQuade, and Peterson join the Logan outfield with regular pitcher Jones backed by the last local left hander. Logan has won five straight since a prior loss to Chauncey, who has also been on a winning run.

Logan Chauncey J. White Simms McQuade Peterson Jones

Edna Inbody Visits Logan En Route Home

Miss Edna Inbody of Washington DC stops in Logan during a five week Shrine Special trip to California and San Francisco for a convention. She visits sisters Mrs Herman Bratton and Mrs Earl Howdyshell and notes her mother Mrs Dora Inbody visiting Uncle Jacob Inbody in Clarks Nebraska.

Edna Inbody Washington D. C Logan California San Francisco Herman Bratton Earl Howdyshell Inbody Webb Summit Office of General Accounting Washington Dora Inbody Jacob Inbody Clarks Nebraska

Green township hires 22 teachers for coming term

The school board announces the employment of teachers for the upcoming term. Names listed include Graham Orpha Wemmer Guess Lehnan Oak Hill Murfeld Mowery Smiths Chapel Josephine Sayres Children s Home Alma Tom Shaw Adda Inboden Pattonville Bessie Simmons Coakley Bernard Ingmire Green.

School Board of Green Township Graham Orpha Wemmer Guess Seber Lehman Oak Hill Murfeld Mowery Smiths Chapel Josephine Sayres Childrens Home Alma Tom Shaw Adda Inboden Pattonville Bessie Simmons Coakley Bernard Ingmire Green

Picnic at Cedar Falls Delights Logan Group

A Logan party travelled to Cedar Falls for a day outing with well filled picnic baskets. The group included Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Cherrington and Dr. Ely of Cheshire, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Godfrey, Miss Julia Tannehill, Mrs. Frank Anthony, and Mrs. Charles Miller. They reported a delightful day in Cedar Falls.

Cedar Falls Logan J. S. Cherrington Ely Cheshire Ed Godfrey Julia Tannehill Frank Anthony Charles Miller

Inquest Finds Ten-Year-Old Charles Cooper Feeble Minded

An inquest held for Charles M. Cooper of Logan concluded he is feeble minded. Doctors Rannells and Allen formed the examining board and reported the verdict. He was placed on the waiting list for a state institution as openings appear. Hocking County’s Columbus institution quota is filled.

Charles M. Cooper Logan Stephenson D. A. Rannells Allen Hocking Counties Columbus

Train Derailment Near Odenville Injures Three Crewmembers

Seaboard Airline passenger train from New York derailed near Odenville Alabama injuring three trainmen with no fatalities reported. Two mail cars and the engine left the rails as messages to road officials described the incident. night temperatures in the Sahara desert are noted as bitterly cold.

New York Atlanta Seaboard Odenville Ala

Lynch a killer in Bossier jail lynching scene

Joe Pem berton a black man held in Bossier parish jail since Wednesday morning for the shooting of two black women Tuesday night was dragged from the jail by a mob of black and white residents and lynched in Benton Louisiana.

Benton Joe Pemberton Bossier Parish

Troops Mobilized Near Slatter As Railroad Strike Quiet

Military guards at Boonville and Warrensburg near Slatter, Missouri have been mobilized and are ready to move to the city on short notice amid the railroad strike. Strikebreakers were driven from town yesterday as the steel and metal industries face high demand with 90 percent of iron copper and zinc used in construction.

Slatter Althe Boonvile Warrensburg America

Iron in Blood of Forty-Two Men Plow Share Weight

A historical note states that the blood contains enough iron in forty two men to craft a plough share weighing twenty four pounds, illustrating iron content with a vivid comparison.

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