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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1926
Page
2
Middleport council held a Wednesday meeting at City Hall. A resolution granted Romeroy-Middleport Telephone permission to install a pay station. The group also approved leveling streets along tracks after recent repairs. Campers return from Lanebury Farm trip near Pexter.
Fire destroyed the frame dwelling of Nicholas Musner opposite the new Bima school near Rutland at 4 am Wednesday. The house burned to the ground with $2200 ins on it. Ruth Neutzling and Otho Karr remarried in Pomroy. A son born July 6 to Mr and Mrs Joe Chapman of Condor. St Paul church league children staged a play Going to Church in Pomroy. Orlando Keeell, 60, died at his Bailey Run home Wednesday afternoon.
A Bradford church announces a burial to take place in Bradford Cemetery. The service details and exact date are not provided in the fragment.
Mrs Elizabeth Mees known as the Messenger mother died at her Mason City home and was buried this afternoon at Beech Grove Cemetery after funeral services at the Lutheran church in Pomeroy.
In a July city council session the officer known for numerous arrests in Syracuse was dismissed from office after the recent meeting.
Harrisonville school board met July 5 and approved staff for the coming term. Nora Gilkey will lead primary rooms Asa Hoskins named principal of Herrillo high school with Miss S11 as assistant principal One more teacher will be hired for high school duties Harrisonville classed as a first grade high school for the upcoming year.
Portland board of education met Wednesday evening at Portland High School to discuss several important matters.
Velma and Thelma Davies left Wednesday for a three weeks visit with their uncle Henry Rapp in Minden West Virginia. Mrs. Alice Hanlin of Pittsburgh visits here with her parents George and Mrs Sauvage. Bertha Sauvage of Pittsburgh visits here with her brother Bert Smalley and other relatives. The Rapps and families returned to Minden after visiting John Rapp and relatives. Albert Ohlinger household returned to Winona West Virginia after visiting Mrs Conrad Ohlinger. Mary Morris of Langsville visits here with son Edgar and family. Earl Mankins and two children and Hattie Mankins returned from East Liverpool.
Mrs. George Childers and Pearl left for Akron after visiting friends here. Mrs. Pearl Hysell is ill at her Mill street home. Mrs. Ben Fultz and Dorothy returned from Chicago. Dr. Thomas Davis of Chicago arrived for a visit with his parents. Stewart Peters returned to Mt. Gilead after visiting his sister. Mrs Halleck Bing visited Charleston. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lewis of Point Pleasant visited. Anna Margaret and Garnett Burchett left for a brief Columbus visit. Mrs. Sauvage relapsed at North Fourth street. D A McGraw returned to Columbus after visiting Mrs. Sullivan Sayre and son Ralph. Mrs. Will Burnell and family and Mrs. Kate Kelley visit Mrs. Charlotte Burnell. H E Thomas returned from a brief Columbus visit. Mrs. D E Vaughan of New Straitsville will visit with L A Gibbs for a week.
The Standard Bearer society of The Plains held its regular monthly business and social meeting at Mrs. John Shafer’s home. A picnic supper followed with program items including studies on Prayer and Missions by Federicka Nida and talks by Reverend Brown and Mrs. J. L. Pickering of Athens.
Miss Evelyn West hosted a country home gathering with music dancing and refreshments. Guests included Carrie Bryan Jennie Bryan Hazel McDonald Mae West Winifred West Charles McDonald Howard McDonald The Plains Keith Zimmerman Kendal Crossen Leonard Davies Albany Joe Sayres disher Harold Radford Union.
Mrs Roy Gabriel living near The Plains underwent an operation on her band this week, with details from De L D Mele.
Mrs. James Love of Millfield spent part of the Fourth in Wellston with her sister Mrs. Mattie Burley and later returned home for a short visit in Millfield. Mr. and Mrs. George Learned of Columbus were guests of Mrs. Mabel Smith and family, with Bert and William Smith visiting them there for a week.
Mr and Mrs Donald Writzel formerly of Chauncey announce the birth of a daughter at their Me Mechem West Virginia home. The mother Selah Shields of Chauncey is the grandmother to Homer Shields Sr and others in the area.
The article notes guests of Mr and Mrs Elmer Morris in Philo including Mrs Nora White and family from New Straitsville, Miss Florence Shore from Shawnee Ohio, Mrs Callie Tedrick of Chauncey and Orgentine Pentelli, plus Mrs Zenith Lampley of Chicago. Orgentine plans a longer stay while the others returned.
Athens National Guard units plan summer encampments at Camp Knox Kentucky and Camp Perry Ohio for about 150 enlisted men from Battery E 184th Field Artillery Brigade and Company L 166th Infantry. Battery E departs August 22 for Camp Knox with drills, target practice, dances and a final annual dance. Company L leaves August 11 for Camp Perry for two weeks of field work and maneuvers plus recreation. Officers appoint a battery correspondent for the Messenger as enlistments rise.
In Seven Mile Ohio on February 18 a farmer reports severe sunburn with irritated skin across face neck and arms. After trying remedies nothing helped until Relay Soap and Resinol Ointment were used. The relief came after the first application and jar used, sunburn vanished. Signed Gent sinol Ointment from W Morris R R No 1 Box 14.
In Glouster on July 9 the daily vacation Bible school taught music appreciation with songs and American music led by Rev F E Roberts. Children memorize Bible verses and spell their names. attendance averages 270. Also on July 9 a meeting of the Christian Brotherhood of the Churches of Christ of Athens County is set for 2:30 pm at the Glouster Church of Christ with a program for six grandchildren and about twenty great grandchildren. On July 8 Annabelle Henshaw won five dollars worth of merchandise from Wollett Cash and Carry store.
Mrs William Biddison left Glouster for Ft Thomas Kentucky joining former neighbors and plans to move to southern California. Her daughter in law and granddaughter accompanied her to Columbus. Several local residents visited Binderbasin and Heck families this week. E E Drury traveled to Akron to visit Roy Drury and family.
The church schedule changes due to Children’s Day exercises. There will be no preaching at the Methodist church next Sunday evening, and the Methodist congregation will attend the Children’s Day program at the Church of Christ.
Mr and Mrs L A Antle of Trimble route 1 marked their fifty ninth wedding anniversary on July 4. He is 84 and she 77, with eleven children and a long life in the Trimble area noted for good will and esteem.
The condition of Mrs. L G Gary of Trimble is greatly improved after a copperhead snake bite on Wednesday. Swelling had nearly disappeared from her arm by Thursday night. Mr and Mrs D M Sawyer of Glouster R F D No 5 and Miss Goldie Boudinet of Millfield attended the Athens County Farm Bureau rally and banquet at the Presbyterian church in Athens on Wednesday evening July 2. Miss Gertrude Crooks of Crooksville and Paber Boudinot of New Lexington visited the Goudinot family near Millfield for weekend and Independence Day.
A 6 size dress pattern in 24 36 38 40 42 and 44 bust options. Figures show fabric requirements for a 38 inch size with options for wrist or short sleeves and vestee collar and revers. Pattern mailed for 15 cents. A textile expert notes Scotsmen blend colors better than Englishmen.
William Billy Clark nineteen year old Toledo and Cleveland youth was put to death in the electric chair for the murder of Ralph and Dorothy Hoffman near Fremont. He admitted to the killings to prison evangelist Mark Irwin and testified the Hoffmans were slain when they surprised him looting their home. The Hoffmans had been killed last February after Clark sought money he claimed Hoffman owed him.
A testimonial claims spending $1890 over seven years on physicians yielded no relief before Mayr's remedy cured stomach pains. The ad asserts the product clears intestinal mucus and inflammation, resolving stomach liver and intestinal ailments including appendicitis. It promises a money back guarantee and lists McKee Drug Co. and Gem Pharmacy among distributors.
Carl Stewart proprietor of the Toggery Athens Brand Brothers Lancaster is sued for about 90 dollars in a disputed claim of merchandise purchased. George Vorhes of Lancaster represents the plaintiff.
Washington July 9 The radio industry launches a new campaign to educate the public for summer listening. Manufacturers and broadcasters urge modest expectations and offer rules for reception such as listening to nearby stations and avoiding distant targets like England and Hawaii to reduce static.
Serious communal disorders reported around Pabna within a 500 square mile area as Moslem mobs loot and burn villages and bazaars.
The United States Golf Association voted to hold the 1927 national amateur championship at Minikahda Club in Minneapolis. The decision was announced in Minneapolis Columbus on July 9.
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