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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1922
Page
3
Nelsonville records June balances across funds with receipts and expenditures. General fund ends July 1 at 1216.52 while health and service funds show high costs and modest balances. A Sunday trip by Mrs. H D Krieg and Mr. G W Adams to Summerland Beach celebrated Mr Adams birthday.
Eight men arrested in Turkey Creek near Portsmouth Ohio as Inspectors Bayham and Nash with county officials destroy about 100 barrels of mash over two weeks. Investigators confiscate 40 to 50 gallons of moonshine and arrest about 46 offenders. Property seized includes a horse and buggy saddle horse and two .45 Colt pistols.
Mr and Mrs M T Brandenburg of Columbus were guests of the former s parents Mr and Mrs M T Brandenburg over Sunday. Herman Hall of Medina, formerly in this area and involved in a ground fire display proposal, was visiting friends. Hall is connected with a Medina brick plant.
The Ladies Auxiliary to the American Legion holds a meeting this evening. Members are asked to bring pennies for the guess box.
The pastor of First Christian church is on his annual vacation in New York City for a Preachers Conference at Union Theological Seminary. He plans a few days in Richmond before returning to Nelsonville, his old home.
Mr Frances Boosinger manager of Netkirks 5 and 10c store spends his vacation with his mother in Ravenna Ohio. Mr Hayward will take charge of the store during his absence.
Mrs. Jane Lowes, aged 75, died at her Carbon Hill home on Sunday. Funeral plans have not been set. She is survived by two daughters and one son.
Mrs Mary A Groves aged 80 died Saturday at her daughter’s home near Mt Zion Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 10 A M Burial will take place at Grove cemetery She leaves three daughters and four sons including Frank Jess and Noel of Nelsonville Also notes several local visits and trips among residents with Columbus Buckeye Lake Akron and Toledo mentioned including a new baby son for Mr and Mrs T J Davis and the Weltzheimer family returning to Buckeye Lake.
Mr and Mrs L I Krieg are listed in a real estate transfer alongside a second buyer. details show a property sale involving multiple parties and local conveyancing records. No further specifics are provided in the fragment.
Advertises Harley Davidson motorcycles and sidecars with rebuilt machines and expert repairs by factory trained staff.
A Saturday 7:30 to 12 event at Mrs Herb Newtons on Poplar Street featured music games and dancing with refreshments served later. R A Dean arrived Sunday to address the Berean Bible Class and had sailed from Yokohama two weeks earlier. Mr and Mrs Andrew Lauier Katherine Graham left Sunday for Buffalo and plan to reside later in Cincinnati with Lauiers parents nearby.
Cedar Point Ohio July 10 salesmen elected Albert J Burns of Oakland California as salesman president taking over from A Nash of Cincinnati at the national association of speciality salesmen second annual convention closing here today.
William Akers of the Ed Poston farm north of Canaanville was arrested Saturday afternoon by Deputy Prohibition Inspector Mariner on a charge of possessing property for liquor manufacturing. Officers found two stills hidden near his residence a milk can and an oil can a nearby stone furnace and a path to the hiding place. Akers pleaded not guilty at arraignment before Magistrate Helwig and his trial was set for Wednesday morning. He posted $500 bond for release.
Chauncey by seven to six defeated Logan in front of a large Chauncey park crowd. Sam Withem pitched for Chauncey, with key hits from H Earich Hartley Mullins and Bradfield. Logan led early but Chauncey rallied for the decisive eighth inning.
In Canton Ohio deputies raided a cockfight scene Sunday and found the body of carpenter Joe Thorley. Coroner T C McQuate ruled death from cerebral hemorrhage caused by excitement at the fight. Other spectators fled as Thorley collapsed.
President Harding weighs a national coal crisis response as miners demand a national conference and oppose wage cuts. Operators favor temporary mine control with arbitration or a compromise talks framework while warning of operator bankruptcy if old wages persist. The outcome hinges on government action and potential seizure of key mines.
Washington July 10 Prospects of Henry Ford obtaining control of the nitrate and water power project at Muscle Shoals Alabama rose as Senator Ladd Republican of North Dakota endorsed Ford's offer in the Senate. Ladd said he was favorable to it signaling potential cross region support from middle western Republicans and southern Democrats for the Ford contract.
About 4 A.M. Sunday Philip Strauss and John Davidson of Richland Avenue removed four 10 pound catfish and a 41 pound specimen from the Hocking river near South bridge. Local onlookers exceed 100 as they inspect the catch and confirm the tale, recalling a 45 pound catfish near White's Mill last year.
Eber McKinley a 14 year old Messenger carrier from Jacksonville was drowned while swimming in Big Darby Creek near Columbus. The tragedy occurred Sunday afternoon during a family picnic. Local officials reported heart disease may have contributed to his death.
Dean MelIntire served as dean of the Normal School at Ohio University and led in school administration. He helped draft Ohio’s teachers retirement bill and was repeatedly elected to administer the state pension system. He held roles in the Ohio State Teachers Association and Cincinnati Schoolmasters Club.
Dean McIntire longtime educator and active Athens resident died Sunday after a prolonged illness linked to heart enlargement and circulatory failure. He served in education organizations since 1895 and was state chairman of the National Education association. Burial will be in West Liberty where he had long resided.
The United States Steel Corporation says unfilled orders on June 30 stood at 5,685,531 tons, up from 5,254,228 tons on May 31, an increase of 381,808 tons.
A 2222 Union Suit pattern offered in six sizes up to 48 inch bust. Fits camp, muslin, linen, jean, flannel fabrics. Sleeve can be omitted. Size 36 needs 2 1/2 yards of 86 inch material without sleeves or 3 1/2 yards with sleeves. Mail pattern illustration for 12 cents.
Frank Sheldon son of the late C R Sheldon of Athens died at his West Liberty Iowa home on a Saturday in July just shy of seventy. He leaves a widow and a large immediate family including brothers C C Sheldon and C A Sheldon of Athens and sister Mrs Ida C Dickason of Columbus plus a late brother Thomas H Sheldon who was a former cashier in an Athens bank.
New Marshfield reports the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Amos Dowler died Monday morning. Funeral services will be at the Hamley Run residence Tuesday at 2 pm conducted by Rev Dabrits with burial in New Marshfield Cemetery.
Mrs Ralph Antorietto of 15 South High street died Sunday at 4 am from heart trouble. She would have been 54 in July. Funeral Tuesday at 9 am in St Pauls cemetery. Survived by husband and children Josephine Burk in Oregon Dora Mary Helena and Paul at home. One brother Peter Gazzale of Marietta and many relatives. Born in Ruta Italy she had lived in the United States about 23 years.
International News Service reports the Rio de Janeiro exposition will showcase approved livestock breeds from many countries. The fair runs September 7 into 1923, with the livestock exhibit September 20 to 30, and new buildings already under construction for both Brazilian and foreign livestock displays.
Paris reports Owen D. Young, RCA chairman, says wireless telephoning between New York and Paris may be feasible. Time difference is major hurdle. modifications could allow stock exchange transactions by telephone between France and America.
DETROIT July 10 The ancient law of the whip has been imposed on Ernest Martin who was sentenced at Sandwich Ont to ten years in the penitentiary Judge Coughlin decreed that in addition to his prison term Martin receive twenty lashes upon his arrival at the prison and twenty when he leaves The punishment will be inflicted on the bare back with an ash stick and twelve leather thongs Martin, twenty three years old, was convicted of brutal assault on Henry Killie sixty five a farmer Shakespeare wrote several of his best plays before he was thirty
State Supreme Judge Wanamaker denounces the May 16 decision upholding Lucas county verdict against Frank Sniegoski in a case over a dangerous Toledo Cocker punching press. He argues Ohio safety statute is a mere scrap while employers owe only common law ordinary care.
Urbana headline reports Fred Cressman suffering a forearm fracture after delivering a last-ball fast throw during a no hit game between two schools. Doctors later confirmed a small bone in his right forearm broke. fans call the event extremely rare.
Fred H. Beckler of Athens, a highway contractor on the Athens Pomeroy road south of Jerseyville, was arrested Saturday by Constable I P Tucker on a charge of violating the eight hour public work rule. The affidavit by Albert Smith from the state department’s division alleges Beckler employed James Blazer for nine hours on July 6. Beckler pleaded not guilty and was released on his own recognizance pending a hearing.
Paris reports the foreign office announced that all French troops have evacuated upper Silesia, ending the military presence in the region.
Richard Brinsley Sheridan penned The Rivals at twenty three and followed with School for Scandal at twenty six, marking early genius in London theater.
Akron Ohio July 10 Albert Bullet colored is arrested in Barberton charged with the murder of Samuel Carton 25 shot to death in a labor camp near Barberton Sunday afternoon Two shots fired one struck Carton in the heart another in the left hand Bullet captured in Wadsworth last night A dispute over a winning card game led to the killing
July 10. East 100 Gas Co leads a move to lift wholesale rates to 1H per thousand cubic feet, increasing costs for Ohio customers who currently pay about four to five times as much as before.
A July 8 1932 letter from Lawrence County Republicans endorses I M Foster for Congress. Signatories include A R Johnson ex congressman A J Hannan Republican State Central Committeeman D Davies Lawrence County Chairman and Frank L Riges secretary with additional committee members listing wards and officials. The letter forecasts strong county backing after the primary.
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