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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1920
Page
8
At a Pomeroy Village Council meeting attorneys for Great Lakes Mining Company, now owning Ebersbach Coal, urged amending Section III of the street car franchise to allow steam power with a future shift to electricity, while granting steam railroad trackage rights over the line.
A proposed street railway extending from the Railway Company tracks to Pomeroy’s east line aims to haul coal and freight by steam. The council plans a Thursday meeting where amendments will be offered, with a third reading anticipated in August as members remain divided on steam motive power.
William Peyte, held in county jail since the shooting of Clyde Johnson at Rutland, was arraigned before Justice Ransom Fish on a charge of shooting with intent to kill. He was bound over to the grand jury in 500 and remanded unless posted. Johnson, rushed to Gallipolis hospital, was thought fatally injured but reported improving Monday and expected to recover.
The State Public Utilities Commission grants a 10 cent monthly local rate increase for each telephone line, effective August 1. The company sought one dollar per phone. councils opposed, arguing against the higher rise. The boost is projected to yield about $1,300 additional annual revenue.
Parkersburg Independent baseball team defeated Pomeroy 3 to 1 Sunday afternoon at Syracuse Park in a seven inning game. Wild pitching from Greenwald and Grimm led to five batters struck, while Pomeroy floundered at the plate and in the field. Late-arriving Parkersburg players pushed start to 4:30 by mutual agreement.
A decree granted to Viola A. Chase by Judge Miller on Monday awards custody of the two minor children to Walter 14 and Harold 12 while the estranged husband Wilkie EB. Chase retains custody rights.
George Grueser of Minersville and Thelma McElroy daughter of Mr and Mrs Wilkie McElroy of Syracuse were married at the Probate Court rooms Saturday last by Justice Stephen Martin.
Mr Amos Junod of Angola Indiana has accepted the position of Chief Clerk with the local street car company He succeeds Otto Strauss who resigned the first of the month to take up mine work It is understood Mr Junod will shortly move his household goods to Pomery and make his home here.
Norman A. Kaspar disposes of his stake in the Electric Theatre to brothers Ray and [rest of text unreadable], signaling a transfer within the local cinema venture and affecting ownership among Kaspar family members.
Arthur to assume active management Friday as theater leadership passes from founder’s family. Rolland Schwegman visits from Dayton. Mrs. Hecox leaves for Newport News. Will H Osborn relocates to Los Angeles. Multiple residents travel, visit relatives, and attend church society events in Middleport and nearby towns.
Inventors unveil crab and lobster crushers with handle-like pincers designed to crack shells efficiently. The tool aims to ease seafood processing and reduce manual effort for cooks and fishermen.
Catcher Harry Lake re joins the Newport News team in the Virginia league to replace the recently quit Noonan. Lake previously left for the Chicago White Sox after a strong showing with Newport News years earlier.
Rutland July 12 Governor Percival W Clement of Vermont declines to call a special session of the legislature to ratify the federal amendment for woman suffrage. The proclamation states no session will be convened for that purpose.
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