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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1920

Page

6

Two Divorce Suits Filed in Court Monday

Frances King seeks divorce from Alfred King claiming seven years of wilful absence and requests custody of their seven year old daughter Mildred. Lewis B Doefer petitions for divorce from Margaret Doefer alleging adultery and extreme cruelty with a restraining order to keep her from disposing of assets or removing the children. court granted temporary order.

Frances King Alfred King Athens Ohio Mildred King Lewis B. Doefer Margaret Doefer Teaford Miller

Court case filed over promissory note for $250

Martha McGraw sues A. J. Adams and Florence Adams on a promissory note dated February 23 1920 with good cents interest. The action seeks repayment of the principal and accrued interest.

Martha McGraw Sula A. J Florence Adams

Airplane Stunts Draw Crowds Near Pomeroy

An aircraft arrived across the river from Pomeroy on Sunday and began carrying passengers at a set rate. The machine executes graceful maneuvers along the river course attracting onlookers and riders.

Pomeroy

Committees Named to Boost War Savings Drive

Charles E. Grueser and others were appointed this week to lead a War Savings Stamps push. The effort aims to raise funds by boosting sales to net an automobile for Postmaster H. J. Black, with proceeds to support Main Street street repairs.

H. J. Blackmore Charles E. Grueser

City ward candidates named as campaign committees meet

The court house last evening hosted meetings of committees from all wards to advance the campaign, listing members in each ward including Faris Straile McNamee Beards Ry ther Skinner Brooks Stark Gilmore Webster Kaspar Lloyd Horwitz Wolf Guth Elberfeld Mullen Mees Schoel in Gerheimer Jones Peoples Goff Reibel Chase Bing Lawrence Ebersbach Compton Bengel Reed Fisher Caldwell Crow Vale Howell Owens Starkey Keehne Meinhart.

O. R. Faris Henry Straile Charles McNamee H. C. Beards George Ryther B. D. Skinner A. R. Brooks Peter Stark Curtis Gilmore Jed C. Webster Norman Kaspar Dana Lloyd Louis Horwitz Charles Wolf Fred Guth Alfred Elberfeld Chas Mullen Jacob T. Mees Wm. F. Schoelin Carl Genheimer C. W. Jones

Pleasant Middleport church reception at Rev Berry home

A social reception for Middleport Presbyterian church members was held at the home of Rev and Mrs Berry last Friday with two sessions from 2 to 5 pm and 7 to 9 pm. The event offered a cordial gathering and community fellowship.

Middleport Presbyterian Church Berry

Red Cross secretary speaks at Rutland Farm Bureau meeting

Miss Vesta McCoy local Red Cross secretary addressed the Rutland Farm Bureau Friday evening on Red Cross work in Meigs county. She spoke with Miss Helen Beeson of Middleport accompanying her.

Rutland Vesta McCoy Red Cross Farm Bureau Meigs County Helen Beeson Middleport

Injured Rallygoers Improve After Fair Grounds Race Incident

Report notes that several participants injured during auto and motorcycle races at the fair grounds on Saturday are showing improvement. Mention also Mr Will Reuter among those affected.

Fair Grounds Will Reuter

Express wagon crash injures two daughters near Bald Knob

Local brief reports an auto collision injuring two daughters of Bald Knob while their express wagon was struck on the way home. Both injured parties are reported as improved. Other items note residents traveling for visits and relatives across Ohio.

Bald Knob

Dear Mrs. Thompson Advice on bachelors and teens

A reader defends older bachelors in their thirties, urging women to trust experience over youth while cautioning about the risk of heartbreak for teenage girls. The note also asks for skin care guidance and provides a homemade lotion recipe to treat enlarged pores.

Mrs. Thompson Rie

Bailey Run Coal Field Booms With New Development

Operators in the Bailey Run field push for a hard surface road from eight active mines to the pike as traffic swells and winter impedes a dirt road. Over 200 men ride daily by train, more by car, while Chauncey grows with miner homes and rising demand. The Sunday Creek Coal Company surveys a massive shaft near the White Ash mine.

Bailey Run Chauncey Millfield Buchtel Sunday Creek Coal Company White Ash

Sunday Creek to Tap No 7 Vein and Open 3500 Acre Coal Tract

Sunday Creek plans to reach the No 7 coal vein at about 100 feet and develop 3500 acres of virgin coal. The operation seeks a capacity near 3000 tons per day. Additional mines are being sunk south of Millfield, signaling Bailey Run district could become a major Hocking valley hub within a decade.

Millfield Bailey Run Hocking Valley

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