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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1925
Page
2
A committee of local ministers and the Pomeroy board of education decided to postpone plans for religious instruction in public schools. If pursued, a minister would be hired and the program funded privately with no school costs, affecting about 45,000 Ohio children annually.
POMEROY July 20 Sheriff kept county jail open after midnight to house arriving prisoners from Noble Summit liquor raid. William Worrell allegedly possessed moonshine and equipment. Earl Gilmore and Mary Napper found in abandoned building. Malvin Gunther and a 15 year old girl Anoy arrested near Syracuse for joy riding and liquor odor led to jail. Audrey Deney released on own recognizance after confinement.
POMEROY July 20 Rev Earl Daugherty arrested on arrival at Middleport by Marshal Mayer. He and his wife face hearing before Probate Judge Cora B Roberts on charges of abandoning Evangeline Daugherty, 14, now in county infirmary. Daugherty held religious services for male prisoners. money from street meeting was said to aid destitute families.
Mrs Clara Wildermuth installed new Doras Rebekah Lodge officers on Saturday night with Elmer Goodrum as noble grand Effrey as vice grand Cora Andrews Kate Becht financial rotary Nellie Smith treasurer and Roller Flor Karman inner guard. The lodge plans to attend the district convention with full membership.
POMEROY July 20. By the will, an estate is left to a widow following the death of a local resident. Details remain sparse as legal proceedings begin.
The will probate states Conrad Ohlinger leaves his entire estate to his widow for as long as she remains a widow. Upon her death, the estate is to be divided equally among the children.
Pomeroy on July 20 saw many tourists pass through. Main Street displayed license tags from nine different states as visitors toured the city.
Mr and Mrs Raymond Fisher and daughter Carolyn traveled from Charleston to visit relatives. Columbus visitors called on Pomeroy friends. Families from Mason City and Portsmouth joined gatherings at Point Pleasant and Buckeye Lake outings. Several locals toured Pittsburgh by excursion and returned home. The Sayres returned from Ripley after caring for Mrs Hogsett and will stay with the Sayres in town.
Mr and Mrs William Igler of Columbus visited the Brown family last week. Corina Morgan undergoes tonsil and adenoid removal and is improving. Barrows of Philadelphia visit. Miss Marie Lesinger of Jacksonville Ind visits the Morgans. Mrs M C Hobart returns from Convallis near Portland Ore. Bessie Sanborn and Mary Root take a northern Ohio to Chicago to Canada trip. The Rev L R Wilson and family of Norwalk visit Midport friends. Dent family and Lou Saxon of Rutland visit Columbus. Flossie Daniels of Fort Wayne visits her mother.
Dennis and her sister Mrs. Sam Roy visit family. Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Gardner and family travel to Akron to see son Charles and his wife and daughter Mrs. Alton Vale and family. J. H. Grate visit Ravenswood. Helen Olive Smith of Huntington is visiting aunt Mrs. Louis Sauer. Charles Tedrow and wife visit Gallipolis. Park Calderwood travels to Columbus for wife’s minor operation. Grace Walker and daughter Dorothy of Cleveland visit C. B. Smith. J. C. McElhinny leaves for a three week trip to Washington New York City and Brattleboro VT.
The local Girl Scout camp near Portland will host a weeklong outing starting today. Scouts will bring all camping gear and tents and cooking equipment, with several local parties arranged to visit during the week.
Pomeroy reports that Dr. L. G. Gribble and Hart Standberg will represent the town at Dayton during the last week of August. Hotel reservations are made as top shooters from U S gun clubs are expected to attend. Historically about 98 kills in 100 birds win first place.
The sidewheel packet Kate Adams nicknamed Tovin' Kate sailed downriver Friday with over fifty through passengers and a large freight shipment in the Pittsburgh Cincinnati river trade, per a report to officials at Dam 26.
Middleport July 20 Word from Akron reports John Misner father of Arthur Misner Akron was badly scalded when the boilers at the Jef ty laundry exploded two weeks ago He is said to be in critical condition and has lost his mind as a result of the accident Misner a stationary engineer has been in Akron for some time
In Pomeroy on July 20 Taylor Cundiff about 14 was found guilty of striking William Grueser on the head with a baseball bat during a lantern dispute. Pro bate Judge Cora B. Roberts ordered the youth to report to the court biweekly for a year with harsher punishment if he misbehaves.
A terse report notes sunburn reveals discomfort with sun exposure, highlighting skin sensitivity and possible irritation. The piece underscores the lasting, unwanted reminder of prior sun exposure and the desire to avoid similar burns in the future.
Pomeroy July 20. A mine guard at Stalter-Es sex mine reported being shot at about 3:30 Friday morning. The guard fired two shots at the fleeing intruder, who fled to a waiting dark automobile and drove away. Sheriff Harry Rice and officials conduct a thorough investigation to identify the would be assassin.
Hamden residents Mr and Mrs Henry Leitch and their baby escaped injury when the axle of their automobile broke and sent them over a bank near the father in law’s home by Sugar Creek Saturday evening. Others travel notes include visits and relatives from Dennison Columbus Van Lear Ky Akron Cleveland Jackson Norfolk Spain and Lamont Iowa.
Peter Weaner, a Delaware township farmer, sues the school board to provide transportation for his crippled daughter Berna dette, 13, who suffered infantile paralysis. He seeks 326 dollars for two and a half years of transport costs and a mandamus to force future provisions. Relatives had hauled her in an express wagon over a mile to school, while the board claims exposure to storms and frost bite and refuses 56 cents daily transport payment.
In Dayton Tennessee, June 18, two mountain mothers testified as star witnesses for the Scopes defense. They said evolution had not harmed their sons, one noting it had gone in one ear and out the other, and the other wishing both she and her son had studied evolution. Both maintained their children's Bible faith remained intact.
A terse Akron Beacon Journal note states that only dry agents are permitted to fire on innocent Americans, signaling a stance or policy clarification.
The old steel bridge over Monday creek at Myers crossing above Floodwood will be removed to the Nelsonville Buchtel road. Perkins Steel of Wooster won the contract for 1206 dollars, announced by Dan Davis state highway engineer. The bridge was replaced last summer by a concrete span due to a slight realignment of the Athens Nelsonville road.
In Lexington Kentucky on July 1 Frank Pence aged 83 married Mollie Cottrell 55 a Civil War veteran of Columbus Grove. The wedding arose after Pence visited Lexington to spend winter with his son and he became step father-in-law to his son-in-law Carl Pence as the couple now reside on the Columbus Grove Vaughnsville road with Mr and Mrs Penaw.
East State street paving ordinance faces council passage tonight over Mayor L A Koons veto. Councilmen who voted for the bill two weeks ago predicted its success after Koons vetoed the measure twice. The semi annual appropriation bill also returns for passage with no further budget trimming anticipated.
A Tokyo student group has formed an anti luxury society with aims to persuade wealthy Japanese to curb indulgent habits and promote frugality among the elite.
The Cosworth Sentinel reports a big bullfrog allegedly snatching a suckling of Mrs. Steve McDonough in Bosworth Me. The paper jokes that the incident should convince readers Jonah was swallowed by a whale, noting skeptics may doubt both tales.
A noisy puzzle list with numerous partial words and scattered clues including sun god drinker harness foretell garment makers and many broken garbled phrases. The entry appears as a cryptic rapid-fire enumeration of definitions and fragments with numbers interspersed and ended by garbled text.
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