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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 24, 1927

Page

2

Pomeroy Pioneer Smith Stansbury Dies at 77

Funeral services were held at the Rutland home for Smith Stansbury 77 a pioneer of the area. He died Thursday after an illness. He is survived by his daughter Mrs Jennie Searls and two other children Homer of California and Joren Bransbury of Rutland.

Rutland Ternion Baptist Smith Stansbury Jennie Searls Saris Homer California Joren Bransbury

Married couple wed at Pomeroy Ohio home

Syracuse July 23 The wedding of Mary E Gratehouse and Orlan A Roberts took place at 2 p m Tuesday July 19 at the groom s sister Mrs Walter S White home in Pomeroy Ohio The ceremony was performed by Rev Weed

Robery E. Gratehouse Syracuse Orlan A. Roberts Pomeroy Seracuse Mary E. Gratehouse Walter White Ohio Weed

Social Notes Memories and Club Gatherings

Dr Edna Howell hosted ten members of her PomeRoy high school class of 1919 for a Thursday evening reunion with talk of old days and refreshments. The Third Thursday club met at East Main Street home of Mrs Roedell with a 6 o clock dinner and guests from Lexington Cleveland and Washington.

Edna Howell Pomeroy High School Robert G. Webster William Morgan Reed Steinbauer Willard Grant Ea Vale Pembrey Harry. Gwinn Gallipo Althea Miller Little Beards Clara Quivey Margaret Clifford Clas Oscar Roedell East Main Street Ralston Russell A. D. Russell D. ¥. Hennessy Tom Crow Dor Schafer Charles Zimmer Lexington Grace Weir Washington, D. C P. K. Smith

Stansbury Joins North Carolina Merger In Greensboro

Dr. E B Stansbury reports that his son G L Stansbury, formerly in the local undertaking business, is involved as a principal stockholder in a major merger. The Huntley Stockton Hill furniture firm of Greensboro has been bought for 260000 by a furniture chain. The old owners lease the building to the new owners and Stansbury remains general manager.

Middlefort E. B. Stansbury South G. L. Stansbury Huntley-Stockton-Hill Furniture Greensboro N. C Stansbury Furiture

Sargeant Wins Kanawha Road Contract for Leon to Robertsburg

Charles Sargeant, Pomeroy restaurant owner, awarded a road contract in Kanawha Valley for grading and graveling four miles of highway between Leon and Robertsburg. He will supervise the project with his wife Mrs. Sargeant managing the local business. George Korn, longtime Sugar Run flour mill employee, back in Pomeroy with his 16 year old son Marion after a cross country trip from California via Cheyenne and the Columbia River region.

Pomerot Charles Sargeant Kanawha, W. Va Leon Robertsburg Pomeroy George Korn Sugar Run California Mr. Korn Marion Columbia River Yellowstone Fork Cheyenne Wyoming Carl Beckle Mr. Beckle

Sheep specialist Pomeroy visit to Meigs county meetings

L A Kauffman sheep specialist from Ohio State University will visit Meigs county Monday for two meetings on ram selection and culling. The first session is at 9 a m at J H Musser’s farm in Rutland township. A second meeting location will be announced later.

Not Guilty Plea in Dual Courthouse Arraignments

Dr J A Malone of Athens pleads not guilty to four counts of assault and battery in Hedges court with bond set at 190 dollars. Habeas corpus filed over child custody while Myron Denoradacks pleads guilty to a bad check charge in Porter court. Campbell case against Glouster for embezzlement is dismissed for lack of prosecution.

PE Malone Dr. Malone Carbondale Dr. Malena Malone Phillips Auto Supply Company National Bank Glouster State of Ohio Myron Denoar D. Phillips Harry Imade Justice of Peace Carl Porter State of Ghio H. W. Campbell Glous Iter Tustica of Peace E. Hedges

Fined for Drilling Oil Well Without Legal Procedure

Affidavits allege Paul Dinnean, Robert Green, William Sharen, Lloyd Duncan, and Thomas Wilson partnered to drill a York township oil well on Tick Run property near Nelsonville without filing an application or map with the state Bureau of Mines. They pleaded guilty to neglect in filing and were fined $25 each plus costs, suspended on condition the proper application and map are filed by August 15 and well plugging completed. Thomas Wilson and Paul Duncan were released from custody for lacking partnership holdings at the time.

Ty Jerome Watson State Bureau of Mines Paul Dinnean Robert Green William Sharen Lioyd Duncan Thomas Wilson York Township Bureau of Mines Nelsonville Justice of the Peace Pearl W. Helwig Paul Duncan

Jackville Schoolboards Names Elisabeth Potter as Teacher

Athens Township board elected Elisabeth Potter as the new Jackville school teacher for the coming year. Superintendent H. R. McVoy announced the appointment yesterday after Friday’s meeting. The board also approved and paid a redecorating bill for buildings in Mechanicsburg Jackvills Factory and Sugar Creek.

Jacky School Elisabeth Potter H. R. McVoy Miss Potter Athens Township Mechanicsburg Jackvills iFactory Sugar Creek

Moler Elected Assistant Vice President in Cleveland Trust

Arthur L Moler of Lakewood son of W E Moler Athens was named assistant vice president of Union Trust Company Cleveland. A certified public accountant and former assistant credit manager, he has held roles in Ohio state government and the Robert Morris associates local chapter. He studied at Ohio University and New York University and lives at 1603 Lincoln Ave Lakewood with his wife and two children.

Arthur L. Moler Lakewood W. E. Molhe Athens Union Trust Company Cleveland Moler Trust Company Ohio University New York University Ohio National Association of Cost Accountants Industrial Commission of Ohio State Auditor's Department Robert Morris Associates National Order of Crea- It Cleveland ¥. M. CO. A. School of Technology Mr. Moler Lincoln Avenue

Four fined for drunkenness as Martinsville duo visit home

Edgar Thompson Harry McNutt Clifford Freeman and Charles Mackey received $5 fines plus costs from Pearl W. Helwig justice of the peace on Saturday morning. They were released on promise to pay within a week and were arrested by Constable I. P. Tucker. Mr and Mrs J E Bain and children Ruth and Jim Jetty visited from Martinsville.

Emering Pitas Edgar Thompson Harry McNutt Clifford Freeman Charles Mackey Pearl W. Helwig Justice of the Speace Cusitady Constabble I. P J. E. Bain Ruth Jim Jett Martinsville Ind

iClub Camp Aims to Build Healthful Youths in 4-H Program

The 4-H club camp on the Cops Jand farm the week of August 3, led by county extension agent T. H. Johnson, offers sports and outdoor activities to teach campers useful crafts, healthful exercise, and self reliance. Supervisors will ensure safety, with first aid on site and doctor on call for serious cases. No visitors day is planned, but visitors may come.

Cops Jand T. H. Johnson Johnson Ming

Man POMEROY Sheriff Add Tires Theft to Indeterminate Sentence

Elmer Mc Cutcheon was taken to the penitentiary by Sheriff Willock and Deputy Welker to serve an indeterminate term on a charge of stealing tires from the Koehler filling station months earlier. The court had not sentenced him then, but upon recent intoxication and a liquor find, he was brought before the court and sentenced.

Pomeroy Elmer McCutcheon Willock Welker Koehler Hquor United Motors

Family reunites Pomeroy relatives in July gathering

Mrs. Andy Schmittauer arrives from Springfield after 19 years to reconnect with the Schmittauer family in Pomeroy. Her daughter Madge, employed in Columbus, joins. Mrs. Kate Bramlage of Columbus greets her daughter returning from Omaha with her new husband, Gilbert Harry, former Nebraskan editor now Union Pacific ad man. MIDDLEPORT BRIEFS note births and moves as local families relocate and visit.

Reunes Pomeroy Andy Schmittauer Springfield Madge Columbus Schmittauers Kate Bramlage Omaha Nebraska Gilbert Harry Union Pacific Railway

Camp aims to provide recreation and life lessons

Mr. Yohnsen stated the camp offers recreation and amusement with valuable lessons for later life. He noted a daily vesper service at sundown will suit the occasion and respect all faiths, as the program opens and closes in harmony with nature.

Yohn-sen

Former Music Instructor Honored With Granger Scholarship

Miss Sirauhee T. Arpee formerly taught advanced piano at Ohio University and has been awarded a Percy Granger scholarship in Chicago. A cosmopolitan pianist educated in Constantinople and Berlin, she may join Chicago permanently after studying with Granger. The Athens Kiwanis club will hear Robert Weber report the Memphis convention at the Hotel Berry luncheon.

Chicago Sirauhee T. Arpee Ohio University Percy Granger Arpee Granger Constantinople Miss Arpee United States Europe Paul Lange Berlin Mayer Scharwenka Crescent College Athens Kiwanis Club Robert Weber Giouster Memphis Berry

Hospital Notes at Sheltering Arms Hospital

Mrs. Olive Baughman of Albany admitted for medical treatment and much improved. H. W. Grover of Athens admitted for a minor operation and left the hospital Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. John Stewart announce the birth of a son at the hospital Saturday morning. Other patients include Mrs. Maude Tubbs Pratt family area, Fred Moore Guysville, Mrs. C P B Athens, Miss Thelma Mel Nutt Athens. Discharges include Mrs. Elsie R. Wanster and baby Athens and Miss Irma Saylor Athens.

Sheltering Arms Hospital Olive Baughman Albany H. W. Grover Athens John Stewart Maude Tubbs Pratts Fark Fred Moore Guysville Thelma Mel Nutt Elsie R. Wanster and Baby Irma Saylor

Caruso-Moore Engagement Reported in Venice Dinner

A.R.A dispatch from Venice states that Dorothy Caruso widow of the metropolitan tenor is engaged to Alexander Moore former American ambassador to Spain. The announcement came at a dinner at the Excelsior Hotel Lido Moore was the husband of late actress Lillian Russell who died in 1921.

Rome A.r—A Venice Dorothy Caruso Alexander Moore Spain Excelsior Hotel Lido Moore Lillian Russell

Worst storm clouds the Midwest with flood damage

Northwestern Ohio areas recover from a severe electrical wind storm this season. Many buildings were damaged and transportation lines crippled while cellars and streets flooded. Wildlife losses reported after the flood.

Northwestern Ohio Toledo U.P Ohio Harrisburgh

Pennsylvania Storm Ravages Perry and Dauphin Regions

A cloudburst this morning swamped Perry County and the northern areas of Dauphin County, inundating streets and disrupting travel as residents assess flood damage and crews work to restore power and clear debris.

Pennsylvania Perry Dauphin County

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Pioneer Pomeroy Bend G. L. Stansbury F North Carolina Middleport Wanawha Valley Meigs County Oings Goldilocks D.C Jackville Elizabet Potter Board W. E. Moler Cleveland Trust Company iClub William Steiff Minnie Scott Cincinnati Ralph Frecker Scott George Broyles Mire Walter Howell Charleston Fela Hachive Ron'rem Westinghouse Automatic Iron Ohio Electric Company Delco-Remy the Automotive Battery & Electric. CO. K. of P. Bids Caruso-Moore Engag Ement Diance Dee Yu Whaley Dental Rooms the Swanson Furniture Co E. Washington Frank Secy Athens R. D
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