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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1922
Page
10
Tension remains at Hobson shops with union men guarding the approaches and a cordon of pickets around the site day and night. Imported operatives arrive under guard to satisfy insurance rules while railway detectives register with county authorities.
Miss Sadie Green on a Columbus trip with her mother. Probate Judge Stephenson went to Orient. Ed Carrick and Oscar Carrick from Chicago visited for a death in Union Furnace. Grace Shriner hosted a party for Mrs Mahoney and Mrs Shriner. Ex-service men urged to file disability claims by August 5. Rifle requisition bans stated for legion posts. New Methodist parsonage progress. expected ready by September. Chaugtauqua tent arriving. opening on July 31. Mrs. Washburn and sons visiting relatives. Uncle Jerry Reeves ill with diabetes at 78. Ernest Geyer visiting Pomeroy from Youngstown.
Fifteen year old Frank Leifheit of Rocksprings sustained an eye injury in the harvest field about a week ago. The damage necessitated surgery Saturday, and the injured eye was removed to save the sight.
Mayor Sauvage reports subscriptions totaling about 300 collected yesterday to pay for Main Street repair work. The effort is done without township or county aid. County commissioners are not charging for use of the road roller, contrary to reports. The response is notable amid town's industrial paralysis.
Jacksonville handed the Pomeroy Ramblers their first defeat of the season at Syracuse park Sunday afternoon by 7 to 1. On Monkey Run grounds Chester fell 5 to 3 to the home team. At Mason the Pomeroy Greys defeated Mason 16 to 14.
In a public note to the citizens of the Tenth District Israel M. Foster reflects on four years in Congress and the duties of representing two hundred thousand people. He stresses honesty, constitutional fidelity, and hope for better times urging reelection to continue serving the district.
A woman died at about 9 PM following a head injury from a stone strike. She left a husband and seven children. Local report notes an ambulance took her to a home where she succumbed to injuries the same evening. Mortgage releases listed include Rosa Snodgrass to F E Vine yard for 800 dollars and Elizabeth Kent to Wyatt Plantz.
This week's Kiwanis Club gathering meets this evening in the Masonic club room. Special numbers by the Simpson M. I. orchestra feature readings by Miss Laura Campbell the gifted Pomeroy reader who will later pursue chautauqua work.
Frank Lowery of Zanesville was arrested Sunday by Officer Farbearn for being drunk. Later Chick Brooker and Garth Downey were charged similarly by Officers Etlinger and Notestone. Before Mayor Koppe on Monday they pleaded guilty and were fined twenty five dollars plus costs.
A collision occurred Sunday at Walnut and Hunter streets involving two Ford cars. One driven by Joe Brown and another by a woman with an unlearned name. No injuries but both vehicles were badly smashed.
Absolom Hart died Saturday afternoon at his son Lucius Hart's home on the Lucius Wright farm west of Logan from senility. He was a Civil War veteran with the 17th O V I and saw major combat. Survived by son Rufus Hart of Haines and daughter Mrs Pleukharp of South Bloomingville and another son. Funeral Monday at Oterbine in Vinton with burial at Oterbine chapel cemetery by Harden Undertaking Co.
Albert Burgoon remains in serious condition at his Church street home after an emergency operation for acute appendicitis performed Saturday by Dr. Fletcher of Columbus with assistance from Drs. Campbell and McGuinness of this city. He is an Owens factory employee who worked until noon Thursday before collapsing and needing urgent care.
Parole Officer E. S. Brown of the B. I. S. was in Logan Monday morning en route to Parkersburg after two boys who had escaped from the school several days ago. He said that with these two all the runaways had been accounted for.
Prof. Fred Duffy of Chillicothe visited Logan family friends over the weekend. He taught in county schools for ten years, studied in Delaware for a year, then served as principal in Chillicothe for five years. This year he accepted a supervisor role in Steubenville and plans to move within a month.
Mrs. G. W. Stout purchased the newly erected brick residence on East Main Street from J. W. Gabriel. The deal closed Saturday and Mrs. Stout, who presently resides in the area, will take possession soon.
Henry Ruble aged 68 died Sunday morning at 8 45 while alone at his Warner avenue residence. Gas fumes during winter are said to have hastened his death. He leaves a son with unknown address. For years he was cared for by Mr and Mrs Roy Magle. The funeral is set for Tuesday at 2 pm from Church street residence with Oak Grove interment by Harden Undertaking Co.
James E. Shank aged 21 of Pomeroy and Gretchen Wadsworth aged 28 of Syracuse obtained a marriage license. Minton Fowler aged 31 of Pomeroy and Della Smith aged 22 of Pomeroy also secured a license.
The Westminster Guild of the local Presbyterian church organized a Saturday afternoon lawn fete and Logan residents responded generously. Proceeds added to the treasury will fund several church projects requiring substantial funding.
Mrs Clyde Taylor aged 35 died Sunday evening from injuries after a fall from a swing during an outing in the woods. She was with her family when the accident occurred.
Scout Ed Francis visited Columbus for two days last week seeking a southpaw to bolster the pitching staff for the remainder of the season. A reliable hurler has been secured, though the name was not announced. The regular lineup remains set for Sunday’s game against Chauncey.
Mr and Mrs William Weaver and family of Union City Indiana are in this county for a week visiting the parents Mr and Mrs Leonard Weaver of Bear Run. They spent Saturday in Logan visiting Mr and Mrs William Bierly. Thirteen years ago Weaver left the county for Indiana and now owns a fine Hoosier state farm.
Paul Eberst, newly appointed chief of police, appeared Sunday in a brand new uniform with fitting trim. The six foot leader made a splendid impression as he stepped out in the polished attire.
J. R. Nealon rode through Logan Sunday in a car without tags and was stopped by Copper Farbean before Mayor Koppe. He pled guilty and paid one dollar and costs. He claimed the license on his car was sufficient. Local authorities have orders from the state to enforce license tag regulations.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Primmer and son Dale of Haydenville return from a two week driving tour through Michigan. They visited Asa Lehman in Monroe and toured Detroit Ann Arbor Trenton Wyandotte Ypsilanti Grosse Ile and other sites. En route they visited Primmer's brother Ed Primer in Marion Ohio and rested with Mrs. Primmer's mother Mary Walker in Columbus.
London reports Henry Leitner, a British engineer, has created an all metal propeller now undergoing tests by Britain France the United States and Japan. France has ordered manufacture for its air force. Tests show durability at high power with no fatigue and a blade dented but not shattered by a metal impact, signaling a potential end to fragile wooden propellers.
Akron youngsters volunteer to cut and rake weeds in the city because municipal finances prevent city labor for the task. The effort shows civic pride as future leaders participate in improving lawns citywide.
A Mexico based proposal would relocate millions of persecuted Jews from Europe to 64 000 square miles along the Mexican American border. President Obregon reportedly weighs granting land for Jewish settlement while Jewish leaders in New York push a territorial organization to hold title to the land.
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