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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1924
Page
9
A marriage license was issued to Arthur Willard, 24, and Evelyn Scott, 21, in Pomeroy. Wayne Lutz finishes sommer engagement at Rio College and plans a family tour home for the week’s end. They intend to drive to Indian to visit relatives with son John accompanying them on vacation.
See ing Niagara gone Asthma Ford Special with 14 Turnbull and Malcolm ley aboard has reached Niagara Falls and the boys are camped within hearing of the mighty. They left Clarence Thie at run Ohio where he will pro his visit with home folks and return home by rail. The boys think they are having the times of their lives. Youth must be served. FINE KIWANIAN EVENT at the wreckiv meeting of the ymeroy Middlewort Kiwanian. It the K of P banquet hall Middienert tomorrow evening will be features of moment. Pearty of important New York rel Tines officials and a number of prominent farmers of The county will be guests of the club. Tite is frankly an effort to promote better relations and acquaintance between the elements they represent, as well as to bring to the ratl fhad men the importance and possibilities of Meigen county. There Will be good food, good speeches, and, it is confidently expected, Very agreeable occasion all around.
As U S Steel and Carnegie Steel shift inspections from Pittsburgh to Wheeling, plans emerge to serve Ohio river plants by barge. Major expenditures are proposed to expand loading and unloading facilities along the river, with work set to begin in a few weeks.
The subject operated towboats Mink No. 2 and Buckeye Bay and was connected with the Gas Genin. After being sold by Ebersbach Schaefer Co in this city, he moved south to the lower Ohio, where he ran several years before his vessel was destroyed.
Mr and Mrs E J Franz left for Huntington then Indianapolis to attend the funeral of Mrs Franz s uncle George Miller. Possum Davis of Pomeroy was fined 200 dollars and costs in Squire Gilmore s court at Middleport Friday evening. Walter Vaughan bought the Charles Price residence near Beech Grove and moved there.
Dorothy Olive Peden, age three, was awarded a bronze hero medal for saving William Ward, also three, from the Racquet River after he fell through ice on March 20. Rev F O Cunningham presented the award on behalf of a St Louis Hero Commission. William’s five year old brother fled as Dorothy pulled him from the water.
Paris dispatch notes Major Zanni the Argentine aviator attempting an around the world flight left at 10 56 o clock for Rome amid preparations and public attention.
The piece argues that fear harms health and urges fearless living. It links worry to disease and cites anger harming mothers and infants, urging mental resilience, courage, and trust in God and nature to support wellbeing through life’s challenges.
Thousands of Americans flood Paris streets as steamers land about 5000 visitors weekly. Cherbourg remains a major passenger point while the current season marks the largest flow to Paris in a decade.
Elyria ties Coshocton for the lowest infant mortality among cities over 10 000 with 45 deaths per 1000 live births. Kermore near Akron reports 57 the highest. Cleveland and New York 67. Santa Cruz California and Winchester Massachusetts 26.
A son was born to Mr George A Chapell in Oakland California before her marriage Felton, daughter of Thomas Fiton, as reported in local notes. Other items mention Mrs J B Cox, Mrs Chhrney Bethel and Russell of Hamden visiting on Saturday, and events at McArthur back plant with George Warren injuring a rusty spike.
Mrs. Helen Shively of New Plymouth and her daughter Sadie Andris of Elk City hosted by L. B. Cox family. Ida Clark visiting daughter Mrs. Carl Ward travels to Locust Grove to see another daughter, Mrs. Clarence Reed. Attendees from here join Swan Township Booster Club Picnic near Creola on July 26. H. B. Wyman and daughter Marjorie of Wellston visited Friday with Dr. and Mrs. O. B. Cox.
New case Mary Matilda Bratton versus Eli Bratton ends in divorce with Weinrich representing the plaintiff. A second filing Floyd Norris versus Clara D Grady lists Weinrich as counsel. The E. W. Ross Company appears as a corporate party in the record.
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