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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1927
Page
2
A marriage notice from Pomeroy reports L Lowa Evangeliste Cornelius and partner both listed as cooks, signifying domestic felicity. The item mentions a highway department meeting at a camp near New Haven and notes progress on local services while listing various community happenings in Ontario and surrounding areas.
Beatrice Perkins 12 and Anna Mae Perkins 15, visiting at the Perkins home in Athens, suffered severe cuts and bruises when their car collided with a Wilt vehicle on the Athens Nelsonville road near a Pritts filling station. Mrs Perkins and children were treated. Wilt and others escaped serious injury. The wreck occurred as the Perkins car skidded while attempting to pass a Nelsonville driver.
Mrs. F Smith is seriously injured but expected to recover after an automobile wreck near Chester. Mr and Mrs Smith and their 10-year-old daughter Alice were hospitalized in Parkersburg with cuts and bruises and facial injuries from flying glass after the car plunged over a 15 foot embankment.
Pomeroy reports an orange township orchard pest causing extensive apple tree damage has been identified as bag worm. Experts in Columbus confirm the worm builds a leaf and twig cocoon and feeds on leaves. Control advised with arsenate of lead spray, up to three pounds per 50 gallons of water. Reports from Warren County show success with this method. Also noted: Matur, Hellman of Pomeroy and Captain Charles Jividen’s family traveled to Charleston for the funeral of Mr. William Heilman, who died of pneumonia, with Heilman relatives in Mason County.
John Jacobs 74 a long time Pomeroy resident died at 5 am Saturday after weeks of illness Born in Pomeroy April 18 1652 he leaves a widow and several children Theodore Columbus Edward of Washington and Mrs. Ginther of Kerrs Run Also several brothers and many relatives Here the son from Washington was en route to his father's bedside Funeral services likely Tuesday afternoon with details unpublished
Mrs Allen of Middleport sustained a hip injury and lacerations to the right leg when the car she rode in skidded on Morrison hill Saturday morning and wrecked. The top of the car was broken. Other occupants were uninjured. Mrs Allen was taken to the Sheltering Arms hospital for a short time where her wounds were dressed.
July heat in New York caused two deaths as temperatures reached 87 degrees. The Weather Bureau warned of continuing hot, humid conditions over the weekend and urged residents to stay indoors and drink plenty of water.
Denver dispatch reports Rev Alexander Adair, once a James gang member, contends Jesse James would disarm today’s gunmen and take only pocket coins. He recalls their rule to spare women, claims robbing was by day then and notes today’s era is more violent and unpredictable.
In Columbus in July the Supreme Lodge of the World Loyal Order of Moose filed three suits in common pleas against the Imperial Benevolent Protectors Order of Moo. The petition asks the court to enjoin the defendant, a Negro organization, from using the name Moose and emblems similar to the plaintiff. The suit alleges the defendant adopted a name ritual and emblems similar to those of the Moose lodge.
A two reel motion picture claiming to show Tampa residents entering the exclusive key club where liquor is sold will be shown before Judge Leo Stainmaker in municipal court. Police hid a camera to film members entering the club as part of a raid prompted by a wife unhappy with her husband’s club devotion.
The semi rigid army dirigible RS-1 departed Lakehurst New Jersey today bound for Buffalo. It flew over New York City and would follow the Hudson River to Albany. The Boston leg was abandoned due to bad weather. From Buffalo it would head to Dayton Ohio St Louis and finally to its home port in Bellaville Hinots.
Detroit July 20 40 Henry Ford announced plans to greatly increase wages beyond past levels as he fights General Motors in what could become a major industrial clash. He cited nineteen year totals: wages to employees 1.97 billion, materials 4.36 billion, taxes 0.65 billion, dealer salaries 1.33 billion, service outlets 1.78 billion, and noted cars consumed about 60.01 billion gallons of gas and 1.8 billion gallons of oil.
Ohio briefs report Orville Wright named honorary aero nautical exposition chairman by Governor Donahey at the State Fair. Bellefontain’s Orchard Island resort plans a 250 room hotel and expanded bath facilities. Gallipolis sees Mack Brabham fined $390 and seized whisky, mash, and a still. Dr Ray Badgley, former Gallipolis physician, dies in Seattle. Camp Perry notes 148th Infantry command for upcoming Ohio National Guard encampment. Cleveland Chamber seeks a $30,000 nonstop flight prize from Paris. A divorce suit looms as Captain Herman Archer and wife Annie Laurie may reconcile. Toledo reports a legal warfare over drainage of the Miami and Erie canal.
Massillon July 30 WUP Following discovery that a patient in the state hospital for the insane here had been beaten to death after a battle with a guard police search was ordered for 8 G Alexander attendant at the institution Alexander has been missing since the death of Ellente 42 patient who figured in the fight Details of the struggle were not revealed until late yesterday when Dr Arthur G Hyde superintendent reported the death to the coroner and Massillon police Witnesses were patients in the violent ward Whether Alexander was attacked by Ellente is not known The patient weighed more than 260 pounds and had several broken ribs and a punctured lung The injured man was taken to the infirmary for treatment
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