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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1921
Page
10
Reward offered for recovery of a Pomeroy LO8ST Royal tire tube and rim 3 x 4 inch new. Item went missing between Greendale and Pomeroy. Contact Meigs County Buick Co located in Pomeroy Ohio for information.
McNaughton, a local street railway motorman, was off duty after a mishap Friday. A Standard Oil tank broke down on the track, his car was cut off, and while aiding the incident his fingertip was mashed off under a plank.
Harley Rife and his sister in law with Damon Lewis drove to Gallipolis on Saturday where the Lewis boy will receive treatment for nervous trouble that has afflicted him for several months.
Co op Picnic Committee met Friday and Saturday to arrange a big Fourth of July event at the fair grounds under Pom eroy Bend cooperative stores. The program includes horse races contests dancing speeches and other activities. An admission of 10 cents will be charged to defray expenses.
Jakie Botzell, known for illicit liquor, was raided by Sheriff Reeves and deputies in his West Virginia home. Officers found a five gallon still, whiskey, mash, and corn meal as evidence of nighttime moonshine production. Neighbors tipped off authorities after smoke from the chimney drew attention.
Virgil Rose reported his automobile stolen while attending commencement at the opera house. The sheriff was notified and hours later the hot dusty car was found in a downtown alley.
The statement intimates the culprit for taking the machine and vows to use the case to deter future thefts. It frames the act as stealing and a serious offense under the law, aiming to disrupt unauthorized removal of machines.
Circulars listing all detours in effect across every county in the state are on file at the Meigs Auto Club headquarters in the Courthouse. These updates come biweekly to aid motorists traveling beyond familiar highways.
Mrs. C. F. Gallagher and son Dennis return from Corning with Miss Elizabeth Brooks visiting for two weeks. A. J. Beaver and wife buy the former Fred E. Russell property and move in. Mrs. Homer Thaxton visiting Mrs. Charles Chapman from Tulsa. Howard Hamilton of Century, West Virginia visits his brother M. J. Hamilton and family. Mrs. Bert Dunn returns from a week with relatives in Leon West Virginia.
Local officials report the hill road back of town cannot be built this year. Columbus funds are used for other purposes leaving only state money for a 50-50 split, versus 75 percent a prior agreement. No I H funds will be available until January 1 with a new board.
United Press staff correspondent reports that the Senate faces a slow, obstacle filled debate on the 170000 man army and 336000000 dollar bill. Despite a united committee report, opposition from small army men and economy advocates challenges a 20000 increase in personnel and 15000000 added pay. Secretary Weeks urges at least 170000, while Chairman Wadsworth and other leading army senators seek to push the higher manpower.
In Pueblo Colorado on June 6 overwhelmed by rain and rising floodwater, city leaders divide flood relief duties among five councilmen. Casualty survey ongoing as water crests and begins to recede by 7 a.m. Immediate improvements to streets remain minimal.
Willard Shaw, whose car wrecked last Monday in Columbus, returned home Friday. He appeared before Mayor Miller on an affidavit charging him with transporting intoxicating liquor. He pleaded not guilty and a hearing is set for June 9 in mayor's court.
The les Oil Company drilling on the W I Anthony farm yielded only about two feet of sand Friday and no oil. A stockholder said the well will be plugged Monday and plans for further lease development are on hold.
Holding husband in Messenger recounts Madge and Dicky Graham amid a Southern wedding, a search for a home, and a tangle of friends, relatives, and rivals. The extended cast includes Grace Draper, Lillian Underwood, Hugh Grantland, and Dr. Braithwaite as Madge navigates danger, love, and a pending sale of their Marvin residence.
With the filing deadline approaching for city offices, candidates begin to emerge. F A Koppe is eyed as mayor and Jacob Keller is expected to announce for city treasurer, while other names circulate. A new charter adds posts including auditor prosecutor and council members with a service director to be appointed, with salaries set by current council members.
The Owens Manufacturing Company team defeated Riley Shoe Company 8 to 6 at the fair grounds ball park on a Saturday afternoon. Soliday pitched for Logan high school and McGovern pitched for the opponents. Both clubs showed rust but promise better play soon for local fans. Cantyn, formerly a top catcher in the valley, played his old position.
M G Harbaugh and family, formerly of Logan and later Wiggin s Mississippi, have returned to Logan. Harbaugh, once assistant postmaster under F M McKay, hopes to settle here permanently if a suitable position is found. Relatives are visiting in Columbus.
The Gordon Oil No 1 on the Guthrie lease in Union Furnace was drilled on Saturday with results not yet reported. Red Top No 8 on the Chute premises was shot on Saturday and indications suggest a 25 barrel producer. Pure Oil No 8 on the G W Stout farm near Greendale is at 2200 feet, with several good producers nearby. Spicer Oil is building a rig on holdings in the Gore field.
Seven candidates from the class were advanced to the degree of Mark Master by Logan Chapter No. 75 R. A. M. Friday evening. After this ceremony the class may be suspended until summer months. Several other petitions were also presented.
A two mile section from Fisher to the Harner and Wood farms near Glouster to Hollister shows slag road improved to nearly concrete quality. Last fall both coarse and fine slag were used and the surface holds up well under traffic. The report praises this slag road as among the best in the county.
Loomis shut out Akron University 10 to 0 as Ohio bats produced consistently led by Angus King’s early homer. Fuller sparked the offense with multiple triples and run scoring, while Skinner, Knox, and Harick joined in as Ohio built a comfortable lead through six innings and added four more in the eighth.
Athens residents note timely rain boosts the golf course as grass on about twenty acres grows an inch high. The Athens Country Club watches progress daily, with seed value over a thousand dollars and labor at stake. J. H. Cline, grounds chair, is sidelined with illness while Gutman and Oxley advance construction and care.
A surprising number of ladies are on the course daily with full golf kits and many are taking instruction from the professional Mr Gordon who oversees lessons and helps new players improve.
Jack Dempsey, world champion, travels to Atlantic City for a vacation. He has a stitched cut over his left eye and is ordered to rest until the wound heals, likely through Saturday.
John McGraw's Giants are rounding into predicted form after a strong week in the National League. They won seven of eight, swept three straight from the Pirates to move ahead, and credit a transformed pitching staff fueled by hot weather. If Heinie Groh joins, it could clinch the pennant.
British professionals defeated a party of American players in Scotland at Glen Eagles. The British team won three fourballs and halved two others in the opening event of a full week of match play.
A lead pencil is inserted to complete the circuit and begin operation of a new electric pencil sharpener. The device activates when the exposed graphite completes the circuit, initiating sharpening.
At last night’s trustees meeting the club house committee led by A C Rossi was authorized to spend no more than 20000. A Columbus architect has prepared sketches for review and construction will begin as soon as possible. Pump equipment for the new well on the west side was shipped but not yet received, with about twenty five gallons per minute capacity expected. Engineer Burgess of Columbus will oversee water plant construction, and a decorative driveway will be built from the power pike to the club house, enhancing the golf course.
New players gradually learn the etiquette of not beaning others with the rubber pellet. It is uncomfortable for the person ahead to be a possible target for a hit, and players realize it is poor manners and fellowship to do so.
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