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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1927

Page

8

Oriental Peach Moth Found in Athens County

Louis A. Stearns of the Ironton sub station and County Agent T. H. Johnson investigated an Oriental peach moth outbreak across Athens County. Infestations were found along the Hocking River area around Coolville New Marshfield Haydenville and Amesville with multiple moth broods expected to feed on twigs leaves and fruit. No eradication method is known and Ironton is conducting a regional survey to map the spread.

Louis A. Stearns Ironton Ohio Department of Entomology Athens County T. H. Johnson Hocking River Coolville New Marshfield Haydenville Amesville Stearne Atlantic States Ohio

Girls Lost Two Days Nancy France Found Safe

Six girls wandering in the Vosges forest were lost for two days and nights before volunteers located them. They were unharmed and turned over to guardians. The incident prompted a search by local authorities and forest rangers.

Nancy France Vosges Forest

Safety Campaign Launched Across West Virginia Mines

R M Lambie head of the state department of mines sent John Vaughan to Wheeling to lead a statewide safety drive in every coal mine. Vaughan with fifty years in Maryland Pennsylvania and West Virginia mine work calls cooperative education in every unit the campaign’s keynote to curb coal industry accidents.

Wheeling W. Va United Press West Virginia R. M. Lambie John Vaughan Vaughan Maryland Pennsylvania

Water spill widens Ohio Indiana rift in Indianas Wabash flood

A rift in the renewed Ohio Indiana friendship deepens as Wabash River water overflows from Ohio into Indiana, creating tensions over flood effects and regional cooperation.

Indianapolis Ind Ohio Indiana Wabash River

Baptismal Service Near Downington Baptizes Twenty Three

A baptismal service took place Sunday afternoon at 2 o clock near Downington led by Rev Selah Weatherby of Ath ens pastor of the union church at Downington and the Methodist church at Snowville Twenty three persons were baptized including Frank Green James Clark Otis Whaley Glen Stanley Franklin Townsend William Males Willis Hanning Charles Myers Jesse Douglas Clifford Douglas Jayne Douglas Edith Whaley Edith Byerly Edith Hudnel Edith Russell Agnes Peyton Ruth Green Louise Clark Frances Ellis Martha Dean Norma Stanley and Elsie Gilkey

Downington Selah Weatherby Athens Union Church Methodist Church Snowville Frank Green James Clark Otis Whaley Glen Stanley Franklin Townsend William Males Willis Hanning Charles Myers Jesse Douglas Clifford Douglas Jayne Douglas Edith Whaley Edith Byerly Edith Hudnel Edith Russell Agnes Peyton Ruth Green Louise Clark Frances Ellis Martha Dean Norma Stanley Elsie Gilkey

Logan Fines for Reckless Driving Are Announced

Logan reports fines of five dollars and costs for Frank Bowlby and Lester Aurand after arrest by Policeman John Dicken. Claude Kern, who left town last week without paying a prior five dollar fine, returned and paid the increased total around twenty two dollars.

Claude Kern Lancaster Dicken Rochester

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