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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1920
Page
8
The Shakespeare Club will meet on the afternoon of March 2 at Mrs. Dana Lloyd’s home. The program will be Fine Arts and, with the flu ban lifted, a liberal attendance is anticipated.
Miss Marceline Woodrum of Clifton entertained the choir of the M B church of Middlefort at Mrs. Cook’s home on Friday. The event featured a social evening and dainty refreshments.
Herman Gibbs Mayer is advanced to conductor of the first class on the O R E Ry and B Co line after donning the uniform Friday. He has risen from trapper and extra forward-man on the peanut run, setting a new record in the process.
Nora Hood of Cleveland Mrs M Epple and daughter of Columbus attended the funeral of Mr Will Epple and returned home Saturday Ed Sauvage of Chesterhill is visiting his mother and sister Mrs Filinckington George Corvey a business visitor in town returned to Columbus
The listing notes several illness and hospital visits among residents. Jean McVay, daughter of Prof. McKay, is sick with influenza. Little details of hospital stays at Holzer and several weekend or Saturday visits to relatives appear across families including Bennett, Trew, Blosser, Robson, Rose, and Frazier.
YMCA defeats Rio Grande high school 26 to 10 in Middleport. Later at the armory on Friday evening, Pomeroy high school sophomore girls win 6 to 3 against freshmen junior and senior girls. Junior and senior boys of P H B win 26 to 20 at the armory.
Real estate records show recent transfers through M C Hobart in Middleport and Pomeroy. Charles Brooks acquires the Major home on Pearl Street. Walter Reeves takes the Mulford Willis property at Hobson. John ODonnell buys E M Misner place at Kerrs Run. Walter Cheatham secures Charles Watson property in Fisher Hollow. The Hobart Agency offers long term financing to buyers and cash to sellers, with listings for homes and farms in or beyond Middleport and Pomeroy.
Classified notice from M C Heart, Middleport Ohio, asking owners to identify a white female hound with two brown grey spots over the neck. Also a buyer seeking homes in Middleport or Pomeroy, offering to list properties from out of town buyers.
Mr B A Dutton took a business trip to Parkersburg Saturday. Charles Hayden sold a horse to buyers Saturday. Hockingport schools celebrated Washingtons birthday with exercises. Mrs Gallie London was last weeks est of her nephews Dell and Her rt Hall. Mrs Joe Keever of Parkersburg was guest of her parents. John Taylor will move to Mineral for work. Julian Adams of Marietta high school spent Washingtons Birthday at home. Herbert Dutton recovered from illness and is out again. Mrs Charles Hayden learned her daughter Helen Hendrickson has pneumonia. They live near Wheel.
Liquor valued in the thousands was taken from the home of James Pilliod, president of Huebner Toeldo Breweries. Edmond Pilliod fired at the burglars as they fled with the loot loaded in a truck.
POMEROY OH March 1 Reverend Thomas Turnbull died Saturday at his Mulberry Avenue home after months of heart trouble. Born 1851 in Andes New York he led Pomeroy Presbyterian church from 1888 to 1906 and helped build the new sanctuary. He later served at Springfield Center near Akron and then taught newspaper work in Pomeroy before retiring due to ill health. He is survived by four sons a brother and a sister. Funeral set for Monday at 2 PM at the family home.
Athens battled back from a 12 5 deficit in the second half as Harold Wise and Battin led a furious rally. The Red and Black, slowed by injuries to Banks and Wise, surged past Portsmouth 23 to 20 in a dramatic finish, crowds lifting players on shoulders in celebration.
Tens of thousands of teachers nationwide engage in a vigorous anti radicalism campaign following the National Education Association meeting in Cleveland. Henry E. Jackson urged teachers to organize adult meetings and focus on instructing foreign born individuals in Americanism to combat the red menace.
Not more than eight percent of its available water power has been developed by Spain.
Canaan township in Ohio celebrates as the first grade charter for Canaanville high school is received on Friday. Pupils, teachers led by Mr Dinsmoor and Mr Miller express appreciation for the new school and its spirit.
Washington reports Representative Charles J. Thompson of Ohio plans to introduce a bill in the house to issue a $50 bond to each ex-service man for every month served in the war. Army nurse corps members would be included.
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