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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 06, 1928

Page

11

Used Deluxe Coach and Tires For Sale

Classified rates list a 1926 Olds deluxe coach with 4 Kelly tires driven under 12 000 miles. Athens Implement Co offers new unit at 335 dollars on terms. Also farms and houses for rent with contact details and a general used car inquiry.

Munn Richland Ave Athens Wrecking Co W. Union Atieries Guthrie Auto Sales Company UEED Athens Weak Co W. Webb Union Street Frperal Tin&s Vulcan AE E. I Eer

Local Shops Advertise Services and Goods in Nelsonville

Ohio Electric Co announces electrical service and job opportunities at Mills the Shop with phone contact. Alfred Reed advertises welding and machine work. Model Home Bakery promotes old fashioned loaf in plain white wrapper for sanitary protection with phone contact 449.

Singer Florence Greenleaf Athens R. 1 Paul Higgins Fred Reed Musical Majestic B Hopkins Int Radio & F & Electric Shop Heide L. Reasoner Ray Brown Logan Nelsonville Automotive Dock Cal Tate THE Model Home Bakery

Notice of Route Abandonment and Schedule Change

Public Utilities Commission of Ohio docket shows P. R. McLaughlin filed to abandon the Pomeroy to Rutland route and alter the timetable for the motor transportation route. The notice names McLaughlin of Guysville Ohio and attorney M. Tr. Evenan with reference to case 228-S0tw.

Motor Transportation P. R. McLaughlin Motor Transportation Reyiee Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Pomeroy Rutland Pr. R. Minghlin Uysville Ohio Evenan

Cincinnati Livestock Market Prices Steady Across Regions

Markets report strong cattle and calf prices with beef and veal ranges noted. Cincinnati and Columbus show steady demand for steers, calves, and lambs, while Boston wool markets remain firm amid manufacturer demand.

Athens Board to Name Depository and Press Roof Claim

The Athens board of education approved a two year depository agreement with Athens National Bank for city school funds. It also decided to pursue claims against John Manviller Roof Corp for the East Side school roof which leaks despite a 20 year guarantee. Interior redecorating is planned this summer and repairs will precede painting to stop plaster damage. Present: L. J. Addicott, A. B. Roe, George Whipple, Superintendent Patterson. absent: Mrs J. J. Woolley and A. E. Whaley.

Athens National Bank Athens City Athens Board of Education John Manviller Roof Corporation East Side John Patterson East Side School L. J. Addicott A. B. Roe George Whipple

Former Meigs County Man Dies in West

News of the death of Daniel Miller Beam of Long Beach California reached Mrs James Beam of 34 South High Street yesterday. He died at 82 after a paralytic stroke and pneumonia. He grew up near Tuppers Plains Meigs County and served in the Civil War. He spent most of his life in the west and was buried in San Jose California under G A R auspices. He is survived by one son and three daughters all of California with J M Beam of Athens County as a nephew.

Daniel Miller Beam Long Beach Calif James Beam South High Street Beam Tuppers Plains Meigs County West Ohio San Jose California J. M. Beam Athens County

Public Forum Responds To Misleading Coal Report

The Messenger thanks Mr Pred B Nida of The Plains for his detailed yet flawed notes on bone coal impurities in No 6 seam. The Forum defends journalistic reliability cites delays from Jane county and rebukes cub reporters while praising accuracy and urging truth in reporting.

Messenger Pred B. Nida Plains Hocking Jane Nida Harris Wise

Grimes Dies at 52 After Hospital Stay

Isaac W. Grimes of Coolville died at 2:30 yesterday afternoon from paralysis after two months at Athens state hospital. He is survived by his widow Mrs. Susan Grimes. Funeral services will be at 2:00 Wednesday at Mt. Hermon with burial there.

Isaac W. Grimes Coolville Athens State Hospital Susan Grimes Mt. Hermon

Import Trends Show Decline in Fine Graded Grass Imports

Import figures indicate a drop from the prior period as foreign grassy commodities decline. The weaker week compares unfavorably to the previous period, with declines tied to the fine grades and weekly shipment totals noted.

Train Schedule Snippet Describes Athens Arrival Times

Historical rail timetable fragment notes southbound train arrivals at Athens with notable times and numbered services. It mentions a hearse connection and indicates specific departures, parallels with Sunday service, and archive references.

Ohio university among top ranked teachers colleges

Dean J C McCracken reported at Boston meetings that Ohio University is listed among first rank teachers colleges in a national survey. Putnam Hall, the university’s teacher training building, was described by five institutions at a session of the Association of Supervisors of Teacher Training with lantern slides showing room layouts.

Ohio University United States American Association of Teachers’ Colleges Boston National Education Association J.C. McCracken Putnam Hall Association of Supervisors of Teacher Training McCracken Ohio University Department of Education

Three Athens Girls Honored by National Honor Society

Three Athens high school seniors Evelyn Porter Fisther Harris and Louise Rowland were initiated into the Athens chapter of the National Honor Society at an assembly. They were chosen from the top 25 percent of the senior class for scholarship loyalty service and life standards. Jack Wadley presides.

Athens High School Fisther Harris Evelyn Porter Louise Rowland Athens National Honor Society Jack Wadley Garfield Porter Esther Harris Charles Harris Louise

Former Athens County Resident Dies in Atlanta

Mrs. Mary Bachelder Devitt wife of William V. Devitt died suddenly Saturday night at her home in Atlanta Georgia Born near Cookville Athens county she taught in Athens and Washington counties She leaves a husband two daughters Mary Frances and Betty and a son John several grandchildren and many relatives Funeral plans delayed as siblings cannot attend with other relatives traveling to be with the family.

Mary Bachelder Devitt William V. Devitt Atlanta Mary Lavelle Devitt D. C Mary Frances John Betty Mary Frances Folger John Bingman Eunice Bailey Washington, D. C Eliza Daugherty Torch Willam Pachelder Alabama Athens McGraw Stewart T. M. Devitt Coolville William Devitt John Devitt Frankfort Ind Celia I

Furniture alliance cases closed with $100,000 in fines

Chicago report says 140 members of the National Alliance of Furniture Manufacturers faced conspiracy charges under the Sherman Act. Federal Judge Adam C. Cliffee disposed of the cases today, imposing fines totaling 100 000 dollars.

Chicago Natonal Alliance of Furniture Manufacturers Adam C. Cliffee

First Lady Visits ailing Mother in Northampton

Upon arrival in Northampton Massachusetts First Lady Mrs Coolidge goes to visit her mother Mrs Elmira Goodhue at Cooley Dickinson Hospital where reports said Mrs Goodhue was weakening Mrs R R Hills accompanies Mrs Coolidge and a friend during the visit.

Athens Union Barbers to Stay Open Thursdays

Local 1 union barbers in Athens vote to keep shops open on Thursday afternoons after a meeting led by Bert Sanders. The move follows Athens retailers deciding not to close their stores on Thursday afternoons this summer, with several unions already having Thursday closures in previous years.

M. D. Worley ALL Union Barber Oreesant Athens City Ert Sanders Athens Barbers’ Union Nootice T. F Congress Street Athens Bert Sanders

Two Meetings Planned by Chamber and Grange Saturday

Announcement lists a 6 30 pm Chamber of Commerce gathering and a 7 30 pm Junior Grange meeting with T H Johnson. It notes drill team practice, singing acts by Miss Wilson and Earl Cowen, and mentions 4 H Dreaming and The Song among the performances.

Chamber of Commerce O. O. Bryson T. H. Johnson Miss Wilson Earl Cowen

Senator Wagner Promises Campaign Push on Unemployment

Senator Wagner says he will continue his campaign stance until Congress acts and urges diagnosing unemployment facts. He notes the need for an appropriation study and promises remedies after reviewing the situation. He aided passage of a resolution calling for the secretary to complete a study on part time employment and unemployment statistics.

Washington Wagner Dem Congress United Day Nish Senate Smith New

Inventor Branly’s Rad Conductor Work Revealed in Paros Lab

Paris March 6. In a dingy cobwebbed lab Branly, the inventor of the Fe conductor, labors with clocklike springs and dynamos. A reporter notes the unglamorous scene as Branly describes the early galvanometer and filings discovery from 1890. He explains his self taught craftsman life, shaping tools with his hands as a locksmith and mechanic.

Paris John United Press Branly M. Branly Sorbonne

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