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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1928
Page
2
Ruth Harris of Wichita Kansas burns her husband Elmer initials on her leg to prove love. She seeks divorce after he questions her devotion and resumes drinking, signaling ongoing marital strife.
Weather outlook for March 12 to 17 calls for mostly fair conditions in the Ohio valley with general rains Thursday or Friday and possible light rains north of the Ohio river Monday night. Temperatures will be above normal for most of the week, turning colder Tuesday night and again late in the week.
Benner Jones, former common pleas judge, endorsed by the Jackson County Bar Association as a candidate for the court of appeals. He will run in the Republican primary with nonpartisan ballots to select nominees in a Republican district. Judge Thomas of Portsmouth seeks the Democratic nomination to fill the vacancy left by Judge B. E. Sayre of Athens.
Middleport March 13 Mrs Jasper Russell 71 died Sunday at her South Second street home from a complication of diseases. A longtime Baptist member and devoted wife and mother her funeral was held at 2 pm at her home with Reverend Herman of Pomeroy Christian church officiating. Burial followed in Hill cemetery beside her daughter Hattie. Survived by husband two grandsons Ray Russell Columbus Ralph Russell Chicago one sister Mrs Eben Archer Buchtel and a niece Mrs Pearl McKnight.
Attorney O H Stewart is drafting abstracts for the Remington hotel as part of a proposed sale to the Ebersbach interests. If the deal closes the new owners plan substantial improvements to modernize and expand capacity to meet tourist demand along trunk highways. Meigs County Buick company assigns K L Hoisington of Athens to run the Pomeroy agency, replacing H M Smith who moves to the Pomeroy Chevrolet branch in Middlesport.
Mrs Mollie Chancey longtime Middleport resident and sister of Miss Sallie Ang died Sunday at home of her daughter Mrs lord Bennett in Akron from a long illness. She leaves one daughter Mrs M F Bennett and three sons Rush Ed and Art. The body will be brought to Middleport for burial.
Walter Weiskettle official tester reports W B Cross of Racine owns the highest producing cows in the Meigs Gallia association for February. Bess the grade Holstein yielded 1366 pounds of milk and Bess the grade jersey 59.3 pounds of butter fat while other cows nationwide did not reach these figures. The association began in July with monthly herd visits and records on milk production fat tests feeds and expenses.
Middleport report says engineer Paul Creiger arrived home Friday after a stay in Tennessee since November. He enjoyed a fine trip visiting Knoxville and many familiar haunts from his boyhood.
Mrs. Daisy Young of Huntington married Tom Shipley in Huntington recently. She is known in Middleport for visiting the homes of her brothers Engineers Bob and Walter Harris, with whom she was familiar from frequent visits.
Albert Hill Jr 21 of Letart Falls and Ora Cramlet 16 of Antiquity married after written parental consent. Justice French performed the ceremony. W O Atkins 26 of Athens and Helen Wippel 22 of unknown location obtained licenses and wed in Athens.
Mrs. Laura Russell and son Ray attend services as Mrs. Jasper Russell’s death is noted. Foreign Missionary society held a postponed meeting at Heath M E church with Miss McCoy leading the lesson The Compass. Dr Skinner travels to Indianapolis for a week visiting daughter. Rev A A Nellis to preach two weeks at Baptist church with Rev W G James assisting. Co E Vance and family plan to move to Pomeroy on April 1. Lew E Saunders visits his mother Mrs Ruth Saunders for the weekend.
March 18 Morristown Chauncey A chicken dinner fed 65 pupils of the Morristown school. Menu included chicken hoodies mashed potatoes dressing and bread. The kitchen was run by Mrs Edward Matheny with helpers Mrs Matheny Mrs Charlie Matheny Mrs Charlie Clary and others. Chicken donations came from Charlies Baker Frank Sands Karl Gardner Mose Gardner James Mullins George Richeson Oliver Starling Mrs Carwile and two teachers Miss Davis and Mrs Earich. Eyes donated by Jesse Hillen. Visitors included Mrs Lew Slater and Mrs Maurice Stephens.
Chauncey March 13 plans advance for a Parent-Teacher banquet social and entertainment. Mrs Cap Smith chairs the entertainment committee promising a strong program featuring local vocalists and the high school chorus. The Kollister family orchestra of Sugar Creek will perform. Program starts at 7 pm. Sandwiches pie and cake donations will fund the supper, free for members former members and friends of the association.
Two games were held at Chauncey gym Monday evening. Freshman girls lost 6 to 4 to sophomores. Junior Chauncey-Dover boys beat Chauncey alumni 20 to 19. Referees were Fat Ferrer for the boys and Ralph Pritts for the girls.
Millfield reporting 365 meals served last week at the West Side school building for needy children. Mrs. James E Love and Mrs. Arthur Triplett led kitchen and serving efforts with help from West Side volunteers. James Foster of Ashland provided ice cream for Sunday treats.
The University of Pittsburgh basketball team finished the season without a defeat, beating Penn State 45 to 28 in State College. Earlier, the football squad won all regular games but lost a post season game to Branford in California, 7 to 6. The Carlson coached five also narrowly beat Washington and Jefferson 33 to 32.
George Fluhart of CHAUNCEY has started the town’s first garden with onions lettuce and radishes planted. He plans to plant potatoes on Saint Patrick's Day March 17, which he calls an omen for good luck.
Funeral services for Robert Bentley age 40 were held at the Haydenville church. Burial followed at Ebenezer cemetery. Bentley formerly lived near Bailey Run and left a mother four children and a sister. Local relatives attended.
Harold Wise Athens high school basketball coach and Thor Olson Ohio University physical education instructor spoke at the Presbyterian church on Sundays night. They linked athletics to education and recreation, stressing mental readiness, goal setting, gymnasium needs, and good habits. Lancaster reports: fire destroys the home of Mr and Mrs C L Schanner at Basil, 10 miles north.
Five members of the Athens Radio Club will discuss radio troubles at a City Hall meeting Wednesday at 7. Lectures cover practical radio, inside and outside set trouble, eliminating locate faults, and power company cooperation. A report on local trouble found in the last three weeks will be presented. President W. R. Hughes says a town survey has run day and night, and the meeting is open to all radio owners in Athens.
Dr A Y Wilcox warned that manufacturing by machinery drains workers of creativity initiative and courage. He argued labor should be cultivated off duty, condemning the pursuit of easy gains and praising struggle as essential to faith and progress. He cited biblical and ancient literature on hardship.
Ohio's 1927 motor vehicle total reaches 1 619 976 with 449 648 outside and 1 170 828 inside municipalities. Cuyahoga leads registrations. Cleveland and Hamilton, Cincinnati and Columbus figures noted. Also: candidates for governor filed, interstate pollution talks in Gary, and presidential primary details for Republicans and Democrats.
A 25 by 15 foot skull carving on a gray limestone cliff near Skagway greets travelers inscribed Soapy Smith's Skull. It recalls Alaska’s notorious 1890s figure Smith who was slain by government surveyor Frank Reid. Reid died weeks later after McKinley cheer, and the Smith gang was banished. The piece notes the era violence and justice prompts.
A health notice warns that rich foods may cause kidney trouble by acid buildup. It recommends drinking plenty of water and taking Jad Salts daily to flush and stimulate kidneys, claim relief from backache, urinary irritation, and other symptoms.
Cleveland honored Eben H. Emery a 68 year old local weather forecaster who died after a stroke Monday night at Charity hospital. A Sunday yard fall is believed linked to the event.
An old time FDA advertisement touts Musterole as a preventive and remedy for influenza grippe and pneumonia. It claims warming and soothing effects, penetrating ointment, and rapid relief from warning aches and congestion.
The article claims indigestion stems from excess stomach acid and endorses Phillips Milk of Magnesia as the premier, physician-approved remedy. It promises rapid, harmless relief with one tasteless spoonful dissolved in water, standard since its invention for 50 years.
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