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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1922
Page
12
Conrad Zweifel and wife Catherine Rasp celebrated 50 years of marriage at home in Pomeroy with nine of their thirteen children and about 30 friends and relatives. Zweifel, a barber for nearly fifty years, and the couple’s long life in the area were noted alongside local notices of deaths, marriages, and public improvements in Pomeroy.
Virginia Ervin brings a paternity action in common pleas court against Earl Ward, with both parties listed as residents of Middleport.
Pomeroy Lodge No 596 K of I and Mineral Lodge 242 I O O F announce buying the armory for 20000 dollars. Each lodge will pay its half without borrowing, planning to remodel the main floor into a joint lodge room and store paraphernalia. The state has sought disposal of the property due to high cost and lack of military use.
Edward O'Brien a 15 year old son of T J O'Brien and wife of Wyllis Hill died Monday evening from heart trouble Funeral services were held at Sacred Heart church this morning and the remains were taken to Zanesville for burial
Joseph A. Seimer Jr. and Miss Anna Louise Franz were married at Sacred Heart church with Father Schneider officiating. A separate civil action sees Steve Nenoff sue J B Lindsey for 75000 alleging a foreman assaulted him with a shovel causing brain injury and eight days unconscious. Curtis Reed Winch Minshall and Karsch represent Nenoff. the foreman was previously fined in common pleas court.
Belfast reports a lull in fighting between republicans and Ulster troops along the frontier but tension remains and further hostilities are threatened.
Three frocks feature elaborate sleeves, pongee louse panels, and heavy silk embroidery. Each uses one of the season s top fabrics to create a rich display of texture and color.
A small afternoon fire in the rear of the Kauffman Morris store on Main street started from a cigarette, confined to a desk with smoke filling the shop. Rev. F B Smith travels to Atlanta with his daughter’s body from New Plymouth, and a local oil well near Carbon Hill shows promise as a ten barrel producer after being shot. Logan Athletic Club plans an open air boxing show at the fair grounds on May 26, with hopes for a bout between Jimmy Ghent and Ted Carrigan, marking the first open air boxing event.
Washington Bowers of East Front street slowly recovers from a serious blood poisoning after scratching a knee pimple. An operation performed Monday gave some relief.
Wright died Sunday morning and his funeral took place Tuesday afternoon at his South Market Street home. Rev. J W Blair led services at the Methodist church. Local officials and the bar association attended, with many out of town lawyers present. Interment followed at Oak Grove cemetery by L C Yocum Co.
Miss Margaret Jungle of Moosehart Illinois spoke in Logan Tuesday evening to Moose members and families. She praised the lodge's work at Moosehart where more than 1100 children are cared for and given educational opportunities.
About 275 students took the qualifying test for next fall’s high school entrance. All 42 persons will be graded before any announcements. Officials expect about a month to determine who passed.
The Odd Fellows Lodge of Athens plans an early showing of Mistress of the World a twenty reel production with an estimated cost of 1 200 000. It features many Chinese in the first episode The Dragon's Chain filmed in several countries and opens at the Opera House May 17 with the remaining episodes following. It is currently showing at the Grand Theatre Columbus.
The annual Knights of Columbus convention will be held in Springfield on a date in 1923. The report places the event in Lima with May 10 noted as the filing date.
A column correction clarifies that the estate of Margaret Meiser was valued at 267.32 dollars instead of 267 332 dollars as printed. The error stemmed from a misplaced comma and decimal point in the original listing.
Local Rotary officials announce a May 23 clinic in Columbus for crippled children under Dr Steinfield supervision. Six Hocking county children are set to attend and monthly clinics aim to cover all 12 000 state cases with state funding per House Bill 174.
Judge Stephenson appoints Caroline Walters administratrix of the estate of the late Robert Walters. A $4000 bond is posted with J. W. Brian and B. F. Sweazy as sureties.
Mrs. W M Ricketts traveled to Lancaster on Tuesday for the funeral of a relative, youngest son of Mr and Mrs Harry Clark, a nephew of Mrs Ricketts. The death occurred in Akron and the body returned to Lancaster, the clarks former home.
The county superintendent’s office is nearly swamped with examination papers from eighth graders, creating a backlog as teachers and staff work to grade and record results.
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