Joliet Tragedy Ends In Double Loss
In Joliet Illinois Mable Kerwin was shot by Robert McRoberts who then killed himself Miss Kerwin who had attracted the married man with a ten year old child at home had left his employ and was helping his wife win back her husband The shooting occurred at her doorway following the couple's entanglement and kerwin had been employed by him prior to the fatal event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet
Ill
Mable Kerwin
Robert I’. McRoberts
Miss Kerwin
McRoberts
F. McRoberts
I Ae
John F
Social Notes Highlight Local House Guests and Meetings
A lengthy local society column lists visits and travels among families, university groups, and clubs. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Ottman of Chillicothe, Mrs. Fred W. Bush, and Mrs. H. A. Hatch. Meetings feature the Beta Theta Pi auxiliary, Womans Benefit Association, and a Current Events club gathering with a Chillicothe convention report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. C. Betts
W. F. Ottman
Chillicothe
Sunbeam class holds farewell party for Miss Dent
The Sunbeam Sunday school class of the First M. E. church met Friday at Bernice Kayser’s 87 Lancaster street to celebrate Miss Dorothy Dent’s eleventh birthday and to bid her farewell before her trip to California on May 30. Evelyth Atkinson shared a birthday. games were played outside and indoors with ice cream cake and fruit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunbeam Sunday School
M. E. Church
Dorothy Dent
Bernice Kayser
Lancaster Street
Miss Dent
California
Evelyth Atkinson
Rowena Sprout
Vera Smith
Alice Morris
Esther Harris
Mildred Totman
Bernice Ayers
Dorothy Ayers
Leota McCoy
Leah Hunter
Alberta Junod
Virginia Larimer
Katherine Sherman
Marcella Horn
Louise Rowland
Bertha Carsey
Elizabeth Briggs
Maxine Kyle
Eileen Pendergrass
Frances Lowry
Tea at L. V. Brown Home Mothers Day Tea Hosted by Chi Omega
Chi Omega sorority marks Mother's Day with a tea at Mrs. L. V. Brown home in University Terrace. Active members entertain their mothers and patronesses while guests include Dean of Women Miss Irma E. Voigt and numerous local-area mothers from Dover Wellston Uhrichsville Bucyrus Sutton W Va Newport Huntington Knoxville New Philadelphia Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chi Omega
L. V. Brown
University Terrace
F. L. Preston
D. H. Moore
J. H. Cline
F. J. Beasley
L. D. Poston
Josephine Scott
Franz L. Woodworth
Blaine R. Goldsberry
Jennie O'Dell
A. D. Morrison
Irma E. Voigt
D. W. Shumaker
Frank LePage
Dover
Will Robbins
Wellston
E. D. Hartford
Uhrichsville
J. W. Stuckton
Bucyrus
Alfred Walker
Sutton
W. Va
J. BE. W. Greene
Newport
F. D. Puthuff
Huntington
O. B. Henderson
Knoxville
Tenn
W. C. Shott
New Philadelphia
Fred C. Elmer
Cleveland
Elizabeth McGrath
H. 8. Burson
Athens
Not Guilty Verdict in Ring Frauds Case
After a three hour deliberation the Athens county common pleas court found Ferguson Taylor of Nelsonville not guilty of obtaining money under false pretenses in a ring sale case. The jury also held Perry Lucas of Canonsburg on a concealed weapons charge, fining him $25 and costs, with further trial pending on the assault charge and other indictment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferguson Taylor
Nelsonville
Athens County
Worstell
Joe J
John Preston
L. D. Beasley
John Perry
George Starkey
John Marshall
Edward Dupler
Charles P. Martin
A. J. South
Griff Evans
Pearl Day
L. Wilson
P. Clester. Taylor
Charles Newton
Perry Lucas
Canaonville
MEGCENPER Patterned Jumper Dress and Guimpe
Popular jumper dress and guimpe pattern set described in wool jersey and pongee. Details include sizes 34 to 48 bust, fabric yardages for 38 inch size, and a mail order offer requiring 12 cents in stamps for two patterns.
Deaths Funerals Murray Hatch
Murray Hatch died in Des Moines New Mexico after influenza and tuberculosis. Funeral services are set for Sunday at 2 PM at the Universalist church in Frost with interment in Centennial cemetery. Survived by his widow father William Hatch three brothers Rep H D Hatch Olmer and Clifton and sister Myra Addison Russell. He taught at Ohio University and farmed in Frost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Hatch
Frost
Murray Hatch
Des Moines
New Mexico
Representative Hatch
Murray Hatch Frost
Hatch
Universalist Church
Centennial
William Hatch
Ohio University
Athens County
H. D. Hatch
Athens
Olmer
Clifton
Myra
Addison Russell
Nelsonville Brings Local Drunk Offender and Brookville Moonshine Case
Nelsonville's day off officers recovered a city employee Fills England found drunk near the mayor's office and jailed until sober. He paid a $26.15 fine after pleading guilty. Brookville resident Carl Swartz faced Prohibition Inspectors for possession of moonshine with two half pints and more. sentence withheld pending local investigation. Swartz has a prior conviction with a $700 fine previously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Fills England
England
Dana Nash
Athens
First National Bank
Pearl W. Helwig
Parker
Carl Swartz
Brookville
Prohibition
Mariner, Nash and
Swartz
Cattle Isolated as Floodwaters Encroach on Island
Railroads and ranches flood, transportation reduced to boats. Fifty head of cattle are stranded on an island as waters rise and the land erodes beneath them.
Legal Notice: Mabel Taylor In Ohio Case No 12416
Charles W Juniper files answer and cross petition in Athens county court of common pleas seeking judgment against Mabel Taylor and others for 1000 dollars with 6 percent interest from 1921. Juniper has attached monies owed to Taylor and she must answer by May 20 1924.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Taylor
Ohio
45Th Street
Los Angeles
California
Charles W. Juniper
Court of Common Pleas
Athens County
James B. Newman
Mabel Shayer
Nntion
Charles W
Juniper
Baltimore firm buys 8000 acres of coal
Baltimore based Eastern Coal and Mining company bought 8000 acres of coal across the river from Hinton at the Gladde Creek and New River junction. The aggregate price was 600000 dollars. Surveys estimate the tract holds 90000000 tons of coal and plan development on a large scale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
W. Va
Hinton
Gladde Creek
Eastern Coal and Mining Company
Baltimore Corporation
Notice of Divorce Petition Against Samuel N. Hamilton
Goldie G. Hamilton has filed for divorce and custody of a minor child in Athens county Ohio case number 12448. The hearing is set to begin on May 9 with attorney M. PD. Hughes listed for the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel N. Hamilton
Fairmont
W. Va
Goldie G. Hamilton
Common Pleas Court
Athens County
Ohio
The Dragon's Claw Opens in Four Part Photoplay
The Dragon's Claw begins the four part Mia May drama The Mistress of the World offered by Paramount. The first five reel installment premieres at Athens Opera House next Wednesday May 17. Each installment explores a distinct land with complete action and a grand, cohesive aim across the four parts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount Pictures
Mia May
Athens Opera House
Assiniboine River Flood Spreads Causing Tremendous Damage
Canada reports the Assiniboine river flood spreading from Rae burn with tremendous damage to property as inundation expands across the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Winnipeg
Man
Assiniboine River
Raeburn
Year Round Golf Being Played in New Jersey
Riverton New Jersey golfers enjoy year round play at theriverton Country Club eighteen hole course. Charles C Miller notes the sandy surface absorbs rain quickly and allows play half an hour after a storm. Even at zero weather players with hardy constitutions tee off in warm clothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverton
WN. J
Riverton Country Club
Charles C. Miller
Temptation Fails to Stop a Timid Runner
A proverb-like remark notes one man who flees temptation yet lags so far behind that temptation easily overtakes him, illustrating moral caution and delayed resolve.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fred W. Bush
Dayton
Springfield
EF. T. Gillette
Edward Charles
Columbus
Byron Wolfe
William Byron
Logan
F. S. Grones
Frank Bonifield
Mabel G. Bonifield
Addie Marie Grones
Miss Grones
Homer Cooksey
Utica
George T. Koch
George T. Jr
Cooksey
Granville
Alfred Everhart
Everhart
T. R. Biddle
Park Place
Beta Theta Pi
President Street
R. R. Marquis
Marietta
Miss Grace Marquis
B. M. Gibson
University
Terrace
Chillicothe ‘Convention
Florence
Grace
Marjorie
Mary Poston
Richard McKinstry
Womans Benefit Association of the Maccabees
Daniel McGurk
M. E
van Wert
Edgar H. McNeal
Ohio State University
E. D. Sarre
George F. May
Richard
Fred Kindinger
Earl of
Mansfield
May
Russell May
T. R. Scanlan
Patricia Pierce
Lancaster
Robert Wood
Womans Benefit Association of Maccabees
Nellie C. V. Henpert
Akron
Ina M. Hoover
New Salem
Thelma Bingman
Grace Spring
Leora Hamilton
Crystal Sims
Colonial
Fred Stauffer
Miss Hoover
Gladys Wveoff
Jessie Hoisington
Thomas Rosser
Melba Woodworth
Miss Wood
Nelsonville Review
Mesdames Mable Heftner
Elizabeth Fluke
T. Dilcher
Lulu Williams
Esther Young
Elizabeth Hallet
Nora Weist
Gertrude Gorsuch
Ibbey
Windsor
Mrs
Ray C. Gardner
College
S. Court St
ING
Megcenper
Pattern
Baltimore
Tay Sey
M. PD. Hughes
Plaintiff
New Jersey
Nice Motor CO
E. State St
Milliona
Zec
Lash
THE
Gage Auto CO
Logan, Ohio
West Main Street
C. L. Yocum, Logan, O
Art
W. Main St
L. C. Yocum
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