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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1927
Page
2
George Elwood Robinson aged 62 from Blue Rock Muskingum county died after a slate fall at Hobson Mining commune near Hobson Tuesday. He left a wife and six children and the body will be taken to his old home for burial.
Meigs Fish and Game association proposes state supported fish hatchery at Forest Run near the Pittsburgh mine plant. A committee will negotiate with Pittsburg Coal Co for use of property, then Assistant Chief Game Warden will review the project. Membership grows from 50 to 80, and a future fish and steak dinner is planned.
Betty Isc Pomercy aged 23 days daughter of Mr and Mrs John Cable of Dark Hollow died yesterday after a short illness from pneumonia. Funeral service will be held Friday morning at residence. Burial in Greenlawn Cemetery Nelsonville.
Ed Smith Hobson was arrested on a charge of stealing an electric drill from Vulcan Coal, where he had worked before. Pieces of the drill were found on the premises and at his home. He says he bought it from Guy Nelson for five dollars.
May 26 court action filed by l Genheimer to partition real estate of the late John Genheimer planing mill owner. Defendants include Emma Ebersbach Carrie Paris Josephine Genheimer Alfred Genheimer Bertha Darst and Adah Woilt. H C Fish represents plaintiff.
Report from Holzer hospital in Gallipolis states Carlos Payne injured in a Pomeroy mine accident remains in serious condition with spinal injuries from the waist down. Efforts to stabilize him continue.
Reports reflect grave fears amid unfolding events with authorities and communities watching closely. Details remain scattered but anxiety grows as official briefings provide limited reassurance to residents and stakeholders.
Mr and Mrs Mack Sauer will attend the Memorial Day celebration in Middleport coming from Columbus. They will be guests of Mrs Sauer's parents Mr and Mrs A W Kasler who recently moved here from Athens.
May 26 special service announces Rev F E Weain of Cincinnati will preach at 10 45 Sunday morning at New Jerusalem Church. The sermon titled Bread From Heaven will be the main focus of the worship service.
Mrs. F. E. Matthews entertained for her son David on May 26 from 5 to 8:30 p.m. A lawn picnic supper and a theatre party were part of the celebration in Middleport.
In Columbus on May 26 Mrs. Bessie Gillispie is said to continue living after being accidently shot by her husband. The bullet pierces her brain and doctors express amazement at the prolonged survival. Doctors fear recovery remains unlikely and she may linger for months.
Fraulein Anna Maitich, convicted and sentenced for theft, assaulted the trial judge during proceedings, beating him about the face. The incident occurred in Munich and prompted immediate security attention at the court.
Thomas Holmes, attorney, will be tried by the Bar Association for discussing the case of one of his clients.
Faith Williams, daughter of Dr. John E. Williams of Nanking University, blames Soviet Russia for her father’s murder by a Cantonese soldier on March 24. She describes evacuations from Nanking and recalls her father boarding a U S gunboat before the city was shelled again.
Warsaw reports an agreement for a seven percent loan of 65 million dollars to Poland from American financial institutions. Negotiations were announced on May 26.
A.R. Payne Whitney 581, a noted sportsman, died suddenly after collapsing during tennis. Estimates place his fortune between 150 and 200 million with 1924 and 1925 income taxes among the nation’s largest. He gave away about 100 million over 25 years and built his wealth from ancestral inheritances and personal success.
Five musical selections from Beethoven led by Ohio University School of Music in a program honoring Ludwig van Beethoven’s death centennial. The concert takes place in Ewing Hall Auditorium this evening at 7 30 oclock as part of a world wide planned program.
In Sheffield England Henry Dickinson kicked a string of pearls into the gutter. A policeman retrieved the pearls and determined their value at 7500 dollars.
The originator of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery was Ray V. Pierce M D. He practiced in Western Pennsylvania then moved to Buffalo New York to establish the World's Dispensary. The product reportedly increases appetite aids digestion enriches blood clears skin and renews vitality with no harmful ingredients.
Senator William E Borah Republican Idaho noted dry will support and may sponsor congressional abolition of the one pint in ten days liquor prescription limit. He says doctors may prove liquor has medicinal value and could curb unscrupulous dispensers, prompting other dry lawmakers to consider lifting the 1922 restriction.
Louis Mazer debated in Canton about accepting a 5 to 20 year sentence or facing a four jury trial for the murder of Don R. Meltett, publisher. In an ultimatum Judge A W Agier required a choice, with a decision expected soon. It was believed he would avoid a jury trial, which would challenge his confession.
The victim Mme Anastasia Valkis was killed by a robber aboard a train traveling between Nish and Salonika. Police investigate the assault and homicide as authorities seek leads and the suspect.
Mme Auguste Delvanier sues a Paris dentist claiming a faulty extraction harmed her tooth and seeks 250000 in damages. The case alleges medical negligence and seeks compensation for pain and costs.
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