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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1931
Page
2
Middleport Man Shoots Friend Then Kills Self in Tragic Tryst
In Pomeroy on a Saturday night Charles Lasher, 65, shot neighbor James Kesterson at his Upper Middleport home, then fatally shot himself. Kesterson, wounded in the jaw, escaped to a nearby house. Coroner Ewing responded. Lasher, long known in the town, left a note asking what is the use to live. He and Kesterson had been friends with no known quarrel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Charles Lasher
Upper Middleport
James Kesterson
Lasher
Kesterson
Ewing
Middleport
Dr. Lasher
Local Messenger Office Ad Handles Circulation and Classifieds
A Mes senger staff note invites readers to contact John Sauvage for circulation or classified advertising matters. The fragment mentions a fifty year old person connected to close friends prior to a shooting scene, hinting at a related event but provides no clear details or resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messenger
John Sauvage
Woman Killed as Car Crashes Into Truck
A car carrying Mrs Willard Durst 24 and her family crashed into a parked truck near Hobson Railroad station in Pomeroy. Mrs Durst died Sunday night from a fractured skull. a two year old child also injured died after arrival to hospital. Husband and other child survived with minor injuries. The truck owner was HB Coen of Harrisonville and J F Master assisted. Bees in the load were dropped to avoid harm as the accident occurred in heavy rain and darkness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Willard Durst
Stingy Creek
Cheshire
Hobson Railroad Station
Durst
Middleport
HB. L. Coen
Harrisonville
Mr. Coen
J. F. Master
Gallipolis
James Jeffers
Master
Coen
Will Have Perfect Alibi For Night of Halloween
Orley Gilmore from Rose Hill sought admission to the county jail on Halloween night to secure an alibi. He stayed in the sheriff's custody until breakfast Sunday, explaining he wished to be locked up to prove any Rose Hill misdeeds were not his.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Orley Gilmore
Rose Hill
Orley
Local visitors over weekend recount in Huntington and nearby towns
A parade of guests gathered in Huntington and nearby communities over the weekend. Mr and Mrs Oscar Moseman returned with daughter Ruth from Huntington. The Beeson family visited relatives including Mrs Ann Jones and Miss Alvira Jones. Frank Ryan and Ella Harry hosted relatives from Portsmouth and returned home. Walter Harris and Coach Clyde Battin attended a Notre Dame Carnegie Tech game in Pittsburgh. Addie Branch traveled from Middleport to Toledo with George Taylor. Floyd Duffy and fighter Jean stayed with Frank Knopp in Grants Street. Fred Hoffman and son Jack returned to Dunbar after visiting H S McClure and relatives. Webb Smith and daughter Phyllis from Columbus visited Mrs Hobart and husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Ryan
Ella Harry
Portsmouth
Harry
Walter B. Harris
Clyde Battin
Pittsburgh
Notre Dame
Toledo
George Taylor
Mrn
Floyd Duffy
Jean
Frank Knopp
Grant Street
Fred Hoffman
Jack
McClure
Dunbar
W. Va
Cider Boom Story Recalled From 1591 at Mason City
In Pomeroy a tale from 1591 recalls Reinhold Schwartz, a German resident, who stored hundreds of gallons of cider and vinegar. His hand press could process two gallons per pressing, and he filled 80 barrels in a cellar and 500 gallons in a cistern for the neighborhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomergy
Reinhold Schwartz
Mason City
Pomeroy
Social visit wrap brings several families to town
Miss Edna Stout and Miss Julia Miller stayed on Grant Street as college roommates last summer. O L Roush and Lois Ann visited family after trips to Maggie West Virginia returning Sunday night. Guesse Ruble left for War West Virginia to spend winter with relatives. Arthur Boice and granddaughter Betty visited Columbus with Mrs Jessie Johnston then returned home. O B Stout and Lucille Dutton returned after a rotary meeting in Columbus. Lawrence Murphy and children came home from Detroit Michigan after visiting Mrs Julia Murphy and J E Harley. Mrs Herman Baley and daughters visited her mother at Levi West Virginia and returned Sunday night. A W Giles and daughter hosted visitors including Mrs Crazy Davia Akron Mrs Charles McDaniel Dayton Mrs A B Boyer Kansas City Kan and Mrs Ed Titus Pomeroy over the weekend. Middleport football fans attended the Ohio University vs. Ohio Wesleyan game in Athens. Jep Swisher from Columbus with his mother and OSU student visited Saturday and Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. L. Roush
Lois Ann
Maggie
W. Va
Jessie Johnston
O. B. Stout
Lucille Dutton
Columbus
Stout
Rotary
Lawrence Murphy
Detroit
Mich
Julia Murphy
J. E. Harley
Herman Baley
Anderson
Levi
Crazy Davia
Otledo
Charles McDaniel
Akron
A. B. Boyer
Dayton
H. P. Brown
Kansas City
Kan
Ed Titus
Pomeroy
A. W. Giles
Middleport
Athens
Ohio University
Ohio Wesleyan
Jep Swisher
Ohio State University
Pomeroy Man Sought as Police Search for Smith Missing
Giles G Baith head of Meigs Chick Hatchery and a Salem Township leader is missing from Pomeroy after a trip to Pittsburgh with W W Large. They traced his hotel check out forty minutes after a companion left and searches found no trace. Relatives fear foul play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giles G. Smith
Pomeroy
Giles G. Baith
Meigs Chick Hatchery
Salem Township
W. W. Large
Pittsburgh
Smith
Large
East Liverpool
Leavine Smith
Sarge
Halloween Celebrations Reported in Middleport and Rutland
Pomeroy reports Halloween events in Middleport and Rutland on Saturday night were successful. Middleport featured music and dancing with corn throwing on the streets. Rutland residents held an ox roast with sweet cider, parades, and costumes despite a chilly, overcast night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Middleport
Rutland
Bids Opened for Gravel Hill Sewers in Middleport
Bids were received at noon Saturday for sewer construction in Middleport's Gravel Hill district with eleven bids. John Steward of Indiana submitted the low bid at 10645 dollars, while Clarence Ebersbach was next lowest at about 11000 dollars. The council will award the contract Monday evening and must require local Middleport labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Gravel Hill
R. A. Miller Lumber Company
Clarence Ebersbach
John Steward
Indiana
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hur
Choe
Nan
Shoul
Toun
Amer
Friend
Self
Charles Lasher Read
Cc. A. Hartley
STAPF
Edna M. Ferguson
the Messenger Cooking School
Varsity Beauty Shop
Frederic, Eugene
Shelton Tulip Oil
Miss Ferguson
Beauty Shop
Dial
Wilse
Little Crow
Gerbers Baby Food
Logan Brand
Sears-Nickles
NORGE
The.c. D. Shafer CO
Gilmore
Oscar Moseman
Huntington
Ruth
Leo Beeson
Bill
Bob
John
Beeson
Ann Jones
Alvira Jones
Mr. Beeson
Edna Stout
Winchester
Julia Miller
Wedgwood Dinner
Heisey Glass
Logans
Cookinggig School
Carpenter Hardware Company
Cae
Carpenter Hardware Co
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