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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1927
Page
2
Pomeroy Bend Ohio news notes that drowning lawsuits in federal courts over the Mrs. L H R Foulk Mason incident were withdrawn. Damages limited to the value of the boat involved. Reported that relatives of other victims will not pursue further suits. Also mentions funeral travel to Winfield Kansas.
A new Pomeroy and Midport Telephone Company, 250 shares no par, lists Elizabeth Wetlin P J Cooperider and Ward H Snook as incorporators. Columbus interests, led by the Snooks and Hillhouse, plan underground cables with manholes, linking Sycamore and Main and extending to Middport to serve 200 more phones. A Columbus party will meet local manager Sores Hamilton to discuss further improvements.
Thirteen students from Pomeroy are reported enrolled at Ohio State University in Columbus. Names include Lyda Mae Elberfeld in agriculture, Martin Elberfeld in commerce and administration, Olan Wayne Nhimer in agriculture, George Ward Nye in arts and law, Alice Wise Russell in arts, Helen Brown in arts, George Charles Schaaf in dentistry, Kathleen Adele Schoenlein in journalism, Carl Wartzwalder in engineering, Anna Smith in agriculture, Harold Jackson Turnbull in commerce and administration, Donald Curtis Turnbull in law, and Resener Zeiher in medicine.
Nov 15 notices report Mrs. Thomas Parker 52 of Minersville and Columbus died in hospital with husband Earl and daughters Edith and Una surviving. Funeral set for Wednesday. Also noted are death and relatives for 2 month old b with Kerwood and Bert Lee Collins 67 of Clifton with survivors listed.
Northeastern Meigs residents discuss a sideline brawl at a Tuppers Plains versus Long Bottom game on Armistice Day. A Long Bottom supporter struck Stalnaker, and Rev D D Watkins faced warrants. Watkins was bound over to the grand jury on $500 bond.
A message from Middleport dated November 15 reports O N McElhinney learns his sister Mrs E Hull has died. He and his daughters will travel about 1300 miles to attend the funeral, with details forthcoming.
Dan C. Hartinger was in a Sunday auto crash at Sharpsburg where his car was damaged beyond repair. The head on collision reportedly left no serious injuries to anyone involved.
The Inland Waterways Corporation seeks a common carrier barge line on the Ohio River with Pittsburgh as a destination. General T Q Ashburn notes private capital is preferred, but Congress may be needed if private funds fail to materialize. He expects the Ohio River to become a key traffic artery as it is improved.
A general states that the trend toward freight traffic use continues to grow, noting sustained demand and broader applicability across transport sectors. The remark underscores shifting logistics priorities and rising efficiency expectations in commodity movement.
Mrs. Clifford Stephenson and Mrs. Sara Evendell of Huntington visited Huntington families this week. Columbus visitors Mr. and Mrs. Chappelle stayed with daughter Mrs. J. G. Talbott. The Rev. and Mrs. K. H. McKor kle went to Martins Ferry to spend time with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Bradbury were guests in Zanesville with daughter Mrs. Don Allen and family. Lew Carney and family move to the Smith property in Middleport. James Russell returned to Columbus after a stay with relatives. Thelmer Wehring announced a birth, a son, on Sunday November 13. Frank Vrooman visited Parkersburg with Lulu Mason. Paul Rust will move to Huntington for a new job. Alma Ohlinger was taken to Athens state hospital for treatment. Mrs. Weed, Anna Weed’s mother, has been seriously ill. Robert McKay and sister Laura of Portland visited Superintendent McKay’s home on Coal Street.
Hauncey Allen Better Chauncey reports Forest Allen, confined in Akron city hospital for a month after a head blood vessel burst from a severe cough, can now sit up briefly each day. A former Chauncey resident, he married Geral dine Phillips of the city and stays with her parents, A. B. Lester.
Chauncey reports a busy rabbit season opener with many hunters taking to the fields. Several hunting parties departed the city today for various spots in the region and nearby counties.
Chauncey residents report Willard Shaner son of Mr and Mrs Fred Shaner improving after serious illness at White Cross hospital Columbus He recently underwent tonsil removal operation and was visited by relatives from Millfield and Columbus
Revival services conducted at the Green building on Mill street are well attended under Rev. Hiram Mingus and Mrs. Kimmey. Attendees include people from Sugar Creek Athens and Red Town.
The Chauncey Dover high school presents the first Lecture and entertainment program tonight in the high school auditorium. The opening act is titled Chords and Discords.
Social notes record a dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs George W Wilson and others near Chauncey. Visitors included Mrs Norma Stewart from Charleston and the Spears family from Columbus. Carl Shafer is noted to have eye trouble from a steel fragment, with relatives visiting from Beaumond The Plains Athens and nearby Chauncey.
One hundred twenty seven horses from Col. Phil T. Chinn's Himyar Stud and eight from other owners sold yesterday in Lexington for a total of 288475 dollars. The Chinn horses averaged 2246.45 dollars per head.
The Athens Messenger hosts a free cooking school for women of the Hocking Valley led by Mrs. George O. Thurn, a nationally known culinary expert. The sessions occur at Athens High School auditorium on Monday Tuesday Wednesday and Friday, November 21 22 28 and 25.
The university's special education department has moved to Putnam Training School this year with fifteen children enrolled. Miss Lenore Calhoon serves as acting director while Miss Lavinia Warner pursues a doctor’s degree. Students engage in shop work, sewing, wood crafts, and plan a Japanese tea garden for Friday’s program along with two festivals featuring doll and flag themes.
Capt. D. Melville Carr life saving field representative of the American Red Cross will be in Athens from Thursday to Saturday November 17 19 to review examiners and meet new applicants for Life Saving Examiner positions He will stay at the Berry Hotel and appointments can be made by calling Miss Thelma Grubb at 86.
The Putnam training school P T A and the student council present a Friday evening program to raise school finances. It begins at 7 with musical selections by P T A members, and each room offers a repeat program for visiting mothers fathers and guests. Sixth graders share British Isles history and candy and foods will be sold.
Cutler merchant McAtee sues oil and gas operator Root for $10,000 in an alienation of affections case heard by Judge Thomas. The action, filed last spring, centers on alleged interference with McAtee's marriage to Mrs Amanda Jarvis McAtee.
A Jakson era ad touts Messenger classifieds as a quick way to profit by selling 13 pigs for Basil Coe Rt No 3 in 48 hours. It urges readers to call for an ad-taker to sell items from stables to garrets via Messenger ads.
Clifford Saffell of Lancaster spent Sunday at his home on Mill Street in Chauncey. Miss Jessie Lester of Columbus is listed in the partial report with location details to follow.
Thousands of automobiles still house dirty gear cases from purchase. Packing new grease atop old debris shortens life. Have gear cases cleaned immediately to renew the car and gain thousands of extra miles with smoother operation.
James McHenry is seriously ill and was rushed by Maxwell's ambulance to St. Joseph's hospital in Parkersburg West Virginia. He is scheduled to undergo a surgical operation today.
The advertisement touts Father John's Medicine as a body builder restoring weakened tissue and boosting strength with seventy years of success. It claims no alcohol or harmful drugs and emphasizes its health benefits.
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