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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1925
Page
8
Logan mourns A C Sands Jr 70 former Logan resident who died at his sister’s California home after heart trouble. Once editor of the Cincinnati Enquirer he was active in Hocking County politics for years and well known in newspaper circles. Funeral arrangements and burial details were not disclosed in the brief message.
Murray City Oil and Gas company in Ward township completed No. 7 well on the Ackers lease. Oil appeared as drilling began and the well filled 750 feet with fluid overnight. The firm now has eight payland wells, with heavy Logan capital among major stockholders.
Anthony Toerr spent Thursday and Friday in Cincinnati at a flower show. Once a Logan resident with many friends there he visited Charles Nuery, a hometown friend, only to learn Nuery had died earlier this year. Few old connections were found.
The Bid-A-Bit bridge club gathered at the home of Miss Florence Bart Friday evening with Mrs. Byron Moorehead as substitute. Eight refreshments were served by the host.
Francis Kuhn was arrested early Sunday morning by Policeman James Thom and arraigned before Mayor Wolfe on drunkenness and disorderly conduct. He pled guilty and paid a $25 fine plus costs.
An 86 cent bottle of Danderine is advertised as a beauty tonic that penetrates to the roots to invigorate nourish and strengthen hair. It claims to restore luster stimulate growth and make hair appear thicker and more youthful after a week of use.
Logan November 16 The Parent-Teacher Association will hold a meeting at the high school auditorium at 8 30 o clock Wednesday afternoon Mrs H Bing of Athens has been secured as the speaker An invitation has been extended to all interested in the education of the youth of the city to be present.
James Fox, paroled youth, is held in Logan city jail pending probate court action after an early Sunday arrest.
Policeman Thomas and Notestone state Fox became disorderly on the street. When officers tried to arrest him Fox allegedly resisted escape but failed. He recently returned from the Boys Industrial School and is now on parole. Officers report Fox had been drinking.
Clyde West of McArthur employed by Cline and Wray Oil and Lumber was taken to Cherrington hospital for X ray examination after injuring his left ankle. The X rays showed no fracture but indicated a badly bruised ankle.
Pastor A. L. Bradshaw preached that salvation can be bought and compared it to refined gold. He urged confession and restitution, saying heaven offers abundant, incorruptible salvation while earthly riches are transient. Revival services were announced for the Church of God each night this week except tonight.
Ohio and Iowa American Legion posts engage in a membership drive contest. Columbus reports Commander Hugh K. Martin of Ohio accepted the Iowa Legion's challenge. The contest runs through New Year’s Eve.
Youngstown November 14 William Crawford is accused of shooting 86 year old William Green of Struthers Mahoning County five times after an argument over a woman. Green is dying in a Youngstown hospital tonight from the injuries.
Eugene Dixon, 28, married with one child, was injured at about 8 am at the Rardin Brothers plant when a tractor toppled and trapped him. He had a broken right thigh and was removed to Sheltering Arms hospital. Dixon's Ring Street home is nearby and his recovery is expected.
In Berlin on November 16 the Nationalist party convention adopted a resolution opposing the Locarno security pacts as a grave menace to Germany. It pledged to fight ratification and called concessions on Rhineland aid insufficient while urging revocation of war guilt charges.
Helen Neuwirth of Alliance obtained a divorce from Robert F. Neuwirth in Columbiana County Court of Common Pleas on grounds of extreme cruelty. The ruling was issued last Friday and clarified today.
Professor Lazarev argues a mechanical device could pick up thoughts as a crystal radio tunes waves. After twenty years of brain research he maintains thoughts emit uniform brain ion waves during mental activity, aligning with Magavelli and Hertzian theory.
Franklin county toll hits eighty one auto deaths this year. Sunday night a car was struck by a Norfolk and Western passenger train at Valley Crossing, four miles from Columbus, killing William Barnhill 22, Mrs. Margaret Barnhill 21 of Obetz Junction and Edna L Tope 14 and Bernice M Tope 16 of Valley Crossing.
Indigestion and stomach upset warning readers that Pape's Diapep sin quickly relieves distress from acid stomach and indigestion. It promises immediate relief from flatulence gases heartburn and fullness while noting low cost and wide pharmacist support.
New York poets debate whether Nathalia Crane eleven year old Brooklyn girl wrote The Janitors Boy and Lava Lane or if the books are a hoax. Edwin Markham honorary president of the Poetry Society of America voices skepticism and hints at six possible coauthors.
Mrs Marie Frisco three weeks married to banker George Frisco was seriously wounded in a Brooklyn hotel room. She told police the bullet wound was accidental and related to personal safety. The couple had eloped and were spending their honeymoon at the St George hotel in Brooklyn.
Isabel Bennett, 15, once of Cleveland and said to be a second cousin of Warren G. Harding, vanished from her New York City home at 2 30 p m last Friday. Her mother Mrs Marion Bent filed the police report.
Metropolitan police records show a rapid increase in traffic accidents across busy Tokio streets, signaling growing safety concerns and the need for enhanced enforcement and driver awareness.
By using Mother Gray's Sweet Powders mothers would not have to suffer through common childhood ailments. The powders are described as easy to take, pleasant, and highly effective for headaches feverishness stomach troubles and irregular bowels. Sold by druggists everywhere.
An early 20th century advertisement promotes Creomulsion as a remedy for persistent coughs and colds. It claims two fold action soothing inflamed membranes and inhibiting germ growth with creosote, asserting medical authority and a money back guarantee if symptoms persist.
Fred Wernham, age 100, drinks whisky nightly and shaves every morning. He rejects old folk stereotypes saying young people fascinate him and that he prefers the company of the young over the elderly. He jokes about enjoying life like flaming youth after a century of experience.
The piece notes that rubber was used to craft balls and rubber dolls in the United States dating back to around 600 A D. It highlights early material use and cultural practice in American history.
United States attorney Emory Buckner denied he ever stated he had no quarrel with the man who buys liquor as published in a purported interview. He reacted to a demand for his dismissal from Wayne B Wheeler general counsel of the Anti Saloon League amid his Broadway cabaret and speakeasy campaign.
A Red Cross nurse in Alaska recently traveled by airplane to reach influenza patients in remote communities. She provided care and supplies, illustrating the asset’s reach in frontier health efforts during the period.
Frank J L Gingher of Berwick Pennsylvania has a hobby collecting safety match boxes. His collection now numbers 90 pieces from various regions around the world.
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