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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1925
Page
2
The hearing before Judge A P Miller in the Peacock Deal vs New Pittsburg company ran late as both sides agreed to try arbitration. After presentations, Judge Miller suggested outside settlement and a decision is expected by Monday.
Local notes from Pomeroy reveal residents traveling for visits and business. Mies Mary Elisabeth Hartinger returns from Ann Arbor after attending a football game. Charlies McQuigg arrives home in Columbus after weeks away. Ed Pierce recovers from paralysis and remains at Mee. Judge John E. Sater returns from a business trip. Horace W. Karr departs for a New York visit. William Zahl takes a pharmacy post in Mallory. Elizabeth Lloyd departs for Montgomery, West Virginia for the winter stay.
Pomeroy November 19 Charles, an aged Negro of Kerrs Run, was committed to the Athens hospital for the insane after a medical examination by Dr. Gribble and Dr. Mc. Probat Cora B. Roberts ordered the commitment.
Miss Harriet Rogers of the department of women's physical education at Ohio University will represent Ohio at the convention to be held at the University of Cincinnati Saturday for the betterment of girls athletics in high schools. The convention will include representatives from southern Ohio southern Indiana and part of Kentucky. Directors of college athletics high school directors and principals will attend. This is the first such convention sponsored by the University on Sancyanads and grew from a Columbus session last year with women from musical education departments of schools throughout Ohio. Topics include inter county basketball contests for girls teams coaching for girls athletics organization of girls teams and rules of men's teams and a state wide association of girls athletics following policies of the National Association of Amateur Athletics. After Miss Rogers returns Miss Ruth Savage will lead the department of women's athletics at Ohio University.
Police report Cullough Lewis was moved to a secure facility about three weeks ago but could not be controlled there. Officers say the person remains under custody and the investigation continues.
The hearing of Nancy Lee of Pityme on a coat theft charge before Justice French was continued to Saturday. Clara Burgess who brought the charges lacked funds to pursue costs but will have money by Saturday. Nancy plans to subpoena ten witnesses to prove her innocence.
Edgar Morris of Pomeroy J L Butcher of Chesire and John Hauck of Dexter were chosen for petit jury duty in the federal court at Columbus. They must report for duty Tuesday December 1.
Loyal Roush age 24 and Katie Roy age 18 were married in the probate court rooms of Pomeroy on Wednesday. Roush is employed at the Forest Run mine.
Middleport residents report the Church of Christ Men’s class hosts a rabbit supper this evening at the club rooms. Men will do their own cooking.
Virginia Larrick, sole child of Mr and Mrs Otto Larrick, died at her parents home in Middleport after a weeklong pneumonia. The body was sent to Chillicothe for the funeral.
Loyal Women of the Pomeroy Church of Christ present a play Gossip of Henpecked Holler at 7 30 PM Friday in the church hall. The event links with a grab bag sale to raise funds for the new church building and winter relief.
Ohio University aims to convene representatives from two or three neighboring counties to discuss a gathering modeled on the Cincinnati meeting and its guiding principles.
In Cairo a heated dispute erupts after recent appearance of Muslim girls on stage drawing sharp public and political debate about culture and modern entertainment.
State Examiner W F Bowen reports on Athens county offices after examining records. He says thousands of dollars were illegally spent since April 30 1923 by the Athens county general health board due to lack of a legal board. Attorney General Grabbe contends the money was legally paid. Bowen commends the auditor's office records but notes several errors and urges annual reports from the Athens County Children's home trustees.
Examiner Bowen reports mischarged fees across county offices, including 119.70 owed to Judge Worstell and 20 for candidate name publication. Findings cite improper charges for teacher certificates, prisoner board, and water and light for sheriff’s residence, with corrections by county commissioners.
An old advertisement promotes Dr. Jackson's Digestive and Liver Powder with a 60c to $1.00 price, claims quick relief for indigestion and related symptoms, offers a money back guarantee, and lists the California Fig Syrup as a child laxative with warnings about imitations.
An vintage advertisement touts Cascarets as a pleasant laxative that mildly stimulates the liver and bowels. It promises a clear head, sweet stomach, pink tongue, and rosy skin, noting no griping or aicken and labeling it the world’s largest selling laxative with directions on each box.
A man who bought a cow 12 miles away discovers at milking time the animal has wandered back to its original home, returning to the place it came from after being purchased.
Report notes butterflies and grasshoppers have been observed settling on the water during long trans-oceanic flights, a behavior of interest to naturalists studying insect migration and aquatic surface interactions.
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