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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1927
Page
2
At the Pomeroy indoor carnival Mrs. Kathryn Monahan lost a $30 pocketbook. Bob Miller urged the crowd to donate and the purse was raised on the spot, relieving her hardship.
GO TO ASHVILLE POMEROY Nov 20 Mr and Mrs A E Boatman report their daughter Mrs John Finley of Denver Colorado says Mr Finley has chosen Ashville North Carolina as his future home for the Delco Light branch manager position with his family to join him after a visit from Mrs Finley and son Jack to the Boatman home before they travel south.
Sheriff office reports Bob Webster Ford coupe stolen from his home last week recovered abandoned along a roadside near Nelsonville. Several Athens county cars have vanished recently with similar fates. Barber Phil Meier found his car but not his Beagle hound, thought to be with the vehicle, and the dog’s loss would have outweighed the insurance.
POMEROY Ohio November 21 One of the finest farms in the Ohio valley the Williamson farm of 250 acres near the Great Bend Lebanon township sold at sheriff s sale in front of the courthouse for 12000 the bid and two thirds of the appraised value of 18000 D B Harris a young farmer becomes the new owner the farm is estimated worth around 40000 years ago
Roe Brown and a shunting party report a successful Black Mountains big game trip. They killed three bears and one deer and Brown plans to visit his daughters Kathleen and Marjorie in Dexter after returning to the road. The party describes the region as wild and exciting tales are anticipated for the group.
A union Thanksgiving service for Pomeroy Protestant churches will be held Thursday at Bethany E. church in Pomeroy at 7:30 p m with Rev E L Forqueran of the Race Episcopal church giving the sermon and the community choir singing. The annual Middleport service will be held at Heath M E church at 10 a m with Rev A C V Skinner as speaker.
State historian F. Rathburn visited Athens on Saturday to join the D A R chapter meeting as an honored guest alongside Mrs. Backus of Columbus, the state regent.
Ward receives specialist care in Columbus for unknown illness and is attended by his wife Mrs. H. L. Ward as he remains under medical observation in Middleport on Saturday.
Ward suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and fell critically ill early in the day. He was transported by ambulance to Holzer hospital the same day. Reported Sunday he felt somewhat easier but remained in critical condition. Tra Nichols, of Bluefield, a veteran of the Spanish-American War, is visiting relatives. Mrs Haddox, mother of Herman Haddox, who had gone to Athens, is improved and able to move about the house. Mrs DeWees went to Logan to be with her daughter Mrs Ray McCullough who is ill in Cherrington hospital. Vivian Middleton returned from Dayton after a brief visit to her brother Dr. Davis Middleton. Mr and Mrs H E Hoagland and Grace of Columbus were at home.
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