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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1929
Page
2
A damaged OCR fragment describes a college or campus matter with unreadable names and figures, offering little verifiable detail about dates people or events. The legible bits reference a named institution and a monetary figure, but no complete action or outcome is clear.
A Friday hunting accident near Racine led to G. R. Pickens’s son firing into his father G. Pickens’s face with a Winchester. The elder Pickens, 75, was rushed to Dr. L. G. Gribble in Pomeroy where doctors said about two dozen pellets penetrated his face and neck. Despite serious injuries, officials believed no vital organs were hit, with infection as the main risk.
In Middleport on November 23 Rev and Mrs L R Wilson of Norwalk will visit Mr Lawrence Bing as guests before joining relatives at Beech Hill for Thanksgiving with Mr and Mrs W H Sommers. The couple marked twenty years since their wedding at Beech Hill and will celebrate their anniversary in the historic home. Rev Wilson formerly served as pastor here and still owns property.
In Middleport on Nov 23 a 9 year old boy Alva Reed, son of John and Mrs Reed, was struck by a Hobson employee Charles McKinney’s car while walking home with classmates. He suffered a fractured leg and multiple cuts. McKinney swerved into a field to avoid the boy, still hitting him. A similar accident last Thursday left Parker How recovering. In Columbus, Mrs MG White travels with her sister to Washington to attend the wedding of Lieut Willan Bullis and Miss Elizabeth Hoover, set for Nov 37.
Several residents from this place attended a program at Manonic Hall in Amessille on Thursday night. Mrs. Sara Morris and family visited Gloucester relatives for a few weeks, Raymond Burpsy stayed with his daughter in Sugar Creek, Pearl Murry and her daughter Martha spent Wednesday in Buchtel, Willam La Follett was a visitor from Athens, Mr and Mrs Mickle with daughter Gene from Nelsonville visited Elizabeth Philipson, and Carl Morris with children from Athens spent Thursday with Pearl Morris.
New Lexington Nov 25 Harry R Blair Shaunes druggist and president of the Perry County Bankers Association has been appointed receiver of the Harmerford Goat Company by Common Pleas Judge I D Price The Harmertford Company operates a large acreage of strip coal lands at Shawnee.
In Pomeroy the new copper dog tags shaped like dogs arrive with a clear eye detail. The item notes oddities in the town and mentions the first snow of the season on November 42, with forecasts of multiple snows to come, suggesting a long winter ahead.
A packet named Senator Cordu departed Pomeroy last evening carrying a large poultry cargo for the Pittsburgh Thanksgiving market. About 90 000 pounds were loaded across two routes from Chester and Long Tam Tam, with prices around 25 to 60 cents for various birds.
In Meigs county a cellar and still operation near Minaraville led deputies to Bertha and John Kelly. Officers found a large liquor stock, damaged fruit jars, and a makeshift distillery. Mrs Kelly, intoxicated, claimed her husband was murdered but later said she drank to excess while husband had nine days of drunkenness. The couple, from West Virginia, faced delirium tremens and were jailed amid a wider liquor bust. The story notes customers and a nearby home still in operation.
In Middleport on November 23, T. J. Wilson 87 and his wife 77 enjoyed a rare moment as they heard their son Ralph speaking from Baltimore on WGOWO Fort Wayne. The couple were thrilled by his one minute business talk heard on the radio. Their daughter Ed Parsons shared the morning religious routine they follow each day. The family news sits amid a town turkey dinner notice and a Pythian Castle event.
Nov 23 report shows A W McBay organizing months ahead for the November 27 meeting at Magonle Hall with Mrs Kousey Pom eroy presenting the program. Ticket sponsored by Mrs George Wittmer will be ready soon and monthly sponsors listed from November through October. Busy Bee Workers plan Christmas party at next Baptist Church session.
REMOVED TO HOSPITAL MIDDLEPORT, Nov 23 Mrs F Rathburn was taken to Balzer Hospital Friday morning accompanied by her nurse Mrs Errett Russell. Mrs Rathburn remains quite ill and her physician advised hospital treatment and observation.
In Pomeroy Edna Beckett daughter of William C Reuter sues to share an one eighth interest from a will made by the late William C Reuter. Plaintiffs include Claré Zink and Ferdinand Zink Emma Leiftheit Augusé Leichelt and others named spouse defendants list several Reuter relatives and heirs to be partitioned. The petition names all parties with errors and missing details in part of the will.
Nov 13 in Pomeroy says Mrs Kate Guinther Platt died in Herrin Illinois. Her body arrived in Pomeroy and was taken to Abe Being Funeral Home. Burial will be in Beech Grove Cemetery Sunday. She was a former Pomeroy resident leaving about 10 years ago. Survived by husband G W Piatt and several brothers and sisters in Pomeroy. no children.
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