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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1924
Page
2
L. A. Ruble of Logan contracts blood poisoning after a small red spot on his hand was ignored until pain set in. A physician diagnosed the infection and noted some improvement by Wednesday. Charles G. Wright of Marion township also recovers from a similar right hand poisoning contracted at the county fair last week.
The Hocking County Court House project is two weeks behind schedule due to marble shipment delays caused by internal troubles at the marble company. Officials say the material has shipped and once it arrives the crew will rush to finish, requiring no more than three weeks to place the marble and ready the building for occupancy.
Attorneys from the Attorney General's office and Tri county firm conducted depositions in Logan this week for W A Henderson and W Bower connected to the Roseville paving brick plant sale to a former company. Testimony was extensive and required many pages of records.
Fire of undetermined origin delayed the garage of 10 BF Reedy in Marion township at 2:30 Wednesday. A Chevrolet sedan, twelve tires and many records belonging to the owner were destroyed. insurance coverage is reported to have fully paid the loss.
After fifteen months in training at the Cherrine n hospital, Miss Cara Lona quits studies and returns to Athens. She left for home Tuesday. Her sister Miss Dorothy Lonas will continue her hospital studies.
Mr and Mrs Roy Rubie announce the birth of their daughter at their North Spring street home. Rubie is in charge of the Bessemer Engine Company interests in plan. The announcement notes the event occurred Wednesday.
Arthur Mohler of Zanesville Avenue is held in Magistrate Miller's court for a hearing on a possession of intoxicating liquor charge filed by Constable George Shaw. Mohler was arrested Wednesday morning and released on a $500 bond after entering a not guilty plea. He is wanted in connection with the discovery of thirty.
Police report contraband liquor found near the Hocking county fair grounds last week. Officers say there was sufficient evidence to hold the unidentified man on the charge.
Joe Green a Cincinnati bound piano dealer attended a week start radio men convention. He took part in a large banquet at the Gibson hotel during the gathering.
James M. Carrick aged 78 wandered into Logan’s city lockup seeking a night’s lodging and was admitted. City officials then notified county commissioners who ordered Bert Arnold, superintendent of the county home, to take him there. Carrick said he was born in Vinton county and last lived in Ottumwa, Iowa, and that he had traveled from Bowling Green on Monday. He could not provide a current destination.
Sheriff W P Shaw reports 74 inmates confined in Hocking County Jail in the last quarter, including four women. The youngest is Emma Hutchison at 15, the oldest Norman Julain at 69. Liquor law violations lead with 51 prisoners. four are insane and three jailed for assault. Riza Botts served 15 days, the longest period. In the last two months, the old jail was abandoned and inmates moved to the city lockup.
Bradford Lott of Yellow Springs met two former comrades of the 96th Ohio Volunteer Infantry during a visit to Logan last week. The gathering revived memories of service and friendship among the veterans.
Joe Collins and Samuel Crowe shared memories of Civil War hardships at a reunion. The last gathering of Com rades Lott and Collins dated to 1998 with no reunion at New Lexington. The men recounted experiences from their regiment’s difficult days.
This fourth in a series explains Athens county Health Board policies for Shepard-Towner maternity and infancy service begun March 1, 1924. Nurses cover districts, publish monthly birth lists, explain pre and postnatal care, demonstrate layettes, and report to doctors. The board’s phone number stays in homes for nonill or nonfeeding visits on request.
Two visits outline how nurses assist in sterilizing supplies listing delivery items maternity patterns and layette setup and arranging the room for birth. Limited staff restricts routine delivery presence to operative cases on call from the physician or family care of mother and baby. The Child Conservation League will supply Shepard Towner materials for the coming year.
A society asserts the world is not found with the best emeralds now believed to be in Colombia and Venezuela, highlighting regional sources for precious stones.
The Way-The Messenger Man notes Mountville home coming with fellowship and ideal weather. Silas E Hedges and Andrew Murphy were seen at the well sharing memories and drinks. Nearby Trimble homecoming, Beckler road work at Buchtel progressing toward becoming a Nelsonville suburb, and Christian Churches of Athens county convening in Nelsonville with encouraging reports. The Chauncey 63rd V I reunion had four veterans present, and the Wolfe descendants dinner unfolds at Athens fair grounds next Sunday.
Richland Coal Co of Wheeling has acquired Otto Marmet Coal and Mining, Black Betsy Coal, and Marmet Coal, producers of Raymond coal on the Kanawha river eighteen miles from Charleston. The deal totals about 2.5 million dollars and includes 8,000 acres of coal, river steamers, barges, and terminals at Cincinnati.
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