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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 03, 1921

Page

10

Pomeroy-Middleport Ballots Set for Meigs County Election

The November ninth ballot will include township and village officers and boards of education, a state soldiers bonus referendum, and other items across Meigs County. Meigs Publishing Co. won the ballot contract. about 100000 ballots total will be printed. The board removed W. Bennett’s name from the Middleport mayoral ticket on his request. A columbia township split vote precinct plan is discussed for future elections, expanding precincts to 38 if approved.

Meigs County Village Board of Education Meigs Publishing Co W. ©. Bennett Middleport Citizens Columbia Township Scipio Township Vinton County Dyesville

Two Ohio Women Show Signs of Recovery After Serious Operations

Mrs. Edward French of Middleport recovers after tumor removal at Holzer hospital. Mrs. Susan Phillips of Pomeroy also improves after a major operation, with ropes offered by hospital authorities for her recovery.

Holzer Hospital Edward French Middleport Susan Phillips Pomeroy

Seven Candidates Run for Salisbury Township Trustee Seats

Edward Ebersbach and his sister are among seven candidates vying for three Salisbury township trustee positions. The slate features local residents bidding for governance roles and public service.

Salisbury Township Edward Ebersbach

Mrs Schaefer and party visit ends with mechanical trouble

Mrs A N Schaefer accompanied home from Columbus by Miss Helen Ebersbach for a Sunday visit. Their machine got stuck in mud on Albany hill and had to be pulled out by horse power. J E Lyons of the telephone company travels to Seattle to oversee sale of a large tract of bumper. Esther Hobart of Middleport leaves for Ann Arbor to enter college and study music.

A. N. Schaefer Columbus Helen Ebersbach Albany Hill J. E. Lyons The Telephone Company Seattle Wash Esther Hobart Middleport Ann Arbor Mich

Greyham and Romaine Wed at Courthouse Ceremony

Alex Greyham, 23, of Lanesville and Anna Romaine, 16, of Rutland were united in marriage at the courthouse on Saturday afternoon.

Court Postponed Due to Prosecution Load

Common pleas court scheduled for this morning has been postponed for one week because prosecutors and the court are tied up handling a major murder case. The delay allows time to prepare for the proceedings.

Common Pleas Court

Church Row At Reedville Over Appointment Dispute

The Circleville M. E. conference failed to appoint Rev Callahan to the Reedsville circuit. Rev P A Cleland was sent and arrived with family. Callahan remains in the parsonage and resists vacating while Cleland seeks quarters, signaling a growing controversy.

Reedsville M. E Circleville Callahan P. A. Cleland

Forsythes Leaving Town After Sale of Pomery Store Interest

T E Fortsythe partner in Schregman and Roedell store in Pomery first ward has disposed of his interests and will move with his family to Lancaster tomorrow. Forsythe serves on the board of education and his name is on the ballot for re election in November.

Forsythes T. E. Fortsythe Schregman & Roedell Pomeroy Lancaster Forsythe Board of Education

Heavy Fine Imposed in Justice Court on Liquor Charge

Ross Hedricks faced a $1000 fine in Justice Martin's court for manufacturing intoxicating liquors and several minor charges. Half the fine was suspended on condition of good behavior.

Ross Hedricks

Trustees Postpone Justice Selection in Salisbury

Salisbury township trustees delayed naming a successor to Justice Martin who resigned. His resignation takes effect October 9 and a replacement will likely be chosen at the next meeting on the first Saturday in November. Four applicants Elmer Goodwin Arthur Roush Edw Davis and Harry Barnes filed with the board with several others reportedly seeking the post.

Salisbury Township Justice Martin Elmer Goodwin Arthur Roush Edw. Davis Harry Barnes

Middleport Church News Debuts In Townwide Effort

A four page weekly paper appears in Middleport as a joint church venture. Rev Beery editor Rev Graham business manager Rev Taylor circulating manager. News sections cover church news and regional discussions with advertising. Free distribution each Saturday aims to advance Christianity and morality without displacing other publications.

Middleport Beery The Presbyterian Church Graham M. E. Church Taylor Baptist Church Middleport Church News

Market Behind Courthouse Rest Room Raises About 40

The Shakespeare Club held a Saturday market at the courthouse rest room netting about 40 to cover running expenses. Donors from the countryside contributed butter eggs potatoes beans and other farm products. The rest room serves out of town women and grows in usefulness and cordiality.

Shakespeare Club

Rev M H Ambrose Joins City Visit After LA Residency

Logan locals welcomed Rev. M. H. Ambrose who arrived for a visit with his daughter Mrs W C Bra on North Street. The Civil War veteran is past 74, recently retired from the Presbyterian ministry, and long active in the G A R.

M. H. Ambrose W. C. Brashares North Street Ambrose Los Angeles Presbyterian

Logan Worker John Collison to Move Family to Amanda Farm

John Collison will move his family this week to a farm two miles south of Amanda where they will reside. He has lived in Logan for years and spent 11 years employed at the H. V. roundhouse. No replacement has been chosen yet.

Logan John Collison Amanda Collison Logan H. V. Roundhouse Roundhouse

Johnson Beverage clerks enjoy ed new East Hunter street evening

A Friday gathering at the Johnson Beverage store celebrated the new East Hunter Street home of Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Johnson. About fifteen clerks from the store attended, reflecting improved efficiency among the employer’s staff.

Johnson Beverage Store L. D. Johnson East Hunter Street

Red Cross Seeks New Members in Local Drive

The Red Cross executive committee plans a roll call during November 11 to 25 to boost membership. Rev. J. G. Spears will lead the campaign with W. S. Yaw Edgar Angle and Rolland Bright as assistants. Four delegates including Mayor J. P. Miller were chosen for the National Convention in Columbus October 4 to 8. A resolution urges Murray City charter separation to improve county community work.

RED Cross The J. G. Spears W. 8. Yaw Edgar Angle Rolland Bright Columbus J. P. Miller Margaret Lutz Mary Blasius Lake Division Murray City Ccal

Granville Heffner Bound Over On Larceny Charge

Granville Heffner, 238, appeared before Mayor Miller Friday on a larceny charge and was bound over to the grand jury with a $1000 bond. After failing to post bond he was sent to the county jail. Officials report substantial evidence, including the alleged theft of $100 in war savings stamps from Mrs. Jacob Tiff, where Heffner and his wife were lodgers. The stamps were recovered Saturday morning. Heffner, reportedly married three times, previously wound up his last marriage attempt recently.

Granville Heffner Miller Jacob Tiff Tiff Heffner

No More Pupils Accepted by Superintendent Coates

Supt Coates announces no more non resident pupils will be admitted to the high school or grades due to crowded conditions. Students already enrolled may remain, but no new non residents will be accepted.

Coates

Deadly Malay Poison Darts Said To Kill Fast

A historical note warns that a single prick from Malay poisoned darts can cause death in about thirty minutes, signaling extreme danger and lethal intent in tribal warfare or defense stories.

Columbo man linked to missing Eberst home articles case

Authorities pursue a connection between a Columbus divorce decree dated August 6 and the disappearance of items from the Eberst home on Gallagher Avenue where the suspect once roomed. The man, a salesman, has Lancaster parents and is involved in the case amid ongoing investigations.

Columbus Eberst Gallagher Avenue Lancaster

Marion Township Farmer Jeremiah Monnett Dies at 66

After a brief bedfast period Jeremiah Monnett a farmer living near No 6 school in Marion township died at his home Friday evening at 8 15 PM. The death ends a short illness that kept him bedfast for only a few days. He was 66 years old.

Jeremiah Monnett Marion Township

Brutal murder in Colonial Beach links husband and nurse

Autopsy on Mrs. Roger D. Eastlake reveals twenty nine wounds from hatchet and revolver. Coroner's jury implicates her husband Eastlake and his alleged sweetheart Miss Sarah E. Knox of Baltimore. Police trace blood and weapons. two children witness the scene as Eastlake and Knox are jailed for grand jury action.

Colonial Beach Roger D. Hastlake Sarah E. Knox Baltimore Eastlake Knox Montrose

Shawnee man held for operating auto while intoxicated

Officer John Mathiott arrested Frank Gaddies of Shawnee after a wine party in Marion township. Gaddies, found in Logan, drove into a ditch near Charles Nume maker’s home, then collided with a bridge east of town. He pleaded guilty Saturday morning and was fined $25 plus costs.

John Mathiott Frank Gaddies Shawnee Gaddies Marion Logan Gaddies Charles Nunemaker Mathiott Gaddie

Boys uncover complete still near brick plant in East End

A group of boys found a complete still near a brick plant in the East End and alerted the sheriff. Investigators believe it was abandoned by someone aware of recent raids and added to the sheriff’s growing collection of contraband equipment.

East End

Visites of Lima Residents Highlight Local News

Miss Ella Steinbough of Lima is spending a week as a guest of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Thomas on West Main. Mr. and Mrs. Marion Shiek and John Shiek of Allen county and Mr. and Mrs. William Shiek of Lima visit their mother Mrs. Rebecca Shiek in the city.

Logan Ella Steinbough Lima H. P. Thomas W. Main Street Marion Shiek John Shiek Allen County William Shiek Rebecca Shiek This City

Man Arrest Confirms New Identity as Roy Camp of Lancaster

A man arrested last week for auto theft had given the name Roy Smith but now identifies himself as Roy Camp, son of M Camp, of Lancaster. The case pivots on the misrepresented identity and ties to Lancaster.

Roy Smith Roy Camp M. Camp Lancaster

Motor Cop Farbean Targets Speed Law Violators

Officer Farbean is active in enforcing speed limits, issuing one or two citations daily as part of a steady crackdown on traffic infractions.

Farbean

Germany urged as key to revival of world commerce

United Press reports Leopold Simmerman, senior partner of Zimmerman & Forsay, arguing stabilization of the world economy depends on Germany. He warns against currency repudiation, notes the London reparations pact was signed under pressure, and cites a one billion gold marks due between June and August 1921 as evidence of Germany's need to balance payments without devaluing.

United Press New York Germany Leopold Simmerman Zimmerman Zimmerman & Forsay London

Bunker Clearance Nets Vast Flanders Bombs

About 15,000 tons of bombs shells and missiles have been gathered from Flanders battlefields reducing خطر.

Flanders

House vote seeks inquiry into Ku Klux Klan activity

Representative Dyer of Missouri introduced another resolution in the House calling for a federal probe of Ku Klux Klan activity. The move comes as advocates push for anti lynching legislation.

HOUSE Washington Anothe Dyer Missouri

McKee Drug Guarantees Hyomei Relief or Refund

A McKee Drug Company ad promises Hyomei outfits will relieve catarrh. If it does not, the firm will pay for the product themselves.

McKee Drug Company

Miracle recovery of 12 year old Letitia Musgrove

Letitia Musgrove of 105 Crawford Street, once deemed doomed by physicians due to spinal tuberculosis and infantile paralysis, began walking after chiropractic adjustments by Dr. H MacDonald of 105 Winchester Street. She now runs roller-skates and plays with other children, contradicting a surgical prognosis of eight years in a plaster cast.

Letitia Musgrove A. S. Musgrove Crawford Street H. MacDonald Winchester Street MacDonald The Evening Telegram Toronto

Della and Martha Della Rival Schools Show Poetry of Grace

Della of St Denis School is praised as a model of grace and emotional depth in poetry while Martha of Roshinara School brings intense Russian art to the audience. The two performers share visions of vast landscapes and powerful human aspirations through their art.

Della St. Denis Martha

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