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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1920
Page
8
Omero y Bend News reports the county election board in session all Thursday to resolve a dispute over the Republican sheriff candidate nomination. The resignations and internal tangles delay printing of November ballots as printers wait on board signatures for ballot backs.
A Legion dance hosted by Drew Webster Post at the Armory last evening proved to be a pleasant example of the common American Legion social gatherings, enjoyed by attendees.
H W McMaster completed the purchase of Crary Hardware Company in Middleport. The firm stock and building now pass to McMaster Hardware Co. Crary and his son will shift to their cut-off business and may relocate or build a new factory nearby.
Homer Cooper bought the M. A. Hamilton property at the corner of Lincoln and Pearl streets and will move to Middleport once vacated. He also purchased the automobile business formerly run by Mr. Hamilton.
A transportation committee led by A. W. Wadsworth C. W. Jones and R. A. Miller announces near certainty of a special train from Pompey to Jackson for Harding Day. The railroad company seeks a $500 guarantee. round trip fare is about $4. A delegation of at least 125 is needed for financial viability, Meigs County supporters expect a large turnout.
Albert Caster of Dexter visited Pomeroy Thursday to be sworn onto the county election board. Virginia Workman returned home to Gallipolis after visiting Pomeroy friends. Harry Hartwell, streetcar receiver, left for Columbus on company business. George Hallman departed for Florida after visiting Bend relatives. Clarence Neutzling, the boy hit by a car last Saturday, is able to be out again. Mrs. S. E. Curtis of Racine left to visit relatives in Kent, Ohio. Charles Frial of New Straitsville, who visited Will Camp, left Thursday for a sister in Columbus.
Diamond Dyes come with simple directions suitable for dyeing worn garments and textiles in rich fadeless colors. The Diamond Dyes Color Card is available from your druggist to choose colors and apply the dye to wool silk linen cotton or mixed fabrics.
Ward Hartley left Thursday on political and other business at Columbus. Mrs. Bert Smith left Wednesday to visit her brother Arthur at Delaware. Mr and Mrs Fred Guth are home after a several days visit at Cincinnati. Pomeroy council met last evening to discuss the water situation with a company representative.
Bat. E, 81st N. 8. Fd. Art. with 125 officers and men, five field pieces, eight trucks, 95 horses, and eight mules, led by Lt. Frank Camm, traveled from Pittsburg to Camp Knox on a peaceful educational recruiting mission. After a stop at Pomeroy, the column moved to Huntington for an exhibition drill before crossing into Ohio.
Coral Man sues Any J. Man for divorce claiming wilful absence for three years and failure to support over five years. They married April 17, 1915 with no children. She seeks alimony and restoration of maiden name. The couple are described as colored and Andy Man is noted as a well known Pomeroy figure.
Roy Angel known as Hoss Thief was brought to Mansfield court and assigned an indeterminate sentence to the Mansfield Industrial School for stealing a horse and buggy from Mr. Black. The horse was later recovered near Portsmouth, Ohio after Angel drove it there to sell. He was to be moved to his new boarding house in Mansfield with Sheriff Hartenbach this Friday morning. Angel had been jailed in Meigs County for several months. He previously fled a local boarding house while in trust.
Walter B. Shipley of New Haven and A. H. Winebrenner piloted an airplane from King's Park Syracuse Wednesday evening. An attempted ascent ended in a hard landing that left the craft out of control and crashing into willows along the river bank. Shipley was reported ready to fly again.
The article tells of a volunteer airman who could have landed in the river with little damage, but chose the river bank due to his Civil War veteran passenger. The machine struck willows, was badly damaged, yet the occupants escaped with slight bruises and scratches. Mr. Winebrenner praised the airman’s spirit and readiness to fly again once repairs are made.
In Middleboro Mass on October 14 the late Count Magri and his wife Countess Magri’s belongings were sold at auction. The tiny Countess’s husband, Charitable traveler with a height of a child, sat in a small chair as items from their circus life fetched low sums. Many pieces were bought by antique dealers as the couple faces poverty and ill health amid the auction.
Washington reports Camp Sherman will become a leading U S military center as the home station for a full regular army division under the planned reorganization. The War Department will soon announce a nine division structure with Camp Sherman as a permanent base.
The general staff plans to establish and maintain a full division at Camp Sherman in Ohio. Recruits arrive at 16,000 a month with about half filling replacements after one year. The army is about 80,000 short of its 280,000 authorization, but Camp Sherman will be expanded and upgraded to permanent, up-to-date standards as recruitment continues.
Winter weeks bring heightened rheumatism risk. doctors warn a tiny germ in blood fuels flare ups. The ad offers free expert medical advice from the Swift laboratory and mentions 88.8 as a blood tonic, urging readers to seek guidance today.
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