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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1924
Page
6
Fire at Earlham College in Richmond Indiana destroys Lindley Hall. Fireman William Kenny is killed and fellow firefighter Webster Marshall is seriously hurt as flames engulf the building. Bee keeping in Europe features many successful women.
An icy west wind and clear cold air produced the coldest fall night in Athens County with 7 am readings near 25 degrees in Us City and 20 degrees in Amesville. Officials forecast slowly rising temperatures and a shift to cloudy weather by Friday as a warming trend begins.
A vintage ad promotes Bowles Red Pepper Rub made from red peppers for quick warming relief of chest congestion cold rheumatism backache stiff neck and sore muscles. It promises rapid tingling heat within minutes and urges buyers to say Rowles.
Dr. Ross Jewell, registrar at Syracuse University, remains a daily presence in his English class despite partial paralysis of his legs. He travels with crutches and assistance from a student aide to meet his lectures each day, continuing his teaching routine.
Sheltering Arms hospital welcomed 29 babies in the past year. Sixteen are boys and thirteen are girls with one set of twins among them. The twins are two boys destined for early life and a potential sporting partner in years to come. One expert notes such twins often find success in later life marriages.
R. R. Heckman, supervisor on the Athens Marietta road near Coolville, pleaded guilty to cruelty to animals. Magistrate C. W. Porter fined him $25 plus costs after Humane Officer A. C. Roach filed the charge alleging mules worked with sore shoulders. Constable Tucker made the arrest.
The Ath en s Country club board named Del bert Thompson as golf professional. A Ohio State University student, Thompson will arrive in Athens in April after completing studies in March. He has seven years of pro experience, most recently with Ambridge club in Pittsburgh, and is one of three brothers who are golf professionals including T. D. Thompson of Parkersburg Country club.
More than 550 million square feet of wire screen cloth are consumed annually in the United States, reflecting strong demand across industrial, agricultural, and commercial sectors. The figure underscores widespread use of screening products in construction, farming, and manufacturing.
Judge Worsteil names Jr. PD Williams of Athens to represent Mira Burke who faces indictment for passing bad checks in Athens and Nelsonville. Burke states she is indigent.
The Parkersburg Milling Co files suit against H. Hi. Parish of Coolville for 84.03 dollars. A check for 15.75 signed by Varish is cited as part of the action. The Bank of Coolville returned the check for insufficient funds.
Inheritance tax determined for Mellissa P. Wright of Athens. Her son James O. Wright will receive 15783.29 dollars. Exemption set at 3500 dollars. On the residue of 15283.29 dollars a tax of 152.84 dollars is due.
Bert Highwarden, 49, convicted of first degree murder without mercy in Urbana Ohio for killing his wife last August after she began divorce proceedings. He previously killed his first wife in 1911, was pardoned after a life sentence, and this marks Champaign county's first death sentence in 25 years.
An ad recalls Dr F M Edwards 17 years of treating women with liver and bowel ailments using a simple olive tablet formula. It claims to cleanse the liver and bowels, brightening complexions and relieving headaches and fatigue, selling 15c and 30c packages to keep patients fit as a calomel substitute.
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