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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 02, 1926

Page

12

Golden wedding anniversary reception in Logan

A public reception will honor Mayor John Phil Rochester and Mrs Emma Jennings Roches for their fifty years of marriage. The event at 56 West Front Street will include family from Columbus and notes on Rochester's long service as Logan's mayor and state legislator.

Furniss F. C. Furniss Columbus Emily Frances Henrietta Rochester Hocking Valley Logan Hocking County McKinley Roches*r Malcolm Jennings Emma Jennings Touiret, Thimble and Art

Will Read In Probate Court For Marion Township Estate

The will of Mrs. Matilda F. Ruff was read in probate court. Sons David Charlies William and Ernest and granddaughter Cora Rish receive the bulk of the estate, with Evelyn Daubenmeier as another beneficiary. Elizabeth Neubar Mary Carpenter and Charles Hissong receive smaller bequests. David and William named administrators. witnesses were T. C. Canan and Dora A. Engle.

Dora A. Engle

Linns to Attend Medical Convention in Nevada Missouri

Dr and Mrs WW R Linn depart Logan Monday for Nevada Missouri where Dr Linn will attend the annual medical convention. Mrs Linn will visit her sister Mrs Charles Miller at Monnett Missouri. They expect to be away from Logan for three weeks.

Logan WW. R. Linn Nevada

Boy Held on Theft Charge in Haydenville Tire Case

Logan September 3 Harry Hardesty of Asbury Ridge in Hocking county was brought in by Traffic Policeman Farbeeann after a complaint charged the lad with stealing a tire from James Dougherty of Haydenville. The tire was found on the lad’s machine and the case was held over for juvenile court.

Logan Harry Hardesty Asbury Ridge Hocking County Farbeeann James Dougherty Haydenville Miller

Bernice Snyder Under Knife Again in Green Township

Bernice Snyder of Green township underwent a tonsil operation at Cherrington hospital Wednesday morning. Several months earlier she had surgery to remove a pus sac around the heart.

Logan Bernice Snyder Green Township Cherrington Hospital

Marriage Licenses Listed for Four Local Residents

John B. Buhler 27 pipe fitter Willoughby and Marian Martin 21 housekeeper Murray City obtain licenses. J E Snyder 51 minister Mt Liberty and Ida Hall 51 housekeeper Webb Summit also listed.

John B. Buhler Willoughby Marian Martin Murray City J. E. Snyder Mt. Liberty Ida Hall Webb Summit

Logan clubs to contest state rifle shoot in Harrisburg

Pythias and American Legion rifle clubs of Logan will participate in the state rifle shoot at Harrisburg this week under the Ohio Rifle league. Dr. E. L. Long, Harry Nill and Joe Hall were chosen to represent the clubs and will travel to Harrisburg Saturday through Monday. The event will select Ohio’s team for the national shoot at Sea Girt, New Jersey later this year, with an international competitor to be chosen to Switzerland for the winter meet.

Logan Septa Pythias and American Legion Rifle Clubs Harrisburg Ohio Rifle League E. L. Long Harry Nill Joe Hall Barrisburg Ohio Sea Girt N. J Switzerland

Logan Declines Scholarship Offer After Ohio State Degree

Sept 2 Eugene Sloan son of Mr and Mrs P D Sloan graduated from Ohio State University Friday with a Master of Arts degree. He declines a offered scholarship while pursuing further opportunities.

Hillsboro Family News Visits Chicago for Weekend

Mr and Mrs Conrad Roads and their children Jack and Frances of Hillsboro traveled to Logan on Wednesday. Formerly Helen Pursell, Mrs Roads left the area nineteen years ago. Mr and Mrs L P Moody and family and Mr and Mrs E W Davis also departed Wednesday morning for a weekend in Chicago.

Conrad Roads Jack Frances Hillsboro Logan

Well No 1 at Linton farm shows promising output

Well No 1 on the Alice Linton farm in Maysville territory came in Tuesday evening. It is expected to produce about seventy five barrels daily before shooting. This offset to the Mowery lease big well signals a broader field development with six wells begun and others soon to reach pay sand.

Logan Preston Oil Company Alice Linton Maysville Linton T. J. Mowery Maysville Oil Company

McKinley Falls Into Coma. Condition Unchanged

Martinsville Indiana reports that United States Senator William B. McKinley of Illinois remained in a coma after sinking into unconsciousness shortly before midnight, with no change in his condition by today.

Martinsville Ind U. S William B. McKinley Illinois

Scouting Camp Progress With New Merit Badges

Athens county Boy Scouts Troop Two and New Marshfield troop work at Camp Copeland on T A Copeland farm near Stewart to earn merit badges. Leaders Rev Bailey Roy Dupler Jack Preston and Harold Giesicke supervise meals, camp activities, and kangaroo court tasks as the group plans to stay through next Monday evening.

Copeland Athens County Boy Scouts Athens New Marshfield Mr. Bailey Roy Dupler Jack Preston Harold Giesicke T. A. Copeland Stewart Hocking Preston Giesicke

Shanghai Martial Law Declared Amid Cantonese Advances

A Daily Mail dispatch reports martial law in the Chinese section of Shanghai following Cantonese forces wins. Warships patrol the river mouth as authorities enforce order.

Shanghai London Daily Mail

Young Wife Held On Poison Charge

In Albany Kentucky Mrs Dora Burchett 25 widow faces charges of poisoning her wealthy husband A F Burchett 78. Also charged are her parents A W Lawrence and farm hand W E Cummins 63 who all deny the accusations. The case stems from the death of A F Burchett after chemists found traces of strychnine in his stomach.

Albany U,rp Dora Burchett A. F. Burchett C. B. Burchett

President Coolidge backs American control of merchant fleet

The White House spokesman stated that the president favors preserving the American merchant marine and requires that ships to be sold by the shipping board enter only American hands. The Commerce Department reports 27 firms in theatrical scenery and stage equipment valued output at 2,542,246 dollars in 1925, up 56.4 percent from 1923.

Coolidge America Shipping Board White House Department of Commerce

Hays Pushes Film Vault Plan for Federal Archives

Will Hays, head of the motion picture industry, tells President Coolidge of a plan to preserve millions of feet of historic film in vaults within the new federal archives building. The proposal calls for space to store 50,000 reels for posterity.

President Coolidge Will Hays Hays Federal Archives

Immigration officials note rising entry attempts at border

Commissioner General Harry E. Hull of the Department of Labor reports increased efforts by aliens to enter the United States both legally and illegally. He cites the Canadian border, where many illegal entries have been reported.

United States Harry E. Hull Department of Labor Canadian

ROTC Training Milestone Reached Across Nation

Nearly six thousand students in schools and colleges throughout the country completed the Reserve Officers' Training Corps program this year. The figure reflects broad participation across institutions and highlights growth in military education.

Reserve

Army announces nearly five thousand reserve officers commissioned

The War Department reports nearly 5,000 reserve officers have been commissioned in the army, marking a sizable expansion of officer strength amid ongoing military needs.

Army Department of War

Armored motor trucks Delivered to Treasury for Bureau use

Two of the largest armored motor trucks ever built were delivered to the Department of the Treasury for the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. They were purchased for a total of 14 400 dollars to transport and protect public funds.

Department of the Treasury Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Alaska oil fields face high costs and wildcat risks

Interior report via the geological survey finds the naval petroleum reserve in Alaska offers great stakes but high costs. Current prospects are deemed too expensive for average firms, with grave risks and potential for wildcat-type ventures.

Naval Petroleum Reserve Alaska Department of the Interior Geological Survey

Automobiles Exports Rise in July Amid Production Drop

The automotive division of the Department of Commerce calls the export market healthy as 17,077 passenger cars valued at 12,005,895 dollars were shipped in July. U S production fell to 355,454 units, down 33,555 from the previous July.

Automotive Division Department of Commerce United States

Friday's Five Best Radio Features

List of five radio features for Friday includes WGY Schenectady 380 8 15 p m endt WGY players WSM Nashville 283 10 30 p m CST organ recital WCAE Pittsburgh 461 8 p m EDT Burt MacMurtrie's Music hour.

WGY Schenectady WSM Nashville WCAE Pittsburgh Burt MacMurtrie

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