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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 02, 1928

Page

12

Young Wife Dies in New Mexico After Illness

Mrs. Ermel Warwick 32 wife of William Warwick dies of throat tuberculosis in New Mexico and will be returned to Haydenville for funeral at the Methodist church with burial at Greenlawn. She had lived on Warner avenue Logan before moving east with husband, son, daughter, two sisters and a brother surviving. Funeral set for Monday in Haydenville.

Logan New Mexico Ermel Warwick William Warwick Haydenville Warwick Warner Avenue Lyle Dabritz Nelsonville Homer Carter Newton Filley Greenlawn

Cupid Drives Surge of Marriage Licenses in Athens County

Cupid encouraged by the holiday led to an unusual spike in marriage licenses in Athens county. Seven permits were granted Friday and five more Saturday, with couples from Jackson, Trimble, Buchtel, Deanville, and Glouster among the applicants. Justice of Peace Carl H. Porter prepared to perform ceremonies, and two Fr iday licenses listed include Roland T. Philhower and Alice Alderman Philhower.

Cupid Athens County Paul Shafer Athens R. D Forrest Carbondale Theodore Kenney Buchtel Jennie Coonay Deanville Maynard Sayre Alling Trimble Allee Ki Jer Thompson Miner Jaskeonvilte c Daisy Morrison Jacksons Ile Carl H. Porter Janus Girard Tower Alderqnker Akron Sarah Trenesuf

Illinois Miners Score Victory in Wage Fight

Coal miners in Illinois reached a partial victory as the joint committee for miners and operators settled a wage scale higher than some districts. The agreement sets $6 a day for top men and 91 cents a ton for pieceworkers, below the old Jacksonville terms of $7.50 a day and $1.08 a ton, and higher than recent Ohio and Southwestern deals of $5 a day.

Chicago Illinois Joint Committee of Miners Ohio Southwestern Jacksonville

Bandits Loot Coast to Coast Train in Morelos

A dispatch reports bandits looted a coast to coast train in Morelos state. The attack left 21 of 22 soldiers guarding the train dead, along with two expressmen and an engineer. Police in Steubenville investigate whether John Frieling, a wealthy retired businessman, died by suicide or murder.

Mexico City U.R Morelos Steubenville U.P John Frieling

Gravel cave ends with minor injuries near Logan

John McGurdy of Murray City working the Wright gravel bank a mile west of Logan was engulfed by caving gravel. Fellow workers freed him. he suffered bruises but escapes serious injury. Carl Larimer from the county repair department transported him home.

Logan Wright John McGurdy Murray City Carl Larimer McGurdy

Father Dies. Mrs Weinrich to Columbus for Funeral

Logan report states Woodrow Pickering aged 76 died of heart disease while gardening in Columbus. He lived there fifty years after moving from Athens county and worked at Ohio Fuel Gas and Hocking Valley railroad. Survived by widow Grace, daughter Mrs Forest Weinrich, Frederick Pickering, and two other daughters. Funeral planned for next Monday.

Logan Forest Weinrich Columbus Woodrow Pickering E. Weber Thorning Tickering Athens County Ohio Fuel Gas Company Frier Hocking Valley Railroad Grace Is Frederick H Pickering Missy Mary Pickering Horace T. Brettelle Detroit Weinrich Mandi Samuel Mundy Schwenke Mundy Schwenks Sugar Grove Beaumont Hocking Valley K.S. West Helen Cleveland Martha West R. B. Hansel Karl Kline Collumbus Sisson Massie Dudu Noah Powell Stanley Powel Retruit Priday Middlepart West Virginia Powel Murray City W. HK. Knapp Tolle Atkinadie Corporation Toledo John Krieg Pe Cincinnatic Rndla F. Hammond

We’re Taking Up the Tools

The speaker laments hunger and unemployment and describes taking up work as a defiant choice. He recalls comrades assumptions about labor and urges action for a living wage. He contemplates benevolence versus pride and notes many share the need for meaningful work in cold times.

Ohio State Fair Closes Activities After Final Awards

Columbus as the 78th Ohio State fair closes on Saturday with final awards and major entertainment. Labor Day Monday will still witness some exhibits and the grounds open for those dismantling or not yet moved. Official attendance reached 43,059, the largest Friday crowd since 1922 and 4,457 above last year. Kreinschmidt reunion set for September 9 at Union Furnace road near Logan.

Columbus

Local Railroad Foreman Marks 54 Years Service at Logan

Joseph Fox dies after a fall from a moving truck near his home west of Logan. The incident occurred about 9 o clock Saturday morning as he worked beside the vehicle. Authorities report the crash caused a fatal skull fracture.

Joseph Ogan Sept

Odd Fellow Guest of Honor at Logan Lodge Event

Fox 67 dies after falling from a moving truck near Logan two miles west. Mason Campbell drove the truck. Joseph Campbell and Fox’s son were aboard. Coroner rules accidental death. Fox had been helping haul bricks for a local factory, living with the Campbells. Funeral plans unavailable.

Logan Fox Logan Lodge

Traffic Detour Planned on Lancaster Street During Repairs

Lancaster Street traffic to be maintained with a detour via Second Street Central Avenue and West State Street until repaving is finished. Workmen tear up brick on the north side. after completion, the south side half will be removed and traffic rerouted as needed with signs directing State highways Nos. 26 and 31.

Lancaster Street Glen M. Romine City Servies Department Second Street Central Avenue West State Street Rpenter Street Fred Bechter

Fifteen Fail To Pass Teachers Exam In Athens County

Of the 28 Athens county teachers who took the state examination at the Central school building, 23 passed and 15 failed. County Superintendent H. R. McVay recorded the results. The list of successful candidates includes Ida Allison, Ruth Bridgewater, Kenneth Christy, Kathleen Colbert, Adrian Collins, Mary K. Daugherty, Orpha Draper, Glenna Flanders, Sylvia Gaskalla, Carma Hines, Erma Jones, Garrett McKee, Opal McWhorter, Sara Minear, Ward Pauley, Mary L. Place, Ralph Pritts, Frances Reading, Gordon Ruth, Paul Theisen, Esther Whit latch, Vincent Eggleston and Phyilis Sayre.

Athens County Alex Root Oda Gillogly H. R. McVay Ida Allison Ruth Bridgewater Kenneth Christy Kathleen Colbert Adrian Collins Mary K. Daugherty Orpha Draper Glenna Flanders Sylvia Gaskalla Carma Hines Erma Jones Garrett McKee Opal McWhorter Sara Minear Ward Pauley Mary L. Place Ralph Pritts Frances Reading Gordon Ruth Paul Theisen Esther Whitlatch Vincent Eggleston Phyilis Sayre

Union-On The Hill Sketches A L Snedden

A humorous column ridicules riding versus dodging voters and pols, laments turnout for elections, and pokes fun at Pro. Art Smith and Democrats. It parades weather, politics, and local visitors including a Keystone sailors group and N Saylor family in Union. References to November 6 and a political win hint at upcoming results.

Art Smith Smith White House J. L. Bailey Keystone State N. 3 Saylor Union Marcellus Sartor Helen Nelson Sartor New Lexington Milors N. Jlor State Hospital Stedmans N. Ying

West Hunter street resurfacing to finish early next week

Logan reports rapid progress on resurfacing West Hunter street from Elm to Furnace using city forces under Service Director Edward Sherman. Total distance 1250 feet. A Second street resurfacing may follow after completion of the current project. The article also covers international social notes and local visits.

Logan Hunter Street Elm Street Furnace Street City Service Edward Sherman East Main Second Street

Court pauses as death delays Salt Creek case hearing

In Logan on September 1 Judge Harley M. Whitcraft recessed a trial involving Salt Creek township board of education and Laurelville over transfer of territory after the death of Woodrow Pickering. Attorneys agreed to a Monday continuance as testimony had just finished. Funeral services were held for Mrs. Margaret Keffer, 71, at Center Church in Starr Township.

Salt Creek Laurelvile Karshner Thosa Matls Lindsey End Harley Hart Laurelville Margaret Heffer Logan Center Church Starr, Township Margaret Keffer Tom Campbell Keffer Ben James BR. Fields Lugan Starrs Sand & Son C. Belt Fairmont W. Va Mary Anderson New Martins W. FE Yostlewatte

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