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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1919
Page
5
Local social news reports several trips and visits across Kentucky and Ohio. Highlights include KP Moler leaving for a week in Louisville. Mrs. P. B. Lawrence returning from Albany with Miss Faye Baker. and Mrs. Ida Shivlin traveling home to Columbus after a three week stay.
Gene Foley a 6 foot 4 inch, 265 pound veteran line worker with 25 years in the field explains that the company is spending to stop line leakage. He says gas remaining must be saved for use and that all efforts keep the lines tight to prevent leaks.
The article explains a dresser coupling used on gas pipelines with a sleeve and followers secured by eight bolts and two rubber gaskets. Replacing gaskets requires excavating a cubic yard of earth, removing eight bolts, and separating followers to fit new gaskets. Gas deposits cause gasket adhesion, needing cutting of old bolts and backfilling after completing one line.
Reporter reflects on gas waste as natural gas reserves decline. It highlights Logan Natural Gas & Fuel Co and Gene Foley's crew upgrading lines with new rubber gaskets to reduce leaks. The piece argues for consumer responsibility to conserve gas and maintain service amid rising costs.
Mrs W H James returns from Marietta visit. Ray Priest visits New Lexington on business. Local youths attend Jim Featherstone social. D W Brill and son visit for business. Grubb family and Art Frost visit William White. Priest family moves to H H Townsend home. Dessie White visits O T Harkins sister. C M Adams becomes Blacksmith for Jennings Coal and will occupy Clark house. Broadwell school opens with A B Christman as principal and Miss Knowlton as primary teacher.
The Albany public schools opened Monday with Principal Nesbit and teachers in charge for various grades. Named are Miles Cagg and Miss Burson for high school and grades 7 8 Octa Gillogly 5 6 Gladys Swett 3 4 Alta Coe and 1 2 Marguerite Carpenter. Local residents and visitors are noted in a sequence of trips and calls, including Mr. and Mrs. Peter Morse at Zaleski and Mrs. Vorhes with her mother Mrs. Bartley in Akron.
Chestnut Ridge Miss Ann Mansfield was the Wednesday guest of Mrs John Leoffler. Mr and Mrs Fred Buck visited James Williams. Ella and Della Marrical left for Trimble township to teach next year. Ernest Leoffler was a business visitor in Athens. Several attended the sale at Waldo Williams. Kinney school opened with Miss Nella Evans teaching. Earl Nice of Frost called on Guy Secoy. Otis Mansfield visited Nelsonville farmers sister. Ferne Vernon of Broadwell spent last week with Miss Josephine Secoy. Cecil Poston and daughter Helen visited Dr Frey at Guysville. James Marrical and Mrs Harter Fortney visited Johnston Robinson reunion at Athens County fair grounds. Mrs Gladys Fortney and Gladys Bean attend Stewart High School. James Hoisington and children visited his parents Will Hoisington.
The entire Boston police force plans a late day strike after nineteen officers, leaders of the Policemen's Union, were suspended by Police Commissioner Curtis. The union had formed despite department opposition, leaving the city with virtually no police protection. The report also notes a separate note about Zanzibar cloves and annual crop estimates.
D D McKenzie acting Liberal leader in the senate argues in the house debate that ratifying the peace treaty commits Canada to foreign wars and could align the country against the mother country, noting Canada joined World War I on its own and should stay independent in future conflicts.
One army and one navy balloon will depart the Wingfoot Lake naval aviation station at 6 pm Tuesday to attempt new army and navy long distance records.
Attorney General John G. Price, chair of the Elks state reunion committee, sent a telegram to General Pershing inviting him to be an honored guest at the Ohio Elks Association annual reunion in Columbus next week.
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