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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1927
Page
6
A U S Bureau of Mines report shows Ohio mines produced about 600000 tons of coal in August, compared with 553000 tons in July of non union coal. The report notes miners are seeking work in West Virginia, Kentucky and as far west as Oklahoma.
Mrs Leadinghaus will be buried from Trimble Christian church Friday at 2 p.m. Rev G B Courtney will lead services. she was a member of the church. Alma Love of Greens Run was taken to Grant hospital in Columbus likely for cancer surgery. she is sister of Mrs J F Lott of Chauncey and Mrs Arthur Sapp of Columbus.
The Pythian Sisters of Pleasant View Temple will host a wiener roast on Friday evening at Clara Wallace’s home in The Plains. Members should bring weiners or buns and meet at 7 PM at the city hall for transportation to The Plains.
The Rev. N. O. Warren is the new minister for the Chauncey circuit. He will preach Sunday at the local Methodist Episcopal church with services at 10 30 a m and 7 30 p m.
Floyd Matheny aged 14 shows improvement at his parents home in The Plains after a fall at the Warren Brothers’ Athens garage left him with a broken leg and multiple bruises. Local report notes he was seriously injured Tuesday but is recovering.
Carlisle Indiana couple Mr and Mrs Jack McKnight and Nelsonville pair Mr and Mrs John McKnight with son visited The Plains with Joe Evans. Mrs S G Courtright and son Jimmie from Washington Pennsylvania are visiting her parents as Mr and Mrs Jellison have been with relatives in Washington.
W O Parry and Miss Zella Barker of Columbus were guests of Mr and Mrs George Gabriel Jr last Sunday. Mr and Mrs Elmer Stanley and daughter Jo Ann of Athens were here Monday visiting Mr and Mrs Harry Moore. Mr and Mrs Clarence Stage moved from Lower Plains to Athens. Mrs Arthur Cox and daughter Doris of Athens visited the Coon home. Mr and Mrs Russell McHarg visited the Stage home in Athens this week. Mr and Mrs William Hawk and son of Long Run visited the Cook home this week.
A wartime aged letter touts Adlerika as a quick fix for gas and constipation with dizzy spells and headaches. The testimonial claims one spoonful relieves bloating and aids rest, noting its action on both upper and lower bowel and a lasting sense of well being. Drug stores in Athens Coolville Chauncey Melsonville and others are named as stockists.
The Sageteigned Harry L. Conn Superintendent certifies Abraham Lincoln Life Insurance Company of Illinois as compliant and authorized for the current year. Its December 31 1926 financials show assets 906157.04 liabilities 2190723.21 net assets 315433.83 paid-up capital 200000.00 surplus 115433.83 income 230544.87 expenditures 1083946.22. Signed in Columbus March 1 1927.
Norman Shaw the lighthouse keeper in London was dismissed for refusing Sunday work and was presented with a Bible by his admirers at Keswick.
Elland England Thomas Cragg a wealthy manufacturer has been disqualified for life from driving after striking down a boy in an incident that led to the court ruling.
Cleveland police and Summit county authorities could not locate three highwaymen after they held up an Akron Cleveland bus and seized $50,000 in diamonds from Leonard Eine, a New York City diamond salesman. Heine fainted at the central police station while recounting details.
The pattern offers voile georgette or printed chiffon dress designs with optional plastron collar. Three sizes 16 18 and 20 years are provided. Yardage requirements differ with collar: with collar 1 1 8 yards lining and 4 5 8 yards 32 inch material. without collar 8 3 8 yards. Dress lower edge width is 15 8 yards with pleats extended. Pattern mailed for 15 cents.
Irene Woebkenberg aged 19 months died after being burned in a barn fire late yesterday near Reading Ohio authorities reported a tragic accident on September 15 in Cincinnati.
In Dublin Malcolm Mc Gregor sued Grace Biggs for 10250 dollars for breach of promise but Biggs prevailed in the case.
An advertisement touts McCoy's Tablets as a superior health tonic that increases weight and flesh. It claims dramatic gains with examples including a 10 pound rise in 22 days and offers an ironclad guarantee: if after four sixty cent boxes or two one dollar boxes a thin person does not gain at least five pounds, the purchase price is refunded.
A Q and A piece explains Pindar as Greece s lyric poet and notes his fragments cover many lyric forms. It also states the Black Watch tartan is military not clan owned, tracing its origin to General Wade s 1725 orders and 1739 regiment formation. Additional brief notes cover pioneers in warfare and lettuce as a long cultivated crop.
Fragment mentions food plants that were believed to have been used by Persian royalty more than 2000 years ago, indicating historical significance and long standing culinary associations.
Yesterday’s results feature wins by St Louis over New York and Brooklyn by Chicago to 6 3 and 10 6 respectively. Cincinnati and Pittsburgh each posted 7 6 3 marks while Boston doubled Philadelphia 2 0. American League notes New York beat Cleveland 4 1 Boston and St Louis played to 6 5 4. Washington down Detroit 3 2. American Association results Columbus 3 Toledo 2 Minneapolis 18 Kansas City 5 Milwaukee 10 St Paul 4. Only games scheduled.
Johnny Farrell, a dapper New York pro, captured the Chicago district open with a 285. Al Espinosa of Chicago finished second with 287, while Tommy Armour, the national open champion, ended fourth at 293.
Advertises Father John's Medicine as a safe, pure health product for children returning to school after summer. Claims it builds strength to face winter illnesses and counters coughs and colds, highlighting seventy years of use by mothers.
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