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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 28, 1923

Page

12

Pomeroy High School Introduces 20 Minute Physical Education

A 20 minute period for physical education began at Pomeroy High under Coach Sampson featuring marching and drills. The school day shifts include a 11:35 dismissal and revised afternoon start times. Also notes Rev. J T Foster’s transfer to Buckhannon and birth anniversaries for Elza Turner and Thornton Vale.

Ead Pomeroy Highchool Sampson Elza Turner Thornton Vale Turner Columbia

Dorathy Parmalee Weds Carl H Slater in Lodi

The Lodi Ohio Review reports the marriage of Miss Dorothy Parmalee daughter of Rev and Mrs W I Parmalee formerly of Rutland to Carl H Slater of Lodi. Mrs Slater attended business college in Akron and will complete the course.

Lodi Ohio Dorothy Parmalee W. I’. Parmalee Rutland Carl H. Slater

Funeral for Mrs Geo Heilman at Bunker Hill Church

The funeral service for Mrs Geo Heilman was held this morning at Bunker Hill church led by Rev Lamy of Bethany ME church. She died Tuesday from neurith at 58, leaving a husband and five children including Ern est Pittsburg and Mrs John Karr Harrisonville. Burial followed in Bunker Hill cemetery.

Geo. Heilman Bunker Hill Church Rev Lamy Bethany

County Agents to Survey Farms For Economy and Returns

County Agent Krietler of the farm bureau is asked by county commissioners to perform scientific surveys of the farms at the children’s home and the county infirmary. He will analyze operations and offer suggestions or criticisms aimed at greater efficiency and improved returns.

Krietler Farm Bureau

Typhoid Patient Frank Graham Returns Home

Frank Graham, stricken with typhoid fever in Langsville and ill for weeks, is on the road to recovery and has been moved to his home in Milford.

Frank Graham Langsville Middleport

Pioneer printer Nicholas Baum visits Bend in Idaho

Nicholas Baum, once a printer in Pomeroy, now runs a bio commercial plant in Huntington, visited Bend this week for a day or two.

Nicholas Baum Pomeroy Bio Commercial Huntington Bend

Syracuse educator Williams shows improvement in illness

Prof D B Williams of Syracuse principal of Racine High School has been dangerously ill with typhoid fever but is reported improving.

D. B. Williams Syracuse Racine High School

Machinery to Arrive for Crown Oil Well Work on Eagle Ridge Farm

Engineer Allen of the lock and dam organization at Apple Grove returns from Holzer hospital after hernia surgery. The barn of L O Bahr at Joppa burned with winter feed and farm equipment, caused by boys playing with matches near a straw stack. No insurance coverage noted.

B. Hall Eagle Ridge Engineer Allen Apple Grove Holzer Hospital L. O. Bahr Joppa

Unconscious driver dies after Cincinnati hospital stay

Norman A. Hobstetter 36 was found unconscious along a highway near Dayton six weeks earlier. He later recovered but died in a Cincinnati hospital yesterday from cerebral causes after a heavy vehicle reportedly passed him while driving.

Norman A. Hobstetter Dayton Cincinnati

Local Resident Dies After Skull Fracture

Hemorrhage from a fractured skull kills a local man. He was the son of Jacob Hotsstetter of the Nease Settlement, born and raised there. Survived by his parents, five sisters including Mrs Val Strauss and Mrs Chris Glevenkamp, Mrs Charles Price, Mrs Claude Neuse, Miss Lenore Hobstetter, and three brothers Jacob, Charles, and George. Remains expected to arrive today.

Jacob Hotsstetter Nease Settlement Val Strauss Chris Glevenkamp Charles Price Claude Neuse Lenore Hobstetter Jacob Charles George

Life Long Middleport Resident Robert Grogan Dies

Robert Grogan, a longtime Middleport resident, died at his daughter Mrs S E Williams home Wednesday evening. He leaves two other children, Mrs Frank Stevenson of Philadelphia and William Grogan of Pittsburgh. Funeral services are set for Sunday at 2 p.m. from the residence.

Robert Grogan Middleport S. E. Williams Frank Stevenson Philadelphia William Grogan Pittsburg

Mrs Freda Dye and George Arnold Wed in WarriSVille

Miss Freda Louise Dye daughter of the late Martin Dye and George W Arnold son of Mr and Mrs J H Arnold both of WarriSVille were united in marriage Wednesday by Rev Bolton of Jut land. The newlyweds will occupy the Arnold home at the foot of Hornerhill while the Arn olds will spend the winter in Athens.

Freda Louise Martin Dye George W. Arnold J. H. Arnold Warrisonville Rev Bolton Jutland Arnold Hornerhill

New smokeless fuel from small coal at Pontypridd

Prof Roy Hlingworth of the South Wales School of Mines reports a low temperature carbonization process that converts small coal into a smokeless fuel with higher calorific value and almost no ash. Tests show it outperforms Welsh coal in boilers and resists weathering, with a demonstration plant planned at Pontypridd.

Pontypridd Wales Roy Hlingworth South Wales School of Mines London

Education program aims to aid prisoners awaiting trial in Chicago

Judge Hugo Pam leads a civic group proposal to broaden prisoner education under Chicago Board of Education review. The plan targets first offenders 17 to 21 in Cook County Jail, separating them from hardened criminals to deter future crime and aid reformation.

Chicago Board of Education Hugo Pam Pam Cook County

Poorly Paid Girl Battles Economic Struggles in Des Moines

Social workers document the plight of a “poor but honest working girl” facing daily survival on wages of 10 to 20 dollars a week. High rents squeeze budgets as housing costs consume a large share of her income, illustrating harsh urban poverty in Des Moines.

Des Moines

Des Moines Home Reports Roomer Earnings And Rates

Mrs. J. C. McKim, matron of the Des Moines Business Women's Home, says average roomer earnings are seventy dollars monthly. A half share with three meals costs six dollars weekly. long admission waits exist, and workers earning near one hundred dollars monthly may be placed with private families at higher rent to accommodate others.

J. C. McKim Des Moines

Y W C A Sees Girls Seek Better Wages and Lodging

The Y W C A reports crowded conditions as girls move in and take washing and ironing at a small extra charge. Mimis earn about 80 dollars a month on average. Employment secretary Mrs L H Ingrahm says girls not living at home should not apply to laundries or restaurants paying 16 or 12 dollars weekly, stating such pay is insufficient to live decently without help.

Mimis L. H. Ingrahm

Hoboes Scarce In Syracuse As Time Changes

Syracuse police say the classic hobo is nearly vanished. Deputy Police Chief George Peacock notes fewer daily court appearances by itinerants once tied to bars and street life. He cites easier honest work and less need to roam for charity as reasons.

Syracuse N. Y George Peacock Police Court

Officers Tactic Admitted to Obtain Evidence in Prohibition Case

Federal Judge Dickinson acknowledged that police sometimes use trickery to gain evidence in a prohibition case. Benjamin Golder, counsel for a liquor dealer, sought to quash a search warrant and exclude evidence he argued was obtained by underhand methods.

Philadelphia Dickinson United States District Court Benjamin Golder

Not Bad Law Says Judge On Confession Evidence

Judge Dickinson argues the practice is unethical but not illegal noting authorities used to coerce a confession may lead to conviction. He suggests a rule to exclude such evidence could help, but none exists at present.

Dickinson

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