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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1926
Page
2
POMEROY Sept 28 Meigs County shows keen interest in Gallia County's election issue proposing an additional two mills road levy. If approved the funds will be shared among fifteen townships to aid cross border road improvements linking Meigs with Gallia. Also notes Meigs border roads depend on Gallia actions.
Ivor Bohram aged 36 died Sunday of pneumonia in Columbus hospital and his body arrived in Pomeroy Monday. He was a son of Mr and Mrs John Bohram of Syracuse and survived by his parents, three brothers, one sister and other relatives. Funeral set for Wednesday afternoon in Syracuse. Richard Orr weds former Pomeroy resident in Norwalk ceremony. bride Dorothy Wilde of Norwalk.
Word from Columbus reports Father P. C. Schmeidher beloved pastor of Sacred Heart Church in Pomeroy fell at a home-coming celebration and fractured one leg in two places. He was taken to a Columbus hospital for treatment.
The Rev. Gieson, longtime Heath M. Church pastor in Meigs County, moves to Columbus with his household goods and retires from ministry to enter business. His successor, the Rev. Eichbe Jr., preached his first sermon at the church. Escher began ministry in Meigs County with a rapid rise, coming to MarLIport from Corning.
Relatives and volunteers scoured the riverbed by boat after Monday morning’s calamity in Pomeroy. Darkness halted activity with no bodies found besides a recovered traveling bag near the scene. Crowds gathered on both riverbanks as business stalled and the tragedy dominated town talk. In Middleport, Mrs. Lucy Grant Bogges hosted relatives for a gathering honoring Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Grant of Kansas City.
Benjamin F. Hayes, 72, died at his Racine home after a long illness from heart and liver trouble. He was twice married with no children. his wife survives. Funeral was at 11 this morning at the Racine Baptist Church, burial in Ravenswood.
General Charles P Summerall becomes chief of staff succeeding General Hines. A friend of President Coolidge, he is expected to apply the normal army training policy as the nation readies a large reserve force. Ada C Mason Flora Lewis are named civilians in the notice.
Local Athens Home Telephone officials urged a late week rate rise, arguing the plan funds a fire proof plant and new automatic system. Council discussed but unanimously objected to no rate change, with new monthly rates slated from 2 to 4 dollars for various business and residence phones.
A Pacific coast bird lover suspended a chickadee nest from a pole and net to film the scene. The picture captures the bold mother feeding her young through the mesh before the nest is restored to its original site.
City officials took part in the conference and praised the telephone department for its open presentation of facts. It was unanimously voted that no objections to the new rates would be offered, with the increase set to take effect in a few days unless objections are filed, boosting gross earnings for the company by about $11,000 annually.
Observers count a 4000 strong bee colony at the Smithsonian Institution and report the honey makers follow American traffic rules by keeping to the right.
Fifteen year old Doris Holmes, a gifted musician from Davenport, Iowa, halted her budding career after her arm was badly crushed while she saved her car from an approaching automobile.
A vintage health note extols Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a quick remedy for sour and gassy stomachs. It claims it neutralizes stomach acid more effectively than soda and aids waste removal without purging, noting physicians have prescribed it for fifty years. The ad lists 25 and 50 cent bottles and cites its U S trademark in the brand history.
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