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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1928
Page
2
The Reverend McCullough officiated his first ceremony in his new charge in Pomeroy. Jacob Roller and Blanche L Borham wed at the groom’s Mulberry Avenue home. A small gathering attended after a quiet ceremony amid recent family bereavement.
In Des Moines Iowa a joint sub committee of Jowa miners and operators reached a minimum wage scale of 5.80 dollars. The plan awaits ratification by the main bodies and then goes to the United Mine Workers district and the Town Coal Operators Association. Leaders George Heaps Jr and Joe Morris described the accord as a compromise with mutual concessions. The scale takes effect Monday October 1 and runs until April 3 1898.
The Athens Country Club will hold its annual membership meeting Tuesday evening October 2 at 7 30 in the club house assembly room. Two directors will be elected, the financial report for the last fiscal year will be read, and membership matters of general interest will be discussed.
Stamford, Conn. Sept 23 Be st Mr and Mrs Jerome B P Neff of Mamaroneck NY were deprived of the rights to drive an automobile here as a result of their beast in Boston a month ago that they had made the trip from New York in better time than the fastest express trains.
Editorial reports Rev Arthur H Carter asks Home Office to bar evangelist Aimee Semple MacPherson as undesirable citing his knowledge of her Los Angeles activities. The item notes editorials in The Daily Fair. In New York Mary Hoylan Sabin dies after plunging from a hotel window shortly after her wedding to Charles Dwight Sabin Jr.
Funeral services set for Ann Meadows five year old daughter of Bri and Mra Charles P Meadows of Grove City after she was struck by a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train near Grove City Station. Also notes Antoinette Strong 66 regained consciousness after three months in coma. William Fields fined 25 dollars for intoxication. Wolfe family reunion planned October 7 at Athens Fair Grounds with Wolfe descendants invited. Glouster Chapter 260 Women of Moose Heart Legion to meet at 7 86 delayed to 7 90.
Pityme, once branded the lit tle city of sin, is said to have drifted back toward vice. Deputies Welker and Edgar Morris investigated rumors of illegal liquor production and discovered evidence at the scene. They destroyed several barrels of mash and jugs, reportedly blowing them sky high.
Mrs Dorothy Caruso widow of the great opera singer arrives in New York aboard the Conte Blancamano with her two children Gloria and Jacqueline. The trio travels after a stay in Italy, presenting a notable moment for American opera circles.
Identification of skull pieces as the head of a man found on a Puente road could prosecute Gordon Stuart Northcott for murder in Los Angeles County. Riverside authorities already indict Northcott in a separate case tied to the so called murder farm.Sheriff Willam Bright said the skull evidence may identify the body and be shown to the county grand jury within hours.
A Canal Winchester, Ohio resident Mrs Mary Bildeen died when a streetcar struck a crossing near Indianapolis. Dr F B Lehman of Cincinnati and Mrs Lehman, his wife, also died in the crash. The incident occurred as the interurban hit their group in Plainfield Indiana. A separate Cleveland bombing report notes two blasts damaging a home and an apartment building with losses totaling 2500 dollars.
Kermit Wiseman, 19, captain of the high school football team, slowly recovering from an appendectomy at Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens, was celebrated by a quiet party from the area after school. Frank Knopp brought a large pink and white cake and flowers were displayed. visitors are allowed daily.
Fremont authorities report coroner verdict of accidental death in Clyde Misamore case while pursuing a robbery theory. The Toledo man, 27, last seen with about 800 dollars before his car collided on the McPherson Highway near Fremont. No cash was found on his body or clothing during the investigation.
In Omery on September 29 the court paused attendance to excuse Clerk Bengel who wishes to hunt on opening day. Judge Crow will review bond sufficiency in indictments, while Judge Worsteel heard minor cases and delayed sessions due to Sheriff Willock’s fitness.
Probate matters and civic notes from Middleport Ohio include guardianship of Pythian Sisters Grace Downing, Elsie Forbes appointed, and a large reception at Meigs Temple. Births, marriages, and local club activities fill a busy page with social events, a surprise party, a “trip around the world” gathering, hospital plans for a boy, and a court verdict freeing a woman in a manslaughter case.
Pomeroy September 29 reports a frame building moved from Second Street end of the Roush property to a branch of Shade River near Bedford for use as a hunting and fishing camp. A two story brick building is planned for the vacated lot in spring. Cady Whaley plans a business building on Second Street opposite the new post office.
Columbus announces Fire Prevention Week for October 7 to 15. Governor Donahey cites Ohio fire loss in 1927 at 18.5 million, with 473 deaths and 1,240 injuries. Also notes support for Martin L. Davey for governor from seventeen railroad men and labor organizations.
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