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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1935
Page
3
Council members discuss project approvals for paving on Nixon and Ridge roads with WPA funding possible. A survey and preliminary estimates are prepared by engineers to transfer projects under federal administration. Community events include Fire Company meetings and a rural district planning discussion at the Town Hall.
Members of the Pomeroy Garden Club gathered on Lincoln Hill at Mrs. Sophia Fisher’s home with Mrs. Lily Coates assisting. The program featured a peony paper by Flossie McQuigg, a talk on Rock Gardens by Theodore Ebersbach, and Rala ton Russell’s flower arrangement study review from Babylon to modern times. A civic committee was formed chaired by C E W Downie with Finsterwald and Rawlings aiding, and Downie assisted by Downie to handle publicity. Refreshments followed.
Pomeroy items note Miss Mary E Daniels spent the weekend in Point Pleasant at Miss Harriet Burnell’s. Visitors include the Russell and Meinhart families at Old Man’s Cave near Logan. Several Goett relatives from Uhrichsville and Louisville visit Lincoln Hill and Union Avenue. Adam Goett returns home to Pomeroy for the first time in 13 years.
Funeral services scheduled for Paul T Motty 35 editorial staff member of The Sandusky Register who died after a short illness late Saturday in Sandusky Ohio.
Harry Wyatt of South Third Avenue died Sunday evening at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis after a motorcycle crash near his home Thursday. Surviving are wife Gertrude Wyatt two children William 13 and daughter Mrs Paul Johnson six relatives. Funeral services were held at his residence with Rev Kreager of the Baptist Church officiating. Burial was in Cheshire Gravel Hill Cemetery.
Mrs Nan Moore and daughter Elizabeth return home after summer in West Salem. They are joined by sister Mrs Herman Mourning and son Bobby visiting relatives. Mrs Edward Marquardt and daughter from Akron visit Mrs Dana Hamilton. Gilbert Harlan and Dale Mourning family visit from Pt. Pleasant with nephew Earl Mourning. Charlies and Miss Genevieve Bing and Harry Tel of Columbus depart for a Kentucky vacation visiting Mammoth Cave.
Meigs and Lawrence County 4-H clubs depart for a five day session at the 4-H camp on Little Raccoon Creek. The event runs from August 5 to August 10 with both clubs participating together.
Middleport notes visitors from Columbus, Toledo and Wellston over the week including Miss Loretta Belle Lemley and Miss Etta Gaskill. Local families hosted relatives, with trips to Charleston and Washington PA and return from Fort Harrison. A Paris boasted dancer Joan Warner faces a proposed marriage amid film offers.
U S District Judge Benson W Hough continued until August 15 temporary restraining orders prohibiting the collection of AAA processing taxes from the Columbus Packing Co J Fred Schmidt Packing Co of Columbus and the Stedman Company of Athens Ohio Proceeding shields these firms from tax demand pending further action.
Historical note states Queen Victoria enjoyed an average daily income of 6271 dollars, reflecting royal financial arrangements and economic context of her era.
Mrs. Cora Roberts and Mr. Robert Roberts visited at Sheltering Arms Hospital in Athens where Mrs. Roberts cousin A D Hannum is recovering from a stroke. Rev Kenneth Reed heads to Lowell to pastor the Church of Christ there. Loyal Partners Class meets Thursday evening with Mrs Rhodell Steffey. Meigs County Women’s Republican Club hosts potluck Aug 7 at Mrs Lucy Bogegs home in Middleport.
Mrs Stace celebrated her birthday with 21 friends at Nice picnic grounds on the Jerseyville Athens Road. A noon dinner was served followed by bingo and social time. The group returned to the Stace home on Palmer and Seventh Avenue for refreshments.
Checks were distributed Monday and today paying Middleport school teachers their salaries in full, according to Paul Smart clerk of the local board of education. This is the first time in some time that teachers have been paid in full.
Final service at the Episcopal Church was conducted Sunday by Robert Leake who filled in for Reverend Lloyd W. Clarke. Clarke will resume duties September 9 at the local church. Leake will return to New Straitsville after completing his academic work this year.
Chicago livestock markets saw hog prices peak at 11.35 dollars per hundredweight for prime medium weight hogs, the highest since August 29, 1990 when 11.40 was paid for the same grade.
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