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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1933
Page
5
A man reports a thief stole teeth from a chicken coop cache and proposed swapping them for five to twenty dollars. The incident mirrors a cucumber garden offer where a purse with cash was left in the night, and the thief offered more items at the same price, but did not return the money.
A Southeastern Ohio Baptist conference will convene at Mt Moriah Baptist Church in Middleport on August 15. Ironton representatives will attend the meeting with a program and entertainment planned. The gathering marks the opening drive for a regional enterprise and includes Mrs Painter and family among those traveling from the county for the Century of Progress connection.
Memories of bygone days revived at the Meigs County Pioneer Society annal meeting on the Chester Commons. An all day event includes a 10 30 parade of old time costumes with prizes, an Old Fiddlers contest, relic displays, a noon basket dinner, and ice cream and coffee served by Chester ladies.
A 50 relatives and friends marked Mrs. Norris seventieth birthday and Mr. and Mrs. Norris golden wedding with a noon picnic at Long Bottom. The couple received rings from Mrs. R. G. McGee and gifts including a birthday cake from local families. Attendees included Norris family members from Columbus Delaware Guysville Tuppers Plains Middleport Akron and nearby communities.
Meigs County 4-H Club members will travel with guests to the World’s Fair. About 35 4-H workers and friends from Meigs and six other counties will depart Athens August 26 for Chicago, returning August 29. Reservations close August 21. attendees include local farmers teachers and residents from Pomery Middleport Racine Chester and Minersville.
Rev. and Mrs. Fred I. Gardner and daughter Joyce depart Middleport for Lake James Indiana for a minister training week and a three week vacation. They will then visit Chicago at the World’s Fair, Eaton, and relatives, with two Sundays absent from the pulpit.
Meigs County wheat growers will be invited to join the Wheat Production Control Plan under the Agricultural Adjustment Administration. A county committee selected by H C Ramsower will organize meetings across the county to inform farmers and form the County Wheat Production Control Association to administer acreage reductions and distribute benefits.
Dr and Mrs C H Horden return to Columbus after visiting family in Middleport. Several locals and travelers including Homer Russell Leland Saxton Frank Knott Ralph Bose Carl Lallance and others spent weekends here or left for business trips. Leroy Barsotti moved store fixtures to the French building from F A Shiflet room.
On the corner of Mill and Second Streets Mr and Mrs Oscar Mossman spent Sunday in Huntington with his sister. Mr and Mrs Walter Tully, visiting relatives in Minersville, joined their aunt Mrs Ann Jones and daughter Miss Alvira before departing for Columbus. Miss Beulah Smith hosted a slumber party Saturday night. Out of town guests included Joan Duffy of Logan and Dorothy and Jean Reynolds of Cheshire.
In Middleport on August 12 Dr T Boyd Gay united M Walker Essex principal of Middleport High School and Blanch Marie Davis of Jackson at Fredericktown Ohio. Couple to honeymoon at Chicago World’s Fair before returning to Middleport. Local residents Howard Harris John Circle family and others noted with visits and reunions across the area.
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Wood hosted a potluck Sunday honoring Mr. and Mrs. Eber Chapman and children and Mrs. Vern Lowery and two children from Mobile Alabama. Numerous local families from Jackson Millersport Albany Lancaster Columbus Chillicothe and Carpenter attended or were mentioned alongside visits and illness notes.
Funeral services for James Logue Jr. who died in an eight mile Newark area motor accident will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at his mother's home in Urbancrest with Rev. Battersom of the M E Church officiating. Burial is in Glouster Cemetery. Foster Gibbs and C E Handley remain hospitalized in Newark with Gibbs gravely injured and Handley later found hurt though considered minor.
Joe Beshara announced the Palace Theater on High Street will receive a new front and enlarged auditorium adding 20 chairs. RCA sound equipment will be installed along with a larger screen. Work starts at once and will be completed as rapidly as possible.
The article notes Mrs Angel Love’s illness with visitors including Mr. and Mrs Tom Williams and their daughter, Mrs Irene Williams, and Mrs John Taylor with her daughter. It also reports Mrs Winnie Love and family left destitute after a house fire destroyed their home and contents last Sunday night.
Charles Johnson left Glouster Monday for Fly, Ohio to begin his new role as timekeeper for the State Highway Department. He is the son of Mr and Mrs George W Johnson of this city.
A letter dated August 15 reports Mr. and Mrs. Owen Meredith Mrs. Lawrence Colbert and John Meredith remaining in Oakland California and delaying their return to Glouster until Wednesday. A later note said they would depart for home either last Saturday or Monday of this week.
Will hold mission church services at 13 Spring Street Glouster Wednesday night with Rev. Mrs M L Kimmey of Athens in charge.
Beginning Monday the county will place relief workers in Trimble Township and previously in Glouster Jacksonville and Trimble. Local authorities no longer handle placing relief workers.
Glouster notices an upcoming Girl Scouts gathering scheduled for Wednesday at 6 o'clock in the American Legion hall located on High Street.
The Stoecklein farm east of Glouster on the Bishopville pike will be offered at sheriff sale in Athens on Saturday, Aug. 26, to satisfy a claim by Union Joint Stock Land Bank of Detroit. The farm is appraised at 9940 dollars and bids must be at least two thirds of that figure.
Mr and Mrs Robert Cobb entertained a number of guests Sunday at their home in Glouster Ohio A social hour followed by refreshments was enjoyed Guests included Mr and Mrs James Reilly and three children Mrs Walter BihorskI and son Detroit Mr and Mrs John ONash and two children Akron Elmer Davis and son Leonard Mrs Grace Johnson and two sons Mrs Dora Wilson Nelsonville Mr and Mrs Elza Pierpont and two children Congress Run Mr and Mrs O C Pickering and son William Cook Garnet Keith and Dorothy Love Glouster Ohio
Herman Atlas returned Monday from New York City where he spent last week buying fall and winter merchandise for the Atlas Store in this city.
Ellis Run Emma and Mike Jarvis of Colum bus visited Sunday at the home of their parents Mr and Mrs John Jarvis Paul Jarvis went to Uhrichsville Sunday to seek employment Kirk and Homer France Raymond Jarvis and Arthur Conant motored to Alliance Wednesday Several persons from this community spent Sunday at Mt Hermon Miss Lucille Howell returned home after visiting relatives in Athens Mrs Orlo Jarvis and children of Columbus are visiting relatives in this vicinity The annual home coming at Mt Liberty will be held Sept 17 Mrs Kirk France is visiting relatives in Mansfield
Washington reports the federal budget nearly balanced with ordinary operations aided by rising tax revenues and expense cuts. Emergency costs amounting to 3.3 billion for public works will be amortized by 225 million annually in new taxes. 62.4 million in early August covered relief such as the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and emergency projects.
Reports from large employment agencies indicate a 44 percent rise in demand for workers of all classes in the last four weeks. Grover Whalen, chairman of the city emergency re employment committee, announced a definite upturn in employment conditions in the city.
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