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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1931
Page
2
A crash victim was taken to hospital and remained unconscious for a long period. A Johns Hopkins specialist in Baltimore examined the case and reported nerve damage in the head. Since removal of the damaged part the patient is said to be recovering well.
Orchardists report heavy soaking rains will greatly improve apple crops and overall orchard futures. Late corn and pastures benefited, ground condition expected to be good for fall seeding, with crops otherwise promising despite earlier concerns.
W. 7. Eriden, land appraiser for Button Township, reports heavy rains softened the ground and caused tall corn to fall. He believes much of it will not right itself and will be unable to fill as well as if it had stood upright.
Pomeroy reports heavy rain in Kanawha Valley may back up the Ohio River, threatening river gardens and crops. Five inches fell locally, with broader rainfall expected to lift river levels and disrupt agriculture. A well near Wolfpen flowed at a million cubic feet daily, hailed as a top gas well. Auto accidents rise in mud and soggy roads, no fatalities, but injuries and vehicle damage reported.
Employment of 202 teachers for Athens County schools announced at the office of Alex Root, superintendent. Teachers attend an institute at Ohio University on Aug 31 and begin classes the next day. The list includes staff from Albany Consolidated, Ames, Lathrop, Mt. Hermon, The Plains, and many townships with numerous names across schools and homes.
POMEROY Aug 22 Meigs County Fair officials listed for Rock Springs show September 15 16 and 17. President G B Davis Langeville vice president Henry Warren Feedasitiv treasurer A D Pungell Pomeroy secretary R G Webster Pomeroy. Board includes W H Riggs Pom, R D Chester Charles Radford Minersville and others with numerous superintendents across classes for beef dairy cattle sheep hogs poultry and more.
The funeral for Mira Josephine Morarity was held at St Peters Catholic Church in Pomer at 9 o clock Friday morning with Eugene Munn officiating. Burial followed at Pomeroy Catholic Cemetery. The service occurred at the Gravel Hill home of her brother Uries Morarty.
Lincoln Stanley of Mechanicsburg returned from Camp Perry to Athens County where Judge S Johnson ordered 2 days in Athena County Jail and a fine of 80 plus costs. The sentence, suspended in August 1980 for paternity, was revived after he failed to provide support.
Meigs County tax collectors report 1930 revenues totaling 520,540.00, about 2,000 less than the auditor’s current-year estimate, signaling possible expenditure cuts to cover county operations. Nearby updates note residents and visitors in Middleport, with multiple local families traveling and staying over, and several events and visits across Columbus and Akron.
POMEROY Aug 21 There is no belief that rain follows a street carnival in Mason City across the river. Last Monday a pretentious outfit landed there and it rained daily since. A similar carnival last summer was blamed for the rain. In Columbus Mr and Mrs Leo Boyd of Detroit visited with Huddieston returning home with his wife and daughter. Mrs C Witlock and son Scott returned from Columbus via Lancaster to see Mr and Mrs Jack Patterson. Thelma Guinther takes a vacation from the police office to Wells ton to visit her son and parents while Dr Bolce vacations in Cleveland with his wife and mother-in-law.
POMEROY August 22 A local contractor and his crew demonstrated inventive skill by rigging an elevator to pour a two story concrete roof for a new building. Lacking gasoline power they used pulleys and an automobile to move wheelbarrows of cement up and down the street, a quick solution to haul material without a crane. The writer notes the Omo Valley has been dubbed the bread basket of the United States due to its corn melon peach apple and potato crops.
Announcement of the critical illness of Charles J. Pratt notes two other famous river captains and pilots are homebound due to age. Captain H. M. Horton near 95 remains in fair health but isolated, while Captain Henry C. Pownall has long suffered declining health. Captain Charles Jiden and engineer Frank Tollgate also linked to the region's steamboat era are cited among aging rivermen of Pomeroy Bend.
Ira Lewis died midweek while at work in Hobson area. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 PM from the Gravel Hill residence with Reverend Gardner officiating and Middleport Knights of Pythias rites. Burial will be in Gravel Hill Cemetery. seven children expected to attend.
Aug 22 Bradbury report states Mrs Clif ford Dewhurst is critically ill after bearing her thirteenth child at home. A son in Pomeroy facing a minor charge was freed to visit his mother. Dr McCullough, longtime physician in Pomeroy Bend, shows marked improvement after weeks in Parkersburg hospital. he is returned to his Bashan area home.
Meigs County rural school boards met in Pomeroy to discuss funding for the next school year. County Supt G N Wagner explained voters must decide in November whether state aid is needed, with a maximum of three mills and no fixed amount. If state aid is rejected, districts risk closing schools when local funds run out.
Meigs County politicians begin lining up for primaries next May with two county commissioners to be elected and four named as candidates for those offices. A large field is anticipated as tensions rise for salaried posts. Meanwhile county officers close in on alleged wire felons as three people are held in the county jail with more expected.
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