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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1935
Page
3
A proposed city project to build a new avenue between key landmarks faced business objections and funding hurdles. The plan involves grading and leveling land near the courthouse site with engineers required to manage mud and stability risks. A crash near the port airport and a pilot named George is noted in the surrounding activity.
Storage casks discarded during remodeling of the Wildermuth Brewery in Naylor's Run have been repurposed as cabins at a tourist camp near Pomeroy along Route 7. The painted casks are fixed up as attractive, unusual lodgings likely to draw visitors.
Tedrow A R moves his family from Hamden to West Main Street home. Russell Knox and wife visit family in Pomeroy. Mrs Knox and Mrs Ewing are sisters. Aileen Rea visits Parkersburg with parents Ernest and Mrs Rea on East Main Street. Alex Fisher spends weekend in Parkersburg on business.
Members of the Senior 4 H Club and friends held a lake picnic at Lake Alma near Wellston. Attendees included Frances Ihle as leader and many club members. The group traveled by truck and the item notes U S stamp taxes on playing cards totaling over 45 350 000 packs in a 12 month period from 1933 to 19 percent.
Gilbert Winegar, a Midd leport bread truck driver, surfaced after a multi day search. Deputy Hank Young said evidence supports his claim he was not in the Qohlinger truck when it wrecked near Parkersburg. Winegar was jailed for a theft charge and may face more counts. Clifford Preston, 19, is in custody, with a second accomplice unidentified.
Mrs. Charles McNamee entertained with a 6 o'clock casserole dinner Friday evening followed by bingo. Prizes went to Mrs. E. Bowen and Mrs. Phil Edwards. Attending were Mrs. H. S. Root, Mrs. Peter Stace, Mrs. Sidney Pickens, Mrs. E. Bowne, Mrs. James Steven, Mrs. Charles Sauer, Mrs. Pearl Gardner, Mrs. Dell Martin, Mrs. Kathryn Anderson, Mrs. Pearl Roush, Mrs. John Russell, Mazie Thomas, Buddy Roush and the hostess.
Report from a crowded regatta recounts daredevil displays by epilipsy patients, scouts and a local car dealer sponsored flyovers. Sky writers lighted the sky with messages while Ted Winters kept announcer duties and a lost child episode ended quickly with reunion.
In Gallipolis three husbands faced court orders in Common Pleas Court Judge W R White presiding. Mary Long sues Charles Long with a contempt of court hearing set for 10 o'clock this morning. Glen Johnson ordered to pay 4 per month for minor child support and to buy 15 dollars of clothing for the child in a suit by Bertha Johnson. Myrtle V Hayner awarded 5 dollars weekly alimony and 50 dollars in attorney expenses against Woodrow Hayner.
In Gallipolis the Regatta crowd includes Capt. Higginbotham of Nitro and two Holzer Hospital nurses Miss Ella Johnston and Mrs. John F. Johnson. Attendees include Mr and Mrs W C Brucker, Dr. Fowler and family, and guests from Columbus Portsmouth and Washington during a weekend gathering.
Voters in Cheshire Rural move to Cheshire Special School District by 133 of 140 signers seeking higher tax rate of 2.7 mills. Remonstrance possible within 30 days. Kyger elementary and Cheshire schools will adjust staffing and bus routes as Cheshire Rural sends pupils to Middleport for high school.
Gallipolis reports John Bell aged 65, tenant of Red House West Virginia, identified by property owner John Poffinger as the man severely harmed by a train Friday. Bell had disappeared Thursday and funeral services were held at Mound Hill Cemetery with burial there. family could not finance a return trip home.
O H Anderson of Winfield West Virginia was reported lost to Gallipolis police Sunday night as his family prepared to leave the regatta He reportedly suffered heart attacks. Patrolman Chester Leaper and Constable J H Shato searched the river banks but found no sign of him His family called back at midnight to say Anderson was at home
American bison counts show 4,400 in the United States and 17,000 in Canada, indicating a nascent recovery. The figures underscore cross-border conservation efforts and the species’ shifting distribution.
Middleport notes many residents and visitors as they travel to Gallipolis Washington D C Evansville Toledo and Columbus. Virgie Major and Floyd Barcus visit relatives while Ann Hill visits Shumaker family. Franklin Edwards returns from McMillan Hospital greatly improved.
Marriage licenses issued to John Fife 22 Cheshire laborer and Madge Barrett 21, and to Leslie Howard Sheets 23 Crown City mechanic and Helen Mae Walters 17 with father Charles Walters consent in Eureka.
About 13 million of the 20 million on relief in the United States are women and children, according to official statistics.
Chester turned a 3 0 deficit into a 4 3 victory over Wellston Sunday afternoon. Gerald Eijselstein singled for two runs in the eighth and Bernard Eiselstein followed with a two bagger in the ninth to drive in the winning runs as Chester staged a dramatic rally and spoiled Wellston’s near season record.
Middleport firemen push past Leon to a decisive win. The report notes a prominent community event and highlights local participation. A separate item mentions the Union Bible Class meeting scheduled for Tuesday evening at eight o'clock at the Church of Christ, inviting men and boys from four churches.
A string of weekend and short-term visits across Racine and nearby towns features Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cross returning to Columbus after time with Amanda Cross. several residents travel to Michigan Springfield Ohio Athens and Pittsburgh. updates include families from Cleveland Independent and Akron visiting local relatives and staying for days. The note ends with mentions of Joe Sherman Pittsburg visits and a Circumscribed mix of social calls. Ace Sleuth Marie Grott heads Indiana state bureau of criminal identification, the first woman in the post and a top fingerprint expert who aided identification of Dillinger after the 1933 Arizona arrest.
UNION FURNACE The Daily Vacation Bible School ended with a Friday night program at the Presbyterian Church. Speakers were Miss Wanda Abram and Rever end Cohagan. Readers and attendees included Miss Marcella Kiser and others from nearby towns.
A circus elephant fell on and killed employee Wayne Fish TM of Bedford Indiana as a truck lurched at a Coffeyville Kansas intersection early Sunday.
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