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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1930
Page
2
Classified and circulation notice from Bend Meigs County announcing ads and circulation matters with contact for Virgil Marsh.
POMEROY December 11. Officials ahead of January settle cases while a divorce suit is filed by Bettie Handley against William Handley for cruelty and abandonment. A land partition case in Bedford Township proceeds with appraisals totaling about 4, or more, acres and values. Sheriff Willock seeks final action on the Greuser wine matter before retirement, planning to pour 24 gallons into a sewer in public view, with three brands tested above 11 percent alcohol. Also, court stenographer Sybil Ebersbach holds $240 suspected bribe money, awaiting legal disposition.
Mrs. W. P. Ohlinger entertained 15 girls in Middleport to honor daughter Elizabeth. The guests were members of Miss Elizabeths flags at school. Activities included a taffy games session and refreshments.
S F Lyons of Millwood near Apple Grove West Virginia reports a single hickory tree yielded 335 pounds of shell bark nuts this season sold at five cents per pound totaling 16.73 dollars. He says it is the largest producing and most profitable tree he has.
Pomeroy hosts Tuppers Plains in a Friday season opener at the Junior High School Gymnasium. Both girls and boys play with girls at 7 30 p m. Lineups hint at Proctor Ewing Cohen Roush Hennessey Smith Schmittauer Blake Clark for the girls and Crow Winebremmer Pierottti Guinther Dye Davis Greusser Franz Parker for the boys.
Dec 11 Middleport Ohio Mr and Mrs Harry Craig hosted a 6pm dinner for Middleport High School football team members. The room featured orange and black decor and a central yellow chrysanthemum basket. Guests included Coach Charles Coffee, Assistant Coach Chick Hysell, Dr S A McCullough, Peter Roush, Art Lewis, Walter Priode, Gordon Harris, Thomas Riley, Shorty Beever, Marion Estep, Lawrence Faulkner, Ben Pickens and Ithimer Neal.
Mrs. James Salisbury remains seriously ill at her Front and Walnut home. Mr. Salisbury aged 55 is also ill. John Rose and family move into C. O. Fisher apartment on Coal Street. Rose conducts business in Pomeroy. Betty Moore ill several days. A group including Mrs. Schmall Mossman Cooper and Rhodes motored to Huntington. Mrs. Swisher, aged 93, celebrated her birthday and helped with dinner. Astie Heines and Charles Hudson ill or visiting, with Hudson visiting North Second and Hudson Streets. Edgar Ervin returns to Columbus after business here. Frank Peck returns to Bellefontaine.
Benjamin W. McLane, 89, last Civil War veteran in Orange Township Meigs County Ohio, recalls General Phil Sheridan’s Winchester ride. He paused the horse at ride’s end and cared for it all day. He helped Blue and Gray veterans of nearby counties maintain peace after the war. He lives in Tuppers Plains and was in Pomeroy for Christmas shopping yesterday.
Funeral services for the late Mrs. Fanny DeWolf were held at the Syracuse M E Church this afternoon at 2 o clock with burial in Beech Grove Cemetery. Other items note civil service exams for Rutland and Long Bottom postmasters, Athens and Pomeroy moves and visits, and a Canton marriage of J C Mulligan and Gladys Clark.
The Woman's Class of the Baptist Bible School met with Mrs. Ross Peters for a largely attended session that included a Christmas program. Plans were made to remember shut-in members with flowers and fruit. Officers for the next year were elected: President Mrs. Ross Peters, vice president Mrs. James Murray, secretary Mrs. J. O. Leonard, assistant Mrs. Harry Mills, treasurer Mrs. M. J. Hamilton, teacher Mrs. B. E. Talbott, assistants Effie Hundley and Mrs. Serena Mills.
Eighteen boys and girls chaperoned by Miss Helen Durst and Miss Mabel Wilson held a farewell surprise party for I A Shiflet at his apartment. He plans a three month travel trip through Florida after Christmas. Shiflet has been notably considerate of the school students.
Mrs. Alex Powers 68 a leading colored woman in Rutland died of heart disease. She will be buried from First Baptist Church with interment at Miles Cemetery. Her husband Dr. Alex Powers has been a long time resident of the village.
Helen Skinner reports several chickens stolen from her farm home on Leading Creek on Tuesday. The item notes local residents visiting relatives and multiple community members mentioned in brief notices.
Tentative arrangements for the annual Athens County Farm Bureau meeting and banquet were made at a board of directors meeting Tuesday night in the Athens County Extension Office. T. H. Johnson spoke on the extension program and farm institutes in October and November. Plans for 1931 directed by Marvin Losey were discussed.
An old advertisement touts Joint-Ease as a fast acting emollient for painful swollen joints. It promises swift relief and guarantees through druggists with a 66 gram tube.
Athens Junior High School announces the six weeks honor rolls with seventh grade students Louise Bailey Margaret Bird Beth Cable Franklin Calvin Annabelle Cone Robert Coe Bobby Davis Wendall Davison and others listed. Eighth grade honorees include Richard Acomb Robert Bird Betty Baker Stella Carsey and Mary Olive Cowan among named students.
The Ninth Grade honor roll features many local students including Ann Beasley Roger Bingman Fay Collgns Jessie Cooper Esther Cokenouzher Carol Davies Walter Davies Dorothy Duncan Irene Edmundson Helen Gibson Joe Gill Helen Gamertsfelder Arthur Henderson Clair Heaton Elma Hill Dolores Henderson Phyllis Jordan Anna Jacoby Pauline Kimes Mary Lohse Jane Marquis John Meister Ferne Rowland Bill Robertson Solomon Rosenberg Evelyn Ruston Willard Smith Charles Sias Paul Sands Phylis Schuler Lewis Speicer Darrel Tom Mildred Templeton Boris Woolley Richard Whipple Grace Wood Frances Wiseman along with seniors Leslie Fultz June Fultz Margaret Guthrie Evelyn Hartman Richard Imes Andy Kolenich Virginia McVay Maidene MccLeod Betty McCoy Nelle Pinkerton Ruth Phillips Eleanor Roe Catherine Reynolds Emma Strahl Parker Walker Philip Wilkinson.
The National Coal Association based on railroad loading reports estimates U S bituminous coal production for the week ended December 6 at about 9.8 million net tons. The Bureau of Mines records 8.89 million tons for the week ended November 22 and 8.69 million for the week ended November 29.
Wesley Hill a 55 year old Black actor who played the Angel Gabriel in Marc Connellys The Green Pastures was killed in Harlem when struck by a taxi as he stepped from behind an elevated line pillar.
Portsmouth reports show 40 people treated to prevent rabies after mad dog exposures in Sciotoville. Officials ordered all dogs in the village locked up following bites and suspected contact.
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