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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1931
Page
2
Miner Found Dead In Syracuse Mine
Charles Gillis, 22, a miner at No. 16 Mine in Syracuse, was found dead by his father between a loaded car and the motor at 10:45. It is thought he was electrocuted by an overhead wire while working a night shift. Autopsy may be required. body at Ewing Funeral Home. Gillis, single, lived with parents on Route 7 near Chester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Charles Gillis
Syracuse
Martin Gillis
Ene
Gillis
Ben Ewing Sandis
Ewing
Y Gillis
fRoute No. 7
Cheater
Europe
Taxes on Meigs County Realty Deferred Until January
Meigs County real estate taxes will not be collected before year end or perhaps later as the new appraisal awaits approval by the county board of equalization in Columbus. After approval the appraisal is returned for final calculation, requiring weeks of bookkeeping before individual amounts can be set. County residents continue to visit the treasurer to inquire about payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meigs County
Pomeroy
Columbus
Massar Hill Accidents Mark Pomeroy District Scene
Pomeroy on December 11 reports mass distress in the Massar Hill region with multiple accidents and injuries. A local registrar compares 1932 motor plate licenses with prior years as Pearl Parker recounts family misfortunes linked to factory and road incidents.
Local Messenger contact for circulation and classifieds
A staff correspondent notes the Messenger offers circulation and classified advertising services. Readers are invited to call John Sauvage at 453 L for assistance with any circulation or classified ad needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messenger
John Sauvage
Legion Auxiliary Helps Worthy Causes After Play
MIDDLEPORT December 11 Members of the American Legion Auxiliary report profits from the play Corporal Eagan totaling 87 after expenses. Donations were made to the Community Basket Fund the State Welfare Fund for orphans at Soldiers and Sailors Home in Nenia and the Federal Hospital Fund for disabled veterans in hospitals. The auxiliary will again address individual cases this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
American Legion Auxiliary
Corporal Eagan
Auxiliary
Community Basket
State Welfare
Nenia
Federal Hospital Fund
Former Rutland Resident Sought in Disappearance Case
Frank Van Zant, 68, longtime Meigs County farmer and former Rutland resident, vanished from his Gallipolis home Wednesday morning. Searches traced his last movements toward the river as authorities investigated a possible self-inflicted death. the family and Meigs County residents were alerted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Frank van Zant
Gallipolis
Rutland
Mr. van Zant
Meigs County
John Spires
Columbus
Athens
van Zant
Bertha Rathburn
Van Zant Missing Man Sighting Triggers Search
Mrs Rathburn reported seeing Frank Van Zant near Rock Springs shortly before his disappearance. Gallipolis wife and daughter hastened to Pomeroy as officers and deputies hunted roads toward Athens. Children near Darwin reported a man matching his description at a schoolhouse. Investigators pursue leads, hoping for a daytime find.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meigs County Fairgrounds
Frank van Zant
Rutland
van Zant
Rock Springs
John Spires
Gallipolis
Rathburn
Athens
Homer Lamp Dies Near Hebron After Illness
Homer A. Lamp aged 60 died at his home six miles north of Rutland on Thursday morning after residing there 14 years He is survived by a widow one son Claire Lamp a sister Mrs Leamy and two brothers in Columbus Relatives live in Ohio and Florida Funeral and burial set for Fairmont near Hebron Ohio Sunday at 2 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
Homer A. Lamp
Claire Lamp
Leamy
Columbus
Ohio
Florida
Fairmont
Hebron
Miss Clara Feiger Dies in Pomeroy
Miss Clara Feiger 50 longtime Pom eroy resident dies at home in Second Ward after a lingering cancer illness. She leaves brothers Philip Feiger a Pomeroy Post Office clerk and Henry Feiger a Columbus businessman, and sister Mrs Duskey of Syracuse. Parents are deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Clara Feiger
Second Ward
Philip Feiger
Henry Feiger
Columbus
Duskey
Syracuse
Holmes Namesake From Middleport Stars In Columbus Play
Oliver Wendell Holmes junior and Middleport High School 1929 graduate, the youngest to finish local schooling, studies law at Ohio State University and earned a leading role after tryouts in a Columbus Civic Theater production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Dee
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Middleport High School
Ohio State University
Columbus
Inmate Mamie Price of Gallipolis Dies at 40
Miss Mamie Price, 40, who had been an inmate of QO. H. E. at Gallipolis for 11 years, died yesterday and was buried here. She is survived by sisters Mrs. Edith Johnson and Mrs. Iva Williamson of Columbus and Naomi Bentley of Rutland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
Mamie Price
QO. H. E
Gallipolis
Edith Johnson
Columbus
Iva Williamson
Naomi Bentley
Mrs. Melissa Atkinson Dies in Bedford Township
Mrs Melissa Atkinson aged 75 widow of Sylvester Atkinson died at her home on Kingsbury Creek in Bedford Township on Wednesday. She belonged to a leading local family and owned a fine farm in the township. Cassie Atkinson, an only son, lives in Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford Township
Pomeroy
Melissa Atkinson
Sylvester Atkinson
Kingsbury Creek
Cassie Atkinson
Athens
Past Chiefs Dined At Annual Turkey Dinner
The Past Chiefs of Magnolia Temple Pythian Sisters were served their annual turkey dinner at Louie Person home in Pomeroy. Thirty attended, requiring six fat turkeys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Magnolia Temple Pythian Sisters
Louie Person
Middleport Schools Announce Holiday Vacation
Middleport public schools will close for a holiday break from December 18 to January 4, with classes resuming January 5. Superintendent A. W. McKay announced the schedule today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
A. W. McKay
Settlement Extended for Wyatt G Plantz Estate
The administrator of the Wyatt G Plantz estate gains six more months to finalize settlement, totaling 18 months, due to a pending common pleas court suit. The delay may allow estate assets to increase in value, benefiting the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Wyatt G. Plantz
Common Pleas Court
Surprise Birthday Party for Mrs Dillard Honors Local Host
A. A. Dillard hosted a surprise evening for his wife to mark her birthday. Guests included Captain and Mrs. George W. Howder, Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Fadeley, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Bush, Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Fisher, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Davis, and Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Dillard. Refreshments ended the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
A. A. Dillard
Chester Youth Fred Hawkens Dies in Chester Township
Fred Hawkens, 19, died at his grandfather Peter Frederick’s Chester Township home early Thursday. He lived with the Frederick family alongside his mother. The funeral will be Saturday at 10 am from the residence with burial at Burlingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Fred Hawkins
Peter Frederick
Chester Township
Frederick
Burlingham
County Teachers To Meet December 19
The Meigs County teachers hold their final year meeting at the Church of Christ in Pomeroy on December 19 starting at 9 30 in the morning. The program includes singing invocate ion discussions on preventing withdrawals from high school home study and high school social activities with speakers W A Rice Charles Hayman Frank Chaney Lettie Young Carl Reeves Lucille Smith W E Campbell and Rev Bolton with committee members E A Wingett Helen Grueser and Guy Mutchler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Church of Christ
Cassady
W. A. Rice
Charles Hayman
Frank Chaney
J. Tracy
Rev. Bolton
Lettie Young
Carl Reeves
Lucille Smith
W. E. Campbell
E. A. Wingett
Helen Grueser
Guy Mutchler
Meigs County Relief Commission seeks funding for veterans
The Meigs County Soldiers Relief Commission asks the Meigs County Commissioners to allocate 5000 dollars for needy veterans and dependents. Past grants were 1500 dollars last year and 750 dollars the year before. Mrs. Norman Kaspar and Mrs. E. E. Boyd came from East Liverpool due to Mrs. E. A. Aikin’s illness. Miss Pratt of Burlingham was moved to Sheltering Arms Hospital in Athens for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meigs County Soldiers Relief Commission
Meigs County
Norman Kaspar
E. E. Boyd
East Liverpool
E. A. Aikin
Middleport
Pratt
Burlingham
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
Albert Diehl
Elmer Diehl
Columbus
Sam Buchanan
Logan
Frank Mejewski
Cleveland
Herman Diehl
Abe Diehl
Huntington
W. Va
Pomeroy
Frank Diehl
William Neutzling
Breezy Heights
Charles Cass
Lancaster
Charles Giles
Racoon Creek
Gallia County
Powell Patriarch in Critical Illness Near Hobson
Pale Powell aged 85, father of Postmaster R. B. Powell and Mrs. A. H. Bradbury, is critically ill at his home near Hobson after a period of good health. The report came from Middleport on December 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Lamp
Middleport
Pale Powell
R. BE. Powell
A. H. Bradbury
Hobson
Powell
Pomeroy Gun Club Rabbits Hunt Yields 23
In rain and slush the Pomeroy Gun Club hunting contingent went out for rabbits to供 a feast today at the club grounds. They captured 23 rabbits, far short of last year’s 90, highlighting a drop in rabbit production between the two seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Gun
Club
Gun Club
Middleport Notes Highlight Local Moves and Social Events
Miss Kitty Skinner arrives from Chicago and takes an apartment at T. H. Davis property on North Third and Cole. Miss Hulda Klein visits Cleveland. Mrs. Plummer Beeson hosts a Presbyterian Bible School taffy pull. Old time fiddlers contest set for Friday December 18 at 8 pm in High School Gym to benefit the Christmas fund. R. B. Laughead returns from Oklahoma with relatives. Relatives arrive for a death in the Corben family. Miss Lottie Besserer arrives from Charleston to stay with relatives. Mrs. T. M. Cellar visits. Miss Emma Jean Smith and Vivian Smith travel to Columbus. Mrs. Harley Cunningham remains seriously ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitty Skinner
Chicago
T. H. Davis
North Third
Cole Streets
Hulda Klein
Cleveland
Edith Klein
Plummer Beeson
The
Presbyterian Bible School
South Sixth Avenue
Feeny-Bennett Post
American Legion
Middleport
R. B. Laughead
Oklahoma
Charles Womeldorff
Toledo
Ella Corben
Ripley
Pffiers
Charles Corben
Lottie Besserer
Charleston
C. F. Besserer
T. M. Cellar
Ashville
Emma Jean Smith
Senate Anger Over Hoover Debt Relief Moves
Washington reports Senate wrath rising over Hoover's plan to extend relief on nine billion dollars of World War I debt. Senators consider attaching a rider to the moratorium vote to deny implied debt cancellation and oppose reviving the war debt funding commission. The Johnson resolution to probe international banking loans and banker commissions also gains support amid European debt tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
Senate
America
Europe
Hoover
War Debt Funding Commission
Germany Faces Split Over Reparations Payments
The text notes Germany struggles with paying both private and state reparations, signaling growing agitation over how to divide the burden and satisfy competing demands.
Westminster Fellows Hold Christmas Dinner at Colonial Tea Room
A Westminster Fellowship Christmas dinner was hosted for 21 guests at the Colonial Tea Room. Attendees included Rev. A Y Wiles Stafford and members such as Hugh Davi Jones David Titus Ma Harry Woo Florence S Campbell William Sindleness Jacobs Olive Carpenter and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Studer
Westminster Fellowers
Presbyterian Church
Weresse
Rowena Kesler
S: Peetary
Dinic
A. Y. Wiles Stafford
Hugh Davi Jones
David Titus
Harry Woo
Florence S. Campbell
William Sindliness
Jacobs
Olive Carpenter
Helen Me.Laughlin
Charles Columbo
Stackel
Leavitt Gard
Aratay
Albert Church
Nellie Shann
Merrill Davis
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Chester
Massar Hill
R. G. Webster
Pearl Parker
Tuppers Plains
G. G. Webster
Robert
Stobart
Gilbert Webster
Webster
Parker
G. G Webster
Schumaker
Webster Farm
Massard Hill
Russell
Jiff Russell
V. Pearce
Hiram
Gardner
Joyce
Orville Williams
Jack White
Dre. Allen E. White
Rutland Street
Waterman Ab
Cincinnati
Re Wlw
Midt
Fountain Pen
A. Hartley
Legion Auxiliary
Miss Feiger
Voss
Ae Bo
Southern Ohio Electric Co
Nelsonville
Chas. C
Millikan
Optometrist
Millikan’s Jewelry Store
Masonic Building
Germany
Morrow
Biedel - Mead
Kelly Tires
Exide
Prestone
KING
Cavalier
Philco Radios
Philcos
Philco
Atwater
Kent
Atwater Kent Laboratories
Summers & Son
Cline Bldg
Court Street
Athens, Ohio
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