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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1933
Page
2
Cooler weather and bright decorations draw crowds as shoppers fill post office lines and business streets in Pomeroy and Middleport. Merchants report strong sales this season, with CWA funds cited as a key source of circulating money.
Middleport notices show Mr and Mrs Raymond Steward moved from the McElhinny cottage to the M G White residence on Brownell Avenue. Paul Gordon and family rented Grant and Vine Street property from Herman Lohse and sons and will relocate during the holidays. Mrs James Caldwell and Mrs Lea Lie Staple traveled from Huntington to attend their grandmother Mrs Thomas Pearson's death. Others plan Christmas trips to Akron and Can ton. Dan L. Farmer and Gordon K Harris, Ohio State University students, returned home for holidays.
Mr and Mrs O E Sanborn and son Clarence drove to Columbus Wednesday after news of Mrs Sherman Belknap nee Evelyn Sanborn of Middletport death. The family said the illness had lingered for weeks and prompted the trip.
Seniors of Pomeroy High School will present a Christmas play in the Senior High Auditorium Friday afternoon. Cast includes Mary Ackley and Paul Thomas as a holy land couple, The Other Mary Edith Fisher Joseph Russell Hayes Gabriel Anna Sattler Thelma Armes June Dilgard Mary Hen nessy shepherds Eva Betz Eloise Ebersbach Rachael Biberfield Doria Whaley kings Elwood Byers William Strauss William Clark Innkeeper Maurice Thornton and a choir of six boys and six girls singing Christmas carols.
Dec 21 at Pomeroy Ohio Frank Bailey of Parkersburg was fined 10 dollars and costs on an intoxication charge and jailed until payment. Mrs Lillian Pickens and two children were released from jail and left for Parkersburg with relatives after no charges were filed. They had been brought here during the December 5 liquor manufacturing raid at Sliver Ridge.
Rising Ohio River waters halted construction Wednesday on the wall beside Court Street opposite the mouth. Crews continued work on higher ground while the upper parking lot remained unaffected. Heavy rains drive continued hillside slip at the high school athletic field, requiring more dirt removal than initially anticipated.
Mr and Mrs A C Price celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in Portland with an elaborate dinner and gifts including a radio. The couple hosted many relatives and friends at home, with their two children and numerous guests from Portland and nearby towns attending. The event featured family members and friends from Pomeroy Ravenswood Charleston Lorain and Missouri among attendees.
Mrs Elizabeth Pearson aged 95 died Tuesday at the home of her daughter Mrs Stella Byer Grant Street East Liverpool due to infirmities of old age. She leaves husband Thormaer Pearson three sons John Clay Sam eight grandchildren and one daughter with funeral tentatively set for Friday at 2 PM from the Byer residence with burial at Middleport Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Joseph Phillips, 58, died Tuesday at her Broadway Street home after a long illness. Her husband died 10 months earlier. Survived by son Walter and three daughters Mrs Elza Hermann Mrs Robert Grogan and Mrs John Ward, all of Middleport. Funeral from residence with Rev F C Kreager officiating. Burial in Middleport Hill Cemetery.
Common pleas court awarded William Stillwagner damages for 10 years in a mine accident case against New Pittsburgh Coal. The court of appeals reversed, finding the injury claims not in the original accident account. Stillwagner was injured in 1923.
Regular monthly PTA meeting Tuesday night featured a Christmas program. Numerous local residents report travel and family visits incl. Miss Margaret Clark resuming work in Pomeroy after illness. Residents move, visit and host in Syracuse, Columbus, Huntington, and Cincinnati. notable injuries, college visits, and family gatherings noted.
Letart Falls residents share recent visits and travels with relatives. Allen and Crow families along with college students return home for the holidays. Includes departures for Parkersburg and Akron and news of an appendicitis operation for Mrs Harold Grimm in Detroit.
A Christmas pageant The Nativity will be presented Sunday at 6 PM by The Fellowship young people of Grace Episcopal Church under Miss Mildred Smith. The public is invited. Christmas morning services at 9 AM with Rev. L W Clarke and 11 AM at Gallipolis Episcopal Church.
Middleport residents gathered at Mrs. O H Stewart home on South Fourth Avenue for an afternoon program focusing on contemporary drama. Guests included Mrs. W Clark Mrs. Schaaf Mrs. McAllister and Mrs. Heiner with Christmas music led by Mrs. Klein. Officers for 1934 35 to be elected at next meeting January 10 at Mrs Cook’s North Third Avenue home.
Local residents visit relatives in Parkersburg Nelsonville Pomeroy and Athens with multiple trips noted. Loyal Sons and Daughters Class hosts annual Christmas party at David Durst home with officer elections. Syracuse churches announce Christmas programs across Nazarene Church Church of God Presbyterian Methodist and United Brethren across several nights.
Athens County farmers who butcher and market their own hogs may learn more about the hog processing tax when a deputy collector visits the office of County Agent Tom H. Johnson in the Post Office Der. 28. An additional supply of forms for the processing program has been received at the county agent's office.
Covington obituary notes funeral services for William G. Bil Hil 56 owner of the Lookout House on the Dixie Highway near Covington. He led the establishment for nearly 23 years with services scheduled for Friday.
C F Anderson sold 36 turkeys for Christmas averaging over 19 pounds each, an unusually high flock average. Lima and Grass Run Schools closed Wednesday for Christmas recess.
Middleport High School Home Economics Club held its December meeting as a Christmas party at host Elen Jane Mygatt's home. Members exchanged gifts and enjoyed refreshments, with 20 attendees listed including the hostess Bila Jane Mygatt and advisor.
Mrs Jeane Sweeney and J H Sands hosted a 6 pm dinner for E E B Rathburn's birthday. Athens State Hospital staff visitors at the Baughman home. Christmas program planned by M E Sunday School. Several residents traveled to Athens McArthur Chillicothe and New York via Ireland, with multiple family visits noted.
Cards from Earl Miller show his condition at a Huntington area veterans hospital is as favorable as possible. District residents report recent word from him. Local gatherings include Robert Dixon visiting Columbus and Herbert Welch family, Earl Kincade visiting John Chevalier, and Mrs. Robert Sharp with daughter Lennie staying at Forrest Frazier’s home. Jennie Radford’s death notified Mrs. H C Swisher in Hebbardaville.
William Bainum pleaded guilty to operating a public dance hall without a license at the 77 Club on Route 81 west of Athens. Mayor Robert Wood suspended a $25 fine and costs on the condition he not repeat the offense. Sheriff Charlies Stratton filed the charge. The arraignment noted a restaurant permit was obtained and the license lapse stemmed from misunderstanding.
The shortest day in the year arrived in the Athens District with similar weather to recent days. Temperatures hovered near 40 degrees for the forenoon, with cloud and fog over the hills. Rain hinted in the atmosphere as highs reached 61 degrees and a low of 38, while rainfall for yesterday measured .31 inches.
The note highlights Mr Channel wana Was Channel as son of Canaanville and outlines aFamily lineage in brief terms. It reads as a concise genealogical mention without additional context or dates.
Three cash prizes will be awarded in Athens in a Christmas decorating contest sponsored by the Business and Professional Women's Club and the Athens Retail Merchants Association. Judges Mrs. W. B. Drake Miss Ann Brown and William Davis will tour the city tonight evaluating every decorated home.
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