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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1935
Page
3
Federal funds for a New Pomeroy Post Office remain available as Congressmen Jenkins notes. Local interest centers on securing a site, with Masonic property eyed but facing sewer drainage concerns. Engineers warned Sugar Run sewerwork could affect the proposed location.
Fragmentary notes describe Mr and Mrs Ww medy and relatives visiting in Moundville West Virginia over the weekend. Hugh Kennedy is ill at the home of his daughter Eileen Edwards who attends Long West High School. Bryn Athyn Pa Miss Clara Hanlin fell injuring her arm just before Christmas.
The Court of Common Pleas of Athens County Ohio will auction real estate on January 7, 1936 at 1 PM at the courthouse door in Athens. The sale includes multiple tracts with mineral rights reserved to the sellers, descriptions tied to Township 9 Range 14, and several lots in Elzina Cannett's addition, with prices listed per tract and cash terms.
Middleport brief notes list Christmas visits and travel among residents. Names include Noah Haskins and Lilly Haskins of Darwin, Ora Dillard and daughters in Columbus, Katherine and Rosamond, with others like Betty Lou Johnston, Jane Carter, Isobel Davis, and Frank Knopp visiting from Columbus, Lexington, Akron, and Palestine areas. Several relatives host gatherings. several travelers report for duty or return home.
MIDDLEPORT The Local Women s Class of the Church of Christ met Friday evening. Officers were reelected for another year: President Mrs Pearl Graves vice president Mrs L E Burford secretary Mrs R H Horden treasurer Mrs R B Loug head teacher Mrs George Russell
Word has been received by friends of the marriage recently of Mr. Edward Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Davis, of Los Angeles, California. His bride was a resident of California. The wedding trip East terminated in Bryn Athyn, where a large number of Mr. Davis' relatives reside. Mr. Roy Davis, the bridegroom's father, is a son of E. Davis, who at one time operated the drug store on Mill St., now the Martin & Roller Pharmacy.
Mrs. Augusta Sanner of Bryn Athyn Pa an aunt of Miss Bertha Grant will honor her ninetieth birthday anniversary in January. She is the sister of the late Ed Grant father of Miss Bertha Grant of Sixth Ave.
Pomeroy residents share holiday visits with relatives and return home. Downie and Dye families travel, Wilford Smith heads to Ann Arbor, and Mrs. Stearns departs Cleveland after a holiday stay. Robert Tuck joins in visiting during the season.
Mr and Mrs Ray ODonnell and their three children of Columbus are spending weeks in Florida. They will visit Miami at the home of Mr ODonnels mother and brothers and stay in Coral Gables with friends. ODonnels were former Miami residents. Mrs ODonnel is the daughter of Mr and Mrs W G Davis of North Third Ave.
Middleport society notes list Mr and Mrs Neil Cooper Columbus visiting Lulu Mason mother of Mrs Cooper and Mr and Mrs Frank Vroman over holidays. Dan Jones Columbus spent Christmas with his mother Ann Jones and sister Alvira. William Mayer Columbus with parents for Christmas vacation. Robert Coates weekend in Columbus. Lewis Smith Akron visit with relatives in Pomeroy and Velma Fy mother of Mrs Smith in Middleport. Marie Erlewine ill at home on Brownell Ave. John Longstaff and wife Christmas in Middleport visit then Columbus for New Year with relatives, joined by son John Wesley. Later they will visit Corn ing with son and daughter in law William Longstaff. J B Downing and son Rodney returned after Christmas with Dr Ray Singleton.
River experts warn a sudden ice gorge on the Ohio near Crown City could flood low districts in Gallipolis like Maple Shade. Reports recount a brief gorge that raised water four feet and note ice harbors, warnings, and rescue efforts along the river system, including incidents at Dam 48 and across bridges.
Gallipolis Russell Smith age 2 lodged in city jail after Earl Moore owner Moore Brothers auto agency filed a Mann Act complaint alleging Smith took Moore's daughter Haima 20 from the state. Haima, a nurse student from St Francis Hospital, had planned Kentucky trip with Smith. The couple were taken into custody in Pt Pleasant W Va and returned to Gallipolis. A marriage license in Columbus was rejected last week on parental complaint.
Burial service for Mrs Mariah Baker Houck on her 77th birthday at Lincoln Ridge was conducted by Rev J J Sheets. She died in a Springfield hospital after a paralytic stroke caused a fall and hip fracture. Survived by daughter Mia and sons Dudley Saunders of Northup Gallia County and Charles Harold and John Houck of Springfield. husband the late George Houck of Harrison Township.
Marietta Manufacturing Company plans to recall about 150 workers from Pt. Pleasant West Virginia as construction of 10 barges begins. Plant employs Gallia County men. steel ordered and bids for two government dredges to be reopened after revisions from Washington. Currently 70 men are at Pt. Pleasant shop.
Gallia County judges will empanel a January jury in Gallipolis for the murder case of Lawrence Jacques a Kananga farmer accused of fatally wounding his wife on Christmas night He pleaded not guilty and was held without bond Grand jurors Aideth Robinson Leo Brumfield Mae Williams Julia Garlic F Clary C W Walters Bessie Russell Mrs T B Gray Lucile Metcalf J H Mille E N P Morehouse Mae Fulton Raccoon James Mills Green Township Petit jurors include J E Davis Esther Aleshire Flossie Hughes Carrie Williams Jeannette Emerson Flora Myers Loren Walters Florence Price Alice Brothers Hollis Queen M Haskins Ora Moore Ollie Houck Evan Plymate A A Cornette Cora Miller C P McGhee Ruth Jordan John Waugh and W L Gilmore
Pomeroy defeated Greenfield 24 to 20 on Friday while Racine won 17 to 15 on Saturday, leaving the longtime rivalry unresolved. Neither team has faced the other on the court for several years, with both schools fielding strong squads in the interim.
Mr and Mrs Jack Stanley entertained a group for Christmas dinner including Relia Jewett of Akron Miss Eileen Edwards of Columbus Chester Barnhart of Darwin Lester Weatherby of Athens and Eva Tavior of Langville.
Miss Claire Minor reports that she and the J. N. Humphrey family reached Miami, Florida after visiting the Pare family in Vero Beach. They traveled through West Virginia Virginia North Carolina and South Carolina while snow fell. They expect to be home late this week.
Street Commissioner A H Ebersbach says efforts to clear dangerous grades hindered by heavy snow as city crews rush to spread cinders for safer mobile traffic. Miss Mery Laughead returns from Middleport after visiting parents RAF Laughead and heads to New York to join relief efforts.
Dr. Serge Androp of Ohio Hospital for Epileptics signs copies of The Probability of Commitment for a Mental Disorder Based on Family History now at a local shop. The work, which won a $3,000 Eugenica Research Association prize, dedicates the volume to Dr. G. G. Kineen. In Gallipolis a divorce was granted to Sarah Edith Yagei from Charles J. Yagei for gross neglect after a failed hearing and a $3.40 court cost.
Residents along the Sunday Creek Valley fear the worst flood in years as warm rain and deep snow melt may swamp the Burr Oak to Chauncey region. Forecasters warn rising waters could push the Hocking River to flood stage between Chauncey and Athens, threatening lowlands and prompting concern from long-time locals.
GLOUSTER A rear axle failure on a car driven by BE. M. Roberts near McArthur caused the vehicle to spin several times but avoid overturning. The car was towed to McArthur for repairs and was ready the next day for Roberts to continue to Chillicothe. Christmas guests at the A. J. Craig home included Charles Craig and Mary Lou Craig of Powhatan Point, who left Thursday.
A watch night service will be held at the MFE Church on Theeday night commencing at seven. The public is invited to attend the service.
Mrs C T Shumaker of Gravel Hill spent Christmas in Huntington with her mother and relatives returning Friday. She reports her sister Miss Ruth Walker much improved after 12 weeks in a plaster cast from injuries after a fall and now able to take a few steps.
Miss Jean Reet daughter of Mr and Mrs Foster Reet of N Fourth Street has received her cap and cape and is accepted as a regular student nurse at Mt Carmel Hospital in Columbus marking the end of her probationary period. She will spend New Year's with her parents.
Eleanor Karr of Ohio University returns home for vacation. Syracuse attendees at the Jones Eichinger wedding in Middleport included Mr and Mrs F A Shumway and Mr and Mrs Irving Karr. Christmas events at the M E Church and visits by Helen Underhill, Walter Kelch, and others are noted. Local families, including the May and Williams households, marked Christmas with relatives in Middleport and Syracuse.
Glouster post office will observe New Year’s Day on Wednesday with the office closed all day. The lobby opens 9:00 to 12:50 for lockbox access while rural and city carriers take the day off. Mail will be received and dispatched by train as usual. no general mail.
Dodge announces even lower prices with a few dollars above the cheapest model. Factory list price in Detroit highlights a large, luxurious sedan praised by auto editors as the most beautiful Dodge ever. Read about the free economy test and see how Dodge saves money per mile.
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