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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1932
Page
2
Pomeroy Miners Won’t Strike Despite Regional Pressure
Pomeroy district miners decided against a strike at a mass meeting in the K of P Hall. David Watkins urged maintaining union unity while Pearl Parker reported on Indianapolis discussions. George Tucker announced no strike here for now due to existing employer-miner agreements and general satisfaction with current terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Hocking Valley
Pomeroy K
P. Hall
David Watkins
Pearl Parker
Indianapolis
George Tucker
Syracuse
Athens County
Middleport Mobilizes for Nationwide Depression Fight
Middleport joins a countrywide drive against the depression of business. The 8:30 AM siren signaled a campaign to unite communities and fight low mood. Local charitable institutions have joined, forming an employment bureau to aid those in need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Free Gas Draws Crowds to Mason City Sunday Run
POMEROY Feb 15 Hundreds of residents carry buckets and containers to a gas spill along a narrow West Virginia side driveway above the river bridge. Two large gasoline tanks toppled, ethyl gas leaked, a wine colored liquid spread into a ditch and a small inland lake. Cotton Turner, owner, organized efforts to contain and recover the liquid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
New Haven
Hartford City
Clifton
West Columbia
Turner
Mason
Big Run
Pomeroy
River Bridge
West Virginia
Cotton Turner
Racine Five Downs Shawnee Cage Team Triumphs 82 to 15
Racine defeats Shawnee 82 to 15 on Racine floor as Roush Webb Carpenter Beegle Spencer and Grimley feature. Racine dominates with sharp shooting and strong defense while Shawnee’s Grimley stands out for the visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Shawnee
Roush
Webb
Beegle
Spencer
Carpenter
Grimley
Pomeroy
Purple Panthers
Tr. Roush
Rf A. Roy Webb
Ae Carpenter
Beware the Cough or Cold That Hangs On
An advertisement promotes Creomulsion as a remedy for persistent coughs and colds. It claims creosote plus healing elements soothe inflamed membranes, inhibit germ growth, and aid recovery, with a money back guarantee if relief is not achieved as directed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ccomrane
Ninety-Eighth Birthday Celebrated for Mrs. Sarah Lant
Mrs. Sarah Lant of Grant Street marked her 98th birthday with a Saturday noon gathering in Middleport hosted by her niece Mrs. KR L. Smith. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. C E Keller and Mrs. H C Pownall plus Smith family members. She received many cards and letters and hopes to live to one hundred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
KR. L. Smith
Grant Street
Sarah Lant
C. BE. Keller
Coolville
H. C. Pownall
Pomeroy
Smith
Old-Timer Writes Back to Pomeroy About War Comrades
A Bridgeport letter from Lewis J. Allen, keeper at Stratford Shoals Light Station, recounts locating Meigs County veterans from Company L, 5th O.V.I. and I Company, 41st Infantry, U.S. Volunteers, from the war with Spain and the Philippines. Allen lists living addresses, notes a reunion plan, and mentions several officers and comrades, including a comrade now deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Messenger
Bridgeport
Conn
Meigs County
Fth
O. V. IL
Spain
Philippine Islands
Walter Harvey
41St Infantry
U. 8
S. W
William H. Howell
Rutland
Leroy Brown
William Jackson
Zanesville
William Jarvis
Vinton
Ohio
James W. Boring
Ironton
Tye Wright
Springfield
Otto Stanley
Wesley S. Little
Middleport
Edward J. Croy
Wellston
Michigan
Charles Kepler
Harvey Gary
John H. Boston Jr
Boston
Georgia
Lewis J. Allen
Stratford Shoals Light Station
Allen
Gerber
Russell
Community Notices and Visits Highlight Weekend
Local families visit relatives at Rocky Glenn Sanitorium and join in church events. Neighborhood updates include illness recoveries, last weekend travels, birthday observances, and a new birth at South Third Avenue.
Bryan returns from Washington and visits relatives
W L Bryan spent a week in Washington attending a labor convention and then came home Sunday. He stopped briefly with his sister in law Mrs Edward Payne and her husband. Mrs Zelia Robison, an elderly former slave, died Saturday in the First Ward. Edith Schreiner of Columbus visited with her mother. The Winmore Class of Heath M E Bible School plans a March benefit play. Mrs M G White has been seriously ill for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Buchanan
Jimmy
George
Harold Sauer
Sue Sauer
Rodney
Rocky Glenn
Buchanan
Presbyterian Bible School
Feeny-Bennett
American Legion
Presbyterian Church
Doctor Gray
Nellie Kepler Columbus
Ann Carrier
South Fifth Avenue
Clarence Hamm
Frankfort
Billy
J. B. Downing
Columbus
Jep Swisher
Ohio State University
Max Lambert
Coolville
Sarah Lant
Grant Street
Alda Larson
Clyde Parrish
Albert Larson
C. W. Stansbury
G. H. Stansbury
Huntington
D. A. Howell
Contract Bridge Club
J. A. Kent
H. J. Hysell
Emma Thomas
Son Wiiliam
Mary Evans
C. F. Besserer
Thomas
Evans
Charleston
W. E. Russell
George Swallow
Magnetic Springs
E. A. Reed
Holzer Hospital
W. £. Bryan
Washington, D. C
Edward Payne
Zelia Robison
Robison
Edith Schreiner
Leota Schreiner
Winmore
Heath M. E. Bibie School
M. G. White
Thelma Sprague
Treasury Department
Janis Buckley
The
Christian Church
C. D. Brooks
Belpre
John Barnhart
J. R. Pusey
Marietta
W. F. Osborn
Keno
Ida Kibble
Akron
Win
Louise Turney
Virginia Shepherd
Parkersburg
Reedsville
Shepherd
John Schaaf Dies After Illness in Pomeroy
John Schaaf 51 a Pomeroy business leader and Democratic candidate for county commissioner died at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis after several weeks of illness. He served on the village council and owned oil and gasoline stations. He leaves a wife and four children. services will be held at his residence and Peace Church with burial at Beech Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
John Schaaf
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Schaaf
Minersville
Federated Churches
George Schaaf
Severe storm harms roofs lines trees after sudden blast
A heavy rain and windstorm hit the area around 4 p m Thursday causing roof, telephone line and tree damage in a brief gale. The blast followed daytime heat and left scattered wreckage as residents assessed losses.
Aged Man Sunstruck, Sheriff Reaches Keno
Pomeroy reports Solomon Biddle an elderly man taken by sheriff from Keno after suffering a sunstroke believed to have caused his mental decline since last summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Keno
Solomon Biddle
Child Born After Father’s Fatal Cliff Fall
A child was born Saturday to Mrs. William Six at the home of her father Edward Russell near the Union Avenue bridge in Pomeroy. The father was killed in an accidental fall from a cliff here weeks ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
William Six
Edward Russell
Union Avenue Bridge
Pomeroy Resident Ebersbach Undergoes Rupture Surgery
Peter Ebersbach aged 75, a member of the original Ebersbach family, was taken to Gallipolis hospital Saturday for rupture surgery. He was reported recovering well Sunday. His wife also was hospitalized Sunday in Parkersburg for serious eye trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Peter Ebersbach
Ebersbach
Gallipolis
Parkersburg
Olive Tablets Offer Gentle Relief From Constipation
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets present a non calomel laxative option for chronic constipation and torpid liver. The product promises no griping and a mild, vegetable based effect with nightly use and options priced 1c 3c or 6c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwards
Roseville Man Injured In Chauncey Accident
Walter Brown of Roseville Ohio suffered severe head and facial injuries when his car left a Chauncey road curve near the former ball park, crashed into a telephone pole, and rolled into water. Rescued by Hoyt Karns and William Verity. taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital then returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Walter Brown
Roseville
Brown
Hoyt Karns
William Verity
Karns family visits Chauncey as illness grips Wade
Hoyt Karns of Pleasanton spent the end of the week in Chauncey at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs E J Karns on Ellis Avenue. Mrs Alexander M Truitt of Cleveland has been called to Millfield by the serious illness of her mother Mrs J R Wade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoyt Karns
Pleasanton
Chauncey
E. J. Karns
Ellis Avenue
Alexander M. Truitt
Cleveland
Millfield
J. R. Wade
Chauncey Cooking Class Led by Mrs Wolfe
In Chauncey Dover High School on Friday afternoon Mrs T M Wolfe conducted the weekly cooking class. Attendants included Mrs Charles Sweeney Mrs T R Hamilton Mrs Sam Tippett Mrs Arthur Smith Mrs William Leffler Mrs A L Preston Mrs Henry Le Master Mrs Wesley Walburn Mrs Luther Cruikshank Mrs Minnie Palmer Mrs Jenny Courtney Mrs Clarence Simmers and Mrs Clifford Saffoal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Fannie ,King
Lincoln
Frances Atkinson
Helen Burton
Anna Pearl Warich
Minnie Franz
Gloria Mhintz
Verna Matheny
Lauretta Saffel
Mary Beitelschies
Charles Beebe
Jimmie Carter
Clifford Grandstaff
Charles Hashman
Carol McCall
Miss Howard
Betty Jane Courtney
Betty Jane Dickerson
Mildred Graham
Hazel Mingus
Ruth Mullins
Myrtle Pincella
Edith Rodgers
Irene Ross
Dorothy Saffel
Elizabeth Schoonover
Marcella Schoonover
Helen Tope
Maymie Lou West
John Hamilton
Luerian Kimble
Harvey Lenigar
Harold Rodgers
Clarence Saffel
Delta Schoonover
Jack Smith
Evelyn Stewart
Floride Schultz
Elsie Worden
Emma Smart Beckley
T. M. Wolfe
Chauncey- Dover High School
Charles Sweeney
T. R. Hamilton
Sam Tippett
Arthur Smith
William Leffler
A. L. Preston
Henry le Master
Wesley Walburn
Luther Cruikshank
Minnie Palmer
Jenny Courtney
Clarence Simmers
Clifford Saffoal
Miners Hear Chauncey Convention Report
About 200 members of Chauncey Local 358 gathered at the Knights of Pythias building Saturday to hear Elmer Allen recount the Indianapolis convention report. Ellis Burton presided. Floyd Karns served as secretary. Three delegates were elected to attend the miners conference: Ellis Burton, Guss Graham and Floyd Karns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Chauncey Local No
Knights of Pythias
Indianapolis
Elmer Allen
Ellis Burton
Floyd Karns
Guss Graham
Gas and eat where it cant be beat
A bold painted sign above the West Virginia end of the Pomeroy Bend bridge proclaims Gas and eat where it cant be beat marking a notable roadside advertisement observed on February 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
West Virginia
Pomeroy Bend Bridge
Driftwood Piles Up After High Water at Pomeroy
Reports say a vast driftwood mass, including logs and stumps, covers a river landing at Pomeroy. The debris sits on a foot of mud and hinders access as cleanup efforts begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy River Landing
Messenger Staff Chauncey Millfield The Plains News
Local staff Bradfield Jr and Chauncey in Millfield and The Plains provide community news for The Messenger. Contact details include Chauncey phone 126 for readers seeking updates and notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Valentine Party Brightens Sugar Creek Schools
Pupils at Sugar Creek schools enjoyed a Valentine party on Friday afternoon in Chauncey. A Valentine box distributed valentines to each pupil. Principal Lauretta Fielder oversaw grades six to eight, with Linnie Hall teaching grades three to five and Imelda Smith guiding the first and second grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Sugar Creek
Lauretta Fielder
Linnie Hall
Imelda Smith
Febru ary Fellowship Church Night at Chauncey
Chauncey Feb 15 The February Fellowship Church Night at Chauncey Church of Christ will be held Thursday night. Rev. Miles E. Hoon will preside. Neil Tippett will lead devotions. Committees include Program Mrs. Peter Rankin Charles Minister and Mrs. Guy Brookins Social hour and refreshments Mrs. B F Ferret Mrs. Wesley Walburn and Mrs. Charles Sweeney Invitation Mrs Watt Ferrell and Miss Howard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Chauncey Church of Christ
Miles E. Hoon
Neil Tippett
Peter Rankin
Charles
Guy Brookins
B. F. Ferret
Wesley Walburn
Charles Sweeney
Watt Ferrell
Howard
Chauncey Church class elects Millington president
The Chauncey Church of Christ boys class held a Friday social hosted by War ren and Barney Hale. Officers elected include Wilford Millington president Frederick Ross secretary and Mex Tennehill treasurer. Regular class meetings follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilford Millington
Chauncey Group
Chauncey
Chauncey Church of Christ
Paul A. Theisen
Warren
Barney Hale
Frederick Ross
Mex Tennehill
Community Party at Milnington Home Highlights Local Talent
A neighborhood gathering at the Millington home on Lexington Avenue featured games music and stunts for attendees. Guests included Wilford Milnington Jack Milington Frederick Max Tennehill Richard Swan Charles Hashman Franklin Conrad DeWitt Walker Richard McCafferry Jack Smith Arthur Smith Jr Richard Osborne Paul Tippett Barney Hale Kenneth Hale Warren Hale and their families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Milnington
Lexington Avenue
Wilford
Jack
Theisen
Wilford Milneton
Jack Millington
Frederick
Max Tennehill
Richard Swan
Charles Hashman
Franklin Conrad
DeWitt Walker
Richard McCafferry
Jack Smith
Arthur Smith, Jr
Richard Osborne
Paul Tippett
Barney Hale
Kenneth Hale
Warren Hale
Women’s Christian Temperance Union Meeting in Chauncey
Chauncey will host a WCTU gathering Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of Mrs. T A Hamilton with Mrs. Elizabeth Kn ode as leader. Women of the community are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Middleport
American Legion Auxiliary
Federated Churches
Mildred Fowler
Legion Auxiliary
J. N. Humphrey
Boyd Gay
Chauncey
Women's Christian Temperance Union
T. A. Hamilton
Mounday
Elizabeth Knode
G O P Women Fight In Ohio Court
In Columbus, a split in the Women’s Republican Club of Ohio led to a lawsuit filed by Emma P. Valentine, club president, seeking to bar Viola Romans and 16 other members from using the club name. The complaint cites confusion and embarrassment from alternate meetings. a temporary injunction hearing is set for Friday February 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Republican Club of
Ohio
Common Pleas Court
Emma P. Valentine
Viola D. Romans
Roman
Women’s Republican Club
Romane
Bandit bolts as store employee fires five shots
In Los Angeles a bandit entered a grocery where F W Johnson works and Johnson fired five shots from hiding behind boxes but missed. Employees Al Downs and Jack Pickering dodged. a passing police car spurred the robber to flee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Calif
F. W. Johnson
al Downs
Jack Pickering
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