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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1930
Page
2
Dr. Davis Wesson, a Montclair New Jersey food chemist, showcases cottonseed meat hot dogs he made as meatless meat. He claims his product contains two to three times more protein than real frankfurters.
Meigs County reports about 65 veterans from the county suffered disabilities in World War I. The Adjutant General’s Office in Washington marks April 6 as the final date to file for compensation with the Veterans Bureau. A list of eligible Meigs Countians is published, naming individuals by town and surname, including Middleport, Pomeroy, Antiquity, Chester, Harrisonville, Langsville, Letart Falls, Long Bottom, Minersville, Racine, Rolandus, Rutland, and Syracuse residents.
A historic bus accident sparked public petition discussions as officials consider changes to transportation for a district serving thousands of students. The event drew attention to safety standards and potential reforms for school travel.
John Black of Leading Creek is fined 100 dollars and 9.40 in costs after pleading guilty in Probate Court to possessing liquor. The case, delayed by defense concerns over a related higher court matter, may end the grand jury indictment.
Mine inspector Valentine Brown reports success in quelling two mine fires at the rockslide downtown with under 100 dollars cost and no charges for services. County and Lasky Heirs bear expenses. a separate burning coal bed near the Hocking Valley Roundhouse threatens property, but is allowed to burn out with mitigations planned for the Fourth Ward site.
Mr and Mrs J H Grate and Mrs D S Farmer returned from Columbus on Wednesday Mrs Farmer was with her daughter Mary W a student at Ohio State University Mr and Mrs Vance Stewart visited relatives in Columbus and are back home Mrs I S S Wilson went to Columbus Wednesday for a few days Stay with relatives Tom Steiff Amel Sauer and son Rob and Ernest Hartinger left Wednesday in the latter s auto for Tulsa Ohio where he will visit his uncle Jeff Anguish and family Mr Hartinger has secured employment in the oil fields there and may move his family there at the end of the school year
In Pomeroy Meigs County 365 school bus drivers have passed state tests and buses approved. A list names drivers by district including Bedford Chester Salisbury Olive Orange and others with addresses. horse drawn vehicles exempt. Owners of horse drawn vehicles listed.
The funeral for Mrs. Hettie Siders, 71, was held Wednesday at Poplar Ridge M E Church with burial in the church cemetery. Mrs. P F McCoy learned her brother Clarence Howell of Dayton Kentucky is recovering well after an appendicitis operation.
Middleport reports veteran musician J. E. Sturgis will direct music for the Evangelistic Campaign at the Middleport Church of Christ from March 2 to 16. Sturgis, from Cincinnati, has directed music for a national convention and works as musical editor and hymnals publisher. He arrives Feb 28 to meet the congregation and lead rehearsals ahead of opening services.
Florence R. Smith receives support from the Meigs County Republican Club for a second term as Pomeroy postmaster. Her current term ends in April. The Pomeroy American Legion Post backs Ralph Gilmore for the same position.
In Pomeroy Ohio area, R T West superintendent of the mines near Syracuse faces an assault charge from W C Smith husband of L C Smith of Minersville. West allegedly struck Smith with a poker on pay day leaving him unconscious. West held to grand jury in 300 bond. Smith also charged with intoxication and profanity though medical staff delay court due to patient health.
Middleport notes Founders Day observance by the Park Street Parent-Teacher Association on Sunday evening February 21 at 7 oclock. Program includes America The Beautiful by the Community invocation by Rev Eichinger solos by Mrs Frances Klein and a pageant marking the thirty third birthday of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers.
In Pomeroy on February 20 officials floated a curfew plan requiring residents aged 50 and over to stay in by 9 PM unless with a younger companion. Backers brand it a counter move by local jokesters while proponents of youth curfews push ahead with legislation strategy.
Musterole advertised to relieve cold symptoms by applying to the head chest or throat. The product combines mustard oil menthol and camphor to penetrate and stimulate circulation, drawing out infection and pain. It claims wide use for 20 years and doctor nurse recommendations. Sold in jars and tubes for adults and children.
A Minersville woman appeared in court to file an assault affidavit against her husband. The clerk misheard her as Elsie Smith, but she explained she has no first name, only the initials L. C. She said her name arose from a dispute between mother and father over Lucile or Lucy, leading her to self‑name with the initials L. C.
The Junior Class of Middleport High School staged two one act plays in the school auditorium Tuesday and Wednesday. Sauce for the Goslings featured Dan Farmer Mary Cooper James Russell Pauline Tuckerman Ruth Mossman Alfred Roush Irene Mills with Betty Lou Wilson dancing between acts. The Ghost Story by Booth Tarkington starred Maxine Smith Gordon Harris Virginia Gregg Elizabeth Russell Fern Abbott Lawrence Faulkner Charles King John Parfitt and Max Lambert.
John Schaaf and family tour Columbus relatives while Leo Vaughan suffers a serious injury that initially appeared shoulder related. Knights of Pythias members attend Rutland county convention. Newell Jackson and Mrs Jackson visit Pomeroy guests. Mrs Hood ill at Minersville home. Grate family relocation to Rutland Grimes property. Mrs Jobes travels to Columbus for mother Vira Wright’s illness. Licenses issued to Pullins and Wickline for marriage in Gallipolis and Letart Falls respectively.
Dick Wiley a well known Middleport figure with a fine tenor voice hosts on air from Station WAIU Columbus every Monday at 8 30 p m He appeared in the New York City minstrel show here two years ago His home is in Glouster and he owns a valuable guitar
Mayor J. E. Harley says daily complaints about chickens on streets lead to a new rule that poultry must be kept in yards. Owners will be arrested for violations under the order in effect immediately.
On February 26 a meeting in New England to organize a cemetery association formed a temporary group with O. O. Bryson as chairman and W. B. Spear as secretary. A follow up on April 19 will present plans for a permanent organization.
An old advertisement touts Zemo as a soothing farm antiseptic for skin irritation and itching. It claims twenty years of use with wide success, noting relief from heat and stings and offering bottles priced 35c 60c and 1 dollar with directions to reject with first application.
A man recounts using Kruschen Salts to drop 30 pounds in six weeks, regaining energy and ambition. He notes health risks and praises the product’s daily dose, while acknowledging he deviates by skipping daily use. The ad promotes Kruschen as a six salts formula improving digestion and blood flow.
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