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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1935
Page
5
District workers plan a fundraising drive starting Tuesday in Be Feature for a Boy Scout camp near Shade River. The wooded site three miles from Jo in county seat will host year round training under trained personnel with county funds sought via a Monday evening dinner. Sheriff R O and local leaders lead volunteer organizers in charge of the effort.
Fragmentary OCR notes show a tax case involving a county auditor and an Ohio gas company. A Logan venue matter and potential affidavits of prejudice are noted. Social details mention Mrs Mina Boice hosting a dinner for Mrs Walker and guests in Kan.
Mrs. Madeline Astor Dick Fiermonte faces obstacles to a second honeymoon with prizefighter Enzo Fiermonte. Reports from Italy say she reached a financial settlement with his first wife and must recover his passport from Italian authorities after arriving in Naples.
Regular monthly Middleport Parent-Teacher Association session met in a postponed gathering Tuesday night in the Presbyterian Church lecture room. Mrs Nan Moore led the program by third and fifth grade pupils after the business portion. Mrs William Bradford completed a three month term as financial chair. Mrs E R Tompkins to serve as finance chair for March through May. Meeting held at church due to repairs at the Pearl Street gym.
Middleport report notes Ladies Auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Railroad Engineers met Tuesday night with Mrs. M. J. McCarty and Mrs. Dea Hayes on South Third Avenue.
The Meigs County re-employment office moved Monday from Town Hall to offices in the Citizens Bank Building. The FERA sewing center shifted to the Town Hall to gain space for the sewing group, per manager Edna Jo Berry.
T. A. May traveled to Columbus on business Tuesday with James Fugate who attended an electrical meeting there. Mrs. Laura Gloeckner returned from visits to Columbus and Detroit. Mrs. Ella Souders, her grandson George Vincent Sauders, and Mrs. W. P. Wilburn visited New Lexington and Corning Sunday to see relatives briefly. J. P. Booth is critically ill at home on South Third Avenue, cared for by daughter Mrs. Carl Owens. Masonic Square Club met Monday night in Masonic Temple Auditorium.
Harrisonville revival services begin March 10 led by Reverend Williams of Albany. The Willing Workers class met Saturday night. Several residents traveled to Mt Union for revival services and Sunday School attendance was 92 last Sunday.
Custodian Edgar Morris reports several bulbs taken from the judge's lamp at the county courthouse. He warns continued theft will lead to action by county officers to stop the loss and protect property.
Mrs. J. C. Goodrich and her mother Mrs. Dave Owens are in Holzer Hospital after injuries from a Wilkesville automobile wreck Sunday evening. Mrs Owens has a fractured arm that cannot be treated until her condition improves. Mr. Goodrich left the hospital Sunday night for Dayton, and Carl Owens and his wife visited Monday night.
Dr C H Stull of Granville will speak at 7 30 Friday night at the First Baptist Church in Middleport Rev F C Kreager announces representatives of nine Pomeroy Association churches are asked to attend the public service all are welcome.
Racine residents Mr. and Mrs. Clark Jividen and Mrs. Emma Jividen were visitors in Columbus on Sunday and Monday. Mrs. Luther Dickey and Mrs. Ed Nye spent Monday at Parkersburg. Mrs. Edith Mallory and her daughter from Pomeroy were Sunday guests with relatives here.
In a quiet moment Gale helps neighbors and receives casual gossip from Mrs. O’Connor about youth, dancing, and favors. Phil returns home to reveal he has been fired, signaling a turning point as the scene shifts toward unresolved trouble.
In Parkersburg last week the annual Scoutmasters Recognition Dinner drew 38 attendees from Pomeroy and Middleport. Highlights included performances by Fern on accordion and Dick on song, with L. D. McMaster awarded a bronze Scout statue for service. Troop 40, 41, 42, and 43 activities spanned basketball results, rallies, and joint meetings, plus thanks to local sponsors.
A. L. Smith of Langsville reports his son Oakley Smith, recently injured in a Richmond Indiana automobile accident, is recovering. Oakley is a Richmond resident. Forrest Hill of Oreton, Ohio visits his grandfather S. L. Knapp. Mrs. Gerald Grate and children of near Wilkesville visited Frank and Mrs. Gardner.
In Middleport the World Day of Prayer will be observed Friday March 8 at 2 pm at the Baptist Church. Missionary societies from Heath M E Presbyterian Church Church of Christ and Baptist Churches will hold their annual meeting and participate in the world wide service with presidents in charge. In Pomeroy Miss Isabel Fickentertained her bridge club Tuesday evening at Lincoln Hill. Florence Smith won high score, Cora Mae Joacim second, Mary Elizabeth Daniela consolation.
Department of Justice agents joined the search for Moses H. Gulesian a Newton Mass Armenian immigrant millionaire who saved the historic frigate Constitution from destruction. He disappeared after attending a Boston banquet with kidnapping and amnesia suggested as explanations.
Bradbury residents report weekend gatherings and visits. Mr and Mrs George Hendrix of Parkersburg stayed with Ed and Mrs Russell in Bradbury. Frank Buck was a business visitor at Batley Run Friday. Holdship Archer of Bradbury visited Sunday. Mr and Mrs Pearl Jacobs of Laurel Cliff spent Sunday afternoon with Pearl’s brother Frank Buck and family. Morris Harrison visited his brother Floyd at Bailey Run Sunday.
Meigs County officers raid Nease Settlement seize five gallons of whiskey three barrels of equipment and a 30 gallon still taping gas from a main line. Arrested are Lu ther Deem 30 and Clifford Slater 19 as raid leaders. Officers: Sheriff Roscoe O Fowler Deputy Hank Young Police Chief Dana R Roush Night Officer Walter Wolfe and Constables Ross Evans and L E Triplett.
Meigs County merchants gathered at the Courthouse to hear Ohio sales tax guidance from W. P. Goe of Marietta assisted by F. E. Lama. Goe said enforcement would wait on errors unless intent to defraud is shown and noted reports focus on totals rather than itemized sales. Vendors were urged to stay informed on new rulings as the tax commission updates MO. Also local notes list influenza illness and 3-day measles cases plus social visits.
An old advertisement extols Carter's Little Liver Pills as a harmless vegetable remedy to stimulate bile flow and relieve a sluggish digestion. It claims the liver should release two pounds of bile daily and warns against laxatives and mineral waters as ineffective. The ad urges asking for Carter's Liver Pills at drug stores with the red label.
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