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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1930
Page
2
Meigs County reports show a 50 percent rise in eggs during ten days of mild weather. Salem Township poultryman Giles Smith records 604 eggs from 1,200 hens, reflecting unusual midwinter gains though not a high average.
Pomeroy Meigs County politics show limited contest signs before the August primaries. Sheriff race mentions Delbert Welker Dana Roush and A Q Tracy with more possible entrants. Cedric Clark announced for prosecuting attorney. Donald Turnbull may seek law career contest. W A Compton may seek another term as county commissioner.
Lucile Moore a minor by her next friend Marion Radford seeks divorce from George Moore Jr of Middleport. Married March 8 last year at New Lexington. No children. She cites failure to support and infidelity and asks restoration of maiden name Lucile Radford.
West Virginia boosters from the Pomeroy Bend area lobbied in Ripley for a $5,000,000 state appropriation to surface Route No 5 from the Virginia line to the Pomeroy Bend Bridge. The Tyree well on Lucius Holter farm used 4000 pounds of gelatin in shale drilling at over $1,000 cost. A new 20 passenger riverfront bus will begin service in March for public use. Rev Willard Grant and Mrs Grant are visiting Mrs Ebersbach and family in Pomeroy from Edison.
The Christian Endeavor play The Pill Bottle was presented Wednesday evening in Middleport. Miss Middleton and Mrs. Sauer directed the production to a large audience. Proceeds will support the Christian Endeavor Missionary apportionment.
Lewis Bass, 20, changed his plea to guilty for stealing one chicken from J. M. Winegar of Middleport. He admitted tossing the bird into the river after a refused request for cooking. Judge F. W. Crow sentenced him to an indeterminate Mansfield Reformatory term of one to 16 years.
Isaac Newton Stout, 84, longtime Rutland Township resident and Civil War veteran, died after a months long illness at his Rutland home. He leaves a widow. Funeral set for Saturday at 2 pm from the Stout home with Reverend Dye officiating. Burial in Miles Cemetery.
The Park Street School Parent-Teacher Association held a Wednesday meeting in the school auditorium. Visiting teacher Mrs. Goodwin spoke as the association voted to begin studying Group Parental Education, making Park Street PTA the first in the county to adopt the program.
Traveling sign painter painted a bus station window sign and was paid. He returned to correct the word Buss Station, then painted Bus. He explained half the time he cannot spell that word correctly. One bus has one S, busses have two, and that is what fools him.
Visitors to the poultry train at Middleport on Monday March 3 may win prizes from local hatcheries. A basket of eggs will be weighed and the two nearest guesses receive 50 chicks each. The event runs 7 to 10 p.m. at the Middleport depot with free admission, part of Ohio State University and New York Central Railroad collaboration.
Pomeroy report from February 28 notes a Ches hire farmer in the region plowing earlier than in years past. He owns a river bottom farm and has most of his plowing finished with potato ground ready for planting. The trend extends along the river front.
Pomeroy on February 28 reports merchants along the riverfront anticipate a rise not exceeding 40 feet in the coming days. Headwater rains and mountain snowmelt push water level up with little support from lower tributaries, according to river men.
A large Lucius Holter farm well in the East Nease Settlement near Pomeroy produced a strong gas flow after a huge charge was exploded last night. Oil and gas men from across the country witnessed the event, described as common in shallow wells but novel for shale in this county.
Fides Lodge members enjoyed an oyster supper after the regular meeting Thursday evening. Mrs. Herbert Smith and a son Corning have been visiting friends. Home Guards led by Mrs. C A Fichinger met Wednesday at 3 39 with Billy Robson. They planned a March address by Mrs. Charles Evans of Athens. Light refreshments were served. Mrs. Shirley Mills shows improvement after returning from McMillan Hospital. The Every Two Weeks Club met Thursday with Mrs. Arthur Boice on Gravel Hill.
Rev. C. H. Eichinger assisted Rev. Moenkhaus at Pine Grove with a funeral on Wednesday and conducted another funeral for a child at Harrisonville on Thursday. A sister reported Flora Talbott's serious illness. Co O. Scott, a New York Central conductor, returned from Florida and Cuba. Mrs. Urah Densmore returned from Columbus. The Study Class met at the Presbyterian Church for an all day session finishing The Crowded Ways with combined readings. Members and guests shared a noon luncheon and social visits ensued with Langsville and Columbus connections.
The Athens County Humane Society reorganized last December after five years of inactivity and appointed Wilson Ator as agent. It reports ongoing work protecting animals and children with weekly cruelty reports, cooperation with Juvenile Court, social services, and Meigs County expansion. Officers include Henry Hatch president and Mrs. Candus Martzolff secretary treasurer.
Democratic leaders hail a wind shift as William J. Granfield, an anti Prohibition Democrat, wins the Coolidge district seat in Massachusetts. He carries every Northampton ward, succeeding the late Representative Raynor in the former President's home district.
Miss Caro Louise will attend a Friday evening fraternity dance with James Jividen. The dance is an annual affair hosted by Mr. Jividen's fraternity.
A frugal home decor tip suggests buying single flower vases at five and ten cent stores and a couple of daffodils roses or carnations. Place the vases on either side of a table for a pleasing effect.
A kitchen note suggests letting canaries peck at a small garden area before placing the cage over it. Providing a bit of green within the cage each day is recommended to keep the pet bird fed and entertained.
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