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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1935
Page
3
In Gallia County FERA funds support an arts school under Harold MacKenzie at the Central Hotel building, shifting to refinishing and renovation work. The report lists numerous projects across towns, total wages, and ongoing nursery and road work, with a focus on sidewalk construction in Gallipolis and county-wide relief efforts.
An old advertisement touts Creomulsion as an effective cough remedy promising relief and a money back refund through the druggist. The copy emphasizes quick action and broad tolerability with aы health claim.
Grand and petit juries chosen for Gallia County Common Pleas Court term likely to hear Chester Blanken ship case for shooting Red Long. Grand jurors include Davis Wetherholt Kent Miller Martin Carter George Addison Kiser Thomas Lindamood Trout Davidson Wagner Morgan Caldwell Morgan. Petit jurors include Spencer Johnson Haskins O Dell Sheets Allen Carter Myers Ahlbright Little Jacobs Gomer Rothgeb Henking Amos Christ.
Flossie Queen six year old daughter of George Queen of Vinton died Sunday evening at Holzer Hospital from meningitis. Funeral services planned in Vinton. Mrs. A R Graue of Baltimore sister of Dr C H Creed of Athens State Hospital was to have surgery here today. Clarence Greathouse of Race, West Virginia, who was injured in a fall from Gallipolis rock walls three months ago, has returned home.
Dravo Contracting Company of Pittsburgh awarded the Eureka dam project with work to start immediately. The bid nearly meets the government estimate though slightly higher. Dravo previously built the new locks at Gallipolis and now ships tons of dam materials down the Ohio River from Pittsburgh.
Eight men appeared in Municipal Judge A J Stormont's court Sunday in Gallipolis. Three were charged with driving while intoxicated, two with disorderly conduct, and three for intoxication after arrests Saturday night. Marshal Sheets pleaded guilty to DWI for striking a car on Third Street and a house foundation, with a $25 fine plus costs. Ditson Chapman pleaded guilty to intoxication and paid a $10 fine plus costs.
Merrill Weed former Gallipolis resident and current engineering professor at Ohio State University Columbus has asked Adolph Henke city manager for a report on the sidewalk project now in operation to use in the engineering department journal.
Vir ginian Joint Stock Land Bank of Charleston W Va filed against W L Poling and Anna Poling. Judge W R White finds amounts due to Pearl Burdette executor Planters Manufacturing Gallia County Produce Huntington First National Bank and plaintiff totaling 8916.92. Court orders sale of property if debts unpaid and clears real estate from claims by Gertrude Batterson Vetura Burdette and E L Unroe.
A Columbus survey by the Ohio Safety Service Commission shows first and second graders aged six and seven account for about 27 percent of 160 student auto accidents since September. Eight year olds were the safest with four incidents. five year olds appeared in five accidents. Fifteen to seventeen year olds led totals with twenty two each.
Miss Hazel Moore of Michigan City Indiana states that Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription helped her through puberty and monthly cramps. She reports rapid weight gain and relief after two bottles and notes she has not suffered similarly since. New tablets 50 cents. Write Dr N We for medical advice.
In a staged courtroom vista the clerk sits at a table with stenographers nearby. Rightward, defense counsel Edward Jay Reilly and team debate with prosecution aides led by Special Prosecutor George K. Large, while Hunterdon County Prosecutor Anthony Hauck observes. Behind them, Hauptmann the defendant, state trooper H Norman Schwartzkopf, and Col Charles A Lindbergh loom as the case that began with the Lindbergh baby murder reaches its climax.
Phineas T. Barnum moves to New York in 1835 after failed sales jobs and a boarding house venture. He buys Joyce Heth for $1,000, exhibits her as a Washington nurse, then pivots to performance. He partners with Signor Antonio, tours New England, Maryland and Virginia, and faces disputes and blackface acts as he builds his show business.
Shade Jan 3 meeting featured Mrs C W Booth Gallipolis president of the Southeastern District who traced the PTA origins from 38 years ago with founders Mrs Bernice and Mrs Phoebe Hur at Washington. The talk noted the National Congress of Mothers grew into a nationwide group with more than 1 500 000 members.
Ed ward J. Reilly promised to name two men and two women he says committed the Lindbergh kidnapping and killing, calling it a bedtime story. Attorney General Wilentz dismissed the claim as untrue and said Hauptmann was already arrested. Threats to the Lindberghs and their visitors prompted guards and security measures at a Newark-area home and on the Lindbergh family. Sheriff Curtins ordered orderly lines for spectators as the trial neared key testimonies from Colonel Lindbergh Betty Gow and Dr Condon with fingerprint evidence expected.
Pleasant Valley and Mrs. Ed Brooks spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Felix Dorsey and others in Pratte Fork. Pearl Howard Brooks stayed with Pearl Wood a few days. Pauline Mora and Don Myers of Chester visited Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Wood and Dorothy Brooks on New Year’s Day. Floyd Bolin returned home from Columbus for vacation. Matthew Reeves visited Columbia last week.
Raymond McCombs age 21 son of J G McCombs a Northup farmer and Dorotha Borders age 21 daughter of J W Borders Patriot were issued a marriage license in Gallipolis.
Columbus January 7 within the next ten days new regulations to the Ohio Motor Vehicle Code aim to curb irregularities seen in six months. The rules, published by the Ohio Recovery Administration, must be posted in over 3,000 dealers showrooms and include a complete invoice before sale. A purchaser may opt for a fee for securities and handling of the bill of sale, and dealers cannot use split fees. The code also requires one day in seven of complete business cessation, though services may continue.
The column records social visits and moves among Sumner residents. Mr and Mrs Guy Cole traveled to Pomeroy after a short visit with relatives. Clair Robinson and Nina Follrod celebrated their recent marriage with a traditional bell at William Follrod's home. Major Partiow left for CCC Camp. George Pearman and Delbert Gaul reported dog incidents killing several of their sheep. Alva Partlow returned to the Gaul property. Freda Cole visited with the Coles in Pomeroy. About 40 guests serenaded Mr and Mrs Cole at Joe Evans’ home.
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets offer a gentle bowel cleanse as a substitute for calomel. The ad claims 20 years of use for stomach troubles pimples listlessness and headaches through a vegetable olive colored formula. Available in 60 cent packages.
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