Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Athens Messenger in Athens, Ohio

We have 16,378,606 pages in Ohio

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 23 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 10, 1932

Page

2

Pomeroy Panthers Triumph Over Logan in Friday Night Game

The Pomeroy Panthers defeated Logan 22-12 in a tense Southeastern League contest Friday night. Pomeroy took early control, led 9-1 at one point, and despite Logan’s late push the Panthers held on for the victory as their reserves contributed in the third quarter. Scorers included Cur, Crow, and Gelding, with Logan’s Edwards and Cohen among the standouts for their team.

Fed Pomeroy Panthers Logan Aeee Ubmeroy Pomeroy Panthers Eing Crow Pometepecavor Farnum Shaatérs Pomeroy LMA Catatanaing Urow LG Hoef Gelding Omeray Purple Panthers Ste Guinther Gerrset Bisson Fipmarth Parkersburg Thelrie G. Lo. Mich- Bieber Harold Carnahan J. H Ion Brannigan St Clair État Diferent -Borg Beg Tima Edwards HaWaras Loa Miner UK

Death of George Kath in Arkansas to be buried in Helena Cemetery

Telegram announces the death of George Kath, formerly of Pomeroy Second Ward, at the home of daughter Mrs Anne Walton in Sfirene Arkansas. Burial set for Helena Cemetery. Husband of Mrs Kash is at Beech Grove in Pomero y.

George Kath Helena Pomeroy George Kalh

Identification Doubles Body Found In Box Car

Rumor says a body found in a box car in Illinois may be John Leithett who vanished from Pomeroy about a month ago. Family doubts the match but has sent photos to Washington for ID aid. Also in court here Bert Hogue sues wife Edith for divorce and Riley Mulford appeals a State Industrial Commission injury decision.

John Leithett Pomeroy Illinois John Lelfhett Waols Jane Common Pleas Bert Hogue Bdith Hogue Riley Mulford State Industrial Commission

Poultry Marketing Meeting At Meigs County Draws 52 Members

The Poultry Marketing Association meeting at the courthouse drew fifty two of sixty five county members. Ralph Mason praised the gathering calling it the best membership meeting the association has had. A committee of Eugene V. Atkine Vernon Nease and G L Michael was chosen to oversee county affairs with a recommendation to select one or more members for leadership at the annual event.

Pomeroy Jan Ralph Mason Poultry Marketing Association Mason Meigs County Eugene V. Atkine Vernon Nease G L Michael

Decline in Marriages Reported in Meigen County

Officials report a drop in marriages since the holidays in Meigen County. The latest marriage license issued was December 28, and the year 1932 has seen no marriages thus far.

Pomeroy Meigen

Rutland Man Appointed Service Manager at Farm Bureau

J H Musser of Rutland was named service manager of the Meigs County Farm Bureau replacing Olive J Smith who had disappeared weeks earlier. Musser, a prominent county farmer and ardent farm organization supporter, plans to continue supplying seeds and fertilizers via the Bureau’s service department while serving as Deputy Master of the Ohio State Grange for Meigs County.

JH. Musser Jn Farm Bureau Pomergcy Meigs County Farm Bureau Board of Directors J. H. Musser Rutand Musser Olive J. Smith Service Department The Bureau Meigs County Ohio State Grange Mags County

Grand Jury To Convene In Pomeroy With Twenty Nine Called

Pomeroy January grand jury will convene Monday morning. Twenty eight witnesses are listed for Monday and twenty four have been called for Tuesday. Officials say developments will guide further investigations by jurors.

Pomeroy

Meeting draws rural attendees to Pomeroy on Saturday

Large turnout from Meigs County and rural districts gathered in Pomeroy to attend a poultry meeting held in the courtroom Saturday afternoon. Attendees included numerous visitors from West Virginia and Meigs County township trustees planning a Columbus agricultural credit meeting January 12 to 14.

Pomeroy West Virgina

Angle Worms Learn News in Meigs County

POMEROY Jan 4 Some streams in Meigs County are closed to fishing driving angle worms to surface. Langsville youths sight hundreds burrowing from ground and crawling across highways while others report single worms examining the weather. Dillard and his family have returned to Columbus after holidays with Mrs Walter Owens.

Pomeroy Meigs County Langs+ville Y Dillard Walter Owens Husband Columbus

Auto license money promised to Meigs County towns

Meigs County will receive a share of a ten million dollar Ohio license fund next week. The distribution from the Motor Vehicle Bureau allocates 31 618 89 to Meigs taxing districts including Middleport Pomery Racine Rutland and Syracuse with specific village amounts and county funds for replacement tax, equalization, and road maintenance. The plan details percentages for county and state allocations as the first allotment.

Meigs County Pomeroy Ohio Motor Vehicle Bureau Middleport Racine Rutland Syracuse

Erwin Home Burns Friday Morning In Middleport

The residence of Mrs Maggie Erwin on South Pearl Street, a story and a half frame house with six rooms, was destroyed by fire Friday morning. The origin is unknown though officials suspect incendiary causes after Mrs Erwin and her son Kim left the house vacant Wednesday. Firemen could not save the property near the High School campus and new gym. Mrs Erwin had a small insurance.

Middleport Son Maggie Hruin Pearl Street Erwin Kim Columbus

Veteran Newspaper Worker Wade Hampton Dies at 63

Wade Hampton, 63, a veteran Columbus newspaper employee since youth, died in a Columbus hospital after heart trouble. A Pomeroy native, he was the son of the late John Hampton and lived with sister Mrs John J Lentz at the Broad Lincoln Hotel. He served in the Spanish-American War.

Wade Hampton Columbus Fomeroy Mr. Hampton Pomeroy John Hampton Pomeroy National Bank Harry Feiger Eugene Long Hampton John J Lentz Broad Lincoln Hotel

Charles F Winn Dies at Rutland Farm After Months Ill

Charles F Winn died at his farm near Rutland at 2 o clock Friday morning after several months of illness. He had lived in the township most of his life and leaves a daughter named Mabel. Funeral services will be held at the Presbyterian Church Sunday afternoon with burial in Shipman Cemetery.

Rutland Charles F Winn Here Mabel Buria Shipman Cemetery

Future Farmers Public Speaking Contest District 01

The annual Future Farmers of America Public Speaking Contest for District No 01 will be held at Ames Bern High School at 2 p m on Jan 21 in cooperation with the Ames Bern High School and the Ames Bern Parent-Teacher Association Contests will be held in each district and a state contest will follow at Ohio State University with the state supervisor of agriculture and the dean of the College of Agriculture in charge The FFA is a national organization with local chapters in rural high schools The contest aims to stimulate interest in rural problems prepare members for leadership through public speaking training and inform Ohio citizens about current rural issues The District No 12 committee includes Samuel Pailet vocational agricultural teacher at Coolville and W H Webb Washington County superintendent of schools.

Future Farmers of America Ames-Bern Ames-Bern High School Parent-Teacher Association Ohio State University College of Agriculture Ohio Samuel Pailet Coolville W .H. Webb Washington County

Music Department Plans Concerts at Ohio University

The Ohio University Music Department will present a series of concerts through the season with performances by university faculty and student groups. Recitals are slated for Alumni Memorial Auditorium or Brush Hall Auditorium, starting Sunday afternoon January 17 with Miss Halen Hedden and Bennett Shimp. Subsequent programs feature Paul Fontaine and student recitals in January.

Music Department Ohio University Alumni Memorial Brush Hall Miss Halen Hedden Bennett Shimp Paul Fontaine Paul Fontaine, Associate Professor of Piano, and On Jan. Zo

University musical schedule features ensembles and recitals

The program lists the Glee Club on February 3, the Girls Glee Club on January, the University Symphony Orchestra on February 25, the university band on February 28, and the university choir on March 5. The rest of the program consists of senior recitals.

University Symphony Orchestra University

Economics Class Finds Breakfast Across The World

Seventh Grade Home Economics students at Athens Junior High interviewed natives and travelers to learn breakfast menus from China Japan France England Scotland South America and American regions. They concluded after debate that everybody in the world gets breakfast.

Athens Clas Ia China Japan France England Scotland South America United States Ruth Giesen

Old Circus Man of Parkersburg Dies After Illness

Camden Carroll Cheuvront known as Speck Cheuvront a Parkersburg showman died in a local hospital a week after appendicitis surgery He was born in Ravenswood left for Australia and traveled the world with Buffalo Bill s Wild West circus then worked with Barnum Barum and Ringling Brothers Later he returned to theater serving as a stage manager in local venues.

Parkersburg W. Va Camden Carroll Cheuvront Australia Buffalo Wild West Circus Barnum Barnum & Barley Ringling Brothers

Roosevelt D. Cummings backs Roosevelt for Democratic nomination

Nationally known Democrat Homer Cummings announced to Roosevelt supporters at the Democratic National Committee meeting in Washington that he will back Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York for the party's presidential nomination. Cummings arrived a few days ago to attend the committee gathering and reiterated his assurance to Roosevelt backers.

Homer Cummings Washington Jan Mane Frankiin D. Roosevelt New York Roosevelt Cummings Democratic National Committee

Ohio University Junior Prom Committees Named

George Cochran names the junior class officers and announces Armand Lehman as general chairman for the Ohio University Junior Prom set for April 1. Committees include Publicity lead by Harry Waddell and numerous regional chairs such as Gerald Wood Elmira New York and Robert Hausermen Mansfield with many others listed from Clarksburg to Bethlehem Pa.

Ohio University George Cochran Parkersburg W. Va Armand Lehman Shelter Heights Harry Waddell Clarksburg Gerald Wood Elmira N. Y Robert Hausermen Mansfeld Martha Frederick Portsmouth Eociat Rex Baxter N.Y James Wildblood East Liverpool William Shea Eric Ruth Hoehler Reading Harvey Smyth Lauiaville Decoration Orson Knisely Sandusky Earl Mason Edna Lindblum Youngstown August Compton Pomeroy Charles Black New Martinsville W. Wai

Prison Is Filled Moundsville Penitentiary Warder Says He Can Accept No More

AC Scrag gins, warden of the West Virginia State Penitentiary at Moundsville, reports the institution cannot take additional prisoners. Built for 800, it houses 2609, with 19800 in cells, death rows, and temporary barracks filled. About 150 men await transfer from county jails.

Moundsville Charleston W. Va U.P State Board of Control Scraggins West Virginia State Penitentiary Scroggins

Ohio Employes Elect State Beneficial Meeting Officers

The Ohio Employes Beneficial Association elected officers at its annual meeting in Columbus. Thomas L. Woods of Steubenville was chosen president, T. Sneeringer of the Ohio State Reformatory was re elected vice president, Charles J. Manney of Columbus secretary, George D. Richardson of Dayton treasurer, and Miss Catherine Cusick of Columbus statistician. Attendees came from Marysville Lima Athens Delaware Mansfield Cleveland and Cincinnati. Officials report a net member increase of 900 in 1931.

Columbus Dayton Catherine Cusick Marysville Lancaster Athens Lima Delaware Mansfield Clevasland Cincinnati

Date of Meeting Set for Lausanne Reparations Talks

BERLIN Jan 940 P The data of debts and reparations conferences at Lausanne has been set for Jan 2a. The government announced today after Britain and the French cabinet debated dates and banker talks. Germany’s capacity to resume reparations is under study following the Hoover moratorium and private credit talks. STOCKMEN MEET COLUMBUS Jan 8 U R Directors of the Livestock Loss Prevention Association of Ohio host their semi annual meeting today.

Berlin Lausanne Switzerland Young Plan Advisory Committee Germany Britain Columbus U.R Livestock Loss Prevention Association of Ohio

Also Mentioned on This Page

Lorals Aes Ue Ans Panthers Hartley Amessenger John Sautage West Virginia Poultry Producers Cooperative Association Ohio Poultrymen Thei Sree Cohen Roush Saibg Nice TE Shae Beere Logan ‘Roush Thurness Ewing Grary Donahue Ebernbach Lass Schwartzwalter Wheeler O Schant Cy Earbarger Conwey Purdue Arkansas Miss Batty Cavanaugh Nelsonvile haMere Omberoy Meige County State Agricultural Secrity Ethel Sedgwick Smith Andy Spencer Witam Gacom Rochester Sarah Spencer C. A. Hartley Carlos Hartley Minersville D. T. Lane Walter A. Windsor Rea Gallipoli Windsor New Orleans Gulf Refining Company Camdenarroli Cheuvront Ravenswood George Burton Crow Ripley W Va Sulilikan Sayre Mira Clare Bell Botkins Vance Stewart A. A Chappelle J G. Talbott Eben Bowen Francez Knox Sergeant R. A. Gamble Virgie Corbin Harry Corbin Corbis Hiptey Henry Kelso Russell Toledo John-Oakes Julia Gerber’s South Second Avenue Herman Haddox Besa Alex Sattler McMillan Hospital Rosener Zeiher Peters Shoe Company Chicago West Virginia Misees Rosamond Kathryn Dijerd Ora On Easy Terme Athens Co Hyla Harrold Hame Poplar Street C. E. Scott Paint and Wallpaper Helsonville G. H. Caldwell Charles Winn Future Farmers SA Oe Silvus Bepes Prom Committee Rardin Vault Athens, Ohio RCA Victor Victor Phonograph Victor Parker Bros MR. Shumate Philco Atwater Kent Summers & Son
Search Courier

Search the Athens Messenger Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Athens Messenger?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication