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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1931
Page
2
In Pomeroy on January 14, Sheriff Tracy Clark and Prosecutor C gathered Deputy Sheriff John Younes and William Hunt to review Rogers death near Carpenter. They traced the route from Albany to the body site, finding discrepancies between accounts. A third party is suspected as motives emerge and back-tracking to suspects is planned.
Blackmore says no extension will be made for dog tag deadlines despite tax deadline extension to February 1. The late fee rises to one dollar. animal tag costs become four dollars for females and eight dollars for males. Relief checks for highway work from December 1 to 25 are now available, and the Pomeroy Lyceum Course event scheduled for January 15 has been postponed to a later date.
At a January meeting of the Board of County Commissioners the approval of annual appropriations led to a resolution to hire Ernest Smith to supervise the county trucks and garage. The measure passed with Smith and Compton voting yes, Karr not voting. Ernest Smith is the son of a Smith who chairs the board.
Mrs Ralph Windsor visits in town with Mrs Herb Chambers and Mrs T F Ferguson before traveling to Chester then Pomeroy to see her brother Ben Smith and Akron to join husband. Mrs Fa Daffy hosts Five Hundred club. Small son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Guinther out with tonsillitis. LT TD Piles leaves for Meveland on B K T Lodge business for week. Misa Byers at Gaskill store amid store issues. Mrs Carrie Glover ill with pneumonia at home. Mrs F A Reed at Athens for daughter Nancy Ohio University illness. mother stays. Miss Naomi Owens called as nurse to Athens for Prof Simeon Bing critically ill. Mrs Ben Fults Jr returns from Chicago visit. Fred Wels, father of Mrs You Mayer and Mrs Ray Varmer, improving.
In Middleport on January 14 at the home of Mr and Mrs K L Parsons Hooker Street Mrs Parsons says Mrs Wilson aged parents Mr and Mrs TT J Wilson her son Paul Parsons a daughter Miss Sara and daughter in law Mrs Ralph Parsons are all ill. Each is confined to bed.
Pomeroy report shows fresh eggs selling to dealers at 2 cents a dozen amid a national glut as 9 500 000 cases entered cold storage last year and go to market at 18 cents. Poultry prices rise slightly but a sacrifice sale is feared as producers unload birds. Local butterfat drops to 19 cents a pound while feed remains high and demand weak.
Giles Smith of Salem Center and Walter McCullough of Pom eroy face a $25,900 damages suit in Columbus Common Pleas Court filed by Emily R. Steiner of Lancaster. She says a July 27 collision near Canal Winchester was caused when Smith's truck forced her automobile into another car. Suit filed Monday this week.
Gene Harris, youngest son of Mr and Mrs M W Barris of South Second Avenue, was in a car truck collision on Monday evening in Middleport. He suffered a facial wound and severe scratches with shock as the main aftereffect.
Mrs A R Hecox Mrs H F Cook and the Misses Frances Paniels Betty Reed and Dahlia Pauley drove to Charleston in the Hecox car to attend the Paderewski piano concert Monday evening. Mrs Cedric W Clark and Mrs RB Stout and others from here also traveled to Charleston to hear the world famous artist.
Oranges in Syracuse now sell for 5 cents per peck due to a flood of Southern produce. Ralston Hemsley wife and baby and Harry Clark return from California to Syracuse after three months away. Jail release lowers prisoner count to 18. Dana Davis family resumes residence in Parkershore after visiting Lewis Stevens. Fisher ill at Sugar Run home. Charles Thie returns to Racine after surgery in Gallipolis.
A damaged and garbled ad copy claims Cascarets cleanse bilious symptoms from constipation. It promises quick digestion relief, restored regular bowel action, and gentle elimination using cascara based candy tablets, urging readers to try tonight.
Miss Virgie Major reports 30 children absent from Pearl Street Schools due to vaccination. The Pearl Street Building was fumigated over the weekend. Officials believe the epidemic peak has passed and will maintain strict precautions until the last case disappears.
Mr and Mrs R A Miller accompany their son and daughter in law to Cleveland for the lumber farmer to attend the men s convention for the remainder of the week. Mr and Mrs P D Miller return from Columbus the same evening.
Pauline Alexander died recently and funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the M. E. Church in New Straitsville. Reverend Harble officiated. Alexander served as janitress of the Methodist Church for several years. The obituary notes her age and church service, with surrounding community notices of illness and local events.
Rutland residents attended the inaugural ceremonies in Columbus and heard Governor White’s address on the radio. Several local people were mentioned visiting, illnesses noted, and a death reported as Addison Beckley, formerly of Rutland, was buried in Miles Cemetery at 76, survived by an adopted daughter.
Lottridge Mrs Meade Swisher visited the McKinneys on Monday. Lena Ackley Hattie and Charles Ackley spent Sunday with the Garsons. Ores Swartz Myrtie O'Brien joined Mrs Swarteys parents near Alfred. Funeral of G D Chase attended in Coolville. Ralph Allen Eleanor visited Gaston Carthage. Allen Gaston Townsend Bulah and Tra Gaston later in Athens. Colonel Church hosted guests including Sharp Swindier Ackley Hixson Jeffers and Jefferson. Willie Dennis Hixson Burney Church visited Sand Ridge Jacksonville for business.
The Reverend Bennington preaches at Mt. Herman Sunday and starts a protracted meeting at Fairview Church Monday night. The Ladies Aid Society met at the U B parsonage with a social hour and program. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. George Hanson in Chesterhill for Hannah Bardin’s eightieth birthday dinner.
A roundup of weekend social visits and funeral notices from the Tuppers Plains area includes relatives and friends visiting Mrs. Vivian Hoffman and family, G D Chase's funeral at Coolville, and various Sunday gatherings. Others attended services for George Hetzer in Reedsville, with travel to Marietta and Rutland noted for undertaker Arbaugh's trips.
Racine reports guests from Tulsa and Columbus visits at local homes. Church groups plan soup dinners in January at multiple halls. Queen Esther Circle met with many attendees. The Happy Hustlers organize a Friday meeting. Basketball games postponed to curb smallpox risk with no local cases to date.
Former governor Myer Cooper returns home to Cincinnati after two years to ease cares of state, appearing at his horse in Hyde Park marking his first day off after retirement.
Mrs Relda J Glenn of Cleveland Ohio credits Papes Diapepsin with ending two years of stomach pain gas and headaches. She reports gaining thirteen pounds after starting the tablets and recommends them to friends who were helped likewise. Free trial offer from Wheeling West Virginia.
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