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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1932
Page
2
POMEROY January 14. Fourteen indictments returned by the Meigs County grand jury after a three day session. True bills include Belt Bata for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated Melvin Lee for breaking into a building to steal and Jerey C. Ward among others. The jury recessed after final actions.
An old advertisement for Resinol ointment and soap promotes a blemish free claim but is interrupted by a local crime roundup listing burglary theft forgery and receiving stolen property charges against multiple suspects. The piece also covers a grand jury report noting 65 witnesses in 24 cases with 14 bills presented and gambling device concerns.
Charles J Prall 73 a longtime Pomeroy resident died Tuesday at the Columbus home of his sister Mrs Anna Mott 71 Eldon Avenue He never married and left no Pomeroy relatives He piloted Pittsburgh towboats and later clerked in Wisecarver Hardware Store The Prail family were Pomeroy pioneers with the father once operating a large tin roofing establishment in the Ohio Valley
Middleport relief committees met at Heath Methodist Church to plan aid efforts and appoint investigators. An appeal urges citizens to donate useful articles, with emphasis on menswear. Attending were church leaders from multiple denominations, the Rotary Club, American Legion, Red Cross, and local schools.
American Legion members gathered at the Midport Legion hall for a banquet Wednesday night. County officials from Service Child Welfare and Employment and Rehabilitation participated. C. J. Rhodes county Child Welfare chairman spoke. Many Legionnaires attended with visitors from Pomeroy and Gallinola posts.
Meigs County schools plan Temperance Day activities this Friday near January 16 under Ohio law. Superintendent Rhodes notes Pomeroy High will hold the program Monday due to exams. Middleport and other schools will feature in general observances led by local ministers and a county superintendent’s guidance.
Evangelist Floyd W. Dick will preach Friday evening at the Pomeroy Church of Christ and again Sunday morning and evening January 1. He has been leading evangelistic meetings in the Bluefield West Virginia district for the State Missionary Society. The church has enlarged the pulpit and removed steps to add seating for an Easter Cantata under choir director Mrs. R. A. Tyree.
Rutland bulletin reports George Musser, 7, a well known farmer from the Rutland area died Tuesday night after a brief illness. He is survived by his wife and one son Dale, with brothers Tom Musser of Zion Church settlement, and James Musser of Columbus. Funeral services are set for Friday at 2 PM with burial near Harrisonville.
Pomery report notes clerk of courts T. W. Bengel found blooming quince plants from Hovering near Harrisonville. He questions if the plants signal spring or lingering winter while unsure of their meaning.
A local social page reports a pollock dinner at Mrs. J. G. Talbott's home in Middleport, visits by Eileen Roush from Parkerburg to Racine, and various illness and travel notices. Mrs Germet Lewis is seriously ill after a sinus operation, while Miss Mabel Hatin and Mrs Fanohle Stevens attended Daughters of America ceremonies. Additional items mention Mrs Plummer Beeson visiting Portsmouth and Pearl McKnight's sudden illness on Lincoln Street.
Sprinkling a little Fasteeth on denture plates each morning prevents dropping or slipping. Provides all day comfort and secure hold, deodorizes, with no gummy or pasty taste. Available from Quick's Cut Hate or your druggist.
A compact advertisement lists price points and brands such as Colgate and Dr King’s, emphasizing value with daily deals. The snippet notes "Corn Huskers" and "Baby Tale Sal" along with multiple price markers and savings phrases.
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