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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1930
Page
2
POMEROY January 15 Charles Sayre a 40 year old World War veteran and lineman for the Ohio Southern Power Company fell head first from a lofty pole in the business section Tuesday afternoon. He was unconscious when picked up and rushed home by ambulance. Doctors fear skull fracture. Sayre is married and his mother Mrs. John Jacobs is seriously ill.
Joseph McBride was buried from the Roller home in Pomeroy after being found dead in his chair Monday noon. Interment occurred Wednesday at Beech Grove Cemetery with funeral services by Rev. P. A. Bright of Pomeroy Methodist Church. Charles H. Culberson, formerly a Middleport restaurant operator, died in Columbus. Claire McHaffie sold his Middleport dairy business to Russell Bailey.
Frank Simms relocated from Middleport to Athens with his wife and two children to take the sales manager post at the Athens Armature and Machine Company. He previously served M. C. Hobart for nearly a decade and directed his business for several years.
Mrs Estella Roush of Middleport learns of her sister Mrs Bert Minor’s death Sunday in Akron after a three month illness. Funeral held in Gallipolis with burial in Mound Hill Cemetery. Survived by two children Ruth and John, one sister Estella Roush, and three step-sisters in Akron Addison and Southside W V. Bob Smart of Marion visiting relatives in the area.
Two masked highwaymen, Fred Settler of Steubenville and John Price of Wheeling, robbing a taxi driver in Point Pleasant and a man in Sissonville were captured in Coshocton after a 12 mile foot chase. They and a guiding woman fled via Middleport and Mason City, stole a car, and logged 4000 miles in 19 days before arrest. The grand jury indicted them for highway robbery. They were sentenced to penitentiaries.
January 15 report shows James Clark 19 of Dowington to wed Mary Esther Karr 16 of Rutland with parental consent. Walter L Clark and Grace L Carr consent for marriage. John W Rasp 33 of Akron and Marguerite Spencer of Chester also licensed to marry at home. Rasp’s mother listed as Mrs William Rasp near Minersville.
Pomeroy residents Mr and Mrs C D Mead left for Miami Florida to spend four months there for health reasons. Mr Reed closed his drug store on Court Street until his return.
In western Meigs County five sheep were killed on the Homer Lee farm in Scipio Township on Monday night. Howard Tukerman reported three more sheep killed by dogs the same night. Dog Warden Henry Seidbauer killed one raiding dog.
Clare Karr and Floyd Clark, each with a decade plus in barbering, have formed a partnership and assumed the late Edward Huber’s business in Pomeroy. Karr has run the shop for about a year.
Jan 15 report notes Mr and Mrs Lafe Nelson and their child will travel to St. Petersburg Florida for the rest of the winter to aid Mr Nelsons health. He has long served as a conductor for the New York Central Railroad.
Three men from Charleston West Virginia were jailed after being captured while disposing of several hundred pounds of stolen copper wire. The Pomeroy Street Car Company suffered several thousand dollars in losses. Suspects are Joe Hedrick Oliver Moore and William Salyers. They were turned over to the sheriff after transport from Point Pleasant.
The Heath M E Church Guild met at Mrs A W McKay home with new president Mrs E M McCarty presiding. Group No 1 led by Mrs Hollis Scott plans a cafeteria supper at the church on January 23 and the Washingtons Birthday supper is set for February 21.
Mrs. Ella Harry leaves this morning for Columbus to visit her niece Mrs. Frank Ryan and then proceed to Atlanta to spend the rest of winter with her cousin Harvey Downing and his two daughters. The Co W E M met with Mrs Edward French Monday evening with Miss Etta Gaskill teaching India. Mr and Mrs M I Hilterbrick and children plan to leave Thursday for Milwaukee. T A Witton will stay briefly to settle affairs before joining his daughter in Milwaukee.
A Northbound bus arrived in Pomeroy with Athens Messengers bearing details of the Hedrick family killings and other murders. The crowd besieged newsboys eager for editions, forecasting record demand for papers in years.
Mr and Mrs Walter Wolff left for home near Zanesville after visiting Mrs Fred Gardner. Visitors included Mr and Mrs Waltz from Wellston and Mrs L Quickle in Harrisburg. Pauley family to move into R F Wells house now owned by I F Shifler. Charles Gregg returned home from Holzer Hospital after appendectomy. Charity Council 24 D about to install officers. Edith Klein leaves for Cleveland for NY Central clerical job. Philathean women to meet at church assembly room.
The piece extols Messenger classified ads to boost income with little effort. It cites Er. J. Person renting a furnished house three days after advertising in The Messenger Classified Section as an example of quick results and practical virtue of using classifieds.
Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, president of the Reichsbank, formally accepts a revision of the Hague Reparations Conference protocol requiring Reichsbank participation in the Bank for International Settlements.
Grace Greene files for divorce from Albert Greens. case removed from records. Hazel Johnson seeks divorce from Russell Johnson, custody of four children, after separation since September 1928. They were married February 2, 1922.
Mrs and Mrs Curtis Watson of Chauncey announce the birth of a daughter at their home. The baby Wanda Maxine weighs 12 pounds. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Joe Davis of Chauncey and Mr and Mrs James Watson of Athens.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cox and grandson Bobby Brown visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Souders north of Chauncey. Hazel Cox wife of Earl Souders is reported improved after a serious illness at home north of Chauncey. Mrs. Charles Ogg of Chauncey was in Millfield Sunday visiting Mrs. George Wend. Mrs. George Shaffer of Beaumont, who broke a leg in a fall weeks ago, is reported to be improving.
Chauncey officials announce a special Chauncey City Council meeting this evening at 6 39 o'clock in the mayor s office All councilmen are asked to attend.
The Music Department of Chauncey-Dover High School presented the operetta College Days in the high school auditorium in Coolville on Monday evening. The entertainment has been given three times.
Joseph M. Baker, driver of the Burbank school bus involved in the January 3 grade crossing wreck at Shreve, was absolved of blame in a report by Wayne County coroner Dr. J. Patterson. Seven children died and nine were injured in the crash.
Rehearsals are underway for the Chauncy minstrel show to be staged Wednesday and Thursday nights February 12 and 13. Interlocutor and manager is Dr. Darrell Withem. Mrs. Lucille Sanders plays piano. End men are Leslie Bradfield and Bill Collins Jr. Cast includes Dr. W. D. Withem, Leslie Bradfield, Charles Bradfield Jr., Virgil Manning, Leland Southerton, Charles Simpson, Paul Theisen, Andrew Jackson, Carroll.
Funeral services were held in the Pentecostal Church for four year old Ray Windle son of Mr and Mrs Pear Windle of Chauncey Burial followed at Greenlawn Cemetery The child died after suffering burns when he fell into a pan of water on the kitchen floor Saturday The parents and three other children survive
Deputy C W Marshall investigated a burglary at the Corning area home of Mrs Eva Marshall. Missing items included a cook stove bed clothing rugs dishes and other household articles. The incident occurred after Mrs Marshall had been visiting relatives.
A motorist stranded on East Union and South College Streets Tuesday afternoon had his car catch fire from an unknown cause. Passing pedestrians and motorists helped until city firemen arrived and put out the blaze. The grateful owner then drove away, unidentified.
Columbus dentist Dr. Harry Cope pursuing a state oil and gas lease case won a preliminary victory when the Supreme Court overruled a motion to quash summons against Governor Cooper and former Public Works Director Wisda. Cope’s lease was issued by Wisda and later repudiated by the Governor who claimed it was signed without his knowledge.
Police sought a middle aged bobbed haired woman after she held up a Columbus chain store and escaped with 25 dollars. A lone clerk was locked in the basement during the robbery.
Forest E. Willard Madison County treasurer faced a deficit of 6058.06 dollars in a state auditor report. The findings call the shortages embezzlement and describe the treasurer's books as deplorable.
Ohio University biology and botany students visited about 50 cemeteries in Ohio and nearby states to study death counts by month. Data gathered from tombstones under the supervision of Professor W A Matheny aim to compare mortality in months with flying insects to other times.
Lockers for instruments and uniforms of the Ohio University band have recently been installed in Alumni Memorial Auditorium. Practice rooms have been arranged for individual and group use. Bandsmen receive daily instruction under Prof. Curtis W. Janssen, band director. New stands and two oboes, two flutes, and two pfleugel horns are planned.
Michigan guard Joe Downing will miss three weeks after injuries from the Illinois game Monday night. Announcement issued today from Ann Arbor.
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