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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1931
Page
2
The Pomeroy Bend Meigs County column reports on community society and locals, noting A Hartley staff correspondent and the local readers’ interest in services and ongoing town life.
Promoters of a new Pomeroy City Club plan to expand the town’s boundaries by inviting Minersville and Syracuse into a single riverfront corporation. The aim is lower taxes and new industrial sites from Hobson to Syracuse, with officers to guide municipal moves and spend Plantz bequest funds.
In Pomeroy on Saturday a flock of 15 crows amused residents by strutting on a thin ice crust across the Ohio River. The birds walked in couples and used wing flaps to steady themselves, yet the ice held them despite its glassy thinness.
Carl Brockmeier, 17, a Marietta runaway from Washington County, was held at Meigs County Jail Saturday night and Sunday. Sheriff Tracy arranged his return home after authorities confirmed his status. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Edward Brockmeier.
Middleport reports the Past Chiefs Association hosts presented newly elected officers: Mrs. R N Barnes president, Mrs. R H Horden vice president, Mrs. Zella Cross secretary, Miss Lelia Hawkins treasurer. A fruit salad refreshment course was served.
Forest Rose Rebekah Lodge No 657 installed officers Friday led by Ruth Bridgewater and Bessie Wilson. New officers include Susan Donaldson as past noble grand Grace Stalder as noble grand Bess Johnson as vice grand Pauline Jackson as warden Ruth Bridgewater as chaplain and others. The lodge also celebrated a birthday party with a chicken supper.
Nat Hib bard of Sand Ridge near Chauncey suffered a left leg fracture below the knee when kicked by a horse in a barn stall. Dr C Nile Sanders Millfield treated the injury. Mr Hibbard and sister Hannah Hibbard reside on the old Hibbard farm.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Brewer of Chauncey hosted a dinner Sunday at their Ellis Avenue residence in honor of Mrs C Nile Sanders of Millfield and other guests.
Five workers at Poston Mine No 6 of Sunday Creek Coal Co in Millfield sustained minor injuries Saturday. Sam Mayles injured a finger, Warren Border crushed a finger, Mack Wallace struck in the eye, D J Powers injured his back, and John Theisen injured his big toe. All were treated by Dr C Nile Sanders.
Chauncey Jan 19 election of officers and teachers at the Church of God Bible School. Officers elected include Superintendent Mrs. Fred Grandstaff and assistant supt Mrs. Ella Cunningham. Secretary Miss Lucille Spearry and assistant secretary Miss Grace Frezee. Treasurer Mrs. Callie Tedrick. Pianist Miss Je neven Blackford with assistants Miss Elsie Oliver and Miss Elsie Len nigar. Teachers listed for Primary Juniors Intermediates and Adult classes.
Christian Woman's Bible Class of the Chauncey Church of Christ will meet Wednesday at the home of Mrs. John Shafer with Mrs. Floyd Nye as chairman. Mrs. Frank Sands will be program leader. All women of the church are invited.
Meigs County sheriff A O Tracy probes the December death of Elmer Rogers 65 at Carpenter. Suspects William and Perry Hunt held in Meigs Jail face charges. Investigators inspect Rogers home now occupied by the Penrod family. Rogers left a 1922 will and $1000 bank certificates. Grand jury convenes to hear undisclosed facts. potential defense financing hinted.
Wilson P. Barnitz, 82, died suddenly Saturday evening at 5 30 at his Letart Falls home from a cerebral stroke. He farmed and grew truck and watermelon produce. his son William and grandson came from Pomeroy. Survived by one son and six grandchildren. funeral Tuesday at 2 pm with Rev. C H Eichinger officiating. Burial in local cemetery.
Thieves broke locks at a Mt Olive farm and stole 700 pounds of feed from the barn and poultry house and then seized a large number of chickens. The loot was loaded into a truck and driven away toward Parkersburg after being traced to Coolville. Authorities traced the truck to Coolville before losing the trail.
The Philathea Society of the Christian Church met Friday evening with Mrs. Perry Graves on South Fifth Street. It was a regular social session and Mrs. Graves served light refreshments.
Clinton Fugate, 29, a University of Kentucky law student, pleaded guilty in U S District Court to liquor law violations. He said bootlegging helped pay tuition after escaping July theft through a bathroom window. accomplice Hubert Templeton fled and was not captured. Fugate hoped to study at a northern university.
In eight years of football between Notre Dame and Army, the Irish have never won by more than a touchdown. In the 1980 season they did win by a single point, underscoring the ongoing tight rivalry between the programs.
The Earl of Cromer is prominently mentioned as a potential successor to Viscount Willingdon as Governor General of Canada. He recently drew headlines for banning the American play The Green Pastures from the English stage while serving as Lord Chamberlain.
Pomeroy mourns Jacob Zeisler 53 who died in a Youngstown hospital after a long illness. Survived by wife Eva Klees and two children Charles Zeisler and Mrs Leo Harper of Youngstown. He leaves parents Henry and Julia Zeisler siblings Henry William John and four sisters. Burial planned in Youngstown with mother and Mrs Baker en route to funeral.
Mrs. R. H. Horden hosted a Friday evening party in Middleport honoring her daughter Miss Phyllis for her fifteenth birthday. Sixteen boys and girls attended, with games played and gifts given. A salad refreshment course was served.
Mrs EK Bowen and daughter visited Columbus with Mrs Ray Gamble and husband. Many Talbott family members were ill Sunday due to vaccinations. Others ill include Mrs C A Poindexter. Mark Roller of Huntington visited in Max Roller's home. Hubert Mace and wife returned from Columbus after attending a railroad committee meeting. Mae Knight of Chester visited Miss Flossie Frecker in Grant Street. Prof C F Cooper of Ohio University resumes extension work January 22 with a class of 40 to 45 in Middleport Pomeroy and nearby areas. Peter Fisher of Fennville Michigan visited Ray Farmer and other relatives. L B Johnson returned after lodge work in Columbus. Neitrichs of Athens spent weekend with cousin Ilva Brown. Bob Adams and Ruth visited Myra Rowley and Elmer Reed in Columbus area. Joscoe Fowler and partner returned to Dayton after visiting in Columbus with the Beavers. Gordon Harris and Dan White visited in Columbus with Mrs Herbert Thatcher. Gordon Gardner and daughter Jean returned to Columbus after weekend with Mayer family.
Columbus report notes West of the Ohio Farm Bureau says lower farm costs boost income as wholesale prices retreat. Declines seen in textiles and clothing, building materials, and metals. poultry in cold storage rises while butter and meat stockpiles ease, signaling favorable farm conditions.
Mrs Helen Zweifel owner of Pomeroy motion picture theater married Capt John E Lyons retired capitalist in Cincinnati on Jan 10. They traveled to Florida with Lyons' three orphan grandchildren and housekeeper and plan winter travel to Cuba before returning to Pomeroy in April to reside there.
A. S. Thomas a prominent Charleston merchant and New Haven figure died Sunday afternoon. Funeral at 4 p.m. Tuesday from his residence. He is survived by his wife and three sons C. F. Besserer and Mr. and Mrs. Witmer plan to attend from Middleport.
Edward Bolin, a former Pomeroy resident, is reported killed in a Gordon West Virginia mine accident Friday. He lived on Butternut Avenue when here. his wife died here. Bolin leaves a daughter in Middleport and four sons in various parts of the country. The body will be brought here for burial.
Miss Mary Noss head of the French Department at Ohio University gave a piano recital at her home 48 University Terrace Sunday night. The program opened with Chopin preludes and nocturnes including Nocturne in F sharp major Funeral March and Nocturne in C minor followed by Polonaise in A flat. The second half offered modern works starting with Debussy Clair de Lune and continuing with Faure Impromptu in FO Minor Pavane sur la Mort d une Infante Royale by Ravel and final Jardins Sous la Pluie by Debussy.
Linscott Floyd Linscott The Plains and Dr A K Walker Buchtel were re elected president and vice president of the Athens County Board of Education after an organizational meeting Saturday afternoon. Other members J G Russell Stewart Clyde L White Coolville C Windel Hebbardsville and Alex Root Athens act as clerk. Regular meetings were planned for the first Friday of each month.
Dean B. Copeland son of Professor C M Copeland director of Ohio University School of Commerce has taken a position with Sheridan Trust Co Chicago. He previously served as vice president and secretary of the New York Joint Stock Lands Bank Rochester N Y and is a 1920 Ohio University graduate.
About 10 000 boxing fans watched Jack Dempsey referee a bout between Max Baer and Tom Heeney in New York. Baer knocked Heeney for a kayo in the third round by the official count, while Dempsey had Heeney at nine on his feet.
John Carsey aged 60 from Jerseyville died Sunday night at 6 o clock in St Francis Hospital Columbus from gangrene linked to a bruise on his left leg. Amputation occurred January 8. Body returned to Dowler's Funeral Parlors for burial in Haning Chapel Cemetery. funeral arrangements pending.
Bones found in an attic on Walpole Island near Sarnia are believed to be Tecumseh the 1812 war leader. Tecumseh died after the Battle of the Thames in Ontario and was given the rank of brigadier general by the British during the War of 1812.
Mrs. Cora Martin West aged 57 died at her home near Albany at 7 15 Sunday night from complications after several weeks of pneumonia. She leaves her husband Bert West, a brother Marion Martin of Eden Prairie Minnesota, two half brothers and a half sister in Des Moines Iowa. Funeral plans to be announced.
Columbus Jan 19. Former welfare director Hall Griswold says the state must spend at least 26.3 million dollars in the next decade to add facilities for rising penal and mental hygiene populations. He urges segregating tubercular prisoners at Londonderry Farm and assigns incendiary causes to the Easter Monday Penitentiary fire. He notes 3.855 million spent on additions in two years and outlines allocations for Ohio Penitentiary Longview State Hospital and other facilities.
A Cleveland newspaper film tracing the daily paper’s production will be shown to students during the Ohio University convocation program under the Journalism Department. Indiana University basketball guard Fred Campbell of Shelbyville, a popular 5 foot 7 inch sophomore, is highlighted as a standout in the Hoosier lineup this season.
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