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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1921
Page
8
Mr Wade Roush of Antiquity County urges help to find those who bought a gasoline boat for 2500 dollars and who disappeared after delivering the vessel to Pt Pleasant. Ira Roush has not been heard from since. The buyer fled to Portsmouth, leaving the boat behind.
Auditor reports 2500 dogs in Meigs County a decline of 1000 from last year as licenses remain issued despite the drop.
Auditor Hart suggests many owners may file late, potentially bringing the total back toward normal as the tax paying period closes. He notes about a thousand others may still be dodging taxes.
Fred H. Wick, once linked to Pomeroy rolling mill and pivotal in moving the plant to Youngstown, later with Ohio Iron & Steel Co., died in a New York hospital on Wednesday. He was the son of the late Paul Wick, prominent Youngstown financier.
Two couples obtained marriage licenses yesterday. Edward Gienn 20 of Pomeroy formerly Nelsonville and Ethel Welch 21 of Harrisonville R D. Harri son Corner 21 of Trimble and Nancy Hounestine 18 of Rutland formerly Jacksonville.
Official Meigs County population stands at 26 189 as released by the Census Bureau. Homer P. Dillinger departed for Peru to supervise a year long construction project for his firm, his third foreign assignment after Japan. He is a grandson of E D Ashworth of Rock Springs.
Councilman L. H. R. Foulk came home from Columbus and Pittsburg after weeks away. He spent a couple of weeks in a Pittsburg hospital with pneumonia and remains weak from the illness.
Tra Hill visited Judge Miller in court on a playful jab about an easy mark. The judge sentenced three years in the penitentiary. A bystander recalled a previous court exchange where a prisoner boasted of cash and faced a $600 fine and six months in the workhouse.
New postage stamps are in limited use to honor the Pilgrim Tercentenary. The three denominations are one cent green two cent red and five cent blue. Stamps are sold on request as supply is not yet sufficient to meet ordinary demands for stamps.
A recurring thief at Pomeroy High School has stolen from students and staff, taking a charity box for hungry European children, $12 from class funds, and small sums from girls’ coat pockets in the cloak room. Teachers and pupils are growing weary and expect a culprit to be found.
At the Pomeroy parent teacher association gatherings Rev Ashton and Rutland participants attended taking notes for home use. A Rutland chapter is forming and this Friday evening a meeting will be held in the auditorium with a state organizer expected to attend.
Wm Barringer of Letart Falls suffered a paralysis stroke. He has served as purser on Green Line steamers in the Pome roy Charleston trade for years and is well known in the Upper Ohio Valley river trade. He is a popular clerk on the old Pittsburg Cincinnati line.
In a class initiation at the Elks lodge in Gallipolis the following Pomeroy Benders joined: Carl Jacobs Dr E D Shumaker William Bramlage and Albert Fell of Pomeroy and L A Sisson of Middleport.
A historical river column laments declining river traffic and community warmth. A widow writes Dear Mrs Thompson about aging neighbors, lost friendships, and a perceived rise in greed as old ties fray and immigrants seek a different America.
A writer urges modern society women to balance interests with time for civic work and charity while advising a seven-person family on budgeting. The reader questions a $28 weekly limit, and counselors suggest cash spending, budget planning, and involving children in earning or chores.
A housewife describes a seven person family and $28 weekly living expenses. She details rising costs including rent, fuel, clothing, groceries, meat, and small pleasures like a show and dances. Grocer bills have climbed to $78, widening the shortfall.
The town notes a potential surge in river trade as rail freight remains costly and unreliable. Two lines keep schedules on local waters linking Pittsburg, Charleston, Cincinnati, and other points. First ice appears on the river with heavy ice near Pittsburg. General Wood sailed to Huntington and back to Pittsburg with produce. Queen City operated to Pittsburg and back with an excursion party for Mardi Gras. Greenwood arrived at Pomero y and planned departure to Cincinnati.
The grand jury found eight true bills. Named: Harry Terrell burglary and Belle Toney first degree murder with others withheld pending arrests. Terrell pleaded guilty and drew a Mansfield reformatory sentence. Melvin McKnight pleaded guilty to a store robbery. Lost briefcase case asks finder to contact Riverside Hotel or Lostro Auto Sales. reward offered.
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