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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1933
Page
5
County commission announces steps to reduce expenses at Meigs Jail by self supplying water and lighting. Plumbers reroute meters and wiring to cut bills, with estimated monthly savings under $900 to $900 yearly. Taxpayers would see charges drop as the county eliminates a water company and shifts utility costs.
Meigs County tax dispute involving Great Lakes Coal Co and Ebersbach attorneys drags for over four years. Judge Harley M. Logan oversees hearings with little argument on the $100,000 tax claim. Ohio Supreme Court involvement and potential delay leave observers awaiting a decree or resumed proceedings.
Soviet Exiles 45 000 Farmers C A Dawson after a two day visit at Middleport with relatives and friends returned Saturday to his home in Columbus. Miss Alice Byers is reported still quite ill at her home on Grant Street in Middleport. Mr and Mrs H D Parker Mr and Mrs Clyde Pickens and daughter Josephine of Reedsville spent Thursday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Henry Warren also of Reedsville. Refreshments were served. Mrs Bertha Reed who has spent the past ten days with friends in Middleport went to Racine Friday for a short visit before returning to her home in Pt Pleasant. Mr and Mrs W B Cross were business visitors in Marietta Saturday. Many acquaintances of L A Shiflet a former resident of Middleport attended his funeral services at Pt Pleasant Sunday. Mr Shiflet was the father of Fred A Shifler of Middleport. Mr and Mrs Charles McNickles of Racine spent Sunday in Athens as guests of Mr and Mrs Will Reefer of that city. Mrs Garnet Bartels of Huntington was the week end guest of relatives in Syracuse. J T Lewis of Middleport after being confined the past week with influenza has resumed his work as musical instructor in a circuit of county schools. Misses Katharine and Christine Grant returned to their home in Columbus after spending the week end in Middleport with their mother Mrs Louise Grant. Mrs Lorenzo Parker Columbus formerly of Minersville who has been quite ill of blood poisoning for some time is now improved. Mrs Aurilla Hayman of Racine was removed to the Holzer Hospital Saturday where she will undergo observation. Mrs Aarley DeVol who has been in the Holzer Hospital for several days is again at her home in Middleport.
Fire destroyed the home of Alfty Weaver in Antiquity on Saturday night. Weaver living alone could not explain the cause as neighbors struggled to control the blaze and saved a few small items. the house reportedly carried no insurance.
Miss Kath ry n Huber student nurse at Holzer Hospital played as guest organist at the Gallipolis Presbyterian Church vesper service on Sunday. She previously served as organist at the local Presbyterian Church. Her mother Mrs Lena Huber and Ruth Huber attended the Gallipolis service.
P Farris Wells of Lima arrived in Middleport for Wells estate affairs on Friday. He is a son of the late J W Wells and grew up nearby. A Wheeling and Lake Erie shop mechanic, he stayed with Mrs. Martha Bryant and Mrs. Harry Bowles before departing Sunday for Albany en route home.
County board of education in POMEROY organized at the Courthouse and appropriated funds for 1933. John Frank of Chester was elected president, J. E. Young of Rutland vice president. The board approved a substantial budget decrease with salary cuts and no teachers institute for the year.
Mrs W G Davis entertained her bridge club at her North Third Avenue home in Middleport on Friday night with three tables in play. High score prize went to Mrs W F Harris and guest prize to Mrs L D McMaster. Guests included Mrs B Fultz Sr and Mrs L D McMaster. Light refreshments were served.
In Pomeroy on Sunday January 23 Mr and Mrs Tom Hood and family welcomed guests including Mr and Mrs William Nicholson of Dexter Mr and Mrs Seth Nicholson Mr and Mrs Glenn Nicholson and two children from the area for a family gathering.
In Middleport on January 23 a quilt from Foochow China was shown at a church display. Made by Girls' Orphanage residents, the eight white blocks and eighty red blocks form an embroidered hymn. The piece was given to Mrs. B. H. Sanborn by her missionary niece Carrie Jewell in Foochow.
Meigs County lacks hunter licenses this year with no stock available. Only 25 licenses arrived from the conservation division and were sold by Horton Brown, Clerk of Courts, leaving clerks unable to offer licenses. Some hunters have paid to secure a license in advance.
Judge J. C. Niles allowed the defense to attempt impeaching Winnie Ruth Judd testimony at the preliminary hearing for J. J. Halloran a wealthy Arizona lumberman charged as an accessory after murder in Phoenix.
New York January 2 indicates Thomas L. Elder, curio collector, auctioned celebrity autographs. George III and George IV sold for 3.80 each, Duke of Wellington and Charles Dickens brought 4.25, Senator George H. Moses sold at 2 cents.
Three months old baby crashes the movies in a lighthearted note. Mrs Mary King of Rutland returns home after visiting sister Mrs Elizabeth Hartinger in Middleport. Families in Pomeroy Racine Breezy Heights bidwell and Gallipolis are noted with illnesses visits and recoveries including Dr Will Hobart and Mrs Charlies Huber.
In Massillon on January 23, Jacob S. Coxey, former presidential candidate, praised Huey Long's Congressional filibuster. Coxey criticized the Glass Bill and argued the government should print money for the people, not for banks, and he sent the letter to Roosevelt.
The Past Chiefs Club of Pythian Sisters in Chauncey will be entertained Thursday night at the home of Mrs. Arthur Smith. Local members and Chauncey community figures are assembled for a social gathering and program.
London January 23 The Oxford Cambridge Boat Race, a historic and prestigious UK crew event, risks losing glamour due to a nine year Cambridge winning streak. Experts warn the race could die if Cambridge wins ten straight when they meet Oxford on April 1.
Nearly 200000 persons have moved back to Texas farms to seek a livelihood since 1929. O B Martin director of Texas Extension Service says nearby states and the middle west supplied about 50000 people for Texas untenanted farm houses.
An ad touts SS.S. as a long proven tonic to combat body weakness by improving blood and hemoglobin levels. It claims extensive scientific backing and widespread use across decades.
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