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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1930
Page
2
England plans to remove tolls on bridges linked to its motor highways. The government aims to simplify tolls across England and Wales as Parliament considers a motion introduced by Captain Peter MacDonald to abolish the charges.
Mrs Black's Pink Tea and Marinday's Minstrels at the Masonic Temple drew a capacity audience in Middleport. The event, directed by Mrs Luc Sauer and sponsored by the Parent-Teacher Association, featured a series of black faced performances with witty jokes and fine singing.
S H Malone died in Charleston hospital and was brought to Pomeroy Thursday evening. Funeral expected Sunday under Knights of Pythias, longtime member. Mrs Bernice Darst, mother of no children, reported suffering mumps at home in upper Pomeroy.
The January term grand jury for Common Pleas Court was drawn in the clerk's office. Jurors report for service at 9 a.m. on February 10. The panel includes four women and representation from most townships, with names including C D Woode Alfred and Blanche Gorby Carpenter among others.
A large representation of Meigs County trustees and county commissioners met in Pomeroy to set a joint road program for next summer. The plan uses gasoline tax income and other funds to improve township roads.
News notes from Ohio report N. C. Cook and his aged wife of Syracuse seriously ill. H Ellis Sibley of Gallipolis marries Josephine Higginbotham in New York City. G G Nease of Westerville ill with paralysis. Ada Gorslin of Racine dies. relatives in Akron mourn. Jacob Greuser of Rocksprings reportedly butchered a hog weighing 1726 pounds. The Rev Willard Grant and wife mentioned in passing.
R G Webster reports only six drivers of school buses have taken the drivers examination in Pomeroy on Thursday morning. A large turnout is expected Saturday when drivers are not needed. The examination is strict, with a man who has a single eye unlikely to pass.
The Rev. Grant will assume charge of a church in Edison Ohio early in February after moving from Clarksville Iowa. Mrs. Grant is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ebersbach of Pomeroy. Mrs. Anna Diehl, 73, dies in Mason West Virginia.
George W. Kreitler county extension agent and wife were summoned to Waverly for the death of Mrs. Walter Peyton sister of Mrs. Kreitler. Mrs Peyton died in a Columbus hospital on Thursday and the burial will be in her former home of Waverly.
Mrs. Cedric Clark hosted her bridge club at her Lincoln Street home on Wednesday with one table of guests. Mrs. John Kent won the club prize and Mrs. O R Stout earned the guest prize.
Charles Friday of Middleport was jailed by a Middleton officer on a charge of robbing the Collins home and trying to recruit another man to help burglarize the Paul Kreiger home while the Kreigers were away in Florida for the winter.
Middleport residents Mr. and Mrs. Shirley Mills announce the birth of their second son, an 11 pound baby boy, born Wednesday evening, January 29, at South Fourth and Palmer Streets.
Edgar Young from Columbus visits his mother in law Mrs. Effie Wise and family. The Needle and Thimble Club plans a Valentine party at Mrs. C. H. Snider’s Pearl Street home. Ruth Thomas returns from Ohio Wesleyan University for mid year break. Mrs. E. Q. McKinley and daughter visit Harrisonville. The Every-Two-Weeks' Club meets with Mrs. R. N. Barnes. families Barnes, Leonards and Borces attend. John Gilmore and Ralph Pratt return from Albuquerque with details of work there and visits to Entsminger, Bill Ely, and ill Lester Roush. Mrs. Malcolm Cottingham and daughter Nancy visit Swill Michael in Jackson.
Fruit growers in Athens County find bee culture profitable per county extension agent T. H. Johnson. Bees aid cross pollination, improving fruit set and orchard yields. Many hives now in use as clover growth boosts egg quality. a winter meeting of the Ohio Beekeepers Association is set for February 6–8 at Ohio State University with several notable speakers from national bee groups and universities.
Expenditures for highway construction and maintenance in 1930 are expected to exceed two and a half billion dollars. The program would furnish employment to more than 625,000, according to the American Automobile Association.
A boy eight years old operates a vast bus system, traveling over 290000 miles, compared to 260000 miles by steam railroads and 45000 miles by electric railways, highlighting a remarkable transport disparity.
Chauncey January 31 drivers of school buses in Chauncey and nearby towns traveled to Athens to take examinations required by the State Bureau of Motor Vehicles. The group included courtney Pettit Gordon Stephenson and Elmer Mason who operate routes from White District Millfield Sugar Creek Beau mont and Circlehill to area schools.
The Friendship Bible Class of the Church of Christ in Chauncey invites the Young People's Class from Millfield Church of Christ to a joint monthly business and social evening at the Cunninghams home on Mound Street. Mrs. Andrew Jackson leads, with Mrs. Dora Kempton directing the program and Mrs. Trucille Sanders giving the devotion.
Announcement urges quick action to attend the dictionary distribution tomorrow as the sale ends then with no further chances. Readers are told to examine the dictionary closely and clip a coupon from another page to participate.
Greens Run High School boys and girls basketball teams will face the Chauncey High Blue Devils in Chauncey gymnasium on Saturday evening.
Trimble Grange No. 1830 will hold a meeting Saturday evening at the Grange Hall in Trimble. Newly elected officers will be installed led by Master Eben Gillespie. A social hour and refreshments follow urging all Grangers to attend.
Millfield Jan 31. The Millfield Field P T A met at West Side School with president Oscar Simpson presiding. Mrs O C Bird of Athens spoke, the Millfield Entertainers provided music, and the room with most parents won the monthly attendance award to the East Side Building.
William B. Dawson of Columbus was recent guest of Mr and Mrs Charles Bradfield in Chauncey. Joe Bryan Jr returned from Lancaster to the home of his parents Mr and Mrs Joe Bryan Sr in Chauncey. Edna Davis ill at home in Chauncey is reported improved. Harold Ogg of Columbus spent Sunday in Chauncey with his parents Mr and Mrs Charles Ogg. Virgil Ogg returned from Columbus to help his father as janitor at Chauncey High School.
The Athens lodge of Elks held its annual inspection with a 6 PM dinner attended by members and visitors from Logan and Jackson. Three candidates John Rood Russell Maple and Walter Davies were initiated. Deputy grand exalted ruler Charles E Blanchard spoke on the Elks national program noting revenues from The Elks Magazine and a multi million dollar foundation for charity and announced a new subordinate boys lodge Antlers to promote civic welfare.
Earl Austin of Chauncey, who sustained a fractured leg at the Jewett Mine on Bailey Run, near Chauncey, was released from Sheltering Arms Hospital in Athens today after several weeks of confinement.
Plans to convert the 4-H Club building at the Athens County Fair Grounds into a meeting hall for the Athens Township Grange will be discussed at a joint session of the Athens County Fair Association and Grange Organization. The project, estimated at about $600, aims to provide more space for 4-H exhibits and relocate the Grange from the Jackville School which is currently too small.
The Automobile Club of Southern California notes that one in four auto crashes result from a vehicle rear approaching a side impact due to failure to stop at intersections. The advisory stresses stopping at main intersections to prevent these crashes.
The John Jordan family relocated from Columbus to Noblesville and occupy the Griff M. Lewis home. M. C. Hobart visits Canton on business. Nan Moore hosts the 600 Club at sister Ewart Davis’s residence. C. P. Bradbury’s young son Charles Asa is ill with influenza. Mrs. C. F. Rathburn returns home from Holzer Hospital after weeks of treatment and improvement. her husband’s health also improves.
Anne Adams presents Pattern 1776 a practical frock in gay prints like gingham rayon cretonne or pique. Fitted surplice bodice with short kimono sleeves flatters, easy laundering, braid trim options, pearl buttons, size 16 18 20 34 36 40 42. Order 15 cents pattern. winter book 10 cents with pattern.
Members of the Epworth League of the Millfield Methodist Church sponsored a social and entertainment at the West Side School Building in Millfield Monday evening.
Ten Ohio University students modeled appropriate classroom attire at Rufus Putnam Training School Auditorium. Experts advised knee length dresses, non cosmetic makeup, conservative jewelry, and neutral shoes. Men’s dress rules covered by Kenneth Pound and Homer Midkiff. models included Frasier, Kirkup, Evans, Schindehette, Young, Owens, Massie, Pfalzgraf and Hagen.
The Athens Messenger advertises a Washington Information Bureau booklet on weight control with menus for gaining or losing weight and exercise guidance. A copy costs six cents plus postage, sent on receipt of payment.
Frederic J. Haskin of the Information Bureau in Washington asks for a copy of the Weight Control booklet, enclosing six cents in coins or stamps to cover the cost. The notice is a request directed to obtain the publication.
Levi Holman of Dayton testifies Konjola improved his nervousness pain and fatigue after six bottles in six weeks. He credits restored appetite sleep and joy in work to the medicine, noting its wide sale in Athens at McKee Drug Store and other towns.
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