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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1939
Page
3
County Treasurer Vernon Lee Archer announced the edition of June installments of estate taxes will open officially July 10 with a Sept. 10 deadline. He said many district books are ready for payment and the office will accept tax payments early. The office has been remodeled to speed processing and improve service.
Funeral services for Delay, 81, longtime resident, were conducted at noon today at the Texas Church in OTERN. He died Saturday afternoon at home in Cre Texas Settlement. Survived by one son and two daughters. wife preceded him in death in February 1936. Interment in the maexas Cemetery.
Long Bottom in MIDDLEPORT MEIGS COUNTY thrives as a growing summer retreat. Dr E F Maag and Herman Bailey led cabins and cottages, Route 7 boosted access, riverbank cleared, a spring diving board and raft added. Residents and guests enjoy swimming, fishing, turtling, cycling and badminton. Families such as the Maags and Baileys host relatives and friends, with Fourth of July gatherings planned at the camp.
Two traffic accidents and the arrest of a former Meigs County justice of peace on a calf shooting charge marked a busy weekend for local police. Alex Powers 69 of Rutland admitted shooting a neighbor s calf after warnings to keep cattle out of his corn. he was bound over to the grand jury and released on $200 bond.
Forest Rose Rebekah Lodge Chauncey initiated four candidates Carrie Bell Bryson Mary Stalder Tillie Sweeney Lucille Grandstaff and reinstated one member at the K of P hall amid 30 Forest Rose members and 17 Athens visitors. Mrs F J Adams of Chauncey attended. refreshment course followed. Also notes that Germany has one car owned per 45 people while America has one per five.
A Fourth of July Ohio Valley League doubleheader between Racine and Middleport moves to Racine Park in Meigs County. The two games are the only valley league holiday attractions in Meigs County, with two other doubleheaders sending Leon to Hartford and Gallipolis to Pt. Pleasant.
Elizabeth Darst of Pomeroy led Marietta Council Daughters of America celebration as part of its 12th anniversary. The event featured reading of initial meeting minutes and a large cake with 12 American flags. Other visitors included Frances Gilfillen, Edith Ament, Mattie Cohen, Elizabeth Campbell, and Sybil Wilson.
The total motor vehicle taxes paid in 1938 to federal state and local governments surpassed 1.525 billion dollars. This reflects combined receipts from all levels of government and highlights the heavy financial load of vehicle ownership during that year.
An Amateur and Talent show will be held at the Syracuse school auditorium on Wednesday evening July 5 to benefit the local Boy Scout troop. Cash prizes will go to winners in five classes including fiddlers contest band dancing and piano or violin solo.
Local social notes list numerous visits and travels. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Bing plan a Tuesday trip including Serpent's Mound in Adams County. Several residents depart for Columbus Indianapolis and New York City. Families visit relatives in Fairmont W Va Ashland and Gallipolis while others enjoy Fourth of July outings and gatherings.
A benefit event is planned tonight at 8 o'clock in the Chauncey Knights of Pythias building to support the Rose lodge. The community gathers for music and refreshments at the local hall.
Mrs. Della Tucker Thompson age 43 of Chauncey died in Indianapolis after ten weeks with cancer. Funeral services by Rev Guss Graham will be held at the M E Church Wednesday at 2 p m. Burial in Greenlawn Cemetery. She leaves husband Preston E Thompson daughter Roberta son Billy mother Mrs Lara Tucker and siblings Ray and Mrs Hildreth Reeves. Her father and brother Wiley preceded her in death. She was Chauncey High School graduate and taught school. Body in state at Warren Funeral Home Monday and Monday night and at her mother’s Chauncey home Tuesday.
Chauncey residents visit Columbus relatives in Grant Hospital and attend a golden wedding in Athens. Beauty Culture students from Chauncey tour homes, while Alice Johnson returns to Chauncey for holiday leave. Ralph Sanders travels home from Albany, and Marjorie Danko from Millfield visits Greens Run before returning with her daughter.
Mrs. Etta Linscott Davies aged 35 of Columbus died Saturday after a cancer illness. Funeral held Monday with burial in Columbus. She leaves husband Victor and two children Ruby Jo and Neil, her mother Mrs Leota Linscott of Columbus, three sisters, two brothers, and several other relatives. Her father and brother Hall died earlier.
Chauncey Boy Scout Troop No. 78 will hold a meeting tonight at the Boy Scout Camp at Coal Run near Chauncey. A steak fry will be featured. Woodrow Ferrer is the new Scout master of Chauncey Troop 78.
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