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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1934
Page
9
William, 28, faced a religious meeting charge at Mt Ee. He pleaded not guilty, then changed to a plea of guilty in justice court. A $25 fine was suspended on promise to pay and comply with other conditions set by Squire Millisor.
Mrs Frank Rood aged 68 was found dead Thursday in her Gallipolis home lying across her bed as husband had died years before. Coroner W Lewis Brown ruled death due to natural causes while she lived with daughter in law Mrs Anna Corcoran. Surviving are son Clarence Gallipolis and Sam, two brothers and sisters in Buffalo. funeral arrangements depend on son TurTurday afternoon.
John McKinnon supervisor of the Payment Service and Derry Weth County manager in Athens report that NARS are sending out state notices for open technical jobs paying per month. The bulletin outlines new postings and regional allocations for job seekers.
Steamer Destrahan tows empty gasoline barges and Pittsburgh steel for Pan American Oil Co. G W McBride swaps tows with Steamer Monongahela at Dam 24. Sam May J C Rawn Sewickley and Martha tow sand and gravel from the Ohio to Kanawha and Winfield locks under construction. About 1500 workers on Dravo projects. Quachita upbound for Pittsburgh. Liberty due from Pittsburgh to Kanawha River for Charleston WV. River journalist George Myers, Waterways Journal correspondent, visits Gallipolis.
Bertha Lowry and Frankie Norman probate case scheduled for 10:00 AM Tuesday July 10 in Gallipolis probate court after earlier delays over service issues. Jurors listed include J E Wickline Isaac Myers Ralph Albright Abbie Reeves and others from multiple townships and wards in Gallipolis and surrounding areas.
Rio Grande area residents host and visit relatives over the weekend. The Bennetts and Bing family members from Huntington Cheshire and Gallipolis call on Prof. Clark and the Davises. Laura Smith of South Charleston visits her daughter Mrs. Shires. Edna Jones and children spend Buckeye Lake weekend with friends. John Lowe of Riverdale California visits Kerr family.
Gallia County nurse Miss Margaret G Jones details June 1934 duties. Prenatal care records show 10 new and 12 old cases. maternity 2. infant welfare 5 new and 36 old with 5 filed pre school. Pre school clinic held with 12 of 23 children attending. tuberculosis positives include 1 new and 24 old. contacts 2 new and 96 old. suspects 14. Communicable diseases include 3 typhoid cases and 2 skin cases.
Miss Evelyn Rothgeb hosted a primary Sunday School picnic at her home below town on Thursday. Walter Schoonover has his houses repainted by Joseph Vance and son. The Silver Bridge repainting is handled by George P. Bush Co. Sixteen workers clean steel in preparation for painting. Epworth League held a wiener roast at Chickamauga Park on Tuesday. C. I. C Sunday School Class hosted by Mrs. Leslie Deem Monday night with lunch. Miss Virginia Rodgers returned from Buffalo W Va with cousin Miss Carol Whittington.
In a Common Pleas Court case J. E. Torrence against I. C. Matlack, thirty witnesses testified over two days about ownership of river bank land near Long Bottom. Matlack claims purchase. Torrence says land lies within his farm despite changes to the bank over decades. Judge White to rule later.
Griff Sauvage of Langsville travels to McMillan Hospital in Charleston following removal of a toe growth that led to blood poisoning. The toe was cut off and the infection worsened, necessitating an immediate leg amputation. Sauvage is accompanied by his sister-in-law, Mrs. Jessie Lansbury.
Police arrested a Patriot resident on a drunken and disorderly charge after he caused disturbance on Pine Street breaking a window at Rice's Furniture Store and tearing a man’s shirt when others tried to calm him.
In Evan J. Davis vs Hugh F. Jordan and others the plaintiff won a judgment against Joe Vance for 972 dollars. On cross petition Emma W. Ecker secured a judgment for 1070.75 dollars, a first lien on the property now titled to Hugh and Florence Jordon.
Grace Methodist Church in Gallipolis invites first time voters to morning service at 10 30 with theme The Christian Citizen and junior sermon The Patriot. Communion at Presbyterian Church also at 10 30 with no evening service.
A marriage license was issued to Donovan Stevens age 24 of Porter and Lully Brown age 21 of Gallipolis in Gallia County. The groom is the son of Denver Stevens and the bride the daughter of Samuel Brown.
Sherman H. Eagle banker and Republican leader traveled to Philadelphia with Dr Clifford Bean after consulting a Columbus expert on his ailment. The move follows a threat to his health and authority as a prominent figure in Gallia County.
Grass Run and Side Hill report several social visits. The Wilson family from Cleveland visited Thomas and Grace Smith. Mr and Mrs Alpha Plummer visited Samuel Tewksbury. Don L Wood family of Pomeroy visited William Nicholson. Harry Saxton and Mildred Braley visited Frank Braley. Mrs Philip Nicholson and children returned from Columbus with Kennard and Dorothy Forrest. Carrie Elizabeth Plummer returned from Lowell with Mrs Kendell and her son Sas.
Miss Helene Wilson and Miss Georgia Garrett returned to Columbus after attending the Stansbury-Erwin outing on the Stansbury farm at Langsville Tuesday night and spending the Fourth with Mr and Mrs C M Erwin. Guests from Huntington Akron Charleston Athens and Columbus attended the event. A group of locals plans to camp on the Stansbury farm this week.
Bashan Wesley Deem was here over the Fourth. Mr and Mrs Ralph Tucker and daughter Betty and Mr and Mrs Hallie Tucker daughter Mildred of Delaware were weekend guests of relatives here. Edgar Taylor attended a miners celebration at Syracuse. Mrs Ida Taylor and son and others from Marion came to spend the week. Vergie Oliver is seriously ill and her sister Inez Frecker is caring for her.
Theodore Sharp of Nelsonville R. D. pled guilty to intoxication and disorderly conduct before Magistrate Pearl Miller. He was fined $10 plus costs and ordered to pay an $8.50 repair bill for damage to an automobile. Deputy Sheriff Roy Goldsberry made the arrest.
Miss Louise Cole of Reedsville and the W. A. Folan family of Joppa visited friends in Ravenswood recently. Mrs. Mabel Hetzer hosted a Saturday party for Mary Alice Hetzer’s tenth birthday with sixteen guests. Mrs. Mary Boring and two daughters left for Lisbon after visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Boring. Mr. and Mrs. Mark H. Pickering and daughter Dorothy spend the Fourth of July with R. E. Williams and family.
Bunker Hill notes state Children’s Day services will be held at the local church on Sunday evening July 8 with the Pomeroy quartet providing music. The item lists visitors and guests including the Blochers of Columbus, the Wills and Wells families, the Epple and Hellman families, and Norman Hellman’s relatives.
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