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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1931
Page
2
Hartley staff correspondent reports on local classified ads and society items for Meigs County Pomeroy Bend edition. Circulation notes invite readers to contact Virgil Marsh for details and to submit notices and society news for 40-3 circulation segment.
Pamero y July 14. A historic obstruction known as Johnny’s Bean Rock in the middle Ohio River near Slegrist Riffle above Syracuse has been blasted out by dredge boats. The protruding sandstone rock, once a navigational hazard for steamers and tows, blocked the river and caused boats to skirt the West Virginia shore. The removal ends a long era of danger and fishing lore around the pool below the riffle.
F P Faylor will speak to Meigs County poultrymen at Grange Hall Wednesday evening about poultry and egg marketing plans. A cooperative association manager from Parkersburg will explain how marketing plants function. Open to any poultrymen or interested person in Meigs County.
Walter Kountz of East Liverpool is held on $2,800 bond by Mayor George S. Hardman in Wellsville over the death of Iris Coleman of Long Bottom. Kountz faces manslaughter charges after an East Liverpool Wellsville highway auto crash last Thursday that killed Miss Coleman and injured four others.
Ohio dairy and poultry farmers report sharply lower feed costs this year. Research director Carl J. West notes July prices show wholesale feed at multi-decade lows, with wheat and corn prices down and milk prices soft, though freight charges lessen the farmer benefit.
Miss Elsie Druggen of University Hospital reports summer students are healthy with no house cases treated and only a few injuries treated for swimmers. The two semesters ending June saw 4 house cases and over 1,300 treatments last year.
Ex husbands in Meigs County are paying nearly $1,000 monthly in alimony as records show about 80 men on the alimony list. Total payments to Clerk Bengal vary as names are added or removed and as debt collections lag, with most payments around $15 monthly.
A Fort Worth man Turman faces indictment for allegedly abducting his two sons Luther Jr. and Tommy during a divorce dispute. The wealthy opera figure fled with the children to Mexico after custody was split. prosecutors expect a major legal clash as authorities seek return and resolution.
Eleanor Hateltine observes the summer janitorial effort at Athens Junior High and Central Grade School. Six men wash desks and chairs, scrub rooms, repaint walls, and tile the roof in extreme heat. They replace blue furniture with apple green and expect completion by week’s end.
A July report notes Principal Oxley urging pride in improved school furniture and grounds. Helpers include Frank Rickey, Olver Dub, John Vereez, W. C. Jones, Deg Barnhill, and Paul Bolln. They anticipate finishing by fall after a long summer project at multiple Athens schools.
Hauncey July 14 Junior Loyal Temperance League directed by Mrs Riph Brown elects officers: President Allen Johnson vice Marguerite Schultz secretary Betty Jane Courtney treasurer Pauline Agin librarian Julia Johnson. Meeting every two weeks at local Church of Christ. Isabel Courtney to lead next program.
Relatives gathered at the Chauncey country home of Mr and Mrs Joe Bridgewater on Sunday to honor Mr Bridgewaters sisters Mrs Clarence Butts of Nelsonville and Mrs Jack Slater of Murray City who depart Thursday for England for several months. The all day affair included many relatives from Nelsonville Athens Columbus and Murray City plus local guests.
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