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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1931
Page
11
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Hartley staff correspondent lists community service details and contact numbers for circulation and classified advertising for The Messenger. Readers are urged to send soc iesnd locals to 40 322 and contact John Sauvage at phone 4531.
POMEROY July 23 State Auditor report cites violations of the law against holding two city offices and improper payments in Meigs County. Individuals held dual posts, salaries cited, and several contracts awarded without competitive bidding. Funds flagged include payments to a cemetery clerk, Mullen Printing, and fire equipment suppliers. Overpayments and leasing issues are noted with Perkinsburg and local firms.
In Pomeroy on July 19 1825 Minnie D Steinhauer executrix of John A Phillips will bequeathed Walnut Creek property in Kanawha County West Virginia to Steinhauer and Phillips brother share alike. The Phillips estate later increased in value as heirs pursued records in Meigs County and Charleston. Rumors say a $35000 offer for Minnie Steinhauer’s share and talks of a syndicate eyeing the entire property amid cross state interest.
POMEROY July 23 Charles Lauterbach 74 a pioneer German citizen of Lower Pomerny died at his home at 1130 Wednesday forenoon after a long illness He was survived by his wife Sophia Ann Lauterbach and several step children including John Mayer Middleport and H P Mayer Lansbury Township Funeral arrangements to be held from St Paul Lutheran Church Friday. HEALTH FAILS DLE 10 HEAT MIDDLEPORT July 23 James E Murray and Delf Farmer two members of the local Spanish American veterans camp are reported in rapidly failing health as result of the hot weather Several other veterans are under medical care.
Records show Meigs County editors died far from home with many going west or to other states. Names include Rob Van Horn, B. Chapman, J. W. Webb, C. E Peoples, N. E. Arnold, and Artemas Williams among others, many buried at Beech Grove. July 23 note mentions funeral gathering in Middleport for E. A. Creger with friends from several towns.
POVEROY July 2. Chief Ray Roush reports a rare speeders shortage as autoists slowed to the speed limit. A new sign arrives to mark the limit clearly. Town business district 20 mph via Main and Second Streets plus adjacent lanes. other town streets follow the 20 mph rule within 3 1/2 miles.
George Dill a Civil War veteran who served with a Cincinnati unit died Wednesday at his brother Josiah Dill’s home in Enterprise. He worked as a blacksmith at Kerre Flon for years. Burial is planned at Rock Springs Cemetery with funeral time to be announced.
A State Industrial Commission hearing in Pomeroy considers compensation for Dana Dorst’s death in a December 1931 mine accident. Claimants include Dorst’s mother and Addie Thompson with Martha Rusk’s mother also named, as witnesses describe Dorst’s guardianship by his grandmother and great grandmother. A ruling has not been issued.
Middleport July 23 George Schaaf a Ohio State University graduate in June has purchased Dr H L Ward's dental business and office fixtures. Ward closed due to ill health after two years in the Lindsey building corner North Second Avenue and Race Street. Schaaf took over Tuesday and retains former staff Susan Russell.
Henry Ward Langsville and Bert Knight Chester Township report dog raids on their flocks Tuesday night, with many sheep killed per a report by former dog warden Henry Seidenabie. Also noted are social events and local notices including a birthday party for Mrs. Joe Mater in Bradbury, visitors from Detroit, a hospital visit for Mildred Spencer, a gas well drilled on the Tuckerman farm near Wolfpen, Queen Esther society officers in Racine, and a former resident Blanche Raine visiting Racine.
Edwin B. Frost director of Yerkes Observatory at Williams Bay Wisconsin is celebrated on his 43rd birthday for his astronomical work though he has been blind since eye strain. He remains active directing students and staff, earning him recognition as a leading Irving astronomer and the "Father of Oak Park" for regional charter efforts.
TRIMBLE July 23 The Antie family gathered at the home of Mr and Mrs Squire Brown on the old Antle farm for a reunion. Attendees included Lida Eddy Nora Frazier Mary Frances Maynard Thurman Austin John Jager Joe George Thomas Floyd Ellia Everett Arthur Antle Gene Mildred and other relatives from several states. Burial followed in Columbus cemetery. A Western trip planned by Merritt family was postponed by news of Mrs Miller's death.
Charles Holsington of Jacksonville was brought to Glouster after a coal fall in Mine 255 at Drydock fractured two toes on his right foot. Dr von Scheele and Dr C A Pride supervised an X ray that confirmed the injuries.
Glouster July 23 daughter of W C Merritt of Trimbie died at Grant Hospital in Columbus Tuesday from typhoid fever. Funeral services will be held.
Hollister faces a 6-4 defeat at the hands of Trimble. The report notes nearby civic items including Scout trip notices urging Glouster residents to notify Scout Master Bingman by Saturday and the town’s usual community updates.
Suspect Plant Bandusky July 2 report says an eighteen foot python reportedly seen in Lake Erie appears only when planted. Authorities doubt the creature’s existence as Difford Wilson, identified as a carnival exhibitor by his uncle Al Nice, denies the serpent and links to the Shrine convention in Cleveland. Wilson and Francis Bagenstoft planned to exhibit at Cedar Point near Sandusky. Wilson claimed Cincinnati ties and a cement firm role, which Cincinnati officials say was a recent layoff.
Samuel Blair aged 62 and Fred Nuber of New York Alliance were arrested by postal inspector Guy Nelson on charges of using the mails to defraud farmers in south Ohio. The pair allegedly solicited small deposits, sometimes as little as 10 dollars, by advertising and personal visits promising loans that never materialized, and they will stand trial in Columbus.
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