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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1930
Page
2
July 25 report states Attorney General ruling requires reappraisal of all Meigs County realty and other counties excluding public utilities for 1931. Reappraisers are appointed by county auditors. The aim is final duplicate valuation, regardless of increase or decrease, funded from county general funds.
W C Atkins manager of a local chick hatchery attends the state poultry culling school at Ohio State University. It is his fourth year in attendance and he aims to earn a certificate for culling and selecting birds under the Ohio Poultry Improvement Association. Afterward he will join the third annual poultry tour leaving Columbus on Monday July 28 with Meigs County raisers invited to join.
The case with officials of Pomeroy to appear in Common Pleas Court to explain a $14,746.52 judgment was decided against the village in favor of the Southern Ohio Electric Company and the Meigs Water Company. It was postponed to a future date by mutual agreement of the attorneys to avoid further litigation.
Traffic backed up for hours on Row road to the Canada Church area when M. J. Hopkins of Sumner crashed into a sidewall on a bridge near the William Windon place. Sheriff Willock and Deputy Welker with Louie Persons cleared the wreckage before daylight. Hopkins suffered several broken ribs and was treated at E. McCullough’s office in Middle.
A brush heap behind the Walter Wolf home at Naylor's Run in Pomeroy caught fire. Firefighters responded at 12:30 p.m. and quickly extinguished the blaze before it could spread given the gusty wind. No injuries or further damage reported.
George Johnson aged 18 of Mason City staged a swimming exhibition here. He swam the river ten times with five complete crossings totaling about 20 000 feet or nearly four miles. He used the crawl stroke with brief rests and walked ashore on the West Virginia side without fatigue.
Miss Christine Senkus 20, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Senkus of Pomeroy, injured her foot at Syracuse Beach then contracted a fatal infection. She was at Sheltering Arms Hospital in Athens where she worsened and died. Her parents remain at her bedside.
County Treasurer Hosmer Roush reports June tax revenues are about 20000 dollars below those of prior years due to tight times and weak industrial activity in Pomeroy.
Middleport July 25 F W Schreiner reported seriously ill at his home. A former traveling salesman for years he retired due to poor health. Schreiner served in the Spanish American War and is quartermaster of Gerber Camp United Spanish War Veterans.
A late night crash in Upper Pomeroy involved Bob Rawlings of Union Avenue and David Cuckler Jr. son of the Breezy Heights milk dealer. Both cars were wrecked and Cuckler suffered a head wound, taken to George B Nye’s home and reported unconscious and serious. Multiple physicians attended the scene.
Will Bradford, after two weeks at home ill of lum bago, has returned to his employment in Columbus.
Rutland civic club launches a business-stimulation program from August 1 through December 1. A four-day Rutland home-coming is set for early October inviting all former residents to visit.
In Pomeroy travelers find State Road No 81 from here to Athens ends at Court Street. To exit they must take No 7 along the river or No 124 northward. Tourists often stop confused at the foot of Court Street.
Miss Rosemond Dillard arrived from Columbus with her sister Miss Kathryn to store their mother Mrs. Ora Dillard’s household goods. Mrs. Dillard plans to return to Columbus with them, while her sons J. F. and A. A. Dillard and daughter Mrs. Walter Owens remain in Middleport and she will visit frequently.
Middleport July 25 residents undertake major paving of the north side of Diamond Street in the First Ward. Property owners pay the full cost, expecting property values to rise accordingly.
The Joy Class of the Baptist Church Bible School led by Mrs. Paul Smart and the World Wide Guild girls under Mrs. Smart held a picnic at Rutland Golf Grounds on Thursday afternoon. They departed Middleport at 1 30 o'clock.
Dr. Co S S Shumaker a Pomeroy dentist learned this morning that his Route 7 Ches ter area barn burned last night with no insurance lost feed hay and tools. Nearby Charles Massar barn burned shortly after with equipment lost but no stock and little insurance. two other mysterious fires have been reported in the district.
Miss Lucile Dutton hosted a Thursday bridge afternoon at sister Mrs. O B Stout home honoring bride Mrs. Thomas A Elder. Three tables played in the social event in Middleport on July 25.
In Pomeroy July 25 Harvey Eastman found a 1873 Bedford Township poll book recording 145 male voters for or against building a central school. The list includes early settlers and names like Leroy Jones Jr and James Eastman. only two voters remain alive today, Leroy Jones Jr and James Eastman. The document lists election officers William Gilliland and Charles Sanborn and shows aging residents connected to local education.
A fragment from a historical page lists individuals including Enos Quimby, William J. Burris, Nicholas Staneart, Lemuel Winger, Newton Quimby, Gabriel Staneart, John Shoemaker, Leroy Jones Jr, George Carr, Daniel Hart, Merrill Bosworth, Henry Carper, F G Bunion, Samuel Bolin, James Parkins, William Smith, Charles Sanborn, and William Gilliland.
W F Reed of Pomeroy and family fear for Eunice Reed his daughter traveling with teachers in Italy near the quake zone. Miss Reed teaches in Akron Schools. Reports from Washington say no Americans were killed in the disaster.
A social evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Graham in South Rutland yesterday gathered about 35 guests to honor newly married couple Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Hysell with a miscellaneous shower. Mrs. William Graham and two other hostesses assisted with refreshments.
Middleport report: Mrs Weisenberger, Mrs Norton, and Mrs Walter Windsor hosted a morning bridge at Parish House Pt Pleasant. Attending from here were Mrs C E Welch, Mrs G H Lansbury, Mrs D A Howell, and Mrs W G Davis.
Cecil Bradbury entertained her bridge club Wednesday evening at her home on South Third Avenue. Three tables were in the play. The high score trophy for the club was awarded to Mrs. Edison Hobs tter and the guest prize to Miss Dalah Pauley.
Mr and Mrs Horace Ralph of Chicago visited their aunt Mrs J O Leonard in Middleport on Wednesday en route to Gallipolis after a message about the serious condition of Curt Ralph, father of Horace. Daughters Mrs Guy Miller and Miss Eloise Ralph of New York City and Mrs Vilas Kail of The Plains were also called home. Lucille Shilling reports a minor operation at White Cross Hospital Columbus. Vivian Smith has been in Charleston since last Saturday visiting relatives.
Miss Marguerite Ball returned home from Columbus where she visited her cousin Bertha Hamilton and brother Austin Ball. Mr and Mrs Webster Smith and daughter Mrs Phyllis and Mrs Will Adams attended Miss Mary White's funeral then went back to Columbus. Group No 3 led by Mrs Co F Hawkins will serve a cafeteria supper at Heath M E Church tonight.
Columbus Ohio July 25 contracts for the state's yearly coal supply totaling 306 280 tons were awarded by the department of finance through the division of purchase and printing. Twenty one firms will draw from eight districts to aid mining areas with employment. Lengview Hospital Cincinnati receives non Ohio coal due to equipment but will switch to Ohio product as equipment updates proceed.
Five grades nut pea slack dominate the load with 216 900 tons. Prices range from 75 cents to 1 47 dollars per ton for Ohio coal. Longview Hospital coal costs 1 49 per ton as part of state contracts. State says experience with this method has been satisfactory and all coal was laboratory tested by Ohio State University.
A delegation of Parkerburg business leaders returned from Charleston after a conference on building a cut-off for U S Route 50. The commission will consider the plan to restore the road to the original survey between Nutter Farm and Pike, eliminating the long southern loop to Harrisville.
Delegation including Blair Plate of the board of commerce and officials Dave Crawford E A Brast Louis Storck and George A Cooper pressed the state road commission to materially reduce mileage between the city and eastern points. They argued U S 50 South would be shorter than U S 60 North benefiting Parkersburg.
In Treviso Italy the Montello and Montebelluna zones suffered as a hurricane battered northern regions. The death toll reached 27 with five more dying in hospitals. hundreds injured. Santa and Eurasia hamlets reported 300 houses destroyed and many farmhouses damaged as relief efforts shifted.
An ad claims soaking feet 15 minutes for 3 to 4 nights softens corns to lift out without cutting. It says oxygen release and salts reach roots, aiding hard skin, with McKee Drug Co. and drug stores stocking Radox for foot comfort.
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