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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 27, 1937

Page

3

Wisdom Back Of New Plan Helps Meigs County Collect Delinquent Taxes

Meigs County adopts a bill collector system to recover delinquent taxes. Auditor George Daniels proposed the plan and Tracy Whaley serves as collector, trained to explain tax calculations the installment plan and why taxpayers should pay, with early success noted.

Malcolm Hartley Pomeroy Meigs County George Daniels Daniels State Tax Commission Tracy Whaley Whaley

Perry Kin Enjoy Grafton Dinner Fete

Twenty relatives of Mr and Mrs H E Perry from this area joined 35 Winchester Virginia relatives who chartered a bus for a Grafton West Virginia reunion and dinner. Ohio group members included Perry of Hemlock Grove Homer Rice family Emerson Douglas Bear Wallow Ridge Frank Perry Albany Ralph Perry Athens Dolores Tubbs Burlingham Howard Swindell Dale Perry Garden George Deweese Akron Maxine Smith Hemlock Grove and Callie Thompson who traveled from Pittsburgh.

Middleport H. E. Perry Grafton W. Va Winchester Ohio Perry Hemlock Grove Homer Rice Chester Denver Harold Emerson Douglas Bear Wallow Ridge Frank Perry Albany Ralph Perry Athens Dolores Tubbs Burlingham Howard Swindell Dale Perry the Garden George Deweese Akron Maxine Smith Callie Thompson Pittsburgh Virginia

Property Changes in Middleport On S Third Ave

Cedric Clark buys adjoining parcel from F A Shifler who bought it from Lois Thomas Polland the former resident now in St Petersburg Fla The residence and outbuildings stay with Shifler who will remove them soon Mr and Mrs Homer Rice and their sons have occupied the home since February.

Middleport Cedric Clark S. Third Ave F. A. Shifler Lois Thomas Polland St. Petersburg Fla Shiflet Homer Rice and Sons

Permanent collector eyed for easy payment plan

Auditor Daniels proposes keeping a collector on duty to oversee the easy payment plan. Nearly every contacted person has paid a down payment, and the few without funds asked him to return.

Whaley Daniels

Kin Honor Mr. Hysell On Birthday Sunday

Kin and friends gathered at near Harrisonville to honor Mr. Hysell on his seventy fourth birthday. An elaborate dinner was served by the hostess with music by Mr. Hysell, Gene Hysell, and Bunah Marquardt. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. John Scott Pomeroy Mr. and Mrs. Deane Chapman Pomeroy Mr. and Mrs. Edward Marquardt and daughter Diana Akron Miss Blanche Nease Akron Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Chapman Athens Mr. William Schrieber Harrisonville Mr. Gene Hysell Miss Ruby Burgess and Mr. George Cheatem.

Pomeroy G Hysell Harrisonville Hysell Gene Hysell Bunah Marquardt John Scott Deane Chapman Edward Marquardt Diana Akron Blanche Nease Raymond Chapman Athens William Schrieber Ruby Burgess George Cheatem

Attend Karr Rites POMEROY

Mrs. Hamilton Karr funeral drew relatives from Rochelle Illinois Zanesville Thornville Columbus and Springfield among attendees were Mr. Karr's mother Mrs J J Karr and many cousins and in laws all returned home except Mrs J J Karr who will stay with Mr Karr and their son at Lincoln Hill home

Pomeroy Hamilton Karr Springfield J. J. Karr Mr. Karr Lincoln Hill A. C. Jones Second St Hattie Cavin Gallipolis Joseph Will Clarence Will Richard Heilman Kingsbury Cable Ohio Points Indiana Charles Karr Raymond Karr Rochelle Ill Bernard Wysong Columbus Roy E. Tracy Spring St Mildred Smith Ohio University Athens Florence Smith Butternut Ave Charles Bengel Marietta H. V. Carl Union Ave Effie Warren Reedville Ralph Kuether Parkersburg St. Joseph Hospital Alice Smith Laura Johnson Wolf Racine Jack Martha Ruth Parish Cora B. Roberts Danville E. F. Maag Middleport Boyd Dilgard Minersville Guy Thompson Thompson Alien Wolf T. F. Wallace Zanesville Aten Shain Arthur Thomas Bellaire Clifford Hood Chillicothe Grant Hood A. F. Eiselstein Dana Windon Nelsonville Frank Kunzelman Western and Southern Life Ins. Co Fred Horn Carbon Hill Alva Hite Virgil Beals Charles Betzing Thelma Schaefer Silver Ridge Robert Run

Langsville Man Howard Braley Dies in Ohio

Langsville native and former New York Central Railroad engineer Howard Braley died. He had lived for years in Lima and was a nephew of James Stevens of S. Third Ave. Born and raised in Langsville, Braley's death is reported from Middleport.

Middleport Howard Braley Langsville Lima Braley New York Central Railroad James Stevens S. Third Ave

Williamson Death Probe Nears New Activity

Prosecuting Attorney Manning D Webster halted ongoing questioning in the Lafe Williamson death case and left Pomeroy Monday for an unannounced destination. Unofficial reports say Webster traveled to Columbus to arrange private detective services authorized by the county commissioners.

Pomeroy Lafe Williamson Manning D. Webster Webster Columbus

Robert Barnes Returns Home by Ambulance from Mayo Clinic

Robert N Barnes was brought back to his South Third Avenue home by Rawlings ambulance after rail travel from Rochester Minnesota where he and family stayed with Mrs Neola Clapp Welte The Mayo Brothers Clinic diagnosed a cerebral hemorrhage during illness this spring and a rail return was advised A car left by the Barnes party will be retrieved in Rochester by John Lambert

Middleport Robert N. Barnes S. Third Ave Columbus Rawlings Ambulance Rochester Minn Mayo Brothers’ Clinic John Lambert Barnes

Middleport Social Notes and Marriages Update

Middleport society notes record multiple visits and illness updates among local families including Dink Hysell, John Russell, H. V. Moore, and the Hughes families. It notes Beech Street and area director Harriet Ray’s visit, plus several travel and guest arrangements. News includes the Knopp Cash marriage in Greenup Kentucky and Louise Russell Elwood Lewis wedding in Pomeroy with local alumni details.

Middleport Dink Hysell Columbus John Russell Hysell Russell Betty Moore H. V. Moore Mill St Otto Eisennecher American Red Cross Charles Hughes James Hughes Rodney James Arthur Ansel Hughes James Wiley Anne Jones Ohio University Perth Amboy N. J Niles Reid Harris Will Reynolds James Faulkner Charleston Harold Rusk Wilmington Iva Rusk Grant St Nora McCoy Vesta McCoy

Pomeroy Social Notes Highlight A Span Of Visits

Local column records numerous travels and welcomes. Residents from Columbus Kingsbury Akron and Cleveland visit Pomeroy and nearby towns, with trips to Bexley Parkersburg Rochelle and Gallipolis. Several families and individuals host relatives, attend funerals, or accompany relatives through the region.

Rhodes resigns from Meigs County Board of Visitors

Clifford J. Rhodes resigns from the Meigs County Board of Visitors on Friday. John Sauvage, a Republican, is appointed to fill the unexpired term to May 1, 1938 by Probate Judge E. W. Peoples.

Pomeroy Clifford J. Rhodes Meigs County Board of Visitors John Sauvage Rhodes E. W. Peoples

Licensed to Marry Pomeroy

Marriage license issued to George E. Pringle 29 of Ripley West Virginia and Freda C. Casto 23 of Letart.

George E. Pringle Ripley W. Va Freda C. Casto Letart

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Perry Kin Mr. Hysell NETS Robert Barnes Middleport Social Notes Knopp-Cash Frank Lewis Knopp Frank Knopp Seventh Ave Marjorie Cash Lulu Cash Greenup Knopp New York Central South Ave McMillan Hospital Bradbury Louise Russell Letha Russell Elwood Lewis Arthur Lewis Lewis Middleport High School Stansbury Drug Company J. T. Lewis Conrad Scholl Dan Farmer Bill Strauss Kings of Rhythm Ellis Sibley Pomeroy Social Notes Elba Story Midway Dorothea Marshall Bridgewater Nancy Cummins George Reuter John Barbara Reuter Smith Cleveland Bexley Mr. Reuter Mrs. Smith C. J. Rhodes Esa Pennsylvania Sugar CO United States Labor Willys Willys-Overland Motors, Inc Athens Implement Company Carpenter Street Athens, Ohio
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