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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1935
Page
3
A damaged report describes downed power lines and uprooted signs in Meigs County after a storm. Roads were blocked by fallen trees and signs along Route 7 and Vine burst under high winds, with crews repairing breaks and securing areas as afternoon weather intensified.
Charity Council No. 245 Daughters of America installed its officers led by installing officer Mrs. Edna Sauer. Officers named include Estella Roush junior post councilor Wilmetta Mulford assistant junior post councilor Rebecca Stevens councilor Frances Roush assistant vice councilor Ada Root vice councilor Fannie Mourning conductor Edna Howard warden Marie Mourning inside sentinel Edith Sauer outside sentinel Ida Staats treasurer Annice Ohlinger finance secretary Maude Tewsbury recording secretary Cora McBride eighteen months trustee Frances Roush. Annice Ohlinger named representative to the state session with Edna Howard as alternate. Refreshments followed.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Simms and two sons with Mrs. Fannie Stevens attended a Sunday birthday gathering at Mrs. Oscar Root's home in Middleport. The event honored Mr. Miller and Mr. Denny who both turned eighty, a long standing local tradition. Mr. Miller uses a wheelchair, while Mr. Denny remains active as ever. A motor tour begins Saturday as Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Covert and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wright plan a week to ten days touring Georgia and the Eastern States.
Middleport residents share a week end with relatives and friends visiting from Columbus Logan Marion Detroit and Memphis. Families plan moves trips and reunions while local meetings and picnics reflect community ties.
Eight members of the Pomeroy Boy Scouts left Sunday for Parkersburg to spend a week at Camp Kootaga the central camp of Koota ga Area near Parkersburg. Local scouts Charlies Mullen Renzo Menchini Bob Ebersbach Tommy Hennessy Don Roland Don Miller Clifford Bauer and Tracy Goodwin joined area commissioner L D McMaster at the outing.
Sheriff Roscoe O. Fowler prepared to travel to Passaic New York to retrieve Joseph Saffioti held for Meigs County officers on a bad check charge. Saffioti refused extradition and papers were filed. Mrs. Fowler will accompany the sheriff. Also arrested Saturday were Ira Hollinghead and Elizabeth Deal on liquor charge expectations.
Mr and Mrs Bruce Lioyd of Columbus announce the birth of a son born Friday July 26 in Gallipolis at the home of Mr and Mrs VA S Lioyd. The boy joins two older siblings and is welcomed by the grandparents Mr and Mrs E B Smith of Middleport.
Floodwaters swamped areas in County Creeks damaging routes near Route 11 and washing out a cement span and a bridge. Fields were leveled and crops damaged as the storm moved through Green and Cheshire areas, with reports of losses near Centenary and Crown City. Emergency listings note dead vegetation and creek overflow. no injuries are confirmed in the fragmentary report.
River news reports dams lowered toward Louisville with rain causing a possible rise. Packet Gordon C Greene sails to Cincinnati. W A Shepard toward Louisville with steel. Towboat Joe Cook arrives for boiler repairs and is inspected. Major vessel updates include Pioneer conversion to twin screw and Pioneer tows at Louisville and downstream shifts. Loans for passenger boats discussed. river bill politics noted.
Two women, claiming to be mediums from Portsmouth, sought city approval to operate offices for weeks but were rejected by City Manager Adolph Henke and the City Commission. They claimed to disclose speeches of the dead, arriving in a $500 car with velvet hangings. No local ordinance addresses spiritualists. The report notes no evidence of reputation in Portsmouth.
Gallipolis selects Miss Christine Holzer daughter of Dr and Mrs C E Holzer as River Princess to represent the city at the Ohio River Festival in Ravenswood West Virginia on September 1 and 2. Tularemia found in coyotes, a disease that attacks rabbits and can be transmitted to humans.
Mrs A W Smith of South Second Avenue reports daughter Miss Maxine Smith has completed the state board nursing examination in Charleston with highest honors. She is now a registered nurse and serves as head nurse at Kanawha Valley Hospital where she trained after graduating Middleport High School in 1930.
Pomeroy residents and relatives appear in a series of brief notices. A. R. Tedrow returns to work after a weekend with family and attends the Tripp reunion in Chillicothe. Wingett family moves to Columbus for State Liquor Commission work. Mrs. Epplein relocates from Columbus to Akron with her son. Lincoln Hill visits Shadyside with Betty McCroba, who returns home after a weekend in town.
Attachments were admitted for two husbands in divorce actions in Gallipolis common pleas court. A third case awarded Elmira Shafer temporary alimony of 1 dollar weekly plus 50 dollars attorney fees to Gomer Shafer. Temporary support in Esta Eyre versus Alwyn Eyre and Lillian Borden versus Alexander had not been paid, so attachments were listed.
A parade drew over 5,000 spectators to conclude the Northwestern Ohio District American Legion convention in Port Clinton. The Lucas County Memorial Drill Team of Toledo captured first in the drum and bugle corps contest.
Meigs County Agricultural Exposition aims for a record attendance with higher premiums for flowers fruits and culinary items. Secretary Ray Gibbs cites revived farming conditions and a larger carnival racing program plus free prizes on the second and third days and tentative flower show plans in September.
Dr. C. Myers and wife Ina Porter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Porter of Green Township, arrive in Gallipolis for a week with Porters. He is a U. S. Navy surgeon and plans to board a steamer from the west coast to Honolulu for station.
A marriage license was issued in Catlettsburg Kentucky to Ernestine Sheets daughter of Ernest Sheets proprietor of the French City Hotel and Carl Newsome owner of the New Villa formerly Midway Gardens north of Addison.
Middleport and area residents report travels visits and family gatherings. Flossie Frecker and Robert Hayes stayed in Columbus with Ralph Frecker’s family, returning with Robert Allensworth. Max Sanborn, eight weeks in Akron, came home with William Lathman. Rodney Downing and Martha Jane visited Charleston. later trip to Camp Allegheny in Greenbrier County for a month. Mrs. Clarence Bailey recovers in St Joseph Hospital Parkersburg after surgery. Bertha Hamilton and Joan visit from Columbus. Doris Bailey sees her grandmother in Leva West Virginia. Mary Jean spends the week with family.
Tents are set at the Max Long farm near Vinton for 4-H encampments. Clubs from Jackson, Hocking, Meigs, Lawrence, Gallia, Vinton, and Athens plan camping there. Sessions run July 20 for Jackson and Hocking. Meigs and Lawrence join after August 6. Gallia, Vinton, and Athens attend August 12. A youth institute runs Aug 3–5 with 14 counties represented and speakers including Tom Johnson, former Athens County agent.
Camp Molly Lennon near Portsmouth hosts Ernest Major of Wilkesville and his sister Misa Virgie Major. Harry Williamson of Akron joins his son and daughter at their maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs J C Fisher in Middleport. Kathleen Caldwell and Mrs H F Bush with daughter return from a two week Enat tour. Tourmaline crystals are noted for one way light passage.
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