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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1931
Page
2
Circulation and classified advertising section details and contact lines. Contact Memenger Carl John Ganvage at 4531 for assistance with the service. Informational notice appears in Hartley staff correspondence about Your News, society, locals, and phone line 408.
Local interest centers on the Republican mayoral primary in Pomeroy between Witter Hetzel, a former councilman, and W. G. Downie who has not held office. The May primary looms with national and state nominations on a giant ballot, as candidates drift into the arena amid political gossip.
In Tuppers Plains residents frequent the region’s social scene as family and friends visit from nearby towns. Annie Grind Johnson, age 68, was buried at M. I. Cemetery after returning from Williamstown. Local greetings note visits from Reed, Reedaville, Wheeling, Athens, Parkersburg, and other nearby places, with many trips for family, church, and community notices.
POMEROY July 30 Word has reached Lincoln Hil Mrs Blarenics that Eva Blazenter arrived in Warsaw Poland after sailing from New York July 3 aboard a Norwegian liner. Her sister Helen Blazenter who has stayed in Warsaw nearly two years for secretarial work with a General Motors foreign office greeted her on arrival. Eva left Pomeroy June 26 and stopped in Pittsburgh and Detroit before sailing.
POMEROY July 10 A gold threaded collar and a prom used in lodge ceremonies have been presented to the local J G U O F chapter by Colonel Julius Kauffman of Deal Polls. The pieces are over a hundred years old, kept by the lodge in remembrance of him. Col Kauffman is reportedly seriously ill at his home in Gal. Hpoits Jerons on vacation POMEROY July 20 A V Howell of Pomeroy and Henry Warren of Reedsville, who have served on the federal jury at Columbus in Judge Hough’s court, are home during court vacation through August. The court will reconvene early September to run until October. Mr. ustaldistin foreman of all the quarters of the sessions so far as ordinarily the honor jy parsed around.
Pomeroy July 30 Officials in the Treasurers Office estimate June tax collections will lag behind December 1930 by about twenty thousand dollars. No exact figure until books are checked but the total is expected around 250000 to 290000 versus 272006 in December. Checks may take nine more days to complete.
Mrs. Lynne Dressell wife of Charles W Dressell of 211 Thirteenth Street died Wednesday evening at 5 following illness of several years She was born in Portland Ohio moved to Parkersburg over 20 years ago Surviving husband a daughter Mrs Frank Hoagland of Wilkinsburg PA a sister Mrs Arthur McDade of Midway WV a brother W G Middleswart of Portland OH and a niece Mrs Raymond Nolan Parkersburg Services will be held Friday at 5 from the residence Interment in Rockland Cemetery Rockland OH Elizabeth daughter of Mr and Mrs Stanley Swan underwent an operation for tonsils and adenoids at Parkersburg Thursday Also notes of visits and regional notices from local residents and events in the area including Pomona Grange session and rural carrier convention.
POMEROY July 30 It is believed that the signed agreement of all the banks in Meira County to absorb and pay out of their own incomes all such tax as would be levied against their deposits will make bank deposits tax free in the county. This move is expected to increase deposits and reduce withdrawal pressures. The two mills per dollar imposed by the legislature on bank deposits will amount to a considerable sum on money deposited in the seven banks.
John J. Lantz president of the American Insurance Union died in Columbus on Monday. His widow Miss Eva Beeson formerly of Middleport is in weakened health after a paralytic stroke. The Lenix family and Meigs County acquaintances are affected as Emma McQuigg, once of Pomroy, serves as Mrs. Lentz's companion at 1114 East Broad Street.
A Meira County movement seeks to combine the Probate Court with the Court of Common Pleas. Petitions require 833 signatures, about ten percent of gubernatorial votes, to place the issue on the ballot. Proponents say it would cut county costs, while opponents warn of staffing needs and no saving.
In Pomeroy July action Canton defeated the local junior league squad 14 to in a game spon sored by the American Legion, ending Pomeroy’s bid in Serica. The Teachers beat the Blue Diamond 8 to 4 at the big school diamond, tying for first in the Pomeroy Recreation Baseball League as Big and Mev! share honors and are poised for a possible matchup. Also note Middleport updates with Queen Esther Society girls at Lancaster Camp Grounds and local travels of families and visits across the district.
In a roundup of regional visits, Billy Smith of Jackson and kin stay with Ray Bodkin and the Mooneys. B. Fultz and family host Paul Hoffman’s grandparents in Huntington. Lulu Perry of Nelsonville visits Hermen Chilnger. Edith Klein from Cleveland vacationing with her mother. Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Stansbury welcome relatives from Welch. Other notices note Anna Carter and Ruth Harriz visiting George Shawver in Pomeroy, trips to Parkersburg, and travels of Van Kutcher, Laura Gletckner, and the Marcum reunion in Ohio. A brief on a death in the family spurs a hospital trip for treatment and several local officials attend meetings in Columbus.
Floren Billie Hicks, a young Long Island ceifer, captured the North Jersey Shore gull title at Nomwood course with an 18 hole score of 86 and a three day total of 250.
A sensational ad touts a new antiseptic ointment claimed to rapidly clear terrible eczema and skin troubles. It promises instant relief, claims high safety and guarantees success, with Moone's Emerald Oil sold for 85 cents at McKee Drug Co and other druggists.
An early 1930s Carter’s Liver Pills advertisement urges readers to relieve digestive ills by restoring bile flow. It claims two pounds of bile daily aids digestion, touts a “bartalew” vegetable extract, and promotes Carter’s Little Liver Pills as a safe remedy with red label branding.
The Athens County Grange plans a Saturday picnic at the Athens County Fairgrounds featuring a women’s tug of war and numerous events. Contests include dashes jumps relays sack race and polo with points awarded across races and activities. a pennant rewards the top scoring grange at night. Mrs George Snyder leads the afternoon program and Dorothy Eslocker Cannonville will present a declamation from the grange ritual. The event starts at 10 am and runs all day.
The Rome Listeners 4-H Club met at the Schoolhouse with twelve members present including Doris Richardson Edith Lyden Florence Winner Mary winner Ruth Winner Maxing Cook Venta Meek Ruth Biddison Janette Merrick Christene Finsterwald Janice Coleman Metha Faulkner Ruthana Merrick and Supervisor Mrs Hugun. Projects including camp were discussed and garments inspected. The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday Aug 4 at Rome High School Building in the Home Economics room. The Champion Sewers 4-H Club met at Lucile Bore’s home Monday at 2 30 with a business session deciding that all finished clothing should be brought to the next meeting at Betty Gilham’s home Monday Aug 3.
Miss Viola Fell city health supervisor says cases in Athena declined from nine to six after removing quarantine signs from three homes. Two new cases Wednesday warn of a broader outbreak if precautions are not taken, urging parents to seek physician care at first sign of coughing.
Eighteen Athens County women attended the district farm women encampment at Camp Ohio, Louisville. Four of nineteen Athens participants were grandmothers, with one 71 year old attendee noted as the oldest. The county group donated money for the camp site improvements and arrived first to establish the camp. Cecil Westfall helped lead dramatic activities as the campers returned home Saturday. Other attendees listed with routes and streets in Athens.
Mary Woodrutt, 34, filed for divorce from her 80-year-old husband the Rev Charles Woodrutt in Cleveland alleging he is unaffectionate. The action was brought July 3 with details appearing in the local report.
Entry fees for the eightieth Athens County Fair will be received starting August 10. Frank Biddle, secretary, announced the dates. Fees are paid to David Johnson, entry clerk, in the County Board of Elections office in the Courthouse basement. Closing entrants by noon August 24, with poultry entries during the same period. All exhibitors except swine, sheep, and poultry must parade at 11 on the final day or forfeit premiums. Premiums totaling $8,000 will be awarded this year.
In Dallas a Ku Klux Klan cross fire disrupted an outdoor gathering after two years as Black attendees moved to a nearby venue to hear Oscar De Priest, Chicago congressman, advocate for social equality and oppose communism amid postwar tensions.
New York July reports a Brooklyn girl of eight stricken with infantile paralysis in County Hospital. She chats with Dr Tom through a mechanical respirator, dreaming of marriage years hence as doctors say only her head and torso move and she remains paralyzed in a life supported by the device.
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