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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1935
Page
3
A county district seeks to borrow 95000 under Ohio law to cover overdue debts. The plan lists specific allocations to multiple districts including Bethel, Columbia, and Long Bottom Reeds, with payments to be secured by a first mortgage.
Fragmentary report mentions university members, a museum visit to Ohio, and a Plymouth return. A family event references Mrs Virgie Corbin, Miss Sadlish, and Bar gie with children. It notes a plan to collect books for a new state school program to provide texts at 3 percent of book cost, with owners and community involved.
Fragmentary OCR text from a local notice suggests county level action but lacks clear details or identifiable names.
Camp Meigs enrollees accompany J. R. Benjamin in capturing a six foot timber snake on J. L Mollahan’s farm in Salem Township. The boys share Benjamin’s enthusiasm as they treat the creature as a pet claiming it is harmless and friendly despite its size.
Middleport notices include Elizabeth Oblinger visiting Storys Run with Margaret McElhinny and Helen Brown traveling to Columbus for visits with relatives. Other items report the McAllisters returning from Pennsylvania, Williamson family trips to Columbus then Akron, and Luther Owens visiting from Toronto.
In Los Angeles a 15 year old Mrs Jerome Waite petitions for separate maintenance for herself and a five month old baby. She accuses her husband of cruelty while Waite under 21 counters with a $50,000 alienation suit against her parents.
Middleport residents and guests are listed in a sequence of visits and travels. Mae Noble and Edith Martin of Pt Pleas ant stay with Mrs. Dale Mourning on Railroad Street. Bernard L Wysong of Columbus visits relatives Jeannette Waddell and Charlotte Beverage on Chestnut Street. Henry Weiss Lingane and Peter Fisher visit Mrs. John Mayer and Mrs. Ray Farmer. Colleen Waddell returns from Magnetic Springs. D C Miller returns home from Greenville North Carolina. Frances Vaughan returns to Jackson after visiting Mrs Walter Chase. C W Snider and family motor to Connersville Indiana for several days with Elmer Tritchler’s family. Tom, John, and Bob Snider accompany home later for a weeks visit with grandparents.
Middleport announces the annual Lewis family reunion to be held at the Rock House near Logan on August 11. Attendees include descendants of John and Dan Lewis of Minersville and Mrs. Ann Lewis Jones of South Fifth Avenue and Lincoln Street. Mrs. Jones, from Sirhowy Wales, arrived in 1450 and is the last surviving member of the Sirhowy exodus. Several Middleport relatives are expected to attend.
The Joppa grove hosted a July 28 home coming with about 100 attendees including visitors from Athens Reedsville Beth el Vanderhoof White Chapel Success and Eden. Rev H V Snyder led the morning sermon and Rev Kenny of Athens preached in the afternoon with quartet singing from the W M Church Athens. A noon dinner was served on the grove table. Several families and CCC members from Parkersburg Reedsville Pomeroy Tuppers Plains and Columbus visited relatives and attended events throughout the day.
Pierre Point, a large landowner, donates a tract valued at 2.00 to serve as a tabernacle site for the Ohio Conference, Association of Seventh Day Adventists.
New gold production last year surpassed all value records though ounce totals lagged. The report highlights higher prices lifting revenue despite lower mined quantity, reflecting market demand and mining costs. Stronger gold prices drove the record value amid evolving production figures.
Bell Telephone crews repaired lines and set new poles in the district near Tuppers Plains. Local residents, visits from Athens and Parkersburg families, illness and travel notes, and community events including MBF Church and 4 H Club ice cream socials are recorded in this neighborhood update.
Nineteen members of the Pusy Bee Sunday School Class gathered at the home of Mr and Mrs JR Cottrill for their monthly diss party. Refreshments were served and several local families and relatives were noted as visitors or guests across the area.
Mrs Marthe T Grover was appointed Ashtabula County recorder to succeed her late husband Harley If Grover killed in an automobile accident ten days earlier. The appointment was announced today in WIFF Suecofeeds and marks the continuation of the Grover family in county records.
Albina Gluesencamp filed for divorce from Lawrence Gluesencamp in Meigs County common pleas court on Tuesday alleging cruelty and gross neglect. The petition cites a December 24, 1929 marriage and two children.
The G T Club was hosted by Miss Nan McBride with high scores by Mrs Jennie Preston and guest Mrs Clayton Scheide Sr. Sigma Phi Gamma sets August 29 for Founders Day and names committees. A picnic plans follow August meetings. Numerous local guests and family events filled the social schedule.
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