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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1931
Page
16
Local notes indicate effort to boost readership and circulation services. Virgil Marsh is highlighted as the contact for classified ads and circulation matters. Hartley reports on society and locals in Pomeroy Bend Meigs County.
In secret session the Pomeroy Council weighs raising Chief Dana Roush’s marshal salary to cover his dual role as motorcycle policeman while he also draws marshal pay. The panel meets again Friday to decide.
Mrs J Edwin Hull Lucile Davis arrives in Middleport to spend seven months with her parents Mr and Mrs T H Davis. Captain Hull plans visits with his parents in Greenfield before joining them in Middleport then to Camp Benning Georgia where he will be stationed. They left Hawaii after three years at Schofield Barracks and received many leis as farewell gestures.
Middleport residents welcomed relatives from Cuyahoga Falls Columbus Crooksville and local sisters Lizzie Moore Cora Nelson Bertha Rosa and Charlotte Smith for Memorial Day services at Middleport and Cheshire Cemeteries. The gathering honored parents Eli and Mrs Russell and their eight daughters and four sons with a memory of Lieutenant Fred E Russell.
Mrs Harvey Eastman matron of the Children's Home was reported dangerously ill with pneumonia after a recent bout with scarlet fever at the institution. She had attended Memorial Day services and was able to visit town last Friday before falling seriously ill. Doctor Holzer was brought from Gallipolis to consult.
United States Grand Jury sessions in Columbus noted for L Peoples of Pomeroy. Mine accident survivor John Moore of Bradbury homebound recovery. George McDaniel and Dorothy Curry wed at Pomeroy Courthouse. Condemnation suit hearing postponed to June 11. Portage-area visit by Flood and wife. Leiselstein family reunion spanning Ohio and West Virginia. Meigs County sheep claims approved for May. Holt and Terrell jailed in Pomeroy for contesting. John Black home on Leading Creek destroyed by fire with some insurance.
Mrs. Sarah Catherine Norris, 85, longtime resident of Leart Falls Township, died at 3 a.m. Monday at the home of her son Philson Norris. She was a widow and survived by several children besides her son.
POMEROY June 2 Meigs County Columbia Township claims the distinction of being the only one of the 12 townships with schools centralized in a single complex. The campus at Carpenter gathers six country schools into one. Four teachers are employed.
At the Pomeroy High School Alumni Association meeting in Middleport on June 2 the group adopted the new school song POMEROY HIGH. composed with chorus from alumni and the poem by Sarah Davis Probst class of 1892, set to the tune of Carmen Ohio.
In Meigs County residents remember the 1859 frost on Sunday night, June 5, which ruined crops though wheat stood tall and corn tops were cut. An elder notes this spring resembles that year, but chances of a repeat are slim.
Mrs William Fields 58, formerly of Syracuse, died at Bellefontaine Ohio Monday morning. The body goes to her sister Mrs Van Johnson in Syracuse tonight then to New Haven for funeral services at 2 PM in the church with burial at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Thomas W. Musser 73 a Zion area merchant died suddenly after paralysis struck Sunday morning following a healthful Friday in Pomeroy. A Meigs County infirmary superintendent and farm owner, his wife survives. funeral details not announced.
Meigs County commissioners met with over 50 residents seeking road upgrades. Funds are scarce. a bridge repair near Walter Shields’s home in Letart Township was approved. A $500 grant funds Rainbow Ridge grading with a 60 40 county township split with Lebanon Township. A $195 set aside funds a small bridge in Lebanon Township.
In Pomeroy Ohio on June 2 three Lewis brothers fought with a woman, Mabel Jeffers, over affection. A tape line determined the clash occurred in Gallia County. Harry Lewis was badly injured and hospitalized in Gallipolis. William and Charley were sent to Gallia deputies. Millican and Jeffers faced confinement as officers sorted jurisdiction.
Mrs Earl Lee formerly Hazel Tucker man of Dexter dies after a long illness at her Hebron home. Death due to complications. Body to Harrisonville for interment Wednesday at 2 PM. Funeral at the church there with burial nearby. Survived by husband and five children. Parents Fred and Mrs Tuckerman of Dexter. One brother Rue Tuckerman of Middleport. Two sisters Mrs Emmett Hull and Mrs Harry Walters in northern Ohio. Relatives from Middleport to attend.
Eacil Curtis, 45, died suddenly Monday morning at his mother's home in Columbus after a period of good health. A Middleport native, he leaves wife, son Wilbur, mother Mrs. Cora Curtis, and sister Mrs. Judson C. Boley of Columbus. Burial will be in the Curtis lot at Hill Cemetery in Middleport. burial time not announced.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Burton will relocate from Columbus to live with William and Mrs. Burton in Middleport. The move aims to help care for the ailing parents. The son plans to convert the old dairy barns into a garage on the property.
Mrs. C. F. Rathburn director of the Southeast District D A R spoke Saturday to the Granville Chapter D A R. Mrs. O R Faris accompanied her and they were hosted by Granville regent Mrs. R P Skinner and former Middleport resident now Granville Mrs. R C McKnight.
Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Waddell moved from Columbus to Gallipolis and stored household goods. Mr. and Mrs. Billy Horden came from Charleston for Memorial Day. Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Boyd of Columbus visited, with Miss Pauline Shank. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Blakely and Barbara Blakely visited Sewickley, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Comer and Mrs. Medley stayed with A. H. Bradbury family. Mr. and Mrs. T. N. Curtis of Marietta visited with Mrs. Herb Chambers’ family.
Local residents and relatives flocked through the area over the weekend and into Monday as families visited Columbus, Toledo, and Youngstown. Several members returned home while others prepared relocations to Columbus as electrical engineer Norman Russell plans Ohio work.
Nelsonville June 2 Press Siddle 64 died suddenly Monday evening at his home on Poplar Street after a heart attack. A life long resident, he worked at Hocking Mine about a year ago and had been in failing health since. He belonged to the Christian Church and the Order of Red Men. Survived by brother William Siddle Nelsonville and sister Mrs Edith Deer Atlasburg Pa. Funeral arrangements not complete.
The Past Chiefs of the Degree of Pocahontas will gather Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs. Mattie Weekley for their meeting.
Mr and Mrs Clayton E Craft and two daughters of Akron attended the Jones-Hirsch wedding at the Cable home Monday. They and other relatives plan visits with local families. Decoration Day guests included Mrs Ida Jewett and Mrs Etta Young with W C Bean in Hebbardaville.
Nelsonville region reports a meeting among Southern Ohio Electric, Ohio Bell, a Public Utilities Commission engineer, and city officials to address hazards from the new 2300 volt power line. The council authorized a joint study and a May 27 fatality inquiry led by the Public Works Committee.
Louise Cable Jones of Columbus married Frederick Leonard Hirach in a Monday ceremony at the Cable home 02 East Columbus Street Nelsonville. Rev. John Lloyd Evans officiated with mater of honor Clayton Hh Crafts Akron and best man Stewart Hirach. The bride wore peach chiffon and lace with a pink rose bouquet and diamond pendant.
The bride, a city figure, and her groom from Ohio State ties were married in a ceremony at the Cable home. Relatives and friends gathered for a luncheon as plans for their two week trip and new Columbia home took shape.
Mr and Mrs Robert Cont host weekend guests Mrs A Mitchell and Margaret of Benton Harbor as they welcome friends and relatives for a gathering at their home.
A woman seeks acceptance from a group of youths described as modern rebels. Jim abandons her for extended periods, fueling bitterness. The narrative hints at a dramatic crisis as the story moves toward a night of unspecified terror.
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