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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1931
Page
4
The readable fragment notes a group with ten winged figures and a location hint. Details are fragmentary and unclear, but the item seems to describe a scene or procession with notable wings and a point of origin.
Council in secret session discussed legal means to compensate Dana Roush for serving as motorcycle policeman while drawing marshal salary. Proposed plan would raise the marshal’s pay to cover double duties. Next meeting Friday to decide. Fire bills totalled 8 pounds and May payroll was 20.60 dollars with a warning to curb spending as funds run low. Hess reported 39.40 dollars in fines and licenses.
Mrs J Edwin Hull Lucile Davis and Captain Hull arrived in Middleport to visit family before heading to Camp Benning Georgia where he will be stationed. They previously left Schofield Barracks Hawaii after three years and arrived in California two weeks ago aboard the Cambrai. In Hawaii they were honored with farewell flowers and gifts as they depart for new duty. Nearby, relatives from Columbus Crooksville and Bradbury gathered for Memorial Day services at Middleport and Cheshire Cemeteries in memory of Eli Russell and their parents.
Mrs Harvey Eastman matron at the Pomeroy Children's Home was reported in serious condition with pneumonia after a winter scarlet fever outbreak. She attended Memorial Day services and worsened Sunday. doctors from Gallipolis were consulted.
Pomeroy June 3 Columbia Township claims the distinction as the only Meiga County township with all schools centralized in one group of buildings. The Carpenter location houses the merged six country schools and employs four teachers.
At the Pomeroy High School Alumni Association meeting in Middleport on June 2, the group unanimously adopted a new song titled POMEROY HIGH. Composed by Mrs. E G Probst using the Carmen Ohio tune, the piece mirrors nostalgia for school days and honors teachers and alumni.
Pomeroy residents recall a Sunday morning frost dated June 5 1859 that wiped out crops with wheat nearly ready corn knocked back and potatoes frozen. Elders note this spring resembles that disaster but expect no repetition.
Mrs Wham Fields 58 a former resident of Syracuse died Monday morning in Bellefontaine Ohio. The body will be brought to her sister Mrs Van Johnson’s home this evening. It will be taken to New Haven for funeral services at the church with burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Thomas W. Musser 73 merchant of Reddinger Corner Zion near Pomeroy and Harrisonville died suddenly after paralysis struck him Sunday morning following a healthy visit to Pomeroy last Friday. Prominent Meigs County citizen and former infirmary superintendent, he owned a farm where his only son lives. wife survives. Funeral arrangements not announced.
Pomery June 2 County commissioners met with citizens over road improvements but funds limited. They authorized repair of a bridge near Walter Shields home Letart Township and an 800 appropriation for Rainbow Ridge road grading with Lebanon Township sharing costs. Completion will link three townships. An additional 195 was set aside for a small Lebanon Township bridge.
Three Lewis brothers and a young woman fought over affection leading to injuries and jailings. The fray near the Gallia County line triggered jurisdiction disputes between Meigs and Gallia counties. Harry Lewis was badly injured. William and Charley were handed to Gallia deputies. Mabel Jeffers released. Murrell Millican named as a witness.
Mrs Earl Lee once Hazel Tucker, sister to Rue Tucker Insa, dies at her Hebron home after long illness. Survived by husband and five children. Funeral in Harrisonville Wednesday at 2 PM with burial nearby. Parents Fred Tuckerman and wife live in Dexter. siblings Emmett Hull, Harry Walter live in Ohio. Relatives from Middleport to attend.
Eiacil Curtis a 45 year old former Middleport resident died suddenly Monday morning at his mother's home in Columbus. He is survived by his wife son Wilbur his mother Mrs Cora Curtis and Mrs Judson C Boley all of Columbus. Burial will be in Hill Cemetery Middleport. Burial time not announced.
Local residents from Columbus to Middleport are listed in a weekend roundup. Families visit relatives, travel for gatherings, and update on health. Many names include Clare Be daughter Carla, C W Snider improving, Mrs McEhinnny, L B Saunders, Daisy Lut Bransbury, Dwight Frasier, Walter Childs, Rosa Peters, P L Clancy, Mary Cole, Jessie Johnston, Frank Brumley, Charles Arbauch, Leo Chiflie, Norman Busazetl, Russell family, August Huber, Clara Larson, MOA White, Robert Barnes, The Hubers, Norma Jean Siders, and George Gideon.
Prena Siddie 64 died suddenly Monday at his Poplar Street home after a heart attack. A longtime Nelsonville resident, he worked at Hocking Mine about a year ago and had been in failing health. Survived by brother William Siddie and sister Edith Deer. Funeral arrangements not yet set. Local notices include the Pocahonta degree group meeting Wednesday and various personal mentions from nearby towns.
Local society and locals column lists visitors and travels around Nelsonville and nearby areas. Names include Roy Sayers visiting Columbus, Karl Moler family, Manley Wolfe from Coumbia, the Titon family of Cambridge visiting relatives, Gadbury and wife from Buckeye Lake area, Barry Sayler and daughter Mary Katherine from Cleveland visiting Celands, and several others visiting relatives or returning from Columbus and Pittsburgh. Also notes a hospital transfer and medical treatment for George Tune and Sharp’s return from Mt. Carmel Hospital Columbus.
Neldonville residents hear on site issues raised by Southern Ohio Electric Company Ohio Bell Telephone Company and city utilities committee. Officials discuss temporary restraining order and line relocation to prevent danger and ensure consumer protection.
In Nelsonville the Cable home on Columbus Street hosted a home wedding for Louing Cable Jones of Columbus and Frederick Leonard Hirach, with Rev John Lloyd Evans officiating at 6:00 PM. The ceremony featured a bay window altar of terna and pink peonies, attendants Mia Clayton Cratte and Stewart Hirach, and Charles Vouton at the organ.
A wedding reception crowd gathered as the bride’s parents hosted a luncheon at their home in Columbus. Attendees included Mrs Frederick Lestant and Mrs Ralph of Str W J Jews, plus other guests from Toronto and neighboring areas. The couple anticipates moving into a bridal apartment soon after the two week celebration.
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