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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1931
Page
2
Society and locals news brief highlights community events and notices. Classified ads and circulation information are provided by Virgil Marsh with staff correspondence from Hartley.
Middleport Meigs County reports Vacation Bible School set to begin June 8 at Central School Building with Rev. Gardner as superintendent and staff elected to lead departments. Trainers gather for June 4 and 5 sessions at Pomeroy Presbyterian Church.
Roy Casto files for divorce from Lillie Casto alleging marriage on May 27, 1926, no children, desertion on March 1, 1929, wife’s infidelity and cruelty. He says she left Hobson and has remained away, forcing him to rely on his parents for board and lodging.
Middleport on June 4 reports the B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society holding a Tuesday meeting. Officers for the coming year were elected: President Mrs. F. C. Kreager, Vice President Mrs. J. O. Leonard, Secretary Mrs. James Murray, and Treasurer Mrs. Paul Smart.
One hundred three pupils in Middleport Public Schools were neither absent nor tardy for the 1930 31 year ending May 29 1931 Of these 19 were high school students Despite smallpox epidemics and poverty the record is described as the highest in 30 years and shown as a sign of rising public school interest and education's importance.
Pomeroy Board of Education names staff for 1981 32 including C J Rhoades as superintendent J E White principal at Senior Junior High and many teachers across Central Sugar Run Coalport and Children’s Home locations plus a visiting teacher Mrs Blanche M Goodwin Local note adds that locusts appear and are used as fish bait with several fish caught.
County Auditor H. J. Blackmore started the Meigs County farm land appraisals at the Court house with three leading township citizens assisting the process. Bedford appraisers were in yesterday and others will follow in alphabetical order.
The summer examination of pupils was held Wednesday at the Middleport High School Building. A large percentage of children who will enter first grade this fall were examined with help from state and local physicians. Mrs. H. C. Ewing chaired the department.
The Men's Class of the Presbyterian Bible School will host a strawberry festival tonight at the church in Middleport. Guests include members of the Whatsoever Class High School Class and Women's Bible Class.
Funeral services were conducted Wednesday at Heath M E Church for Eacil Curtis with Rev. C. H. Eichinger officiating. The cortege traveled by rail from Columbus, pallbearers were Hobson shop co workers, and many attended from distance. Mrs Cora Curtis unable to travel due to ill health. Wilbur Curtis and Mrs J W Major stay with relatives before returning home.
Mrs. Max M Roller entertained children in Middleport on a Wednesday afternoon for her daughter Mary Marthe and her Huntington guest Jean Roller.
Myrtle Clements filed habeas corpus in Common Pleas Court through Charles Higgins to obtain the release of her 16 year old daughter Agnes Watson from the Meigs County Children's Home. The daughter was committed to the home about six months ago by the Probate Court.
Mrs. R. B. Laughead and daughter Mrs. Alfred Elberfeld head to Columbus due to the sudden death of Homer Shank, a relative. Mrs. Alice Jones Spafford and twins Doris and Dephna Jones accompany her brother Ernest Burton on the trip Tuesday.
The article records family reunions from Wellsville and Columbus with Sauer Darnick relatives visiting the Fairgrounds on Memorial Day. It notes June August vacation closures for businesses and a Post Office mail delivery pause afternoons. It mentions Mrs Evelyn Lewis and son visiting Columbus, and Conductor C H Snider traveling to Cincinnati for his son Charles’s hospital stay after a serious auto accident.
Mrs. George Hoeflick and her son and daughter Betty and Bobby returned from Athens after the children underwent tonsil and adenoid removal in a private hospital. They are reported to be recovering nicely at home.
The body of Homer Shank, who died in Columbus, will be taken to Jud Bradford's home in Rutland Township for a 2 PM Friday funeral and Miles Cemetery burial. Emma Stevens, 72, Rutland resident, died Wednesday. funeral was held in Rutland with burial in Miles Cemetery. Municipal election in Mason City results in A. E. Strode elected mayor, Dallas Yeager.
Recorder John Engles and councilmen Henry Ease Joe Gres John Elias William Roush James Warner will serve two years under a new state law. Fred Klenzing was elected school commissioner.
Miss Clara Swan of Cleveland visits her mother while E W Swan of Hartford and Harry Swan of Portland mark Memorial Day with relatives in the area. Mrs A J Karr and Sam Chambers visit. A church play is planned and born announcements include Clyde Lawrence and Riley Pigott daughters. Neva Polk party travels in Mexico. Local families from Columbus Brice Petty visit.
Frank Strickland longtime Rural Route carrier out of Athens takes a vacation after years of service. He will be away for a period as the post office handles routes in his absence.
After several days of transition, Frank Strickland Jr. takes over the mail route from his father. The elder Strickland's replacement uses a motor car for delivering mail on the route.
The Ohio Fuel Gas Company, successor to Logan Gas, is laying a four inch gas line along Carpenter Street in Athens. The project began last fall, extended to Grosvenor Street, and now proceeds toward East State Street with shale excavation and welded joints. Residents watch the uncommon construction eagerly.
A note describes stomach gas pressing on the heart and reports Bisulated Magnesia gives fast relief from gas and acid indigestion. It claims the stomach feels fine afterward and notes widespread use worldwide for stomach ills.
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