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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1931
Page
3
Classified and circulation columns mention contact through Virgil Marsh for The Messenger listings. The notice promotes classified ads and local society notices with telephone access and staff contact details.
In Pomeroy and Syracuse a series of early June accidents left James M. Tharp 67 dead from sun stroke linked to work at Pomeroy Bend, Joseph Litsinger 50 dying of stomach cancer, and Clarence Branch 16 gravely injured after collision with an electric mining dummy. Mrs. Herman McKinney underwent maternity surgery.
Frances Daniels will present a student program this evening at Heath M. B. 1. The lineup includes many named pupils performing poems and songs such as The Circus Day Chimes and Bells The Water Spout The White Seal and The Pixie Band.
A group of Miss Frances Dillard's friends hosted a surprise birthday party at her home on South Fifth Avenue and Main Street in Middleport on Wednesday evening. The event began with a chicken supper at five o'clock and guests included Princes Dillon Evelyn Michinger Stella Palmer Laurie Talott Ruth Grate Virginia Leonard and Mrs Paul Learnard.
The Marietta Manufacturing Company at Pt Pleasant was the low bidder for a million dollar federal project to build two self propelled pipeline dredges for the Missouri River. Each 270 by 8 by 5 feet dredge will use steam driven side wheels and tandem machinery, with steel hulls and wood deck houses, able to dredge about 2500 tons per hour and to be completed in about a year.
Mrs Floysh from Columbus attended Memorial Day services in Beech Grove Cemetery and found the footstone at her husband Roush’s grave missing. The grave shows a fresh hole where the stone stood, a granite piece with initials Lo W. Rn. Roush was a longtime river steward and later ran a Pomeroy restaurant. he was father to Harry Roush, Main Street merchant.
Belle Seidenable of Neylors Fun, Pomeroy sues Albert Kaspar and others claiming coal mine bloating damaged her home. Twelve witnesses for the plaintiff and sixteen for the defense testified. Judge C B Peoples presided with Judge Albert Russell for the plaintiff and Ralston Russell and D H Peoples for the defendants. Case not completed and continued to today.
POMEROY June Dexter Willis 60 Cheshire Township farmer and former Antiquity Meigs County resident found dead in bed near the Meigs County line yesterday morning believed to have died of heart failure Willis native of Meigs County farmed in Gallia ten years lived on the Swisher property near Cheshire with wife and four children Glenn 22 Dale 20 Lawrence 18 Garnet 12 Wife died ten years ago Relatives include two brothers S J Willis Gallipolis Willem Akron and three sisters Mrs Lintie Bowles Huntington Mrs Belle Johnson Antiquity and Bra Carris Parsons Gallipolis Funeral services Saturday at 2 pm at Letert Falls by Rev Raymond Willis
Meigs County reports 130 eighth grade examinees on May 23 with 45 qualifying for high school next year. Names include Sarsh Lee Vina Jordan Carpenter Mildred Ours Letart Falls Carol Guthrie Flora Wilmi Sheets upper plains etc. Also notes G Burr Forrest, former Pomeroy Telephone Exchange manager, visiting Rutland from Fremont Ohio.
Fred White added to Chicago National League club after two hits for his new team. Hospital and illness updates include Mrs. Harvey Eastman improving from pneumonia. Alex Fisher returning home from Gallipolis hospital. Mrs. C A Root under observation for possible surgery. Local births, deaths, travels, and employment changes are recorded alongside school hires for Rutland village and Ohio University students home for summer.
A long list of weekend visitors includes Paul Near Jam i Neer Emmitt Near and others from Baresi Witte Jacksons Detroit Phonas Fork Columbus and Zanesville. Emma Stevens dies at 72. funeral Thursday at Flnaterwatd Parlor with Rev. Dye. Rev EO Musser to attend reunion at Baptist Church Sunday June 7 at 10:30 with lunch to follow.
Clark Williams reports alumni charge canceled due to Roy Gillen’s son’s death and his mother’s illness. Thomas M Wolfe to deliver the charge. Bishop Cranston to attend alumni and senior convocations. Walter A Jessup of Iowa to deliver the baccalaureate at Alumni Memorial Auditorium. Mixed quartet to perform and a Bryan reception to follow. University library dedication at 6 pm Sunday with university leaders' brief talks.
A campus commencement week opens with banquets for Creeeet and Torch at Colonial Tea Room and Hotel Derry, a Sunday choir concert at Alumni Memorial Auditorium, and a Monday morning graduation ceremony directed by Prof. Robinees. Louis de Brelgner to receive honorary Doctor of Laws. Alumni prep to host 1,208 guests. campus open to seniors, families, and alumni Saturday and Sunday afternoons.
Evangeline Booth commander in chief of the Salvation Army visits Alheea on June 2. Baron Richard A. Vor Catto performs as a versatile musician with a one man band. He plays organ chimes piano accordian cornet hand bells and flaxecone. He also shares adventure stories from wartime secret service. A preliminary concert is set for 2 45 p.m. location follows arrival of the commander.
Memorial services at Mt. Zion Cemetery were held Sunday at 10 a.m. with Rev C. A. Sprree of Athann in charge. The program included tributes to veterans of two wars and the observance reflected solemnity and gratitude.
Sunday school children at Gebaeberry Oden Johnson and Wt A Diton organized a short program at the graves of eight Civil War veterans. The event featured a wreath, music, and the kids pounding tape to mark the solemn observance.
Abidgment for 9157.00 and three divorces set for hearing in June in the Athens County Common Pleas. Names include Helen Heading Vermus Heading Latham Wright Calvin L Wright and Verma Wetzel Verms Lawrence Weta. Also Newark reports Minee Tire & Rubber Co hiring and payroll expansion.
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