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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1930
Page
2
The Guild Society of Heath M E Church divides into two sections led by Mrs. R C Lansbury and Mrs Hollis Scott. Lansbury’s group hosted a circle at Mrs C M Hennessey’s home on South Third and Garfield Streets with a large attendance and refreshments.
Morgan Johnson, 63, longtime circuses associate and bill distributor, attended shows in Parkersburg and other cities. In Middleport he missed the Downie Brothers performance, the first absence in four decades, reflecting his lifelong ties with traveling show folks.
Dr. D. C. Hyde from the Ohio state Agricultural Department spoke to stockraisers and dairymen at the Meigs County courthouse about tubercular testing for cattle. county officials outlined signatures required and the cost covered by the county for accredited tests, with state funds authorized for 1929 and 1930 to help eliminate bovine tuberculosis.
Mrs. W A Murdock sister of David Geyer and Ella Reed of Butternut Avenue Pomeroy died in a North Carolina hospital on Wednesday. Born Sarah Geyer she grew up in Pomeroy and married W A Murdock now deceased. Funeral will be held at her son's Ironton home Saturday afternoon.
In Mason City West Virginia on June 6 a new chief executive E A C was elected after years of booster activity. John is named chief of police with long tenure. Recorder Yeager and council member Lemuel Ruth join a board that includes members Ellas and others.
In Pomeroy, the late grand jury indictments were heard. Marion Estep pleaded guilty to reckless driving after his car struck Mildred Joachim. sentence deferred to next week. Others, including William Barker and Glenn Bowers for breaking into a home, Sam Rutter and John McKee on liquor law violations, and Melvin Smith on white slavery charges, entered not guilty pleas with bonds set. The docket was partly moved, with several cases continued or passed due to jurisdiction and missing witnesses.
June 6 report notes Otto W Phillips 36 years old joined in 1924 and serves as detective for five years with WWI service as a machine gunner and lieutenant. Leo L Phillips 27 joined last fall on West Side with a baseball role. Otto’s brother John Phillips became a plain clothes man in 1925. Their Welsh-born father John A Phillips is a long time night watchman.
Pomeroy reports 19 licenses issued in May, higher than 12 in each of 1928 and 1929, marking a notable uptick. The May count surpasses prior two years, reflecting a surge in marriages in Meigs County.
In Pomeroy on June 6 two Rutland men were arrested for burglary and larceny in the Carter poolroom robbery. Clivis Searles pled guilty and is held in jail on $1,000 bail. George Snowden is also held on the same charges. Searles says in a confession the pair acted together. Both suspects reside in Rutland.
Howard Johnston recalls a 51 year old drought in the Leading Creek area from April to September with corn at $1 a bushel. He and his brother hauled shelled corn from Cheshire to Kyger as fields and wheat crops suffered before seasonal rains revived pastures and crops.
Local man E A Foweltt of Parkersburg credits Orange Brand Tonic and Nuggets with rapid energy return after a rundown period. He reports improved appetite, stamina, and ability to work all day, praising the product for restoration and liveliness. Sold at Lash's Drug and other town druggists.
Downie Brothers Circus drew big crowds at Pythian Park and the main tent for both performances in Middleport. Local residents call it the best visit in years with many new features alongside the usual acts such as clowns animals and rope walkers.
Gerald Lueken Dale Warner Clarence Sanborn Miss Frances Willock Ruth Humphrey Lucile Dutton Mary W Farmer and Nancy Reed are among the college students who arrived home Wednesday evening.
In Pomeroy on June 6 a Common Pleas suit by C. P. Wheat and C. W. Wheat against C. M. Truax seeks judgment for $600 and interest from August 24, 1929, on a note secured by two oil and gas leases. One lease covers 253 acres in Stewart heirs land across Olive, Lebanon and Chester Townships. the other covers 124.5 acres on the lands of William and Sarah Eynon in Lebanon Township. The note was dated in Huntington West Virginia and the agreement at Racine. plaintiffs ask sale of the leases and application of proceeds to the note, of which they already own half.
M. E. Guinther of Ravenswood West Virginia, a former Hartford resident, is seriously ill in General Hospital Sistersville after being stricken while en route to Wheeling. He long served in railway mail service and held offices as mayor and postmaster at Ravenswood.
Word to Dr. Skinner from Edwin Hurd in Indianapolis says Mrs. Margaret Skinner, his daughter, is improving nicely after an appendectomy.
Bastien Dumont, a Greenwich Village artist, loves Judith Grant, a Village dancer who does not return his affection. He is a leading character in the stirring new serial novel Dancing Judith. Read it.
At the Cedar Creek Circle meeting, auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic in Middleport Amy Bowen was chosen as delegate to the department convention in Lima on June 21 and 22. Mrs Harry Bennett as vice president attends by office. Mrs Will Steiff will preside at the piano in Lima.
The executive board and the county president of the Daily Vacation Bible Schools led by Reverend Esih inger and Dr. Skinner met with Mrs. J. N. Humphrey on Thursday to finalize plans and appoint heads for every department of the work.
Mr I C Matlack and wife with sons Robert and William of Long Bottom spent Wednesday visiting Mrs C L Brooks and attending the circus. They returned home the same evening with Mrs G R McGhee and daughter.
Marylin plans a week visit with her brother and family. Mrs. W. R. Harris and son Gene attend the alumni banquet in Pt. Pleasant and will stay with her sister Mrs. Sally Jordan. Mrs. R. H. Bell of Huntington visits sisters in the area. Ott Phillips and wife from Columbus visit John and Phillips Folden in Pomeroy. Dale Warner returns from Ohio University then heads to Columbus to see friends. Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Farmer return from Columbus with daughter Miss Mary Wilmetta and friend Miss Gladys Herring for a week in Roanoke, Va. Mrs. Anna Titus of Welch visits sister Mrs. Amel Sauer. Phil Williamson and family tour the Pomeroy precinct. Ernest Hartinger's party moves to Tulsa, Ohio. Ernest Gardner drives the car and four to five days are needed for the trip. Mrs. C. H. Snider in Pt. Pleasant discusses two to three move plans for her son’s family.
Mrs. Florence Washburn, daughter of Mr and Mrs J C Fisher, is in New York City for a month as a fur buyer for Elder Johnson Company of Dayton. Richard Washburn will join his mother in Dayton after attending Ohio State University. Mrs J T Anson and Mrs L M Caynor of Chicago are visiting the former niece, Mrs Fred S Wilson, and family. The Chicago visitors are motoring. Mrs F S Wilson entertained Wednesday Mrs Arthur Jex of Columbus.
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