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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1935
Page
3
Long Bottom Stewart, a veteran of the Meigs County Board of Election and Epworth District, announced his resignation after years of service. The event was discussed at a recent meeting, with Stewart’s successor to be named amid reaffirmed devotion to county affairs.
Laurel Grange visited Star Grange Saturday night and conferred the first degree on Mrs. Margaret Bosworth. Wanetta Radekin led an evening program with a song, peanut race, bean beetle talk, Adriene Holcomb reading, and 12 women in the play Petticoat Politics. Pomona Grange will meet with Laurel the first Friday in July. Ice cream and cake were served at recess.
Paul Cunningham has arrived home from Portsmouth and will visit his parents on Gravel Hill. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kruse and son John traveled to Columbus for a week's relatives visit. Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Cunningham were Bucyrus guests Friday to Monday, staying with sister Mrs. Athey. Lone Troop 2 Girl Scouts with Captain Mrs. M. W. Essex will hold a picnic supper at the Presbyterian Church. Mrs. F. E. Koehler and children spent Monday in Jacksonville with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ley. Mrs. Irene Antle, who accompanied her sister for an overnight visit, returned to Jacksonville.
Claude ton West Virginia will face arraignment for armed robbery. Deputy Marshal Julian Smith identified a suspect tied to liquor store thefts. The man has prior records including escape from West Penitentiary and multiple jail terms for intent to kill and liquor offenses.
The filing cites Md alimony from extreme cruelty and requests $43.00. The plaintiff seeks maiden name information and references a promissory note tied to V. A. services. Funeral notices for Minnis Cadmus and Darling list deaths from heart failure this afternoon.
Robert Crawford was found guilty of burglarizing the Albert Pettit home last December. Clarence Siders pleaded guilty and testified as a key witness. Evidence included a broken rear window, stolen gun and tools valued at about 49 dollars, with confessions from Brown and Siders and bloodhound corroboration. Crawford awaits sentencing. Ezra Ours admitted assault with intent to kill and received a one to 15 year penitentiary term. Ernest Smith faced trial for selling a car under false pretenses.
Logan Claude Brandon, a local oil field worker, is nursing a fractured finger on his right hand. He sustained the injury several days ago while assisting in rigging a derrick at Mc Cuneville for the Kachelmacher estate.
Nettie Swisher faces a criminal charge for unlawfully entering the Poplar Ridge Free Will Baptist Church on June 2, according to a docket transcript before Justice T. J. Moore. Victor Cremeens I. M. Russell and Clinton Jones filed the accusation. Swisher had served as janitress at the church.
Gallipolis Ohio hospital officials warn a state budget cut will remove 30000 dollars from the improvement fund. Superintendent Dr G G Kinneon says a new electric generator and switchboard cannot be funded this year while 27000 dollars remain for other improvements such as a slaughter house mule barn implement shed silo. State superintendents met in Athens and noted legislative approval only covers half the projected needs. Dr C H Creed, former OH E staffer now at Athens State Hospital for the Insane, led the meeting.
Veteran writer C A Hartley recalls a spring journey from Pom eroy to Racine noting fine flower gardens at Minersville and Syracuse. A landslide threatens Mrs Blake’s home as rain continues. Locals include Mayor Miles recalling printing days, Rev Sayre’s modest style, and Frank Weaver aging with cemetery work and memories of editor Sibley.
Gallipolis social notes report a Friday night Eastern Star inspection after a dinner for members and state officers at Island View Inn. The item also notes visits, marriages upcoming, and a Cincinnati trip for shoe tradespeople. Doris Love to wed Joe Neal in Maysville, Ky, with Neal a Woods Grocery manager. Ward Conaway and Myrtle Horlacher announce a June 25 wedding. Conaway is now an assistant publisher in Cardington.
Miss Virginia Russell Edith Bingham Dorothy Durst Mary Reynolds Mildred Stewart and Wallace Bradford will depart Sunday to attend a Church of Christ young people conference in Marietta. Meetings continue throughout the week.
Final preparations for the Women s Republican Club outing are under way. The gathering will be at Mrs Effie Warren s home in Reedsville with a 6 30 potluck dinner on the Warren lawn. All Republican women are invited. The group will depart Court Street about 1 o clock Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Fred Whitlock hosted a birthday celebration for her son Jimmy on Tuesday from 2 to 4 30 at Seventh Avenue Middleport decorating with pink and white. Twenty five children attended and gifts were given to Jimmy who is six years old. Guests were served by Della Mae Vance Vivian Vance and Jean Duffy of Logan.
Mrs Herman Bailey and daughters visited Charleston and Levi West Virginia for the weekend. Mrs John Brown remains seriously ill at her brother Dr L A Thomas's home. Bertha Mygatt and daughter are visiting Toledo for a week. Mr Brown father of Mrs Frank Leifheit has been unimproved at his daughter's home in North Third and Walnut. Mr and Mrs C R Battin and son are in Athens where Mr Battin attends Ohio University for the summer. Mrs E N Thompson spent today in Belle West Virginia with her son and daughter in law John Thompson.
Mt. Union Church hosts a public birthday social on Wednesday evening. Rev Leliah Weatherby schedules a Sunday appointment at the church for June 23. Columbia Grange honors Mrs. Luella Jewell who died Friday night. Harrisonville Grange program set for Friday night June 21. Carpenter B Y P A gathered in the State Farm grove Sunday. Jimmie Swearingen and Day Gotschall are listed with employers. Mrs. Mary Carpenter shows slight improvement after illness.
Racine society notes list Mr and Mrs Henry McCormick and Miss Lottie McKenzie visiting relatives in Racine. Mr and Mrs Gene Beegle and Mr Titus Pinkens of Pomeroy visited Hawks Nest in West Virginia. Other locals, including Mr and Mrs William Jones of Wakeman and Myrtle Curtis visit relatives. Special Children’s Day services were held at the Baptist Church. Mrs Harold Wetherholt of Gallipolis visited with her sister in law Mrs Clark Jividen.
M E ministers of Meigs County met at Bethany Church to organize a countywide Methodist ministers organization. Officers elected include President Rev Clarence Swearingen and Vice President Rev F Beuscher with Rev C D Copley as secretary treasurer. First regular meeting set for October, with monthly mid month sessions.
Carpenter Masters of Meigs County Grange met in the county courthouse with Pomona Master Fred Turner chairing. Plans for a county convention at Chester on July 17 or 31 include all day activities such as four degrees, charter draping, candidate ballots, installation, drill work, and opening and closing ceremonies. A critic will assist future work and an illustrated lecture on ritualistic practice is set for Racine on June 26.
A Daily Vacation Bible School event hosts a Thursday picnic for its children. Fifty certificates will be handed out at Friday evening recognition service at 7 o clock. Local residents and visiting relatives are noted in the Rutland area.
Members of the associational cabinet of the First Baptist Church accompanied by Rev. F. C. Kreager were in Racine Monday night for an associational meeting at the Baptist Church. Attending from Middleport were Misses Margaret Elia Hysell Fern Badgley Lettie Fugate Lois Diles Clifford Beaver Joe Clark William Beaver and Ed Lewis.
Gallia County schools superintendent H Bion Bradbury spoke to the Rotary Club about teacher training levels in Gallia County exceeding state requirements. He detailed average years of training, salaries for various roles, pupil load per teacher, and high rehire rates across districts with Harrison Perry Ohio and Guyan noted for retirements.
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