20 Jun 1929
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1929
Page
1
Cleasured advertisements to tune in the columns of the Messenger. Telephone 3221. Leroy en C. A. Hartley receives news from waa Pom B. This item appears as a small public notice in the column.
Opal Amos daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W R Amos of Dexter married Russell Musser of Springfield at the Amos home. The ceremony was conducted by Rev Bolton with Evelyn Amos playing the wedding march. A pink and white luncheon followed as guests from Springfield Rutland Akron and Devter attended.
Middleport residents Mr and Mrs. R. C. Sansbury entertained at dinner in honor of his nephew D. L. Sansbury and family from Marietta who are visiting a week in the home of Mrs. Sansbury's sister Mrs. Alice Sidenstricker on South Second Avenue.
Middleport notes a regular meeting adjourned after the janitor failed to open the room. Members outlined an all day picnic for Wednesday June 26 at Mrs Lewis Moore's large house, with a verandah and rain or shine assurance.
Dr and Mrs F E Maag with daughter and nieces Eloise Cooper and Jean Dilgard and nephew William Cooper vacationing at a Muskingum River camp near Beverly. They left Wednesday morning and will stay until week’s end.
Worthy Caster of Columbia Township appeared before Justice F. W. Gilmore after his Tuesday jailing on a warrant for placing tacks and nails on a public highway. He pled not guilty, bonded at 500 dollars, with a hearing set for next Tuesday, and was released by his mother.
Sheriff Illock and deputies captured Charley Farley at Wyoma Mason County after a tip about his whereabouts. Farley, linked to the John E Lyons meat house robbery, is jailed with accomplice Stephen Legg also in custody.
Meigs County figures gain seats on Rio Grande College board with Henry T. Bannon of Portamouth and George De Camp of Cleveland the new trustees. Existing member Captain T. W. Jones of Middleport is reappointed.
Middleport residents report Curly Davis night watchman was arrested on a drunken driving warrant in Justice Gilmore’s court. He waived examination and was bound over to the grand jury on $290 bond as witnesses from Athens attended. In the same town, the Busy Bee class at Baptist Bible School was hosted by Mrs. Guinther and Mrs. Souder with refreshments after the program.
Mrs D S Farmer and kin travel between Delaware and Columbus visiting relatives including Mrs George Swallow and the Talbotts family. Several others arrive from New York City and Manhattan for summer visits while August White enters Ohio University. A farmers meeting is set at Forest Run Church and Blaine Bland and Denver Merz face fishing charges in Shade River court with fines totaling 28 dollars.
Torrid heat did not deter about 100 Republican women from Meigs County and nearby areas as they enrolled for a two day School of Politics at Pomeroy High School. Led by M rs Cady Whaley and M rs M F Rathburn, the session featured remarks from Harriet Taylor Upton and others on women’s role in politics and party work.
A Chicago resident Mrs. John Roberts age 92 visits Pomeroy annually enjoying the rugged rocks and hills. She arrived by train during a heat wave to see friends and now stays with Mrs. Mary Huber on Union Avenue walking a mile each way as she does in Chicago.
Mrs. Adah Dodd Poince of Dayton deftly handled a discuss on political ignorance as a cause and cure. Mrs. Georgia Hall Bush of The Athens Messenger spoke briefly on The Republican Woman Magazine before rushing to catch a train to Athens. Afternoon singing featured Mrs. Kingsland and Mrs. Frances Hunker Klein from Widdleport.
June 20. A clash over a courthouse lunch stand arose as county officials approved a three year lease to Jacob Ament for ground beside the east rooms. He will maintain the women’s rent room in the building and has an option to renew for three more years. The stand would face the county treasurer’s office and be visible from the new east wing.
Grumbling after yesterday's news grew into an organized protest as officials announced a meeting for today to discuss methods to invalidate the phase. Participants from local groups plan to explore legal avenues and public pressure to halt the project.
Old residents recount the frigid June of 1859 with a distant shudder while noting no June freeze has matched it in 70 years. The piece also reports marriages in Meigs and Gallia counties, arrests for alleged mortgage property theft, and visits by residents to Washington.
Joan and niece Misa Leonora Diehl visit Logan as Game Warden Clark announces the opening and closing dates for the fall squirrel season with a four per day bag limit and strict license enforcement. C. D. Sanborn, born in Bedford Township, is named auditor of Bryan Memorial University to be built in Dayton Tennessee. Val H. Smith of Tacoma and George G. Smith of Pasadena visit Pomeroy and Middleport relatives for two weeks.
The Rutland Knights of Pything will hold a memorial service Sunday evening at the Methodist Church. A Utilities Commission meeting in Columbus on June 1a granted the local street car company permission to discontinue passenger service July 1. Buses will handle traffic as announced.
The Stewart Warner radio has forged ahead to top place among experienced buyers. It is described as an outstanding leader in performance and offers the thrill of owning the best. Compare, see, and hear it now.
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