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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1936
Page
3
Meigs County Treasurer R G Webster announces June taxes start about Aug 1 and run to Sept 11 with the Whittemore plan allowing six installments through Dec 31. Delinquent four year properties may be sold at the March tax sale unless sold, with penalties and certification rules noted.
Willis E. Johnson named executor of Stella M. Johnson estate with $11,000 bond. Guardian petition for William W. Vaughan set for today. Paul S. Smart appointed administrator of Sumner Kindle estate with $5900 bond. Frank Frazier authorized to settle minor Edna Maxine Frazier injuries from Meigs Water Co truck. $100 settlement offered and accepted. George Still estate found tax exempt.
Ches hire mourns Mrs. Lester Van Gilder as funeral held at New Lima with family from Cheshire and Omaha in attendance. Mrs. Van Gilder fell ill at Burlingham and died there while en route to Cheshire for the summer.
Okey McCloud of Syracuse was arrested Sunday in Racine by Sheriff Roscoe O. Fowler on an intoxication charge.
Linly Rockwell 25 and Gertie Mae Toban 34, both of Pomeroy, received a marriage license Saturday and were united in marriage by Justice of the Peace J. W. McCullough. Howard W. Chase 58 of Millersport and Lena Jordan 54 of Harrisonville also secured licenses, with Rev. F. I. Gardner named to perform the ceremony.
A street carnival opened on the upper parking lot under the Pomeroy Firemen auspices. The event coincides with a historical note about New York’s Chamber of Commerce formed in 1768 by royal charter. A divorce proceeding in Athens County, Ohio, and a hospital remodeling bid in Columbus are also recorded.
POMEROY The Happy Go Lucky 4-H Club officers and adviser plan to attend the 4-H Conference in Pomeroy on June 22. At the last meeting June 17 on Leo Story farm nine members and two visitors were present. Visitors Maurita Lee and Hazel Carl. members Dolores Tubbs Kathleen Smith Charlotte Williams Elizabeth Williams Louanna Ebersbach Jeanne Biffle Betty K Story Margaret Jean Story Ida Alice Waddell. On Wednesday June 24 the club will meet with Doris Story to begin filling record books and sewing projects.
Gerald Stanley of Olive Township Meigs County serves as secretary to State Chairman Ed Schorr at the Republican convention in Cleveland. A native of Meigs County, he is described as a capable, well-connected party worker with behind the scenes insight.
Mrs D O Lyle of Philadelphia visited over the weekend with her mother Mrs N Boice. Mr and Mrs Edgar Ervin of Columbus called here for the funeral of E G Probst. Edith Lord and sister Mrs McIntyre of Columbus attended. Mrs Lilly Hudson of Columbus unable to come due to illness. Joan Powers returned with her mother to Columbus after a weekend in Gallipolis with Charlotte Simms. Ernest Major and Miss Virgie Major visited. Mrs Henry Gerlach and daughter Caroline of Portsmouth visited Mrs J N Humphrey.
Miss Frances Roush hosted a Friday benefit bingo in Middleport for the Charity Council Daughters of America. Prizes went to Mrs. Sadie Darst for high score, Mrs. Fannie Stevens in second, and Mrs. Estella Roush won the door prize.
MRS N C Welch and Mrs J N Humphrey traveled to Albany Saturday for the Albany Garden Club flower show in Albany High School auditorium. It is the first county event in Athens County and featured displays by club president Harriet Woodyard a former Japan teacher. The hall was richly decorated with arrangements and blooms.
The city of Salisbury England sends hearty greetings to Salisbury Ohio via a letter to the mayor and town clerk praising the sisterly bond and referencing the Royal Mail Steamer Queen Mary. The note notes the towns share a historic link and hopes for continued prosperity and friendship. It mentions the Salisbury in Wiltshire and the Differences between English and American township systems.
Arthur Covert a Middleport bakery operator C A Hartley a retired newspaper man and Carl Schaefer a local editor have joined the Fraternal Order of Chair Busters. Covert was injured when a porch chair collapsed crushing his right index finger. Hartley reported potatoes appeared to shoot upward then he fell. Schaefer’s initiation in City Hall ended with a chair collapsing under him during a council meeting.
Mrs Nelle D Young of Charleston arrived Saturday to visit her sister Mrs W E Bryan and her husband and her nephew and niece Mr and Mrs J E Harley. Sunday Mrs Harley entertained honoring her aunt and Mrs Laura Morton Swanson of Gallipolis. Mrs Young and Mrs Swanson formerly resided here.
Mr and Mrs Howard McHarg announce the birth of a son on Saturday June 20 naming him Jimmie after his grandfather McHarg. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Jennings and Mr and Mrs James McHarg of Lower Plains.
Jacksonville residents R A Brinkley and Lawrence Turner with C V Miller of Glouster toured the South. Miss Lucy Johnson and nephew stayed with local teachers at Mrs Della Johnson’s home. Helen White and others attend Ohio University summer session. The Mother's Club planned August picnic. A wedding dinner honored Clinton Savage and Miss Mary Shevlin. David Evans suffered a crushed foot at Poston Mine No 6 in Millfield.
Mary Wilcox Finch of Amesville Ohio appointed Executor of the Estate of Edward H Pinch deceased in Athens County Ohio. Dated June 20 1936 at Athens County Probate Court Judge 8 M Johnson.
Zion Baptist Church hosted a well attended Sunday night service sponsored by the Happy Hustlers' Class. Mrs. Earl Grant led a program of hymns and Bible readings by class members. Mrs. Denzil Gabriel, recently released from Sheltering Arms Hospital in Athens after minor surgery, returned home to Lower Plains.
Members of Chauncey Ladies Auxiliary UMW gathered at Mr and Mrs George Slisher for an informal evening with music and homemade ice cream and cake. Attendees included Mrs Marinda Cruikshank Jennie Courtney Mrs Rhoda Oliver Mrs Leota Barrowman and children Mrs Addie Tippie Mrs Faye Hartley Mrs Alice Glass Mrs Dorothy Staley Mrs Doris Eisenaug le Ruth Cruikshank Elizabeth Slisher Samuel Williams and the Slisher family.
Out of town relatives attend the funeral in Chauncey for Mrs. James Lock. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Frank Kelly of McLaney Ohio and others from Columbus Marion Nele sonville and Bachetel. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Phillips of Marion and family visited Chauncey with Mrs. Sweeney in High Street.
Miss Ella Edgar and Mrs. Elizabeth Hawk hosted a dinner at the Hawk home in Lower Plains to honor their niece Miss Hazel Blazier of Lyons Kansas who is visiting relatives. Attendees included Mrs. H. L. Wheaton Mis Amy Hawes Guy Hamer Miss Blazier Miss Edgar and Mrs. Hawk.
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