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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1932
Page
2
Meigs County commissioners struggle to shave 15000 from the budget for the year amid unexpected revenue shortfalls. They face limits on prisoner feeding costs and debate removing a 2800 Meigs County Fair Board appropriation, with legal opinions challenging both actions.
Citizens in Pomeroy complain the Soldiers Monument stands hidden by surrounding foliage during Memorial Day to Fourth of July. The Meigs County Soldiers' Monument Association, formed after the Civil War, raised funds for the monument completed 1871 with granite from near Portsmouth and a $4,000 cost, now revered as a lasting tribute.
Miss Amanda Roush, 72, lifelong Letart Township resident, died of heart disease at her Apple Grove home. Her brother John Roush, visiting Pomeroy for the first time in 25 years, prepared the body for burial. Survived by two sisters Mary Norris and Viol Roush and brothers John and Harvey. Funeral at 3 p.m. at Letart Methodist Church with burial in Letart Cemetery.
Miss Rosalind Ebersbach steered onto the sidewalk to avoid a collision on the Lincoln Hill curve and ran over a drain tile lid. The lid tipped on edge and struck the car beneath, causing substantial damage as Howard Ewing drove the descending vehicle.
In Middleport on June 24 residents gathered to celebrate Mrs. William Thomas Grant of Kansas City Missouri visiting her mother Mrs. Lucy Downing. Attendees included Miss Lenore Giles Mrs Ea Harry Mrs Lucy Grant Boysess Mrs F F Matthews and Alig G My PO.
In Pomeroy a large dog attacked Deputy Sheriff Hank Young near the Post Office. The dog dragged off most of his pants and a portion of his leg before retreating. Young used an emergency call to summon Sheriff Tracy, then wore replaced pants and received medical treatment.
Funeral services for John W. Ord 73 were conducted at 2 PM at the United Brethren Church in New Haven with burial in Graham Station Cemetery. He died Tuesday night after a lingering illness at his daughter Mrs Thomas Capehart home in New Haven.
The be ginners' class in the primary department of the Baptist Bible School held a picnic on the Central School grounds in Middleport. The event ran from 2 to 5 pm under Mrs Ross F Pullins with assistance from Mrs L L Lyons. Children enjoyed games and a dinner served with relish.
Middleport, June 24. Arthur Covert owner of the Covert Bakery and Ice Plant, bought the R. H. Horden property and the residence of Mrs Ann Carrier across the street. Horden himself acquired the Col. P. Brooks house on South Fourth Street and moved in, planning modern upgrades. The Brooks house was once among the town’s finest. The Brooks property was sold by the Brooks heirs.
Miss Martha Schlaegel arrived from Washington DC to spend summer with her parents on West Main Street. Numerous locals and visitors travel to Columbus Huntington and Cincinnati for visits, funerals, or to see relatives, including the Ervin, Jordon, Stansbury, and Dowling households.
Near Portland the class of G H Ewing reported no members present. Mrs Frankie Chapman, ill, moved from Racine to her son Charles’s home in Apple Grove. Arch Klunk and son Harold of Columbus visit Meigs relatives. Judge C E Peoples and sons Emmett and Everett, plus Charles Calkins, plan a Sunday trip to the Democratic national convention in Chicago.
New York reports reveal Robert Ripley chose a plain six inch scrub brush as first prize in his Believe It or Not Contest. Winners include Clinton W. Blume for a recovered brush, E L Blystone for writing 11 2 871 letters, and Col L 3 Powers winning a trip to Montreal.
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