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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1934
Page
2
The annual summer camp for 4-H club members from Meigs, Lawrence and Vinton counties will run July 3 to August 4 at the Raccoon Creek camp in Vinton County. A program of recreation and instruction is planned with a qualified swimming instructor for swimmer safety.
George Brown described as incorrigible was sent to the Boys Industrial School at Lancaster by Probate Judge S A McCullough after tying a small boy in a secluded spot and leaving him there. Brown insulted several women when reprimanded. Brown’s mother May Brown was later jailed five days for contributing to the delinquency of her children.
Middleport mentions Robert Coats and Don Vance visiting Robert’s parents in Richmond Indiana and returning Monday night. Miss June Lansbury visits Charleston this week with Miss Betty Dent. Mrs Clarence Hamm and On Billy travel to Frankfort Kentucky to stay with Mr Hamm through fall. Mrs G H Stansbury hosts contract bridge guests Mrs Co W Clark and Mrs Elizabeth Hartinger.
Farmers Bank secured a common pleas court judgment totaling 861.85 against Mr and Mrs Robert Hart and Mr and Mrs Nial McGuire. If unpaid, the bank is granted the right to foreclose its mortgage on the defendants' Rutland Township property.
Benjamin W. McLane, age 9 on Wednesday, is the last Civil War veteran living in Orange Township. He served in Co. B, 116th Ohio Volunteer Infantry and resides in Tuppers Plains with his daughter in law Selah McLane. He is a member of the Meigs County Soldiers Relief Commission.
Bradbury-O W Williams of McArthur filled his church appointment Sunday morning and evening with another service July 8 planned. Ray Russell, long ill, underwent his seventieth operation last week. Victor Hysel of Pomeroy visited the T V King family Friday. Oscar Whitlock of Pomeroy spent Sunday with Sanford Dodson. Sunday School attendance at Bradbury was 99 and at Bradford 48. Mr and Mrs Val Hysell visited Bradford residents Arthur Hendrix and his wife on Sunday.
James Ward and Edward Lietwiler return from Episcopal Church summer camp in Chillicothe. Carl Logan comes home after two weeks with his uncle in Columbus. The Golden Rule Class picnic at Syracuse Beach, led by Miss Maxine Campbell. Charles Russ remains ill at Breezy Heights. Daughters of America past councilors met with Mrs. Richard Campbell. Mrs. William Jenkinson and her Columbus trip with son, injured husband improving at Holzer Hospital. George W. Kreitler of Mulberry Avenue visited Columbus.
Members of Harrisonville Grange with their degree team visited Alfred Grange on Saturday night to demonstrate work on five candidates. The visitors presented the program after which refreshments were served.
The Ladies Aid Society of the M. E. Church Letart Falls elected Mrs. Harry Allen as president Miss Betty Amos as vice president Mrs. Burt Grimm as secretary and Mrs. W O Crow as treasurer The next meeting is set for July 6 at Mrs Frankie McKelvey’s Apple Grove home Also notes Forest Fisher and family of Charleston visited Mrs Louise Carr and E M Manuel went to Parkersburg hospital for cataract removal.
Captain George Howder and wife of Gravel Hill accompany their son to Pittsburgh for the annual boat races. The trip marks a voyage of a seasoned river man and his family. In Shenango Springs twenty five volunteers from the Daily Vacation Bible School joined a Monday night picnic and wiener roast hosted by Rev. F C Kreager with several guests.
Ralph Mitchell aged 31 son of Mr and Mrs E E Mitchell of Augusta Georgia died June 13 leaving a wife and two sons He had worked for a power and light company for sixteen years
The Chinese Daily Times reports Mrs Tom Sing of King Shing Canton Province gave birth to eight children on June 18, seven boys among them born a month earlier. All are alive and well, contrasting with the famous Corbell quintuplets.
Activities marks a Sunday program of Children’s Day exercises at Asbury Methodist Church. Rev. Allen H. Wagner concluded a two week tent service in Bartela Park with an all day meeting before returning to Rudolph. Mrs. Mary Bridgeman drove to Columbus. Mrs. Irving Karr and Mrs. Avery Roberts visited Racine. Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Engle and their Columbus family visited Mr. and Mrs. Henry Zeiher.
J B Bradford state cigaret tax inspector reports a marked pickup in business over last year in river counties of Southeastern Ohio. He notes more cigaret vendors licenses issued this year and a rise in sales.
A Hemlock Grove report notes a good wheat crop in Meigs County with Dorsel Smith farm and another field showing heavy stands. The bundles tied by the binder formed a continuous row where the stand was dense.
Mr and Mrs C F Rathburn motor to Columbus for two days for the Ohio Bankers convention with W E Russell cashier of Citizens National Bank also in attendance for the session.
County auditor H J Blackmore and C and Clark travel to Columbus for a legislative committee meeting of the County Auditors Association. Mrs Mary Bridgeman leaves Syracuse for Columbus then Michigan with relatives for the summer. Mr and Mrs Elmer Logan and family and Mr and Mrs Harlen Music of Chillicothe visit Naylors Run with Henry Reibel family. Mrs Logan stays longer. Leonard Hamm, Columbus worker, spends weekend at home. Edison Hobstetter and wife go to Columbus for bank convention. Hobstetter to Cleveland to visit sister.
Mrs William Bradford announced a annual summer round-up for pre school children at the high school auditorium on Monday. Dr. Lloyd Gaston and a nurse led the examination with 19 children reporting.
The Women’s Music Club of Middleport held its first program meeting Monday night at Mrs. C. M. Hennesy’s home. Committee members listed include Mrs. Hennesy Mrs. C. W Clark Mrs. O. H. Stewart Mrs. Oscar Klein and club president Mrs. Mildred Fowler.
Mr and Mrs Elza Brown returned Sunday after visiting daughter Grace in Columbus. The 4-H Club girls host an ice cream social and program at Hanesville Church on Saturday evening June 30. Lloyd Thomas has returned from Michigan to his home here. Gerald Graham and family spent Friday night with Mr Clark of Harrisonville.
Glouster July 27 A large congregation filled the Church of Christ for a reception honoring the new pastor the Rev D F Morris and his family Church representatives from other denominations joined in the welcome M M Bryson chaired the program Rev C P Smith of the M E Church offered a welcoming address and pledge of support Congregational songs and a chorus selection closed the event Refreshments were served by church women.
The Thea Chapter Order of Eastern Star held a Tuesday night social after a Masons and wives meeting for Bishopville Trimble and Glouster. About 98 attended. Programs included songs solos readings and dialogues. Remarks were offered by Harold Moody Theodore Stiff and Atty George W. Rose. A string quartet performed and refreshments followed.
Sunday visits shared by the Finch Kierns and Sayers families from Sand Rock Athens and Trimble. Elder George Henderson of Pratts Fork will begin a series of West Side Church of Christ meetings tonight with an all day event Sunday featuring prominent speakers and a noon lunch in Trimble Grange Hall.
Oakdale Parent-Teacher Association schedules Thursday night meeting at Oakdale School. The Vermaat en sisters Trim will perform as the program activity.
June 26 program for Jacksonville Trimble residents runs 6 to 8 p m Friday at county playgrounds. Boxing bouts softball games horseshoe finals and social games for all ages. Individual horseshoe tourney starts Wednesday, finals Friday night. Trimble junior marble champ Aanley defeats Cole. senior marble champ Addington defeats Marquis. Trimble boys beat Jacksonville 14 13 in softball. girls challenge boys in softball later this week.
C. E. Handley, automobile registrar, named chauffeur examiner by Mr. Spargur of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles in Columbus. Handley is authorized to examine local chauffeurs, eliminating the need for travelers to Athens for examinations.
The camera’s eye and timing threatened to eject judges from oncourse duties at the N C A A championships after officials rewrote finish orders following motion picture review. Human timing clashed with electrical clocks as one champion’s title and team scores were altered, though Stanford’s win stood.
Thelma Goodwin and Bernard Brewster were married Saturday at the Goodwins' home in Cincinnati Hill with Rev. Maud Eslocker officiating. A wedding supper followed. the couple will reside at the Brewster home.
Gallia County trustees discuss with H. D. Fessenden the Farm Recovery project of the State Relief Commission to aid relief families with stock in rural areas. The stock must be paid for by labor on roads and schools, with stock purchased locally and repaid by labor. village residents are excluded. A July 7 trustees meeting is planned.
Gallia County corn hog contract signers are to sign on Saturday June 30 or Tuesday July 3 after final checks and typing. E H Reed notes that county adjustments match government figures and signatures confirm acreage and hog counts before sending papers to Washington. Supervisors are Nelson Brooker Herman A Lewis and W E Welker. Wheat contracts for AAA have most fields measured with excess acre notifications issued to signers.
Ross Dearth, charged with non-support of minor children by his ex-wife in Gallia, will appear before Justice Fred Milliser today. He was arrested in Dayton on the non-support warrant and brought back by Deputies Howard Gates and Harold Wood.
Zara Agha, a Turkish resident who asserts a 156 year lifespan, was near death today at a Children's Hospital in Istanbul.
Miss Melba Baker of Gallipolis and Miss Anna Hobbs of Mercers Bottom W Va underwent appendicitis surgery at the hospital on Tuesday. Alfred Harrison aged 14 of Gallipolis was admitted for tonsillectomy and Giv Hayes aged 16 of Gallipolis Rural Route entered for a minor operation. Dismissals included Miss Maxine Sayre of Gallipolis slightly injured in a motorcycle crash and Jake Chevalier of Gallipolis Rural Route, who had been attacked.
Laura Peggy Smathers marked her thirteenth birthday with a lawn party at home on a Saturday evening. Guests included Ruth Southard Clea Morrison Grace Ann Holmes Verda Faye Morrison Marcella Barrett Mildred Shirkey Jean Morrison Fern Barrett Betty Dunlevy Eileen Southard Chloela Southard Frances Judson Laura Alice Frazee Jane Cox Virginia Hartley Billy Van Hall Maurice Brinkley Tickie Smathers Raymond Smathers Bonnie Grace Smathers Clea Conaway and her parents Mr and Mrs Thomas Smathers. The United Brethren Church plans a lawn social on its lawn next Saturday starting about 7 o clock with proceeds for the church. The Jacksonville Epworth League hosts a monthly rally Friday evening June 29 at the M E Church with Leagues from Millfield and Glouster expected.
A marriage license was issued in Gallipolis to Merrill W. Sheets a 27 year old Crown City milkman and Reta McKean 24 daughter of Charles McKean of Thivener.
Cara Bell Botkins of Middleport visits Mr and Mrs Floyd Thomas and family. Harry Clark of Toledo spent the weekend at home visiting friends and relatives. Otto Hoffman of Middleport shares Sunday with Bert Hern and family. Erman Peters of Springfield visits Clarence Peters and family. Ernest Lewis of Pierson Pleasant visits Vaughn Scott and family.
The Rev. David P. Morris new Church of Christ minister spoke at a Kiwanis Club meeting in Glouster. A luncheon at Hotel Gordon followed and club singing was enjoyed. The attendance prize was won by Dr. C. A. Pride from Atty. George W. Rose.
Mrs. Clarence Peters hosted a birthday party for her son Archie with ice cream cake and candy. Attending were David Thomas Dale Gilmore Leslie Hawley Paul Allen McCarty John Luther Martin LeGrande Martin Billy Fife Barne Haskins and Jerry Scott. Archie received many presents and guests spent Saturday afternoon with relatives.
Middleport Class No. 12 of Heath Methodist Church held a picnic Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. O B Stout on Fisher Avenue.
A six pound son was born to Mr and Mrs Joseph Cantrall of Fourth Avenue Gallipolis on Tuesday The couple formerly lived in Huntington West Virginia This is the first child for the couple.
Local Gallia County readers are invited to submit news items to Miss Edna Ervin at the Lafayette Hotel, Gallipolis, with the Messenger serving as correspondent.
Gallia County records a 100 degree temperature as heat intensifies. Ed win McCormick notes the official reading while farmers report dried pastures and wasted showers. Local roads see less traffic and beaches remain crowded from morning to midnight with many people sleeping in the park.
Ray Love fifteen was taken to the Boys Industrial School at Lancaster after theft of five chairs from C. E. Scar berry on Court Street. He had been paroled for bicycle theft. He escaped the city jail cell by squeezing through a small window then climbed down a pipe and fled four miles to Kanauga before being arrested there by Sheriff Hatfield and Officer Cooper.
Pleasant Valley residents attend an all day picnic at State Farm Carpenter hosted by County Agent Tom Johnson. Sunday visitors at Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wood included Felix Dorsey Pearl Wood and Howard Brooks, with other neighbors stopping by during the week.
Local social notes report the Wiseman family joining the Pyles reunion in Chillicothe. Mrs. E N Wiseman plans a gathering with the Loyal Friends Friday evening. Occasional visits include Miss Lorena Jenkins staying with Miss Anna Brooks and Miss Marie Miller with Mrs J D Miller. Newton Kerr spends summer at Ohio State University and Anna Wood with Marie Miller attend a South Central District conference session in Gallipolis on June 21.
Local clubs report recent gatherings and fundraisers. The 4-H Nord Gallipolis event at the Maurice Thomas home featured a noon chicken roast and a successful softball win. Centerville Harm plans a June 29 Wiener roast. Fracas Club hosted a supper at the Myers home on June 21.
Local Legionnaires schedule a June 29 gathering to discuss post colors with the national commander and the state commander expected to attend.
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