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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1935
Page
3
A damaged wall at the Upper Parking Lot Along Bir in Pomeroy remains standing though large cracks indicate danger. Check shows the walled area is holding, with several cars still in the vicinity and officials assessing risk prior to any action.
Local barbers negotiate over price cuts with talks failing to reach agreement as shops set Thursday start prices. Adverse sentiment grows amid state action plans and a mini-pact remains unsettled. Meanwhile, community notes report a quilt gathering at Mrs. Isaac’s home and family milestones including a Columbus birth and student Miss Max at School.
A garbled OCR fragment lists various names and titles including Jed Webster Burns ki Iona and Lady Vivian Compton. The text mentions Jnkinson and Morgan, plus references to a Confederate link and an island location, with unclear context and missing connectors.
A Meigs County meeting of 35 disabled World War veterans at the Courthouse aimed to form a local Disabled American Veterans chapter. Ed ward A. Skahill of Cincinnati spoke as national deputy chief of staff. A charter-members committee led by Ben F. Turner was named to recruit more members before a second Courthouse gathering Saturday at 7 30 pm to elect officers and finalize the charter. The speaker criticized the 1933 Economy Bill for cutting veterans' compensation while raising county relief costs, charging deceptive propaganda by the National Economy League and misrepresented statistics.
New car sales in February slipped from January highs but steadied later in the month. Thirty nine new cars were sold, including 12 trucks, and dealers expect a notable rise in spring as sales run ahead of recent years.
Mr and Mrs Perry Mc Ghee announce the birth of a son at their home near here. The couple now has two sons. A play to benefit the athletic group will be coached by Miss Verna Welker. The title and date will be announced soon.
Rutland Ohio will host a Rutland Parent-Teacher Association meeting at the high school Monday night March 4. A speaker will discuss the Boy Scout movement. The Rutland grade school presented a cantata Monday night to a large audience. Miss Lucille Smith visited Columbus last weekend. Mrs. Adria Frost is convalescing at her parents home, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Taylor. Lee Myers and Carl Reeves attended the Midwest Knights of Pythias and Khorassan convention in Columbus Saturday.
Mr and Mrs R C Evans and daughter Betty of Chillicothe visited Isaac Evans and wife for a birthday. G E Glenn and daughter Robin dined with W W Porter family in Gallipolis. Rex Cottrill and family visited Columbus friends while Mrs Cottrill stayed with her parents. Doris Love from Thurstan schools spent the weekend with her parents J C and Mrs Love. Dr and Mrs E A Hamilton of Columbus spent the weekend with Dr and Mrs Feltman and Mr and Mrs H K Butler.
Racine Sunshine Class meeting held Wednesday night with 14 members in attendance at the church annex. Mrs. D. C. Moffet led the study period and refreshment hostesses were Mrs. Moffett and Mrs. Dell Mallory. Mrs. Ernest Wingett hosted a taffy pulling for her Sunday School class with 16 children present.
Vinton reports a well received Junior Class play The Early Bird performed Saturday night before a large audience. Miss Edmston and G E Glenn directed the staging. Pumero y sermon topic at Federated Church is Rejecting the Invitation. Long service opens devotionals at 9 with class instruction at 9 15. Young People meet at 6 Sunday evening.
Rutland High School Auditorium hosts a three act play Fifty-Fifty directed by Miss Lucille Smith on March 12 for the benefit of the Parent-Teacher Association. The cast includes Henry Brown Browne Kennan Paul Green James Theobald Sophie Bland Mildred Hoppes Mrs Podge Katherine Philson Mr O Malley Marcus Roush May Dexter Marie Smith Mrs Hawley Lucille Johnson Smudge Herman Hoopes Cap and Laurence Calvin.
Members enjoyed a Thursday party at the church with an interesting program and refreshments provided by a committee. Miss Stella Palmer recently took a job at Covert's bakery. Mrs. Ed Ewing, visiting due to her mother Mrs. Mary Sisson’s illness, has returned to Logan. Mrs. Sisson is improved.
Henry J. Berrodin new state pension director condemns high admin costs in Ohio counties. He praises Meigs County for low costs, noting its 6.4 percent admin cost under George Childs, compared with Harrison 129 percent and Warren 59.3.
Harry Spencer died of pneumonia at his mother's home Mrs. J N Spencer. His daughter Mrs Mildred Grimm of Hartford arrived Wednesday to help care for him.
Funeral rites for Robert King were held Thursday at 2 PM at the Beech Street home with Rev. F. C. Kreager officiating. Interment followed in Cheshire Gravel Hill Cemetery.
Bromiley resigns as Ranger and Camp Superintendent to join the National Forestry Service in Ironton. His family will move this weekend. successor to be named. Revival services are under way at M E B Church led by Rev Cassidy. Several locals visited Athens and Chillicothe. others returned from Camp Zaleski for a break.
Mr and Mrs John Dunbar and family of Chesterhill visited the Dunbar parents. Lara Goddard and Leota McAtee joined a basketball tournament trip with the Masters family in Marietta. Virginia Place visited Brandeberrys. Glen Gould from Camp Jackson stayed with his parents. W E Gill spent time with his daughter J V Leyda family. Lloyd Miller and son Harold visited Brandeberrys. Rollin Linscott welcomed a son born Feb 23 with Gould and Linscott grandparents. Fred Grubbs moves from Centennial area to Leyda farm. Dan Carothers relocated to stay with his parents. William Winters visited relatives in McConnelaville.
Middleport residents reported visits from Rev and Mrs Alfred Genheimer and children home on lion Africa assignment. the family will stay in Ohio for a year before returning to Zululand. Charles Clinton and Thelma Howard illness noted. several relocations include Glenn Barnett family moving from Jackson and Richard West family moving to Plaing.
Grass Run Side Hill reports visits by Mr and Mrs Don L Wood of Pomeroy to Mr and Mrs William Nicholson. Dexter guests Mr and Mrs Claude Delaney to Alpha Plummer. Mrs Ward Saxton cares for her flu stricken mother Mrs Glenn Thompson of Radcliff. And more visits include Dana Epple family of Bunker Hill to Nicholson, Columbus visitors to J W Moore, Athens visit by G O Will family, Rutland guest Mrs Lucy Giles to William Bachner, and a Pomeroy marriage license for Gilbert Plants and Opal Neal. ceremony by Justice J W McCullough.
Belford McCarley, seriously ill after scarlet fever and a stay at Holzer Hospital, was brought home Monday from the hospital.
John Stout files a cognovit note collection suit in common pleas court against Lydia Rowley for 389.43. The action was filed Thursday in the local court seeking repayment.
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