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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1930
Page
2
Beatrice French, former leader in Onondaga social and church circles, was sentenced to nine months to two years in the Detroit House of Correction after pleading guilty to selling whiskey at her farm. Richard Schultz, her hired man, received six months to two years for a similar offense.
Rutland report notes Halliday Farm wells produce about 20 million feet daily. Ohio Fuel Supply Co. spuds on multiple farms including Herbert Bradfield and Halliday No. 8 with plans to drill on Homer Lee Clint Gilkey Mote trench and others as rigs move between sites.
March 10 in Middleport mayor J E Harley reports ongoing responses to a fundraiser for new fire apparatus. The Messenger publishes donor lists. the third list includes Laura Gloeckner, S A MecCollough, H Koehler estate, R E Boice, F Besserer, W H Davis Co, Owen Rust, Modern Market, B D Q Waugh, D S Farmer, Hobart Tire Co, Smith Bakery, J H Moulden, J W Call, and Liberty Theater.
Tuesday March 11 radio line up lists Bert Lown and His Biltmore Orchestra at 3:30 p.m. and Will Osborne and His Orchestra at 11:00 p.m. with multiple acts including Susan Brandeis, Bernhard Levitow, Paula Tremaine, Frank Crumitt, Julia Sanderson, Guy Lombardo at 12:00 a.m., and stage features from Paramount Theatre.
Broadcast lineup includes Amy Goldsmith soprano and Savannah Liners Orchestra directed by Harold Sanford at 6 15 and 6 45 pm respectively. The Landt Trio and Lew White Organ Recital feature in the early evening with Amos and Andy on the Pepsodent Program. Later spots include Libby World News with Floyd Gibbons, Johnson and Johnson musical melodrama, and Wayne King and His Orchestra near midnight.
NBC broadcast lineup lists The Citizen and His City with Mrs Malcolm sianziae. An afternoon season feature includes Katherine Beier emer Tens and soprano Paula Hemminghaus with choral and orchestra. Evening dances present Fiersheim Frolics led by Coon Sanders Night. Mozart life dramatization with Porrester Andrews Zayde and choir under Father Finn.
Heavy rains at the Ohio River headwaters push the river toward a forty foot stage in Pomeroy. H C Howe Parkerburg meteorologist says waters rise toward the banks but cause no material damage. Cold weather Sunday reduced flood danger and small streams, especially Shade River valleys, remain high.
Miss Jennie Osborn of the Colonial rooming house on Butternut Avenue in Pomeroy sustained a fractured arm after a recent fall. A member of a pioneer family, she is the last of her line in town and had just returned from California where she planned to stay before returning to her old hometown.
Jasper Russell Civil War veteran visits Columbus week with daughter in law and relatives. N H Skiles from Wheeling visits with sisters Addie Branch and Carrie Glover. Marjorie Harris of Columbus visits with her parents. Various residents travel or host relatives while Harold Hubbard ill and a class meeting on the Origin topic draws a large crowd.
Columbus obituary: Mrs. Sue A. Rickey aged about 87 died at home on Oak Street after less than a week’s illness from influenza infection. Born in West Alexandria Pa she moved to Ohio in 1885. Survived by three daughters Mrs. George H. Cless Sr Mayes Rickey and Tallmadge Rickey. grandson George H. Cless Jr granddaughter wife of Roy Palmer.
Judge T D Price in Common Pleas Court reverses a 1925 Shawnee mayor's court ruling against Rolland McLaughlin who was fined 26 dollars plus costs for using violent and profane language.
The Meigs County display of boxwood has sparked nationwide interest as bidders flock to acquire prized trees. Dr S F E Holzer of Gallipolis funds plantings for his hospital grounds while West Virginia officials seek Capitol Grounds decor. Mrs C E Peoples of Pomeroy holds 22 large boxwood trees, with three bidders offering up to 150 dollars per tree or 3300 for the entire lot. a Syracuse seller also cashed in two century old specimens.
Chief Dana Roush and Constable Lord Hysell trace robber tracks from a Five Points filling station robbery. They captured Jap Terrell after following snow trails to Nancy Lee’s home and he faces a local justice court challenge.
Wesley H. Webb, formerly of Pomeroy, was reappointed as superintendent of Washington County schools by the county board at Marietta for a three year term. He has already served six years in the role. He is the son of the late John V. Webb, former editor of The Pomeroy Democrat, and Mrs. Cora Webb, a Cheshire grade school teacher. Webb was born in Salem Township and long resided in Pomeroy.
The funeral for J C Allwine a 66 year old prominent farmer who died Friday after a stroke was held at the Oakfield Church near Moxahala on Monday afternoon.
A vintage advertisement touts Musterole for head, chest, or throat cold relief with oil of mustard menthol and camphor. It claims instant ease, hourly use for five hours, and draws out infection and pain through improved circulation. It notes doctors nurses and mothers endorse children’s Musterole as a milder version.
Meigs County poultrymen report hens laying at top speed with egg prices falling while chick sales rise. A Pomeroy firm bought and shipped 2,100 dozens of eggs on Friday, signaling strong market activity despite lower egg prices.
A delegation of union coal miners from Pomeroy leaves for Springfield, Illinois, to attend a reorganization convention starting today. The group includes Foxy Beahrs Maurice Thornton and Ninan Fowler with Fred Swatzer ill and unable to travel. The event tests authority of National President John L Lewis amid parallel Indianapolis talks.
Miss Jessie B. Hart, once of Pomeroy, writes from Batavia about a globe spanning voyage by ship and western route train. She declares a fine trip and excellent health as she travels.
Congress paused its work to honor William Howard Taft former President and chief justice who died recently in Washington. Both houses did not convene and the Supreme Court adjourned in Taft and associate justice Edward Sanford’s honor delaying sessions on Capitol Hill.
A promotional health pitch claims liver sluggishness causes fatigue and yellow skin and urges readers to buy Orange Brand Nuggets and Orange Brand Tonic. It cites a testimonial from Mrs. Harriet Farmer in East Liverpool Ohio and lists Lassus Drug Store as a local seller.
The Senate Lobby Committee will reopen its investigation into charges that Senator Grundy of Pennsylvania allowed his Senate Office Building office to be used as headquarters for the News Bureau of the American Tariff League, where he served as vice president before joining the Senate.
A naphtha explosion and ensuing fire tore through the Chinkai Naval Station cinema in Korea. Scores of victims, primarily primary school children, died or were severely burned as flames spread rapidly. Official tallies listed 104 dead with 134 children in the building. four others were gravely injured amid the panic.
Itching and burning skin relief is promised by Zemo the soothing antiseptic. The ad claims swift relief from itching, drawing out infection and restoring skin to normal. Zeio is advertised for 20 years. sold everywhere for 69 cents and 1.00.
Fairfield Township residents win protest against annexation to Westfield Special School district. Eastern Fairfield is placed in the new Barlow Rural District, joining Barlow Township, Northwestern Dunham, and eastern Fairfield schools. Board will later name new boards for Barlow Rural and Aurelius Rural Districts.
An advertisement claims Olive Tablets by Dr. Edwards cleanse the bowels and tone the liver, offering a painless substitute for calomel. It touts benefits of vitality, complexion, and energy for 20 years of users with prices listed as 5c, 3c, and 60c.
Oklahoma City health officers report more than four hundred men and boys stricken by a paralysis diagnosed as liquor poisoning. Doubt grows after a four year old girl dies from similar symptoms, the girl daughter of Andre Roberts, and her parents say she had no liquor.
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