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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1929
Page
2
Chester March 12 Elizabeth Nelson 78 died Sunday evening at her home from complications of old age. She leaves one daughter in Chester and three sons in Michigan. The funeral was held this afternoon at the E Church with Rev A E Collough officiating and burial in Chester Cemetery under Rawlings of Middleport mortuary.
Middleport residents report Mrs. Do Fisher slipped on the back porch Saturday afternoon while moving a pan of fuse. She was badly shaken and two fingers were cut when her hand snagged on a tin can.
The 1d Society of the M. E. Church met in monthly session at Mrs. Herbert Chambers home on March 12. Mrs. A. W. McKay presided and the meeting proceeded with business followed by a social hour. The group is noted for not serving food.
The McKee Drug Store in this city introduces Konjola a liquid remedy claimed to relieve rheumatism neuritis stomach liver kidney and bowel troubles by purging toxins from internal organs and restoring health to countless patients in Indianapolis and other large cities through a single treatment.
Attorney Henry C. Fish 71, longtime Meigs County legal figure, died Monday after a series of paralytic strokes. He had served as clerk, prosecutor, village solicitor and partner to Judge C. E. Peoples. Survived by wife with funeral plans not announced. his son Ransom died six years earlier in a car accident.
Fred S. Russell, longtime Huntington resident, was taken to Dayton Military Hospital for an operation but returned to Huntington and is now at Guthrie Hospital. Doctors concluded surgery was necessary Monday as his condition remained serious. Russell formerly worked at Talbott Wholesale House and married Edith Bennett, sister of shoe dealer Harry Bennett.
The Talbott Class of the Baptist Bible School will meet at the home of Mrs. Arthur Boice on Gravel Hill this evening. A program will be presented and class business led by the president. Refreshments will follow at the close.
Mrs. F. E. Knopp visits Charleston to see her son Frank and relatives. Nurse Dorsey Ervin travels from an eastern trip to California to visit an aunt before returning home. Families including Bennett Mills Wiley Gibbs travel to Huntington New Straitsville Akron Columbus Albany and Pittsburgh for illness visits leaves and care of relatives. Bob Allensworth enjoys a 36 day leave from the New York Central Lines.
In Letart Falls on March 12 the 83 year old Civil War veteran H. W. Alexander, the village’s last surviving veteran, endures a prolonged nosebleed. He is being prepared for transfer to a Parkersburg hospital to control the hemorrhage.
Five of eight prisoners pleaded guilty in Pomeroy court. Ernest Postelwaite, 15, and Perry McHaffie, 12, received sentences to the Boys Industrial School at Lancaster for arson and motor vehicle theft. Postelwaite aided by Ray Ours in the haystack fire. McHaffie and Foley driven to Leesburg. Others await sentencing as week progresses.
Benjamin E. Morris, a leading Bashan farmer, died aged 63. He left a wife and seven children. The funeral was at Lee Chapel near his home at 10 this morning with burial in the adjacent cemetery.
In Pomeroy on March 12 a large crowd attended the Church of Christ sermon on The Great Judgment Day delivered by Pastor Damon D. Watkins. He reported progress on church union talks with Baptists, announced a joint Easter evangelism campaign, and noted a 70 person visitation effort. Funds are being gathered for a new building with a goal of $1,000 aided by rummage and grab bag sales run by Loyal Women.
Pomeroy reports banker W F Reed and Mrs Reed and Druggist C D Reed and Mrs Reed have been touring the South by motor and are headed north, expected to reach home at week’s end after spending most time in Florida.
Pomeroy reports ten applicants for the civil service exam to fill the vacant clerkship created by the resignation of Jesse Brewster. The examination is set for Saturday March 16.
George Deem of Bashan area reports four of his valuable night dogs have died from a mysterious disease. He valued the four at about $75 and now has only one remaining pup, for which he seeks a remedy. The illness killed the dogs in short order, leaving Deem with a hard luck tale.
Pomeroy bulletin reports William Hart 83 died at Mt. Carmel Hospital after three weeks. Finsterwald ambulance transported his body to Columbus Monday for burial preparations and funeral services at the Finsterwald parlor. His former home was Burlingh am Bedford Township.
Sam Laudermilk a young miner from Dark Hollow was taken to Holzer Hospital by Finsterwald ambulance after an accident in a mine. Initial reports suggested minor injury but a second check indicated a probable skull fracture.
Pomeroy reports a good turnout of Legionaries at the Southeastern Ohio Caucus in Athens on Sunday. Officials from the area included Robert Warner Charles Sayre Arthur Rosenbaum Clifford Hille R A Ebersbach Otto Kreinbeihl and Louis Stevens.
Pomeroy March 12 The Antiquity Baptist Church led by Board president W. F. Sayre seeks property tax exemption due to its new building. The request goes to the State Board of Taxation on April 16 for consideration.
A bright wit declares Pomeroy the national cross roads of the American Continent with the silver river bridge as the turnstile to the South. Voices travel from North to South and from east to west through the town. Mrs. Will Michael has not been well in days.
Columbus March 12 Oliver Hartley of Pomeroy will oversee publicity for the Department of Agriculture Director Perry L Green announced Hartley has worked in newspaper and advertising fields and is an officer of the Ohio Newspapers Association
Columbus March 12 State Highway Director Robert N Waid announced no new white crosses will be placed on state highways believing existing crosses mark dangerous sites. He warned too many crosses could look like a cemetery and cause a negative impression.
James Campbell who tied with James Bleecker signed in favor of Bleecker, finalizing the 1929 Columbia football captaincy. Bleecker now holds the honor after Campbell’s withdrawal.
Anthony Minerich a Pennsylvania labor speaker jailed for contempt over anti-picketing orders in 1927 Ohio was denied U S Supreme Court review. He argued he was not a party to the suit the injunction illegal and that his speeches opposed the injunction not the court. Witnesses said he urged violation of the ruling and cited Gompers remarks.
A large blaze consumed the Colonial and Belmont Hotels in central Reading on March 13. Firefighters battled the flames but the two hotels were destroyed, with damage estimated at substantial levels. No further details on injuries were provided.
T H Johns county extension agent awarded certificates and premiums during chapel hour at Albany High School. Seventeen boys from the Albany Handicraft and Albany Livestock 4-H Clubs were honored. C N Jones and Mr Johnson oversaw the program.
An advertisement urges readers with stubborn indigestion to visit a druggist for one bottle of Dave's Mentha Pepsin. The promo guarantees improvement or a full refund and claims the elixir will stabilize distressed stomachs and restore comfort during meals.
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