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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1935
Page
3
About 20 men inspected two dies of four for a proposed 15 acre tract near Chester. Paul W. Handel led the Kootaga parkershare group and praised the land as suitable for a scout camp with tents, lean tos, and a central pool area to place campsites within a few days crew.
Evangelistic services conducted at the Episcopal Church concluded after two weeks. The closing service on Sunday night was led by Rev. W. D. Srillant with 364 in attendance at Christ United Church.
Fire erupted on Lincoln Hill burning acres near the Neutzling home before flames were checked by the fire department. Strong winds fed the dry grass as firefighters fought the hillside blaze and limited further damage.
Bootleg whiskey prices in Meigs County are rising amid reports of shortages. A federal state and county crackdown last Saturday destroyed eight stills and resulted in five arrests, signaling a strong crime drive and growing enforcement against illicit liquor.
The Will Yerkey farm was bought by R E Douglas. Yerkey, whose belongings were sold, will move to Arkansas after also purchasing a new car. Ray Jeffers Letart with brothers Albert and Elmer Jeffers Flora visited, and George Vaness recovers from illness. High water closed schools at here and Hemlock Grove. Helen Vaness returns to school after Holzer Hospital surgery. Herold Yerkey and Jewell Sinclair visited Athens with relatives. Winfield Marshall, Ray Marshall, and Goldie Hudnell visited them, staying with Aunt Katie Sinclair. Arthur Martin bought a new car.
Mrs Estie Stanley and Mrs Janette Waddell departed Sunday for a Florida motor journey. They travel via Norfolk and Washington DC, spend days in each city and plan to tour many Florida points for three weeks or more.
Oscar Mossman 46 longtime Pomeroy council member and Middleport garage operator died suddenly Saturday night after a brief illness. Coroner attributes death to a heart attack. He is survived by his wife Madge two sons Kenneth and Car one daughter Mrs William Foss two brothers Scott and Monroe. Funeral Tuesday at 2 from Church of Christ with Rev F I Gardner.
Clarence Freeman attacked his brother-in-law David Napper with a butcher knife at Napper’s Peacock Avenue home, wounding him in the back and hand. Napper required eight stitches. Freeman is jailed on assault with intent to kill. Also jailed were Guy Kennedy for intoxication and Walter Reed on an assault charge.
Members of the J. O. F. Class of Simpson M. E. Church will be entertained tonight at the home of Miss Lydia and Miss Marion Ebersbach on Mulberry Avenue with Mrs. Edith Mallory assisting. Miss Harriet Ewing from Ohio State University is home for spring vacation with her parents on Lincoln Hill. Mrs. Howard Ebersbach to entertain Queen Esther group Thursday at 5 30 p.m. at her Sugar Run home. Dr. C. E. W. Downie and family visited Maggie, W. Va., with Mrs. Mayme Downie.
A Columbus delegation led by W A Walls visited the Putnam County homestead project in Red House West Virginia. The officials discussed the FERA aided effort that plans 153 houses and uses relief labor for building and landscaping as workers move their families into the model village likely named Washington On The Kanawha.
Orville L. Dawson sues Southern Ohio Electric for 399 damages over a collision with an employee driven car near Routes 11 and 160 in April 1934. He cites careless driving by Finnery Carter. Judge W R White overruled a request for a new trial in H Richard Tipton v Orva Tipton against Frank Willey. The Tipton child was injured after dismounting a school bus on Garfield Avenue. Willey was absolved of all blame in Common Pleas Court.
Gallia County police and CCC Camp Galita commander brought Thomas Finch from Steubenville on a robbery warrant. Finch had fled the CCC camp last week after enrollees reported missing belongings.
After four decades of service the dredge Wabash, owned by Capt. Mose Eppling, is being dismantled. It operated in the Pittsburgh and Louisville Districts and earned an estimated half a million for its owners. The vessel was moored near Riverview Hotel during last week’s flood and moved to Eppling Sand and Gravel. Eppling also owns the dredge Louisville and several gas towboats and scows.
Gallipolis Ohio district board of education approved character certificates for four newly hired school bus drivers Walter Pinkerman Guyan District Glen Johnson William F Houck and C L Johnson before payroll. Captain Lynn Black urged safety to about forty drivers at the Courthouse with focus on children and riders.
A World Fair style bazaar and exhibition by the Women s Home Missionary Society of Simpson Methodist Episcopal Church will be held Wednesday night. Displays include vintage wedding dresses, parcel post attractions, needlework and quilt exhibits, with the public invited. Also noted are visitors Bill McQuigg and Mrs Elberfeld hosting local gatherings.
Mr and Mrs W R King of Parkersburg attended evangelistic services at the Church of Christ and were former Middleport residents. Mr and Mrs J B Downing travel to St Louis then Hot Springs Ark for ten days or two weeks. Dan L Farmer spent the weekend with his parents and returned to Columbus to study at Ohio State University. Mr and Mrs Dwight Kim and infant visited Tupper Plains with Mr Kim’s parents.
Woodrow Hendrix age 22 a Syracuse truck driver and Em maline Phillips age 21 of Syracuse were issued a marriage license. Phillips lists Cheshire as address.
Neat tin Battin, Middleport athletic coach, remained in Holzer Hospital since Friday evening with improved condition reported Sunday. Dixon, Ohio University, handles spring football training in Battin's absence. Supt Mrs Melvin and Emma Battin of Athens visit. LETART FALLS fire destroys local community building used for lodge ranges and meetings.
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