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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1939

Page

3

Grand Jurors to Hear Bishop Kidnapping Case in Pomeroy

Meigs County grand jury, including three women and 12 men, will review evidence in the Tim Bishop kidnapping case on March 30. The session also considers other pending matters as community factions debate Bishop’s disappearance.

Thens Messenger Athens Ohio Pomeroy Meigs County Tim Bishop Charles B. Warner Warner Downing-Swift Bishop Republican Central Committee Russell Group Grand Jury James Mahoney R. D. Chapman R. D Lester Hart

Shade Honor Roll Is Large and School Theft Incident

Shade Consolidated School presents a long honor roll listing students by grade with many named individuals. A Cleveland, Ohio robbery report notes thieves robbed grocer James Kirkwood, injuring his pocketbook $45 and dumping 500 pounds of sugar and flour on him.

SHADE Shade Consolidated Jack Frost Charles Hawk Dan King Jimmy Knight Joe Moore Catherine Phillips Dorothy Webb Martha Young Faye O’brien Warren Barnhill David McClain Julia Brozak Rosemarie Blazier Arthur Lee Buell Opal Mae Hawk Junior Moore Ruth Moore Floyd Oxley Anna Sargent Donna Shafer Jean Starkey Virginia Williams Mary Selby Bernice Kelley Catherine Webb Bob King Phyllis Fulton Roger Williams Franklin Lucas Roberta Ruth Paul Oxley Mary Starkey Joanne Hawk Nellie Smith Rosemary Slusher Forest Webb Marjory Bolin Joe Perry Elden Hawk Catherine Vehcoe Rose Howard Va Williams Helen Barnhill Try Lou Wingett Frankie Robson Roy Bosworth Mary Wilson Mary Evelyn Carter Donna Jewell Barnhill Betty Louise Collins Icky Bobo Paul Williams Robertebb June Oxley Arden Hawk Sue Lou Allen Wilbur Parmit Esta Ackley Blaine Smith Stover Bobbie Burson Lewis Robert Williams A Stover Ola Mae Collins Young Kathaleen Oxley Catherine Howard Ethel Pierce Y Burson Carol Pierce Verdale Chappel Ted Herbert Bur Ernest Howard Gordon Hawk Xine Goldsberry Eleanor Riggs Cleveland, O James Kirkwood Kirkwood

Two Cats Perish As Shed Burns

A hillside fire on the John Cook property at Monkey Run burned a shed and killed two cats. Pomeroy Fire Department extinguished the shed fire. soon after, another hillside blaze broke out and was put out by volunteers.

Pomeroy John Cook Monkey Run

Middleport Social Notes and Local Pages

Middleport social items report Mrs John Duerr hosting a bridge evening at her Terrace Street home with guests including Mrs R B Laughead Mrs Lee Rudisill and Mrs E R Tompkins and note Mrs Max Harrah won an award. Public notices list a Riverview Camp April 13 card party and a Modern Woodmen dance tonight on N Second Ave.

John Duerr Terrace St R. B. Laughead Lee Rudisill E. R. Tompkins Max Harrah Chance

Woman in Athens Hails Vendol Relief for Constipation

Mary E. Smith of Route 5 Athens describes severe constipation causing dizziness, spots before eyes, upset stomach, back pain, and sleepless nights. She credits Vendol and Vendol laxatives from Athens Pharmacy for rapid relief and diuretic kidney effect, urging others to try the remedy.

Mary E. Smith Route 5 Athens N. Court St Hickman Nelisonville

Syracuse Village to Appeal Pomeroy Block Co. lawsuit

Syracuse Village Council named Edgar Ervin Pomeroy attorney to represent the town in The Pomeroy Cement Block Co. vs the Village of Syracuse. The suit challenges a 1934 FERA project that built 45 sanitary toilets on private properties. village says property owners should pay their own bills.

Syracuse Edgar Ervin Pomeroy Pomeroy Cement Block Co Pomeroy Company FERA

Funeral Attendance From Far Towns for Mrs. Eiselstein

Relatives and friends from Huntington Huntington Chauncey Charleston Nelsonville Columbus Athens St Marys Gallipolis traveled Wednesday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Raymond Eiselstein. Many family members and in laws listed among the mourners.

Middleport Ferry Rife Chillicothe Willis Aleshire Janet Cherrington Booth Gallipolis Aleshire Columbus Herbert Chambers John Majors Kelly Grogan Annamae Glouster Athens James Weber Gravel Hill Dayton Will Reynolds Mary William Reynolds Huntington J. B. Downing W. G. Huddleston Lula Mason Meigs Temple No. 153 Pythian Raymond Eiselstein E. A. Bartels Barbara Bartels Robert Lallance Albert Smith Reuel Smith Paul Smith Arthur Smith Arthur Smith, Jr Margaret Ellen Smith Jack Richard Smith William Dickerson Chauncey Perry Holstein Albert Rhodes William Collins Paul Davis Parkersburg Dr. Quillin St. Marys W. Va Charlotte Danner

Illness and funerals bring many to and from Columbus

Mrs. Vance Nichelson and children arrived from Columbus due to the illness and death of her father George Joachim. Several relatives attend funerals, and updates note recoveries and hospital visits. Local groups schedule a Ladies Auxiliary meeting at the new Legion Hall with a potluck dinner. Oscar Scholl, recently out of an appendectomy, was seen about town.

Vance Nichelson Columbus George Joachim H. D. Defenbacher E. D Frank Will Raymond Eisenstein George Will Paul Dillard Bob Coates Ella Wolf Grace Quillin St. Mary’s W. Va Eiselstein Drew Webster Post New Legion Hall Terrace St Fannie Amberger John Lenkus Holzer Hospital Jacob Ebersbach Bertha Young Mason City J. S. Epple Mt. Hermon Emma Ebersbach Wetzgall St Adam Ebersbach Gaul Chester Rachel Church Union Ave Mitt Hysell Laurel Cliff David Goodwin Second St. Charles Nease Wehe Terrace K. R. Amon Malvern Road Avalon Amon Tilly Shumaker Scott Shumaker Lincoln Terrace Ruth Shumaker Olive Young Lincoln Hill Gallipolis Ralph Young Frost Henderson Frances Gilfilin Brownell Ave Middleport Oscar Scholl

Lawson divorce suit filed on cruelty claim

Mrs. Nina Fannie Lawson filed for divorce from Glenn Lawrence Lawson in common pleas court alleging cruelty. The couple married June 6 1929 in Detroit Michigan and have three children.

Pomeroy Nina Fannie Lawson Common Pleas Court Glenn Lawrence Lawson Lawson Detroit Mich

San Diego resident repairs garage after hit and flee incident

Oscar S. Sachs bought paint lumber and a tire patching kit to repair his damaged garage after an unidentified driver struck it and fled. Sachs attempted to pursue the driver in his car before the driver scattered tacks on the road attempting to deter pursuit.

San Diego Calif Oscar S. Sachs Sachs

Gold Heist Reported At Homestake Mine Lead South Dakota

A daring theft is reported at the Homestake mine in Lead South Dakota with losses approaching 300 million dollars in gold. Authorities probe security failures and track possible suspects as the case draws national attention.

Homestake Lead, S. D

Girl Is Infantile Paralysis Victim in Meigs County

Meigs County reports one infantile paralysis case, Marie Rupe six, daughter of Pearley and Marie Rupe of Harrisonville. The child was taken to Columbus Hospital for exam, returned home for weeks of treatment, then to be placed in a cast. Accompanying relatives accompanied the Rupe travels.

Middleport Meigs County Marie Rupe Pearley Rupe Harrisonville Columbus

Nehi Men Meet at Roy's Hall

Representatives of the local Nehi Inc. branch met at Roy's Hall last night and were addressed by T. R. Buel of Columbus Ga an official of the company. After the meeting the group enjoyed refreshments at Roy's Place. Attendees included J. H. Grate Bill Grate Ralph Smith Edward Lohn James Stansbury Albert Ruschel Hugh Hanson and Charles Pickens.

Middleport The Nehi Inc Roy's Hall T. R. Buel Columbus, Ga Roy

Templars Commandery Conducts Annual Inspection

Pomeroy Ohio Valley Commandery No. 24 Knights Templar conducted annual inspection at the new Masonic Temple Wednesday evening. J Wallace Cherry of Columbus served as inspecting officer. Commanderies from Columbus Jackson and Logan were represented. Eastern Star members served a 6 o'clock chicken dinner before the ceremony.

Pomeroy Ohio Valley Knights Templar New Masonic Temple J. Wallace Cherry Columbus Jackson Logan Eastern Star

Greensboro man named Guilford County executive and chairman

George L. Stensbury of Greensboro has been made full time county executive and chairman of the Guilford County Commissioners at a monthly salary of 350 dollars. He is the son of Mrs. E. E. Stansbury of N Second Ave.

Middleport George L. Stensbury Greensboro N. C Guilford County E. E. Stansbury N. Second Ave

Relief commodities for Waterloo Township set for Saturday

NEW MARSHFIELD reports that relief clients and old age pensioners in Waterloo Township will receive distributions at 9 o clock Saturday morning from the town house.

Waterloo Township

Spiny Anteater Skin Temperatures Spark Study

The spiny anteater shows a body temperature variation of 18 degrees Fahrenheit, challenging simple warm blooded or cold blooded classifications. Researchers note the anomaly in a recent zoology report highlighting physiological diversity.

Calderwood Memorial Will Be Presented at Middleport

A Sunday 10.9 service at First Presbyterian Church marks the presentation and dedication of the Calderwood Memorial Baptismal Font in memory of the Calderwood family. Infants will be baptized and church membership candidates received after tributes by O. H. Stewart. The vestd choir will perform and the public is invited.

Middleport First Presbyterian Church Calderwood Andrew Cajrdeywood Nella Calderwood Park Calderwood Presbyterian Church O. H. Stewart Calderwoods Heath M. E H. A. Rothrock Don McMillin

Infant treated for fractured thigh at Holzer Hospital

Middleport reports John Eben Bowen son of Mr and Mrs John Vroman improving from a fractured thigh at Holzer Hospital. He is noted as the youngest infant treated there for such an injury. A note adds that the hesperornis could only swim and could neither walk nor fly.

Middleport John Eben Bowen Holzer Hospital John Vroman Earth

Judgment Granted For Accident Damage

Judgment of 450 dollars has been granted Leif Bolin in a damage suit against Dr. F M Cluff of Middleport. The suit arose from an automobile collision in which Bolin claimed permanent disability and had sought 28950 dollars in damages.

Pomeroy Leif Bolin F. M. Cluff Middleport Herman Beards Bolin Dr. Cluff

Giant South American Snails Lay Huge Eggs

In South America giant snails lay eggs larger than those of a robin. The discovery highlights extraordinary reptile-like reproduction in land snails and raises questions about species size variation and ecological impact.

South America

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