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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1930
Page
2
A 1930 health feature urges balanced summer breaks with outdoor activity sun and fresh air. It covers travel, recuperation, and the healing power of sunshine and water for all ages, plus Q and A with medical guidance on diet, weight, and common ailments.
Captain Hor ace M. Horton near 92 and Dr. Amy L. Whaley 91 are named as Pomeroy s oldest residents. Horton, a river man for 60 years, lives with family. Whaley, longtime dentist, remains in front office daily with duties now led by daughter Cady.
May 7. John L. Blair a former Pom eroy and Syracuse businessman who went to Bakersfield California for health has fully recovered and expects to return to the Pomeroy Bend in about a month to resume employment.
May 7 report says county commission tentatively agrees to improve Irvin Creek Road in Scipio Township this season. The road is described as one of the important routes for the area and long sought by local residents.
Mrs Abe Diehl sister of Mrs Jacob Elber ld of Pomeroy died at 4 this morning at her Huntington West Virginia home. Her maiden name was Mees and she leaves many relatives in Pomeroy and Mason West Virginia.
Pomeroy reports Mr and Mrs Joseph Will of Rocksprings endure numerous losses including the deaths of daughter Hattie and son Clifford, a fatal automobile crash that claimed Virgil Will’s fiancée Violet Burris, a fire that destroyed their home, and other misfortunes across generations.
In Pomeroy two funerals are noted at the Catholic Church Mary Ann Greuser was buried after a long interval followed by Mary Clifford who died in church and Barbara Weiseman to be buried there next morning. Other obsequies include Violet Burris buried at New Haven West Virginia and Charles Hobbs buried at Ewing Funeral Home with interment at Middleport Hill Cemetery Agnes Jenkins to be buried at Syracuse Hill Cemetery in Washington DC.
The American Legion auxiliary met Monday evening and planned to attend a district conference on Thursday May 8 in Jackson.
May 17 Heath M. E. Church Bible School Class 12 with teacher Miss Vesta McCoy held a well attended potluck dinner in the church dining room Monday evening.
In Middleport the evangelistic meetings at First Baptist Church run through the week with D L Moody leading a singing chorus. Moody’s six year old son sang a solo titled I'll Be A Fisher of Men, to be performed again. Rev Kreager preaches each evening to strong attendance.
S Stevens died in a La Junta hospital after living on Thomas Fork near Pomeroy. He was born there and was brother to the late Mrs Milo Allensworth and uncle to Harvey Allensworth of Middleport and Mrs Sig Johnson of Rutland.
Monday night council session presided by Mayor Harley saw routine business completed while Mossman was absent. Hoadley Swisher and Jock Mitch faced intoxication charges and were jailed in Pomeroy. Many local residents traveled, visited kin, and reported illnesses and quarantines.
Henry Koehler head of the Excelsior Salt Plant has purchased the Albert Mees store in Pomeroy's Second Ward, the former Rosenbaum place. He will run the store in connection with his main business.
The Buckeye train from Ohio Department of Agriculture delivered spawning fish to Pomeroy for distribution to Shade River and Leading Creek branches. Species include rock bass smallmouth bass perch silver catfish and a few crapples. Assignment goes to Meigs County Fish and Game Association.
Several members of Meigs Temple Pythian Sisters traveled from Middleport to Gallipolis Tuesday night for the lodge inspection. Named attendees include Mrs. Grace Vrooman Mrs. Grace Downing Mrs. Addie Laugh head Mrs. Ada Root Mrs. Amy Bowen Mrs. Lottie Snider and Mrs. Pauline Gallagher among others.
Several local figures are mentioned including Mrs. William Schneider of Lincoln Hill Pomeroy who is seriously ill David Watson of Meigs County visited a cousin in Cottageville W Va whom he had not seen for 60 years. Barbara Weiseman 68 died in Pomeroy leaving five children. James Clifford arrives from Bucyrus after his mother's death. Professor Musgrave's class visits Meigs Chick Hatchery. John W Thompson conservation commissioner will speak at Meigs County Fish and Game Club banquet May 22. Olive Township plans a 4000 bond for Reedsville Tuppers Plains Road. Harold Marshall and Jean Curry seek a marriage license at Pomeroy Courthouse. license clerk Horton Brown issues it with Justice Webster performing ceremony. The couple will honeymoon in Liverpool W Va.
Waham High School in Mason City West Virginia awarded athletic letters to six boys and eight girls. The ceremony recognized standout performers across multiple sports with letters and pins reflecting school pride.
The fragment lists individuals including Mary Elizabeth Blenner Le ola Wolf Louise Mees Mary Pur dum Marjorie Gold Eleanor Car sey Bernice Walsh Conrad Davis Donald Fogelsong Clifford Fogel song Howard Icenhower Harold Swartz and James Cunningham.
Rome Grange No. 2247 changes to a second Wednesday evening meeting each month. The next session occurs Wednesday May 14 at 8 o'clock in Stewart with a short business hour and a varied program including songs and talks on butter as a food vitamins liquid and soft diets sound teeth and how to build them and other topics.
May 7 report indicates movie stars Rebe Daniels and Ben Lyon are arranging their wedding plans in Hollywood with preparations underway.
Announcement states the actress will wed on June 14 at the home of her mother Mrs Phyllis Daniels. Details of the ceremony and guest list were not disclosed.
Washington May 7 A moving picture shown before the Society of Motion Picture Engineers demonstrates that saying Bee, not Ah, opens the throat for examination. The film shows that answering Ah actually narrows the throat while Bee keeps it open for the physician.
Charles A. Lindbergh predicted in a United Press interview that passenger and mail planes will fly across the Atlantic within four or five years. He said heavier than air machines will be used at first, but noted that this does not preclude other developments.
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