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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1930
Page
2
Capt. Tom Greene of Greene Line and Capt. William Roe of Louisville Line plan a June 7 steamboat race from Fernbank Dam near Cleinnath to New Richmond. Four packets enter the event the Cincinnati Tom Greene Queen City and John W Hubbard. The Cincinnati is the only sternwheeler. The race promises sensational action with cameras reporters and radio coverage aboard.
The first grade high schools of Meigs County will graduate 16 percent of pupils this year in a nine month term ending in the last week of May. A list of graduates is published, naming students from Pomeroy Harrisonville Columbia Tuppers Plains Racine Rutland and Rutland.
POMEROY May 2 At a Pomeroy Board of Education meeting J Rhodes was reappointed as superintendent of the Pomeroy schools for the next three years. He has led the local schools for the past year. The report also notes Meigs County population changes and local civic updates including new members of the Pomeroy Third Ward Fire Company and a court divorce hearing set for Friday morning.
J A Dingers and baby visit Columbus relatives as a local note mentions a family trip. An advertisement taints the page with older product lines claiming relief for corns and foot troubles, citing an English girl’s testimonial about Redox treatment and soaking methods for corn removal.
Meigs County commissioners approved 2000 from the county road and bridge fund to grade a proposed Medwey riverfront road from Apple Grove through Lolart Township to the Athens County line then east to Portland and Reedaville toward the Meigs Athens border. Work planned this summer with state aid uncertain and a later phase to continue. In Common Pleas Court Wyatt G Plants and the First City Bank filed two suits in Meigs County on promissory notes, seeking foreclosure of mortgage realty securing a 3922.04 loan and collection of two notes totaling 2000 against multiple defendants.
County Treasurer Homer Roush, an over sea veteran, heads the World War trophy collection. He recovered a telescope sight from a German sniper's rifle, capable of magnifying objects at a mile, and kept it hidden in his clothing. He also possesses a bayonet from the same encounter.
In Pomeroy May 3 Harry McGinnis the comedian from a Middlport medicine show was fined 100 dollars plus costs after a crash at the Meigs County Fair Grounds damaged two cars belonging to Mr and Mrs Thomas W Those. Co-defendant Albert White paid 100 dollars and costs to cover intoxication charges. Mrs Rose reportedly escaped serious injury. Also noted is a Presbyterian Missionary Society meeting in Middletown with lessons on Spanish speaking Southwest and Latin America and program participants listed.
Local hears rumors of railroad led growth as Chesapeake and Ohio takes over Hocking Valley. Enlarged yards and development of coal fields are reported with proposed routing changes from Forest Terminus through Neast Settlement, Bowman's Run, to Amiquity fields.
Reports from Meigs County show continued oil and gas development with new wells on Ye Hartey Musser farm yielding gas flows of about one million cubic feet per day and nearby Dront Halliday farm hosting eight paying wells. Also noted: a dog tax violation case in county court and several local housing moves.
Miss Alvira Jones of 404 Lincoln Street received part of the first mail carried by Charles Lindbergh on the Cristobal to United States route opened May 2. The note came from Mrs Fran Larsen who has been Panama visiting her brother Charles Huber. Larsen relayed the letter May 1 with Colonel Lindbergh and it arrived in Middleport May 6. The 26 cent stamp was affixed and the letter will be a valued keepsake for Miss Jones.
Mrs Emma Sisson and sot Levis stayed Tuesday with aunt Mrs St Horden in Long Bottom then returned home the same day. Mrs Flora Talbott came from Columbus with her family to Huntington and will stay until after commencements and graduation of Chapnelle Talbott and Miss Louise. The Huntingdon Herald Dispatch reports Cabell County Bank expands with broader stock distribution led by West Huntington figures including Charles W Stansbury, son of Dr W W Stansbury, formerly of Middleport.
An old advertisement touts Moone's Emerald Oil as a powerful healing preparation for tired aching swollen feet. It claims rapid comfort from inflammatory foot woes with a camphor antiseptic formula that cleanses deodorizes and leaves no greasy residue.
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