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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1935
Page
3
Ships were not painted for decoration during the war but to mislead torpedo boats about their course and speed. The Athens Messenger notes officials ordered the site at Pomeroy prepared for a new post office building.
Delays in bidding and construction for a new courthouse project in Meigs county stem from order delays and funding questions. Negotiations continue on the Second Street location as Masonic officials and local citizens weigh impacts of the hold ups amid council and board discussions.
Ida Alice Hemlock Grove and Charlotte Williams lead reorganized Was County H Club in the afternoon session. Mary Ida Alice, Mildred, Rheba Jeanne, and Eleanor are listed among continuing and new members in the Car-Story, Ida Alice group.
The government accuses Judge Ernest A. O'Brien of bias in the Detroit closed bank trials. Attorney General Homer Cummings leads the action, seeking to remove the judge after a failed initial move tied to alleged dealings of the judge's wife with some banks.
Regular meeting of the Women’s Missionary Society of the Church of Christ elected officers for the coming year. President Mrs. H B Curd, vice president Miss Etta Gaskill, secretary Mrs. O L Roush, treasurer Miss Susie Taylor, program chairman Mrs. F I Gardner, World Call secretary Mrs. R H Horden. Installation planned for next meeting with Blessing boxes and soap coupons aiding Children’s Home and Bethany College. Hosts were Mrs. Minerva Childers, Mrs. Edgar Allensworth, and Mrs. Lewis Burford.
Miss Helen Owens spent the weekend in Rutland with Misses Dorothy and Hazel Hall. George W. Kreitler, county agricultural agent, was a business visitor in Columbus Tuesday. Misses Ann Altona and Bertha Bailey Ted Scott and Theoren Johnson were visitors in Columbus Saturday. Miss Rachael Owens and Doward Calvert were Sunday guests of Misses Dorothy and Hazel Hall in Putland.
Dr. A V C Skinner arrives in Middleport after years in San Diego California and a stay with relatives in Aurora Illinois He served as pastor of the Middleport Presbyterian Church for seven years and will stay with Mr and Mrs C F Reed and local friends for several weeks.
Gallia County reports the new steel bridge at the old Chillicothe Road entrance nearly complete with only flooring remaining. Rain slowed work after the collapse weeks ago. foot traffic already allowed across as the span extends several feet beyond the 1895 bridge.
Martin Ludwik told a county jail audience on Tuesday about past bandit sieges and a growing persecution complex. He said the scope of the danger emerged from the attacks and noted his relocation to Youngstown on Tuesday.
G A Bentley of New York promises to locate a new industry in Middleport within 90 days. Local supporters back a bond issue of 10 000 to 20 000 dollars to build a facility that would stay town property until the industry pays a million dollars in wages, at least 100 000 annually. Bentley notes co operation from citizens and cites Fairfield Illinois as a model after a similar plan.
Middleport social notes list visitors and locals with ties to East Lynn Huntington and Toledo. Notables include Mr and Mrs Will Newhouse Eloise of Marshal College, Mrs Gorman and Mrs Mankin sisters, plus bridge host B F Fultz Sr. and guests from Charleston Gallipolis Marietta and Huntington.
The Ohio Court of Appeals reverses a Meigs County tax ruling in the case of Hiram J. Blackmore and the Tax Commission versus The P G Oil and Gas Company. It sets the property's valuation at no more than $6,000, noting only the company's secretary Percy L. Peoples suggested lowering from $24,000 to $12,000 as potential support.
Herman Varnholt of Indianapolis—husband of Margaret Hartinger formerly of Middleport—died suddenly Monday morning while on a truck for Indianapolis Transfer Co, which he owned. He was brother-in-law to Elizabeth Hartinger and Mary King of Middleport. illness prevents Hartinger and King from attending the funeral.
In Minersville Edward Parker and Mason Fisher survived a dynamite blast while drilling for Pearl Parker’s coal mine at Forest Run. They placed three sticks and a half stick in the hole and then a full stick when the fuse failed. A later second hit caused an upward explosion that spared their lives though Fisher suffered severe arm burns and Parker’s eyes were filled with sand. Parker was hospitalized at Gallipolis.
Mr. and Mrs. Titus Pickens of Pomeroy spent Friday with Mrs. Gene Beegle. Mrs. Crut Bradford and children visited friends in Coolville. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Carvel of Dayton were weekend guests of his parents. Kathryn Philson of Rutland High School stayed with her parents. Francis Morris traveled to Point Pleasant, W. Va. Ward Roberts of Shawnee visited friends. Hazel Stobart stayed with Betty Buck in Antiquity. Francis Morris and Mrs. Weil and children visited relatives in Columbus. Robert Curtis stayed with Rex Marra at Sycamore Grove. Henry Zeiher and Maurice Lott hosted Sunday guests. Mrs. O. F. Welkens and children from Hillsboro visited her sister, Mrs. T. T. Shelton, and brought home her father P. W. Pence after two weeks here.
Miss Anna Mae Evans, longtime Rio Grande High School principal, is replaced by B. Lewis Jones who hails from Bidwell Porter High School. Jones, a Rio Grande College alum, previously headed a northern Ohio high school. Evans earned a master's from Columbia University and taught in the Raccoon District before becoming principal last year. Additional staff changes include Francis Burdeil replacing Roy Mathias and Mae Smeltzer teaching in place of Florence Rees.
Sheriff pursues a suspect in Gallipolis over the theft of Hor ace Hoddy Condee's trousers. The pants contained two checks totaling 8 cents and 11 dollars plus 15 dollars in cash. Condee, who is blind, reported the loss after discovering the theft from the bed post where he hung the trousers.
Gallia Academy High School prepares for graduation week with events in Gallipolis. Friday night includes the Junior-Senior banquet and class night at Washington School Auditorium. Baccalaureate is set for May 2 at Grave Methodist Episcopal Church and English IV breakfast May 23 at the Presbyterian Church.
Judge W R White dismissed the case Mary Louise Cox brought against Harry G Keys for 20200 damages after the plaintiff failed to provide security for costs. The accident reportedly occurred in Eureka in a car driven by Maxwell Cox colliding with Keys. The Rev Roy L Brown spoke to the Rotary Club in Gallipolis as delegates Higgins and Haskins returned from Dayton.
Gallia County auditors report show teachers in multiple school districts will receive pay up to early 1935 though none has been issued yet. Distributions cover salaries for districts including Ad dison Cheshire Rural Greenfield and others with bond debt allocations and cross-county funding details.
Ad promoting S.S.S. Tonic claiming to rebuild red blood cells and aid digestion. States tonic boosts energy, appetite, sleep, nerves, and complexion. highlights two sizes 5.5.8 and 2 sizes with economy option. urges starting treatment today.
A Gallipolis training unit opened at Holzer Airport under Lieut. Eckford Hodgson as the field faces flood danger. A new drainage system supports the graded soil and the training ship is an Aeronca with a Waco ambulance plane planned for Holzer Hospital. Permits were issued in Huntington by local men.
Gallia dispatch reports Vinton County Sheriff and state officers found and destroyed 14 barrels of mash totaling 700 gallons in Jackson Township near Tercentenary Church. The hot condensation barrel suggested recent removal and the wooded location indicated long term use by distillers.
Fred Rhodes suffered cuts in a wreck on Eastern Avenue when his car collided with Wade Tolle s vehicle. Rhodes was admitted to Holzer Hospital for treatment and rode with Stanley Brumfield in Clyde Thompson's car. Transcripts show moonshine charges against Lester Edler Elma Edler Walter Church Dowie Williams Will Montgomery and Luther Swain set for Grand Jury hearing May 21.
Martin Mooney of the New York American was sentenced to 30 days in the workhouse and fined 250 dollars for contempt of court after he refused to reveal his source for information used in a series on the policy racket.
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