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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1931
Page
2
Pomeroy Bend-Meigs County Classified Needs
Local notes indicate O A Hartley as staff correspondent offering news and society items. Classified and circulation ads for The Messenger are coordinated with Virgil Marsh for service inquiries and distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. A. Hartley
P-3
The
Messenger
Virgil Marsh
H. Bartlett
Teachers Pay Discussed By School Boards Here
Meigs County school boards at the courthouse considered finances and state funding for next year. County Supt. C. N. Wagner warned of statewide fund shortages and potential partial term pay. Boards were urged to avoid hiring with mixed salaries until state aid is clearer. Many favored a ten percent salary cut for teachers next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs ‘County
County Supt. Co
N. Wagner
Waxner
Pajaries
Middleport Visitors noted in scattered local notices
Long list of Middleport residents and relatives visiting in Greenfield Columbus Huntington and Zanesville with family ties to Dr. Robert Jones Mrs Nelson formerly Elizabeth Jones graduate of Middleport High School class of 1915 and many others visiting relatives and hospital stays are noted in brief reports across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Harry Neilson
Detroit
Greenfield
Robert Jones
T. H. Davis
E. G. Probst
Nelson
Elizabeths Jones
Middleport High School
J. C. Fisher
Charleston
Pearl Childers
George Childers
Childers
BE. G. Probst
People Still Attend Churches Across Rural Districts
A May 18 report from Pomeroy notes that contrary to claims of declining church attendance, residents in Oakgrove near Recife and Mease Chapel in Nease Settlement drive to Sunday School and church, not on long Sunday country trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Oakgrove
Recife
Mease Chapel
Nease Settlement
Pt Pleasant visitor Ora Click with Bing family
Miss Ora Click of Pt Pleasant visited over the weekend with her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Lawrence Bing on South Second Avenue. Mrs Bing traveled to Columbus on Monday and Tuesday morning then to Dayton for the Ohio Baptist Convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ora Click
Pt. Pleasant
Lawrence Bing
South Second Avenue
Columbus
Dayton
Ohio Baptist Convention
Aged Civil War Veteran Melvin Boice Dies at 86
Melvin Boice 86 a Cheshire Township Ohio Civil War veteran died Sunday after a three month illness. He served in Company H 58th O V I and was the last survivor of that company. He is survived by his widow 82 and two children D O Lyle Philadelphia and George Boice Columbus. Funeral Tuesday at home with Rev Harley Bolton preaching. Burial Gravel Hill Cemetery Cheshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Melvin Boice
Cheshire Township
Gallia County
Boice
D. O. Lyle
Philadelphia
George Boice
Columbus
Marcellus Boice
Gallia
Meigs
53D
Ohio Regiment
Ohio
Harley Bolton
Rutland
Gravel Hill
Cheshire
George
Former Racine Woman Dies in New York
Mrs. Enid Bell Rich, 40, wife of Dr. Gilbert Rich, died in New York City after an appendicitis operation. A Racine native, she was daughter of Kate Bell Wolf and granddaughter of Mrs. Rachel McElroy. She leaves a 12 year old son. The body will reach Athens then Racine and be placed in a mausoleum at Greenwood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Enid Bell Rich
Gilbert Rich
New York City
Rich
Kate Bell Wolf
New York
Rachel McElroy
Emory Shain
Athens
Greenwood Cemetery
Pomeroy Setting Reproduced in Joan Crawford Film
The Tort Song moved from stage to screen with Joan Crawford in the lead. Set around the New Remington Hotel in Pomeroy Ohio the sound picture uses the local church bells and hotel lobby furnishings to recreate a Saturday night and Sunday morning sequence. The Cincinnati author chose Ohio River surroundings for authentic background.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Remington Hotel
Pomeroy
Joan Crawford
Ohio River
Junior Choir Appears at Presbyterian Church
The Junior Choir of the Presbyterian Church made its initial appearance at the 10:50 service in Middleport. The group is directed by Mrs. Oscar Hiein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
The
Presbyterian Church
Oscar Hiein
Baptist Delegates Attend Ohio Convention from Middleport
Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Hamilton, Mrs. Effie Hundley, and Rev. F. C. Kreager depart Middleport for Dayton for a four day Ohio Baptist Convention. Hamiltons visit Harry Bowman relatives in Dayton while Kreager and wife visit their son in Middletown. The Linden Avenue Baptist Church hosts the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
M. J. Hamilton
Effie Hundley
F. C. Kreager
Dayton
Ohio Baptist Convention
Hamiltons
Handley
Harry Bowman
Kreager
Middletown
W. D. Kreager
Linden Avenue Baptist Church
Mrs. Mary Diehl Dies Widow Of Philip Diehl
Mrs. Mary Diehl aged 80 widow of Philip Diehl of Bull Run died at 3 a m Sunday at the home of George Renshaw on the Rutland Road Pomeroy. Survived by daughters Mrs George Howell Union Avenue Pomeroy and Mrs Henry Seidenable Naylors Run Pomeroy. Funeral arrangements not announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Diehl
Pomeroy
Mary Diehl
Bull Run
George Renshaw
Rutland Road
George Howell
Union Avenue
Henry Seidenable
Naylors Run
Pomeroy Fish Fry Set by Game and Fish Association
The Pomeroy Game and Fish Association schedules a fish fry on the Gun Club grounds near the Meigs County Fair on Thursday May 21 with a record turnout expected and five hundred pounds of fish ordered for the banquet. Other items mention S W Hendrix at the Elmhurst Tavern and local residents’ travel and health notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Game and Fish Association
Gun Club
Meigs County Fairgrounds
Meigs County
S. W. Hendrix
Elmhurst Tavern
A. W. Vale
Lancaster
Huntington
W. Va
A. H. Lawson
R. J. Collins
Gallipollis
Middleport
Wellston
Court Trials Set Dates Announced for Trails in Local Court
Pomeroy Ohio May 18 At a brief Common Pleas Court session two week docket shows equity hearings this week by Judge Peoples and jury cases the week of May 25 by Judge White in Gallipolis. Scheduled trials include Beal v McKinley on May 25 Meter v Seidenable May 21 Seidenable v Heines and Kaspar May 27 State ex rel v Eiselstein June 1 Grogan v Industrial Commission June 2 Sanborn v Sanborn June 3 and Weed v Hodge June 4.
Coal output gains in Nelsonville week ending May 9
The week of May 9 shows a 4.5 percent rise in bituminous coal production for Nelsonville. The Bureau of Mines estimates total output at 6,708,000 tons, compared with 6,285,000 tons in the same week in 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Bureau of Mines
Nelsonville Area Classified Ad Seeks Experienced Representative
Classified listing in Nelsonville and vicinity calls for an experienced representative. Includes contact instruction to apply by phone or mail to the advertiser.
Martin Hunter fined for Driving While Intoxicated
Nelsonville report states Martin Hunter of The Plains pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated before Mayor Bill Hickman. He received a $100 fine plus costs and one year driving rights suspension. Police note a prior similar offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Martin Hunter
the Plains
Bill Hickman
Hunter
Prohibition
Tom Bush
Lewis Farm
Donald Juniper
Juniper
Myers Street
Wayne Wingett
Athens
George Rasp
Charles Bayles
Peter Barrows
George Bateman
Floyd Bryan
Fred Jenkins
William
Darb) Baker
Jalil
Bond
Bone ‘Hollow
Palm Beach
Elizabeth Zane Dew Chapter Elects New Officers
The Elizabeth Zane Dew Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution held its final meeting of the year at the American Legion Home on May 16. Nona Lane read the nominating report and officers were chosen: Regent Mrs. M. I. Shepard, and others including Mrs. W. Hyde and Miss Nona Lane. Seven teen members attended as hosts Mrs. D. Martin and Mrs. H. Cramner led the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Zane Dew
Daughters of the American Revolution
American Legion
Nona Lane
M. I. Shepard
W. 7. Hyde
W. L. Hudson
H. Martin
L. D. Martin
W. H. Weigand
J. M. Hyde
Henry T. Poston
T. D. Brown
W. W. Whitlatch
F. W. Poston
H. E. Cramner
Past Chiefs' Association Meeting Set for May 20
The Past Chiefs' Association of the Degree of Pocahontas will meet Wednesday evening May 20 at 7 30 at the home of Mrs W J Scott 658 Poplar Street. Mrs Margaret Bagley and Mrs Clara Wallace will be assisting hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiefs’ Association of the Degree of Pocahontas
W. J. Scott
Poplar Street
Margaret Bagley
Clara Wallace
Mizpah Sunday School Class to Meet at Mrs Ennis Home
The Mizpah Class of the Methodist Sunday School will meet Wednesday evening with Mrs. Charles Ennis at 831 Walnut Street. All members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Sunday School
Charles Ennis
Walnut Street
Sixth Grade Music Program Graces Nelsonville Event
Nelsonville May 18 last Friday's Sixth Grade Music Class program was led by Garth Lightfoot Ossuth Doolittle Fimo Robson and Marie Buell featuring songs recitations stories and dialogues including The First Water Lily The Army of Two and When It's Springtime in the Rockies Other participants included Vivian Beagle Josephine Tignor Pauline Hull Eileen Hughes Martha Galvin Mary Whitmore and Kathleen Juniper. The report also lists a string of local visits and family news from area residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Garth Lightfoot
Ossuth Doolittle
Fimo Robson
Marie Buell
America
Vivian Beagle
Josephine Tignor
Pauline Hull
Eileen Hughes
Kossuth Doolittle
Bill Matheny
Mary Whitmore
Mary Goodspeed
Alberta Shafer
Kathleen Juniper
George Handel
Martha Galvin
The
Rockies
Lighth Grade Wins Girls Track Meet With 15 Points
In the junior high girls meet last Friday Eighth Grade led with 15 points, Ninth Grade 13, Seventh Grade 3. Event highlights include Bunthoff and Margie Rosser top in running broad jump, Margie Rosser 13 feet 10 inches for distance, Heselden and Rosser leading in baseball throw, and races won by Hayden and Gillilan with Rosser and Shelton placing in sprints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Bunthoff
Margie Rosser
Gillilan
Heselden
Shelton
F. Bateman
Hayden
Sth
Mary Rosser
Fay
Nelsonville Lodge to hold team practice for district sessions
The degree staff of the Nelsonville Lodge Improved Order of Red Men will exemplify the work at a district school soon in New Straitsville. Ed Lowery is captain and F A Davis is assistant. Members are asked to attend Red Men's Hall meeting Wednesday night May 20 for team practice and travel arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Nelsonville Lodge
Order of Red Men
New Straitsville
Ed Lowery
F. A. Davis
Women’s Relief Corps Guests Attend Logan Meeting
Mrs. Mary Robertson and several other women were present at the Woman's Relief Corps meeting in Logan Saturday evening. Mrs. C. J. Bartels visited relatives in Parkersburg on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Robertson
del Pidcock
Delva Etlonters
Chas. Dresher
Kate Herrold
Ellen Steenrod
Josephine Murphy
Phebe Clements
Logan
Woman's Relief Corps
C. J. Bartels
Parkersburg
Its Own Mother Wouldn't Know it
Friends of B. E. Peck assistant superintendent at Natco Plant Haydenville pulled a prank by swapping a mongrel puppy for his ordered Great Dane. The dog was later restored to Mr. Peck after the ruse unfolded in Logan on May 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
B. E. Peck
Natco
Haydenville
Peck
Express
Gilbert and Mills Visit Friends Across Counties
Mrs FE M Gilbert spent the weekend in Columbus with her son Raleigh Edgar while Misses Royal and Ruth Gilbert visited sister Mrs Bob Hardy in Carbon Hill. Mr and Mrs M B Copeland and son Royland of Columbus were guests of George and Mrs Lowery. Miss Marvy Mills of Carbondale visited Miss Elizabeth Lash on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Pedigo
Athens
M. B. Pedigo
Joe Tignor
Terry
Bobby
Zanesville
C. A. Stover
I. J. Shumaker
Lancaster
John Salt
Lucille Verity
S.S. Blackburn
Eugene Brickles
Pomeroy
Dave Gorsuch
Huntington
W. Va
Earl Michaels
Columbus
Carnes Hickman
Lowell Hickman
C. W. Brush
H. B. Sands
C. E. Bennett
Magnetic Springs
Nelle Pickering
A. L. Barker
Eugene Wilson
C. J. Shepard
Jane
J. R. Hickman
W. Franklin Street
Effie Green
Marie Hickman
Billy Raybould
Lee Hill
R. R. Sands
Charleston
0. G. McCain
Martha Carson
T. R. Patts
L. A. Davis
Sunbury
Elizabeth
Harriet Bowers
Glen Bagley
Gladys Bowers
FE. M. Gilbert
Raleigh Edgar
Misses Royal
Ruth Gilbert
Bob Hardy
Carbon Hill
M. B. Copeland
Royland
George Lowery
Ohio Band To Play Final Athens Concert Wednesday
Ohio University band offers its final Athens season concert at Alu Memorial Auditorium during morning university convocation. Directed by Prof. C W Janssen. Programs include Rossini Barber of Seville and Sousa Semper Fidelis with various solos and wind quintet pieces. The group travels to Buchtel on May 30 for a Memorial Day concert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University Band
Athens
University
Alu Memorial
C W. Janssen
Fred Mills
Wiiliam Cooper
Pierne
Darkies
Jubilee
J. Turner
Arthur Lange
Robert Smith
Orion Patch
Unkrich
Gault
Stephen Foster
Holmes
Ase
Sousa
Poetry societies form charter chapter at Ohio University
Ohio University joins 14 colleges to form a charter chapter of the College Poetry Society of America to publish a monthly poetry magazine. Sponsoring poets include Frost, Monroe, Teas ter Bynner, Rittenhouse, Sandburg, Niehardt, and Auslander. Other charter chapters are at Columbia, Harvard, NYU, Northwestern, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Kansas, Rollins, Grinnell, California, Florida, Pennsylvania, Arkansas, and North Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
College Poetry Society of America
Robert Frost
Edna St. Vince *E
Harriet Monroe
Sara Te Kster Bynner
Jessie RittenBous
Sandburg
John Niehardt
Auslander
Columbia
Harvard
New York University
Northwestern
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Kansas
Rollins College
Grinnell
California
Florida
Pennsylvania
Arkansas
North Dakota
One Cent A Day Accident Policy Offer
The Postal Life and Casualty Insurance Co. of Kansas City Mo offers a new accident policy paying up to 1M per month for disability and 1050 for death costs less than 1 cent a day 3.50 a year. Over 68 000 insured. Ages 10 to 70 eligible. Send name address age beneficiary and relation for a 10 day free inspection with no examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postal Life & Casualty Insurance Co
Dlerks
Kansas City
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