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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1931
Page
16
Society and locals from Pomeroy Bend Meigs County feature brief notes. Classifieds and circulation ads direct readers to The Messenger and Virgil Marsh for listings and services.
Smoke filled the Remington Hotel in Pomeroy at 4 AM as a furnace room fire spread to the rear of the brick building. Night watchman John Phillips alerted the fire department and guests fled with little regard for appearances. A baby was moved to safety across the street. flames were contained before major damage. Damage totaled a few hundred dollars. owner interests and a June 1 lease expiration for operator Charles Schorn are noted.
POMEROY May 27 Elmer Carl sues for partition of his mother Mary E Carr estate in Bedford Township He claims eleven thirtieths of a 49.25 acre farm and lists defendants including John Carl Lydia Cool Fred Cool Eilen Carl and others The petition notes Carr died intestate on August 29 1926 and asks for division or sale of the farm to allocate shares.
Meigs County 4-H leaders met at the courthouse to plan the coming season. There are 12 girls clubs and five boys clubs with 315 members. three more girls clubs will be organized to reach about 400 members in total. The girls focus on domestic matters while the boys focus on farming.
A Cincinnati message reports Charles W. Snyder remained unconscious at Bethesda Hospital Tuesday noon after a Monday auto wreck near Cincinnati. His parents Mr and Mrs C H Snyder and T A May traveled from Middleport to visit. His wife and children were in Dayton with relatives.
Middleport residents and relatives travel for visits in Columbus and Portland. A serious accident near Cincinnati hospitalizes Cc. C. Snider. A new store rises on Breadway Street by M. G. White with a connected service station. Various social visits, church society meetings, and attendance at a Flower Show are noted along with burial attendees for W. B. Hosom.
In Pomeroy May 27 residents note a long standing saying that a moonlight excursion precedes a cold snap and a Pomeroy schools field meet is sure to bring rain. The superstition has been verified this spring with emphasis.
May 27 report states 12 Meigs County Agricultural Association directors meet in Pomeroy Friday morning to determine if a fair will be held this fall at Rocksprings, plus date and public inducements to attend.
The Middleport High School Alumni Association will meet Saturday May 30 at 8 o clock in the gymnasium on Pearl Street. A program will be followed by dancing and refreshments served by the Parent-Teacher Association. Gene Grate serves as alumni president.
Bedford Town ships wins the pest elimination contest against Chester Township by 85,300 points. Captains Darsel Smith and John Frank lead the two teams with Frank Clark and Herbert Warner as scorers. The hunt ran March 10 to May 23, ending in a banquet funded by the losers.
Obituary Charlies Dickey former Pomeroy Bend steamboat man dies at Knights of Pythias home in Springfield. May 23 exams held for Eighth Grade students 130 in Meigs County schools. W C McIntosh of Mason City critically ill. Carl Brown of Washington DC to speak at ex service men mass meeting at Pomeroy Courthouse. Joe Litzinger of Rutland Township hospitalized in Gallipolis. Pomeroy High School alumni reunion planned Friday night. Nellie Tracy resigns from Pomeroy Sugar Run mill after 13 years. L W Roush of Columbus visiting son Harry Roush in Pomeroy. Liberty packet stopped at Pittsburgh with 2300 cases of eggs from Charleston and the Pomeroy Bend.
Reports from the area mention Ralph Chevalier’s family hosting guests at Fish er Station, and several locals attending a Good Fellowship meeting in Tuppers Plains. Visitors include A G Swartz from Chicago, Mrs Marcella Davis hosting Kananga and Athens guests, and Eiveret Wigal from Athens bringing Ernest Wigan for hospital time before plans in Athens.
A compiled roster of students from Athens County eighth grade classes who are set to graduate this year. Includes Kinney Ralph Kincaid and multiple students by town such as Pleasanton Karmit Haning Maxine Lowry Samuel Lowry Mary Pugh John Wesley Goose Run Ruth Eileen Gill Anna Belle Pierpoint Loretta Shaffer William Johnston Theda Thomas Ralph Whited Mechanicsburg Josephine Gerturde Bolin Dorothy Belle Brooks Normandy Inez Burgett Emory Emont Coen Pauline Crow Cassie Belva Ervin James Durward Ervin Jane Fury Gerald Mason Glover Francis Lavalle Hibbard George Earl Lillie Arlos Lillie and Charles Al-
A readable roster of residents by town includes Lan Moore Richard Parker Janis Orlena Tom Robert Lee Stansbury Clarys Helen Sutton and Virginia Mar vine Hooper East Clayton lists Frank Boling Joseph Conner Mabel Simonton John Speelman Carbondale shows Ruth Stanley June Stanley Thomas Mills Kenneth Chesser Dwight Mace Howard McClain Virgene Arnold Freda Cox and others Plantsville names June Armstrong Anna Lewis Gwendyl Croston Oak Grove Christine Barnhart Hettie Campbell Elden Carpenter Ruth Foughty Harold Hartman Jessie Parsons Paul Wachen schwanz Edna Mae Wolf Fierce Ridge lists Frances Zarley Frieda Zarley Edith Kasler Lois Howard Blackwood has Lester Smith McLeish records Reginald Embrey Alice Glanemann Zelma Brooks Burton Maxwell Thelma Maxwell Estella Roberts Elizabeth Lengyel Viola Inman
The article notes Memorial Day in Athens County marked the first active pertics and lists numerous residents across York Coolville and Canonville communities. It mentions World War veterans honored in Decoration Day services and reports a marriage at the First Presbyterian manse. Ohio University commencement opens June 12 with exercises on Thursday morning. The Messenger added a typesetting machine an extra operator two new pages and three comic strips increasing sports space.
Congressman I M Foster and his wife attended a White House garden tea with their daughters Frances and Ruth. The event featured President Warren G. Harding and Mrs. Harding as hosts.
Two new passenger trains on the K and M Railroad let shoppers spend almost a full day in Athens. Athens High beat Nelsonville 1 to 0 in a postponed baseball game due to no ball grounds in Nelsonville. Robert J. Studer of Ohio College of Dental Surgery Cincinnati won three silver medals for exams and technical work. Dr W N Alderman Fran Lowry Charles Day and Frank Sheldon joined Athenians who traveled to Indianapolis for the AAA grand prize race.
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