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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1929
Page
3
The body is to arrive today for funeral services likely Tuesday with burial in Cutler Cemetery, as family members John and Theodore arrange arrangements for the deceased.
Nelsonville report says John McGinley 49 died Sunday at New Straitsville. Funeral services Wednesday at 9 am in New Straitsville Catholic Church with Rev Father Kellerman. Burial at Mt Calvary Cemetery. He is survived by four daughters. his wife Elsie Lenigar McGinley passed two years ago.
A large attendance at the Hyperion Club gathering at Mrs. H. D. Krieg’s home 182 Fayette Street. Roll call answered General Pershing. Mrs. Joe Davis spoke on International Relations. The study book Europe in the War covered chapters three to five read by Mrs. Badger and others. Delegates to the Southeastern District Federated Clubs Convention in Portsmouth were named for November 12–13. Past Chiefs of the Pocahontas will meet at Mrs. Bircie Evans’s home on Poplar Street November 6.
Mrs. Elizabeth Kaelin of Kaelin Beauty Shop in Lancaster says she will be at the Spring Barber Shop in this city on Tuesday and Wednesday of every third week, beginning this Tuesday.
Funeral services were conducted at the Pritchard home in Nelsonville for Paul Cummins a Civil War veteran. The Rev. Lloyd Evans and Rev. L G Matheny led the service with hymn Abide With Me. World War veterans attended and burial took place at Greenlawn beside Cummins wife. Several relatives from Columbus Zanesville and Circleville attended due to the death.
Police investigated a collision on Mason City Hill where Joe Popoczy of Murray City tried to pass a parked car and struck Kenneth Carrol of Carbon Hill in a coupe. Carrol's car was towed to a local garage for repairs. Elizabeth M Kaelin and operator will be at Springs Shop on November 5 and 6 and every other Tuesday and Wednesday thereafter.
Immediate settlement of a wage controversy between 125 miners and operators of the White Ash Mine on Bailey Run near Chauncey seemed unlikely. More than 200 miners from Ath, The Plains, Millfield, and Chauncey attended a mass meeting where deplored conditions were raised by union officials Lee Hall and Dave Watkins. Twenty cutters at Eclipse Mine near The Plains quit Friday as officials set a new cutting rate, while miners at White Ash faced a 58 to 52 cent per ton reduction demand.
Nelsonville residents vote tomorrow on renewing a three mill school tax levy. Officials warn failure means no state aid, a shorter nine month term, and reduced educational opportunities. A favorable result preserves state aid, nine month term, and parity with similar Ohio towns.
The Simonton grocery on Poplar Street in Nelsonville burned down about 4 am. The one story frame building and its stock were a total loss with the store insured for 2 000 on contents and 1 000 on the building. Fire Chief Dana Windon reported the fire’s cause undetermined as firefighters kept flames from spreading to nearby properties.
A 1929 Ohio General Assembly proposal seeks to amend Article XII Section 2 and repeal Section 3, altering property tax limits to one and a half percent of true value for state and local purposes. It sets a January 1, 1931 effective date and outlines exemptions and levy rules including existing bonds and district taxes.
Senior-Junior High School hosts a 7 30 PM meeting in the Senior High School Auditorium with Dr H Bing of Ohio University as guest. Open discussion planned and a program including community singing, comedy by the Sophomore Class, musical revue, instrumental solo, levy discussion, and a finale.
More than 100 young people of the Methodist Episcopal Church presented a splendid program at the regular service hour. William Howe, Epworth League president, and Arthur Kennedy led the devotional period. Miss Mary Helen Smith of Jerseyville preached a forceful sermon. The Rev H A Sayre praised her as a former member of his Marietta era. Mr and Mrs Ned Stanley and children from Steubenville and Wiley Hubbard of Follansbee returned home after visiting Mr and Mrs W J McConaha on Poplar Street.
The P and G Store at Kimberly operated by Alva Patton and Pearl Glenn was burglarized early Sunday morning, with about 200 dollars in merchandise taken including sweaters overalls socks and gloves. Investigators believe the break in occurred between 2 and 8 am and a bloodhound helped in the search.
Patrols of Troop No 45 have rearranged. Eagle Patrol members Bennie Sterling Robert Riley Donald Shater Gilbert Weiss Darrell Keplar Gene Young James Barrows George Lash are summoned to attend Tuesday at 7 PM at the YMCA. An assistant patrol leader will be appointed. Miss Mary Louise Stephenson returned home in Middleport Sunday after visiting her aunt Miss Louise Pearce.
An advertisement asserts Adlerika relieves constipation in two hours by cleansing upper and lower bowels. It includes customer testimonial and lists Appalachian-area apothecaries and drugstores selling the product.
Mrs J F Mathewson of Columbus visits son Tom and family. The Tildens of Cambridge with Mrs Tildens parents the Figgins group visit. Merle Weymueller family and others guest with Weymuellers and Stovers. Abbie Porter returns to Akron after weeks with kin. Various locals, teachers and students from Athens Columbus and Logan chapters attend visits and football game in Athens.
Trading in wool showed a sharp fall in volume while prices remained steady. French combing 64s and Western grown wools were most active with few transactions closed at steady levels despite abroad reports that kept confidence in current values.
Market notes show egg extras and poultry items with prices. Leghorn fowls at 18 to 20 cents each. ducks listed at 2002 cents. old cocks at 180 to 200 cents. Drotlers and other terms indicate varied poultry pricing.
Charles E Miller of Athens Ohio warns in a public notice that tax collection and rates hinge on how government spending is managed If wasteful spending occurs after taxes are collected the tax rate will rise and the collector will demand larger sums in future years
Hog receipts 6 000 with market active and prices up about 10 to 15 cents. hogs 160 to 330 lbs around 9 85 to 9 96 per cwt. Cattle receipts 1 300 with market steady to 35 cents higher, steers and yearlings around 9 60 to 9 00 per cwt. calves 6500 to 9 00. heifers 8 60 to 10 50. Sheep receipts 3 500 with market strong, fat native lambs 12 70 to 13 30, ewes around 4 50.
Hogs show holdover firmer bids with receipts 118 head and loads of 18 to 28 pounds up. Heifers and steers steady to higher, cattle receipts around 2 050 with various hog and cattle classes priced across realignments. Veals steady to mid teens and sheep reads show steady demand with light lambs bringing up to 12 50.
Fragmented list shows stock names and percentages including Atlantic Refining Anaconda Hartimore and Ohio Barnsdall Chesapeake Congoleum Nairn and Col Gas and Elect TM with small percentages. No clear event or narrative, just a partial market slide.
A fragmented OCR fragment lists numerous historical companies and brands across multiple sectors including automotive, energy, steel, and chemicals. Names like Continental Motors, Du Pont, General Motors, Standard Oil, Ford, Timken, Lone Star Gas, and Missouri Pacific appear amid incomplete context, suggesting a compiled directory or advertisement page.
Chicago market notes show produce receipts at 1 831 cases with extras 480500 and various ord inaries. Butter trade remains steady with 7 420 tubes received and 420 extras. Grats and Arata entries appear with seconds and standards, though some figures unreadable.
Death of Thomas Fleming of New York, a well known figure here, is reported with details from Amusville. The notice notes his prominence and local reaction as word spreads.
County health commissioner Dr J M Higgins and several Athens physicians attend the Athens County Medical Association meeting in Nelsonville. Dr Frank Harra of Columbus will address the session on Urology in General Practice.
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