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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1931
Page
2
Pomeroy reports the Red Cross drive under way with pledges sought from businesses and individuals. Father Eugene Dunn and R. W. Finsterwale visited shops for $3 to $25 subscriptions as private homes are canvassed. Regular membership drive to start Wednesday. more funds than individual memberships alone will raise.
Mire. Sophia Mitchell 81 widow of M. S. Mitchell died at her daughter’s Akron home Sunday night. Formerly of Forest Run Meigs County, she belonged to Enterprise United Brethren Church. Survived by several children. burial planned in Akron.
Nov 15 union service slated at Simpson M E Church with four town churches each sending a layman to deliver a ten minute address. A male chorus will provide music for the event in Pomeroy.
Pomeroy reports nutting parties as popular among the youth during pleasant days. A great crop of nuts of all kinds is noted with shell bark hickory and butternuts especially abundant. An average hickory sapling yields about half a bushel of high quality nuts this year. Butternuts are particularly plentiful.
A practical one piece dress designed for house work. The pattern features a gay print paired with a solid dark color for versatile color contrast. The design emphasizes comfort and ease of use in daily tasks.
A society and locals column invites readers to submit news and notices to the Messenger. Contact John Sauvage at phone 152-L for circulation and classified advertising inquiries and to share society updates.
POMEROY Ohio November 10 The Meigs County Common Pleas Court announced trial dates for criminal cases State v Farley on Nov 18 State v McKenzie on Nov 16 State v Cane on Nov 17 and civil actions Norris v Board of Education Nov 10 Ashley v Alexander Nov 18 Lyons v Southern Ohio Electric Nov 19 McMurry v Beegle Nov 20 Zwilling v Ruschel Nov 24 Morris v Bolin Nov 25.
Mrs. Effie Tracy wife of Sheriff Tracy and matron at the county jail is badly burned on her left arm from fingertips to elbow by a gas range explosion caused by a leaking gas. A similar burn occurred weeks earlier in the same spot and the wound has not fully healed. It will be several weeks before her left hand is usable.
A Meigs County farmer laments thousands of bushels of fine apples rotting on the ground as only the choicest fruit was picked. He notes the surplus could help city families, but consumers cannot reach the fruit and the fruit cannot reach the consumers.
Meigs County Board of Equalization finished its work and re checks show the county’s appraised taxation value falling from about twenty two million dollars to about seventeen and a half million. Officials say the reduced valuation cuts prospective tax receipts by roughly one fifth and expenses must be trimmed accordingly.
The funeral for Dr H L Ward was held at his residence at 3 pm Monday. The service, led by Doctor Gay, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, was followed by Masonic Blue Lodge rites. Masons attended in a group. Pallbearers included E A Reed M G White M D Hartinger R E Miller J B Downing J B Hodge R E Boier and C F Rathburn. Burial followed at Middleport Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. W. R. Garber honored daughter Ruth with a birthday party for ten-year-olds last Saturday afternoon. The event featured games music and dancing from 2 to 4 30 with Ruth receiving gifts. guest list included Wilma Luellen Kathryn Lois Smith Betty Wise Mildred Ann Wise Eva Mae Fugate Roberta Howell Janet Hecox Martha Howell Kathryn Rose Monahan Josephine Moriarty Mary Hackett Marguerite Souders and Ruth Eileen Barber.
Mrs. Frank Simms entertained with two tables of bridge on Saturday night in Middleport. Guests included Mrs. Wyman Bradbury, Mrs. Gertrude Fugate, Miss Margaret Clifford, Miss Helene Clifford, Miss Mae Terrell, Mrs. Stanley Simms, and Mrs. Clarence Clifford. Light refreshments were served.
Pomeroy, Nov 10. A truck brought ripe tomatoes to town on Nov 9. The fruit resembles midsummer produce in size and flavor. Local stores remain well supplied through fall as fruit is ripened under cover to avoid frost. Methods include basements with straw or corn fodder and keeping stalks in warm places. Late fall weather aided preservation.
Mrs John Griffith formerly of Middleport dies at her Vandalia Missouri home Sunday morning. She is survived by husband two sons Edward and Frank and daughter Mrs H J Critchfield and one brother Will Braley of Middleport. Funeral and burial set in Vandalia.
Norman Martin, 43, World War veteran, died at Dayton Military Hospital on Sunday. He served in the armed forces during the World War and lived in Pomeroy. The death notice appeared in a Dayton area report dated November 10.
The body was shipped to Rutland for funeral services from the Baptist Church on Wednesday at 1 30 p m with burial in Miles Cemetery. Survived by his widow and five brothers Stephen Pomeroy Henry Fred Wolfpen Arthur Bearwollow Ridge Thurman Bowmans Run.
Banks and businesses will close Wednesday Armistice Day. Pomeroy’s Little German Band will perform in Nelsonville for the celebration. Traffic officer Roush targets one eyed autos. E. C. Major dies in Chicago. he was previously Mrs. Fred Steinbauer’s husband. Mrs. O. H. Myers and grandson Willard Ashworth travel to Salisbury Maryland. Lucile Hunter visits in Pomeroy. George B. Nye of Pomeroy National Bank is hospitalized with a severe heart attack. William and James Betz of Gallipolis indicted for receiving stolen wire from the Syracuse mine robbery.
Miss Kitty Lowe visited Springfield for a week with relatives. Mr. Courtright, foster father of Dr. H L Ward, arrived from Amarillo Texas to attend the funeral. His sisters Mrs Sheets and Mrs Short joined relatives from Strawberry Pennsylvania and Cleveland Ohio. A Charleston West Virginia group plus several Poco residents shared a dinner gathering.
A string of visitors arrived Sunday and Monday for a funeral of Dr. Ward and family visits in the Huntington and surrounding areas. Attendees included Dr. and Mrs. Charlies Singleton of Charleston W Va. Mr. and Mrs. J B Downing. Mrs D N Gorsuch and daughter Frances. Mrs T J Shipley and daughter Mary. Mrs Bower of Charleston. Mr and Mrs Fred Hoffman and son Jack. Mr and Mrs George Junkerman and daughter. Mrs Rorty of New York City. Mrs Lightwacker of Thurston. A H Bradbury C P Bradbury and Charles Asa. Mr and Mrs James Salisbury E L Parsons and son Paul. James Salisbury, age 89, entered National Military Hospital in Dayton for eye treatment. his wife remained in Dayton.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Spears announce the birth of a daughter at their home near the floodwood power plant. The baby weighed 6 pounds 14 ounces and is named Virginia Irene. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Wilson of Chauncey.
Carey Heron, 35, was jailed on murder charges in Springfield after fatally shooting John Walls, 24, following a dispute over alleged advances to Heron’s wife. Walls died from a shotgun wound sustained Sunday night in a confrontation between the two men.
The Ninth annual one-day convention of the United Christian Missionary Society will be held in Athens in three sessions at 10:00, 1:30, and a 6:30 banquet. Speakers include Dr Royal J Dye of Indianapolis Miss Mary Campbell of Indianapolis Rev Ernest J L Ford of Dayton Gaines M Cook Ohio Christian Missionary Society and Miss Bertha Park. The event promotes the worldwide work of the church with a theme Our Message of Jesus Christ.
Two girls share a birthday on November 9 both in the second grade. Mary Elder attends West Side School while Donna Lee Woodruff goes to Rufus Putnam on the far side of town, with both described as nice students.
Three actions to stop a cold and relieve all symptoms. It reduces nasal irritation and swelling to ease breathing and stops discharge. The remedy claims to prompt perspiration, banish weakness, and expel germs and wastes, with each tablet sold at ad price.
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