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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1929
Page
2
Pomeroy chief H P Mayer arrested a young man suspected of being escaped federal prisoner Paul M Swindle 18 from Bluefield W Va charged with transporting a mortgaged auto across state lines under the Dyer Act. The youth claimed to be 17 year old Harry Nelson with a Swede father and Irish mother. He is held for further investigation.
Nov. 19 a noon crash at Fourth and Majin Streets left a coach damaged when James Allen's southbound car ran a stop sign. Miss Geeda Wippel and Miss Mabel Hartenbach, Five Points, rode in the coach. Allen and five boys fled but were later arrested. They faced Mayor J. K. Harley and were fined with costs totaling 17.20 dollars. The group including Wip pel and Allen agreed to help pay for repairs.
Four youths from Morgan Center Gallia County faced Justice F W Gilmore on a charge of becoming intoxicated and disturbing a Nazarene Church service in Danville Salem Township. Orville Walters pled guilty with fines and costs totaling 28 dollars while Wallie George Gerald McFarland and Olin Russell were found guilty and assessed 32 50 each. All paid or arranged payment and were discharged.
Amanda Russell sues Emmett Davis alleging assault on August 12 1929 in Salem Township. Plaintiff claims blows to face and head left her lame and unable to work for two weeks, incurring 57 in medical costs and seeking 2 557 in damages.
The Christian Woman's Board of Missions met Monday evening with Mrs. Fred YT Gardner in Middleport. Leader Mrs. R H Horden guided a study on Witness to His Strength. Participants included Mrs. Mittie Powell Mrs RR Longhead Mrs Edward French and Misses Susie Taylor and Etta Gaskill.
Dorcas Society of the Baptist Church gathered Monday evening at Mrs. Frank Guinther’s home with Mrs. Kenneth Guinther hosting. Mrs. J. Leonard, president, presided over an interesting program and refreshments were served at the close.
Mrs. Mary Bierly of Cleveland Ohio describes long indigestion rheumatism and neuritis suffering before trying Konijola She reports relief in two weeks with vanishing rheumatism neuritis gastritis and improved appetite The drug is sold at McKee Drug Store in Athens and by druggists in the region.
Middleport Ohio November 19 R A Dean of Columbus will speak at an interdenominational meeting on Christian unity. The talk outlines the Ohio Council of Churches drive to unite Ohio Christians and promote the Ohio Laymen's Convention in Columbus January 2024 as part of the Centennial Pentecostal Celebration. Rev C H Kichinger directs local arrangements.
Mr. Doan is an active religious worker in Ohio, manufacturing vitrified street paving brick with Hocking Valley plants. For 15 years he has served in ministry, sits on the State YMCA committee, chairs its foreign Work Committee, and has been re elected president of the Federated Churches of Franklin County. He is a trustee of Nanking University in China and pursues interdenominational unity among Columbus churches.
Mrs Susannah Berry 70 was buried from Peace Evangelical Church Huntington after short services. She died at her daughter Mrs John Schoentein’s home in Huntington Saturday afternoon. Burial was at Beech Grove Cemetery beside husband Wendell Berry who died December 9 1911. The Berry family, pioneer residents, raised ten children now living: George Berry Mansfield Mrs John Schoentein Catherine Starr Huntington Petererry Milburn W Val John Berry Mrs Michael Scholl Lizzie Berry Helen Balch Eric Pa Adam Berry Grove City Pa and Wendell Berry Pomeroy.
The new State Route No. 1 extends from the Virginia state line through Franklin to the Ohio River at Mason, enlarging from the former Mason City to Harding line. It now includes what was State Route 48 passing through the Monongahela National Forest, linking the region more directly to the river.
Mr and Mrs Sheffield Russe of Martins Ferry were Sunday visitors with Mr and Mrs A J Winegar.
Bids opened in Pomeroy for hauling and spreading 2000 cubic yards of burned salt from a county pit to Beech Grove Road in Rutland township. Eight bidders, including individuals and a group of five, submitted offers from 8 cents to $1.29 per cubic yard. the award went to William Cornell, Okey Painter, M Chaney, Jays McMurray and partners at 8 cents per cubic yard totaling $1,789.
Forrest Kelly 23 a laborer from Glouster and Lena Wanning 21 of Glouster and Pomeroy secured a license to marry. Justice William Fisher performed the ceremony.
Mrs Burns Barker and Mrs Rose Barker with daughters visited Mr Burns Barker at Holzer Hospital where his condition remained about the same. Heath M E Church Guild Society won the McEthin new Building for a rummage sale with market activities. Numerous residents including M J McCarty and C A Bartels traveled, visiting family in Huntington and Charleston. Several groups from Wooster, Ashland, Columbus, Greenfield and Washington Court House spent time with relatives here, with local travel and hunting plans noted.
M Sisson and guests including Mr and Mrs ex Miller and Miss Dorothy Diehl visited Sunday. Clarence foreman and daughter Clars joined in Columbus as well as Mrs Ed Carroll from Milwaukee visiting Mr and Mrs W P Wilburn for the weekend.
County Commissioner William Simoth and Mrs. Smith were taken to Magnetic Springs Ohio by feelgrast Morris for rheumatic ailments and rest. The semi monthly county commission meeting at the Courthouse was postponed due to Mr Smith departure and Commissioner Irving Karr illness. Karr, slowly recovering from a return from a Chicago military hospital, joined W A Compton briefly to handle business yesterday.
On Monday afternoon in Pomeroy 86 year old truck driver Waltiam Lowen from Mt. Vernon Kera Bentz 26 a Pomeroy laundry worker obtained a license to marry at the courthouse and were married by a minister.
Sunday afternoon marked a historic moment at Gilmore Cemetery in Nease Settlement as two funerals entered the grounds simultaneously for Mrs. Robert Roush of Pomeroy and Mrs. ...
George Hood of Minersville notes a near centennial cemetery. Gov. Ritchie to withhold extradition papers for Charlies t. Wetzel until recovery from illness. Wetzel in sanitarium near Baltimore. Nathan Quivey’s funeral procession from Pomeroy to Burtingham on Monday draws 25 carloads. Lorena Hart Alkire, 71, Meigs Countian, dies near Magntewood Colorado, leaving five children. Parkersburg hospital admission for Mrs. Van Harding after Friday illness. Local residents travel to Maryland for work. several attend Mrs. Robert Roush’s funeral in Poteroy.
An old remedy for excess stomach acid notes Phillips Milk of Magnesia as the standard neutralizer. A single spoonful can balance much more acid, described as tasteless and fast acting, with the product advertised as a physician preset and a U S registered trademark since 18765.
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