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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1930
Page
2
Cordill Goes By Here On Tuesday
The mag nificent Senator Cordill limped by Pomeroy on her way to Pt. Pleasant dry docks after striking an obstruction in the Ohio River south of Marietta. The three by seven inch hole was patched and the boat saved its valuable cargo. The Cordill has a history of accidents including sinks in the Mississippi in 1918 Kanawha in 1928 and a throttle valve burst in Point Pleasant in 1928. It remains a premier upper Ohio packet shipping large freight and poultry from Meigs County.
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Pomeroy
Cordill
Pt. Pleasant
Ohio River
Marietta
Caree W
Corditi
Jdomersonville
Ind
Irag
Mississippi River
Vicksburg
Kanawha River
Shower for Mrs Ferguson after kitchen fire loss
The Women’s Bible Class of the Baptist Sabbath School hosted a kitchen shower for Mrs T F Ferguson at Mrs J O Leonard’s South Fifth and Hooker Streets home. Members gave gifts and canned fruits matching the green kitchen theme while a regular program and refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Women's Bible
The
Baptist Sabbath School
J. O. Leonard
South Fifth and
Hooker Streets
T. F. Ferguson
Class Entertained Young People at First Baptist
The Young People's Class of the First Baptist Church Bible School held its monthly social at the pastor's home last evening. The class, organized recently, enjoyed games and aims for larger growth as attendance has been steady all summer. All unaffiliated youths are invited to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
First Baptist Church Bible School
Pythian Sisters Hold Evening Potluck in Middleport
Meigs Temple No. 153 hosted an evening dinner at their hall in Middleport on Tuesday. Guests from Rutland and Gallipolis attended the potluck followed by the regular lodge meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Meigs Temple
Rutland
Gallipolis
Delegation to Visit State Leaders Again
A Pomeroy report notes a citizens delegation with three county commissioners and officials planned to meet state authorities to seek relief from county aid for destitute families. Prosecuting Attorney D H Peoples opposed issuing photos for road tax funds and warned that legal action could block the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
D. H. Peoples
Columbus
Prosecutor Peoples
Social notes from Gallipolis and surrounding towns
Mrs J H Grate spent Tuesday in Gallipolis with her parents Mr and Mrs W H Belcher. Mrs M J McCarty went to Columbus Sunday to spend the week with her sister in law Mrs Roscoe Meadows and CARE Seen k Roller and sister Miss Gaiattels of Huntington visited Tuesday with Mr and Mrs Max Roller. Misses Maxine Smith Lucille ee Ruth Grate and Pauline Ackerman were in Athens Saturday night for a fraternity dance. Miss Grace Skidmore and Mrs Charles Brown of Charleston visited Mrs Winifrede Skidmore home from Cleveland this week. Mr and Mrs Fred Hoffman moving into Mrs Skidmore's house with her parents H S McClure after the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Grate
Gallipolis
W. H. Belcher
M. J. McCarty
Columbus
Inlaw
Roscoe Meadows
K Roller
Gaiattels
Huntington
Max Roller
Maxine Smith
Lucille Ee
Ruth Grate
Pauline Ackerman
Athens
Grace Skidmore
Charles Brown
Charleston
Winifrede Skidmore
Cleveland
Fred Hoffman
Dave Aleshire
Lawrence Oliver
Elsworth Oliver
Martins Ferry
Lillian Hysell
Owen Fink
Middleport
Michael
Irvin Channel
George Besco
Alex Powe
Harry Wallace
Buffington
Oscar McGee
Nelsonville
John Gabriel
Sam Gabriel
Johnson
James Dailey
Freida Dailey
Jerseyville
EB RB. Grant
Fred Dailey
Clarence Dailey
Braidon Cottrill
Springfield
Grows Again Cabbage Stalk Produces Six Heads
Middleport October 15 John Matthews known as Patt Matthews longtime Hobson employee tended his garden this summer and a cabbage stalk that produced a single large head after being cut has since grown six heads in a circle around the stalk five of which are large and two were cooked Tuesday with the others for later use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
John Matthews
Patt Matthews
Hobson
Hoffman Resigns at 81 After 46 Years at Pomeroy Bend
Gus Hoffman, longtime foreman and dedicated Methodist, resigns from Crawford Rig and Reel Company after 46 years in the Ohio Valley shop. He began as an apprentice, worked 9 years to learn machinist trades, then 37 more years in the Middleport and Pomeroy plants. He plans to move to Columbus to live with his children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Pomeroy Bend
G. F. Hoffman
Pomeroy
Middleport Machine Company Works
Ohio Valley
Gus Hoffman
Crawford Rig and Reel Company
Parkersburg
John M. Crawford
R. Lockhart
Crawford
Mr. Hoffman
Columbus
Chicago
Ralph Sayre
Hoffman
Hack
John Smith
M. J. Hartinger
Glouster P T A Plans Evening Meeting at High School
The Glouster Parent Teacher Association schedules a regular meeting at the high school auditorium on Thursday at 7 30 PM. A fine program is planned and good attendance is urged. Refreshments follow the business session and a special hour will be held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Glouster Parent- Teacher Association
Flora Drake Visits Athens County Auto Club Action
Mrs. Flora M. Drake of Athens city visited here on Tuesday to support the Athens County Automobile Club. A former Mablewood resident, she has spent the last year in Athens assisting club secretary Mr. Burgett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora M. Drake
Athens
City
Glouster
Athens County Automobile Club
Nobles and Rebekahs to Lancaster Fair Bus Trip
Past Noble Grands and Rebekah members will ride a Johnson bus from the Giloaster station at 8 a m Friday to the Lancaster Fair. The bus leaves on the hour, and several people have planned to go, with both organizations expected to be well represented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giloaster
Noble Grands
Rebekah
Lancaster Fair
Johnson
Women Republicans Club toorganize in Glouster
A meeting at Moose Hall in Glouster on Thursday night at 7 30 to organize a Women s Republican Club. All local women are urged to attend according to the organizing committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Moose Hall
Rutland Visit Noted by Jacksonville Parties
Mr and Mrs J S S Baird Mrs Frank Binderbasin Jr and son Jack Mrs William Jansen Sr of Jacksonville spent Sunday in Rutland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S&s. Baird
Frank Binderbasin, Jr
Jack
William Jansen, Sr
Jacksonville
Rutland
Traveling men injured in wreck near Glouster
A. W. Ells and Alan Johannes, traveling salesmen for Wilson & Co., were seriously hurt when their car left the Jacksonville Trimble road near Glouster. Ells fractured his right leg and suffered facial injuries while Johannes had a compound leg fracture and chest injuries. Both were taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital in Athens and expected to recover. The accident occurred Tuesday afternoon as they hurried to catch a bus in Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Jacksonville
Jacksonville-Trimble
A. W. Ells
Alan Johannes
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
Elis
Johannes
Wilson & Co
Chicago
Bhill
C. M. Heaton
Ells
Jacksonville-Trimble Road
Marriage at Pomeroy Courthouse Ties Roy Showalter and Dessie Denny
A ceremony at the Meigs County Courthouse in Pomeroy united Roy Showalter Albany laborer aged 26 and Dessie Denny Rutland housekeeper aged 28 with Justice R G Webster officiating. Mortgages released on local property include J W C Smith to H E Hayes for 165 dollars and Wilbur Bush to J A Smith for 530 dollars. Emmett Haining faces a larceny trial next Wednesday. Elmer C Batterson, 68, dies at Mason West Virginia. survived by wife and two children Norman and Stella. George W Kreitler, Meigs County agriculture agent, travels to Columbus for office business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meigs County
Pomteroy
Pomeroy
Roy Showalter
Albany
Dessie Denny
Rutland
R. G. Webster
J. W. C. Smith
H. E. Hayes
Wilbur Bush
J. A. Smith
California couple to spend winter in Middleport
Mr. and Mrs. Albian Gibson of Denali California arrived in Middleport on Monday and will spend the winter with Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Cook. Mrs. Gibson is the twin sister of Mrs. Cook. The Gibsons traveled by car and stopped at a few points along the way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Middleport
Albian Gibson
Denali
Cal
Edwin Cook
Recent visitors and travels around The Plains area
Local residents hosted and visited relatives from Martins Ferry Nelsonville Athens Columbus Logan and Racine. Social trips included ball game attendance funeral travel and family gatherings with extended family members noted.
Infant Named Middleport Born to Wolfe Couple
David Ellsworth is the 12 pound son born October 11 to Mr and Mrs Will C Wolfe in Middleport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
David Ellsworth
Will C. Wolfe
Local families host gatherings across Athens area
Lis and Mrs V O Kail with children visited Mrs Horace Grover and Mrs Addie Holmes in Athens. Many others hosted relatives and friends at homes in Athens Chauncey Albany Coshocton and Chillicothe, including Mary Munda visiting from Columbus and Steve Charney recently released from White Cross Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Ralph
Gallipolis
V. O. Kail
Horace Grover
Addie Holmes
Athens
Ella Shannon
J. Krivesti
Pearl Miller
June
Henry Osborne
Chauncey
Harry Porter
Carl Hook
Pittsburgh
Chesterhill
Sarah Barnes
Mary Munda
Business College At
Columbus
George Munda
Mary Miller
Chillicothe
Fred Osborn
Rachel
John Simmons
Vincent Macioci
Steve Charney
Joe Charney
Vera Krivesti
John Krivesti
White Cross Hospital
Harry Noble
Mary
Garth Miller
Peach Ridge
Russell Riley
Eds
Local Families Gather for Weekend Visits
Mr and Mrs John Schmidt and their children with his wife's eastern Ohio parents visited Mr and Mrs Dan Bartlett over Sunday. B F Cooper of Newark spent the weekend with his family. Paul Shellman is ill and Reb has a severe cold. Mr and Mrs Charles Daile of Baker Settlement were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs R E Grant. Mr and Mrs Eliza Meiranor visited Mr and Mrs N Collins near New Marshfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Schmidt
Ohio
Dan Bartlett
B. F. Cooper
Newark
Paul Shellman
Reb
Charles Daile
Baker Settlement
R E. Grant
Eliza Meiranor
N. Collins
New Marshfield
Baby Suffers Broken Leg in Road Fall
Two year old Carl Ulbrich son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Ulbrich of Athens R D No 7 suffered a broken leg Saturday after he fell on the road on his way to his grandparents home Mr and Mrs C W Ulbrich the accident occurred during the trip to their house
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baby
Carl Ulbrich
Clarence Ulbrich
Athens
C. W. Ulbrich
Cascarets touted as quick cold remedy through bowels
A vintage health blurb extols cascara laxatives to treat colds claiming pores close and waste builds up without bowel action. It promotes Cascarets candies as a pleasant, inexpensive solution to relieve biliousness, headache, and constipation while boosting bowel muscles.
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E. B. Smith
Leo Sisson
Emma Sisson
Long Bottom
KR. H. Horden
M. R. Swan
D. L. Swan
Dell Martin
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Jack Holdoff
Etta Gaskill
Harry Probst
Elizabeth Thompson
H. P. Stewart
L. A. Thomas
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Dayton
Henry Kelso
Henry Jr
Robert
Ella Corbin
Helen
Portsmouth
J. W. Wolfe
Radcliff
B. V. Swisher
Louise Peate
Bertha Howard
Will Herberger
Plant
Mary Louise Stephenson
South Third Avenue
Elizabeth McClellen
Robert Stephenson
Bristol
Sunday Creek Valley
A. W. Ells and
Mrs. Ells
East State Street
Rev
Paul Kb. Kemper
Elizabeth Stedwill
Carbon Hill
CRY
Castor
Fletcher
Wien
Chas. H. Fletcher
West Gay ST
the Fidelity
Building and Loan Cos
Sam M. Johnson
the Fidelity Building Loan and Savings Co
Columbus, Ohio
I. M. Covert
Optometrist
Hoover
Southern Ohio Electric Co
Alhens
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