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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1935
Page
3
The Meigs County Common Pleas Court heard October grand jury true bills Thursday. Four defendants faced charges with entries of not guilty pleas and others entering guilty or not guilty pleas as the court scheduled trials.
POMEROY Meigs County will organize its old age pension recipients with a meeting set for November 2 at city hall. Leaders say the group will mirror successful pensioner organizations in other counties to promote elderly residents' interests.
Nearly 100 Boy Scouts and adults gathered at Breezy Heights for the Kinshata District Camp Fire. Eight troops from Pomeroy Middleport Racine Syracuse Rutland Wolf Pen and Laurel Cliff joined in stunts and a Court of Honor with awards to Lorenzo Menchini Bus McMaster Charles Mullen Tracy Goodwin and others. Racine Troop No. 43 received a hand painted picture for the rally’s top score while Paul W. Handel narrated a ghost story.
Home Economics Club members led by Miss Lena Mae Fels met Wednesday evening at Miss Roberta Howell’s Grant Street home. Forty four attended a potluck dinner and sixteen candidates were inducted into the club. Games were played after dinner.
Mrs. R. C. Mc Bride and daughter Margaret travel to Parkersburg to attend the wedding of Charles Rosa, nephew of Mrs. McBride, to Miss Rowena Lawson. The ceremony takes place Sunday at the South Methodist Episcopal Church Washington Bottom near Parkersburg in the morning.
Miss Tom W. Jones and Miss Frieda Faehnie hosted Heath M. E. choir members at the singer’s home on South Third Avenue and Lincoln Street. A six o clock dinner for seven guests preceded a social evening with Rev. and Mrs. Clarence Swearingen and Mrs. Mary Cook among attendees. In Pomeroy county jail, William Stillwagner and Dave Terrell await hearings on intoxication charges after arrests by county officers.
An advertisement touts Clements Tonic as a natural energizer for nervous fatigue, claiming it builds red blood, steadies nerves, and boosts appetite. It urges a three day trial with two tablets three times daily and offers a money back guarantee at Athens Pharmacy 7 N Court St. Ady.
Akron welcomes hundreds of Kiwanis members for the Ohio District Convention October 20 to 22. Banquet speaker The Hon. Charles West, Under-Secretary of the Interior, and song leader George Campbell headline events at the Mayflower Hotel with tours of Goodyear and tire plants and Goodyear Zeppelin air dock amid other festivities.
POMEROY residents report a surge in mail order activity with catalogues piling up in the area. Businessmen say the Ohio sales tax drives interstate buyers away but hurts local trade, as the region handles thousands of dollars in potential sales. The text notes catalogues cost at least a dollar each and contribute to local losses.
Critics argue the sales tax drains millions from the state and raises costs for consumers loyal to the home state, increasing the financial burden on residents.
City Manager Adolph Henke oversees curb painting of every street name in Gallipolis. One gallon of yellow paint suffices for the project and the legible markings are expected to last at least three years, aiding motorists beyond standard markers.
Carrie Abbott of Middleport was sentenced by Probate Judge S A McCullough to one year in the Dayton City Workhouse for contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Beulah Hendricks, arrested with her, likely to be returned to the Delaware Industrial School. Leningrad has a school for female taxicab drivers.
Mrs. W H Steiff hosted the Needle and Thimble Club on South Second Avenue. Mrs W H Juhling led a bridge gathering on South Second Avenue with three tables and guests Mrs EF Tompkins and Mrs M B McAlister. The Miss Thelma Lloyd of Peniel visits relatives Capt and Mrs Tom W Jones.
Henry Butcher 21 was jailed by Sheriff Roscoe Fowler for violating a three year probation and awaits action by the common pleas court. He and co defendant Orville Hawley were tied to a break in at Excelsior Firing Station. John Terrell, parolee from Ohio Penitentiary, was returned there.
Bradford Church of Christ opens a two week revival starting Sunday night October 20 with 7 pm services and special music. Pastor G M Perkins will preach with Sunday music by Bradbury Church and his topic will be The Last Ax Head. Sunday sermons also at Dexter Church 9 30 and Bradbury 10 30.
Shortening of postal workers hours leads to a temporary substitute carrier appointment at Gallipolis Post Office. Vernon Moore of Raccoon Island selected by Postmaster A K Merriman for the posi tion.
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