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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1929
Page
2
NEW LEXINGTON Sept 3 The Crooksville coal field shows signs of revival with New York Coal Company employing many workers and preparing to start large scale operations. Other operators are expected to follow as smaller mines already run or near operation and near normal production may return early next year if markets stay favorable.
In Columbus the Industrial Commission ruled that churches are to be treated like other employers if they violate workmen compensation laws. Elmer Earil, a church janitor, filed a claim against Christ Church Cincinnati after a cerebral hemorrhage suffered at work. The commission will investigate and determine if Earil qualifies for compensation.
Sept 3 marks 45 years of the Messenger staff member in Pomeroy and the 42nd and 3rd anniversaries of hangings in Ohio Penitentiary and Meigs County for major murders. The veteran reporter has chronicled more than 6,000 death notices and written daily for six months, preserving local history with steady diligence.
A long tally of local residents visiting relatives and returning from trips marks the Huntington notes. Daughters born to Leo Searles and to others are noted alongside trips to Columbus Cincinnati and New York, with names of families and schools mentioned.
A head on crash near Hobson involving a Cheshire family en route to Middleport left Mrs. Carl Nichols dead on arrival at Holzer hospital. Nichols and Mrs. Vivenna Hildreth were severely hurt. their two children escaped with minor injuries. The other car occupants were treated at home.
A large barn owned by C. F. Rath, used by Mr. Gabbs for storing junk, burned Sunday morning in Middleport First Ward near J. E. Harley home. Fire discovered about 1 am. water shut off for repairs hindered control, but water was later restored. Harley and Worthington homes suffered scorch damage. Harley garage damaged. Insured parties included Harley and Worthington. Gabbs had recently sold most junk and was not a heavy loss. Origin of fire undetermined.
Mr and Mrs Edward Gibbony and George Fultz visit Middleport with the Fultz family in a nine year return. Virgie Major returns from Columbus to Alice after a week with relatives. D C Miller John Kent Helen Davis and R A Miller joined a Buckeye Lake weekend at the Miller cottage. Frank Leifheit attended Kenova Labor Day with his brother and family and Elizabeth Brown travels with them for the school year. H E Cook and daughter Betty return from Westerville after visiting Misses Nelle and Minnie Bishop.
A fast baseball game at Pythian Park yesterday afternoon saw Philo, sponsored by Ohio Power Company, defeat the New York Central team 8 to 1. A large crowd attended and roared with enthusiasm as Hobson led the locals.
Everett Dailey of Rose Hill, east Pomeroy, fell 25 feet through a concrete roof while pouring a cement roof on a Vin cent schoolhouse under construction. He was taken home by Ewing ambulance. no bones broken and no fatal injuries found in a quick exam. He is married with a family.
A map displaying Perry County school locations and system details was shown at the Ohio State Fair in Columbus. County Superintendent O. E. Hearing prepared the map which, unlike others, was the sole exhibit from its county on display.
The Rev. C. H. Eichinger of Heath M E Church the Rev. L O Lineberger of the Rutland Church and the Rev. A E McCollough of Simpson M E Church Pom eroy left Monday afternoon for Columbus to attend the Ohio Conference meeting at Broad Street M E Church from September 3 to September 9. The Rev Eichinger is expected to return to Heath Church as the congregation desires.
Charles King alias Harrisonville moonshiner pleaded guilty before Magistrate Gilmore and was bound over to the grand jury in 1000 dollars. Howard Churchhill Howell, the boy captured with him, is certified to Juvenile Court for a hearing this week. Edward Houck, another suspect, remains jailed after failing to post 1000 dollars bond.
Marion Lietweiler, midshipman on furlough at Annapolis, returns from European waters. The Day ton couple buys the Beech Grove home from Jobes heirs and plans to move in. Paul Dye of Harrisonville hopes to return to work in Girard this week after a severe airplane injury. Olmier Rummel and family visit Pomeroy while Harlen Eiselstein returns from Montana and the Pacific Coast. Abner Stout has served as county rural carrier for 23 years. County teachers receive final presemester instructions from C N Wagher at the courthouse. Dr. and Mrs Caldwell and Mrs. Pomeroy visit Charleston. Marriage licenses issued to Rocine and Denney and to Humphrey and Chapman. Labor Day visits and hospital transfer noted. Property damage appeals filed over Kanauga Gallipolis road.
STILL OPERATES NEW LEXINGTON. The Crown mine of the New York Coal Company at Rose Farm continues to operate full time every day and with a night force. The payroll is approximately $1,000 a day and employs 300 men.
The Rev. A. E. McCullough reports in Pomeroy that in his first year at Simpson M. E. Church he preached five funeral sermons and performed 12 marriages. The funerals came from a wide area, not just his immediate parish, with prior service in Meigs County and nearby counties.
On State Route 124 near Pomeroy two young men were injured when their car struck a tree after being crowded by another vehicle. Robert Rowe 23 from St Louis suffered a broken arm and a severe head wound. Stack Starling 28 from South Dakota had cuts and bruises. Rowe was treated at a hotel clinic and both planned to visit the McArthur fair afterward.
Sept 3 Meigs Fair boast of a first daily paper printed on the fairgrounds during the late fair era. A special building housed a job press and three type cases for up to three daily four page issues with two editions printed off site to fund the venture. The first page was set by Nell Huntley Edith Huntley and Etta Bradfield, later Mrs A L Hoyt, now deceased.
Glenford Perry County will vote on an $80,000 bond issue at the November election to build a new high school. The current building will house lower grades. John Quincy Adams of Columbus is engaged as architect if the bond passes.
In Somerset this week the 160th and 129th O W I L held their annual reunion with twelve veterans present Comrades Funk Roberts Teal Hazlett Ard rey Smith Cotterman Adams Kennedy Soliday Carey and Bur ley. Mrs Oprah Swinehart was elected president and Homer Caywood secretary for the coming year. Next year’s reunion will be in New Lexington.
A testimonial from Geo. A. Allen praises Adlerika for relieving 40 years of constipation. The ad asserts Adlerika works on both upper and lower bowels within two hours and claims it removes old waste matter. Available at Gibson's Pharmacy Athens and several nearby drugstores.
The public utilities commission announced a two week inspection of all grade crossings on Ohio's main highways to identify dangerous sites. The review by the Highway and Railroad departments aims to reduce fatalities and will be completed by September 17 ahead of a second hearing with 40 rail and electric lines.
An old time revival by the Winland Evangelistic Party under the Athens County Interdenominational Holiness Society will be held at the Athens County Fairgrounds from September to 22. Services start nightly at 7 30 with group singing special solos and gospel preaching.
A detailed late 1930s busy radio lineup lists programs across WLW and WEDNESDAY schedule with a mix of news, music, weather and talks. Notable items include Baseball scores, orchestras, and featured programs from 5:55 AM to 1:30 AM the next day, plus city weather, livestock and market reports.
The Meade family held its third annual reunion at the home of Mrs. Agnes Meade Cooney. The oldest attendee was John Meade Sr aged 77 and the youngest was his great grandson J Leo Schuler. Three births and two deaths were reported since the last gathering. Thirty five members attended including John Meade Jr Shawnee and other relatives from Huntington Athens Ironton Crooksville and Corbin with Agnes Cooney and her children among the hosts.
Washington reports the National Coal Association predicts higher bituminous coal demand in the second half of 1929. If the remainder equals 1928, 1929 output could reach about 517 million tons, with 1928 at 493.06 million. Factors include stronger steel, coke, freight activity, low consumer stocks, and rising weekly coal demand.
A force of 450 workers is laying pipelines for gas and oil in the Saltillo area. Entire farms in Saltillo are being leased at two dollars per acre as gas and oil activities persist.
Sustaining minor injuries when the automobile in which they were riding tipped over around a curve four miles from Nelsonville on the W Nelsonville Athens Road Sunday morning. Joe Kreske and William Howard, both of Co-
Four window cleaners were in a collision while driving from Columbus to Athens for work. Kreske sustained a deep hand wound and Howard a fractured shoulder. both were discharged Sunday. Two other riders were uninjured.
An advertisement touts Cystex as a remedy for bladder irritation that disturbs sleep and causes back ache and fatigue. It claims two million tests distributed, money back guarantee, no habit forming drugs, and a 60 cent price with a 48 hour test period.
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