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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1929
Page
2
Classifieds to run in The Messenger columns list a telephone rate of 22 dollars for a local telephone line classified ad. The short notice implies standard placement within the paper's advertising section.
Edward Molden left Rutland with 500 dozen roasting corn in a track bound for the coal mining town of Logan West Virginia. There miners accept coal mine script as legal tender and Molden uses it to pay store bills then cashes cash in Uncle Sam money. If needed he sells the script at a discount for cash. A recent storm damaged his crop but some corn remained to reach the market.
F L Smith of West Liberty writes from Ohio that a 1902 purchase may make his waffle iron the oldest in the state, tracing its origin to 1806 through connections to Lincoln era ancestors. The letter contrasts with Mrs Teresa Koester of Pomeroy who inherits a waffle iron dating to 142 years ago, linked to Aunt Annie Roush.
Meigs County sheep from the Carpenter branch of the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station will tour southeastern Ohio by train during the week of September 16 as part of a five year sheep management experiment. Merino Rams will be offered for sale at each stop including Athens on September 21.
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church meets Friday in the church assembly room to discuss The Younger Generation and The Outlook of the Year. Mrs. H. E. Thomas chairs with Miss Freda Carl leading the program. Mrs. BE G Probst presents The Outlook of the Year. Members bring gifts for Mrs. W. T. Cook of Hingking Manchuria for the September Christmas shower, with hostesses listed as Mrs. G. H. Stansbury and Mrs. T. H. Davis and others assisting.
Irene Mae Hart the young daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Hart died at their Toledo home and was brought to Middleport for a funeral service led by Rev W G James of the Baptist Church at the Hickenbottom home on Vine Street. Burial followed at Gravel Hill Cemetery Cheshire. The Hart family had recently relocated from Hobson to Toledo.
The Rev C H Eichinger returned to Middleport after attending the Ohio Conference at Broad Street M E Church in Columbus. His membership voted unanimously to reappoint him to Middleport and he reported many changes at the conference.
In Pomeroy a preliminary hearing is set for C A Hess on an affidavit by farmer John K R Ogden charging he gave $850 on March 6 1929 to be invested in a golf club factory concern at Alliance and Hess allegedly converted funds to personal use. Ogden also mentions advocates and associates in the matter who oversee his interests, signaling a potential sensational county case.
Word from Prescott Arizona says World War II veteran James Haptonstall is in a government hospital with a far from satisfactory condition. He is the only son of Capt. W. R. Haptonstall and well remembered locally as a fine boy. His wife Mrs G Suter, visiting relatives in Welch West Virginia, notes daily visits to him in hospital.
Miss Caro Louise Erwin hosts a 6 o clock dinner at South Third Street Middleport tonight honoring Mary Wilmetta Palmer Nancy Reed Beulah Forquer and Lucile Dutton who will soon depart for their respective colleges for the entering summer session.
The Middleport High School senior class held a Monday business meeting electing Raymond O'Neil as president Eugene Grate as vice president and Miss Louise Talbott as secretary treasurer after an earlier discussion in Middleport.
Prosecuting Attorney D. H. Peoples and Sheriff J. A. Willock in Pomeroy prepare for a multi day grand jury session next week. A long list of witnesses intended for service accompanies plans for numerous investigations in the third session of the present term.
In Pomeroy two anglers J Hartenbach and T Crow spar over game fish ethics. Crow hides five goldfish in a bucket to outdo Hartenbach as they fish near a river dam, then Hartenbach leaves to fish elsewhere.
Three inmates fled from Gallipoli jail Monday night in Pomeroy Meigs County. Frank Hill, linked to a Meigs Canty tool house burglary, plus Jacob Terrell and Landers, also from Pomeroy, were to be moved by Federal officers Sunday for forging signatures on government checks. Meigs officers hunted through the night.
In Pomeroy Ohio on Sept 11 Corbett Fisher faces a grand jury next Monday over manslaughter charges in the death of Mrs Carl Nichols from an auto collision at Hobson on Sept 1. Earl Nichols of Cheshire filed the complaint Sept 9. Wisher was the driver in one car.
Morn ing and evening services at the Pom eroy Church of Christ were well attended with a 1917 formation anniversary noted. Dr. Watkins spoke on the three aspects of Jesus life and critiqued Italian depictions of Christ. Building plans include a night crew and brick delivery by Asken, easing church labor under Captain Curd.
Achworth of Toledo and family toured Southside West Virginia and Ashland Kentucky before returning to Middleport. Jackson Bank of Ravenswood foreclosed on Sidney Springer and Mary Ek Beegle for 2078.29. Rutland man John Stomine was arrested on larceny warrant tied to copper wire theft from Blackstone Coal Mine. Pemroy school enrollment tops 1000. high school 273. Sacred Heart School opened with 82 pupils. Maud Ashley, ex Pomeroy teacher, married Gilbert Cobb in Columbus. Cobb now in government service. Notables include Captain Bland Powell and Captain H C Pownall visiting Pomeroy. Mrs. Dora Hood fractured hip in fall. Local society notes record church group activities and travel plans of residents and relatives visiting Columbus and Chicago.
Families close homes on Grant and Vine Streets and build on Vine. John Gilliland begins a new double garage on Vine. Entsmingers visit Langsville to see relatives. Blanche Nease visits Mrs Hamilton. Mark Roler moves to Lawhead on Hooker. Fultz visits relatives in Columbus. Howard Hamilton travels from Centuary to Florida for land interests. Lemley family moves into Springston homestead now owned by Earl. Thompkins and son return from Meadville after visiting S J Hamer. Birdie Schmidt welfare worker from Chillicothe tours town with friends.
The Probst family departed toward Parkersburg and plan a several day motor journey through West Virginia, enjoying a scenic excursion and exploring regional towns along the route.
At the Athens Rotary Club luncheon in Hotel Berry members recounted summer travels. Dr C L Jones of the Athens Home Telephone Company described an Alaska trip via the Canadian Rockies. A joint Rotary picnic with Malta McConnelsville Rotarians was announced for September 26 at Embree Park.
Rev. H. A. Sherwood of Anderson Indiana will speak on divine healing at 7 30 oclock Wednesday night at the Hocking Street Church of Goi Revival services began earlier this month and will end Sunday night announced by Pastor Rev. Charles B Weber
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