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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1929
Page
2
In Middleport on Sept 16 the top ten passers from the June 15 civil service test for a village mail carrier job were announced. Peter Klen led with 95, an ex serviceman followed with 94, and Niece Powell scored 93.80. Selection will be from these top three.
The Dayton area loses six Kroger outlets for lack of business. Joe Meier, who managed one Dayton store, and Raymond Bluemenauer, overseer of 183 Kroger locations, are left at home on indefinite leave.
Lieutenant Albert Miller and his wife arrived in Pomeroy from a flying field in Old Virginia at 2 AM after a 574 mile automobile trip. Miller, a 16 paymaster in the regular Army, has just been granted a 30 day furlough to visit his parents Judge and Mrs A F Miller in Pomeroy and his wife visits her parents in Gallipolis.
Sheriff Swanson and a Gallipolis deputy searched Pomeroy on Sunday for an escapee from Gallipolis. Believed to be hidden in Meigs County, local law enforcement activated a manhunt to find him.
A Wagner chain grocery store will open in the F. A. Shifler space vacated by H. R. Lewis Clothing. Leased for five years, it has installed shelving and equipment and will take over after repairs by Wednesday.
Dr. Skinner of Middleport Presbyterian Church travels to Logan to attend the Athens Presbytery in session for the fall season. Logan church marks its anniversary with a homecoming this week.
Walnut Hills Cincinnati announces the birth of a nine pound son Er t Jr nephew of Eva Still and grandson of Frank Stowe of Syracuse. Pendergrass Jen kins Ky and Mrs Clyde ttin visit. Elmer Reed’s daughter Nancy to Western College for Women this year. Nancy enjoys the campus and school. Mrs Tom W Jones visits Oak Hill. C H Snider returns from East motoring trip. John Fultz improving after illness. H Mullem becomes A P store manager replacing Gardner Reynolds. Mrs L H Flickinger seriously ill at McMillan Hospital Charleston. Carl Gilmore of Fort Wayne Indiana visits Emma Owens. Dale Braley spends weekend with J M Stevens relatives. Ernest Major and mother visit Virgie Major near Alice. Ernest Hartinger to NYC then Tulsa ok for business. wife and younger daughter remain for school year. Hartingers in Middleport after Mrs Hartinger’s grandfather Dr George Trunick’s death. Collis Dawson reports home from Columbus hospital and plans further care.
Mrs C H Church of Middleport died Saturday after months of illness at her Lincoln Street home. A devout Christian and Eastern Star member, she spent her life in Middleport and Bradbury. Funeral from the Christian Church at 2 pm Monday with Rev. L I Gardner officiating. burial in Middleport Hill Cemetery.
The Ewing Serenaders of Middleport led by Norman Ewing Ed Romine J W Byers and Mr Martin performed on air at Station WOBL in Charleston on Saturday evening They regularly broadcast from nearby stations and gave listeners a hometown treat from Middleport
Middleport reports Captain Harry H. Bennett, long time World War veteran, has returned from a two month treatment period at a Chicago national military hospital. He feels well and is making efforts to recover from injuries suffered in camp during the war.
Sept 16 It was found Ruth McCullum who was run down by an oil truck at Minersville Saturday afternoon sustained serious bruises with no broken bones. Dr Boice saw her first and she was rushed to Holzer Hospital where X rays clarified injuries. She has been returned home and will recover barring unforeseen complications.
Mrs Grace White returned from a extended vacation trip through the West with her son Sedwick. They visited Nev ad a and California from the Sierra to the coast and toured grape and orange regions and the Southwest desert. Read by former Meigs County residents they called on families in Denver San Francisco and California towns including Redlands Pasadena and Needles.
Mrs Manly Means formerly Miss Mary J Dye of Harrisonville was in a serious collision in Pasadena California. An auto with her husband struck a truck, she suffered a broken nose and other injuries and was hospitalized. She is out of danger but faces surgery during recovery.
Middleport reports McMaster Hardware and Furniture Company has opened a new furniture department headquarters in Middleport. The store occupies 56,500 square feet with a modern front and marquee and expects to announce the opening in about ten days after completing a few detailed repairs.
In Pomeroy Sept 16 large numbers of red woodpeckers tear into brick chimneys by drilling soft bricks then move on to others. A kitchen flue at Judge Co FE Peoples Vale Street and the Baptist Church furnace flue show extensive damage. Some say birds seek brick dust to grind food in their crops.
The Dow nie tribe, Scotch born and bred, gathered at the Ben Gravely farm home in Maggie West Virginia for a family reunion. Downies from Pomeroy Columbus Charleston and other places plus relatives from Scotland and Canada attended the gathering. One branch helped settle Pomeroy locating on Lincoln Hill where some still reside.
The Rev. T. S. Gardner, his wife and daughter wrap up a vacation spanning Niagara Falls and Canada and return home. He attended Sunday services at his church and spoke at the Church of Christ annual meeting in Tuppers Plains, with many local members present.
Mayor Hess names Frank Arnold for First Ward Dana Roush for Second Ward and the Third and Fourth Wards Street Commissioner Sherman Casto to manage the sale of bricks taken up for new cement paving in Pomeroy.
Meigs County woods see many squirrel hunters including Ted Thompson son of Ohio Fish and Game supervisor and Oliver Hartley director of publicity of the department. Despite a nutcrop shortage, the hills along the river hold a good supply of squirrels.
Reports say Blue and Gray Bus Line of Charleston has bought Cannonball Bus Company and Inter-State Transit, uniting routes from Charleston to Pomeroy and Gallipolis to Huntington and Athens to Coolville. Cannonball runs Chillicothe to Huntington while Interstate covers Huntington to Charleston, expanding the network into northern West Virginia.
The New York Central Bridge Association held an all day outing Sunday at Hickory Chapel about twelve miles back of Pt Pleasant. The New York Central Athletic Association band joined by motor early, and attendees praised the delightful grounds and good access. The day was a big success and all enjoyed themselves.
Oliver Hartley is appointed director of the Educational and Publicity Bureau of the Division of Conservation. The four naturalists bureau will coordinate with Hartley who also serves as publicity director for the Department of Agriculture and advertising manager of the State Fair.
Fire wardens and forestry officials in Los Angeles conducted a test dropping 30 lit cigars and cigarettes from a plane to gauge fire risk. Of 21 recovered, nine cigars and five cigarettes remained burning. two ignited fires before responders arrived. The test supports proposed legislation banning dropping burning smoke from aircraft.
Mrs. Dora B. Rice and family moved into the Oscar Wentz home in Chester while G Webster Her man of Akron visited Mrs. Garrettson’s mother. The Daughters of the American Revolution in Meigs County plan glass cases for the 1823 Court House in Chester. A marriage license was issued to Percival Olney and Rowena Long. Glass worker Percival Olney injured by a crank blow. he is treated at home in Antiquity. Mrs. Mary Eistelstein, 79, of Pomeroy, and Mrs. Raymond Neutzling are cited for neuritis issues.
One of Borger’s largest posses hunted the slayer of John A. Holmes district attorney who was shot to death last night as he entered his home. The pursuit occurred in Borger Texas with authorities seeking a swift capture.
New Lexington reports the annual Fall Festival and Pumpkin Show will be held at Bre men on October 17 18 and 19.
Novelty printed cotton dress pattern shown with pique for collar and cuffs and belt. Front features a square yoke above plaited sections with overlap opening. Sleeve options include wrist or short with a shaped cuff. Includes neat collar and straight belt. pattern cut in four sizes 6 8 10 years.
The reader is told fabric yardage for long sleeves collar belt cuffs and overlap with contrasting material requires 27 percent of yards. Finishing with bias binding uses 3 percent yards 113 inch wide. Pattern mailed to any address on receipt of lie in silver or stamps.
Allen Alspach of Thornville has been named justice of the peace in Thorn Township by the trustees to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Prof. C. L. Williams. The appointment was announced in New Lexington on September 16.
Mrs Sarah By 81 a well known Ros ville resident was found dead in her bed after suffering a stroke in the night. Neighbors had gone to assist with her work and discovered the body. The death is reported as due to apoplexy.
An advertisement extolls McCoy's Tablets as a health tonic that builds flesh and adds weight. It claims sunken cheeks and visible gains, citing a notably thin woman who gained 10 pounds in 22 days and offers an ironclad guarantee with refund if no weight gain or satisfaction after purchasing four 60 cent bottles or two one dollar boxes.
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