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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 16, 1930

Page

2

Pomeroy Council Reviews Worry Budget and Street Issues

Pomeroy village council discussed trimming hydrant bills by removing redundant outlets and possibly relying on river water for fire protection. They reviewed street debris from Main Street, brick removal, pole removals, and a pending $8,000 Main Street Improvement Fund refund.

Pomeroy Main Street Racine Council Sherman Casto J. Hess A. N. Bengel Bengel Main Street Improvement

Republican Club To Have Dinner In Meigs County

Meigs County Women’s Republican Club hosts a basket dinner at Rock Springs Fairgrounds on Sunday September 21 at 10 a.m. Men and women invited with coffee provided by club women. Speakers of national repute expected and social hour planned.

Pomeroy Meigs County Women’s Republican Club Rock Springs Fairgrounds Rock Springs M. E. Rathburn State Central Committee LeVan National Committee Meigs County Club K. of P. Hall

Athens Presbyterial officers to attend all day meeting

Middleport Sept 16 The executive officers Mrs L J Heiner Mrs E G Probst and Dr Kathryn Poindexter will attend the executive Presbyterial in the Presbyterian Church Wednesday for an all day meeting Also Mrs J H Grate and Mrs Helen Turnbull will attend this meeting

Middleport Athens

Loyal Berean Class to Help Church Dinner Night

Middleport reports the Loyal Berean class will prepare and serve a church dinner at the Church of Christ on Thursday. Members of the class back the undertaking and will assist with the meal.

Middleport Berean Church of Christ

Pomeroy Church Of Christ Prepares For November Dedication

The Pomeroy Church of Christ, led by Pastor George L. Aston, plans two months of services ending with dedication on November 2. A baptism ritual will conclude the evening service as the pool is consecrated. Cleanup week and basement finishing upgrade the church with a stage curtain.

Pomeroy Pomeroy Church of Christ George L. Ashton Stephen Archer Alice Morris Cincinnati Rousey California United Women’s Club

Social notes from Marietta area visitors and locals

Colum b us visitors and locals appear in a string of weekend and week long visits. Names include Dawson Lowe Adams Yontz Boyer Keller Hecker Hamer Sells Parsons Thomas Kreager Ramsey Simm Roush Russell Talbott Smith Ho bat Bart Ho bart Finney McCuskey Waener Chambers Curtis Sisson and others. The items describe travels stays and hosting across Coalton Huntington Parkersburg Akron and Charleston with squirreling hunting plans and social visits.

Bruce Adams Akron Marietta Parkersburg Virgil Edwards Ed Parsons I. M. McCarty E. A. Yontz John Boyer New Salem Helen Keller W. J. Hecker Ray Smith Grant Street Columbus J. Hamer and Son Meadsville Er. R. Tompkins Lincoln Street David Owens Marscella Coalton Esther Chambers Harry Sells Lilly Hysell Ruth Thomas Delaware Ohio Wesleyan University Thomas W. PD. Kreager F. C. Kreager Middletown W. C. Ramsey Huntington Luther James Simm Vera Ballard Eno Elmer Miller Oscar Roush J. N. Humphrey South Sixth Hooker Streets William Huggins Joran Russell George Russell Chappelle Talbott Russell Sales W. W. Leonard

Farm Bureau Leader Seeks Drought Relief for Meigs County

George W. Kreitler, head of the Meigs County Farm Bureau, travels to Washington with Ohio colleagues to oversee distribution of drought relief funds. He aims to secure Meigs County’s share of federal and state aid.

Farm Bureau Washington Pomeroy George W. Kreitler Meigs County Ohio Mr. Kreitler

Kindergarten opens with 18 students in Klein class

Mrs. Oscar Klein’s kindergarten in Middleport begins Monday with an enrollment of 18 students. Class hours run from 9 to 11 a m. J P Booth travels to Columbus for two weeks to stay with his son C H Booth.

Middleport Oscar Klein J. P. Booth Columbus C. H. Booth

South America's Map Will Not Be Changed

Washington observers report no prospect of boundary changes in South America amid internal disturbances. The Messenger offers a timely map with latest dispatches and geographic commercial data, available through the Washington Information Bureau for ten cents.

South America Washington South American Argentina Peru Brazil Ecuador Chile Bolivia Paraguay The Messenger Washington Information Bureau Athens Messenger Information Bureau Frederick Haskin Washington, D. C

Prisoner Commits Suicide at Columbus Brick Plant

Ismael Anderson, 68, a Scioto County murderer, killed himself in a brick plant dormitory by slashing wrists and throat with a safety razor. Relatives from Roseville traveled to Columbus to claim the body after officials found him dead. no motive was determined.

Columbus U.P Roseville Ismael Anderson Scioto County Anderson

Bus overturn injuries reported near Cleveland

A school bus overturned on a muddy shoulder of the Warrensville Center Road near Cleveland injuring fifty one children. The incident occurred yesterday and left the youngsters with cuts and bruises.

Cleveland U.P Warrensville Center Road Here

Hoover Returns to White House After Virginia Visit

President Hoover came back to the White House from his Virginia camp where he spent the weekend with Mrs. Hoover and Herbert Jr. He will announce the tariff commission personnel by tomorrow and plans a conference with Henry P Fletcher to chair the commission. Current indications name J Fletcher Page and two reappointments for a four member body, with two Republicans and two Democrats yet to be appointed.

Washington U.P Hoover White House Virginia Herbert Jr New Tariff Commission Henry P. Iletcher Iletcher Thomas Walker Page Commission Edgar Joussard Utah Alfred P. Dennis Maryland

U S Detective Arrest Linked to McCormick Campaign inquiry

U P reports the arrest in Chicago of R L Bashford a detective for Ruth Hanna McCormick the Illinois Republican senatorial candidate. The Justice Department said the arrest arose from a subpoena by the Nye Campaign Fund Committee into campaign expenditures. J Edgar Hoover said no evidence federal probes of McCormick's detectives and no clear statute violation.

Washington U.P Chicago R. L. Bashford Ruth Hanna McCormick Justice Department Department Bashford Nye Campaign Fund Committee McCormick J. Edgar Hoover Department’s Bureau of Investigation

Mayor Curtin Faces Recall Plea Over Prohibition Offenders

Washington D. C. Sept 16. Mayor P. H. Curtin says recalling and penalizing several liquor law offenders would be illegal though he was lenient. Norman Whiting district supervisor of the State Prohibition Department asked for recalls after an enforcement probe. Whiting will confer with Curtin again today.

Washington D. H U.P Pp. H. Curtin Norman Whiting State Prohibition Department

Williams Home Hosts 85 Friends for Fifth Anniversary

Mr and Mrs Leonard Williams entertained about 85 friends and neighbors at their Pratts Fork area home in honor of guest Mrs Bessie Dillinger of Scatter Ridge. The evening featured music and dancing to celebrate the Williams fifth wedding anniversary with a long list of attendees.

Leonard Williams Pratts Fork Bessie Dillinger Scatter Ridge Williams John Dillinger John South Herbert Everett Raleigh Robinson Charles Dawson Meeks Vern Lee Will Meeks John Hazel Swartz Mary Dean Margaret Goldsberry

Not So Funny Tragedy Ends In Fatal Fight

In Cleveland on September 16 William Cummings aged 23 allegedly mocked a man changing a tire. After a heated exchange Hellman 23 struck back and killed Cummings. Police expect to release Hellman pending further investigation.

Cleveland U.P William Cummings Cummings Harry Hellman Hellman

Disarmament Hope Shifts to World Conference Push

Tsuneo Matsudaira of Japan urged a Geneva general disarmament conference before the League of Nations Assembly. He announced Japan has cut its army to 17 divisions, about 65 percent of its former strength.

Geneva Switzerland League of Nations Assembly Tsuneo Matsudaira Japan Matsudaira

Grain Stabilization Chief Announces Liberal Financing

Chicago Sept 16 George Milner president of the Grain Stabilization Corporation says credit agreements have been executed with leading banks ensuring liberal commercial financing for grain movement and storage nationwide.

Chicago George Milner The Grain Stabilization Corporation

Fire on Town McConnellsville Ends With Robbery

Four men fired two machine guns from an auto at McConnellville officials said. They crossed the Muskingum River to Malta to rob a men’s furnishing store Sunday. No injuries reported though plate glass windows were broken.

Mcconnellville USP Muskingum River Malta

Phillips Milk of Magnesia Best Remedy for Indigestion

The notice promotes Phillips Milk of Magnesia as the preferred treatment for indigestion caused by excess stomach acid. It claims a 50 year standard with physicians, noting its quick and harmless relief, recommending a tasteless spoonful dissolved in water for neutralizing acidity.

U. S Charles H. Phillips Chemical Company Charles H. Phillips

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Bend and Meigs County A. Hartley Norman Durst Republican Club Co. A. Dawson Kitty Lowe Charleston Ewart Quickle Brick Plant Swansons N. Court St Wall Street Business Week Atlantic Pacific Great Atlantic Pacific Tea Co Stewart Stewart Baumgartner Sharonville Dandruff Gen Samuel McRoberts Chatham Phenix National Bank and Trust Company Armour & Co American Sugar Refining Co National Surety Co Kansas City-Southern Palways American Tobacco Comny Locky Spike McRoberts American Tobacco Co
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