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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 23, 1931

Page

2

Farm Transfer Aims to Dodge $400 Interest, Ohio Court Hears

Meigs County Common Pleas Court in Pomeroy heard the case of First National Bank Racine versus William Eynon Charles A Eynon and Sarah A Eynon over a fraudulent transfer of a farm to avoid a $400 note and interest. The court found Sarah A Eynon died June 1 and revised the petition. Witness testimony included a California resident and the elder Eynon’s 1927 note for $800 with $400 paid to the Racine bank. The father allegedly transferred the farm to son Charles A Eynon who built a home 1911 12 and supplied material worth 8050, later claimed the farm was deeded to the mother with a will to the son upon death, which failed after her sudden death. The bank seeks to apply proceeds to creditors. further hearings await revised petition.

Pomeroy White Gallipolis Meigs County California Eynon Racine Bank Tthe Bank William Eynon Charles A. Eynon Homer

State approves Athens County bridge project in winter program

Governor White's emergency committee approves construction of four Athens County bridges as part of a statewide winter program. Total state and federal funding amounts to 41 000 with 12 000 from the federal government and the rest from the state.

Athens County White Columbia Meigs County Washington Morgan Congress Run Margaret Creek Grass Rver Little Leading Creek Washington County Second Creek Collins Run Fifteen Mile Creek Wingett’ Run Sachett Run Morgan County McConnellville

Meigs County Notes Reports Illnesses and Local Events

Mrs Carl Hobart and Dr H L Ward of Middleport are reported seriously ill. A man 65 found mentally deficient was examined by Judge Carleton in Scipio Township. Licenses to marry were issued to Vernon West and Virginia Tewkesbury in Pomeroy. Officials attended Knights of Pythias at Marietta. others travelled to Columbus on official business. Bridges funding for state highways totaling 52000 announced for Meigs County. Mrs Kingsland and daughter Amy flew to New York City. funeral set for W M Burton in Middleport. Meigs W C T U to hold tenth annual convention in Middleport.

Carl Hobart H. L. Ward Middleport George Kittle Jesse Hull Scipio Township Chillicothe Military Hospital Virginia Tewkesbury Carpenter Pomeroy Hess Dana Roush Charles Mullen Knights of Pythias Marietta C. Peretti Thel Faris Auditor Blackmore Columbus Albert Franz Ohio State University W. M. Hovis Racine Mercer Meigs County Ravenswood Portland E. W. Kingsland Amy New York City Gravel Hill Cheshire Mary Wilson Strohmeyer Reedsville California Lizzie Presbyterian Church

Childers Funeral Today in Leon West Virginia

Funeral services for George Childers engineer who died in Charleston Sunday night will be held today at 2 o'clock at the Baptist Church in Leon West Virginia with burial in a nearby cemetery. Several local residents traveled to attend.

Middleport George Childers Charleston Baptist Church Leon W. Va

Messenger society and locals desk contact notice

O A Hartley staff correspondent urges readers to telephone Your News Your Society and Locals to 403 for society items and local notices. Circulation and classified advertising details are provided with John Sauvage at 453 L for Messenger ads.

O. A. Hartley Messenger John Sauvage

Mrs. Eichinger Honored by Local Ministers Wives

Wives of Middleport and Pomeroy ministers met at Mrs. Fred I. Gardner home to honor Mrs. C. H. Eichinger as she prepares to move to Circleville. The gathering featured games contests and light refreshments in a social evening.

Middleport Pomeroy Fred I. Gardner South Sixth Avenue Palmer Street C. H. Eichinger Circleville

Four Boys Accused in Camp Fire Near Middleport

In Pomeroy a State Fire Marshal representative reports a complaint about four boys aged 12 to 16 who allegedly burned a fishing camp at Middleport. The 10 by 10 by 6 feet camp stood at the water edge. The inspector will investigate after finishing the Chapman barn case in Salem township.

Pomeroy State Fire Marshal Middleport Salem Township

Miller Family Heads to Buckeye Lake Cottage

Middleport residents Mr and Mrs R A Miller and their son David, with Mrs Jessie Lansbury, traveled to Buckeye Lake this morning to stay at the Miller cottage. Mr Miller has been ill and David returned to Middleport the same evening.

Middleport R. A. Miller David Jessie Lansbury Buckeye Lake

Two Former Local Ministers Honored

Meigs County Ministerial Association members dined at the Merry Tea Room to honor Rev. C. H. Eichinger of Heath M. E. Church and Rev. P. A. Bright of Simpson M. E. Church Pomeroy who are transferred to Circleville and Junction City. Eichinger and family depart Middleport Thursday after five years of service.

Middleport Meigs County Ministerial Association Merry Tea Room C. H. Eichinger Heath

Miner Injured in Charteroak Mine Near Pomeroy

E D Tucker of Thomas Fork near Pomeroy was crushed by slate and top coal in the Charteroak Mine now run by M L French. He suffered a severe injury to a leg below the knee and was taken to Gallipolis hospital for X rays.

Pomeroy Charteroak M. L. French E. D. Tucker Thomas Fork Tucker Gallipolis

Irene Wood Yard Sues for Divorce in Meigs County Court

Irene Wood Yard acting by her next friend D F Dye of Harrisonville sues for divorce from Raymond Woodyard in Meigs County Common Pleas Court. She seeks restoration to her maiden name Irene Dye.

Pomeroy Irene Woodyard D. F. Dye Harrisonville Meigs County

Local Visitors and Returning Students Highlight Olin University Return

Mr. and Mrs. C E B Keller and daughter Bertha of Coolville spent Tuesday with Mrs. Keller's sister Mrs. Jennie Smith Grant Street. Charles Houston and companion left Grant Street home in Cleveland after vacation. Upperclassmen Margaret Ella Hysell Frances Willock Caro Louise Erwin and Nancy Reed returned to Olin University to register for the new school year. Dan L. Farmer and

C. EB. Keller Bertha Coolville

Local Notes and Unlisted Deaths in Middetown Area

Walter Priode enters freshman year as schedules firm up with classes starting Thursday. Parkersburg visitor Miss Mary Ann Case stays with Miss Freda Faehnle. Mrs. James Stevens returns home after Charleston visit with daughter Mrs. F. M. Sisson. Mrs. Mary Dawson, mother of Mrs. Louis Seyfried, ill with asthma. William Burton dies Monday leaving two sisters Mrs. C A Kelly of Oregon and Mrs. M. C. Davis of Columbus. Mrs. M. C. Hobart ill at Lincoln Street home. Miss Lelia Hawkins takes a vacation from Hobson office duties to visit Columbus relatives. Middleport High adds thirty-nine new books to library. Mrs. Russell Gaffney, niece of Electa Hysell, recovering after serious operation at Holzer Hospital. Trainmaster C. L. Wilson travels to Zanesville then drives granddaughter Miss Virginia Axline to Lake Erie College for Women in Painesville. Miss Axline, Zanesville High School class of 1931, has visited cousins Nora and Vesta McCoy and others here.

William Burton C A. Kelly Oregon M. C. Davis Columbus M. C. Hobart Lincoln Street Lelia Hawkins Hobson Middleport High School Russell Gaffney Electa Hysell Holzer Hospital C. L. Wilson Zanesville Virginia Axline Painesville Lake Erie College For Axline Zanesville High School Nora Vesta McCoy

Ohio Prohibition Dept Reports Year End Revenues and Actions

Columbus reports 217350.17 dollars in liquor law fines earned by September 1. The prohibition department logged 4888 arrests 4097 convictions and 58714 inspections alongside 831 illicit still seizures. Total fines 828929. Cost to operate the department was 126537.70. Fines paid into the state treasury are shared with county and municipal divisions.

Columbus U.P State Treasury State Prohibition Department White Clarence H. Sears Sears Prohibition Department

Athens Countians Are Arrested at Marietta

Howard Miller and William Mullen of Athens County pleaded not guilty in Common Pleas Court to manufacturing whisky indictments. Trial set for Thursday. Miller waived $500 cash bond and surrendered. Mullen free on bond. Earl Richards and Hubert McGinnis alleged to have operated as Leo McGinnis, pleaded not guilty to burglary and larceny for alleged theft of chickens. trial set for Oct. 6.

Marietta Howard Miller William Mullen Athens County Common Pleas Court Miller Mullen Earl Richards Hubert McGinnis Leo McGinnis

Measured Advertising Principle From Long Ago

Bernard Lichtenberg cites Professor George Burton Hotchkiss who studied advertising effects and found that consistent advertisers prosper while vacillating ones fall behind. The piece suggests applying the question to production, accounting, selling, eating, and living, noting the outcome depends on the objective.

Bernard Lichtenberg Alexander Hamilton Institute George Burton Hotchkiss

Councilman Mansfield Returns From Fishing Trip With Snake

Councilman Clyde Mansfield and family along with Prof. and Mrs. O EB McClure report excellent bass fishing on a trip through eastern West Virginia. Mansfield brought home a five rattles rattler kept in a box at his Mulberry Street residence. The party traveled through mountain districts between the South Branch Valley and the Shenandoah Valley with additional family members from Akron joining the camp along the Potomac River.

Clyde Mansfield Petersburg Gap West Virginia Mansfield Mulberry Street O. EB. McClure South Branch Valley Shenandoah Valley Virginia Stanley Mansfield Akron South Branch Potomac River

Death of John Turner 53 in Springfield

Mrs. George Frashier of First Street receives word of the sudden death Monday of her brother John Turner aged 53 at his Springfield home. Mrs. Joe Lohse of Athens R F D is also a sister. Funeral services are planned for Wednesday afternoon in Jackson. Turner leaves a widow and no children.

George Frashier First Street John Turner Springfield Joe Lohse Athens R. F. D Jackson Turner

Thompson's Successor To Be Named Thursday

The Ohio Conservation Council meeting in Columbus on Thursday will likely recommend the woman it wishes to succeed J. W. Thompson of Elida Ohio, whose resignation as state conservation official prompts the search for a replacement.

Thompson Columbus Ohio Conservation Council J. W. Thompson Elida

Child Support Order for Tippie Plea and Bond

Magistrate C. H. Porter ordered Tippie to pay 8 per month and furnish clothing for a minor child. Cora Wilson, the grandmother, filed the charge alleging failure to provide. Tippie pleaded guilty and was released on his oath to comply with the magistrate’s orders.

Tippie Stewart C. H. Porter Cora Wilson Porter

Goodrich to Cut Salaried Hours and Wages

J D Tew president of the B F Goodrich Company said salaried employees at the Akron firm and its subsidiaries will have work hours reduced by 10 percent effective October 1 and salaries adjusted accordingly to avoid further reductions in salaried staff.

Akron B. F. Goodrich Company J. D. Tew

Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a Remedy for Indigestion

The text cites excess stomach acid as a common cause of indigestion and related ailments. It touts Phillips' Milk of Magnesia as the best corrective, noting its instant neutralization of acid, harmlessness, tasteless quality, and quick action after consumption.

Phillip

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Aim Farm First National Bank of George Clark Athens Meigs State Childers Aftair P. A. Bright Gallipolis Hospital Isilieg Ford North Carolina Iowa O. K F.C.B. Detroit Plas Ford Finance Universal Credit Company Walter Priode Mary Ann Case Parkersburg Freda Faehnle James Stevens F. M. Sisson Mary Dawson Louis Seyfried Rattler Swanson Chauncey, O Chauncey, O. LY Luckoff Chauncey Luckoff’s
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