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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1929
Page
2
D M Sisson of this township leaves all estate to his wife Martha Sisson for life. After her death Elden Sisson Jesse Sisson and Blanche Sisson Gorby share equally in the remainder. Jesse Sisson named executor by Probate Court without bond.
The Loyal Berean Class of the Bible School of the Christian Church met for a business session after a pot-luck dinner. They planned a Halloween party for October 29 at Graves Garage and appointed committees to boost membership and ensure regular Sunday attendance and monthly meetings.
Letart Falls reports Mrs Rebecca Foley 47 wife of John Foley died Monday at her home and was buried in Rainbow Cemetery near Long Tom this afternoon. Pomeroy notes Frank Eier 60 injured in an automobile crash near Har nville three weeks ago expected to be moved from Lzer Hospital to Bedford Township in Ewing balance today.
George W. Kreitler county extension agent visited Homer Webster’s 60 acre orchard in Olive Township Meigs County praising its Red Delicious and Grimes Golden crops. He notes 1200 bushels of Red Delicious, superb Stayman Winesap trees, and buyers calling the crop above average in size color and quality. He says the county’s bumper vegetables corn dairy cattle and poultry sustain thousands beyond borders.
Mrs. Ralph Dillinger and children visit from Pittsburgh to stay with Mrs. Dillinger's sister Mrs. P A Hysell. Mr and Mrs M L French visit Columbus to see Miss Edith Schreiner in St Francis Hospital and return. PTA meets at Central School from 3 to 4 with Mrs Elmer Davis presiding. Details of local hospital visits and a shooting accident recovery of Roy McCullough, Yellow Jacket football manager, resuming high school, and pneumonia illness of John Frecker.
Hemlock Grove reports Dana Dias of this town has struck the largest gas well yet found in Bedford Township. Much gas already found in the township and on Dias’s farm.
W S Riggenburg of Canton has appointed Bert Martin of Council 2492 Middleport as district deputy state councillor for Gallia Meigs and Washington counties. The Jr O U A M reports 60000 members in Ohio.
G W Ash of this place was awarded the contract for resurfacing the Dexter Salem road at the latest meeting of commissioners. James Dunn and Nancy Jones were granted blind pensions of five dollars each per month. Mrs John T Wash of Oakland California is visiting family in Pomeroy and Enterprise to spend two weeks, noting it has been 25 years since she left.
The Home Missionary Society of Heath Memorial E Church plans a soup sale and will host a school program next Friday afternoon in the church basement.
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