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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1938
Page
5
On April 4 1938 in Pomeroy filing for the August primary closes June 10. Albert Gloeckner election clerk notes low campaign activity with Floyd F Mees likely to run unopposed in the Republican primary for State Representative. Four county commissioner hopefuls are already announced and probate judge candidate E R Titus may join. Both parties eye the governor race with interest.
Racine social notes recount visits and travels including A. L. Morrison with his brother Tilden in Columbus, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Carnahan moving to Columbus for work, and multiple family guests at homes in Racine, Parkersburg and Gallipolis. A French Club gathering at Portland features local names, with plans for the next meeting. Also includes a Sheriff’s sale notice in Athens County detailing parcels in Troy Township and Coolville with appraised value of 9300 dollars and two thirds minimum sale price.
Meigs County High School music students will perform at Middleport on Wednesday evening in the first all county music festival. Bands orchestras choirs and ensembles from Pomeroy Syracuse Racine Tuppers Plains Rutland and other areas will join in massed groups under Ohio University director J E Thacker. The event is free to the public and no ratings will be given to encourage musical interest and exposure.
County officers believe nine chickens were stolen in Meigs County and provided three eggs for jail food. Richard and Lewis Van Meter were brought from Pt. Pleasant by Sheriff Beards and Deputy Young for investigation. The youths had 11 chickens before one escaped and a crate dropped on another, as officers study poultry feeding methods to boost egg output.
Rev Warren Bright and John Weed attended the Portsmouth District Youth Council at Thurman Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs J T McClain and daughter Mary K of Lancaster were weekend guests of relatives and friends. Harold Fisher returned to Wheeling after spending the weekend with his parents. Anna Margaret Thomas returned to Columbus to resume her school work. Mrs Sam Hampton of Montgomery West Virginia and sons Roy and Ralph of Carbon West Virginia visited the Fisher family. Leroy Brechtel of Columbus visited here and in Middleport. Edward Leitweiler returned to Athens after a week’s vacation with his parents.
Syracuse society reports visits between Jer ome Roush Parkersburg W Va and local residents. Mollie Clark returns from Dixon Missouri with Hemsleys to Cleveland. Farm Hands of Station WPAR to perform April 12. Various relatives travel for hospital visits birthdays and gatherings.
MIDDLEPORT Congregants held 800 calls last week as two weeks of Lenten evangelistic services approach. Sunday attendance rose across services with 356 in Sunday School and overflowing crowds evening. Rev. Don McMillin books themes for each night and services begin 7 30 PM.
Gilbert Ervin to take a prominent part in the Jory Fasting dancing program at Hartman Theatre in Columbus Friday evening. White Shrine members plan a potluck dinner and regular meeting in Athens Tuesday. Various residents and visitors from Columbus, Gauley Bridge, Bellefontaine, Huntington, and New York city are listed with trips and visits to Athens and nearby towns.
Chauncey and Pearl Koon along with Lela Rose visited Mrs. Carrie Channell in The Plains. Mrs. Lew Jones Sr. stayed with daughter Rebecca Harrison in The Plains. Zion Church Mothers Bible Class to meet with Mrs. Emma Hawk in Lower Plains. Ella Miller returned to Middleport after visiting Hester Thompson and Earl Thompson in The Plains. Rose Harrison, Athens worker, weekend with her mother Rebecca Harrison, joined by Jean Herbert from Athens. Dale Channell of Mansfield weekend with W. C. Channell and wife in The Plains. Rev. Drell Goff and sister-in-law visited Broadway, Ohio. Rev. Dallas Goff accompanied them. Dallas Goff preached at The Plains Church of the Nazarene.
Dover Grange No. 2646 will meet Tuesday night in the K of P Building with initiation planned. Moving pictures by CCC Camp Nelson, Nelsonville, to be shown later. Dover Grangers will attend Neighbors Night at Athens Grange Thursday and join a program led by Evangeline Prior.
Mrs Alice Theis will host the Friday night session of the Ladies Aid Society at Millfield M E Church. Margaret Simpkins society president will conduct the business portion.
The Chauncey council schedules its meeting for Thursday night April 7 in the Mayor's Office at the City Building. The change moves the regular meeting from Wednesday to Thursday.
The Chauncey Church of Christ gathered Saturday for the funeral of Lucille Rivers 26 daughter of Frank and Jennie Rivers Chauncey She died suddenly Wednesday night of a heart attack in Urbana Her pallbearers included Charlotte Bricker and Margaret Tippett She was treasurer of Chauncey and a Chauncey-Dover High School graduate class of 1931 Survivors include her parents a brother Floyd and three sisters Mildred Morris Faye Wright Lavina Shaw along with grandparents Mr and Mrs E S Leland Chauncey Burial was in West Union Street Cemetery Athens.
The rate at which uranium disintegrates into helium and lead provided one of the most precise historical clocks for dating the earth.
Chauncey Mr. and Mrs. Walter White of Millfield entertain week end guests including Mr. and Mrs. Harry Potts Jr and daughter Wanda of Syracuse and Mrs. Mary Ann Saeger and granddaughter Mary Bishop of Pomeroy. Mr. White recovers from a serious left foot injury sustained cutting wood.
Operates three days Chauncey mine 25 of Manhattan Coal Co and marked up for work today. Only five mines in the district reported work Monday. They were Chauncey N Y 25 Coonville No 90 No 28 and No 9.
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