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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 09, 1937

Page

3

Night School Expanded for Meigs County Adults

Rock Spring night school will expand to larger classes and more subjects. Instructor Gene Wyatt will lead free evening sessions at Rock Springs School every Thursday 7 to 10 pm, sponsored by the State Department of Education. Subjects include effective speech current history and recreational music.

Pomeroy Rock Spring Howard Bolin Gene Wyatt State Department of Education Rock Springs

Pretty Middleport Wedding Unites Huggins and Jackson Jr

Mary Catherine Huggins daughter of Mr and Mrs William Huggins of Lincoln Street wed Anson Jackson Jr of Rutland Thursday at 9 PM The ceremony took place before ferns and snapdragons officiated by Rev Fred I Gardner Anson served as best man The couple hosted an informal reception for thirty relatives and close friends Mrs Jackson a former Burford Beauty Shoppe associate and Lillian Johnson School of Beauty Culture graduate and Mr Jackson a Rutland service station operator are the newlyweds.

Middleport Mary Catherine Huggins William Huggins Lincoln St Anson Jackson, Jr Rutland Fred I. Gardner Church of Christ Homer Hysell Pomeroy

Ohio Fuel Gas Co Opens Meigs County Office

Ohio Fuel Gas Company plans to open a new Meigs County headquarters on N Second Ave in Middleport next Tuesday. The office will include showroom workshop and garage and be the district’s finest decorated gas firm in 42 towns with a green crested main room and custom metal equipment.

Middleport Ohio Fuel Gas Company N. Second Ave John Leaper Meigs County

Lodge Knights of Pythias Holds Club Evening

Fides Lodge No. 210 Knights of Pythias met Thursday with committee reports discussed. Pie cake ice cream coffee and cigars followed in the banquet hall as pinochle contests closed the meeting.

Middleport Fides Lodge No. 210 Knights of Pythias

Pomeroy Social Notes

Community notes from Pomeroy list Federated Church events with social hours and refreshments. Members attend funerals in Cincinnati Columbus and Zanesville, while local visits and church society activities in Syracuse Union Ave Lincoln Hill and Forest Run are recorded with hostesses and guests.

Pomeroy Happy Harvesters Federated Church Harry Mascher Tom Parker Cincinnati Clarence Schoonover Rutland Finsterwald Schoonover Zanesville Louise Crary Willis Hill Gerald Wildermuth J. Q. Rice Florida Mildred Fowler Columbus

Vendol touted as relief for two years of constipation

Mrs. Fred A. Russell of Millfield near Athens praises Vendol for ending two years of chronic constipation and related ailments. She reports regular bowels, eased headaches, quieter nerves, better sleep, and overall better health. Vendol, made from herbal extracts with alkalines, is advertised by Athens Pharmacy and Hickman's Pharmacy Nelsonville with wider druggist availability.

Fred A. Russell Millfield Athens Sunday Creek Coal Company Hickman’s Pharmacy Nelsonville Adv

Tiny Baby Undergoes Surgical Operation

Six week old Harold Bartels son of Mr and Mrs Harold Bartels Kerrs Run had stomach entrance muscles corrected at St Joseph s Hospital Parkersburg. He received a blood transfusion Wednesday and was reported satisfactory Thursday evening by doctors following the operation.

Pomeroy Harold Bartels Kerrs Run St. Joseph's Hospital Parkersburg

Dexter Hoax Reveals Alligator Parcel Post Prank

Will C Merritt of Columbus admitted sending a March April Fool hoax to Mrs Ollie Anderson claiming a Florida alligator was mailed to her home. The animal was never sent and the letter arrived on April 1 as the prank's delayed solution.

Charles H. Davis Columbus Pomeroy Davis Mulberry Ave Laura Hayman Dayton Hayman Minersville Ollie Anderson Dexter

Middleport church services outline summer worship themes

Rev. Fred I. Gardner of the Church of Christ preaches It Can Be Done in morning worship and The Melodious Heart in the evening with Bible School goals at 9 15 am. First Baptist sustains joint services with 9 15 am worship and Rev. Kreager speaks The Joy of Today and What Do You Want. Nazarene Church hosts evangelistic services led by Rev. J Lester Seel at Pearl Street. Evening services are set for 7 30 pm. Milkwort plant described with underground stems and blossoms both above and below ground.

Middleport Fred I. Gardner Church of Christ First Baptist Church F. C. Kreager J. Lester Seel Ohio Church of the Nazarene Lima Nazarene Pearl St

NYA Youths Praised for Beech Grove Cemetery Rehab

Ross Jones, the cemetery caretaker, credits National Youth Administration workers for major rehabilitation at Beech Grove Cemetery. He notes CCC boys did initial work and NYA teams enabled completion alongside regular cemetery staff.

Pomeroy National Youth Association Beech Grove Ross Jones CCC NYA

Middleport Social Notes Celebrate Miss Judson White’s Wedding

Mrs. Clarence Chase and Mrs. Hubert Taylor hosted a misc shower for sister Mrs. Judson White at White’s River Hill Road home with 16 guests. Other items note Florence Bush’s return to Athens, Marion McGuire visiting from Mingo Junction, Carson party business in Charleston, W E Pryan’s Tampa visit back in Middleport, First Baptist annual meeting, Tillicum Club dance at Shifler’s Ball Room with Jimmie Littler’s Orchestra.

Glenroy Ewing Lincoln Hill D. A. White Phil Williamson Cora Roberts Virgil Campbell Alice Ewing Pomeroy John Bailey Purley Karr Forest Run Irvin Karr Middleport Clarence Chase Rutland Hubert Taylor Judson White Florence Bush Athens Charleston Fred Bush Lois Diles Marion McGuire Clara Huggins Mingo Junction William Huggins Lincoln St Guy Carson James A. Beverage Charlotte Tillicum Club Shifler Jimmie Littler

Birthdays Jointly Celebrated by Tewksbury and Parmelee

Edward Tewksbury and B F Parmelee marked their late March birthdays with a dinner at the Parmelee home on Gravel Hill Wednesday evening. Guests included Mrs Edward Tewksbury and son Charles Edward and Mrs B F Parmelee and daughter Josephine.

Edward Tewksbury B. F. Parmelee Parmelee Gravel Hill Charles Edward Josephine

Regular church services at Church of the Nazarene Hil

Regular services at the Church of the Nazarene Hil begin Sunday with Sunday School at 9 30. Preaching at 2 00 PM and a 7 30 PM prayer service. Wednesday 7 30 PM preaching service and special singing led by Rev J Lester Seel pastor.

Pomeroy Church of the Nazarene Hiland J Lester Seel

Pomeroy Suit Seeks Partition of Sutton Township Property

Leo C. Sayre files a civil action in common pleas court seeking partition of real estate in Sutton Township against Joseph B. Sayre a minor and Marie Sayre.

Pomeroy Common Pleas Court Leo C. Sayre Joseph B. Sayre Marie Sayre Sutton Township

Red Cross Nurse Announces Home Hygiene Class

Miss Flora Long of the American Red Cross announces a class called Home Hygiene in Care of the Sick to meet for the first time next Wednesday. Registration, free to the public, is today at 3 30 p m at the Public Library in Middleport.

Middleport Flora Long American Red Cross

Red Squirrels Dry Mushrooms in Tree Forks

Red squirrels show a habit of gathering mushrooms and drying them in the forks of tree branches, storing the harvest for later consumption.

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