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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1941
Page
3
Mayor Hartley and Pomeroy councilmen met Middleport officials in a special session to address speeding between the towns. They discussed traffic officer needs and funding, closing rules for liquor venues, and dance halls, plus street excavation regulations. Calvin and Harris of Marietta won the street work contract and will begin May 1, with a 15 day weather delay.
Mr and Mrs Dan Farmer were Easter guests of his parents in Middleport and Carpenter and returned to Perrysburg early this week. He was guest conductor for the cantata Redemption Song at the Church of Christ where his sister Mrs Arthur Skinner directed the choir for several weeks and his wife sang a solo part.
Approved list shows payments to multiple contractors and firms including Middleport Review 4.63 Rowley Reed 26 Cath erwood Book Store .98 J Faehnle Sons 14 Sidney Russell service station 12.49 R Cox Junk Co. 16.96 W S Darley traffic signs 30.42 Rawlings Sons 4.15 J P Blosser .75 Indian Refining Co. 27.10 Sinking Fund Trustees 1704.31 Public Employment Retirement System 4 J H Williams 5 New York Central Railroad 1.49 R A Miller Lumber Co. 4.50 Columbus Blank Book Co. 1.65 Mine Safety Appliance Co. 6.18 Henry Roush 10 McMaster Hardware Co. 4.64 plus salaries and village utility bills.
Meigs County authorities named the top two students in each subject to form the Meigs County team for district elimination tests in Athens on May 3. Selections include plane geometry Eleanor Gainor and Ronald Roush of Racine. science Vernon Weber and Chester Howard Yakley. physics Don Morgan and Don Shrader of Rutland. biology Earl Dean and Dorothy Reeves of Harrisonville. algebra Carol Mae Holcomb of Columbia and Ethel Brewer of Racine. chemistry Donald Pigott of Chester and Thora Longsworth of Racine.
Easter gatherings filled Midport as out of town relatives returned to former homes for spring. A group visited the Roush cabin near Langsville, others joined at Nutting home in Jackson County, and many shared meals and sunrise church services. The note also records illness, funerals, and a 50th wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Bowers.
Marriage licenses issued were from Saturday noon through Monday. Names include Richard L. Coleman 23 of Long Bottom with Stella E. Jackson 16 of Middleport. Douglas Adams 21 of Columbus with Betty J. Hoffman 21 of Tuppers Plains. Paul E. Pritchard 21 of Nelsonville with Dorothy J. Gilbert 21 of Racine R. D. 2. Allen Apple Jr. 28 of Bethlehem Pa. with Irene Trippett 23 of Long Bottom. Henry Lloyd Life 21 of Parkersburg R. D. 2 with Helen Victoria Danser 21 of Middleport. William Mastern 25 of Warren with Nina Byers 21 of Racine. Walter Sheets 23 with Helen Chancey 21, both of Reedsville. Howard Hall 22 with Sybil Hendershot 21, both of Portland. Burhl Wayne Pepper 23 with Ruth Z. Angus 21, both of Portland. Vernon Evans 21 of Pomeroy R. D. with Elizabeth Carman 18 of Pomeroy.
Ed die Kitchen two and a half year old son of Mr and Mrs H H Kitchen of S Second Ave wandered from a local store during Easter shopping in Pomeroy. He was found in Naylors Run several blocks away and taken to the sheriff's office where he was recognized and quickly reunited with his parents.
POMEROY W C Mills of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce will speak on Modern Retailing Methods at a Friday night meeting of the Pomeroy Retail Merchants Committee. The session opens with a 6 30 dinner at the Ohio Power Co office.
First fishing trip of the season by MHS freshmen Bob Chambers Tommy Durst Bill Childs and Fred Klein ended badly for Bob who contacted poison from a fungus growth and will be confined to his home for three weeks or more.
Brenda Lee Strauss an 18 month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Ed Strauss is ill with measles. Parents learned Monday she contracted the disease and note several recent local cases of measles in the area.
A tombstone in Beech Grove Cemetery marks the death of Samuel Pomeroy born in Massachusetts who died June 5 1841. The community observes the centenary of the man after whom the town received its name.
Cecil Blackwood of Rutland passes NYA test and heads to Patterson Field Dayton for mechanic training. About 36 Meigs County young men are now in NYA training camp at Chillicothe.
An animal that forms herds or flocks, mates with multiple partners, and consumes both meat and plants. This combination of social structure polygamy and diet characterizes several species in nature.
The Bank of Athens National Banking Association has been appointed and qualified as Executor of the estate of Mattie J. Berry, late of Athens County, Ohio, deceased. Dated this Sunday of April A. D. 1941. FRANCIS P D WHITE, Probate Judge of said County. 4-5-41-36tw.
Racine families hosted a birthday gathering for Lawrence Hayman ninth, with relatives from Letart Detroit and Columbus visiting. notes include hospital visits, weekend trips, and a planned hernia operation for Richard Romine in Philadelphia.
Regular monthly meeting of the Junior Women's Guild of the Federated Church will be held Tuesday evening at the home of Misses Kathryn and Ruth Huber on Union Ave. Several local families visit relatives and attend weddings. Easter activities include baptisms and travels to Circleville and Columbus. J.O.Y. Class and Woman's Society groups are hosting gatherings at local homes this week.
County board met at the courthouse to discuss arranging payment of county institutional bills owed to the state to secure release of the county share of sales tax. In the afternoon they visited WPA projects and inspected roads planned for future improvements.
The Pomeroy Village Council and Middleport Council met Monday night to discuss traffic on main highways through both towns. They agreed to request state highway patrol assistance to check speed law violations.
Feathers only cover restricted areas of the bird, lapping over bare patches rather than the whole body, showing selective plumage coverage.
In Middleport Harry Featherstone son of Mr and Mrs Lee Featherstone of Third Avenue was ordered to bed by his physician due to a bone infection. He has endured weeks in hospitals with several operations in the past. Doctors hope a recently developed serum will soon be given to him.
The Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation filed a foreclosure suit Monday in common pleas court against Harry Homer Manuel and Maggie Manuel of Le fart Falls.
The chamber of commerce meeting is set for May 5 announced by secretary H. B. Pickett. A nationally known speaker will address the organization.
A probate court Saturday issued 11 marriage licenses in a single day breaking a long standing record.
Doctor's medicated liquid ZEMO A offers relief for itching burning skin and scalp irritations surface pimples and athlete's foot. Contains strong antiseptic ingredients and dermatological claims. Available at all drug stores.
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