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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1939
Page
3
The Athens street department started cleaning two main street parking lots in Pomeroy after river mud from the flood. The sandstone base makes cleaning hard but a top surface will ease the work. river hopes suggest flood risk remains low for months, with old timers noting faster floods due to clearing land and paving.
Mrs Clyde French was called to Oreton by the death of her stepmother Mrs David Oberts who died Wednesday night. Lewis Seyfield has been seriously ill at his home on North Second Ave. J H Grate and William Grate spent Wednesday in Cleveland on business. Mr and Mrs John Stephenson accompanied Mrs Stephenson's sister Mrs Mary Zeuchner to her home in Jackson Wednesday. Mrs Zeuchner was called here by the death of her mother Mrs William Folden. Mrs Ernest Kennedy who had been a patient at Holzer Hospital for two weeks after an operation was taken to the home of her mother Mrs W J Grapes. Those who went to Parkersburg for the Benny Goodman dance include Jane Ann Fick Marjorie Brown Faye Abbott Thelma Snyder Dorothy Dillard Bob Haggerty Ferry Nuckles Chester Russell William Anderson and James Buchanan. Clyde French son Owen and Mrs Harold Hubbard are recovering from influenza. Mrs C P Bradbury motored to Chester to accompany a dancer in the High School play.
Twenty four Chester High School seniors will graduate this year with commencement on Thursday April 27. The class includes Douglas Adams Wilma Bahr Earl Thomas Barnhart Marguerite Cooper Eloise Ferrell Grace Kautz Christine Cecilia Marcinko Bert O Connor Millard Wayne Prince Jack Daniel Sorden Lawrence E Warner Jean Young Rex Argubrite Rex Bailey Ileen Barnhart Bob Laclair Dean Arlene Frecker Tressie Jane Kibble Paul Meredith Mary Price Raymond Adair Pullins Rexal Thomas Summerfield Dorothy Alice White and Lyle D Showalter.
Police Chief Walter Wolfe began circulating his petition for the office he holds. He is the first to secure a petition. Wolfe has a decade of service in Pomeroy including eight years as night patrolman and he has been chief since early last year. This marks his first political run.
A tub full of fish from Lake Drummond near Norfolk Virginia is cited as proof of fisherman's luck by three anglers O C Greenlee and his father from Leon West Virginia and Shirley Mills. They left Sunday and returned Thursday with a large catch to show to friends. Mr and Mrs Fred Thomas plan a fishing trip in their trailer to Buckeye Lake.
Pomeroy social notes cover visits by Mr. and Mrs. Dell Joseph of Glouster and L. A. Welsh party with Charlotte of Corning to see Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Tracy. Ill residents on Breezy Heights including Mrs. Everett Dailey and Mrs. Margaret Neutzling show improvement. Edgar Ebersbach and Alma Jones of Sarasota return from Florida. O W Allen from Springfield visits Harriet Russell and attends a dinner hosted by Betty Cosgrove. Father E F Dunn of Millersburg and his mother Mrs J W Dunn visit locals and return home.
POMEROY the county treasurer Lee Archer and his deputies partially remodeled the office. Heavy counters reorganized to increase working space while crews finished during lull periods. SIGHT IS RESTORED staffer John Long recovers after cataract surgery at McMillan Hospital Charleston. CAPE TO GET NEW LIGHT A Cape Cod canal western entrance beacon will cost $175,000. First new beacon in 35 years.
Masons and their families from Middleport and Racine gathered at the Masonic Temple for a social evening hosted by Evan geline Chapter CES. Attendees enjoyed a program of piano solos, dances, and a Rosary solo, followed by cards, games, and refreshments.
A home cooking column offers several new dishes and variations for lunch or dinner. Recipes include Cheese Cutlets with tapioca and cheese, oyster veal patties, a mushroom corn meal biscuit, and a pineapple bread pudding with meringue. Additionally, Sir Douglas Mawson proposes a Polar Club to fund annual polar expeditions and seeks government purchase of the ship Wyatt Earp.
POMEROY The Pest Hunt sponsored by the Recreation Hall at Downington under Howard C. Hull ended Tuesday evening with the winning team captained by Gerald Reeves being treated to a supper by the losing team led by Glen Haning. A tally shows pests destroyed to date: rats 740 mice 839 moles 120 sparrows 222 starlings 126 crows 12 hawks 15 groundhogs 8 grey fox 3 for a total of 2 085. At a 10 cent per head rate the destruction cost implies a total saving of about $200.
Pomroy announces the opening of its latest service station on West Main Street operated by the Ebersbach interests. Main Street now has ten gasoline stations with the eleventh under construction.
Middleport GIA members gathered at Mrs. W. G. Huddleston’s home for a 1 pm luncheon after a business session. A brief program followed, featuring poems and a short story. The traveling prize from Mrs. Alice Smith went to Mrs. George Wittmer. Mrs. Harris will host in May.
The POMEROY Alfred Grange No 1839 will hold an open meeting on April 27 at the Grange Hall. A fine program will celebrate the 150th anniversary of George Washingtons inauguration.
The Feeney- Bennett Post of the American Legion announces 47 boxes with Legion insignia will be placed in local and county businesses to collect cancelled sales tax stamps. The effort aims to fund Christmas baskets and reduce merchant solicitation.
M C Hobart president of the Pomeroy Coal Operators Association announces a meeting at his office on Monday April 27 to discuss and act on proposed district code prices. Local operators view the code as unfair to the district. Fog as seen in the movies is produced by spraying a watered solution of mineral oil deodorized with peppermint.
Girl Scouts held a meeting Wednesday evening in Middleport with stories about famous women and a review of the Scout Laws. Speakers included Mary Martha Roller Bumblebee Juliette Low Mary Lou Kelly Cardinal Anna Shaw Ann Kelly Daisy Sakaka wea Carlena Allensworth Louisa Alcott Laws Lucille Werner Daisy Susan Allensworth Cardinal Roseanna Barker Bumblebee. Troop 1 formed the Friendship Circle. Scouts started selling polishing cloths to add to their treasury and planned a skating party at Rutland Rink.
The 17 month old son of Mr and Mrs Bert Wakefield showed no sign of swallowing the missing diamond ring belonging to Mrs Wakefield after an X ray. Mrs Wakefield said they suspected the child had swallowed it and consulted the doctor.
The senior graduation sequence begins with the Junior-Senior party last Friday. The class play directed by W. A. Smith is set for May 12. Baccalaureate services are May 21. Class Night, directed by Mrs. Chapman and Miss Garland, is May 23. Commencement on May 25.
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