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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 22, 1936

Page

3

Ohio State Home Economics Expert to Aid Meigs County

Eleanor Whitney of Ohio State University will be temporarily assigned as county extension agent in Meigs County. She will work through the summer and fall, directing girls 4-H activities and performing home economics extension tasks with farm women under George W. Kreitler. This marks a new direct service presence by OSU Home Economics in the county.

Eleanor Whitney Ohio State University Homenomics Meigs County George W. Tler Is Whitney Onto State University Home Kreitler Y. Kreitler Miss Itney Meigs Ring Mercy Birk Meigs Unty Ohio Ohio State University of Agriculture George W. Kreitler

Baptist youth group to attend regional conference

A large bus from the Pomeroy Baptist Association will carry youths to the district conference in Granville tomorrow. Members from Pomeroy Cheshire Middleport Pon ty Racine Carpenter and Albany will travel with Miss Margaret Ella Hysell and Miss Nettie Badgley among others from the local First Baptist Church.

Suppleport Pomeroyptist Association Uth Granville Kpolis Cheshire Middleport Ponny Racine Carpenter Albany First Baptist Margaret Ella Hysell Nettie Badgley

Licenses Issued in Probate Court For Local Couples

Names Kemper Jence Crawford Greene Ours Eblin Russell among youths listed for marriage licenses in Gallipolis Middleport Letart Cine Pomeroy Rutland. Second session of the Boy Scout leadership training was held Tuesday night at Racine Mercy.

Ills Kemper Gallipolis Jence Crawford Middleport Racine Boy Scout

Local social notes and events during weekend gatherings

Colville area residents hosted a housewarming dinner for Mr and Mrs Iry Gibbs at their new home on Hockingport road. Attendees included Mr and Mrs W A Westervelt, Ella Tilton, Addie War, and Clayton Ingles. A district meeting of Civil War veterans and auxiliary members occurred in Marietta with local visitors noted.

Colville Iry Gibbs Hockingport W. A. Westervelt Ella Tilton Addie War Claton Ingles Sof Union Sons of Union Veterans of Civil War Marietta N Day Charles Findling Near Th Ollie Haning Findling Oscar Findling A. B. Unders Seminary St

Pomeroy Social Notes Show Tuesday Meetings and Visits

Pomeroy society updates include the Missionary Society meeting at Mrs Aten Shain home with Mrs Edison Roush assisting. W Beales attended A P Stores district meeting in Jackson, with Potts and Tracy. Office social news recounts visits, hospital transfers, and a Boy Scout Board of Review set for Bethany M E Church Thursday at 7.

Finsterwald Columbus

Heath M. E. Guild Meets at Mrs McKay Home

The Heath M E Guild of Middleport met at Mrs A W McKay's home. President Mrs E M McCarty led business and a spring rummage sale was approved. Plans for a lunch service for the Auxiliary to Feeney Bennett American Legion Post were finalized for the May 12 conference at Heath Church.

Middleport Heath M. E Guild A. W. McKay E. M. McCarty Feeney-Bennett American Legion Heath Church

Diles Chosen Superintendent for Bible School at Middleport

Middleport reports officers for the First Baptist Church Bible School with L. D. Diles as superintendent, Paul S. Smart as assistant, Harley Sanborn as treasurer, Lois Diles as secretary, William Beaver as assistant secretary, Clifford Beaver as librarian, James Pullins as assistant librarian, Mrs. Randolph Ward as pianist, and Lorena Gardner as assistant pianist.

Middleport Bible School of the First Baptist Church L. D. Diles Paul S. Smart Harley Sanborn Lois Diles William Beaver Clifford Beaver James Pullins Randolph Ward Lorena Gardner

Legion soldiers use beef tallow to prevent blisters

French Foreign Legion troops stuff beef tallow in their boots and rub with haw spirits to harden feet for long marches. The method aims to prevent blisters more effectively than socks during desert hikes.

French Foreign Legion

Jones Speaks Before Railroaders at Hobson

Edrwin A. Jones Republican candidate for Congress from the Tenth District told the Brotherhood of Carmen Hobson shop of the New York Central railroad that capital and labor must work together to keep American industry supreme He warned both workers and employers to guard against subversive influences seeking to replace Americanism with socialist or communist ideas.

Middleport Edrwin A. Jones Congress Tenth Brotherhood of Carmen Hobson Shop New York Central Railroad

Middleport News Notes Tidbits From Town Life

Rev and Mrs C Swearingen attended a district conference in Portsmouth. A son was born April 18 to Mr and Mrs Stanley Van Atta of New Lexington, formerly Ann Jenkins of Middleport. Mrs Mollie Harrington traveled to Columbus for a nephew’s illness. transfusion given to her today. Mary Lou McMaster will resume nurse studies next fall. Miles M Lesher attended his sister-in-law’s funeral in Middleport then returned to Omaha. The Philathea Women meet at the Church of Christ Thursday evening. F A Shifler bought the Howard McElhinny property on N Fourth Ave. William Cooper, son of Mr and Mrs H E B Cooper, graduates Middleport High. A bridge club met Monday. wood season for matches takes about 15 months.

John Gans Otto Genheimer Marietta Genheimer JOF Simpson M. E. Church Marion Ebersbach Mulberry Ave Edith Mallory Ioof Lodge Curtis Gilmore Holzer Hospital Gallipolis Gilmore Theodore Reed Misa Agnes H. B. Hobart Akron Boy Scout Board of Review Bethany M. E. Church Middleport C. Swearingen Heath Methodist Episcopal Church Portamouth Stanley van Atta New Lexington van Atta Ann Jenkins Dave Aleshire the Plains Lilly Hysell Kate Strandon Leslie Erwin William Robson Gravel Hill Charleston Mollie Harrington Columbus B. F. Kult White Cross Hospital Fred Sahwver CCC Rocksprings McMillan Hospital Shaw H. EB. Cooper Florida Middleport High School William Cooper W. G. Davis Contract Bridge Club N. Third Ave

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