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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1928
Page
2
Pomeroy high school announced the schedule for the commencement season with events set from May 24 through June 4. Activities include a class play on May 27, baccalaureate sermon May 28, annual field meet May 31, class night June 1, commencement night June 4, and an alumni reunion banquet.
Superintendent Ab Eiselstein of the State Highway department has a crew patching Main street to keep traffic moving until the new street is built. The patching aims to last through summer and next winter while roads in the county are prepared for summer travel. Eiselstein reports winter slips cleaned up and progress typical for the season.
POMEROY April 26 Mineral Lodge No 242 hosted a district Odd Fellows meeting with Grand Lodge officials and visitors from Glasgow Athens Vinton Gallipolis and other points. The annual baseball contest between the Old Timers and Pomeroy High will be at Leifheit's Park this afternoon with teams listed.
The Middleport high school senior class numbers 23 students this year. President is Miss Louise Sargeant and secretary treasurer is Dale Werner. Members include Anna Margaret Burchett Henry Eichinger Pred Fisher Beulah Forquer Travis Gibbs John Gilmore Ralph Graves Walter B. Harris Ruth Humphrey Frances Lippi Lucille Meyer Florence Mackin Geraldine Owens Florence Payne Calvin Reichman Clarence Sanborn Louhee Sargeant Harold Sauer Charles Shumaker Mary Louise Stephenson Ruth Thomas Dale Werner Gladys Worthington.
Middleport High School prepares to stage Spanish Moon at the Masonic Temple on May 10 and 11. The Rogers Producing company presents this musical comedy with senior class actors and younger students in chorus and dance, as rehearsals begin after the director arrives April 30.
Better Homes week in Middleport organized by merchants at Miss Freda Martin's instigation shows strong success. Displays of various kinds run throughout the week with steady cooperation from the town's business community.
The floating theater Water Queen on the Muskingum near Marietta was sold by Captain Roy Hyatt to D Otto Hitner. Hitner, owner of the Cotton Blossom, plans to use the Water Queen for the stock show season and has visited Pomeroy with his boat previously.
The Cabin Oil company milestone at Ball Run on the Henry Reuter farm reports the second well struck the Cow Run sand and shows gas flow of 500000 feet. A nearby well on the same lease recently logged 1,750,000 feet.
In Pom eroy Bend on April 25 The Messenger conducted airplane newspaper delivery from Athens drawing a crowd at Pythian park and Middleport’s crowd resembled a circus day. Aroused spectators watched as the pilot maneuvered above the park dropping papers before continuing to other deliveries.
The Athens high school baseball nine will meet Canaanville high school in two games at the local high school field. The first game is Thursday afternoon at 2 30 and the second Tuesday afternoon at 2 80. Coach Hatch aims to have every player show ability to determine starters for the first league game versus Gallipolis with gate proceeds to be agreed upon.
In Litchfield Illinois two men who ran for township constable were jailed by Carlinville authorities on charges of stealing chickens. The election winner and the defeated candidate were both detained after Tuesday's vote.
Henry Seidenable, the county dog warden, will use the old county Ford sedan as his vehicle for chasing delinquent canines. County commissioners restore the car to usefulness, noting its prior use by the Lewis brothers to bring in bootleggers.
The weeklong show in Miss Louige Stahl’s Fine Arts building highlights landscapes and genre scenes from east to west. Notable works include The Black Board by Harry Berman, Morning in the Harbor by Hayley Lever, and The Shipwright by Charles W. Hawthorne, with commentary on Carlson, Frieseke, Couse, and others.
R E Miller, a Missouri native, rivals Paris and London renown with mural work for Missouri capitol and a Provincetown studio. Anne Robert Reid has medals from nearly every major exposition and murals in Boston State House and Washington Congressional Library. their works are decorative and colorful.
The local marble tournament begins Thursday afternoon at 4 o clock on the Central Grade School grounds. Ninety four youths have entered the event with a chance to win a trip to Columbus and a gold medal for the winner.
Mrs. M. F. Curley credits Adlerika with stopping gas and stomach discomfort after a single spoonful. The ad claims Adlerika acts on both upper and lower bowel to remove old waste matter, promising relief for various stomach and bowel issues. Gibson's Pharmacy and Taylor's Drug Store cite multiple Ohio locations for purchase.
The S S Overbrook is afire after an explosion about 160 miles off the Florida coast. The crew of about thirty five men took to lifeboats and were rescued by the S S Fred Weller which was nearby. Position given as 28.55 north 76 west.
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