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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1934
Page
2
POMEROY April 77 State Highway Department engineers and crew place concrete markers between Portland and Long Bottom to show the right of way for the new river road in Eastern Meigs County. Plans for unfinished section of State Route 7 on West Main Street completed. road not yet paved due to a fire delaying dirt setting. No completion date set by highway department.
River excursion plans for Pomeroy Bend towns include the Steamer Washington's May 22 run. The Easter Huntington trip and monthly summer excursions are not listed this year, with Phi Delta Kappa Fraternity hosting the May outing in Middleport.
Middleport sees several whooping cough cases as Jean and June Smart, twin daughters of Mr and Mrs Paul Smart, are reported among the affected residents.
Lieutenant HA R Garman notes CCC Company 1533 organized at Ft. Knox Ky with Captain BE C Goding in command. The unit began with 210 enrollees and moved to Coshoeton where a road and bridge were built before relocating to Cosheeton fairgrounds and later a permanent Rocksprings site late in the fall.
Covert announces sale of the Huntington ice plant to Service Ice Company of Ashland Kentucky. Harry and Luther Rameey, brothers-in-law of Arthur Covert, will stay in charge. The local plant will be enlarged and modernized with engineers on site, a new brick building housing the Covert bakery and plant is under rush, and ice manufacture will begin shortly.
Barbara Melvin daughter of Mr and Mrs Y E Melvin is reported recovering satisfactorily from injuries after being struck by a car in an automobile accident. It is said to be the second accident she has experienced.
Miss Margaret Cunningham, training as a nurse at Parkersburg Hospital, visits her parents Mr and Mrs L L Cunningham on Gravel Hill. Their son Paul, recently playing with an orchestra in Troy New York, will tour Cincinnati then Cleveland. Rows Luellan rent the Mrs Louis Seyfried property on South Second Avenue and plan to move from Pearl Street. Starling McCullough will occupy that home. Mrs M C Hobart and Mrs Herb Chambers drove to Columbus for a weekend with relatives.
POMEROY The third quarterly conference will be held Sunday at Simpson Methodist Episcopal Church after the regular Sunday School hour. At the morning church school and worship from 8 to 10 30 o'clock, Dr. Robert B. Foster, superintendent of the Portsmouth District, will deliver the sermon. Evening worship and sermon will begin at 7 30. The topic of the pastor, T. E. Maness, will be “Some thing to Live For.”
Donald Weed Pomeroy Joe Quisenberry and Roger Quisenberry represented Pomeroy High School Band at the first annual band festival in Jackson Friday at Jackson High School. Conducted by Earnest N. Glover, bands from Athens Ironton Logan Pomeroy and Jackson attended. Mrs Ithamer Weed and Mrs B F Quisenberry accompanied their sons.
A new marquise was begun at the Ewing Funeral Home entrance on Wednesday. A heavy porch, previously constricted during building, was demolished after a car sped down Mulberry Avenue and struck the porch pillars, causing damage to the brick supports.
Mendal W. Jordan 21 son of W W Jordan and Minnie Elizabeth Rutherford 17 daughter of Jasper Rutherford both of Carpenter obtained a marriage license in probate court on Thursday afternoon.
Recent probate court journal items include approval of the second appraisal for the Val Jones estate with real estate sale ordered, names Lillian V Gardner and Wanda June Gardner. The Samanthia Bradford estate was found not subject to inheritance tax. Final administrator Bart H Rawlings discharged for the Alice Lama estate. Atten Shain of Pomeroy appointed administrator of Mary E Page estate.
Middleport reports Mrs O L Roush has been staying in Maggie West Virginia since last Thursday due to her mother Mrs EB Zuspan’s illness. The Roush family plans to return to the Zuspan home this evening as the mother’s condition shows improvement.
Pomeroy Senior High announces honor roll for six weeks ending April 20. Seniors led with 39 percent achieving A and B grades, followed by juniors 34 percent and sophomores 25 percent. All students listed include Thomas Bowen Howard Ewing Russell Hayes Richard Nye Charles Price and many named girls and boys across grades.
Middleport Mrs Richard Pelton entertained her bridge club Wednesday at her sister Mrs O B Stouts home on Fisher Avenue Two tables were occupied High score prizes went to Mrs C R Battin and Miss Rose Stace
Mrs Peter Stace entertained the 500 Club Wednesday at her home at South Seventh Avenue and Palmer Street. Three tables were in play. High score prize went to Mrs John Russell, second to Mrs Richard Campbell, guest prize to Mrs Charles McNamee, and consolation to Mrs Elsie Pyre.
James Russell arrives home from a CCC Camp at Three Rivers California after service in the Far West region, marking his return from duty with the CCC program.
A serviceman who recently completed his tour is back with his parents Mr and Mrs Roy Russell. He spent 18 months in the conservation corps after enlisting three times to stay in the service.
State Auditor mails liquor check totals to Pomeroy and nearby areas. Pomeroy receives 838.75 dollars. The funds are divided and sent to the designated recipients in the district.
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