Fevered Meigs County primary heats party clash
Meigs County politics spark feverish campaigning ahead of the August 9 primary. Governor Davey and challenger Charles Sawyer draw sharp lines with pension appeals and levy debates.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1938
Page
3
Finsterwald Family Reunions A Rarity In Athens County
R. W. Finsterwald notes the Finsterwald clan is small with fewer than twenty members in the United States and most live in Athens County. The family traces back to a Swiss Dutch immigrant who settled in the area long ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Roush
Finsterwald
R. W. Finsterwald
Athens County
Remove Middleport Fence Erected in 1873
Middleport residents recall a six foot iron picket fence around the Central School lot built 65 years ago by John Dyke of Pomeroy. The fence is removed to clear space for a new post office building to be erected on the site this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
John Dyke
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Fire Association Holds Sunday Meeting
The Pomeroy Fire Association met Sunday afternoon at the Second Ward Firehouse for a brief business session followed by a social period. Plans for an association picnic and outing were discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Fire Association
Second Ward
Rutland Man Arrested on Intoxication Charge
Charles McMillan Pomeroy of Rutland was arrested Sunday in Rutland on an intoxication charge. He was jailed to await a hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Charles McMillan
Rutland
Boy 10 Loses Finger in Front Street Accident
Robert Lewis son of Mr and Mrs Clarence V Lewis sustained the loss of the index finger of his left hand in a recent accident while playing at his Front Street home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lewis
Clarence V. Lewis
Front St
County considers two mill levy to boost dependent children aid
Supporters argue passage of a two mill levy would raise county funding for the dependent children fund, enabling a larger federal matching appropriation and increased payments from the federal government. The measure hinges on local voter approval to augment support for aid to dependent children.
Softball Entry Deadline Nears for Volunteer Firemen Tourney
Middleport sets Wednesday as the deadline for softball team entries for a Volunteer Firemen tournament at the high school stadium. Drawings and rules discussion will occur at City Hall, with games planned to start Monday, Aug. 8 and finish by Labor Day under lights. proceeds benefit the Firemen and MHS Athletic Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Charles McMaster
McMaster
Allstar
Columbus
Firemen
MHS Athletic Association
Henry Hennesy
David Jenkins
Steve McElhinney
Marshall McCuen
MHS
Mary Frecker Joachim Dies at Pomeroy Home 80
Mrs. Mary Frecker Joachim aged 80 died Sunday at her Pleasant Ridge home in Pomeroy after illness since New Year. Survived by husband the late Henry Joachim, three daughters, three sons, 14 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday at two at home with Rev. F Beuscher. burial Beach Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Mary Frecker Joachim
Pleasant Ridge
Henry Joachim
Margaret Peoples
Barbara Baer
Chester
Emma _ Joachim
Henry
Edward Joachim
Youngstown
George Joachim
East Main St
Elizabeth Midkiff
Beaverton
Mich
Sophia Wolf
Tipton
Iowa
Henry Frecker
Silverton, Colo
George
Will
Dave Frecker
Pine Grove
John Frecker
Middleport
Katie Hilber
Shelbyville
Sunday Travel Heavy Through Middleport On Route 30
Hundreds of tourists traveled state route 30 through Middleport on Sunday. An average of 250 cars per hour were counted near the Public Library on Third Ave in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Third Ave
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Local Visits and Vacations
Pomeroy notes list Miss Grace Ann Wood Ada Ohio weekend guest of Mr and Mrs Charles Ward. Several residents travel through Kentucky and to Goshen New York. Fred Stiles state examiner departs for two week trip. Nick Weisman and son visit from Dun kirk Indiana. Rev Ralph Kuether and Mrs Kuether take four week vacation through Wisconsin and Michigan visiting family and Ann Arbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Grace Ann Wood
Ada
Ohio
Charles Ward
Richard Campbell
Rollin Beards
Kentucky
Fred Stiles
Caldwell
Goshen
N. Y
Nick Weisman
Dunkirk
Ind
Mary Williamson
Delaware
Fred Mescher
Walter Baer
Edward Parker
North Carolina
Henry Durst
Bolan
Cleveland
Mrs. Crumm
Columbus
George Durst
Long Bottom
Ralph Kuether
Wisconsin
Michigan
Mr. Kuether
Ann Arbor
Mich
Peoples Attend Free Methodist Conference in Mansfield
Mr and Mrs Pp L Peoples attend a Free Methodist Conference in Mansfield this week. Among 26 church conferences, Mr Peoples has missed only one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pp. L. Peoples
Mansfield
Peoples
Three year old girl dies from torch flare burns
Donna Clare Klay age three, daughter of Mr and Mrs Rene Klay of Lima, died Saturday from burns after a tumble against a torch flare at a street repair project guarding site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Donna Clare Klay
Rene Klay
Middleport Social Notes and Visits Local News
Reports of the state convention at Cincinnati will be given at the American Legion meeting led by Auxiliary president Mrs Lillian Stieff. Plans will be made for the annual picnic during the gathering. Mrs Ella Wyatt returned home to Dayton after visiting her sisters the Misses Nora and Vesta McCoy and brother Frank McCoy. Her son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs John Thiele arrived in New York aboard the Normandie after a abroad trip. The McCoy sisters and Mrs Thiele enjoyed a motor drive through Meigs Athens and Washington counties and dined at the Country Inn Coolville while visiting Marietta. Miss Annabell Short and Richard McFarland of Cleveland stayed with Mrs H L Ward en route to Cincinnati where McFarland delivered two boats for a regatta entry. Mrs Ward hosted dinner at the Mary Jane Coffee Shoppe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
American Legion
Lillian Stieff
Ella Wyatt
Nora
Vesta McCoy
Frank McCoy
Dayton
John Thiele
New York
Normandie
McCoy
Thiele
Meigs
Athens
Washington
Country Inn
Coolville
Marietta
Annabell Short
Richard McFarland
Cleveland
H. L. Ward
Cyclists Betty Archer and Tommy Dennis Visit From Columbus
Miss Betty Archer and Tommy Dennis, Columbia high school students, traveled from Columbus to Middleport by bicycle. A violent storm halted them in Athens where they spent the night with relatives, and they plan to return to Columbus by truck this week after the down state trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamp Boy
Railroad St
Betty Archer
Tommy Dennis
Columbus
Middleport
Athens
Stars of Vaudeville Reunited in Shirley Temple Hit at Athena
The Shirley Temple musical Little Miss Broadway plays at the Athena Theater with vaudeville stars including Jimmy Durante and Edna Mae Oliver in a reminiscence of the old circuits. The cast also features Donald Meek George Barbier Hank Mann Heinie Conklin and George Murphy as part of the supporting ensemble and a new Bullock Spina score for the show. The piece recalls the Palace Theatre era and the heyday of two a day acts as the scene shifts between past performers and modern production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
20Th Century- Fox
Irving Cummings
Cummings
Jimmy Durante
el Brendel
Saskatchewan
Keokuk
Eddie Collins
Dopey
Donald Meek
Variety
George Barbier
Syd Saylor
Hank Mann
Sullivan
Considine
Keystone Cops
Keystone
Heinie Conklin
Palace Theatre
New York
Mecca
George Murphy
Durante
Phyllis Brooks
Edna Mae Oliver
Shirley
Bullock
Spina
Athena Theater
Orbiston Home Coming Draws Four Hundred Attendees
Approximately 400 people attended Orbiston community and church home coming on Sunday. The all day event featured a noon basket dinner and an afternoon program of speaking and singing with former choir members from 40 years prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Orbiston
Thomas Bush
Logan
J. L. Cheeseman
Nelsonville
Rosa Galvin
Violet Bush Hellyer
Orbiston Church
Georgia Kilpatrick
Athens
Vance Glancy
Earl Grinstead
Quinn
Howard Pennell
Ella Pennell Henderson
Clifford Banfield
Donley
Shadyside
Mrs. Brooks Honored At Circle Hill Party
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brooks of Circle Hill hosted a Sunday birthday dinner honoring Mrs. Evelyn Brooks. Attending were Erwin Brooks and children Alice and Mary Katherine from Nelsonville, Carrie Brooks and children Ruth June and Arthur, Thomas Brooks of Hocking, Orley Gooding and son Lewis of Xenia, and Thomas Brooks with Nancy Louise and Warren Lee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Thomas Brooks
Circle Hill
Evelyn Brooks
Erwin Brooks
Alice
Mary Katherine
Nelsonville
Carrie Brooks
Ruth
June
Arthur
Hocking
Orley Gooding
Lewis
Xenia
Nancy Louise
Warren Lee
Robert Palmer returns home after hospital stay
Chauncey resident Robert Palmer recently left Mercy Hospital Columbus where he was treated for a fractured leg sustained in an automobile accident. He is now recovering at his parents' home on Mill Street with Mr and Mrs Isaac Palmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Robert Palmer
Mercy Hospital
Columbus
Isaac Palmer
Mill St
Dr Ed A Hamilton Dies In Columbus At 72
Gallia County item reports Dr Ed A Hamilton 72 native of Vinton and Rio Grande College graduate died at his Columbus home Sunday after a third stroke. Survived by wife Margaret Butler and son Dr Walter H Hamilton of Columbus. Funeral plans listed for Columbus and Vinton. Also notes Colby Feltman and Vinton relatives assisting. Paragraph closes with note on nationwide speed limit absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ed A. Hamilton
Vinton
Rio Grande College
Columbus
Hamilton
Margaret Butler
W. F. Butler
Walter H. Hamilton
Colby Feltman
Officials Oppose Pardon for Notorious Bank Robbers
Circulation of petitions from relatives in Addison and nearby townships seeking parole or pardon for Alva Sewards and Merrill Davis, life-sentenced bandits, sparked strong opposition from Judge White Sheriff Hatfield and County Prosecutor Howell. Sewards and Davis, brothers-in-law, confessed to robberies and the Vinton Bank holdup after capture at White Lake near Waverly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Addison
Alva Sewards
Merrill Davis
Ohio
W. R. White
White Lake
Waverly
Sewards
Davis
Vinton Bank
White
Elmer Hatfield
John Howell
Esther Ingels Weds Forrest Saunders in Home Ceremony
Miss Esther Ingels daughter of Clyde and Mrs. Ingels married Forrest D. Saunders Saturday at the Ingels home. Rev. Lewis Weber Gishler officiated with close relatives present. The couple will reside in Cincinnati where Saunders is an interne in dentistry at Cincinnati General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Esther Ingels
Clyde Ingels
Forrest D. Saunders
Lewis Weber Gishler
First Presbyterian Church
Gallia County Elections Board Prepares for Primary
Gallia County Elections officials meet to clear the decks for the August 9 primary. They will receive ballots from the printer and deliver supplies to presiding judges. Precinct officials appointed two years ago serve for the last time. After the primary, central committeemen will nominate judges and clerks, with the headquarters open all night and reporting to the secretary of state once precinct figures are ready.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Secretary of State
Mrs Kemper Dies at 36 in Mercerville Area
Mrs Goldie Gladys Kemper 36 wife of William Kemper died suddenly at the family home near Mercerville Friday. Funeral services were held Sunday at Mt Zion Church. Surviving children are Charles William Henry Audrey Donald Everett Norman Kemper and Darlene and John McGuire from a previous marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Goldie Gladys Kemper
William Kemper
Mercerville
Mt. Zion Church
Charles
William
Henry
Audrey
Donald
Everett
Norman Kemper
Darlene
John McGuire
Plan Organization of Gallia Sportsmen's Club
Gallipolis reports local sportsmen advocate forming a county fish and game club to boost wildlife. They note existing sanctuaries are few and urge state conservation heads to cooperate for a strong, widespread organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallia
Gallipolis
Shotgun Accident Kills Gallia County Native in Oregon
Charles M. Gilmore, 70, a Gallia County native, died at his Toledo Oregon home from an accidental shotgun discharge while protecting his chickens. He collapsed and died from the wound. burial followed Saturday in Greenfield Ohio with many relatives present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Charles M. Gilmore
Gallia County
Toledo
Ore
Gilmore
Greenfield
Ohio
Plan Denny Reunion At Springfield Church In Bidwell
Announcement states Denny family members will hold their annual reunion at the Springfield Brick Church one mile south of Bidwell on Wednesday August 10. Mrs Lucille Young Butterfield of Gallipolis files for divorce from Thomas Butterfield alleging non-support and asks restored maiden name Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Denney
Springfield
Brick
Bidwell
Lucille Young Butterfield
Thomas
Tuck) Butterfield
Young
Moore Partners sue Skaggs over foreclosure on land south of Cheshire
Earl and Jake Moore file a suit against Charles and Della Skaggs seeking foreclosure on nearly four acres south of Cheshire to satisfy mortgage notes totaling 566.49 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Earl
Jake Moore
Charles and
Della Skaggs
Cheshire
Area honors County Agent R. R. Starbuck at district picnic
Farm groups plan a county-wide picnic Saturday at Rio Grande College to honor R. R. Starbuck for four years of service. The program includes Ohio State University staff H. W. Ramsower W. W. Brumfield and Bruce Tom. Starbuck will lead the college farm and teach agriculture during the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
R. R. Starbuck
Rio Grande College
H. W. Ramsower
W. W. Brumfield
Bruce Tom
Ohio State University
Rio Grande
Starbuck
College
Lawsons Held Over On Hog Theft Charge In Gallia
Alvin and Kenneth Lawson two East Gallipolis youths were bound over to the grand jury on a hog theft charge from the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics. Kenneth was released on bond signed by his father after being ordered to jail. Notice of appointment names MB Cope land and Harvey Copeland as Executors of Thomas A Copeland estate. Creditors must file claims within four months or be barred. Dated July 18 1938. Probate Judge Louis Tyroler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Central Committee
Meigs County
Meigs
Davey
Charles Sawyer
Davey Forces
Sawyer
Middleport
Meigs Democratic Club
Friends of Sawyer
J. H. Eastman
Eastman
Gallipolis
Ohio Hospital
Alvin
Kenneth Lawson
East Gallipolis
Fred Milliser
Kenneth
MB. Copeland
Columbus
Ohio
Harvey Copeland
Stewart
Thomas A. Copeland
Athens County
Louis Tyroler
Township Board hires teachers for next school year
Gallia county schools complete the roster with teachers for Bethel Swan Creek Pine Grove Hickory Grove districts. The board adopted an eight month term policy for township schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ohio
Gallia County Invited To Tobacco Festival
Gallia County is named one of 30 tobacco growing centers in Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky chosen for the Huntington festival the week of November 14. A county contest will select a Queen and Gallia growers expect to exhibit White Burley tobacco with accredited graders judging for prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Huntington
Gallia County
New York Leads in Private Home Ownership
New York state has more private homes than any other state in the Union, reflecting its large population and housing stock. The finding underscores housing density and urban expansion across major cities and suburbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
State
The
Union
Repairing United Brethren Church in Logan Progresses
Work advances on the Logan United Brethren Church repair program with roof renewal and other improvements underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
The
United Brethren Church
Aid Society Picnic At Sanders Home
The Ladies Aid Society of Millfield Church of Christ plans its annual picnic this Thursday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Sanders. The event welcomes Aid members, their husbands and families with a planned program and expects large attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Ladies Aid Society
Millfield Church of Christ
Clarence Sanders
Bible Class Meeting Planned by Loyal Women
Chauncey Loyal Woman's Bible Class of the Church of Christ will meet Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Carl Shafer on Mound Street. Mrs. Shafer will lead the session and Mrs. Burg Johnston will present the lesson. Mrs. Thomas Hamilton and Mrs. Guy Brookins head the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey — Loyal Woman’s Bible Class
Church of Christ
Carl Shafer
Mound St
Meeting Update For Zion Free Will Baptist Class
Mrs Gabriel hostess Chauncey August Mothers Bible Class gathering moves to Mrs George Gabriel Jr Lower Plains from Mrs Frances Gabriel home. Mrs Hazel Luman leads as class president and in charge for Tuesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Mothers Bible
Zion Free Will Baptist Church
George Gabriel, Jr
Lower Plains
Frances Gabriel
Hazel Luman
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