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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1940
Page
3
Forty seven Army trucks with supplies of the 1st Infantry pace through Pomroy Bridge en route to Wisconsin on a Wednesday. Police Chief Walter Olfe and Sheriff George escorted the column through town, aiding the Guardsmen.
An advertisement for Vendol claims kidney relief and constipation cure from an alkaline extract of roots and herbs. It features MR Ernest Kirkus of Canton recounting pain relief after using Vendol and urges readers to buy from local druggists and Athens Pharmacy in Athens and Hickman’s Drug Store in Nelsonville.
Middleport and Pomeroy held a joint meeting to study buying the Meigs Water Company. No decision made. two members from each council and the mayors formed a committee to present recommendations later.
Mrs Delbert Rice recovering after an appendectomy at Holzer Hospital. Troop 1 Girl Scouts suspend meetings until Sept 4. Second class scouts passed observation tests: Phyllis Smart Barbara Root Barbara Stout Carla Clark Carlena Allensworth Mary Lou Kelly. Tuesday Contract Club hosted by Mrs J B Downing with substitutes Mrs Lenore Hobart Kent and Mrs R B Webster. high scores Mrs Theodore Reed and Mrs Kent. Loyal Berean Class picnic at Mr and Mrs Robert Tasker home. Jitterbug Club planned fare well supper at Mary Jane Coffee Shoppe. Several families hosted guests from Athens Pomeroy Indianapolis Youngstown and Parkersburg. birthdays celebrated for Ginny Jo Wise and aunt Mrs C P Bradbury. Numerous travel updates and illness notes. ongoing social events and church picnic planned at Nice's Park Athens weather permitting.
Martha and Peggy Robson hosted a waffle supper with guests including Miss Eas ter Martin Ewing William Suter Clifford Cunningham and Charles Entsminger. Mrs Walter Harris entertained several out-of-town guests at her home Tuesday evening Mr and Mrs Ches were in attendance.
POMEROY Edson E. Roush, chairman of the Meigs County Agricultural Conservation Association, announced 40 tons more of 45 per cent triple superphosphate will be available this fall for farmers who still have unworked units. Eligible farmers with 1940 grant quotas may order now and use after Oct 1 for pasture or new grass seedings. Contact the Conservation office at Pomeroy by Monday, Aug 12, for this to count in the 1940 program year.
Investigation continues into a Wednesday morning robbery at the Randolph Store near Reedsville. Two robbers entered through a back window taking cash hidden in boxes about $11.50, plus merchandise including candy cigarettes sunglasses meat and potato chips. They also stole about $15 from a broken phonograph. County officers were summoned.
Edgar Ebersbach completed a floating wharf below the ferry landing to provide a tie up for his large motorboat Elpha. The vessel was launched Wednesday at the ferry landing and now rests alongside the new wharf a short distance below the pier.
Middleport Board of Education accepted a bid of 500 dollars from the Industrial Committee of Middleport to purchase the Park Street School. The committee plans to raise 12 000 to 15 000 dollars to remodel and seek a plant, with escrow arrangements and a two year deadline to locate an industry before returning the building to the district.
Farmers from Meigs Athens Gallia and Vinton Counties will take part in the annual Farmers Field Day at the Southeastern Test Farm in Carpenter on Thursday August 15. Sponsored by Pomona Granges four counties County Extension Services and the Agricultural Experiment Station the event aims to show local farming experiments and best practices. W F Kirk OSU Grange master M A Bachtel state experiment farms head and C J Willard Ohio Experiment Station agronomist will discuss demonstrations. Morning tours begin at 10 with a noon basket lunch and a 1 30 pm program featuring the four counties and the state grange speaker followed by more visits to plots Recreation facilities will be provided.
A Portland State Park picnic and home-coming on August 3 featured singing and musical numbers by groups, solos by Mrs. Millikan and daughters, and performances by the Melodeers. Speakers included Cedric Clark and Kenneth Weekly with Rev. O Rieley also sharing remarks. Portland girls beat Silversville 24 to 4 in softball, men defeated Long Bottom 12 to 4, then a movie and refreshments followed in the Portland School Building room. Over 130 people attended. Charles Newman led recreation efforts.
Elisha Pat Rizer of Syracuse was injured Wednesday morning at the Pomeroy Salt Corporation plant above Minersville. He fell about 22 feet onto barrels and was taken to Holzer Hospital for treatment.
Middleport residents Frank Talbott White and Jim Roller, sons of Frank White and Malcolm Roller, are recovering from tonsil removal operations.
Readers learn that tired kidneys cause nighttime awakenings and frequent urination with pain and swelling. The ad promotes Dean’s Pills and Dean’s P ill as a solution, claiming long term success and kidney tube flushing benefits.
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