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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1936
Page
3
Pomeroy residents attend visits in Columbus and Cincinnati, with several relatives and friends traveling. Notable items include Mrs. Louis Schreiber’s hip injury and slow recovery, church group activities, fishing trips, and multiple family gatherings across Pomeroy, Gallipolis, and nearby towns.
Miss Helen K. Schaefer wed Daniel J. Gibson Jr at a 10:30 am ceremony at the bride’s Lincoln Hill home. The service featured an Episcopal rite with Rev. Lloyd Clark and Rev. Frank Beuscher, a Mendelssohn march, and violin solos. The couple plans a three week honeymoon before settling in Cincinnati.
Large attendance at the Spanish American meeting in Middleport as Commander Sowers of Gallipolis invites the local Gerber camp to a yard picnic in Gallipolis on Sunday Sept 13. A three member committee Irving Karr Pud Bryant Winnie Russell was appointed to help arrange the event.
Middleport society items note C O French family trip to Virginia Beach and Hoffman family return to Dunbar W V. Minerva Matthews visits Athens while Helen Beeson hosts dinner for Miss Garrison. Bridge clubs meet in town and Charleston trips are logged with relatives visiting. William Davis funeral in Middleport Hill Cemetery.
Racine social notes recount visits and travels among residents. Kenneth Bradford and Kathryn Bentz, Mrs Jennie Bentz, host family. Henry Cleland visits with D H Cleland family. George Simpson and children travel east. Francia Kessler and Joe Met calf visit. Martin Gandee and friend from Bowling Green call on Mrs Effie Gandee. Sylvester Harris family returns from Steubenville and Syracuse. Roy Spencer family heads to Detroit to visit relatives. Mary and Dorothy Van Gilder visit from Buffalo W Va. Local youths at Boy Scout camp at Great Bend with Racine scouts.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Booth visit J. P. Booth and family in Middleport before leaving Columbus. After a stay in El Paso with the Wises they head to Pasadena to locate and buy property. Accompanying them is Mrs. Dye 90, Harrisonville resident and grandmother of Ohio State star Tippie Dye.
Employees of a Columbus firm are installing a large scales set at the D. A. Thomas Mine on Harrisonville Road.
Meigs County Library Extension reports 3 216 books and 8 800 magazines donated or loaned since January. In July readers reached 2 656 with 1 853 books and 1 490 magazines circulated. Local donors Will Reed and Bess Sanborn contributed books and shelves, while librarians deliver to the sick and host daily story hours in multiple towns.
Mrs. Haze Clark organized a Daughters of America council named Patriot in the Knights of Pythias Hall Rutland. A charter list of 50 members joined as a large crowd attended the Monday meeting.
Edward Osborne age 15 died Tuesday morning at his daughter’s home near Chester. Survivors include David and Clyde Osborne of Adena Emmett and Mrs John Stillions of Old Washington Mrs Henry Lowery of Jeannette Mrs Charles Weaver of Chicago and Mrs George McCullough of Chester. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
Columbia Grange will meet Wednesday evening replacing Friday. Friday plans send Columbia members to Green Valley Grange in Prattsville Vinton County to present the literary program.
Plan Visiting Day from noon to five for a Chester Girl Scout camp with regular activities. A campfire program runs from seven to nine in the evening. Twenty five girls and several women are enjoying the week at the camp. Rev Dulaney of Ashland Kentucky will speak at Coalport Tabernacle Thursday August 13 at 7 45 PM broadcast at 4 PM Mondays on WSAZ Huntington WV.
The Daughters of Union Veterans gathered at the 1 C C F Hall Monday evening. After the business session they played bingo with prizes to Mrs. Eva Kuss, Mrs. A O Tracy, and Mrs. Tom Geoglein. The next meeting is Aug 24 at Mrs Geoglein's home with a potluck dinner.
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