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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1940
Page
3
Marjorie Lemley and Piney Stillwagner both 17 left Pom ery Aug 8 and were seen in Zanesville then Pittsburgh. Relatives report they were apprehended in Cincinnati and held for Pomeroy authorities.
Meigs Police booked six men Saturday and Sunday. Peter Mulford Delbert Motley Ned Call and Grindley were held on intoxication charges. Groves Hood Is and Gladys Frazier were also taken into custody with various charges noted as intoxication and related offenses.
Mrs. Fred Greenau of Toledo reports daily dizziness and fatigue eased after using Vendol an alkaline root and herb extract. The ad claims Vendol relieves upset stomach gas sourness belching heartburn nervousness headaches and more by a mild kidney diuretic effect and urges statewide readers to try it for similar relief.
At 75 year old Will Matthewson of Syracuse operates a chicken house filled with his self made devices. He built an automatic watering system novel heating system and even a radio in the hen house. He raises tools and lawn mowers and tests ideas from 5 AM to 9 PM. He believes the New Deal makes folks lazy and keeps active with multiple projects.
Miss Marcella Cleland daughter of Mr and Mrs Dana Cleland wed John Baily Jr son of Mr and Mrs John Baily Sr at a Racine parsonage officiated by Rev J N Rice. The couple with witness Ted Scott plan to live with the groom’s parents for winter as Cleland Restaurant staff and local graduates begin new paths.
Friends of Oliver Wendell Holmes of Middleport report he is a member of the cast in the national radio program Mert and Marge. Holmes, a Middleport High School graduate and Ohio State alumnus, plays the character Tom Woodard.
Local residents gather for birthday visits as Edgar Ervin’s relatives and families from Columbus Zanesville and beyond call on Main Street. A Meigs Temple Pythian Sisters meeting is postponed indefinitely. past Chiefs enjoyed a social evening hosted by Mrs. Eben Bowen.
Earl Clark of Long Bottom, a mail carrier and gladioli raiser, returned Friday from the Indiana State Gladioli show in Crown Point and a show in Jackson Michigan. He traveled with his brother in law Harry Plummer of Columbus, a railway mail clerk who exhibited in Indiana and won 14 ribbons. Plummer’s interest spurred Clark to pursue the hobby, and Clark now hosts fine gladioli at his Long Bottom home.
Meigs County transfers over the past week include Roy and Lillian Proffitt moving 14 acres in Lebanon Township to Maywood C. Johnson. Titles pass in multiple townships including Salisbury and Rutland to Carl B. Nichols and to Elizabeth Klein. Additional parcels and smaller lots transfer among named individuals in Pomroy and Salem Townships, with several 2 to 18 acre parcels changing hands.
Repairs are under way at the Lutheran Church at Second and Sycamore Streets to comply with a State Division of Factory and Building Inspection order. The directive requires additional supports under the building’s first floor.
Middleport Ohio Fuel Gas Co. manager Emmett Shuler and his wife left on a three week motor vacation.
The Providence Missionary Baptist Association held its 106th session in Middleport with more than 500 delegates and visitors attending sessions led by Rev. Charles T. Isom of Dayton and Dr. Charles H. Crable of Cleveland. Delegates traveled by private cars, buses and trucks. evening music featured Mrs. Edna Lewis of Akron.
Dr Cecil Horden of Columbus and his two sons Billy and Tommy were profiled in a Sunday feature. The family, noted as experienced fishermen, recently returned from a Canada vacation and reportedly caught 70 bluegills in 40 minutes, setting a family record.
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