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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1938

Page

12

Ten Glouster Scouts to Exhibit at Ohio State Fair

Glouster Boy Scout Troop 73 will travel to Columbus to present a rustic wood exhibit at the Ohio State Fair, September 2. Ten top scouts by grade will attend with five alternates. adults in charge include Robert Carter, Robert Clark, and John Roback. Troop 73, sponsored by Holy Name Society of Holy Cross Church, represents the Kootage Area Council of Southern Ohio and Northern West Virginia.

THE Athens Messenger Athens Ohio Glouster Boy Scout Columbus Glen Mathews Gene Rice Charles Carter Dick Heiskell Fred Thomas George Thomas Tim McMenamy Paul Beshara Leo Matyskella Lawrence Wolf Lawrence Ley Frank Darling Dick McMenamy Lewis Jennice Robert Carter Robert Clark John Roback Ohio National Guards Kootage West Virginia Holy Name Society of the Holy Cross Church B. B. Buckley Jacksonville A. V. Kessler Lawrence Colbert Ray White

Poston News Letter and Personal Notes Update

Mrs E A Wood and daughter Tommy Lou visiting relatives in West Virginia. Mr and Mrs Donald Wolfe and baby James Richard visited Amesville relatives. Mrs Laura Noble remains critically ill at home. sister Mrs Guy Bigum and Mrs Charles McDaniel assisting. Ashby Bradbury and Wilbur McLean visited George Burton Chauncey. 4 H judging held. twenty one girls completed the course. advisors Lenna Bradbury and Susie Fogarasy pleased with work. Glen Mackie ill at home. Mrs Woodrow Hunter and Shirley Kay staying with Mason family. Robert Willie and son George Jackson visited Wolfe family. Jellyfish contain 90 to 98 percent water.

Lenna Bradbury Susie Fogarasy Glen James Mackie Woodrow Hunter Shirley Kay Mason New Marshfield Robert Willie George Jackson Donald Wolfe

Albany PTA Holds Its First Meeting Tuesday Night

Albany Ohio reflect local community events with Albany PTA planning first meeting at 8 pm in Albany high school. Starling Smith to drive Albany school children to School Bus Drivers Day at Ohio State Fair August 27. bus departs 6 am and returns that night. District events include farm bureau gathering, moving Dr Palsis to Albany, grange officers, and a Dailey Townsend family reunion with elections.

Albany Pta Albany PTA Starling Smith L. F. Miller The Ohio Farm Bureau Miller Eldon Dailey

Bishopville Social and Personal News Notes

Bishopville notes list visitors and family gatherings. J M McDonald and daughter Marguerite visited in Glouster with Don Withem family. Dwight Smith's family with Ronnie and Carol toured Glouster. Elton Pedicord hosted dinner for Orleana birthday with Marguerite McNally. Marguerite McNally and Ivy Clay spent Sunday in Glouster. Fred Harper Wahneta and Stansbury siblings visited Stockport. John Clark and W H Hoon visiting Miles Hoon family in New Marsh. J W Palmer recovering from illness visited daughter Merle Roberts in Millertown. Charles Milhoan and children visited Cora Householder in Jacksonville. Dwight Steffy and Carol spent weekend with relatives in Lancaster. Clyde Hogsett and Amos Stanley visited J M McDonald in Bellefontaine and Carbon Dale.

Bishopville J. M. McDonald Marguerite Don Withem Glouster Dwight Smith Ronnie Carol Glouster P. M. Smith Elton Pedicord Orleana Frank Pedicord Marguerite McNally Giouster Ivy Clay Fred Harper Wahneta Sarah Betty Stansbury Stockport John Clark W. H. Hoon Miles Hoon New Marshfield J. W. Palmer Merle Roberts Millertown Charles Milhoan Cora Householder Jacksonville Dwight Steffy Carol Lancaster Clyde Hogsett Bellefontaine Amos Stanley Carbondale

83 year old Bycraft backs airplanes after first flight

Simon F Bycraft aged 83 has ridden many vehicles from ox carts to a liner but first flight convinces him planes are best. In London port granaries hold over 64 000 tons of grain, with 500 acres of warehouses can take in up to a million tons of goods.

Niles Simon F. Bycraft Bycraft London

Aged Miner Dies at Home Of His Son

Joseph Alimo aged 76 died at the home of his son Frank on Oakdale Road after a brief illness. Born in Italy he came to the U S 36 years ago and lived in Glouster and Murray City 22 years. He was a coal miner idle since 1927. He survived by wife predeceased 37 years ago in Italy, son Frank, daughter Mrs Constatins Taibi of Brooklyn and brothers Sam and George, with a sister in Italy. Funeral at Holy Cross Church with Father A V Kessler. burial in Calvary Cemetery.

Glouster Joseph Alimo Frank Oakdale Road Italy Murray City Montgomery W. Va Holy Cross Catholic Church Constatins Taibi Brooklyn N. Y Sam Alimo George Boston Anna Father A. V. Kessler Calvary Cemetery

Cleveland Doughnut Theft Spurred by Police Fire

Three boys grabbed ten dozen doughnuts from Rial Pie Company. Police fired at them and later returned the doughnuts to Roy D. Rial, the manager, who congratulated the officers and suggested donating the treats to charity.

Cleveland Roy D. Rial Rial

Guyville Girl Rallies After Operation

Miss Gertrude Ashcraft, taken to City Hospital Parkersburg for emergency ruptured appendix, Aug 14, is improved after critical illness. Her parents Mr and Mrs O O Ashcraft and Mrs Virgene Pierce have stayed with her since the operation. Several local residents and relatives visited and traveled for family reunions and weekend visits across nearby towns and cities.

Guysville Gertrude Ashcraft City Hospital Parkersburg O. O. Ashcraft Virgene Pierce Vern Carson San Diego Calif Laura Barnett Judith Johnson Cedric Campbell Nelsonville L. D. Robinson Mary Dian Marylin Victoria Storer North Bay Ontario D. A. Campbell Richard Pomeroy Estella Campbell Frances Winifred Mary Norris Ed Norris Columbus F. B. Bean Buckeye Lake C. L. Brooks Edith Whetzel Mayo Clinic Rochester Minn Reba Marshall Cairo W. Va A. A. Campbell Campbell Mary Campbell Athens Nettie Nickison Charles Inman Grace Walker Love Akron Leta V. McLaughlin W. L. Hottle Fullerton Mary Alice Bretz Amos Bretz St. John’s Catholic Church Virginia Coleman Stewart Skinner Mable Rodehaver Chillicothe Guy Rodehaver

Pomeroy RFD News And Personal Notes

Sunday School picnic led by Kathyrn Young. Entertained guests included Roy Newell and family, Lonnie Christopher, Jennings Monroe, Fred Beards, Wateman Gandee and others. Repairs at P. W. Frederick’s home and visits by relatives from Albany Pittsburgh Toronto. Five thousand one hundred seventy four motion picture theaters in Latin America.

Pomeroy R.F.D Kathryn Young Roy Newell Edward White Lonnie Christopher Chester Jennings Monroe Keno Fred Beards Pomeroy Wateman Gandee Welford W. Va

Rio Grande Social Briefs Chronicle Local Reunions

Rio Grande College hosts sorority summer reunion on campus. Descendants of Elizabeth Jones Thomas hold annual gathering in the college grove. Various local residents attend dinners and prepare for teaching assignments in Kingsville and Bidwell. Health issues and church notices accompany a busy community week.

Rio Grande Alpha Sigma Tau Rio Grande College Abraham Elizabeth Jones Thomas College Grove Leta Sayre Eleanor Brooks Ohio William Price Ryger Elizabeth Swisher Cambridge Carl McBride Flora Carter Mabel McBride Bidwell Miss McBride Bidwell- Porter W. L. Stafford Cincinnati Methodist Church R. A. Howell Gallipolis Wiseman Tom Richards Marianna Columbus Morris Fowler Marie Harris Rio Grande High School Ann Arbor Mich

Willing Workers Class Meeting at Mrs Pride’s Home

The Willing Workers Class of the M. E. Church plans a Friday 7 30 PM meeting at Mrs. Gertrude Pride’s home. Attendees should bring dime folders for collection time. May participate in Athens gathering.

Glouster M. E. Church Gertrude Pride

Child Returned From Columbus Hospital

Virginia, 3 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Dwight Hatfield, was taken to a Columbus hospital Sunday after swallowing a safety pin. She was returned home Tuesday in a Phil Robinson car. X rays showed the pin closed and no operation was needed.

Glouster Virginia Dwight Hatfield Columbus Phil Robinson

Burro Barbecued Delicacy Sparks Desert Debate

In Redlands California desert enthusiasts sampled barbecued wild burro claiming the meat surpasses a young roast pig and outranks beef. The region includes small bands of wild burros in the southeastern Riverside County hills and Imperial Valley areas, descendants of prospectors' animals.

Redlands Cal Riverside County Imperial Valley

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