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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1939
Page
3
A Pomeroy chamber plan orders a carload of pure bred Hereford heifers from Kansas City to boost Meigs County livestock income. The 60 to 70 head, about 350 pounds each, will be financed by the local National Bank. Additional shipments are expected after inspection of the first group.
Extensive renovations wrap two Middleport sites the Mary Jane Coffee Shoppe and the Seyfried building on N Second Ave. At the coffee shoppe walls are replastered and painted blue with a peach ceiling, a maple wainscoted dining area, a Detroiter fountain and red leather seating. The Seyfried building gains a steel ceiling and creamy tan interior for the McCoy Hat Shoppe. Nearby Pearl Street homes of Branch Flemming John Boley and Eva Klein receive white paint.
Visitors and locals gather in Middleport with multiple trips to nearby towns. Mrs. W T Moore of Chesapeake and Mrs Austin V Wood of Wheeling stay with the Browns. James Beatley visits from Columbus. many guests attend picnics, dinners, and outings at Moxahala Park and Racine Dam as friends travel between Pomeroy Nelsonville and Columbus.
The Middleport Volunteer Fire Department held its regular semi monthly meeting with pie and ice cream. Assistant Deputy Charles Wise Jr brought the largest pie a mother baked apple pie 114 inches in diameter. A benefit movie raised 94 dollars and the final inhalator payment 225 dollars. Guests included mayoral candidate C O Fisher and Burns Barker.
Northern School District will start Monday August 28. Other county schools begin September 5. Village schools reopen after Labor Day per officials announcements.
Twenty eight relatives and friends gathered at Mr and Mrs Win Johnsons Bradbury to celebrate Mrs Johnsons birthday with a noon picnic. Mona Lee Swartzwalder from Meigs County Home exhibited a dress she made for the Hilltop 4 H Club project at the Ohio State Fair. Syracuse Garden Club met at Mrs Carl Weeses with plans to place church flowers and a program on Perennials. Various local social events include afternoon parties in Minersville, a Montana trip by Mr and Mrs Walter Miller, and bridge and 500 club gatherings with awards noted.
The Moonlight Riders a local music group returned Wednesday from Stockport where they performed at the Bondell Theater for a large crowd. They will return in September for another engagement. Ray Manley is the group manager.
Ralph McKinley and Ruth Elizabeth McKinley reached a divorce in common pleas court in Meigs. The plaintiff alleged willful absence of the wife for over three years and she did not appear at the hearing. Custody of four minor children awarded to the husband with visiting rights for the mother.
Meigs County will run eight one room schools in the 1939 40 year with six eight grade houses one six grade house and one four grade house. Consolidation reduces small schools as the system expands larger schools elsewhere. The county lists twelve two room six three room one five room one six room and one seven room schools not counting village schools at Pomeroy and Middleport. Middleport Young Adult Class of the Church of Christ held a Racine Dam picnic by truck last night.
Rev. C. L. Osborn of Washington D C representing the Christian Record Benevolent Association was the guest speaker at the Rutland Church of Christ in MIDDLEPORT for the weekly county Fellowship Meeting. He spoke on The Prophecy of God comparing historical events with Revelations. Special music by the Twin City Quartet and a Ladies Quartet accompanied a large turnout.
Mass meeting of the Workers Alliance of Meigs County set for Sunday at 1 pm in Syracuse State Park. A speaker from the state organization is expected. Plans will be made for a Labor Day parade.
The Hilltop 4 H Club of Meigs County presented a Wednesday program at Simpson Methodist church. Thirteen Meigs members and four Pomeroy girls showcased projects including sewing and crafts with Miss Geneva Humphreys judging and Elizabeth Williams leading.
Mr and Mrs Chappelle Talbott enjoy a second lilac bloom season on Middleport Hill in the Walter Hayes property. Mrs Talbott notes the fragrant bushes are full and larger than average this year.
Flower arrangements and varieties to be shown at Forest Run Church this evening under the joint sponsorship of the Wildwood and Chester Garden Clubs. The program includes displays and a presentation. Public invited without charge.
Meigs County School Bus Drivers Association discussed daily cleaning mandates and safety equipment requirements at a Saturday meeting. Mimeographed sheets outlining rules were handed to drivers by County School Superintendent C O Chapman while updated standards for busses include fire extinguishers flares red flags axes and emergency door mechanisms. A separate note cites a new altitude record in gliding set by Robert M Stanley reaching 17264 feet.
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