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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1935
Page
3
Fragmentary note references actions by the Ohio Bureau and multiple individuals amid a discussion of slavery era revisions. Limited readable terms prevent full reconstruction of events, dates, or participants.
Dorothy Gard and Paul Grave, members of the 1935 Mid-Ohio class, entered Columbus for college work. Other graduates will pursue study at Ohio State colleges or training programs. Floyd Tracy and family are guests visiting in Akron and Wehe Terrace with their parents.
A fragment notes an estimate involving 3,000,000 people to be located or accounted for. The shortened wording preserves the core numeric claim and ambiguous context.
Meeting open to local business and professional men tonight at 7:30 at City Hall to plan the second annual Pomeroy Home-coming. Event slated for the first week in October and to mirror last year’s celebration.
Local Boy Scouts departed Monday for a camping trip at Camp Kinshuta near Chester. Participants include Don Miller Don Mullen Ernest Jones Allen Jones James Guinther Bob Ditter Clifford Bauer Bill Clark Tom Hennessy with Paul W Handel scout executive and Lee Stevens of Parkersburg providing tents and gear. Laurel Cliff and Middlport groups join as supervision ensures safety. camp ends next Monday.
Annual Heaton reunion convened at Will's Grove in Chester Township with attendees from Pittsburgh Urbana Charleston and Huntington among others. Musical numbers featured Edison Heaton organist Athens quartet and Houdashelt brothers with Cordelia Curtis reading and Rev te Conner giving a brief address. Officers chosen: Clarence Heaton president Etta Will vice president Nora Bailey secretary.
Reverend W. D. Brock of Brilliant guest of Rev and Mrs Gardner addressed a large congregation Sunday evening at the Church of Christ. Brock has led evangelistic services there for three years and is well known to local friends.
Mrs Nellie C. Smart and Sadie of Marion spent the weekend with Paul T. Smart in Middleport. Visitors included Mrs C C Martindale of Millbrook N Y, and several locals hosting relatives from Charleston Belle W Va Columbus Athens Racine and Parkersburg during a string of weekend calls and short trips to Cedar Point.
Pomeroy brief mentions include visits by Mr and Mrs Dan Fisher of Charleston to Lincoln Hill and by Mr and Mrs John Roberts of Pt Pleasant to Cora Roberts Winsor. Vacations and return to Toledo for work, and visits by Mrs Howard Hughes and John Stewart. Legion convention attendees include Robert Warner, Charles Withrow, Arthur Ebersbach, and Rachael Mills. A Friday Foreign Missionary Society meeting hosts an annual picnic at Mrs Charles Ebersbachs.
Colorful wall hanging pattern uses simple embroidery stitches including running chain and lazy daisy with French knots. No framing required. transfer pattern 15 by 20 inches, color chart, materials list, and stitch illustrations. Send 10 cents to The Athens Messenger Needlecraft Dept. New York for pattern.
Miss Norma Chic was approved for civil service employment in the Old Age Pension Office after Gallia County commissioners signed state blanks. She had worked under an FERA project as office assistant until its termination August 15. Miss Jania Watts, also in the Pension Director’s office, was employed August 21 and remains on vacation as the office awaits disposition of project changes.
Deputy Recorder and Mrs. Gilbert Beard vacation in Columbus with her mother Mrs. Nannie Rothgeb and sister Miss Evelyn Rothgeb. Miss Rothgeb works at Davis Shuler store here. Recorder Miss Lucille Rees and her mother Mrs. Lizzie Rees return from North Woods. County Surveyor and Mrs. Farmon Haskins picnicked at Oak Hill and Old Man's Cave. Regatta attendance by Mr. and Mrs. Gearhart Nancy Gearhart and Amelia Kane. Marriages noted: Edith Thomas to Dr. BEF McNamee. Granddaughter Louelien Weller to Everett Benner. bride daughter of Mrs. Louis Weller.
Gallipolis reports a regatta and air show grossing $1650 for the American Legion. About 24,000 pop bottles were sold. Sunday breakage led to litter and two Gallipolis men were jailed briefly for intoxication and disorderly conduct after breaking pen bottles. Costs will be deducted from the Legion total.
Addison Bank Mule Merritt has filed to run for Gallipolis constable in November elections opposing incumbent J. H. Shato.
Frank Ruff age 75 and Thurman Merchant died at home in Gallipolis Sunday from hardening of the arteries after a paralytic stroke years ago. Survived by wife two sons Frank Howard and Roger Ruff both of Thurman a daughter Mrs Nellie Smith Akron and one brother Bert Ruff New Orleans. Funeral at Thurman Methodist Episcopal Church conducted by Rev O L Hall Wellston burial in local cemetery. Ruff active church member.
Gallia County county clerk of courts Mrs Margaret McCormick died in Delaware Ohio while attending the funeral of her sister-in-law Elizabeth Morrison Bing widow of Horace Bing Elizabeth Bing a native of Evergreen Gallia County is survived by a daughter Mrs Robert Burns of Delaware Dr S H Bing of Athena and his family accompanied Mrs McCormick to Delaware
Gerald Rush 26 from Reynoldsburg a laborer and Bernice Good 25 also from Reynoldsburg obtained a marriage license in Gallipolis. The couple plans to wed soon.
Thirty five members of the Masonic Drum and Bugle Corps scheduled a Thursday evening picnic at Ingels Camp on Raccoon Creek.
Carl Beard, who was cut on the head when his car ran off the road and hit a bank near Mina Chapel Sunday evening, was released from Holzer Hospital Monday.
United Automobile Workers and the National Labor Relations Board pursue a complaint against Bendix Products Corp in South Bend Indiana alleging refusal to recognize the union as the bargaining representative of employees.
Thomas Elliott whose residence is unknown is notified of Katie Elliott filing for divorce in the Court of Common Pleas Athens County Ohio. Cause 16188. Hearing set for September 4. Attorneys Woolley & Rowland represent the plaintiff.
An ad promotes Reese's Double-Action Corn Remover with a tube of Ointment to kill corns and 12 Protective Pads to relieve pain. Claiming instant relief after two days, it pitches easy use and no mess. Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store carries this corn remover along with other Reese products.
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