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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1941

Page

3

Pomeroy NYA Vocational Office Practice Class Opens

The Pomeroy board of education and the NYA announce an eight week general office practice course starting Sept 2 with no tuition. Two groups, three nights weekly, two hours per session, optional advanced refresher in shorthand typing and related skills. Enrollment limited by 30 work stations, registration Aug 28 at 8:00 p.m. and first meeting Sept 2.

Pomeroy National Youth Administration Pomeroy Board of Education NYA W. A. Smith Pomeroy Schools Ohio State Employment Service Paul J. Andrew W. A. Drake General Office Pomeroy Senior High School Board of Education Smith State Board For Vocational Education At Columbus

Promotion for Columbus police officer Phillips announced

Advanced promotion for Leo Chunk Phillips former Pomeroyan to third ranking officer of the Columbus police force is scheduled this week. He would move from chief of detectives to deputy inspector. Phillips left Pomeroy 12 years ago to join Columbus police with his brothers Otto and John. He was born May 17 1903 in Pomeroy, son of Mary Phillips of Naylors Run.

Pomeroy Leo Chunk) Phillips Pomeroyan Columbus Phillips Otto John Mary Phillips Naylors Run

Telephone directories mailed to six towns including Pomeroy

About 1 400 new telephone directories were mailed Tuesday covering Minersville Syracuse Racine Rutland Hobson and Thomas Fork plus Pomeroy Middleport area. The 1 350 stations and 12 operators coordinate publishing by Middleport Printing Co owned by Harry Houdashelt. Users are urged to use listed numbers and request Information if not found.

Pomeroy Minersville Syracuse Racine Rutland Hobson Thomas Fork Middleport Middleport Printing Co Harry Houdashelt

Dexter Church Ice Cream Social Benefits Youth

Homemade ice cream will be sold Friday evening August 29 at the Dexter Church of Christ in an ice cream social sponsored by the Christian Endeavor Society. Entertainment by the Bradford Church of Christ Endeavor Society named Crossroads Waggie Tongues with a radio program from Station WXYZ and a comedy How the Story Grew. Proceeds fund sending young people to summer conferences.

Pomeroy Dexter Church of Christ Christian Endeavor Society Bradford Church of Christ Endeavor Society Crossroads Waggle Tongues WXYZ

Marriage license delays at Meigs County Probate Court

No license issued for marriage in Meigs County Probate Court as the tenth delay since the previous rush is noted. The article records ongoing backlog and waiting couples awaiting licenses.

Meigs County

Hybrid Corn Field Day Set for Reedsville Ohio

POMEROY C E Blakeslee Meigs County agricultural agent announced the third annual hybrid corn field day for September 8 at the C E Humphrey farm half a mile south of Reedsville on State Route 124. Tours begin at 1 p m with 55 acres of crossing plots and 75 hybrids in an observation planting. Attendees can view the main commercial hybrids Iowa 935 and U S 13 and tour a modern storage building with updated grading and handling equipment.

Pomeroy C. E. Blakeslee Meigs County C. E. Humphrey Reedsville Ohio U. S Iowa Upland

Meigs 4-H Judging Team Places High at State Fair

Meigs County 4-H Livestock Judging team placed eighth among 37 teams at the Ohio State Fair. Members George Carper Wallace Riggs and Virgil King scored 720 715 and 670 points respectively, helping the team to 2105 of 2700 points. Additional club members Charlies Carper Leo King and County Agent C E Blakeslee attended the event.

Pomeroy Meigs County George Carper Wallace Riggs Virgil King Kingsbury W. A. King Madison County Charlies Carper Leo King C. E. Blakeslee

Register Scout Troop No 40 With 9 Members

MIDDLEPORT R E McKay scoutmaster of the re organized Troop 40 announces the troop is registered with nine scouts and more to be registered soon. The troop meets Mondays in Heath Methodist Church basement. Robert Coats, troop committee chair, attended the meeting. Shuffleboard closed the session. No meeting next Monday due to Labor Day. Presbyterian sponsored troop will organize after school starts. Members listed: Franklin Ginther James Whitlock Charles Walburn Charles Rayburn Robert Fisher Harlan Devol Milton Smart Roy Evans John Fultz.

Middleport R. E. McKay Heath Methodist Church Robert Coats Franklin Ginther James Whitlock Charles Walburn Charles Rayburn Robert Fisher Harlan Devol Milton Smart Roy Evans John Fultz

Plan Funeral Thursday for Mrs Adolph Faehnle

Funeral services for Mrs Adolph Faehnle 60 who died from coronary thrombosis suddenly will be held Thursday morning at Sacred Heart Church in Middleport with interment in Catholic Cemetery Pomeroy Rosary devotions will be at her Sixth Ave home this evening at 7 30 o clock

Middleport Adolph Faehnle Sacred Heart Church Pomeroy Sixth Ave

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