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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1939
Page
3
An article notes the September 11 announcement for the 1939-40 term, with WPA cleaning and repairs completed in the main building. State Department education approval is granted for park facilities with minor fitment needs and preschool enrollment slated for the coming year. Class schedules and registration procedures for high school students follow in early September.
Brief notes detail residents visiting relatives and attending events in Chillicothe and nearby towns. People listed include Mr. M. L. Landrum, Mrs. Dan, Dr. Butterfield, Miss Ina Ker, Mr. Morris, and many others with mentions of coaching, teaching, picnics, house-hunting, and Scout activities.
Mr and Mrs Stansbury who own property on year old St plan repairs and prepare for sale of the Boggess property. The large home, referenced in notices, has been held through the years with renovations underway. The Heath Methodist Ladies circle announces a rummage sale in the Shiflet building on Second Ave to raise funds.
Younger students plan college entry in September with Melissa Hennessy and Josephine Emmish to Capital University Columbus for secretarial studies. Alice Lama, Margaret McBride to Ohio University Athens. Margaret Stewart to Wooster as freshman. Ruth Entsminger to Cincinnati for nurses training at White Cross Hospital. Mrs. H L Ward returns from Evanston after attending Jane Midgley Beggs and Edward Zaver Lewis Jr wedding.
Pomeroy social notes report a picnic and house warming at Miss Marguerite Moore's new Charleston area home. Attendees included Mrs. Alice Moore and numerous Moore and Davis family members from Pomeroy and Columbus, with a group of local girls later taking an early morning outdoor breakfast hike led by Margaret Ann Strauss and others.
George Angeletti, injured in Columbus, moved to Grant Hospital and will stay about three weeks before returning to his mother’s home on West Main Street. Several residents, including William Downie and the Williamson family, attend events and visits in Dunbar West Virginia, Williamson and Columbus, with routine hospital and family activity noted.
Grace Episcopal Church in Pomeroy will not hold services on Sunday September 3 as Rev R G Purrington rector in charge of Hocking Valley announces. Diocese of Southern Ohio will provide services during a vacation period until a rector is elected for the local church.
Mrs Eva Bird aged 73 died Tuesday at her son Walter P White’s home in Thomas Fork. She is survived by two brothers Elza White of Newark and Charles E White of Lewiston Mont. Funeral services will be held Thursday at two o clock from Bradford Church.
Dollie Greenlee files for divorce from Edger T. Greenlee in common pleas court alleging cruelty. The couple married January 10, 1935 at Pt. Pleasant West Virginia and reside in Minport.
Community notices from Coolville and nearby towns record visits by Archie Dunfee to Dr. and Mrs. Gunder and other residents. Reunions at Deeter and Dunfee homes, farewells for Rev. Holman, and Hock-Hocking district scouts rally winnings are noted alongside travels to Alfred, Columbus, and Parkersburg.
Public officials, business leaders, and Meigs County Workers Alliance members met at the courthouse to discuss the WPA wage cut. An immediate meeting with the Chamber of Commerce aims to prevent the reduction. Edison Hobstetter pledged cooperation. George Bowers presided at the session.
Middleport funeral plans for John O'Leary former New York Central telegrapher who died in Cleveland will include rosary services at Finsterwald Funeral Home and Catholic Cemetery rites. Survivors include his wife Mabel Meier of Pomeroy and two married daughters along with several siblings.
Social notes recall Bradbury Mrs Milton Rus sell and sons Truman and Omar visiting friends in Pennsylvania. Local Bible School attendance reached 54. The Skeggs and Lunsford families joined events with local residents including a Poplar Ridge Church home-coming and gatherings at Gauley Bridge and Darwin. A birth announced for Richard Keith Barnhart with grandparents listed.
Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce leaders met with a state representative to form a committee. The group will study county expenditures, compare costs, and propose savings as part of a statewide chamber program. Edison Hobbstetter tentatively named 13 members for the panel. A committee meeting is slated soon.
Mr and Mrs George Sommer of Pittsburgh visited his brother C A Sommer and family. Bud McLane of Columbus visited his sister and brother in law J S Davis and Davis. Robert and Mable Keller of Athens were guests of Belle Keller. Miss Margaret Kincade had a tonsil operation in Parkersburg. Mrs Frank Shirkey and Mildred visited in Columbus. Homer Blackwood and family moved to Caldwell to teach there. J W Arbaugh and children motored to Cincinnati. O E Massar of Reedsville visited here Sunday. C E Lamb, Georgia Springer and son Gerald visited relatives in Beckley. Mary Jane Sission of Reedsville is staying with grandparents George and Mrs Hamilton. Will Christy and family of Silver Ridge visited the Barnhills. Meredith and Swank couples visited the Barnhills. J A Biggs and Emma Banney visited in Chillicothe.
Mr and Mrs William C Young hosted a Sunday chicken dinner with guests from Columbus including Orville Bean and family Mamie Barnhart Paul Barnhart Shirley Russell June Stewart and Lester Young. They traveled to Pennsylvania visiting relatives and saw mountains Pittsburgh Aliquippa New Sheffield. They also met Will Atcheson in West Virginia and Riley Tippie visited daughter Carl Cooley. The Savages were in Athens on Saturday.
POMEROY Ray Steiner of Rutland is one of the youngest members in the Ohio State Band this year. He is 16 and a senior in Rutland High School.
The Burg family celebrated Mrs. Rardin's birthday with a surprise dinner. Glenn Rardin of Coolville was a weekend guest. Mr and Mrs E W Cole and son Lowell, now of Athens, observed their 25th wedding anniversary at Mrs Nora Wise's home. M E Ladies Aid Society set a bake sale on the church lawn for Saturday at 2 PM on September 2.
More than 150 people gathered Monday at the Dexter revival. Fifteen railroaders attended as Rev. Neil Crawford quoted Following the South Wind. Four leaders Alta Will Guy Glaze Rev Crawford and Rev Miller led the railroader song Life's Railway to Heaven. Invitation responses stand at six. Baptismal service set for Judd Bradford's farm at 6 30 Wednesday evening with Mrs Crawford playing the harp.
Samuel Curtis Hysell, a prominent farmer near Rutland, died Tuesday noon at his home after a long residence in the area. He was 76, died one mile from the birth place, and had been ill months. He is survived by his wife Hallie, one son Eugene at home, two sisters Gertrude Chapman and Myrtle Scott of Pomeroy Harrison Gore Road, and four grandchildren Lucille Beach, Frederick, Albert, and Virginia Hysell. Funeral services Friday at 3 p.m. with burial at Beech Grove Cemetery. Rev. Don McMillin will conduct.
Final approval for a state park construction in Middleport near the new post office was received Tuesday by Robert Kleinschmidt NYA supervisor. Work on the project is scheduled to start Sept. 7. Approval for construction of a septic tank at Rutland Grade School was also received.
Driving of test piling on Spring Avenue was completed Tuesday evening in the presence of village officials. Tests indicate 20 foot piling is needed for the street repair. Work on the project will begin Thursday, officials announced.
Middleport three seasoned travelers and baseball fans left for Cleveland to attend the night game between New York and Cleveland this evening. Ruth Garber accompanies her brother Bill and his friend Charles Lewis, known for autograph hunting, with plans to return Thursday.
Quick relief for eczema psoriasis poison ivy and irritation around the personal areas comes from applying Resinol Ointment. Leave on overnight to reduce scratching and ease irritation while the oily base keeps medicine in contact with the skin. Resinol Soap cleanses gently without excess alkali and refreshes the skin. Nurses recommend both products and samples are available by writing to Resinol Dept. 85 Baltimore Md.
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