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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1936

Page

3

Meigs County High Schools Map 1936 Football Schedules

Middleport Yellow Jackets and Pom eroy Panthers prepare for the 1936 grid season. Rutland under L B Williams plans practice Sept. 18 with new uniforms. Schedule features several home games at Middleport due to Pom eroy lacking a field and a slate of league matchups across Meigs County.

Pomeroy Meigs County Middleport Yellow Jackets Rutland L. B. Williams Columbus Ohio State University Middleport Williams McArthur Gallipolis the Plains Chauncey Buchtel Columbus Rosary New Boston Portsmouth Athens Logan Wheelersburg Yellow Jackets Poméroy Panthers Chesapeake Jackson Nelsonville

Pranksters Haunt Pomeroy Water Well Hoax

In Pomeroy on Mechanic Street a deep well serving a stock trough had a buried pipe draining across the street. Local boys hid near the pipe and hoaxed farmers by mimicking a drowning cry when buckets hit water, causing panic and loud cries before the pranksters fled.

Pomeroy Ewing Mortuary Mechanic St

Father Dunn Leaves Meigs for Millersburg Parish

Father E F Dunn pastor of Sacred Heart Church Pomeroy will be transferred Wednesday to Catholic Church of Millersburg in his ninth year of service. He is admired by Catholics and Protestants and active in Red Cross Civic Club Fire Department Fish and Game Association and other groups. Local letters to Bishop Hartley and a delegation to Columbus sought the remand of the order. First internal combustion engines designed about 1680 used gunpowder.

Pomeroy E. F. Dunn Sacred Heart Church Catholic Church of Millersburg Mr. Dunn Father Dunn The Red Cross Pomeroy Civic Club Pomeroy Fire Department Fish and Game Association Hartley Columbus

Pomeroy Social Notes Highlight regional visits and travels

Local social notes recount visits and travel across Ohio and nearby states. Guests include Mrs. Wilson Norris in Athens, Hazel Milhoan from Reno, and families visiting Columbus and Charleston. Panoramic mentions cover fairs, picnics, World Series plans, and farewells as residents visit relatives and friends.

Columbus Frank Cox Charleston Mary Huber Union Ave T. E. Dobbie Hobokin Huber Ruth Huber A. K. Hutchins Betty Caldwell Philip Meier Brick St Clover Farm Athens Herman Mees Jed Charles Russell Chicago Cleveland Toledo Eleanor Smith Akron Florence Smith Mildred James Simpson Olin A. Roush Point Pleasant C. E. Morris Henderson W. Va John Lietwiler Florence Rayburn New Haven John Seakus H. F. Edsall Vera Ann Braddock Margaret Marcellas Swissvale Eva Russ Anne St Kananga Bob Roberts New England States Ted Roberts Oil City Wallace Stahl Thomas Fork Thomas McKay St. Petersburg Fla C. E. Price Peacock Ave Buckeye Lake Ruth Tracy Betty Chase Eddie Blake Roy Tracy, Jr Guy Lombardo Valley Dale Bertha Marie Miller Nellie Smith Miss Gertrude Loren Caverlee Bertha Miller Caverlee Emil Ball Doyle Phillips Phillips Rosemary Phillips Chris Beards Frank Evener Parkersburg Virginia King Pratts Fork Clara Zier George Kreitler Jesse Brewster Old Man's Cave Chillicothe

Enrollees from Middleport Enter Ohio University

Those enrolled at Ohio University from Middleport for the coming school year include Sybil McCoy Mary and Eunice Hennesy Roger Emmish William Garber Charles Lewis Bill Robson Jr William Reynolds Charles Bennett Orville Chambers James Wiley Bob McMaster Henrietta Ewing and Junior Craig Miss Jean McKay will enter the graduate school to work on her Master s Degree.

Middlefort Ohio University Middleport Sybil McCoy Mary and Eunice Hennesy Roger Emmish William Garber Charles Lewis Bill Robson, Jr William Reynolds Charles Bennett Orville Chambers James Wiley Bob McMaster Henrietta Ewing Junior Craig Jean McKay Sons of the Legion Feeney-Bennett Post Long Bottom Cline Matthews George Childs Ted Bolen Lawrence Taylor Mary Eunice Hennesy Berry Athens Pi Beta Phi Mary Ellen Keil Bowling Green Jean McMaster Mary K. Huggins Rutland A. W. Jackson Homer Grant Kathryn Christine Hoboken Beach N. J Washington, D. C John Orr John Mary Martha Margaret New Wilmington Orr George Sauer Walden King Dora Wester Ann Jones S. Fifth Ave Loren Russell George Russell Lincoln St

Ohio University Extension Class Starts September 9

MiddleportRU Rutland hosts an Extension class from Ohio University beginning Wednesday evening September 9 at 6 o clock. English composition and botany will be studied in the session.

Middleport —Extension Ohio University Rutland

Middleport Residents Visitkin in Ohio and Beyond

Middleport notes show Mr and Mrs Charles McElhinny visiting in Toledo while Neva Roush locates work in Akron. Families travel to Detroit Columbus Dunbar West Virginia and Columbus for weekends and relatives visit in Middletown Athens and Hoboken Beach.

Middleport Charles McElhinny Toledo John Wells Neva Roush Akron Robert McElhinny Detroit Columbus Ray Turley Dunbar W. Va R. B. Laughead Howard McElhinny Wayne Charleston Dana Lambert E. C. Willock J. E. Atkinson Logan

Pomeroy Theater Opening Date Delayed

Work on the Meigs Theater in the Koehler Building on East Main Street will continue as fast as possible with no definite opening date. Delays arose from a missing steel beam shipment, now resolved with a Friday delivery and a double shift. The building has been rebuilt with new walls and a lowered roof, and the main floor will slope toward the rear with exits on both sides of the stage.

Pomeroy Meigs Koehler E. Main St Robert Warner

Firemen Win Sundays Kray Firemen 3 1 Over Zanesville

Middleport Firemen won 3 1 with two eighth inning runs breaking a 1 1 tie at Pythian Park Grimm and Hawkins pitched well holding Zanesville to four hits. Bignigg allowed seven hits and eight strikeouts for Zanesville. Next Monday Labor Day game vs Glouster part of town celebration. Church meetingheld Heath M E Tuesday evening with Mrs Lee McComas presiding.

Middleport Zanesville Pythian Park Grimm Hawkins Bignigg Dave Jenkins Jenkins Glouster Middleport Volunteer Fire Department Foreign Missionary Society of the Heath M. E Church Lee McComas Society Roy Barnes

Jacob Blum Dies at Home in Cincinnati

Jacob Blum 76 formerly of Locust Street Pomeroy died at home in Cincinnati. He was brother in law to Mrs. William Reibel and Andrew Zeiher and leaves two daughters and two sons. Relatives traveled to Cincinnati for the funeral set for Monday. Lettuce grown as a salad crop noted from ancient Rome.

Pomeroy E. K. Lippincott Clermont Arnold Lippincott Kenneth Wright Janet Martha Ann Richmond Ind Clair Gettles John Arnold Zelda Alfred Gallipolis Robert Richards L C. Sommerville Theodocia Arnold Point Pleasant A. O. Tracy Norma Goodwin Clermont Arnold Evelyn Garold Arnold Belle Carleton Syracuse Abshire Indiana Alberta Arnold Enterprise Minnie Neutzling Middleport Clara Zier Kathryn Bauer California Neutzling Miss Zier Los Angeles Amelia Schlaegel Eleanor Miss Bauer Helen Lithenall Pasadena Jacob Blum Locust St Cincinnati Blum William Reibel Andrew Zeiher Reiher Bertha Emma Walter Reibel William Durst Albert Durst Rome

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