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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1938
Page
9
Meigs County Board of Health will enforce a dairy milk ordinance in line with the U S Public Health Service. The law requires permits for dairy farms and milk plants, annual permit renewals, and regular inspections and grading to raise local milk health standards. Cooperating producers support the move as inspections begin next week.
E F Robinson of Pomeroy was chosen chair man of the Meigs County Business Men's Council formed at City Hall to link with the Ohio Chamber of Commerce. J H Grate of Middleport was named co chair man and W O Atkins of Pomeroy as secretary. W A Mills of the Ohio Chamber attended to aid organization and program planning. The group will not bind to state actions not aligned with local interests and aims to assist the local Chamber of Commerce and Bend area. Twenty one businessmen from Pomeroy and Middleport attended.
Private funeral services were held in Pomeroy this afternoon for Mrs. Bessie G. Carey who died December 2 of tuberculosis in San Bernardino California. Interment followed at Gravel Hill Cemetery. She was 36, born in Cheshire, daughter of Mr and Mrs Elliott Rothgeb. She had moved from Akron Ohio to California previously.
In Pomeroy Esthers and Shakesphere Club held Christmas events at local homes and Bethany church. Mrs. C D Shumaker presided at the Queen Esthers party. new member Elizabeth Swisher joined. Lend a Hand Society hosted a holiday party with gift table and a pastor’s cash present. Several residents attended events in nearby towns while family illness and hospital visits were noted.
Mrs Charles Gibbs entertained at her Vale Street home Tuesday evening with a three table contract club. The award went to Mrs W A Smith. Refreshments followed the social hour and an exchange of gifts occurred.
A Church of Christ group from Nelsonville will visit Millfield Christian Church Friday night with Rev. Leland Goodman preaching and Delbert Morman and Miss Sigrid Love performing tenor solos. Fellowship Class decorates church tonight at 7 for Christmas services. A viper fish lives deep in icy oceans with two rows of glowing spots.
The Eagles club in Nelsonville hosts a members only euchre tournament tonight at 6 PM with prize for winners and runners-up. Howard Call leads preparations adding tables and chairs while veterans Butch Graham and John Parry join recent entrants including last Sunday's Murray City victors Fred Davis and Oliver Bishop and about a quarter of New York milk output is used for butter and other products.
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