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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 22, 1937

Page

3

Investigation Into Absent Ballots Probed by State Official

James Welker of the Secretary of State’s office arrived to examine absent voter ballots from the last election. He will confer with Prosecuting Attorney Manning D Webster on issues including the Carey Bond case and will meet defeated candidates who asked for an audience. An unofficial probe among Ohio State University students is noted.

Pomeroy James Welker Secretary of State Welker Manning D. Webster Carey Bond Ohio State University Columbus Kennedy

Dye All Stars to Clash With Columbus Team in Pomeroy Hall

Dye's All Stars coached by Ray Farnham will face Columbus Athletic Supply in a charity game at the Pomeroy Junior High Auditorium. Proceeds fund an electric scoreboard for the Pomeroy gym. The Columbus lineup includes Sam Loucks Denny Elliott Elwood Pitzer Herbie Hutchinson Robert Schiff Harold Cunningham. Dye's lineup features Tippy Dye Fred Crow Bruz Russell Jimmy Clark Chauncey Shumaker Charles Murray Red Jenkins Dinty Moore Bill Greus er and others.

Pomeroy Tippie Dye All Stars Columbus Athletic Supply Dye Ray Farnham Pomeroy High School Panthers Pomeroy Gymnasium Columbus Sam Loucks Otterbein College Denny Elliott Otterbein Loucks Elwood Pitzer Herbie (Reindeer) Hutchinson Ostrander Pomeroy High Tippy Dye Fred Crow Bruz” Russell Jimmy Clark Chauncey Shumaker Charles Murray Red” Jenkins Dinty” Moore Bill Greuser

Beaten by Portsmouth Quint 33 15

The Kasler home in Glouster hosted Sunday dinner guests Mr and Mrs Zern Jones and son Elmer Columbus plus Mr Kasler and his mother Mrs Kasler. Clara Kasler attended with her parents. Mrs Kasler and Mrs Jones are sisters.

Seme Ortsmouth Quint Kasler Glouster Kenneth Kasler Clara Mr. Kasler Zern Jones Elmer Columbus Mrs. Jones Ralph Davis Beech St Ella Duffy Edna Desmond Margaret Ellen James Parsons Maxine Davis Orbie Parsons Corning Charles Circle Don Davis Robert Rowland Noah Haskins Haskins N. J Clarence Root Cincinnati School of Embalming Harold Root Mary Root Brownell Ave Zeiher Helen Zeiher Mulberry Ave Billy Harry Roush Bertha Filson Pt. Pleasant William Bell Mason City J. Fauber Margarette Meier Jacob Zeiher Agnes Grueser Byrne Vaughan

Phi Delta Kappa Free Christmas Film for Middleport Youth

The Phi Delta Kappa Fraternity will sponsor a free 2 PM Christmas film show at the new Temple Theater for children under 15 in Middleport. It continues the club’s annual holiday treat, now with a free daytime feature instead of past candy-only events.

Middleport Phi Delta Kappa Fraternity New Temple

Christmas Party Notes and Local Social Roster

Christ mas party of the Woman's Auxiliary of the American Legion voted to send Christmas candy and cigarettes to Chillicothe Veterans Hospital. Officers and staff at the Pythian Sisters were announced. many local residents and families are mentioned with holiday plans and visits across Ohio towns.

Middleport Woman’s Auxiliary of the American Legion Veterans Hospital Chillicothe Lillian Stieff Charles Sauer Pythian Sisters Pythian Hall

Grant Meigs Loan To Aid Relief Work

The state emergency board loaned $475,388 to 11 counties for December relief under the special session provisions. Loans must be repaid in 10 installments in 1938 and are limited to each county’s sales tax allocations. Meigs County received $2,500 among other distributions.

Columbus

Pomeroy Social Notes Features Parade of Local Activities

Local social items highlight visits and travels of residents including Yolanda Dilgard returning to St. Luke Hospital Cleveland after a Minersville visit, plus follow ups on hospital staff, Scouts party, church events, a Christmas talk by National Commander Daniel J. Doherty, and funeral services for Magdalena Young with a church kitchen shower.

Columbus Ruth Daniels Gallipolis E. Main St Bud Strauss Youngstown

Sheriff Sale Of Chauncey Lot In Athens County

Ohio Athens County sheriff sale lists Lot 382 in Chauncey located on Route 31 near Route 13. Appraised at 9000 with minimum bid two thirds. sale January 11, 1938 at 1 30 p m at the east door of the Athens County Court House. Sheriff Charles W. Bayless and Deputy Esther B R Gross announce.

Milo Stalder Grace Stalder Athens Ohio Chauncey Town Chauncey Athens County Charles W. Bayless Esther BR. Gross Harry Aon Mettler

Mrs Karr Remains IlI After Car Crash in Pomeroy

Mrs Irving Karr remains in serious condition after a Saturday automobile accident in Pomeroy. Her husband Mr Karr suffered head and back injuries with hemorrhages. Also in the car were Mrs W A Adams and her son Sterling and the wife and son of a Parkersburg physician.

Syracuse Irving Karr Pomeroy Karr W. A. Adams Sterling Parkersburg

Brown Rites set for R. G. Brown Thursday

Funeral services for R. G. Brown will be held Thursday at 2 PM at the Church of Christ with interment at Beech Grove Cemetery. Mrs. Karr and another relative suffered severe shock. Columbia Grange will meet Thursday evening instead of Friday to avoid the Alumni Christmas dance conflict.

Young Middleport Magdalena Young Beech Grove Cemetery Karr R. G. Brown Church of Christ

Middleport Five Pulls Past Pt Pleasant 32 21 Victory

Middleport Yellow Jackets defeated Pt Pleasant 32 to 21 for their third straight win. Key performers include Bennett and G Bennett each with four field goals and two fouls added by Bennett. Pt Pleasant top scorer was McCullock with six points in a separate reserves win 13 8. Starting Middleport lineup featured Roush Entsminger Walters E Bennett and Rothrock with Sauer Reed as subs.

Middleport Middleport Yellow Jackets Pt. Pleasant Jackets Middleport P Pleasant

Candle Service In Pomeroy Church

A candle lighted Christmas Eve service will be held at Grace Episcopal Church in Pomeroy with Rev. Robert Leake delivering the sermon and conducting Holy Communion. A large choir will present hymns and Christmas music in a special program inviting the public.

Pomeroy Grace Episcopal Church Robert Leake

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