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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1938
Page
3
The Pomeroy Middleport tilt at the Junior High Gym looms Friday with both sides confident after recent wins and close losses. Pomeroy beat Middleport earlier this season and Gallipolis, while Middleport topped Gallipolis recently, signaling a tight showdown for local fans.
Walter Sheridan age 54 died recently leaving a widow and two children. Funeral services were conducted Thursday at 2 PM from the Christian Church with burial at Rock Springs Cemetery.
Charles Wolfe Pomeroy was arrested by Meigs County officers on a charge of leaving the scene of an accident after his car collided with a truck on the Pomeroy Athens Highway. He was released on bond Wednesday.
Middleport clubs and residents are active with education and social events. Administrators night in Gallipolis featured E N Dietrich and Edith Keller. Middleport Literary Club read Shakespeare and discussed The War of the Roses. Birthday dinner at the Fultz home drew many relatives, and new Loyal Pals officers were elected. The Lucky Thirteen Club planned an all girl orchestra, and the Suzi Q club prepared a dance after the basketball game.
Dr George Schaaf of Middleport marked Ground Hog Day by serving the animal he killed last October and kept in cold storage. Dinner reports say the meat was tender and juicy, adding an odd twist to the local celebration.
The Willing Workers Class of Racine M E Church elected officers for next year: Marian Simpson president Kathryn Wolfe vice president Betty O Conner treasurer and Mary Jean Watson secretary. Upcoming meetings include Racine PTA Feb 2, Garden Club Feb 9 and Women’s Foreign Missionary Society Feb 11. Mrs Gibbie Dusky’s illness brings family visit from Herbert Davish. Mr Ernest Halley relocates to Marietta for Government Dam work. he previously worked at Racine Dam.
The body of Myrtle Cousins 50 arrives Friday by train from Columbus. She was wife of William H. Cousins. Funeral services set for Friday at 2 pm from Neona Baptist Church Kerrs Run, Ewing Funeral Home in charge.
Mrs Anna Singers spent the week end with her daughter Mrs A H Bailey. E E Hayman hauled for C M Smith Saturday. Dr George McCullough attended Charles Bookman after a slight stroke. Ruth Tucker escaped injury when her car skidded on ice and tipped over. Linnie Swan visited sister Mrs Torrence who is ill but improving. Torrence and Swan families had Sunday callers from Shade River Portland and Chester areas.
Joseph Popk, 54, in ill health and with no money, leaped from a Cleveland pier into Lake Erie but changed his mind as the water proved icy and shouted for help. Steamship captain Luther Cippi pulled him from the water and saved his life.
Charles J. LaRue was sentenced to five years in a Washington penitentiary for bigamy after marrying in Wanatchee and later living with a second wife in Pomeroy. He wrote a letter to the first bride, triggering investigation that linked Wanatchee authorities and Meigs County sheriff. The second wife and mother of the first bride testified. Mrs Buckner traveled to Washington with expenses paid.
Middleport R E McKay scoutmaster of Troop 40 calls a 4 30 Friday meeting at the Heath M E Church basement for ticket distribution to the court of honor to be held in the High School auditorium next Wednesday. Scout Week begins Sunday Feb 6 with morning worship at Heath church. Rev H A Rothrock will preach Lincoln the Great Scout.
Pomeroy business men gathered at the Junior High Gymnasium for calisthenics led by Football Coach Speed Johnson. They then played volleyball and finished with a ping pong session and a brief basketball game, displaying youthful energy in the event.
Floyd Cottrill of Athens and Dorothy Cantor of Millfield were arrested in Middleport on morals charges. Cottrill, aged 32, was found guilty of adultery by Justice E R Titus and released after paying costs. Cantor, 28, remained jailed and faces the same charge.
After years away, Fred Daniels known as Galvani returns to Middleport for a Thursday evening hypnosis exhibition at the high school auditorium under the PTA. Tickets will be sold by elementary students, with August White handling the campaign.
Harold Chase, former Gravel Hill service station operator, opens a new business at the State Route 7 and Ash Street intersection. Part of the station’s lubrication area was destroyed by a hillside slip and will be rebuilt in spring.
Sallow complexions and pimply skins are linked to constipation which can cause mental dullness fatigue headaches sleeplessness and loss of appetite. Keep regular and use Dr Edwards Olive Tablets if needed. The laxative is promoted as a non shock to the intestinal system and to stimulate bile. Available at druggists 15 30 and 60 cents.
Salesmen and mechanics at Russell Auto viewed a promotional film of the new Packard automobile brought by Mr. Shaw from the Sales Promotion department. The showing occurred in the display room on South Third Ave.
In Seward Alaska residents report temperatures around 20 degrees above zero while distant radio reports warn of sub zero weather and storms across the States.
The Lend-A-Hand Society of Simpson M E Church plans a county wide Sample Fair in the Kreinbihl Building Main Street on Saturday February 19. The event runs in the afternoon and evening with products donated by several manufacturers. A line about viper venom used to stop bleeding appears as an unrelated note.
The famous composer Frederic Chopin was born on March 1 1809 shaping Romantic music history and influencing Polish and European classical traditions.
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