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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1938
Page
5
Meigs County High School basketball tournament opens Thursday at Rutland High School Gymnasium with junior and senior high matchups across three days. Officials include Link Robinson and Harold Brown of Gallipolis.
Washington Day was quietly observed in Middleport with post office and bank closures. A large crowd attended the annual Washington Day dinner served by the Heath M. E. Church Ladies Guild, with decorated tables and guests including Rev. H. A. Rothrock and Mrs. Rathburn's party.
Members of Phi Delta Kappa gave Delbert Rice a farewell party after he sold his dry cleaning shop to Robinson interests in Pomeroy. He will move to Morgantown, West Virginia to continue the same business. Mr. and Mrs. H L Redcay will join him in Morgantown, where they will work with Rice. Redcay is his nephew by marriage.
A farewell gathering at the home of Mrs. W. A. Heiney at Lock 23 brought together women from Apple Grove and nearby communities. Forty people attended and presented remembrances as Mrs. Heiney and the Heineys prepare to move to Lock 16.
Middleport residents gathered Monday for a informal birthday dinner honoring Mrs Judson White. Guests included Mr and Mrs Frank Wilson and Mr and Mrs Roy Tracy. The note also mentions attendance at Mrs Clara Huber Larsen’s funeral at Rawlings Coats Funeral Home.
Mrs. Dee Ward prepares to relocate to a second floor apartment in the Moulden building as re decoration finishes, with her Odenbaugh unit to be vacated for Mrs. Alice Selby of Columbus to occupy around April 1. Selby plans to return to Middleport after years in Columbus, joined by cousin Mrs. Ballantine currently in Columbus. Mrs. J K Smith has returned from Cleveland where she visited her daughter Mrs. Nathaniel Harman last week.
Newly elected officers for the Dorcas Society of the First Baptist Church were chosen Monday evening at Mrs. Harry Hysell home. Officers include Miss Margaret Ella Hysell as president and Mrs. Nora Hamilton as vice president.
The schedule lists Wednesday gatherings for Class Number 12 at Mrs. O P Klein’s home with hostesses Mrs. Charles McElhinney Mrs. Cline Matthews Mrs. John Dixon and Miss Ruth Drake and a Washington program. Thursday features a Junior Chamber dinner at the Masonic Temple with new president Charles Walburn and Mrs Walburn hosting Philathea Women at Main Street. Friday notes Loyal Women of the Church of Christ at Mrs. Lewis Burford’s home Suzi Q Club chance at K P Hall and Tillicum Club dance.
Meigs County farmers are interviewed this week to record 1936 and 1937 crop acreages for the new federal farm bill. Visits cover 54 farmers. districts already measured in last year’s program stay on file. Officials expect allotment insights once county data are complete and payments may come soon for 1937, with 1938 program work already heavy. Also notes on erosion control practices by Jonah Cottrill of Scipio Township and a hybrid seed corn operation by C. E. Humphrey of Reedsville with a modern dryer and storage facility.
More than 200 former Meigs County residents gathered Monday evening at the Neil House ballroom in Columbus. Will C. Merritt and secretary Mrs. Ben Elberfeld led invitations and visits, with entertainment by Meigs natives and Capitol University of Music artists.
Mr and Mrs Walter Miller were business visitors in Parkersburg on Monday.
Reverend Archibald, with 18 years in Africa, will be the feature speaker at the Church Night Affair to be held at Simpson M E Church Friday night February 25. Mrs. Albert Mees is ill at her Breezy Heights home. Mr and Mrs J L Fauber returned home after a week in Columbus visiting friends and relatives. Harold Hannum of Pittsburgh is visiting here for several days with friends and relatives.
The Jumelle Ville Club will meet Thursday night with Miss Margaret Hartenbach at her Minersville home. Rev Warren H Bright attended a Meigs and Gallia Counties Ministerial Association meeting in Rio Grande Monday.
The cabinet met Monday evening at Edythe Joachim's home on Main Street to discuss improving the league. Committees were appointed to sponsor a Poor Man's Night on March 10 at the church. Present were Mr Bright Elizabeth Williams Adele Fowler Mary Ellen Miller John Weed David Goodwin and host Edythe Joachim. Light refreshments followed.
Women from Middleport and Pomeroy formed a WLW Mail Bag Club sponsored by Cincinnati WLW. The club reads letters from members in Ohio Indiana Kentucky West Virginia and other states each Saturday morning. Mrs Norman Foss was elected president of the local club.
Mr and Mrs C O Chapman of Rutland announce the engagement of their daughter Elizabeth Anne to Jed Webster Jr of Pom eroy. Miss Chapman is a Rutland High School graduate who has attended Ohio University for two years. Webster is the son of Mr and Mrs Jed Webster and works for Standard Bell Telephone Company.
Revival meetings led by Mrs. A. P. Nichols and her two daughters from Huntington West Virginia continue at Morris town Holiness Church. Morning services are at 10 o clock daily with many confessions of faith. An all day meeting is planned for next Sunday, inviting former residents and members to return.
Chester reports honor roll recipients for six week period across grades from first to senior year. Names include Reedsville students such as Wilma Marcinko Betty Boring Martha J Sisson and many others across grades from first through senior year highlighting academic achievement.
Po lice Chief Dana L. Tracy was granted a three month leave of absence by Mayor M. D. Hartley. Tracy, a licensed embalmer, will work in Huntington West Virginia. Assistant Police Chief Walter Wolfe will serve in his place, with duties covered by Bentley Peeples.
Charles Childress age 67 of Chauncey died at his Mill Street home Monday after two strokes of paralysis. He suffered a stroke at 1 PM and another at 6 PM while in usual health. Funeral arrangements were not final but services likely Thursday with burial at Greenlawn Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, son Russell, and several brothers and sisters.
Rev William Bartoe conducted his regular service in Sharpsburg on Sunday morning. A Mt Hermon church music recital is planned for Wednesday evening with public invitation. News notes include birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Harold Rainer and several local visits and a weekend at Bartlett auction.
John Wyers of Athens recounts lasting relief from years of stomach illness after about three weeks on Vendor. He reports no sour stomach, heartburn, heavy feeling, biliousness, dizziness, or morning coated tongue. He endorses Vendor as nature based with mild alkalines and notes Athens and Nelsonville pharmacies carry it.
Chauncey J J M Columbus will address Chauncey Council at a special Thursday night meeting at 7 o clock about preliminary plans for a proposed waterworks and sewerage system. The session is open to the public.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Langel hosted a birthday dinner at their Lower Plains home for their daughter Mrs. Erma Gary and son Ralph Langel. Attendants included Oliver Gary and son Teddy, Kenneth Langel, Roy Langel, and the Langel couple. A large birthday cake was served. A 100 ton boring machine, claimed to be the largest tool in South Africa, has just been completed.
Chauncey Spanish American War Veterans Athens Camp 78 and their wives held a surprise party for Mrs. Jessie Roach after a 1 PM potluck. The gathering featured social time with guests including Mrs. Roach’s sister Mrs. C. M. Coleman and others from Athens, Sugar Creek, Salem, Columbus, and beyond.
Wendell Moore hosted a family dinner Sunday to honor Mrs. W. E. Dicken and Robert Dicken on their birthday anniversaries. A large birthday cake served as a centerpiece as guests offered greetings and gifts. Attending were Mrs. W. E. Dicken, Robert Dicken, Florence Dicken, Grace Dicken, Ora Darnell, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Lyman, Johnny and Harry, and Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Moore with Roger and Richard.
Newton Massachusetts reports the launch of New England's first high school automobile driving class. Eight students attend lectures and study before practical instruction behind the wheel.
Chauncey high school basketball hosts three alumni games on Friday night. The girls start at 7 with a Chauncey group facing the high school team after a season tie. Boys feature Millfield and Chauncey alumni plus returning high school rivals with starred players listed.
Frances Fiske twelve year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Fiske High Street remains critically ill though reports indicate slight improvement today.
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