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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 24, 1944

Page

2

D A V Leader Opens Courthouse Office in Meigs County

Albert Reuter, a longtime leader of the Meigs Chapter DAV, has set up an office in the Meigs County Courthouse to aid veterans and widows in securing government benefits. He will be available daily from 10 am to 3 pm, following county commissioners allowing the former common pleas court space to be used for this work.

Pomeroy Albert Reuter Meigs Meigs County Court House Reuter DAV Department of the Common Pleas Court

Firemen To Observe Guest Night Friday in Middleport

Middleport Volunteer Firemen announce annual guest night with dinner at the Firemen's quarters near the Mayor's office. Wives of firemen are special guests. dinner starts at 8 p.m. Reuter, service officer, will assist veterans and widows on weekdays. not available next Saturday due to a prior engagement.

Middleport Reuter

Visiting Pastors Speak At United Methodist Lent Services

POMEROY Spiritual Lenten services commence at 7:30 p m each Sunday at the United Methodist Church with visiting speakers. First is February 27 by Rev Cecil H Jones of First Presbyterian Logan. Additional speakers include Rev Douglas MacNaughton Athens, Rev H A Rothrock Middleport, and Rev Lawrence Schmitt Rutland.

Pinex cough relief promises value and comfort

A home remedy claims to deliver four times the relief for the money in a pint of cough relief. It tastes fine for children, never spoils, and is claimed to loosen phlegm, soothe irritated membranes, ease breathing, and aid sleep. The maker promises refunds if not satisfied.

Snow White Enchants Audiences In Technicolor Return

Movie fans see Walt Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs revived in Technicolor with dialogue songs dances and full score. Shown Friday and Saturday at the Athena. The film adapts Grimms Fairy Tales with memorable songs including Heigh Ho Some Day My Prince Will Come With a Smile and a Song Whistle While You Work and The Wishing Well Song.

Walt Disney the Athena

Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Club Activities

The Drew Webster Post Ladies Auxiliary held a meeting with a reading from Mrs Helen Zeiher now in Florida and voted five dollars to the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Five new members joined the Auxiliary and thirty members attended including prize winner Mrs Ernest Lallance. Plans for Drew Webster Post birthday events were discussed. Refreshments were served by hostesses.

Pomeroy Drew Webster Post Helen Zeiher Florida National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis Pomeroy Woman's Civic Club Meigs County Marie Hauck Lillian Hauck Ella Hannum Nelle Vadish Margaret Vadish Ella Longenette Ernest Lallance Emma Hoffner Margaret Sinclair Carrie Meinhart Nancy Walker

Evangelist Will Visit Cheshire Next

Evangelist Howard Duell, conducting meetings at First Baptist in Middleport this week, will visit Cheshire next week. He begins Sunday at 8:00 p.m. with Revival or Revolution, offers Ozark Mountains stereopticon views Monday, and performs musical numbers nightly. He preaches at 9:15 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday.

Middleport Howard Duell First Baptist Church Cheshire Ozark Mountains Duell Ralph Zandel Winston Churchill

Band Members Are Guests of Theater in Middleport

Middleport School Band led by Ralph Stopp and Pomeroy band led by Willis Aleshire were hosted by Temple Theater management for a screening of the college picture "We've Never Been Licked" with Mrs. Helen Zweifel Lyons extending hospitality to the Pomeroy group several months earlier.

Middleport Ralph Stopp Temple Theater Helen Zweifel Lyons Pomeroy Willis Aleshire

Blue Lake Briefs Report from the Blue Lake area

Local notes report ill residents Mrs. Sara Whit taker and Mrs. Ella Berridge and a hospital transfer for Mrs. Samuel Kemper. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Clary. Army service updates include Pvt Delbert Martin and Pvt Robert Saunders overseas. John Jenkins in a New Mexico hospital.

Blue Lake L. W. Clary Samuel Kemper Columbus Nora Thompson Pomeroy McArthur Children’s Home

Title Office Moves at Courthouse

The title office of the Common Pleas Court was moved from the recorder's room to the first floor commissioners' office. Mrs. Virginia Brown serves as clerk. Albert Reuter of the Meigs Chapter Disabled American Veterans will aid veterans and widows in filing compensation papers and provide service assistance.

Pomeroy The Common Pleas Court Recorder’s Office Commissioners’ Office Virginia Brown Albert Reuter Meigs

Overseas Workers Sought in Meigs

POMEROY A B Coby representative for Civil Service Commission will be in the United States Employment Service Office in City Hall Pomeroy on Friday February 25 recruiting employees for Pearl Harbor Washington D C and Dayton Ohio Those interested in Civil Service positions should contact Mr Coby there.

Pomeroy A. B. Coby Civil Service Commission United States Employment Service City Hall Pearl Harbor Washington D. C Dayton Ohio

Licenses Ready for 1944 Fishing Season

Clerk of Courts Herman Beards announces new 1944 fishing licenses have arrived and will be available any time.

Pomeroy Herman Beards

Can't Keep Grandma in Her Chair Sheenas

Suffering backache and fatigue may hint at tired kidneys. Deans Pills, long used and trusted for 40 years, purport to relieve pain, remove waste, and boost energy by aiding kidney function.

Nature Deen

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