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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 28, 1929

Page

2

Tuppers Plains Faces School Enrollment Dilemma

Pomeroy February 28 The village is striving to meet state enrollment and support requirements to keep its school. Orange and Olive Towns may join forces. A historic bond-free building remains a monument to public spirit, and only three village buildings lack electric wiring since Southern Ohio Electric extended service this year.

Pomeroy Ate Board F Education Southern Ohio Electric Pany

Berk Central Athletic Association meets to discuss season

Middleport Feb 28 The Berk Central Athletic Association holds a Wednesday evening meeting at Knights of Pythias Hall focusing on business and season planning. Speakers include W. & Baker Col H W ler of New York City and M Wilson of Columbus. A Charleston delegation attends. baseball receives special attention. Pythian Sisters serve chicken dinner at 6 30 p.m. for guests.

Middleport Berk Central Athletic Association Knights of Pythias Hall W. & Baker Col. H. W.ler New York City M. Wilson Columbus Harleston Pythian Sisters

Cottage prayer meetings prepare Middleport evangelistic services

Extra church gatherings in Middleport on Thursday and Friday at 7 pm assess interest for upcoming evangelistic programs at the Church of Christ. Meetings hosted by local families on Fifth Street Beech Street Gravel Hill with led by Mrs Ed French Miss Etta Gaskill and H J Hysell. Final plans for Sunday services to be set. POMEROY court cases update include Rousey divorce appeal likely to Chillicothe and several appeals submitted or passed.

Middleport Church of Christ Warren Carrier Fifth Street Ed French Herbert Fink Beech Street Etta Gaskill John Rawson Gravel Hill H. J. Hysell Riat State of Ohio August Gruestr Marcellus Howell William P. Howell A. D. Jewell W. F. Townsend

Pomeroy District Basketball Tickets On Sale Tonight

Tickets for the Athens district tournament are on sale at New York and Sanitary Grocery. Pomeroy meets Wheelersburg at 7 tonight with Middleport to follow. A large Pomeroy Bend delegation is expected at the games if local teams advance. G F Carl, longtime resident near Cheshire and brother of F Carl, died in Bellingham Washington from heart trouble aged 63. Burial in Washington.

Pomeroy Athens New York and Sanitary Grocery Wheelersburg Middleport Pomeroy Bend E Ted G. F. Car Ten Cheshire F. Carl Bellingham Washington Lindsoln

Wednesday Sewing Club Hosts Evening in Middleport

Miss Salah Bidenstricker hosted the Wednesday Evening Sewing Club in Middleport. The gathering included a brief recount of the Pharkey Stribling encounter in Florida and ended with late evening refreshments.

Middleport Salah Bidenstricker Piorida Mins

Legion Hall Enlarged and Auxiliary Prospects Poppies Sale

POMEROY and MIDDLEPORT area items report Legion Hall enlargement and new electrical fixtures. The Auxiliary met there and ordered 1,000 poppies for Memorial Day benefit to aid disabled soldiers. A bridge party at Legion Hall is planned for March 12-13 with prizes and hostesses noted.

Sale of Salt Works Denied at Mason City Meeting

Creditors of the Ohio River Salt Company voted down the proposed sale of Mason and Hartford interests the Dixie plant at Mason City. Buyers say the price undervalues the property and a regional effort to keep the plant operating is under way. Local residents and families arrive with updates on health and visits as a wave of social notes accompanies the business news.

Ohio River Salt Company Pomeroy Point Pleasant Mason City Mason and Hartford Dixie

Most Amazing Guarantee for Pile Sufferers

A grand claim promotes a miracle remedy for piles, promising rapid relief from itching burning and discomfort. The ad appeals to those suffering to trust the guarantee and try the ointment touted as superior to other treatments.

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