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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1935
Page
3
The Meigs County commissioners report gradual reduction in school debts since 1920. Records show countywide obligations rose from 105,900 in 1920 to 437,145 in 1912 with retrenchment lowering totals. last year debt neared the 300,000 mark as new funds funded school infrastructure including a $40,000 Middleport siding project.
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Mrs Harry Feiger and Omas Wolfe and Mrs Krider of Bowman's Run NY spend weekend with relatives Mrs L G Hysell and Johnston Tennessee visit Hysell's parents in Chillicothe and Columbus. They are joined by Althea Reibel who spent three weeks in Co Pod Springfield with Clyde Andrews. Miss Jean McKay hosts luncheon at North Third Street with guests McMaster Hazel Young and Ewing.
Members of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church met at the Syracuse church for their annual picnic on Wednesday evening. Hostesses were Marcia Karr, Rachael Mills and Lillian Moore. a supper and program followed with red, white and blue decor. Attendees included Mrs. Irving Karr, Mrs. Roy Holmes, Miss Rachael Mills, Miss Belle Carleston, and others from Syracuse and Columbus.
A series of short notices records visits and family gatherings in Middleport. Pauline and Marjorie Theiss of Racine stay with cousins Margaret and Freddie Houdashelt on Mill Street. Edgar Allensworth returned home over the Fourth of July with his wife and daughter. Various guests from South Fourth Avenue, Syracuse, West Jefferson, Worthington, Columbus, and Charleston visited local residents, with birthday celebrations and hospital news included. An aviator notes sunrise visibility from 10,000 feet.
The fourth quarter POMEROY Methodist conference met Friday at 7:30 PM at Simpson Methodist Episcopal Church. Dr. Robert Foster of Portsmouth attended. Reports from church organizations summarized the past year’s results.
Melvin Devol of the National Reemployment office urges relief recipients who have never registered to enroll immediately. He also asks those over 16 in relief households to present their names for the office files.
Syracuse bathing beach opened for the season after a large first day crowd. The water is reported in good condition for swimming following recent hard rainfalls which helped purify the river.
Reports from Grant Hospital in Columbus say Mrs James White is satisfactorily recovering after a goiter operation performed there.
Gallia County officials led by Walter S. Davin visited Jackson to review courthouse improvement plans. Judge W. R. White and John Halliday Jr. joined. financing was discussed with potential relief labor and 20 percent government cost coverage. Remodeling estimated at $21,000 includes a tunnel entrance to the basement and conversion of spaces into offices with tiled walls for better light.
H J Swaim, state cream improvement supervisor, told 30 Gallia County cream station operators that starting July 15 butterfat payments will rise two cents per pound for Number 1 cream. Number 2 will be two cents cheaper and Number 3 rejected for odors or dirt. Tests consider taste smell and sediment. demonstrations showed sediment testing and cleaning milking practices.
The American Legion post announces the Tombola Shows will run for a week starting Monday July 8 in City Park. A 300 person cast headlines the event after weeks of successful shows in Washington D. C. H. and marks the largest production to play Gallipolis in years.
Joseph A Bok a farmer from Defiance was killed when he fell from a cherry tree on Friday. The accident occurred on his farm, and authorities are investigating the cause of the fall.
Officials deny plans for a separate power house at the Gallipolis dam site. A small power house is included to operate dam machinery. Over 1,000 workers on the locks and dam, with 125 added on the West Virginia side to clear river banks. Completion aims for fall 1937. Winfield locks and dam bids open July 26, creating at least 500 jobs for two years.
Middleport residents share visits and travels across Ohio and Michigan. Jane Stansbury remains in Columbus with aunt C H Horden. Ethel Roy and Edwin Farmer from Columbus joined Fourth of July celebrations with Lamp Roy's family. Lena McElhinny Edgar Wolfe and kids travel to Grand Rapids Michigan to stay with Robert Mason family. Charlotte Beverage Rod ney Downing visit B E Wysong in Columbus. William and Lester Manuel return to Akron after visiting relatives in town and Plants. O L Roush and Lois Ann go to Kaylong West Virginia for weekend with Zuspan parents. Kenneth Zuspan’s birthday celebrated. Harley Cunningham heads to Detroit then Sandusky. Marcella joins on return. Eugene Cunningham serves 30 days at Fort Benjamin Harrison Camp.
Mrs Alla Mintura Kiger of Gallipolis died Thursday after life centered on 226 First Avenue. Funeral at 2 p m Sunday at the Presbyterian Church with Rev L W Gisher. burial in Mound Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers from business circle: Alva Grover Roy Rothgeb John Williams Clarence Wagner Charles Lanier Amon Rutherford. Surviving brothers are Miller Minturn Washington D D and George C Minturn Slidell La. Son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs W T Minturn of Dayton were present.
Mrs Glens Smith of Nelsonville has been taken to University Hospital Columbus for treatment. The transfer follows a medical incident prompting care at the facility. Local authorities and medical staff coordinated the move to ensure prompt examination and stabilization.
An Epworth League rally is set for Sunday July 7 at 2 30 p m and evening at the Buchtel M E Church Lunch will be served
Luther Herbert of Peniel was taken to Ironton to appear before a U S commissioner on illicit liquor charges after state and federal agents found seven gallons of liquor and 250 gallons of mash on his farm. London county council leaders work without salary though the chairman uses a car, office, and secretary.
The moon is believed to consist mainly of pumice or a similar porous material, a conclusion drawn by astronomers who tested moon temperatures with a special thermometer instrument.
Nettie Phillips of Union Avenue hosts Mrs. R W Thomas and her son from Dayton for two weeks. John McIntosh of Toledo visits his parents Mr and Mrs George McIntosh. Miss Margaret Hogue of New York spends a month with her father Joseph Hogue and other relatives. Oliver Hartley of Columbus and Mrs Virgie Hartley visit Rose Hill area relatives for the weekend.
Rev. Fred Gardner will preach at 10 20 during morning worship at the Church of Christ in Middleport The Junior and Senior Christian Endeavor services follow at 5 30 and 6 30 Sunday The evening service begins at 7 30 with the sermon Through Our Wilderness A prayer meeting is set for Wednesday at 7 30. POMEROY birth announced for Mr and Mrs George Farmer a son born Thursday at their home in Karrs Run There are 228 negro publications in the United States
Maurice Thornton Jr. receives a 1936 numeral sweater from Miami University after strong athletic performances. He is a freshman on the football and baseball teams, vacationing with his parents on Harrisonville Road.
An estimate states three Americans die daily from carbon monoxide in automobile exhaust. The claim underscores dangers of vehicle emissions and the need for ventilation and detectors.
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