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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 07, 1939

Page

3

Meigs County to Pay Relief Bills After Note Sale

Meigs County Auditor prepares a large check-writing program to settle county poor relief bills. Receipts of 20380 from notes sold to a Cincinnati investment firm funded by Senate Bill 462 will be used and notes will be retired via public utility and excise taxes.

Pomeroy Meigs County Cincinnati Senate 93Rd General Assembly Glenn Simpson Relief Commission

Middleport Social Notes and Marriages Highlight Community Life

The Middleport Social Notes recount outdoor picnics at Sheriff Beards home with Mrs. Wittmer as hostess, gifts for a birthday, and multiple social visits from locals including Clark, Tompkins, Vroman, and Fultz. Married news covers George Van Zandt and Sally Roberts’s East Coast ceremony. church events note Pastor Grant’s absence for his mother’s illness and a Masons award for 50 years of service to C. F. Besserer. updates on travel and hospitalizing of Mrs. Lee Boyd.

GIA Sheriff George Beards Sheriff Beards George Wittmer Dea Hayes Jimmy Arnold Buddy DeVol Jimmy James Arnold Zanesville Buckeye Lake Walden King Dayton C. A. Poindexter Columbus Poindexter George Daniels C. C. Chapman Huntington Frances Ellis Logan W. Va Knopp Smith M. A. White R. N. Barnes Minneapolis East George van Zandt George van Zandt, Sr Cheshire Sally Roberts Miss Roberts Mr. van Zandt Covert Baking Co K. and V. Beverage Company Calvin Reichman L. O. Grant

Pomeroy Social Notes And Local Club Gatherings

Social and club notices from Pomeroy detail the Alfred Health Club meeting at Mrs. Woodyards home with eight members and guest June Babcock, plans for picnics, and a group hike with photos. The Simpson Methodist Church Foreign Missionary Society elected officers for another year and planned a August picnic at Mrs. Charles Russell’s home. Henry Ewing hosted Five Hundred Club, with prizes awarded and Independence Day favors served. Attendees included residents from Mulberry Avenue and nearby towns. visitors came for family events and travel, with several trips reported to Columbus and Mansfield. A local dance by the Cavaliers drew many from Pomeroy and Gallipolis to the K P Hall. A high school wiener roast occurred at Apple Grove, and a barn fire destroyed Charles Findling’s barn at Five Points. Activities included hospital visits, pleasure trips, and skating events coordinated by the Pomeroy Recreational Committee.

Alfred Health Club Foreign Missionary Society Simpson Methodist Church Cora Webb W. Main St C. E. Peoples George H. Parker Guy Mutchler Howard Ebersbach Lydia Ubersbach Henry Ewing Mulberry Avenue T. A. Downie Frank H. Johnston Clay Bryant Clair Karr Norman Russell King Charles Radford Five Points Charles Findling Sarah Estella Sumner R. FE. Boice Mary Ewing Buckeye Lake Edward Foster Farmers Bank Holzer Hospital Raymond Halbrecht Phil Emma Elizabeth Seitz Locust Chicago Fred Joachim Cedar Grove W. Va Healey South Second Avenue Adele Schoenlein Lizzie Adams Kanauga Verlie Conway Joan Mulberry Ave Charles Priode Cuyahoga Falls C. H. Priode

Inhalator Added To Middleport Fire Company Resources

Middleport now possesses an inhalator and resuscitation equipment after efforts by the Volunteer Fire Company. Demonstration by M L Moll of a Pittsburgh safety company showed simple operation and two-person use. Local physicians endorsed the device as part of life saving, alongside a motor boat for life saving and a Red Cross First Aid course. Contributions from a recent carnival partly funded the equipment.

Middleport Ohio Fire Company M. L. Moll Safety Appliances Company Pittsburgh Red Cross

Simpson Methodists To Hold Picnic

POMEROY The Sunday service at Simpson Methodist Church will be the church school at 9 15 a m led by Emil Ball superintendent After the study hour the group will go to Rasine Dam for the annual Sunday School picnic J O F Class meeting Monday Men s Brotherhood picnic and Lendahand meeting Tuesday Choir practice Wednesday

Eagles Take Ist With Win Thursday

POMEROY The Eagles broke the first place tie with Kerrs Run in the Pomeroy Recreation League by defeating Kerrs Run 13 to 5. Pitcher Pete Kloes hit three home runs, marking Kerrs Run’s first defeat. Other results: Minersville 11 Collegians 19 Chamber of Commerce 20 Naylors Run 18.

Pomeroy Eagles Kerr Pomeroy Recreation Kerrs Pete Kloes Minersville Collegians Chamber of Commerce Naylors

Mrs. Jay Funeral Held at Kerrs Run

Funeral rites for Elizabeth Jay aged 84 were held at the family residence Kerrs Run with interment in Minersville Hill Cemetery. She died after a long illness. Survived by children Garnet Fick and Julius Jay Terre Haute Indiana George Miamisburg Jenny Baer Follows Bee West Virginia Ella Young Bryan Pomeroy. Betty Romine eight, burned by a firecracker at home and treated with anti tetanus serum.

Pomeroy Elizabeth Jay Kerrs Run Minersville Hill Garnet Fick Julius Jay Terre Haute Ind. George Miamisburg Jenny Baer Follawsbee W. Va Ella Young and Bryan

Mrs Hurd Dies After Fall From Ten Story Window

Mrs Edwin Hurd 36 of Indianapolis fell from the tenth floor of her husband’s office building in Middleport. Surviving: husband three children Ted Portia Constance father Dr A C V Skinner sister Mrs LeMay. She was a longtime social leader and pianist. attended Boston Conservatory. managed her father’s home during his pastorate. Dr Skinner rushed to Indianapolis for funeral services.

Middleport Edwin Hurd Indianapolis Ind Hurd A. C. V. Skinner Presbyterian Church Skinner San Diego Calif Alan LeMay Ted Portia Constance Dr. Skinner LeMay Margaret Skinner Woman's Music Club Boston Conservatory of Music San

Diego Plans New Home With Daughter at Hunter Street

Diego will reside with his daughter Mrs. Alan LeMay at 1120 Hunter Street. The arrangement places him in the family home with his daughter, details indicate a personal relocation.

Diego Alan LeMay Hunter St

Three couples cleared to wed in Pomeroy probate court

Three marriage licenses were granted in probate court. The couples are Paul Noble Hawk 26 of New Marshwelc and Edna Katzenbach 21 of Pomeroy. Herman Howard Gaffney 28 of Middleport and Audrey Mae Manley 18 of Middleport. A E Jordan 54 of Nitro West Virginia and Mary M Clark 49 of Pomeroy.

Pomeroy Paul Noble Hawk New Marshwelc Edna Katzenbach Herman Howard Gaffney Audrey Mae Manley Middleport A. E. Jordan Nitro W. Va Mary M. Clark

Injury Report Shows Child Burned by Firecracker

Martha Harbrecht seven year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Clarence Harbrecht of Cole Street sustained arm burns from a Fourth of July firecracker. She is reported convalescing today after inoculation against tetanus.

Martha Harbrecht Clarence Harbrecht Cole Street

Ohio Baptist missionary women attend Granville party

Mrs. Tom Pickens and Mrs. T. T. Shelton join Alma Wolfe Bertha Sayre and Mrs. Ed Harpold as they depart Racine Friday for Granville to attend the annual house party at Denison University hosted by Ohio Baptist missionary women.

Racine Tom Pickens T. T. Shelton Alma Wolfe Bertha Sayre Ed Harpold Granville Denison University Baptist Missionary Women of Ohio

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