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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 08, 1936

Page

3

Edward M Nye of Pomeroy Bank Dies at Home

Edward Milly Nye vice president and director of the Pomeroy National Bank died suddenly of a heart attack at his home on Main Street. He was 60? years old, survived by his wife Nora Hetzel Nye, funeral Thursday at 4 pm with private interment at Beech Grove Cemetery. The Nye family were early settlers of Pomeroy and the town once bore the name Nyesville.

Pomeroy Edward Milly Nye Pomeroy National Bank KE. Main St Edward Matilda Spiller Nye Nye John McQuigg Minersville Nora Hetzel Nye Beech Grove Cemetery Mr. Nye George Nye E. M. Nye Syracuse Coal and Salt Co Nyes Nyesville Kerr Run

Girl Scouts Hold Service and Camp Plans in Pomeroy

Executive committee meeting of Troops 1 and 2 Girl Scouts met Tuesday at Mrs. W. A. Compt on’s residence. Tentative camp plans and cookie sale reports were discussed. Miss Jean Ebersbach to receive the Golden Eagle medal and honors at a service. Next meeting at Mrs. A. R. Knight’s home on E Main St. Troop 1 to sell two cakes Friday July 17 for camp fund.

Troop 1

Middleport Social Notes Highlights Local Visits and Travels

Miss Agnes Withrow of Charleston visits Mr and Mrs J K Smith and Mr and Mrs Charles Bing. L Bradford and daughter return to Columbus after visiting son William Bradford. Mrs C H Horden enters Mt Carmel Hospital Columbus for appendicitis operation. Mrs Joe Wilson returns from McMillan Hospital improving. Dan Taylor and family from Wilcott Ind visit relatives. Ladies Auxiliary to Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen hosted at Mrs James Sauders. Miss Shirley Leonard travels to Bellefontaine and Marion to stay with relatives. Mr and Mrs Rittner of Ripley W Va stay for road construction work. Robert Coates returns from Winchester Ind visit. Mrs Murray and family return from Columbus. Murray family reside near Rutland. Leonard Taylor family and Geraldine Parsons visit Flatwoods with C P Dutton family. Barbara Stout returns from LaGrange.

Middleport Agnes Withrow Charleston J. K. Smith Charles Bing L. Bradford Columbus William Bradford C. H. Horden G. H. Stansbury Grant St R. H. Horden Fourth Ave Mt. Carmel Hospital Joe Wilson McMillan Hospital Dan Taylor Wilcott Ind T. F. Ferguson Ladies’ Auxiliary Brotherhood of Railroad James Sauders Shirley Leonard Bellefontaine Marion Rittner Ripley W. Va Robert Coates Winchester Clarence Murray

Work on New WPA Project To Be Started

A WPA project sign was erected on the lower parking lot on Tuesday afternoon signaling start of activity. Test piling will be driven soon with 30 foot piling specified, though bed rock at 30 feet may not be reached. Some doubt remains whether piling can reach bed rock.

Pomeroy

Philathea Women of the Church Meet Friday

Middleport group shifts gathering to Friday July 10 at the Church of Christ. Hostesses are Mrs. B. H. Rawlings, Mrs. Sidney Pickens, Mrs. William Bradford, and Mrs. William Huggins.

Middleport Philathea Women Church of Christ B. H. Rawlings Sidney Pickens William Bradford William Huggins

Baptist Meeting At Syracuse Beach Picnic

Middleport association officials and ministers of Baptist churches will hold a regular picnic and outing at Syracuse Beach Friday afternoon. The event opens at 2 30 with a swimming party and a picnic dinner will be served at six o'clock. Ministers and their wives will attend.

Middleport

New Theater Opens in Fall in Local Block

Work will start about July 15 on a new theater in the upper business block and it should open by Labor Day, said Robert Warner, a local real estate agent. The Stroup Bakery has moved from the Koehler building, which the theater will occupy. Local theater interests appear active amid possible competition. No official action has been announced.

Pomeroy Robert Warner Stroup Koehler

Pomeroy Brief Notes

POMEROY Robert Owens Cuya hoga Falls was the weekend guest of Judson White and Miss Rachael Owens. Wick Crow recovering satisfactorily after appendicitis operation at Sheltering Arms Hospital Ath ens In. Mr and Mrs Clarence Owens had weekend visitors Thomas Owens and son Cuya hoga Falls Miss Helen Owens and Judson White and Mr and Mrs Clarence Chase spent Saturday in Huntington. Mr and Mrs Willard Meier moved Tuesday from the Russell property on Butternut Ave to the Feiger home on Union Ave. Carl Neutzling Breezy Heights is spending the week in Pittsburgh guest of Mr and Mrs Charles Pfarr Helen Rhodes daughter of Mr and Mrs C J Rhodes Minersville left Sunday for the Girl Scout camp at Portsmouth for a month.

Pomeroy Robert Owens Cuyahoga Falls Judson White Rachael Owens Wick Crow Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens Clarence Owens Thomas Owens and Helen Owens Clarence Chase Huntington Willard Meier Russell Butternut Ave Feiger Union Ave Carl Neutzling Breezy Heights Pittsburgh Charles Pfarr Helen Rhodes C. J. Rhodes Minersville Portsmouth Kenneth Jones Laura Rawlins Zanesville William Rollins Isaac Jones J. L. Altman Della Johnson Sarah Jarvis Lancaster Camp Grounds Joe Judson Frances Anderson Fred Isaac Fosnaugh Lancaster J. Ames Morris Lawrence Columbus Will Cox Albert Roger Grimm Barnett Herman Zimmers Akron C. F. Guinther Eliza Cox Frank Ley Meyer Heller Flint Mich Jacksonville Jacob Miller Betty Velma McGowan Rochester William Hallom M Lier Hallom Vivian Hallom

4-H Club Plans July 29 Beano Party

The Happy Go Lucky 4-H Club met at the secretary and treasurer’s home with vice president Elizabeth Williams and Charlotte Williams. They discussed plans for a beano party to be held July 29 and refreshments were served after the business meeting.

Pomeroy

Ladies Aid Ice Cream Social and Church Schedule

The Ladies' Aid Society hosts an ice cream social on the church lawn Friday night July 10. Rev. G N Perkins will lead the regular service Sunday July 12 at 10 30 a m. The group meets at the home of Mr and Mrs L V Hunt Midway Wednesday night July 15.

Ladies’ Aid Society G. N. Perkins

Portland Man Dies at Home of Ralph Henderson

Julius Workman 69 died about 6 o'clock Tuesday evening at the home of Ralph Henderson in Portland. Funeral arrangements and other particulars are to be announced later.

Pomeroy Julius Workman Ralph Henderson Portland

Return to Columbus Chauncey Trip With Family Visit

Mr and Mrs Elmer Stephen of Columbus spent the end of the week in Chauncey with the J ames Burtons. On their return they were joined by Miss Dannie Adkins who will visit in Columbus.

Columbus Chauncey Elmer Stephen James Burton Dannie Adkins

Girl Under Knife 28 Times Faces Osteomyelitis Battle

Lucy Hetherington, 15, of Toronto has undergone 28 operations over eight years for osteomyelitis. Doctors say she is believed to be slowly winning the fight against the bone inflammation.

Toronto Ont U.P Lucy Hetherington

California Lilac Bush Yields Strong Cleansing Lather

Flowers of the California lilac bush release plentiful cleansing lather when rubbed in water, suggesting practical use for washing and personal care.

California

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate in Trimble Village

The State of Ohio Athens County ex rel. H Squire supt. of banks sues Mary A Parsons Can non et al. A public auction will be held August 3 1936 at 1 30 p m at the courthouse door in Athens Ohio for Lot 161 Eva Mooreheads Addition Trimble Village Plumb Street coal rights excepted appraised at 7000 must sell for two thirds cash day of sale Sheriff Charles Stratton with RR W sterward attorney Dorothy J iter deputy.

State of Ohio Athens County Ohio H. Squire Mary A. Parsons Cannon Athens Trimbleto Eva B. Moorehead Trimble Amesville Road Plumb Street Charles Stratton W., Sterward Dorothy J,iter

Jacksonville Fourth of July Social Ties Spanning States

Jacksonville residents hosted a wide array of guests across multiple states. Families from Detroit Cleveland Columbus Cambridge Zanesville and Athens joined Fourth of July celebrations with local residents and relatives. A birth announced June 30 added a family milestone to the holiday gathering.

West Family Reunion Held at Chauncey in Dover Township

Annual reunion of the West family marked by four generations gathering at the home of Edward West in Chauncey. A picnic lunch followed a day of visiting and reminiscence with relatives from Athens Columbus Adrian Springfield Nelsonville Charleston W Va and The Plains.

Cramer Bailey Athens R. D Pearl West Charleston W. Va Drell Goff the Plains Edward West Elmer West Chauncey

Chauncey M E Church announces midweek service

Rev Ray Greene will lead the Chauncey M E Church service Wednesday at 7 PM. The Ladies Aid Society plans an all day quilting and potluck at the church Thursday.

Chauncey Ray Greene Chauncey M. E. Church Ladies’ Aid Society M. E. Church

Will Live in Dayton After Detroit Move

Mr and Mrs Alex Madek and Hazel Harvey have moved from Detroit to Dayton to reside with Mrs Madeks parents Mr and Mrs Noah Harvey on Ellis Ave the couple had been guests in Detroit for several years and now plan to make their home in Dayton after a transfer to an automobile plant in Dayton for Mr Madek.

Chauncey Alex Madek Hazel Harvey Detroit

Tippett Mingus guests attend Ohio wedding in Akron

Carroll Tippett and Miss Ernestine Mingus of Millfield visited over the weekend and attended the wedding of Miss Mildred Rapp and Walter Singer in Barberton Akron. They later were guests of Mr and Mrs George Daft in Baltimore Ohio.

Chauncey Carroll Tippett Ernestine Mingus Millfield Alex Dinger Gladys Mayles Barberton Akron Mildred Rapp Walter Singer Baltimore Ohio George Daft

Burial of Accident Victims Made Today

Mr and Mrs Joseph Thompson of Chauncey were summoned to Columbus by an automobile crash that killed their son Harold Thompson and two grandsons Harold Jr age five and Richard five months. The bodies were returned home for funeral service and burial.

Chauncey Joseph Thompson Columbus Harold Thompson Harold Jr Richard

Miss Helen Burton Returns From Columbus Visit

Miss Helen Burton of Chauncey returns after a three weeks visit in Columbus with her brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Elmer Stephens.

Chauncey Helen Burton Columbus Elmer Stephens

Ladies Aid to Meet at Coolville Church Thursday

The Ladies Aid of the Congregational Church will meet with Mrs. Hall Chapman on West Main Street at 2 p m Thursday. Several locals and visitors were noted at recent dinners and gatherings including families of the Baileys and Smiths. Attendees shared plans and visits with friends around Coolville and Columbus.

Coolville Congregational Church Hall Chapman West Main St W. B. King Nancy Davis J. A. Humphrey J. W. Kincade Anna Bailey Clive Ward Bailey Charles Glouster Ralph Bailey Franklin Detroit Mich Herbert Bailey John Smith Nelsonville Fred Cole Rex Bailey Deep Hollow Nial Bailey Washington, D. C J. L. Barnea Zanesville David Parshing Columbus A. C. Millis

Net figures reveal a set of large account totals

The figures show several substantial amounts including 491,714.43 239,978,98 9,733.90 110,558.38 240,573.74 totaling 1,796,924.68. The line items appear as monetary entries likely from financial ledgers or a summary page.

Chauncey Dinner Hosts Honor Relatives from Chauncey and Athens

Mr and Mrs Thomas Oliver Chauncey entertained at a chicken dinner on the Fourth for relatives including Mr and Mrs Jess Scott and family Mr and Mrs Clarence Staley Clarence Oliver Lewis Canter William Boling William and Harry Oliver and W T Oliver all of Chauncey and Mrs Evelyn Burt and son Lloyd Athens.

Chauncey Thomas Oliver Jess Scott Clarence Staley Clarence Oliver Lewis Canter William Boling William Harry Oliver W. T. Oliver Evelyn Burt Lloyd Athens

McLean Visits Dover After Eight-Year Gap

John Mclean Chauncey of Southview Pennsylvania visits Dover to see his sister Mrs. Herbert Rivers and family. This marks his first Dover trip in eight years as relatives gather for a Sunday and Fourth of July reunion hosted by Mrs. Rivers.

Chauncey John Mclean Southview Herbert Rivers Mr. McLean

Friendship Class Meeting At Church of Christ

The Friendship Class of the Church of Christ will meet Wednesday night at the home of Mrs Clifford Shafer. Hostesses will be Mrs Charlotte Bricker Mrs Jessie Fiske and Mrs Kathryn McDaniel.

Chauncey Church of Christ Clifford Shafer Charlotte Bricker Jessie Fiske Kathryn McDaniel

Heaviest Wood Known Is Iron Wood Sinks In Water

The heaviest wood known is iron wood. It weighs 81 pounds per square foot and sinks when placed in water.

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OMIU Edward M. Nye Pomeroy Bank Page Meigs County Luckoff Girl Scouts Middleport Social Notes Syracuse Pomeroy Playhouse Ars Round Cincinnati the Security Bank Athens, Ohio Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Dexter Shirley Deidre Gale Broughton Hollywood Shirley Temple Jane Withers Deidre New York England Jacksonville News By Geraldine Hoilington Hettie Rambo Elizabeth Ellen George Rambo Cleveland Donald Rambo Leo Amanda Duster Lee Wescott Lois Louise Billy Lee Wescott, Sr Cambridge Otis Pugh Elpha Bonnie Robinson Weston George Zimmers Dayton Joseph Watson Zelma Watson Dover Township Will Ladies’ Church C. H. King Dalton Miller Joe David Murphey Shawnee Gordon Mills Little Sandusky A. GC. Mills Reserve District Bank OF Athens N. B. A AEM MS NS Semasealice Lt. S. Revised Statutes United States Reserve Federal Reserve Bank TNO Oki Ienvbs Increacd Bncuadane Aera Polo F. U F. D Forsyth B. Davis S. J. Davis H. Z Foster Cc. Gill Jimmie Henigan U.S Jimmie Simme Henigan Dover Bruck Pico Wholesale CO the Messenger
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