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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 11, 1936

Page

3

Rhodes Executive Named for 1936-37 School Year

Pomeroy Public School hires C. J. Rhodes as superintendent and lists principals J. E. White at Senior High W. R. Farnham at Junior High and Ralph Spencer at Central Elementary. Named teachers span high and elementary grades with music staff included.

Pomeroy C. J. Rhodes J. E. White W. R. Farnham Ralph Spencer Central Emma Seitz Sugar Run Asa Hoskins W. A. Drake W. A. Smith Cc. L. Johnson Ethel Garland

Racine Social and Personal News Notes

Racine notes on the Racine Sew-So 4 H Club meeting at Margaret Curtis home with ten members and leader Vinsenlla Neiglkar. song leaders named Eleanor Louise Circle Virginia Bentz Mildred Morris. Jan Neiglar supervises games. Also Huntington trip to Cincinnati game. birth announced at Mayo Hospital Rochester a grandson of Dr. and Mrs. John Philson. social visits and Baptist and Federated church announcements in Middleport and Pomeroy.

Racine Margaret Curtis Vinsenlla Neiglkar Eleanor Louise Circle Virginia Bentz Mildred Morris Jan Neiglar Clark Jiiden James Huntington Cincinnati Allen Brown Mayo Hospital Rochester Minn John Philson B. F. Turner Janett, Pomeroy Owen Watson

Danzig Crisis Deepens as Greiser Breaks Ties

The Danzig crisis flares as Arthur Greiser the Free State leader proclaims severing links with the League of Nations and refuses to recognize Sean Lester as League High Commissioner. Poland threatens invasion if a Nazi coup occurs.

Danzig Arthur Greiser Free State Senate League of Nations Sean Lester Irish Free State League Poland

Picnic marks Loyal Berean Class gathering in Middleport

The Loyal Berean Class of Church of Christ held its annual picnic Thursday night at roadside grounds near Shake on the Pomeroy Athens Road. Mrs Edgar Allensworth presided and Mrs F I Gardner taught. the class is one of the largest in the Sunday School.

Middleport Loyal Berean Church of Christ Shake Pomeroy- Athens Edgar Allensworth F. I. Gardner

Pomeroy Boy Scout drive nears halfway mark on thermometer

The red marker on the large thermometer in the upper parking lot rose as the Boy Scout annual financial drive opened. Kinshata District Scouters met at Farmer's Bank Thursday night to review results and plan a strong finish with Theodore Reed as drive chairman and Thora Eastman as secretary among attendees.

L. D. McMaster Frank H. Johnson J. H. Eastman Thora Eastman

Harold Taylor Sentenced for Man Slaughter in Mansfield

Harold Taylor, 20, of Rutland, was found guilty of man slaughter and sentenced by Judge C. E. Peoples to the Ohio State Reformatory at Mansfield. He was intoxicated when his car struck and killed John Beards near the Union Ave Bridge on May 22. Taylor expressed remorse and the judge warned against alcohol after release. Also noted: January 1936 U S airline passenger total at 44 061.

Pomeroy Harold Taylor Rutland Ohio State Reformatory Mansfieldg C. E. Peoples Taylor John Beards Union Ave Peoples

Compliment Dinner Honors King Family in Middleport

Middleport residents Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Clark hosted a 6 pm dinner honoring Capt. and Mrs. C. L. King and two children from Ft. Leavenworth. Guests included the Pettys of Wheeling and Mason, J A Kent, with Captain King moving to Ft. Benning after vacation.

Ft. Benning

Former Rutland Man Will Preach Sunday

Gerald Rupp of Akron will preach at the Rutland Church of Christ Sunday morning. He formerly lived in Rutland. The monthly service for young people will be held at the Dexter Church of Christ Tuesday night when the Bradbury young people will be guests and a report of the Marietta conference will be given. Preaching at the Dexter Church Sunday morning titled The Biography of a Christian. Preaching at the Bradbury Church Sunday night titled Jesus.

Rutland Gerald Rupp Akron Rutland Church of Christ Rupp Dexter Church of Christ Bradbury Marietta Dexter Church Bradbury Church Jesus

Meigs Grange Drive Planned

One of the year's largest grange events gathered 275 Pomona Grangers at Pomeroy High School. The Athens County Degree and Drill Team offered the Fifth Degree for 35 candidates. Freda Turner presided as master. A drive aims to enroll many for the Sixth Degree in October for the National Grange in Columbus. An officer conference led by Harl Musser of the Ohio State Grange included all granges.

Pomeroy Meigs County Pomeroy High School Pomona Athens County Freda Turner National Grange Columbus Harl Musser Ohio State Grange

Middleport Social Personal News Notes

Mrs C C Ramstein Huntington visits sisters Mrs Mary King and Miss Lizzie Hartinger. Mrs Robert McElhinny spends days in Columbus with brother-in-law and sister Mr and Mrs Fred Burkheimer. Jack Abbott visits his sister Faye Abbott in Logan. Norma Jean French visits Athens, guest of uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Earl French. Mrs F P McCoy reports sister-in-law Dell Howell slightly improved at Dr Work's Blue Creek West Virginia home after hospital discharge.

Middleport C. C. Ramstein Huntington Mary King Lizzie Hartinger Robert McElhinny Columbus Fred Burkheimer Jack Abbott Logan Faye Abbott Norma Jean French Athens Earl French F. P. McCoy Dell Howell Work Blue Creek W. Va

Pomeroy Personal Visits and Church Service

Mrs E M McDonald and Mrs Lucy Wolfe from Pittsburgh visit Curtis Lallance in Syracuse. They dine with niece Mrs Walter Neutzling Breezy Heights and other local visitors at the Boy Scout camp near Parkersburg followed by a morning prayer meeting at Grace Episcopal Church with a St Mark's Gospel address and a 9 am Sunday church school.

Pomeroy E. M. McDonald Lucy Wolfe Pittsburgh Curtis Lallance Syracuse Walter Neutzling Breezy Heights Allen Hartley Union Ave Norma Goodwin Mary Second St

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