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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1939
Page
3
The Pomeroy Recreation Commission will open two more playground sites this week, adding to five total. Sugar Run grounds, approved by the Board of Education, will operate nine to twelve morning and two to five afternoon, under Ethel Willoughby. Rural grounds under Carl Stalder will run nine to twelve, with multiple sites planned and a water shower device for children.
Local officials from NYA state highway and schools met to discuss a roadside park on the old Central School grounds near the new Post Office in MIddleport. Rev Warren Bright leads the Pomeroy Recreation Commission with WPA groups supplying equipment and local donations funding materials and director salaries.
Hiland Nazarene Sunday School held an all day meeting and basket dinner on Sunday July 9 with strong attendance. After services conducted by Rev L W Fick the group traveled to Rock Springs Fairground where ice cream was served and interest in the Sunday School was noted as growing.
The Athena screens Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper in The Champ, a poignant drama of a prize fighters comeback and a father's sacrifice set in a Mexican border town. Also showing San Francisco with Jeanette MacDonald Clark Gable Spencer Tracy. King Vidor directed with Irene Rich Rosco Ates and others. Frances Marion wrote the story. A moving prison scene and a final arena fight heighten the emotional drama.
Pomeroy Social Notes reports Dr and Mrs Roger Daniels Mr and Mrs ill Phillips and son Austin leaving today for several weeks in the west visiting Helena Montana and Austin Texas. Family dinner Sunday at Wehe Terrace hosted by Mr and Mrs John Chase with relatives including Alfred Bing Glen Chase Harold Russell and two Bing daughters. Mrs Mate Bing unable to attend due to ill health. POMEROY PERSONALS lists moves visits and travels of local residents including Ninian Fowler Harold Russell Alfred Bing and others with trips to Detroit Gallipolis Ridgeway Utica and Charleston.
Absentee voting is allowed in Pomeroy per Albert Gloeckner clerk of the election board. Voting offices in the armory will operate daily 1 to 4 PM and 6 to 8 PM for in town voters with out of town applications accepted. Disabled voters may vote only from July 24 for the August 8 primary in the presence of a notary.
Earl Denny captured the marble championship for the third consecutive and final year at the Simpson Sunday School picnic tournament held near the Racine Dam on government property.
The Middleport council monthly meeting scheduled for last night was postponed once more, delaying discussions on local issues and agenda items.
The Jitterbug Club holds a special meeting at the club room on S Fifth Ave to discuss plans for the Penny Carnival this month. Miss Minerva Mathews hosts for the final time before moving to Columbus.
Mrs Iva Rusk learns her son Harold Rusk State Highway Patrol radio operator moves from Wilmington to Cambridge. Aujiner guests include Mrs Lizzie Dawson and Mrs Clara Oates with travels to Charleston. The piece lists several visitors and relocations among families in Marion Bucyrus Columbus and Coalton with more travel to Middleport Buckeye Lake and Cuyahoga Falls.
Meigs County Agricultural Agent Wesley Green reports a summer camp plan for families. Mothers attend a weekend at Ross Hocking Camp July 22 23, rural men join August 4 5, older youth weekend July 29 30, and 4 H clubs go to Camp Jackson July 24 29.
Twenty three Boy Scouts from Troops 41 Chester 45 Syracuse and 49 Pomeroy enjoy a week at Camp Kinshuta near Chester under Field Executive Jerry Ashwill of Athens with Fred Shumway of Syracuse assisting. On Monday evening Troop 40 led by Scoutmaster R. E. McKay C. M. Hennesy and Roy Barnes of the district committee drove to the camp for their regular meeting.
An advertising notice promotes Kellogg's All Bran as a preventative remedy for constipation. It argues prevention over cure, recommends daily consumption with water, and notes All Bran is produced by Kellogg's in Battle Creek and sold by grocers.
POMEROY Death came Monday morning to two elderly residents following long periods of poor health. Charles Keiser aged 8 9 died at the home of Mrs. Mattie Righthouse at Syracuse and leaves one brother. Mrs. Henry Hamm aged 78 died at her Rock Street home after a stroke three weeks ago, survived by husband two sons and one daughter. Funeral arrangements not yet complete.
Marriage licenses issued here include Howard Burley 21 of Athens and June Ward 17 of Middleport Alfred Arnold 22 of Gallipolis and Margaret Irion 21 of Cheshire R D 2 Hayes Groves 23 of Frost and Marie Vanhorn 18 of Frost R D 2.
Mrs J E Hareley and M Harley visited Zanesville on Monday to supervise repairs on their new River Road home. They will relocate to Zanesville late this month. Several farewell parties are planned for Mrs Harley and son John.
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