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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1941
Page
3
Prompted by Court of Appeals decisions ousting the old Meigs County Agricultural Society, a new organization met in Pomeroy electing Cush Johnson as president. The group must hold a fair before county aid eligibility, as the previous societies were dissolved amid the ruling.
Officials estimate about 1500 workers have left for jobs outside the county. Many skilled workers and laborers are gone, and young men are scarce in Meigs County. About 180 youths are in Civilian Conservation Camps, with few reporting on open quota days. Families have moved, altering housing as vacancies appear in Pomeroy.
A Rutland church hosted Olde Tyme Hymne Night drawing a large and appreciative audience. Contestants guessed hymn titles with names like James and Evelyn Lanning and Mrs Neva Pierce among the correct guessers. Special guest Story Thompson, raised in Rutland, attended. Future programs are planned at Bradbury July 20, Dexter July 27, and Bradford August 3.
Multiple individuals from Springfield Murray City Nelsonville and surrounding areas are noted visiting relatives, attending camps and church events, or traveling to Detroit Cleveland and Powhatan Point. The item closes with a note: Panama is the oldest town on the American continent, founded in 1519, later burned and rebuilt by Morgan in 1671.
Mrs. Nan Moore reviews One Foot in Heaven by Hartzell Spence at the Women’s Society for Christian Service meeting in Middleport. The talk praised Rev William A Spence while the program included music and a social hour helped by hostesses at the parsonage.
Recent marriage licenses issued in probate court list six couples. Ray Brewer 25 and Margaret Worstell 21 of Portland. Clarence Imboden 26 of Minersville and Genevieve Baumgardner 16 of Pomeroy. Patrick Riley Jr. 24 of Syracuse and Gladys Ross 22 of Syracuse. Charles Whiting Jr. 30 of Marietta and Elizabeth Jane Erb 26 of Marietta. William Robert Foster 22 of Columbus and Rita Federer 22 of Middleport. William Grant Jr. 23 and Betty Simon 21 both of Weston West Virginia.
Excavation has begun for the Middleport Flood Relief and Storage building at Logan and High Streets. R A Miller oversees the project as council members C O Fisher and David Miller, with others, buy materials in Cincinnati and Columbus for completion within 60 days. The plant will house Industrial Garment Mfg Co, led by C M Hennessy as president and Harry Barnes as VP, with 50 workers initially and NYA training, rising to about 200 later.
Garden Club hostess Mrs Alice Houdasheldt presided over the Friendship Garden Club on July 9 with talks on perennials and cut flower arrangements by Thelma Campbell and Zella Rupert. Bonnie Gregory shared experiences from a garden once owned by George Washington. Stork showers honored Mrs Carl Keck and Mrs Joe Turner. Attendees included Mrs Bertha Denon Mrs Edith Campbell and Mrs Virginia Keck. Next meeting set for Aug 13 at Mrs Marie Jordans home. Local residents G H Stiles and family visited Canton and Cincinnati after a week with Walter Wolfe and Naylors Run. Others—Charles Niemeyer Eldon Walburn Max Brickles—visited from Columbus for weekend. Franklin M Rizer flying cadet at Missouri Institute of Aeronautics based Sikeston MO, returns home. 10 weeks of basic training at Randolph Field Texas follow.
The Census Bureau report shows 300 retail stores in Meigs County based on 1939 figures. Middleport has 67 stores with 148 employees and a $140 000 payroll, Pomeroy has 97 stores with 266 employees and a $213 000 payroll, and the remainder of the county has 136 stores, 63 employees, and a $33 000 payroll.
Racine social notes recount visits by Mrs. Botkins and family, Boroughs, McCarley and Epworth League members, Neigler and families, Roush and granddaughter, Curtis and Montgomery, Wilsons, Bradford family, and De Wolfe anniversary party during a weekend of travel and gatherings.
The four Bradbury Bradford Rutland and Dexter churches held Patriotic Sunday with opening school exercises by each superintendent. Each church sang patriotic songs and distributed information leaflets on flags etiquette and patriotism. The Dexter church introduced Charles Fillmore’s new song Thank God For America. Old Folk’s Day is planned for July 27 with scholars over 65 as honored guests receiving poems Not Growing Old and Old Father Tock.
Mr and Mrs George Taylor and daughter Caroline Sue spent Sunday in town then returned to Columbus with Mr Taylor s son George a United States Marine The young Taylor on furlough goes back to Brooklyn where he is stationed on the S S North Carolina A marine personnel of 2080 with 600 more assigned to the ship recently issued
A classified note reports a Mongol community in Bessarabia, Romania, snatched by Russia months ago. The group reportedly speaks Turkish, writes with the Greek alphabet, and practices Christianity.
The United States paid Panama ten million dollars to secure Canal Zone rights, a deal that excludes an ongoing annual rental of two hundred fifty thousand dollars.
Meigs County Relief Office announces surplus commodities will not be distributed this week to relief clients in Pomeroy. Distribution will resume next week.
Relatives believe the repaired vessel may be destined for Greenland service, though its final destination remains unknown.
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