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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1937
Page
3
Meigs County Children's Home trustees voted to abolish the superintendent role after a Civil Service Commission reinstatement order for J. H. Eastman. Avon Jones would take full matron control. Eastman’s attorney would not comment pending inquiry. Civil Service Commission said no notice of change received and expects reinstatement to stand until notified.
Police Chief Dana L. Tracy announced a city ban on hitch-hiking in Pomeroy. Signs warn that hitch-hikers must walk to the corporation limit before signaling cars or face arrest for obstructing traffic after a near-mitigation incident involving a woman and child.
The Thursday Bridge Club was entertained by Mrs. John Mason of Walnut St with two tables of play and high scores by Mrs. Margaret Sullivan Mrs. Emma Welch and Mrs. C Hawkins. Guests included Mrs. Hawkins Mrs. Ben Fultz Sr and out of town member Mrs. Hollis Scott from Gallipolis. Refreshments followed.
John E. Fritz, head of special schools and classes in Cleveland, received 50 roses and a card praising his 50th birthday, though he is actually 47 and notes the sender’s date appears incorrect. The gesture caused confusion about who sent it and why.
Social notes from Pomeroy record residents visiting Euclid Beach Columbus and Canton, with guests from Cleveland Sunny Side and Flora. Nearby trips include Mt Sterling Green Bay Wisconsin and Huntington, while OSU enrollment lists Meigs County students.
Walter Priode resigns as Middleport High School football and basketball coach after two successful years and signs with the Cleveland Rams of the National Football League. He will move to Cleveland this fall to begin training for the 1937 season. Priode is noted for a standout high school and college career and for guiding Middleport’s Yellow Jacket basketball team to the Class B District tournament title at Logan.
Rev. C. M. Naylor, retired Baptist minister, will conduct Sunday worship at First Baptist Church Pomeroy with a 10:30 a.m. sermon titled The Narrow Gate and an evening talk at 7:30 p.m. titled From Blindness to Blessedness. Naylor's past stroke and temporary blindness are noted as the basis for the evening message. Morning and evening services will proceed as usual. Sunday School meets at 9:30 a.m. and Wednesday prayer meeting at 7:30 p.m. Special singing will occur periodically.
Repair work on the First Baptist Church in Pomeroy begins this week after flood damage. New seats are installed for the main auditorium and the heating system will be replaced and reconditioned. Estimated total repair cost is about 2400 dollars not including organ replacement. organ plans are not yet arranged.
Funeral services for Thomas Johnson who died Wednesday at Sheltering Arms Hospital in Athens will be at his father Howard Johnsons residence in Rutland. Survived by wife, father, sisters Mrs Gladys Jeffries Indianapolis Mrs Blaine Giles Mrs Guy Larkin and brother Cush Johnson Rutland.
Mrs. Sadie Young of Route 2 Stewart Ohio credits Vendor with relief from nervous insomnia dizziness backache and shooting pains after regular bowel cleansing. She says Vivondol keeps bowels moving and improves health noting friends see her better. Vendol sold by Athens Pharmacy Nelsonville Hickman’s Pharmacy says local ad.
Syracuse reports Judge Emory B. Carleton, three times Meigs County probate judge and owner of The Democrat, recovering from strokes. He moves with crutches, talks slowly due to throat paralysis, and aids proof sheets for his weekly newspaper managed by nephew Ernest Wingett. He celebrated a 66th birthday with relatives.
John Wolf Pomeroy age 78 died at his Texas home Wednesday evening. He is survived by his wife Miss Ella Crooks, a son Ralph of Coolville, and a stepdaughter Mrs. C L Quillin of St Marys West Virginia. Funeral was Friday at 3 PM at the Texas Church with burial in Vanderhoff Cemetery.
Middleport fans anticipate Sunday baseball as the Bradbury Tigers host the Letart fast team at Bradbury ground. Bostic and Webb will catch for Letart while Douglas and Williams handle the Tigers batteries. Game starts promptly at 2:30 p.m.
At noon a driver turning from the main highway onto Third Ave into Hamilton St collided with a truck driven by Tim Neutz ling. M. J. Hamilton, a veteran grocer, escaped injury though both cars sustained slight damage.
Edwin Leving paymaster for the Grain Machinery Co. was robbed of 2915 dollars near Sidney while returning from the bank. Two men fled in a car, scattering tacks on the road as they escaped.
The Future Homemakers of Middleport High School held their annual picnic and beach party Thursday to celebrate the summer's work. Twenty three students plus teacher Miss Lena Mae Fels and three mothers traveled to Syracuse for swimming and a picnic supper.
Edward Roush brother of the late H S Roush starts a new grocery on Lincoln Street this week in the former U Tote-Em Store location near Hobson. The venture follows his farm work below Hobson.
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