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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1940
Page
3
Meigs County increases aid for the aged roll by 45 new cases effective with July payments. Total recipients rise to 1157, with July aid totaling $24,260.07, up from June. The average July award is $20.96, 12 cents higher than June's $20.84.
An old advertisement touts Carter's Little Liver Pills to wake the liver and improve digestion by ensuring two pints of bile flow daily. It claims relief from gas, constipation, sour moods, and general lethargy, urging readers to buy a 10¢ or 25¢ package and follow directions.
Mrs. Burdette and daughter visit sister Mrs. Jones while her husband, a mortician in Leon, is treated at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis with transfusions ahead of an operation. Numerous local families host relatives and travel to Columbus and Athens for visits and arrangements. fishing trips, university plans, garden club meetings, and relocations are noted among residents and visitors.
Miss Josephine Stewart entertained a group Sunday at the Parmelee home of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Parmelee. Attendees included Misses Alice Lama Helen Root Bill Root John Dillard and Donald Mills. Also present were Mrs. Luda Meadows her son Lou Miss Hazel Duering and Mr. and Mrs. Cl if ford Kauff with son Bruce.
Mrs L D Diles and daughter Marjorie depart for Detroit to visit uncle Harry Bowman. Ned McCoy and wife leave for Portland Oregon after visiting Mr and Mrs Charles Beach. Mrs McCoy is Beach’s sister. Miss Jane Owens visits Mr and Mrs George Swisher in Columbus. Mrs Swisher and family visited Karl Owens on the weekend. Miss Marjorie Miller went to
In a New York Harbor letter from Junior Dye, now at the Worlds Fair, he describes a cruise to South America. He recalls a water spout and an airplane crash. in St Thomas a French transport carrying refugees could not land. Starving passengers sent notes by motor launch asking for food as the ship sailed away with crowds waving.
Progress is observed on State Route 7 between Five Points and Chester with work focused on the road bed on the new grade line. Concrete pouring is expected to begin next month and large fills remain. Most work will be off the present highway and not affect traffic.
Racine social notes recap visits and family gatherings. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Blakely of Columbus arrive after a week with Philson and Bentz families. Various relatives travel between Racine Apple Grove Nelsonville and Buckeye Lake for visits and CCC service enrollments.
George M. Neffner Ohio secretary of state will be guest at the local 1.0.C.F. Lodge picnic Sunday June 21 at the farm of Dr. L. G. Gribble according to word received by Robert Warner.
William R. Sayre age 60 of Bradbury died at his home after a brief illness from a heart attack. He was president of Phode Lumber Co and a Meigs County Republican Central Committee member. He is survived by Helen Powell Sayre widow an adopted daughter Mrs Russell Gibbs and grandson Roger William Gibbs a sister Mrs Camilla Sayre and half sister Mrs P C Wolfe. Interment Plants Cemetery.
Pomeroy Social Notes reports a Merts B and B Sewing Club picnic planned for July 25 at State Park near Midway with members listed. It also notes the surprise marriage of Hazel Irene Hilldare of Racine to William McKelvey of Portland in Gallipolis with details of attire, attendants, and families, followed by several short society items and a note about inventor Henry S. Parmelee who created the sprinkler head in 1874.
Three new towboats near launching for Dravo Corp with vessels Ductillite Victory and a third for Semet Solvay. Lock and dam projects tightened as Col Ludson Worsham restricts access. Salvage begins on a sunken slag barge near Dam 18 and Dam 10 repairs at Steubenville scheduled. Employment drops amid bad weather.
A dinner to celebrate the completion of the annual Boy Scout financial drive will be held Friday evening at Camp Kinshuta near Chester. District chairman C. E. Brider announced the event, with district scouters and campaign workers invited. Joe Stratton, new district field executive, will attend.
The Meigs County Churches of Christ youth group will hold the second of three monthly rallies in Middleport on Thursday night July 25. Rev. Robert Tuck of Wooster will be guest speaker. Miss Catherine Morris of Pomeroy leads the committee. About 200 youths are expected with the Middleport youth choir and the Meigs Victory Band performing.
Geneva Hannah Pence age 82 died Tuesday at the home of her daughter Mrs. Bert Webster on East Main Street Pomeroy She is survived by her daughter two grandchildren Geneva Webster Warren Kepler and four great grandchildren Funeral services are set for Thursday at two o'clock at Ewing Chapel Rev Warren Bright will officiate Burial will follow at Beech Grove Cemetery.
A North Carolina mountain industry centers on gallack ing gathering of evergreens for sale. The practice involves collecting evergreen boughs and branches for market use, reflecting a regional craft and seasonal commerce.
Real estate transfers in Meigs County include multiple parcels sold or transferred among residents. Properties in Bedford Lebanon Olive Rutland Middleport and Letart townships change hands among individuals such as Campbell Davis Thompson Hall Stansbury Hayman Miller Hoffman Rickman Proffitt Barton Gardner and others.
Miss Marjorie Jean Matheny begins a series of tap dance lessons with instructor Roger C. Crow in Athens. The program marks her entry into formal dance training and highlights local arts education.
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