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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 18, 1940

Page

3

Middleport and Huntington Youths Injured in Road Crash

A collision near the Kanauga Silver Bridge injured Troop 1 Girl Scouts members and adults. E E Cartwright of Huntington suffers a serious left arm injury. Mary Virginia Haggerty 14 has skull fracture. Mrs Sidney Pickens internal injuries. Norvine Egnor 15 and Peggy Lewis 12 treated with minor injuries. All were en route to a Gallipolis pool party and wedding celebration when the crash occurred at about two o'clock.

Middleport Gallipolis Troop 1 Girl Scouts Huntington Sidney Pickens S. Third Ave E. E. Cartwright Silver Bridge Kananga Cartwright Holzer Hospital Mary Virginia Haggerty Peggy Lewis Pickens

Aged Man Dies at Middleport Home

Middleport. George Rabbit Morris, 70, died after a week of illness. A longtime local color man, he worked nearly 20 years for C. F. Besserer in the meat business. A native of Pomeroy, his father was a plasterer. Survived by several brothers and a sister and one cousin Andrew Morris, funeral arrangements to be announced.

Middleport George Rabbit) Morris Morris C. F. Besserer Pomeroy Andrew Morris H. J. Hausman Erie Joseph Grossman Cleveland George Schaff Betty Birdie Boyd Joe Boyd Cincinnati Downing Roush Piedmont Road Charleston Roush New York Central Railroad S. L. Pake Beverly Alzheimer, Ark Ada Bing Mr. Pake Pake F. M. Cluff Holzer Hospital S. Third Ave Cluff Dr. Cluff Walter Cluff Ralph Baughman New York Craig Reynolds U. S George Reynolds Vine St Cuyahoga Falls Charles Ludwig Michigan

Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Claim Kidney Benefit

Advertisement urges improving kidney and bladder function by taking a 35 cent Gold Medal Harlem Oil Capsule regimen. Claims to reduce poisons and acid, ease backache and night symptoms, and offers the original genuine Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules at 15 cents on the box.

Harlem Haarlem

Scout Car Crash Affects Local Wedding Planned at Four

Cartwright driving toward Middleport for a planned marriage to Miss Hilda Chapman swerved off the road and crashed into the Pickens car. Frances Pickens and Rose Ann Baxer, both 13, Scouts, were injured. Cartwright, a C. and O. Railroad machinist, had his arm shortened by three inches in a surgical operation at Holzer Hospital.

Cartwright Middleport Hilda Chapman Holzer Hospital Frances Pickens Rose Ann Baxer C. & O. Railroad

Lowell Wingett Attends Columbus Meeting for TIP Charter

Meigs County Association for the Prevention of Infantile Paralysis chair Lowell Wingett travels to Columbus for a state chairmen meeting. The Meigs group has chartered and named Charles Alexander vice chair M D Hartley treasurer and Minnie Spires secretary.

Pomeroy Lowell Wingett Meigs County Association For the Prevention of Columbus Meigs County Group Wingett Charles Alexander M. D. Hartley Minnie Spires

Pomeroy Picnic Dinner by Meigs County Women’s Club

Members of the Meigs County Women’s Republican Club host a Saturday afternoon dinner at Mrs. Hattie Russell’s home on East Main Street. Dinner serves at 2 30 followed by a program and business meeting. Guests should bring personal place settings in addition to a covered dish.

Pomeroy Meigs County Women's Republican Club Hattie Russell E. Main St

August Picnic Planned by Woman's Missionary Society

The August meeting of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Asbury Methodist Church in Syracuse will feature a picnic with members of the Rutland Auxiliary invited as guests. Plans were announced at a recent gathering at Mrs. Clarence Springer’s home.

Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of Asbury Methodist Church of Syracuse Rutland Auxiliary Clarence Springer

Youth League Plans Meet at Federated Church Thursday

The Pomeroy Federated Church youth league and junior women's guild met this week. Guild plans a worship service in August. Brotherhood hosts a Friday fish fry at 5 30 pm, traveling to Herman Werry's camp on the Ohio River at Letart. Dedication of new acoustics memory of three members. improvements include indirect lighting and hallway plastering.

Pomeroy—Young Peoples League Federated Church Harriet Ewing Lincoln Hill Federated Brotherhood Herman Werry Ohio River Letart Federated Circle and Women's Guild Biloxi Mississippi Margaret Smith Ellen Smith Eiselstein Julius Smith Christine Krause Ralph Reuther

Middleport Council Debates Half-Year Budget

Middleport finance committee and town officials met to balance the budget for the last six months of the year. Mayor C. Fisher reported a Columbus trip with state tax commission officials was productive.

Middleport Middleport Council C. ©. Fisher Columbus State Tax Commission

Oil Stove Clinic Set at Portland Church

An oil stove clinic will be held Friday at the Portland Church under extension service. Miss Geneva Humphreys announces an all day meeting starting at 10 30 a m for housewives to learn cleaning and care of oil stoves with Lawrence Reed of a stove company assisting. A pot luck dinner will follow the morning session.

Pomeroy Portland Geneva Humphreys Lawrence Reed

Probate Court Notes of Meigs County

Mabel Cartwright appointed administratrix of the Eugene Cartwright estate with a $100 bond and Albert Romine as surety. Norma G. Compton estate exempt from inheritance tax. Will of Hiram Moore admitted to probate. witnesses Percy L Peoples and Dana H Peoples.

Pomeroy Court Journal Mabel Cartwright Eugene Cartwright Salem Township Albert Romine Norma G. Compton Hiram Moore Percy L. Peoples Dana H. Peoples

Special music planned for Simpson Methodist Church service

Simpson Methodist Church will hold morning worship at 10 30 Sunday with special music announced by Pastor Rev Warren H Bright The sermon topic will be Keeping a Christian Morale The regular church school service begins at 9 15

Pomeroy Simpson Methodist Church Warren H. Bright Bright

Hemlock Personal and Brief Social Notes

Hemlock social notes list weekend visits and family updates. Names include Richard Reho Drakes Nolan Williams Nina Davis Joan Williams Grace Russell Paul Mc Daniel Dwight Baughman Laura Hodgson Lois Williams Williams family Basil Basil Lan dis Wm Sarvis Kehl Morgan and others. A final line notes cats as sacred then later linked to evil.

Zanesville William Baughman Laura Hodgson Lois Mansfield Shelby Paul Williams James Landis Basil Joseph Matthews Drakes Wm. Sarvis Charles Kehl Hemlock Jack Williams New Lexington Dwight Morgan Bristol

Catalpa Worms for Bait in High Demand

In Pomeroy catalpa trees are shedding worms as fishermen seek the bait. The large green catalpa worm feeds on catalpa leaves and is drawing steady interest from anglers. Worms are becoming hard to find similar to fish due to the rising demand.

Pomeroy

Middleport Social Notes Highlight Local Activities

Community groups and families on Third Ave. join in a casual picnic with the McKay Barnes and Harris households while Mothers Club of the WPA Nursery School holds its regular meeting at Roadside Park and plans candy sales for school needs.

Third Ave R. E. McKay Robin and Beth McKay Roy Barnes Franklin Barnes Gordon Harris Jane Harris Mother's Club Mothers’ Club WPA Virginia Reibel Wilmetta Burton Nursey

First Meeting Of Band Held In Middleport

The Middleport Community Band held its first meeting at City Hall with plans discussed. Leader Gordon Harris and manager Wallace Bradford expressed optimism about starting the project and inspiring younger musicians. The band welcomes county musicians and invites contact for details. First rehearsal is Sunday at 2 PM, July 28, at City Hall.

Middleport Gordon Harris Wallace Bradford Harris Bradford City Hall

Painting of Pomeroy Bridge Completed

Work on the Pomeroy Bend Bridge is finished and the crew left Tuesday. Signs on the bridge are being repainted by Johnson Sign Service locally.

Pomeroy Pomeroy Bend Johnson Sign Service

Pomeroy suit over property line filed in common pleas court

Dana FE Hoffman and Gertrude Hoffman sue FE G Kim and Mabel Kim in common pleas court over a disputed property line. Olive Grange hosts an ice cream social Friday evening July 19 at Reno hall with a special program including Rock Springs Drama Club presentations for attendees.

Pomeroy — Tuppers Plains Pomercy Olive Grange Reno Rocke Springs

Vendol Relief for Constipation and Kidney Action

Columbus resident Mrs Otto Ford describes relief from long standing constipation and inactive kidneys after using Vendol. She reports improved kidney function and reduced symptoms, endorsing the remedy and noting local availability through Athens Pharmacy and Hickman’s Drug Store.

Columbus Ohio Athens Pharmacy N. Court Street Nelsonville Hickman's Drug Store

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