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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1941
Page
3
July 28 and 29 mark final collection days in Meigs County for scrap aluminum. The drive, led by Ed Condon, aims to ease shortages for preparedness. Scouts and 4-H clubs assist as residents are urged to contribute at central points or deliver directly to a large wire bin in front of the Pomeroy Courthouse.
In Pomeroy Meigs County officials quiet continue to close the courthouse at 3 30 despite a recommendation by the Ohio Chamber of Commerce to stay open until 4 00 and drop the noon hour closing. The court house hours have long been 8 00 to 11 30 morning and 1 00 to 3 30 afternoon with salaries debated. Archery equipment from the recreation office is now available in noon hour on the Masonic Park back of the courthouse.
Mrs. William Matheny Jr received many gifts at a shower and dance in the Opera House. Eugene Lafollette left for Wooster to spend a week. Navy enlistments, travels to Beckley and Lake Hope, and several family visits are noted. A daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Gray is reported with grandparents in Buchtel.
Pomeroy David Easterday, a Meigs County young man in army service, was commissioned a first lieutenant last week. He is stationed at Camp Blanding near Jacksonville Florida and is the son of Mr and Mrs Carl Easterday of Racine.
The twentieth annual D A V World War convention met in Sandusky July 18 to 20 with Meigs Chapter 53 attending led by B F Turner and Edward H Reuter. Delegates from the Auxiliary plus 86 Meigs members earned a merit certificate as the largest convention yet. a 1942 Steubenville city site was chosen. Local residents Earl and Mary Denny and the Hendricks family welcomed visitors while birth notices for Sandra Sue Hendricks marked a family highlight.
Miss Doris Brownell and Tom Jo Pickens wed at the Brownell home in Racine in a single ring ceremony led by Rev. T. T. Shelton with family guests from Racine and Portland. Kathryn Lucille Bell and Wilbert M. Gunther announced a June 28 ceremony in Columbus, with Eloise Bell as bridesmaid and Gunther employed in Chicago.
Racine couple announces the marriage of their daughter Marie Ellen Parsons to William Allen Ellis of Glendale California on July 15. Ellis a Racine native and Wright Technical School student will graduate in airplane mechanics in September.
Middleport social page notes Miss Jean McMaster and Miss Easter Martin Ewing travel to Washington D C with stops at White Sulphur Springs and Lexington. Miss Ewing will work in Washington while remaining plans include a Florida trip and family visits in Coral Gables and Ohio.
Miss Carla Clark daughter of Judge Cedric Clark leaves Athens this evening by train for Manhattan Kansas to visit her aunt Mrs Lenore Hobart Kent and cousin Michael Kent. Kent who earned a Master’s from Ohio University and taught in a college nursery program is finishing her first year at Kansas State University in the same field. Guests at Mrs John Russell’s Lincoln Street home include Mrs J W Bolin and family from Columbus and Mr and Mrs Larry Nuckles of Charleston. Mr and Mrs Sam Halterman and son Billy have returned to Huntington where Halterman works for Fleet Highway Company. Charles McMaster leaves tonight for Cincinnati to see the Brooklyn Dodgers play the Reds.
East Liverpool reports propulsion shifts replacing steam with internal combustion on three district towboats. Capt. Earl Webster loads 350 hp engines on a 90 by 22 by 4 foot steel-hulled sternwheeler and 172 hp on another craft for Mississippi service, with a 720 hp install on the Charles Harris. June river tonnage reached 4,785,300 tons despite Monongahela decline. Ohio River up 58,400 to 1,785,300, Allegheny up 10,700 to 320,400. A five-span Big Sandy River bridge at Nolans, West Virginia seeks federal approval. Western and Southern groups eye a new Ohio Mississippi district barge line. river work adds 135 jobs, with 1,317 engineers and 857 workers.
Omaha Nebraska sits at the junction of three national highways and connects to 16 interstate and national routes, highlighting its role as a major transport hub.
Sheldon Stevens son of Mr and Mrs John Stevens of S Third Ave is the guest of his parents He has been at the United States Army Air Corps School at Ft Logan Colorado and has been transferred to Panama He will leave Aug 5 for New York to embark Accompanying him were two friends from New Jersey Miss Virginia Niday spent the week with the Stevens and returned to Charleston Saturday Mr and Mrs Edward Hile Evelyn Stevens of Charleston Mrs Russell Stewart and John Stevens Jr employed at the Curtiss Wright plant in Columbus spent Sunday with the Stevens
Rev Guy Sayre preached at Nazarene Church Syracuse while Rev Robert Salser attended a Columbus conference. Booster Class members hosted at the Cleland home. A large group from Vigo near Chillicothe joined Rev Shelton and his family for services and a picnic. Nearby visits included the Schuberts and Branams with Ellen Holter, and Verne Watterson's family visiting H H Welsh in Vincent.
Blue Lake personal items note Rosalee Baker and her sister riding with Mary Dell Broyles to Elizabeth Chapel Bible school where Mary Dell injured her collarbone in a fall. Betty Rich of Boston ill. Mrs. John Bane filled in. Rev. Herman Lewis to preach at Elizabeth Chapel Sunday July 27 at 8 p.m. All denominations welcome. James Hazlett suffers a crushed right foot after a log accident.
WPA project at Racine Grade School canning center demonstrates strong worker pride and efficiency. Mrs. Selah Weatherby leads enthusiastic crews, with 486 quarts peas and 800 quarts sauerkraut canned. garden planning ensures steady supply for Salis bury Olive Orange Southern Northern Western and Pomeroy districts. Cans are in short supply. donations encouraged.
Trinidad adopts a program to place poor families on small plots to grow their own food rather than relying on relief, aiming to teach self sufficiency and reduce dependence.
An advertisement touts a 35 cent box of Peterson's Ointment from druggists. It claims itching stops promptly and smarting disappears with use. It notes effectiveness for pimples red blotches and itching of feet and between toes.
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