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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1935
Page
3
Pomeroy council approved a sewer project plan with changes to the route and open ditching. The meeting discussed allied salary revisions taking effect Jan 1 1936, detailing new pay scales for mayor clerk treasurer marshal and other village officials, with anticipated savings.
Mr and Mrs Frank Annen of Cleveland spent the weekend with Mrs Annen s parents Mr and Mrs A H Harris and returned home with daughter Margaret who had stayed a month. Miss Helen Bentz and Bonnie Miles finished their Ohio University year and returned.
The United States was denied permission by the Supreme Court on Monday to file a new complaint against West Virginia and three companies to test federal jurisdiction over hydro electric power development on the New and Kanawha Rivers in West Virginia.
LETART FALLS The Ladies Aid Society of the M. E. Church will meet Friday night with its president Mrs. Harry Allen Eva L. Roberts will lead the league meeting next Sunday June 9 and conduct a patriotic service on the topic to Cherish Our Memories A home-coming on Memorial Day drew a large crowd and more than 100 dollars was raised for rebuilding Community Hall destroyed by fire some weeks ago. Mrs Bertha McDade went to Columbus Friday for the funeral of her nephew James Gallagher 12 son of Dr and Mrs F M Gallagher of Columbus. The boy died after a bicycle motor vehicle collision. His father is on Mercy Hospital staff. Mr and Mrs Thomas Wagner and Miss Clara Day of Gallipolis spent the weekend here.
Meigs resident Gordon Lawrence suffered a severe back injury Saturday evening near Reedsville when the automobile he rode in was struck. Marion Cowdery broke a leg Wednesday while working on a road near Portland. People from Huntington Pts visited graves in Sand Hill Cemetery on Memorial Day. Mr and Mrs A J Karr and Ford Reed of Huntington spent Thursday here. Dr and Mrs Charles Morgan of Moundville visited relatives here last week.
Mrs J R McCausland of Pittsburgh touts losing fat in two weeks using Kruschen Salts with a half teaspoon in hot water each morning. The ad claims safe weight loss and urges readers to try the product, listing Athens Pharmacy and Ball Pharmacy as sellers.
Long Bottom notes list Mr and Mrs M W Stewart Pomeroy and Mrs Verna Hughes and children Columbus as visiting. Stewart and matron of Meigs County Home expect to reside here permanently after duties end. Elizabeth Swan and Jimmie Hawley visited grandfather John Frecker and daughter Flossie in Middleport. Herbert Wallace and granddaughter from East Liverpool visited here. F B Kiessling Pittsburgh spent several days here last week with IC Matlack.
Rutland obituary notes Dr. Frank Parker aged 79 died Sunday morning in his yard. He is survived by his wife and daughter Mrs. Adeline Brown of Columbus. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 2 PM from the residence.
The Middleport Garden Club met Monday at Mrs. Tom W. Jones home. By laws were read and accepted. Mrs. Charles F. Rathburn reported on the Eighth District meeting at Ironton. Eight to ten members planned to attend the Jackson gathering today. The club adjourned to meet July at Mrs. G. H. Stansbury’s home.
Mr and Mrs Herbe Williams of Detroit visit the former s father and relatives. Williams, a 1922 Middleport High School graduate, will attend the alumni banquet. Mrs Jess Johnston Otto Leath and others from Columbus were guests with Betty Johnston and Mrs Margaret Bolce.
Pomeroy Junior High School lists students on the honor roll for the six weeks ending the school year with 85 percent or better in all subjects. Ninth grade include Roger Quisenberry Donald Miller George Brickles Charlotte Williams Max Brickles Alfred Grueser Dorothy Hamm Golda Heilman David Kindle Floyd Diddle Gerald Hoffner Bobby Lewis Billy Clark Raymond Cole David Flanagan Milton Houdashelt Jeanne Williamson Iris Jean Bailey Sophia Blazewicz Rosemary Phillips Betty Story. Eighth grade students listed are Paul Kautz George Massar Donald Rosenbaum James Ginther Evelyn Grueser Maxine Meinhart Dorothy Curtis Ernest Jones Christine Sauvage Ruth Will. Seventh grade names include Albert Brickles Carolyn Smith Naomi Swatzel Margaret Ann Strauss Anna Louise Whaley Eleanor Wessa Norma L Weitzel Donald Stivers.
Chicago Newark and Springfield Ohio were among 14 cities with populations over 30 000 to keep salary schedules steady during a slow economy the International City Managers Association reported.
After planting a tree at the Dawes Arboretum in Newark, Owen D. Young chairman of GE's board travels to Marietta for a college event at Marietta College.
Pomroy Music Club at Peace Evangelical Church presented an enjoyable musicale led by Mrs. Wright McCroba. The club chorus opened with twenty voices and closed with two final numbers performed by members. Visiting artists included Forelson of Mason City, Donald Rosenbaum, Rev. R. C. Ditter, and Mrs Roscoe Fowler. Mrs Neils Powell and Mrs Wright McCroba offered notable piano and organ pieces. Emmy Lou Keehne directed the chorus and flowers greeted her at the end.
Middleport hosted a Sunday morning service at the Church of Christ honoring graduates. Notable attendees included Paul Graves Wallace Bradford Junior Craig William Reynolds Elaine Williams Wilma Hill Martha Heines Mildred Graves Margaret Lallance and Dan L Farmer who will graduate from Ohio State University on June 10. Also present was Miss Mary K Hettieimer of Pomeroy Baptist Church. Chester’s local ball club beat St Marys 7 to 4 on Sunday.
The Hemlock Grove audience praised the farce Here Comes Charlie presented Friday night. It will be staged again at Tuppers Plains High School Auditorium on Friday night June 7 with cast including R. E. Whaley and family, Phyllis Whaley, Murl Whaley, Clyde White, Edward White, Evelyn White, Earl Stout, Atha Shreeves and Mrs. Atha Shreeves. Memorial services at Hemlock Grove Church Sunday included Legion attendees and an address by Cedric Clark. Wilbur Pierce and family visited R. E. Whaley Sunday afternoon.
Robert White a New York Central Railroad conductor died Monday evening at his Middleport home from a complication of diseases. He arrived in Middleport in 1901 when the rail division moved from Hobson and lived there since. He was a member of the Middleport Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife three sons and three daughters.
Mrs Elizabeth Hartington of South Third Avenue and Garfield Street left Monday evening for Detroit to attend the Federation of Women's Club session there this week. Mr and Mrs E Garber of Portsmouth, Mr and Mrs F J Hunter and three daughters of Ax ton visited the Garber family in Middleport for the weekend. FE Reed and wife went to Athens to attend Ohio University commencement where their daughter Nancy Reed earned an AB degree. Will Priode and daughter spent Monday in Athens for Ohio University commencement where Walter E Priode earned a degree in education.
Seniors at Middleport High School received their diplomas at the sixty first annual commencement held in the high school gym. Dr John L Clifton of Ohio State University delivered the address offering career guidance to graduates.
An old fashioned serenade and kitchen shower were held Thursday night for Mr and Mrs Ernest Day following their May 25 marriage. A large crowd attended and presented gifts while candy was enjoyed. Mrs Day, formerly Misa Ethelyn Spires, plans to live with the bridegroom’s parents this summer.
Dr and Mrs K D Reicheld erfer and Mrs Minerva Ann Fraser of Wheelersburg arrived Friday in a motor cruiser and stayed with Rev and Mrs Clarence Swearingen in Middleport. They report enjoying a river vacation with short stops at several points and left on Sunday.
Members of the Meigs County Ministerial Association gathered Monday at Rutland Methodist Episcopal Church with Rev. and Mrs. R. C. Copley for a social hour and picnic dinner. There was no program as the season closed, with the next meeting set for September. Attendees from Middleport included Rev. and Mrs. F. C. Kreager, Rev. and Mrs. F. I. Gardner, and Rev. and Mrs. C. C. Bailey.
RACINE Mrs Charlies E Bell died Sunday evening at her Detroit home after a long illness. She is survived by her husband and three daughters Mrs John Fuller of Mainhall Pa Mrs Katharine Beighley of Beaver Falls Pa and Mrs Charles Hurd at home. Funeral services were held in Detroit and the body was to arrive in Racine Monday for interment at Greenwood Cemetery at the home of her sister Miss Carrie Bell.
Memorial Day visitors in Racine include H K Crow and daughter Cincinnati and additional residents from Columbus Huntington Hamilton Parkersburg Newark Middleport Pomeroy Cincinnati Dayton and others. In Pomeroy probate court licenses issued to Hobart Vineyard Mae Osborne Charles Osler and Loraine Quillen for marriages.
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