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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1938
Page
3
William Cole a 71 year old Chauncey resident was found dead near Downington in a wooded area. Investigators believe he was assaulted away from the scene and then moved to the woods. no killer identified and motive unclear.
Rutland Lodge No 249 Knights of Pythias will celebrate its fiftieth year Tuesday evening June 7 with an open meeting at 8 in Rutland High School auditorium. Principal speaker will be Past Supreme Chancellor James Dunn of Cleveland, with Grand Master elect John B Downing and other officers in attendance. Rev Cloyce Copley will preside and many lodges are invited.
Interesting services held during Sunday school hour with former superintendents as guests. O H Stewart and his brother Will Stewart of Coraopolis Louis Saunders J H Grate and current superintendent Mrs L J Heiner addressed the classes. Co F Besserer received special recognition as oldest member present at Sunday School.
The second quarterly distribution of the state public school fund is recorded in notes at the county superintendent Kenneth C. Ray’s office. The total for county districts is 74 359.34 dollars with allocations to Albany Ames-Bern Athens Township Carthage Jacksonville Luhrig The Plains Rome-Canaan Shade Trimble Township Trimble Village Troy Waterloo and York with specific amounts listed.
Mr and Mrs Louis Reibel celebrated their silver wedding with a Friday 6 pm dinner at the Mary Jane Coffee Shoppe Middleport. Guests later joined at Union Ave home for games with awards to Mrs Edward Duffy and Norman Klees.
A troop group of Scout Girls from troops 2 and 3 hiked to the Chester scout cabin Saturday and will stay until Monday. Their leader is Miss Edith Bowen. Australia’s size rivals the United States but its population is smaller than New York City.
The Pomeroy annual Boy Scout fund drive begins Monday evening June 13 at the Seakus Hotel with potential speaker C. E. Wood of Cincinnati. The county goal is $1200 and William Atkins of the Pomeroy Civic Club serves as drive chairman.
Rev. Walter S. Sodt of Columbus fills his regular appointment at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Pomeroy. He travels with Fred Sodt of Ann Arbor and others, and will be installed June 19 with installation led by Prof. Edward Fendt of Capital University. After services in Columbus the party traveled to Patriot for additional preaching.
The Alfred 4 H Club, led by Mrs Helen Woodyard, chose Health as their summer project. Founded May 27, the club named itself The Alfred Health Club at the June 1 meeting. An ice cream social is planned in Alfred on June 10 to benefit the group.
The Middleport Garden Club meeting scheduled at Mrs. Ray Rawlings home in Pomeroy has been postponed to a later date.
In Middleport the Loyal Berean Class of the Church of Christ exceeded its attendance goal by twelve to reach 112 members Sunday morning. Total Sunday School attendance hit 397 with over 500 calls made that week. Memorial services were held by Philathea Women in the afternoon as they honor deceased members with flowers at local cemeteries.
Miss Ellen Jane Mygatt and William Beaver exchanged marriage vows Saturday at the First Baptist Church with Rev. L O Grant officiating. The bride, daughter of Mrs Bertha Mygatt, wore a dark blue street dress with red and white accessories and is active in church work. The groom, son of Mr and Mrs William Beaver, is a Middleport High School graduate and a musician in the Swingsters Orchestra. He works for Pom eroy Cement Block Company. The couple plan to reside in Middleport.
Paul Smith returns home after freshman year at Ohio University. Friday he joined Beta Theta Pi. Tulsa guests Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Davis go to Washington to visit family. Families from Dunbar, Baltimore and Columbus travel home after visits. Several young people leave for home after completing school and hosting relatives here.
Mr and Mrs Rosener Zeiher and Miss Hildred Stewart attended the alumni banquet and dance at Carpenter Saturday evening. Mrs Zeiher was a former music instructor. Klein s orchestra played for the dancing after the banquet.
Mrs Robert Taft spoke at the Republican Women’s Club in Pomeroy on Saturday in support of her husband’s bid for the U S Senate. She urged protecting the heritage of American children from government debt and criticized waste while backing essential expenses. The talk covered farm issues and flood measures, noting a need for a Southern Ohio senator with river experience. A social hour followed. the next meeting is set for June 18.
An Ohio River bottle found by a Middleport angler carried a 1938 note for James Long listing height weight hair and eye color plus address Duncan Falls Ohio. The bottle drifted via the Muskingum and Ohio Rivers to James E. Harley former mine superintendent in Zanesville who will deliver it to the sender.
Harold Edward Hubbard of the Class of 1938 at M H S graduated Friday evening and on Saturday morning reported to Citizens National Bank for preliminary training for a position. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Harold Hubbard and was Senior Class president and an honor student. Warold Edward previously carried The Athens Messenger during closing high school festivities.
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