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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1935

Page

3

Pomeroy to Hold Free Tests and Summer Round-Up

Free health screening for preschool children to be held Monday and Tuesday at Pomeroy School with Dr Van Bus and staff from the Board of Health. Also noted is the annual Summer Round-Up at 8 a.m. July 1 with pre-school exams, plus Independence Day services at the Federated Church and community gatherings at City Hall. Local leaders urge parents to bring children ages to be examined and to attend the commemorative events featuring the American Legion, Boy Scouts, and Girl Scouts.

Laurel Cliff van Bus Board of Health Luse Neutzling Pomeroy Drew Weba American Legion Boy Scouts of Yvidity Auiary

Local families host relatives across states in weekend gathering

Monday visits by Simpson and two children, Sunday with relatives Mery in Pa and others Wolfe and Mr. and division guests in W Va Tuesday. Foltz of Junction City and Huntington attended dinner with Mrs. Rebecca Ellen Holter, the event noted in the local column.

Wolfe Mr. and Dividen W. Va Foltz Junction City Huntington St of A. B. Church Ement Rebecca Ellen Holter

Rocksprings Church Notes Include Local Visits

Rev. Bert OConnor filled his regular appointment as 75 attended Sunday School. Families and visitors from Athens Columbus Laurel Cliff and Gallipolis visited friends and relatives in Rocksprings over the weekend.

Bert O’connor Ward Radford Athens Flora Radford W. A. Carman Tom Dave Terrell Columbus Cassidy White Cross Hospital Ruth Morgan Elaine Burdette Laurel Cliff Walter Bramiage Fred Leifheit Don Christy Charles Christy Canada Bert O'Connor L. V. Reuter Marjorie Pat Jones Lucinda Arnold Nettie Collins Homer Radford Reed Jenkins Iris Jean Bailey Pomeroy Frank Lieb Frank Clyde Douglas Gallipolis Charles Grueser

Boy suffers arm fracture in Fat Tuesday accident

John Fultz aged relative to Henry Fultz fractured his left arm above the elbow during a Tuesday game near the Fultz home on Pearl Street. He resides with his grandparents Mr and Mrs Fred Fultz.

Middleport John Fultz Henry Fultz Fred Fultz Pearl Street Fultz

Other Agencies Aid In Caring for Child

Captain Jones of the Mes senger and the Veterans of Foreign Wars helped raise funds for an ailing child to receive surgery at Columbus Hospital. Father Dunn arranged free hospital care, and Salisbury Township trustees agreed to cover transport. The mother kept the funds but had not yet taken the child to the hospital per the agreement.

Pomeroy Tom Jones Veterans of Foreign Wars Columbus Captain Jones Father Dunn Sacred Heart Church Salisbury Township Floyd B. Mees

Pomeroy Personal Notices and Garden Club Event

Pomeroy society notes show Mrs. Francis Brown of Shelby visiting Mrs. Theodore Ebersbach on West Main Street. Garden club ladies plan a 2 PM Monday gathering at Mrs. George McQuigg’s Lincoln Hill home with Mrs. Manning Webster assisting.

Pomeroy Francis Brown Shelby Theodore Ebersbach Weat Main Street Garden Club George McQuigg Lincoln Hill Manning Webster

Minersville Visitors Leave After Short Stay

Dorothy Jones and Jacqueline Maag of Minersville visit Dr. E F Manag in Middleport and will return to Minersville today after a two day stay at the home of Mrs. Freda Hart inger at Five Points.

Freda Hartinger Dorothy Jones Jacqueline Maag Minersville E. F. Manag Middleport

Middleport Inventor Unveils Floating Milled Soap Venture

Local inventor Fred Crary developed a milled floating soap and a new stamping machine. The device presses 2400 bars per hour and now ships to Alien B. Wrisley Co. of Chicago for national production. Charles F. Davis reports rising wholesale interest nationwide.

Middleport Fred Crary Alien B. Wrisley Co Chicago Crary Crarg Charles F. Davis

Middleport Briefs Highlights Local Visits and Illness

Miss Helen Bee and Ruth Drake visited Columbus with Drake traveling to New York and Europe. Mrs. William Cheatham shows improvement after three months of illness. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Chase and daughter Patty returned home from Jackson. Mrs. Harley Jones and Mrs. Chase's illness markers show improvement.

Middleport Helen Beeson Columbus Ruth Drake New York City Europe William Cheatham Walter Chase Patty Railroad Street Jackson Chase D. L. Vaughn Harley Jones

Middleport Philathea Women Meet Tonight

Middleport church hosts a regular meeting of the Philathea Women of the Church of Christ this evening. Several local residents are noted in the social items including visits and travel to New Salem Bremen Bucyrus Charleston and Columbus.

Middleport Philathea Women Church of Christ E. M. McCarty New Salem A. A. Dillard Bremen Baldwin H. H. Baldwin Columbus Dale Winebrenner Bucyrus Reva Cranz Mary Cook Charleston Arthur Stewart Cook

Free Text Book Bill Sparks Local School Worry

Pomeroy and Port Middleport public school authorities express concern over the free text book law passed by the Ohio Legislature. The act requires books for grades one to four in the 1635-36 year and will force districts to purchase texts for all students in the coming years.

Pomeroy Middleport Ohio Floyd Mees

Free Text Book Privileges Scheduled for Grades Over Four Years

The program extends free text book privileges to eighth grade in 1936 37, to tenth grade in 1937 38, and to twelfth grade in 1938 39. This phased plan aims to cover grades six to twelve with free books as announced.

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