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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1939
Page
3
Meigs County faces road program curtailment as Commissioners Beegle and Riggs block appropriations. County Surveyor Theodore Beegle accuses two officials of trying to take over his duties and says no road or WPA maintenance can proceed without proper funding and procedures.
May have use Boothbay Me Arthur R Greenleaf Sea and Fisheries commissioner sees possible new industry in sea moss and eel grass as fillings for furniture. In Yugoslavia Kitchen Range is a popular child name with Philadelphia and Chicago rising in popularity.
Columbia extension group met at Laurel Grange Hall for a second project on clothing care. Geneva Humphreys led a session on washing and pressing special garments. a potluck luncheon followed. New assistant councillor elected was Mrs G A Radekin.
The Tim Bishop kidnapping case hearing for Charles Warner is postponed until Friday. Justice of Peace J. W. McCullough noted the defense requested the delay. The session had been moved from last Friday and rescheduled from this morning.
Robert Elberfeld of Parkersburg and Miss Betty Renner of Parkersburg announce their approaching marriage. Elberfeld, a Pomeroy High School and Ohio State University graduate, has worked in Parkersburg for five years. Renner, Parkersburg High School graduate, has five years at a law firm. The wedding is expected in early spring.
Miss Antona Baily daughter of Mr and Mrs John Baily of Forest Run is one of 69 student nurses to receive certificates from the Ohio State Medical Board. She has trained as a student nurse at White Cross Hospital in Columbus. Nearby residents and relatives are noted visiting and returning from trips with updates on local families.
A Nelsonville resident testifies that Vendol, a root and herb remedy, eased years of constipation and nervous distress. The Vendor Man visits Athens Pharmacy and Hickman’s Drug Store to explain benefits and availability of Vendol.
Sunday at Hilltop Church of Christ in Columbus Miss Martha That cher wed Mr G Raymond Mathers in a midday ceremony. The reception followed at the Broad Lincoln Hotel with families in attendance.
Middleport report of Heath M. E. Church Epworth League members traveling to Gallipolis last night to join Grace M. E. Church services. Attendees include Ruth Entsminger president Kathryn Rose Monahan Betty Cook Josephine Morarity Ruth Pickens Marjorie Miller Minerva Mathews Catherine Hennesy Mary Eunice Hennesy Gordon Harris Robert Rothrock Donald Mathews William Stephenson Paul Mourning William Barker Charles Entsminger James Warner. A County Epworth League quartet also performed with Elizabeth Williams Allegra Fadely William Stephenson and Gene Wyatt joined by accompanist Glenna Rummell.
Raymond D Wise of Zaleski admitted auto theft charges after being arrested by State Patrolman R L Greider for taking a car owned by Leo T Woodyard. He wrecked the vehicle in Vinton County and pled guilty in a mayoral hearing, bound over to the grand jury on $500 bond. Charles Manley was brought here from Logan after Logan officers arrested him for Meigs County authorities.
In celebration of the 70th anniversary of the international Foreign Missionary Society the local Foreign Missionary group of Simpson M E Church will host a family night Friday at the church. A potluck supper at 6 30 will precede a program and demonstration of the society's work.
Leo Phillips former Pomeroy resident and Columbus detective will end man in Hilltop minstrel show. He is known for vocal and guitar ability and has performed with Assistant Chief Glenn Hoffman the Singing Coppers. Phillips is son of Mrs. Mary Phillips of Naylor's Run. It is noted 54 percent of road troubles stem from tire and ignition issues.
The Pomeroy Shakespeare Club celebrates its fifty fifth anniversary tracing origins to February 1884 and its evolution into a federated state and General Federation of Women's Clubs member. It has funded library needs, Armory support, hospital aid, scholarships, and youth programs while maintaining literary and social work.
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