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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1936
Page
3
Main Street shops hurried to safety as the Ohio River flood climbed six inches per hour. Trucks crowded streets while grocers sold out supplies to households stocking up. Second Street stores began preparations to move as basements filled and officials monitored conditions via radio and amplifiers.
St Patrick's Day was celebrated by Middleport Class No 12 of the Heath Methodist Episcopal Church in regular session Tuesday evening. Mrs D S Harold and helpers led a program with Irish quotations, house decorations, contests, prizes to Mrs J W Kincaid and Mrs Robert Coats, followed by social time and light refreshments.
A large group gathered Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Byron Phillips to celebrate Mrs Phillips birthday anniversary with a dinner. Attendees included numerous families from Albany Washington Murray City Athens and Columbus.
Meigs County seeks a default judgment for about seventeen thousand dollars against the Martin Ebersbach Co in common pleas court. The move reopens a long tax dispute that earlier saw an Ebersbach win, as two suits from 1924 to 1929 faced procedural gaps and a state tax commission demand.
The Future Homemakers Association of the Middleport High School Home Economics Department held a regular meeting Wednesday at Eva Mae Fugate’s Pearl Street home. About 40 members attended, including instructor Miss Lena Mae Fels. The program was a St Patrick's Day party led by chair Mary Hackett with assistants Esther Gilmore, Marcella Frazier, Marguerite Souders and Eva Mae Fugate.
A March 14 bingo party date correction at St. Patrick's Hall. A stream of weekend visits and guest stays from Columbus to Murray City and Nel sonville. Local families hosted relatives from Detroit Powhatan Point and Carbon Hill with several omitted names later noted. The Women’s Bible Class met March 11 with plans to raise church funds by waist measurements and a one cent per inch contribution.
Pomeroy Junior High School announces honor roll for six weeks. Ninth grade pupils include Evelyn Grueser Paul Kautz Geraldine Flint Kathryn Le gar George Massar Mildred Thoma Maxine Meinhart Dorothy Curtis Viola Blake Warner French James Edgar Ginther Donna Howett Don ald Rosenbaum Dorothy Hoover Ernest Jones Alston Tracy Esther Blackwell Naomi Johnson Bobby Hartley Kathryn Mitch. Eighth grade pupils are Richard Campbell Eleanor Wessa Anna L Whaley Alberta Brickles Norma L Wetzel Mary E Keehne. Seventh grade pupils include Abbie Warner Marilyn Young Lorena Grueser Angie Shain Joe Ohlinger Edward Stark Margaret McCallum Nora Tracy Martha Smith Margaret Stanley Howard Logan Barbara Wildermuth Samuel Rubin Julia Ginn.
Mose Qualls aged 59 died Wednesday in Columbus following a surgical operation. The report to the sheriff's office notes he had just been returned to the Ohio Penitentiary by a parole officer after an arrest here on February 26.
C. F. Besserer of Third Ave Middleport was taken to Holzer Hospital Gallipolis on Wednesday afternoon for observation and treatment.
The Middleport Literary Club met in regular session on a Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Welch. Mrs. James Titus, vice president, presided. roll call discussed Women in Education. Miss Ann Weed presented a paper on My Garden of Memories by Kate Douglass Wiggin read by Miss Bess Sanborn. Mrs. M. G. White read The Romantic Lady. Next meeting set for April 1.
Racine The Commerce Club of the Racine High School held its monthly meeting at the high school Monday evening. Miss Gladys Jones from Athens spoke as guest. Refreshments were served to about 40. Weekend visitors included Miss Winifred Wolf of Columbus and Dr. Charles Crow of Springfield. Dillon Richards and family visited Mrs. Flora Wolf in Newark.
The Loyal Berean Class of the Church of Christ met at the Middleport church with good attendance. They voted to hold a noon luncheon and soup sale next Wednesday March 25 at the church and planned a pie sale for a later date. Social time followed with refreshments served by Mrs. Charles Walburn and group.
A county wide session held Tuesday night at Rutland featured Judge C. F. Peoples L. D. McMaster and Sheriff Roscoe O Fowler as speakers. A. W. Hoover president pledged cooperation of the association with all civic organizations in work of general good for the county.
The American Legion Auxiliary held a Wednesday night gathering to honor former officers of the organization.
Mrs Mollie Harrington has returned home with her daughter Mrs Howard Williams at Gravel Hill after three weeks in Columbus aiding her sister. Mrs Williams sick with throat trouble. Mrs Joe Wilson improving. James Sisson, visiting grandparents on S Third Ave, returned to Charleston. Mrs LaRue in McMillan Hospital slowly recovering. Many public school pupils absent due to mumps and whooping cough. Herbert Fink convalescing from pneumonia. Cedar Creek Circle met in regular session with a St Patrick Day theme and refreshments. High quality starch from sweet potatoes reported.
An old advertisement touts END-O CORN for fast removal of corns on toes and feet with no pain or fuss. The Athens Phey offers END-O CORN at fifty cents, claiming it is worth fifty dollars and urging readers to buy today for relief tomorrow.
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