This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 29 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1939
Page
3
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Jovarvin Cox of Forest Run died Monday night from whooping cough. The notice appears amid archived local notices and bids for public works in Wilkesville Ohio from 1939.
The Trinity Lutheran Church hosts a special Lenten service this evening. Rev. Paul Frisch delivers the sixth and final sermon in a series on the history of the Passion of Our Lord.
Syracuse reflects a busy week with visits from John Karr Kelley Yonkers to his aunt Mrs N J Karr, Emma Duckworth buying Abraham Ryan’s Lower Syracuse property, and Mrs Frank Capehart improving after illness. Sunrise Easter services planned across churches, Rev Clarence Naylor filling in at Pomeroy Baptist, and a city clean-up campaign with yard work and garden prepping.
Pleasant Valley social notes describe visits among local families. Nelson son of Cleveland stayed with his mother Emma Inman. D L Wallace and Harold Jones visited Pearl Wood family. Zelah Bolin visited aunt Hattie Russ. Edward and Mrs Pugh dined with Frank Pugh. Albert Reeves ill at home. Will Cline and Harry Russ hosted guests Chauncey. McKinley horse died. several ladies ill with grippe. Clarence Davis and Athens guests of Milt McKinley. Hattie Reeves and Alice visited Lewis Younkins in Mineral.
In Haddonfield New Jersey traffic policemen now wear a white belt studded with large red reflectors replacing the old white cape for night directing duties. The new gear adds a sparkling display while enhancing visibility during nighttime traffic control.
The Federal Land Bank of Louisville sues Worley R. Reeves and others in Athens County Ohio for a real estate sale by order of Common Pleas Court. On April 8 1959 at 1 30 PM the sheriff will offer 84 03 acres located in Fraction 5 Section 10 Township 10 Range 15 with appraisal 735 dollars, minimum two thirds. Cash only. Located county road No 10. Attorneys Pernard Sacharow Harold Rose. Deputy Esther B Gross.
Meigs County Red Cross instructor A. W. Hoover warns boaters and swimmers to act cautiously at season start after a drowning tragedy in Middleport. He notes rising drownings by spring, advises condition checks on wintered boats, favors not using steel boats with rusting air chambers, and promotes free swimming classes beginning mid May.
Racine Ohio paper notes the Racine Gas Company elected officers: Clark Jiden president Minnie Harpold secretary treasurer Dr John Phil son Ed Simpson Dana Cleland and Owen Watson as directors. Local residents listed visit family concerts and travels with several returning from Florida Panama and Dayton.
Members met March 28 at the Community Building Letart Falls for the second Care of Clothing project session. Geneva Humphreys demonstrated washing and pressing special clothing. a pot luck luncheon followed. Attendees included Mrs. O. G. Shields, Mrs. C. L. Thayer, Mrs. H. B. Powell, Mabel Roush, Hazel Allen, and others. Mrs. H. B. Powell elected Assistant Councillor for 1939 40.
Report notes two anglers in Lincolnshire who caught 29 pike in one day with 13 exceeding 10 pounds each before bait ran out. The tale appears in a historical clipping. The rest of the text includes a separate Ohio legal notice about an auction of Paul Ayers goods on March 31, 1930.
Mrs. Sherd Bailey an aged invalid on Locust Street Middleport suffered severe burns when her clothing caught fire as she tried to light the gas. A nearby neighbor rescued her as flames spread to her arms and body.
Fifty young friends of Clifford Tip Cunningham gathered at Mayor and Mrs Robson home for a surprise party hosted by Martha and Peggy Cunningham. Cunningham leaves for Hot Springs Ark to join the Cotton States Baseball League and begin spring training. He is a Middleport High School graduate and former Bradbury Tigers player in the Ohio Valley League.
Relatives gathered Wednesday evening at Mrs. Jim mie Bulloch’s Glouster home for a stork shower with a social hour and many gifts. The piece lists attendees from Taylor Ridge Greens Run Cleo Conway Jacksonville and Glouster among others and notes other parish and community visits and thanks.
A petition in Athens County Probate Court asserts Cyrus Brookins has been absent from Chauncey for seven years or more and is presumed dead. The court will hear evidence on May 4 at 1 a.m. before Judge Francis P. White, with Deputy Clerk Dorothy Frank assisting.
Middleport volunteers plan a fundraising drive to buy rescue gear after drowning two boys in the Ohio River. A motor boat, a flat boat, divers' ropes and grappling hooks, plus housing on the levee, are on the must list.
Pomeroy Troop 2 and Pomeroy Girl Scouts gathered at Miss Frances Dye’s home Monday evening. After the business session a social hour followed with attendees Mary Goodwin Angie Elizabeth Shain Abbie Warner Emma Gloeckner Betty Hoffner Rita Duffy Jean Mallory Louanna Ebersbach Ernestine Rea and visitor Mary Martha Smith.
Miss Marion Ebersbach led a group of high school girls from the area at the nautical play day held in Athens Saturday afternoon. From here the attendees were Miss Ebersbach and Misses Maxine Russell Maxine Matson Jean Flint Shirley Duerr Kathryn Holmes Kathryn Legar Marie Montgomery Donna Howett and Maxine Whaley.
Mr and Mrs Albert Alward and Mr and Mrs C E Batch return to Columbus after visiting Mr and Mrs Richard Campbell. Butternut Ave Mrs Richard Moore who lost an arm at Holzer Hospital has returned home on Thomas Fork. G E Guthrie of Orange visits Pomeroy. Mr and Mrs Charles Findling Alfred visit Pomeroy. Miss Ruth West, Cincinnati beauty culture graduate, now works at Erma's Beauty Parlor. George Hetzel returns home from Cincinnati business trip. Mrs Reese Williams Lincoln Terrace spends week in Glouster. Wayne Donahue and Donald Marple back to Parkersburg after visiting relatives. Miss Florence Vadish of Pleasant Ridge ill.
Carbon Hill Wednesday Club met at Mrs. Gerald Devol's home with fourteen members and one guest. After bridge, refreshments were served to listed members. Frank Hawk, recovering from surgery, returned home from Cherrington Hospital. Alumni Association plans Friday meeting to discuss the banquet. Dorothy Helen Hawk, OSU student, spent spring vacation with her parents.
Scarecrows lose ground as farmers in Bakersfield California hire aviators to fly planes over fields to scare away hungry birds, signaling a shift from traditional protectors to machine assisted methods.
Mrs. Charles Wise Jr deputy registrar of motor vehicles took four hours to issue 1939 licenses to Arthur Covert for Ohio trucks used by the Covert Baking Company. The sales totaled $2374.75 with Tuesday’s receipts at $3017.95. Less than 600 plates had been sold as the 1938 plate deadline nears in Middleport.
The Bradbury community will unite Bradbury Bradford and Dexter churches for an Easter sunrise service at 6 o clock on April 16. Readings and hymns will bring together members from nearby towns including Middleport and Cheshire for the observance.
Logan records reaching Columbus to confer with Mrs. George A. Vincent and Mrs. Walter B. Lacock about publishing the governor of Ohio's proclamation. The action aligns with President Roosevelt’s March 17 directive inviting states to dedicate April to Cancer Control Month.
In Columbia, Professor B A Trowbridge of the Missouri College of Agriculture argues the Missouri mule may return to a leading role in state agriculture as farmers increasingly favor this traditional power source over alternatives.
Fifty foremen and tool checkers enrolled in a three weekly sessions at the Second Ward Fire House to complete a twenty hour first aid course. Instructor A. W. Hoover leads two shifts from 6 to 8 and 8 to 10. After completion, two more WPA groups on women’s and professional projects will take the course.
Wilkesville junior class presents Curse You Timothy at the high school auditorium on Friday night March 41. Alumni business meeting set for Thursday at 7 30 in the same auditorium. Miscellaneous local notes include moves and visits by residents and plans for an April 7 Pythian Sisters egg supper and an April 14 inspection.
Fred Fick, 73, died Tuesday at his daughter Mrs. Dayton Will's home in Pomeroy. He leaves three daughters Emma Will, Frances Warner, and Lewis Kautz. two brothers Charles and Dana. four sisters Miss Tillie Fick Emma Meader and Miss Ella Fick Minnie King. Funeral Thursday at St. Paul Lutheran Church with Rev. Walter Lodt. burial in Mt. Hermon Cemetery.
Community notices from Coolville and Troy recount religious services led by Rev. Paxton Kenthen and White, church reopens after repairs with 90 in Sunday School. Farm Bureau meeting with officers elected. ill residents listed. visitors from Wyoming and New Marshfield. Wrecking Co. assets appraised. various local visits and a funeral.
Mayor M. D. Hartley announced a ban on dogs and chickens effective April 1, joined by Syracuse Mayor Thomas Clark who requires dogs be tied and chickens penned. The Syracuse Village Marshal Theodore Burris vows strict enforcement and prosecutions for violators.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.