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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 30, 1944

Page

3

Aged Middleport Resident Honored by Heath Church

Middleport residents celebrated the 90th birthday of W A Giles with a church and community program at Heath United Methodist Church. The event featured a vocal trio, readings, greetings from friends, and a birthday cake as neighbors shared memories of his long service to the church and town.

Athens Messenger Athens Middleport W. A. Giles Heath Methodist Church W.S.C.S Vesta McCoy C. M. Hennesy Bess Sanborn H.A. Rothrock Willis Aleshire Aleshire Hennesy Giles Cynthia Rowley Bullis Washington, D. C Heath Church R. A. Miller H. E. Cook Fred Klein O. P. Klein H. A. Rothrock Mary Carolyn Miller D. C. Miller Lenore Giles Charles McDaniel Mildred Giles Fostoria New York Central Railroad Hobson Mary E. Cook

Mrs Delbert Rice Suffers Hand Injury In Studio Couch

Mrs Delbert Rice escaped serious harm after an X ray showed no broken bones in her hand caught in a studio couch. Neighbors aided in freeing her injured hand from the furniture.

Mrs Delbert Rice Middleport

Girls Glee Club Concert Friday at High School

Middleport reports the Girls Glee Club will perform Friday at 8 in the high school auditorium. Miss Lois Cecil directs the chorus with Ralph Stopp as co director. The program includes ensembles mixed chorus and instrumental numbers.

Middleport Lois Cecil Ralph Stopp

Clarence McCarley Injures Leg in Fall at Church

Middleport report states Clarence McCarley fell from a ladder while cleaning the Church of Christ sanctuary. He suffered a leg fracture and was transported home by the Rawlings-Coats ambulance where a local physician reduced the fracture.

Middleport Church of Christ Clarence McCarley Rawlings-Coats

Measles Reported in Middleport Schools Amid Illness

Middleport reports several measles cases and a larger pink eye cluster in grade schools. Mrs Izora Guinther is critically ill at her Mill Street home after blood transfusions, with some improvement noted.

Middleport Eugene Smith Grant St Ann Schultz S. Second Ave Ernest Garvin S. Third Ave Izora Guinther Mill St

Middleport Ladies Bible Class Dines at Frances Smith Home

Members of the First Baptist Church Ladies Bible Class met at Frances Smith’s home on N Second Ave for their annual gathering. A 6:30 p.m. covered dish supper opened the event with devotionals led by Mrs. Daisy Jasper. Gifts and awards were announced, including a novelty nest egg for Miss Smith, while funds were pledged to the World Emergency Fund and the War Fund of the American Red Cross.

Middleport First Baptist Church Frances Smith N. Second Ave Alice Smith Daisy Jasper Ralph Zundel World Emergency Fund Ernest McGraner Athens Magazine Lady War Fund of the American Cross Miss Smith Jasper

Pomeroy War Fund Drive Yields Fifty Dollars

A special collection at Trinity Lutheran Church for the American Red Cross War Fund raised 50 dollars and was handed to local chairman Frank H. Johnston. The Pomeroy Garden Club will meet Monday April 3 at 2 PM at Lincoln Hill home of Mrs Earl Titus with hostess Mrs Frank Titus assisting.

Pomeroy Trinity Lutheran Church For the War Fund The American Red Cross Frank H. Johnston Garden Club Pomeroy Garden Club Earl Titus Lincoln Hill Frank Titus

Penetro Medicine Ad Exalts Warm Flannel Comfort

An old fashioned remedy advertised as a modern inhalant uses warm flannel to ease muscular aches and coughs. The base includes mutton suet and a doubled supply advertised at 250 with 35 units, named Penetro.

Sewing machine clinic set for April 5 in Long Bottom

County Agent Blakeslee and Home Demonstration Agent Mrs. Geneva Nolan will conduct a sewing machine clinic here on Wednesday, April 5, starting at 10 o'clock. Local residents include Mr. and Mrs. Marcinko visiting relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Swan returning from Cleveland area, Ruth Stetem visiting husband in Midland, and others traveling to and from Pennsylvania and Ohio towns. Bert Lowden to Dayton Veterans Hospital for WWI service treatment.

Long Bottom Blakeslee Geneva Nolan J. F. Marcinko Paul Ft. Sill Oklo H. C. Swan Cleveland East Liverpool Ruth Stetem E. E. Stethem Midland Edwin German Coreopolis Libble Scholl Joanesburg L. E. Young Bert Lowden Veterans Hospital Dayton George Cottle William Stethem Paden City W. Va Parkersburg

Glouster High School Class Day Prep and Navy Enlistment

Glouster seniors organize Class Day activities with a committee including Lois Golding Dianne Blower Betty Lewis Marion Byers Richard Eddy Jack Coffman Elton Swart and William Figley. William Figley joins the U S Navy Reserves. Mildred Howard becomes the new music director succeeding Mrs Grace Hemmer. Sociology students study individual budgets. The junior play cast lists Betty Kittle James Davis Eileen Cherrington Tommy Buchman Jack Anderson Juanita Tigner Cecelia Ginnan Genevieve Dunlevy Rolland McCreanor and Bill Stahl.

Lois Golding Dianne Blower Betty Lewis Marion Byers Richard Eddy Jack Coffman Elton Swart William Figley Mildred Howard Grace Hemmer Betty Kittle James Davis Eileen Cherrington Tommy Buchman Jack Anderson Juanita Tigner Cecelia

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