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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1936
Page
3
Democrats predict higher turnout in the May 12 primary due to contested central committee races despite a history of accused cross voting. Some candidates target absent voters, a tactic common to Republicans. Republicans also face a central committee battle, more vigorous than in years past.
Middleport notes describe Mrs M C Hobart hosting a contract bridge session with two tables and one guest Mrs Walter Harris. Relocation of TH Lewis and family into Mrs Helen Bailey’s Lincoln Street property is recorded. Sunday visits at Nitro W Va include Mr and Mrs J E Harley and Mrs W E Bryan with Corlis Hullspillar and Lydia Dumble. Olive Farm Women’s Club met May 1 at Reedsville Community Hall with hostess Iva Buckley and nine members plus two visitors. program by Leota Hawley and others. discussion on country and city life and a refreshment course. Nerva Pryor to entertain May 28.
DAV Chapter 53 will hold its Thursday night meeting at the Red Men’s Hall with unusual importance, according to commander Homer Hawkins, due to forthcoming information from a state official. A political rally is planned for Friday night at Sycamore Grove where candidates will be introduced and allowed to speak.
Marie Gatewood improving at Mulberry Ave home. R P Henke and relatives visited. WPA supervisor Sam McCulloch in town. formerly a Relief Investigator for FERA. Foreign Missionary Society meets at Mrs H V Carl’s Union Ave. Premature birth burial at Rocksprings Cemetery. Anna Hercox improving at home. Cora Mae Joachim hosts bridge club gathering.
In Meigs County sports history the Knight name stands prominent through Norwood Chester Earl and Howard Knight born and raised in Chester. They starred at Chester High School and later coached or played on independent teams while contributing to Chester baseball success. Burt Knight son of Ernest and brother of Burt seeks Republican nomination for state representative while father B F Knight was a former Meigs County sheriff. Burt Knight has eight children with several relatives named in Meigs County.
Middleport High School will host its Annual Junior Senior banquet on May 15 in the gymnasium. Decorations chair Janice Collins leads John Kincaid Dorothy Sauer Virginia Russell and Bill Barker. Refreshments chair Mary Grate leads Laurence Bradford Norman Edwards Flora Dell Russell Jean Faulkner. Program chair Frances Pullin leads Willard McMaster Beulah Lee Smith Kathleen Brown and Philip Joachim. The Parent-Teacher Association will serve the banquet.
About thirty members of Troop 2 of the Pomeroy Girl Scouts enjoyed a hike and outdoor lunch Tuesday evening. Meeting at the recreational rooms of the Simpson M E Church, the troop and leader Miss Frances Doe and Mrs. Fob Roberts hiked out to the wooded hills near the outskirts of Mulberry Ave.
Cheshire High School seniors stage the farce Father Goes Domestic in the auditorium Wednesday night May 13 at 8 o'clock. Cast includes Ralph Rife Myrta Belle Thompson Dorothy Scott Clarice Tate Lewis Scott Minnie Marie Miller Charles Roush Theron Swisher Georgia Peters Erma Shoemaker Victor Bradbury and Harold Mack.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the M. EF. Church met Friday night with Mrs. Sidney Fadley leading devotions. Mrs. Gomer Lewis led a business session planning a bank offering meeting. Other participants included Mrs. Gibbie Duskey Mrs. Fred Philson and Mrs. Edith Hayman. Hostesses were Mrs. Clark Jiden and Mrs. Charles Spencer assisted by Mrs. John Circle who served refreshments.
Robert Flanagan convalescing after illness attends Sunday School at Asbury Methodist Church the first time in five years. The report lists several visits and life events across Syracuse including Castoe and Karr families, a fall injury to Florence Jones, rentals of William Soulsby property, travels of Miss Eleanor at Ohio University, and nursing/postoperative notes.
New Plymouth residents report state exam winners at McArthur High School Martha Lowry French Mary Crem ean English Warren Cremean Algebra and visiting relatives Mr and Mrs James Savely and children Mr and Mrs Clifford Savely were guests of John Savely Billy Collins joined John Savely Household. The Standard Bearers rehearsed for a play Monday night Mildred Williams visited Mary Bickel Union Furnace
A labor rally sponsored by the United Mine Workers will be held Thursday evening at the K of P Hall in Pomeroy. Officials of the miners union and the American Federation of Labor will attend, with Thomas A. Jenkins as principal speaker.
Local items list a flurry of visits and relocations from Dexter and nearby towns. Names include Mrs. W R Amos, the Davis and Cook families, Perley Nelson, and the Nelsons. Hospitals mentioned are Holzer and McMillen with multiple travels to Glouster Athens Langsville Buckhorn and Columbus. The note adds Mrs. Emma Wilson ill, Meth and illness affecting teaching substitution, plus regional social visits. An industrial statistic concludes the brief noting automotive fuel use and lubricant consumption.
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