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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1939
Page
3
Middleport High School sets May 28 for baccalaureate services in the auditorium with Rev. H A Rothrock delivering the sermon. Alumni banquet is May 29 with the 1939 graduates as guests, led by Mrs Grace Townsend French. The yearbook fund is raised by seniors and juniors through plays and ads.
In Middleport the King's Heralds under Mrs. L. W. McComas staged the candle-lighting service The Light of the World, part of the Women's Foreign Missionary Society Thank Offering. Missionary hymns, a pastor talk by Rev. H. A. Rothrock, choir selection with Mrs. Willis Aleshire at the organ, and an offertory by four Heralds featured the program.
The Red Cross offers swimming and life saving classes with preliminary non swimming work. Interested individuals should contact A W Hoover or the Red Cross office promptly to arrange participation for upcoming sessions. Heirs of Frank Boday
Sheriff George Beards recollects a unique method used to summon men to church at Middleport. He recalls a prior incident where plainclothes officers tapped window peepers with a 38 revolver and asked if they came to attend church. Nine men were sent inside and no trouble followed.
Foundation under way for Ed and Mrs Stark residence on Lincoln Hill adjoining Arthur Fick property. Electric Theater to move into new building next month after rapid completion. Koehler Sisters building to be remodeled, joining theater room and Maytag Store room into a single large space as the structure is virtually rebuilt.
Rehearsal for the Women's Music Club chorus will be at Heath M E Church tonight. The Junior Musician's program has moved Tuesday. The Mother Goose May Festival will be at the High School Auditorium at 8 PM with 75 children in costumes performing vocal and instrumental numbers. A silver offering will be collected.
Carnival shows moved from Pythian Park in Middleport where Feeney Bennett Post Ameri can Legion hosted last week to Kananga for this week. A carnival is booked for mid June sponsored by the Volunteer Fire Company.
Pomeroy A C Bowman aged 55 from Huntington was jailed Saturday on a charge of issuing bad checks and is held at the county jail pending further action.
E M McCarty, who had surgery at McMillan Hospital Charleston last week, is improving satisfactorily. Mrs McCarty remains with him at the hospital.
Mrs J H Shafer of The Plains credits Vendol with removing constant bilious attacks and constipation. She reports improved sleep, energy, and appetite after using Vendol along with a laxative tablet. The ad urges readers to visit Athens Pharmacy or Hickman’s Drug Store for more details.
Pomeroy will begin air mail pickup on a new route through three states with service starting June 11. The station will be built on Lincoln Hill and aims to boost air mail use locally by connecting letters to continental routes via Columbus.
The Twilight Garden Club enjoyed an annual Sunday picnic at Forest Run with Mrs. Fred Shumway transporting members by school bus. They will be hosted Thursday evening at the home of Miss Ella Hennessy, with Miss Elsie Hart assisting.
Mrs. Bertha Pownall hosted dinner at Mulberry Avenue. Visitors included Mrs. Charles Ebersbach of Tampa Florida and Mrs. Gertrude Stowe Getz of Florida. Miss Emma Waterman and Eva Simms entertained with guests Mrs. Ebersbach and Mrs. Dollie Bean. Several locals visited relatives, including Miss Sylvia Jeffers and Norman Sheets from Gallipolis. Ailing Mrs. Leakus received hospital exam. The column notes weekend visits by James Ward from Columbus and L. F. Schoenleb from Marysville, with escort Selim Blazewicz. Tsetse flies fact appears as brief zoological aside.
Middleport case: Will Graves sustained broken heels and an injured ankle after falling from the Betz store roof on Locust Street while painting. He received casts on both feet at Dr. Raymond Boice's office.
Carl Russell, longtime employee in Youngstown, has moved to Washington D C to work in the navy yards. His wife and children will join him, and his father Timothy Russell, known locally as Uncle Timmy, will also relocate. The Russell home was previously on Beech Street.
The Sluggers defeated the Veterans 11 to 3 in the season opener Sunday afternoon at the fairground diamond. Marshall and Mowery pitched for the Sluggers with Joe Thomas catching. Gould Mowery started for the Veterans with Ralph Webb catching.
Secil Harris a Nebraska farmer issues a public notice to hunters using airplanes to corral coyotes on his land. He warns against invasive low altitude flights over his fields and livestock. Harris stresses privacy and farm safety while defending his property.
Gordon Charles a six year old Winnipeg boy received a gas mask while in England with his family during the September crisis. He kept the mask and was allowed to bring it home along with thousands of other children who were fitted for masks.
Dinners and visits mark a busy period in Middleport with Mrs. Charles Wise Jr celebrated at a family dinner. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Bradbury and children, and several residents travel to Columbus Cleveland and Mingo Junction. Community members report illnesses and trips, with several names noted across successive social items.
Mrs. Ida Dobbs and her daughter Miss Sarah Dobbs have bought the Tinklepaugh property on N Fourth Ave and plan to move from Front St in the fall. Joe Dobbs remains seriously ill after several months of illness.
The American Forestry Association reports forest fires consume about 36 million acres annually in the United States nearly matching the area of New England minus Connecticut.
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Hysell marked their golden wedding at home on Lincoln Hill with their five children and other relatives present. United in 1889 near Rutland, both natives of Meigs County, they spoke of long careers in civil engineering and surveying while sharing family history and church attendance at Mid Port Christian.
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