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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1926

Page

2

Thirty Three Meigs Youths Sign For Training In Kentucky Camp

Thirty three Meigs county youths have been accepted as candidates for Camp Knox Kentucky this summer. Applicants must be seventeen or older and meet physical mental and moral standards. Government pays railroad fare to Camp Knox Fort Thomas or Fort Benjamin Harrison and dates run July through August.

MEIGS Kentucky Camp Pomeroy Meigs County Camp Knox Kentucky Fort Thomas Kew Fort Benjamin Har- Indiana Pease W. Schwegman Meigs Countyman Green Line Fort Thoman Cat. T. C Gallia R. W. Schwegman Starling Ald Calvin Reichman Ger Rice Lawrence Curtiss Rich Mackin Charles Neal Clarence Sanborn Charles Shumaker Preston Snowden Paul McClure Jess Swisher Charles Lewis Perry Rootestley Ely Joseph Hecox Alfred Oush John Ward

Athens district Home Missionaries meet in Middleport

Delegates from Athens Nelsonville Marietta Zanesville Racine Gallipolis Pomeroy and Midgleport attend a two day Athens district convention at the Middleport Methodist church. The event features devotions greetings reports talks and officer elections with music by the Middleport music club.

Methodist Church Middleport Athens Secre Tary T. F. Cowden Marietta E. M. McCormick Gallipolis Handolph Bowen

Middleport Conductor Otto Ley Hospitalized for Appendicitis

Otto Ley, a conductor for the New York Central Railway, was taken Monday evening to McMillian Hospital at Charles on for treatment of appendicitis.

Middleport Ottoley New York Central Railway McMillian Hospital Charleson

Pomeroy Schools Close Early Amid Grading Report

May 12 Pomeroy reports that the Pomeroy High School will dismiss Thursday after exams held Tuesday. The one month term will be 11 months this year and state officials call the school a first class high school despite circulating rumors.

Pomeroy

Drunk Payers Fine After Late Night Incident

Pomeroy May 12 Russell le who was arrested March 23 on a charge of in dication appeared at the mayor's early this morning and paid a fine of 23.19 dollars. Giles Pomeroy was brought to physicians in a semi conscious state from the effects of an alr ight drinking party. Giles later died at Holzer hospital in Gal polys from the effects and cold. Ethel Sutton returns to Wil urforce after a visit with her mother Mrs Edward Sut- Mrs Lawrence Spooner of Toledo visiting here with Mrs Julia Ep are. Elsie Farber of Charleston visits Mr Cari ne Bradford and daughter. Jile suffers from influenza.

Pomeroy Russelle Eele Otho Giles Pomeroy Giles Holzer Hospital Galpolis Pomeroy Bend Ethel Sutton Wilurforce Edward Sut Lawrence Spooner Toledo Julia Ep Elsie Farber Charleston Carine Bradford Jile

Letart Train Victim George Wolfe Laid to Rest

POMEROY May 12 The body of George Leon Wolfe 67 a Wheeling resident formerly of Meigs county was brought here for burial Wolfe died Sunday when his head was severed by a train as he and another man and boy walked along a track The funeral will be held at Letart Church at 2 p m Wednesday with burial at Plantz Wolfe lived with his stepdaughter Mrs Charles Foster of Wheeling

Pomeroy George Leon Wolfe Wheeling Meigs County Wolfe Charles Foster Letart Plantz

Bengel to Seek Re Election as Court Clerk at Pomeroy

T W Bengel announced his candidacy in the Republican primaries for the clerk of courts. He already serves three terms and filed his declaration with the election board. The filing followed Miss Freda Radford entering details with the clerk.

Sick Stomach Teaches Her a Lesson

Mrs. Alfred Fie of Brooklyn writes that daily mornings brought heaviness dizziness and sour taste. A friend recommended Carter's Little Liver Pills which relieved her constipation by cleansing the intestines gently. Druggists sold 25 and 75 cent red packages.

Brooklyn Alfred Fie Carter

County official runs in August primaries

The election clerk filed her petition to run for county recorder at the August primaries on a Wednesday. Miss Radford spent two years in the county farm bureau office and now works for O. H. Stewart, copying deeds from the county recorder's records.

Miss Radford County Farm Bureau O. H. Stewart County Recorder's Office

Stroke Takes Perry Stanert At Flora General Store Owner

PERRY STANERT, a Flora general store owner, died after a stroke suffered months ago. He passed away at his Flora home on Monday, leaving two daughters. He was a well known figure across the county.

Funeral services held for Winnie Frost and Mrs Chase

Winnie Frost of Flora and Mrs Chase of Albany had funeral services Wednesday at 10 a.m. from the church in Burlington. Burial followed in Burlington cemetery.

Winnie Frost Flora Mrs. Chase Albany Burlington

Huntington-Ohio bridge opening set for May 22 at 2 p m

The formal opening of the Huntington-Ohio highway bridge across the Ohio River will be at 2 o clock Saturday May 22. Activities will occur at Chesapeake on the Ohio side of the river.

Pomeroy Huntington Ohio River Chesapeake Ohio

Mrs Neutzling Returns Home After Hospital Stay

Mrs Walter Neutzling was brought to her Breezy Heights home from Gallipolis hospital on Tuesday and is reported to be recovering.

Pomeroy Walter Neutzling Breezy Heights Gallipolis Neutzling

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