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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1937

Page

3

Kerrs Run Boy Seriously Injured in Route 7 Collision

Billy Lee Pomeroy age 5 son of Mr and Mrs William Lee Kerrs Run was struck Sunday evening by a car driven by K McKinney of Middleport on Route 7 near Route 31. He suffered a fractured leg and head injuries and was taken to Holzer Hospital Gallipolis. Witnesses said he stepped onto the highway as the car was within 25 to 30 feet. investigators exonerated the driver as the collision was deemed unavoidable.

Pomeroy Billy Lee William Lee Kerrs Run K. McKinney Middleport Holzer Hospital Gallipolis McKinney

Residents and visitors gather in Racine notes

Local social brief lists visiting relatives from Delaware and Louisville, attendance at Legion Auxiliary conference in Gallipolis, church group meetings, school events, and weekend guests at multiple households. It closes with a national line noting South America ranking fourth in silver production in 1936 with 31.4 million ounces.

South America

Middleport Social Notes Highlight Weekend Visits

Middleport residents host and visit family at Charleston, Columbus, and nearby towns. Guests include the Wittmers, Eberts sisters, and Hunsicker family with hospital observation. eye surgery progress for Letty Besserer. a hiking party for Patricia Sherman. and several local and regional relatives attending gatherings and farewells before moves and visits.

Middleport George Wittmer Tom Ferguson Charleston Breta Leona Eberts Oreton C. O. French QO. R. Hunsicker Hamilton St McMillan Hospital James Hunsicker Letty Besserer C. F. Besserer S. Third Ave Cecil Horden Columbus Garen Stansbury Richard Horden Bertha Stevens

Miss Hennesy Gardner Lyons Smith Host Shower for Mrs. Bush

Miss Mary Eunice Hennesy Miss Lorena Gardner Miss Virginia Lyons and Miss Clara Louise Smith co hosted a shower for their friend and classmate Mrs. Fred Bush of Charleston at the home of Mrs. Florence Bush on S Sixth Ave. The event marked by a yellow and white theme featured a large decorated basket of gifts and was attended by forty relatives and friends from the graduating class of last year.

Mary Eunice Hennesy Lorena Gardner Virginia Lyons Clara Louise Smith Fred Bush Charleston Florence Bush S. Sixth Ave Bush Lois Diles Lile Diles

Philathea Women Meet at Church of Christ Tuesday

The Philathea Women of the Church of Christ will meet at the church Tuesday evening with Group Number 2 as hostesses. Basil Casto of Nitro is the guest of his mother Mrs Jo Kirby. Sunday guests included Mrs. James M Harbarger and others at the Stephenson home.

Philathea Women Church of Christ Basil Casto Nitro Jo Kirby S. Second Ave James M Harbarger Venice Harbarger William Harbarger Logan Louise Pearce G. W. Pearce Nell Thompson Robert Stephenson Arthur Art) Lewis Ohio Wesleyan University George Lewis Letty King Wooster

Pioneer Flyer Answers to Previous Puzzle

The horizontal and vertical clues span aviation terms and common word answers. The puzzle references famous French airmen, early flight feats, and related nouns while listing various terms from bone to incarnation of Vishnu.

India

Meigs Sportsmen To Hear State Officials Banquet

Ohio Conservation Commissioner Larry Wooddell and Hank Pfeiffer head the visiting state officials. They will attend a Meigs County Fish and Game Association banquet Thursday after arriving Wednesday. The Pomeroy Gun Club hosts a dinner in their honor Wednesday evening attracting several hundred attendees.

Pomeroy Larry” Wooddell Ohio Conservation Commissioner Hank” Pfeiffer League of Ohio Sportsmen Meigs County Fish and Game Association Pomeroy Gun Club

Blanche roller returns from Rebekah Assembly convention

Mrs Blanche Roller conductor of the Rebekah Assembly has returned home after a week in Sandusky where assembly officer convention was held.

Pomeroy Blanche Roller

Dinner Party Honors Greenler Birthday and Anniversary

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Greenler hosted a dinner at their Wolf Pen home Friday. Guests included Dr. Keig his wife and their son Harry Eugene of Mason City. The gathering celebrated Mr. Greenler's birthday and the couple’s wedding anniversary.

Charles Greenler Wolf Pen Keig Harry Eugene Mason City Mr. Greenler

Rites Held For Charles H Stump at Mineral Church

Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at the Mineral Methodist Church for Charles H Stump who died Sunday after a 36 hour illness. Interment was in Asbury Cemetery with pallbearers Zellman Crow Er nest Ely Hadley Ely John Taylor Fred Newton and Ira E Brooks. Rev C M Buckley officiated and a large crowd attended.

Mineral Mineral, M. E Charles H. Stump C. M. Buckley Asbury Cemetery Zellman Crow Ernest Ely Hadley Ely John Taylor Fred Newton Ira E. Brooks Beryl Burr J. P. Emish J. W. Steen J. Towris Nazarene Church Martha French Hewitts Crossing Mae Tina Scott Helen Kenneth Goodman Sally Mary Frances Chillicothe Paul Stout G. L. Stout Frank Steinmeyer New Marshfield M. G. Woods

Funeral Rites Held for Mrs. Charles Shiveler

Mrs. Charles Shiveler died Saturday at Holzer Hospital. Her funeral was held today at 2 PM at the Pomery Rock Springs Road residence with burial in Rock Springs Cemetery.

Pomeroy Charles Shiveler Holzer Hospital Rock Springs Road Rock Springs

Race Over Australia Drive to Mark 150th Anniversary

About 500 motor cars are to compete in the 10,000 mile round Australia race. The event will be a feature of Australia’s 150th anniversary celebrations next year. The route includes primitive bush tracks where wheel marks will be hard to distinguish.

Australia Sydney U.P

Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Local Visits and Changes

Pomeroy social notes list visits among residents with trips to Columbus Wheelersburg Akron and Marysville. Local engagements include a Mother's Day tribute at Bethany Church and a hospital update on Boney Mitchell. Families relocate with Grace Horton Edith Newton moving to E Main Street while Latrell Schoenleb shifts to Marysville for work.

Pomeroy Joe Beegle Harold Crum Columbus Milton Oliver Dana Oliver Mulberry Ave Cecil Woods Fort Branch Ind Woods Julius Jay Helen Sommerville Theodosia Arnold F. Buescher Bethany Church Emil Ball Holzer Hospital Gallipolis Boney Mitchell Grace Horton Edith Newton Langlotz E. Main St Horton Newton William Carman Rock Springs A. C. Jones Gerald Wildermuth Portsmouth L. A. Person Charles Findling Alfred Latrell Schoenleb Marysville Eddie Smith Wehe Terrace Leo Phillips Mary Phillips Cave St Phillips Jacob Ebersbach Ernest Allen Oregon Allen Snenang Springs

Miss Davis Entered Holzer Hospital for Observation

Miss Sue Davis left Sunday for Gallipolis where she entered Holzer Hospital for observation and possibly an operation for appendicitis.

Pomeroy Sue Davis Gallipolis Holzer Hospital

Porches and Home Improvements In Chauncey

The Chauncey items report porch screenings and home updates. W D Hines porch screened with built in frames by Noah S Harvey. Hickman home screened and painted by Arthur Sapp and S D Jackson. Evan Morgan Jr painted Mein hart home Converse Street.

George Lennigar Jacobs Ave Albert Jackson High St E. J. Karns Ellis Ave Herbert Mingus Millfield Charles Sanders

Zion Church Group Elects Officers

Zion Church class met at the Langels home with Roy Langel leading the Bible lesson. Officers elected: president Dorothy Gabriel, secretary Christine McGranor, treasurer Roy Langel. Refreshments served to class, teacher Mrs. Earl Grant, and members including Robert Dicken, Vivian Bingman, Kenneth Reeves, and others.

Chauncey Zion Church Clarence Langel Kenneth Roy Roy Langel Dorothy Gabriel Christine McGranor Earl Grant Robert Dicken Vivian Bingman Kenneth Reeves Christine

Chauncey Personal News and Local Visits

Chauncey area residents report visits and trips. Mr. and Mrs. John Anderson of Columbus stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Sanders in Millfield and visited relatives in Zanesville and Athens. Dr. C. N. Sanders and H. O. McDaniel were in Newark. Mrs. Ida Hill visited her daughter in Athens, and a Bible class at the Church of Christ in Chauncey will meet at Mrs. Burg Johnston's home. Leaf beetle larvae breathe by extending their heads into lily stem air spaces.

Chauncey John Anderson Columbus Clarence Sanders Millfield Zanesville Elizabeth Robinett Ida Hill Olive Brookins Athens Chauncey — Loyal Woman's Bible Class Church of Christ Burg Johnston Converse St A. B. Prior

Funeral service held for Mrs. C. W. Ferrel in Chauncey

Funeral services for Mrs. C. W. Ferrel of Chauncey were conducted Saturday at the Church of Christ by Rev. Gilbert Courtney. Burial took place at Greenlawn Cemetery. The service featured a quartet and floral pallbearers from the Loyal Women's Bible Class. Survivors include husband Dwight, two sisters, and several brothers.

Chauncey C. W. Ferrel Lucy Dorr Church of Christ Gilbert Courtney Greenlawn Charles Sweeney C. S. Bradfield Helen Courtney Christine Brown Loyal Women's Bible Class Carl Shafer Dan Johnson Peter Rankin Homer Johnson Thomas Hamilton Guy Brookins Ferrer Dwight Carl Giesecke Columbus Edgar Brown Newark Carlos Dorr Music Run Elmer Dorr Guthrie Center Iowa James Dorr Old Home Place

Mrs Amos Ma Theny Taken To Mercy Hospital

Chauncey residents report Mrs Amos Ma Theny, who has been ill for some time, was transported by ambulance to Mercy Hospital in Columbus on Sunday for observation and treatment.

Chauncey Amos Matheny Mercy Hospital Columbus

Class to Meet Chauncey F Eather Bible Class

The Eather Bible Class of the M. E. Church will meet Tuesday night at Mrs. Helen Ferrer residence for a combined business and social session. Mrs. Nell Jorden serves as class president.

Chauncey—F Eather M. E. Church Helen Ferrer Nell Jorden

Coolville Graduation Program Opens Week of May 23

Baccalaureate service at 8 p m Sunday May 23 opens the commencement week at Troy Township High School. Prof H T Houf of Ohio University will give the address. Commencement on May 25 features H L Sullivan Marietta superintendent of schools as speaker. Diplomas to high school graduates by Edgar Dixon and to eighth grade graduates by Kenneth C Ray. S A R medals awarded by E S Haller. Class night May 24 will be a radio broadcast. Movie tears are glycerine drops.

Coolville Troy Township H. T. Houf Ohio University H. L. Sullivan Marietta Edgar Dixon Kenneth C. Ray E. S. Haller

Mrs. Marguerite Daly Praises Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription

Mrs. Marguerite Daly of 1009 W Marion St Mishawaka Ind says the tonic helped during pregnancy with stronger nerves and appetite and aided recovery after childbirth. She endorses buying from a druggist with new tablet and large liquid sizes and notes free medical advice from Dr Pierce's Clinic Buffalo N Y.

Dr. Pierce Margueri Ite Daly W. Marion St Mishawaka Ind

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Racine John Jaccaub Homer Jaccaub Delaware W. B. Cross Cross Esther Pickens John Adams Adams the Cross Home Owen Watson Della Turner Ralph Gilmore Earl Hartenbach, Sr American Legion Auxiliary Happy Hustlers Methodist Church Chalmers Parker W. J. Krider Lockport N. Y James Jiiden Louisville Emma Jiiden W. F. Tanborey Howard Harris Billy Fred Wolfe Eagle Ridge Ward Roberts Shawnee High School Middleport Social Notes Patricia Sherman R. M. Sherman Vivienne Middleton Kathryn Lois Smith Pauley Ann Kincaid Nan Fisher Norma Jean French Sally Ann Lutz Patricia Rae DeVol Marjorie Michl Mildred Ann Wise Mary Rose Seines Miriam Jane Kauff Margaret Milhoan Naomi Gordon Dorothy French Marcella Walburn Elizabeth Moore Mary Baker June Pratt Carla Clark Norvine Egner John Barker Mark McCoy Robert Chambers Frederick Klein Teddy Reed Ann Jones Alvira Jones Harry Kelso Ella Corbin James Hood Healey Margaret Healey E. Lee Simpson Carrol Swanson Earl French Edward French Downing Roush Roushes Huntington Roush Harry James Langdon George Maze A. B. McGhee Rutland J. R. Swisher James Souders Paul Gordon John Black Downing C. R. Singleton Pioneer Flyer English Channel Air Aire France Vishnu Meigs Virginia Hanning W. D. Shingler Lu Ella Wise Shingler Harry Etaw Hockingport Errett Carmen Elizabeth Carmen Lucy Shingler Dorothy Kilgallen The 20Th Century Limited C. J. Chase Pomeroy Social Notes Ray Ellinwood Joseph Green Joe Zion Church Group Ferrel Chauncey Church Greenlawn Cemetery Athens County Savings & Loan Co Lostro Bldg Athens, Ohio Joanna de Tuscan Jack Oakie Benny Goodman Georgie Stoll Hollywood Judy Garland
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