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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1937
Page
3
About 250 Meigs County residents attended the Meigs County Fish and Game Association banquet at the Pomeroy Gun Club. Dr L G Gribble won the Lov ing Cup with 88 of 100, edging E P Duerr who scored 80.
Real estate transfers in Meigs County during the first half of May list numerous parcels across townships including Chester, Columbia, Lebanon, Letart, Orange, Rutland, Salem, Salisbury, Middleport, Pomeroy, Scipio, Suttons, Racine Village, and accompanying grantees such as Albert and Etta Zipperich, Constance Allen, Samuel Webb, James Turner, W. E. Palmer, Raymond Fitch, Mattie Gallagher, Elva Pickens, E. Carpenter, Alma Swartz, Edward French, Grace Derry, Hila Vorkes Smith, Caroline Hyatt, R. U. Martin, Eva McElhinny, Hattie McNeal, Wilmetta Mulford, and others.
MIDDLEPORT The Sophomore Home Economics class cooked their first and last meal in the new high school kitchen. Two groups prepared meat loaf steak mashed potatoes buttered beets fruit salad chocolate pudding and iced tea for their meal in the modern facilities.
John Stevens Jr. has joined the U S Navy and is now at Hampton Roads Virginia. His brother Robert serves on the U S S Lapwing in Panama after three years in South America. Their brother Sheldon, a spring graduate, works in Charleston.
Open season goes ahead in Middleport Sunday at 2 30 p m at Pythian Park as rain does not postpone the opener. New manager Paul Swisher leads the club with Tad Bolin as catcher and an assistant.
Pomeroy social items note Marion Ward returning to Ada for work after a visit with his parents. Many locals host and visit relatives in nearby towns, including Alfred, Logan, Marysville, Athens, Cleveland, and Parkersburg, with various guests and events listed. A piano recital honors Miss Watson. plans to form a Bethany Church league and community gatherings are reported.
James Allen has moved to Gordon West Virginia for work. Mrs Mary Ferguson remains ill at Laurel Street home. G I A members hosted by Mrs William Garber on Thursday with Mrs Dea Hayes presiding. Refreshments were served. Mrs Marion Fraceh and Mrs Vannie Townsend visited Marietta on Thursday. R N Barnes is ill at home. Clara Ervin named one of 16 outstanding OSU sophomores and to Chimes honorary junior women group. she is daughter of Mr and Mrs Edgar Ervin, former locals.
Letart Falls residents met at the Community Hall to outline the annual homecoming hosted by the Letart Community Association. The event, held Monday May 31, will use the remodeled Old Brick Schoolhouse with a large modern kitchen, ample dining space, parking, and a check room for visitors and homecomers.
In Middleport a Tuesday evening fall down a stairs caused Mrs. Charles Williams Sr. to suffer broken and bruised ribs and other injuries. She is the fourth local woman injured in recent home falls. Margaret Healey and Mrs. W. G. Huddieston are convalescing from falls, and Mrs. Max Roller had surgery to remove a bone fragment from a broken arm after a stepladder fall. Mrs. Roller has been in Holzer Hospital since Wednesday.
Funeral services for Harry C. Brunker aged 66 were held at his Belpre home with burial at Greenlawn Memorial Cemetery in Columbus after a service at his mother’s home. Brunker, born in Middleport, worked as a railroad dispatcher for the New York Central. He is survived by his mother, wife Thena Hamilton Brunker, and two sisters Mrs Tilden Hoback and Mrs Edward Hulbert.
Leaders of the Daily Vacation Bible School will gather Saturday at Simpson M E Church for an all day session opening at 9 30 in the morning State leaders from various denominations will attend After a devotional period the setting up of the training schools will be arranged A covered dish potluck dinner will be served at noon.
Dr. Walter H. Hartung head of the State Health Department will address the Middleport Rotary Club this evening. Also attending are Dr. W S Ellis Meigs County Health Commissioner Dr Ralph Gregg who works in Meigs and Gallia Counties under the U S Public Health Department and members of the Meigs County Board of Health including Dr L G Gribble A B Bingham Clarence Chapman Avery Nelson and W H Swan.
Mrs. Melvin Collins Miss Flora Nease and Mrs. Katie Weber visited Syracuse Saturday with Mrs. Rebecca Cottrill and Mrs. Ellen Holter. Dana Salser Herbert Sayre John Weaver Jake Gaul and Paul Beegle attended the Cincinnati ball game Sunday. Miss Grace Salser stayed with her aunt Mrs. Robert Warner in Pomeroy Tuesday and Wednesday. Mrs. Harvey Johnson was moved Wednesday to St. Joseph Hospital at Parkersburg for observation.
Dr. P E Stanley had a Tuesday morning operation at Medical Center New York City and remains under observation in satisfactory condition. In Kerrs Run Billy Lee five year old son of Mr and Mrs Will Lee was returned home from Holzer Hospital after an injury from a auto incident Sunday.
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