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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1937

Page

6

POMEROY-Joe Sanborn suffers heart attack near courthouse

Joe Sanborn Pomeroy suffered a heart attack Wednesday noon and collapsed on the sidewalk before the courthouse. He was carried inside, a doctor summoned, and later taken to his home on Butternut Avenue. Moving pictures will be shown in the Olive Orange School Building at Tuppers Plains each Tuesday night.

Pomeroy Joe Sanborn Butternut Ave Tuppers Plains Olive Orange

Minersville Salt Plant May Close If Rail Service Fails

Pomeroy Salt Association warned the Minersville plant could shut down harming about 40 workers if rail access cannot be arranged. The Pomeroy Civic Club pledged full cooperation, noting the loss follows abandonment of the Racine trolley line. A rail solution may require steam locomotive freight service.

Pomeroy Pomeroy Salt Association Minersville Pomeroy Civic Club Salt Company Racine Ohio River Railway and Electric Power Co Hobson Elkins W. Va W. A. Compton E. F. Robinson William Atkins William Watson

Bank Method Instruction Taught To Pomeroy Students

Firsthand information on banking methods was presented to economics students at Pomeroy High School. The Pomeroy National Bank cooperated, hosting sessions Tuesday and Wednesday with bank officials instructing the class.

Pomeroy Pomeroy High School Pomeroy National Bank

Car Truck Collision Settles After Main Street Crash

Mrs Guy Frye of Gal lipolis collided with a truck on Main Street. Police Chief Dana L Tracy led an investigation and the drivers reached a settlement.

Pomeroy Guy Frye Gallipolis Main St Dana L. Tracy

Middleport Forward Eyes Industrial Prosperity Drive

Middleport plans an industrial prosperity campaign to attract 10 prospective industries from larger cities. A key step is bonding for 50 000 to fund municipal buildings, backed by citizens and leaders who seek to shift industry to smaller communities and boost the region.

Middleport Pomeroy Bend New York Central Hobson

Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Local Visits and Club Events

Local residents share visits across Gallia and nearby towns. Notable names include Nell Tracy Ruby Wildermuth and Ruth Morris among guests. Community groups meet with elections, garden club programs, and a birthday party for Nellie Marie Fugate.

First Meigs Sail Boat Makes Debut

The first sail boat to appear on the Ohio River this season was launched Wednesday by Dr. H. D. Brown. The craft has a small cabin and showed potential in light wind during its first trial.

Pomeroy Ohio River H. D. Brown Bernice Darst Naylor

Resident at Infirmary 40 Years Succumbs

Horace G Sherman 68 died Wednesday at Meigs County Infirmary after living there 40 years Born crippled he was sibling to Joe Sherman Racine and Mrs Allen Hughes Reedsville and had a brother in Vanport Pa Burial was at Sand Hill Cemetery Long Bottom Wednesday Afternoon Raymond S Hayes 22 and Doris V Branch 22 both of Syracuse received a marriage license in probate court Tuesday

Pomeroy Horace G. Sherman Meigs County Infirmary Joe Sherman Racine Allen Hughes Reedsville van Port Sand Hill Long Bottom Raymond S. Hayes Doris V. Branch Syracuse

Middleport Social Notes Highlights Local Marriages

Miss Mary Scott, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Scott former residents now in Ashland Kentucky, marries Kline Miller of Ashland. Nancy Reed teaches in Grandview ill in Columbus hospitalized at University Hospital under Dr Thomas Lewis. Mrs Reed stays in Columbus with daughter as John Lyons and Betty Gibbs wed earlier this month. Former residents Crutchfield and Yount visit Columbus after flood changes. Red Cross staff farewell picnic at Shenang Springs. Et ta Gaskell honored with handkerchief shower. OES initiates two at Evangeline Chapter. Clarence Fisher Jr. graduates Pt Pleasant High as uncle Clarence Fisher attends. Mrs Alice Selby visits cousin H S Roush. Garden clubs plan Meigs County Fair flower show with regional director Katharine Rathburn. Camp Kinshuta hosts farewell picnics for schools. Mrs Ebersbach improved at Tampa return to Gallipolis.

Louis Reiber Union Ave Madyline Flint Christ Hospital Cincinnati Ruth Virginia Morris Harrisonville Road Elizabeth Fick Magdaline Fick Athens J. S. Clark Lasley St C. E. Warfield Marietta Charleston Lewis Smith Akron Maggie Smith Osborne St Wilbur Theobald Gilbert Circle Nelsonville Lloyd Confer Fred Bird Cedarville Belle Vaughan Anna W. Main St Bird Louis Gloeckner Pomeroy Charles Washburn Rig and Reel Company A. R. Knight George Shaw Logan Pomerley Frank Stiles John Davis Ben Fox Helen Stiles Pete Waters Zanesville Tom Morris Walter Dodson Roy Croy Mary Scott John Scott Ashland Kline Miller Miller Middleport High School E. A. Reed Columbus Nancy Reed Grandview Meigs County Garen Stansbury Grant St Katharine Rathburn Meigs County Fair Wilkesville Harrisonville Rutland Racine Middleport

Music Director Leads Orechestra Across Towns

Professor J. T. Lewis of First Ave and his daughter Mrs. William Steiff were in West Virginia where Lewis directed the county school orchestra at Wahama High School commencement and Steiff served as accompanist. Lewis, Mason County supervisor of instrumental music, has led a 30 piece county orchestra at Mason Eighth Grade commencement Point Pleasant High School commencement Wahama High School graduation and tonight the district Eighth Grade commencement. He also supervises a 70 piece band.

Middleport J. T. Lewis First Ave William Steiff West Virginia Lewis Wahama High School Steiff Mason County Mason Point Pleasant Wahama

Mrs Parfitt Seeks Divorce for Cruelty in Pomeroy

Celia Ann Parfitt petitions for divorce from John Henry Parfitt Sr in Common Pleas Court citing cruelty They wed in Gallipolis on December 30 1929 and have no children Parfitt allegedly forced her from home to live with relatives Also Dempsey Martin sues Arbelia J Martin for willful absence over three years Married March 3 1926 with no children.

Pomeroy Celia Ann Parfitt Common Pleas John Henry Parfitt Parfitt Gallipolis Arbelia J. Martin Dempsey Martin Martin

Purse snatchers thwarted by quick grab in Cleveland

Mrs. Jule Goodman chased and retrieved a cap from the youth who snatched her purse. In Boston at a sports show, Edythe Moynihan and Buel Dean correctly guessed 4 783 hooks in a glass bowl.

Cleveland Jule Goodman Boston U.P Edythe Moynihan Buel Dean

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Pomeroy Club Salt Plant Memorial Day Supplies Cycas Ewing Ohio Rutlanc ARROW Campbell & Crow Heart of Pomeroy, Ohio Pomeroy Social Notes Nell Tracy Ruby Garfield Adams Thomas Fork Gerald Wildermuth Second St Henry Jenkinson Jed Webster Spring St Frank Smeltzer Mildred Russell Margaret Wipple Glenna Williams Genevieve Sisson Genevieve Duckworth Dale Roush Lucy Gibbs Home Missionary Society Simpson Church Mulberry Ave Pearl Hysell Howard Ebersbach Robert Warner Nelle Bing Edith Mallory Lydia Ebersbach E. K. Lippincott Gertrude French Missionary M. D. Hartley Ralph Gilmore Entertains Garden Club Pomeroy Garden Club Harriet Russell Mra Downie Jean Kincaid Eleanor Wessa Betty Ketter Nellie Marie Fugate Nellie Marie Meigs Middleport Social Notes L. L. Lyons John Lyons Betty Gibbs O. E. Bechtel R. O. Grim Portsmouth Leroy Lyons Lindsay Lyons Ohio State University William Wolfe Virginia Lyons Clara Griffith Crutchfield Vandalia Howard A. Yount RED Cross Harriet Ray American Red Cross Shenang Springs Chester Road Edward French Etta Gaskell Gaskell Miss Gaskell O.E.S Evangeline R. A. Miller C. O. Fisher Pt. Pleasant High School Clarence Fisher Jr Grace Fisher Clarence Fisher Alice Selby H. S. Roush N. Second Ave Kiashuta Kinshuta Chester Flossie Frecker Vesta McCoy Irving Karr Frank White Clyde French Fred Whitlock James Arnold Ebersbach Charles Ebersbach Tampa Fila Remington General Advertising Co East Second Street China H. J. Hysell Clarence Chapman Mgr Middleport, Ohio Messenger Messenger Building W. Union Athens, Ohio BARTS D. Y. Milne Logan M. Hartley Pomeroy POLO Anklette Sox SOX
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