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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 01, 1937

Page

3

Halloween Parade in Middleport Sponsored by Firemen

Middleport’s Halloween celebration drew crowds as the Firemen sponsored the event. The Middleport High School Band led the parade with orange and black uniforms, followed by caballeros, senoritas, clowns, tramps, and children. Judges Mrs. Charles Snider, Dr. G. O. Scha, George Hoeflick, and George Childs awarded prizes funded by local merchants. Prizes went to Maurice Douglas and spouse for best dressed, Earl Foit and wife for best dressed comedy pair, Bobby Hoeflick as George Washington, Judith Cluff as Little Bo Peep, Gordon Ely with a white Spitz, Eugene Miller with a hunter, Mrs. Henry Hennesy for most original costume, Harry McGuffin for most comic costume, and Norma Weyland for best decorated bicycle.

Middleport Middleport Firemen Middleport High School Charles Snider G. O. Scha George Hoeflick George Childs Maurice Douglas Earl Foit Syracuse Foit Henry Hennesy Harry McGuffin Dorothy Gosney Lee Smith Anna Barker Juanita Yeaguer Norma Weyland Goddess of Liberty

Middleport Thanksgiving Dance Brings Johnnie Lewis Orchestra

Johnnie Lewis and Orchestra, featured on three major radio networks, will perform at the Phi Delta Kappa ninth annual Thanksgiving dance. The event happens at Shiflet Hall on November 25, with the local fraternity continuing its custom of inviting a named orchestra each year.

Middleport Johnnie Lewis Phi Delta Kappa Fraternity Shiflet Hall

Albany Woman Credits Vendor for Relief from Dizziness

Mrs. George B. Climer of Albany describes in detail her fall relief after taking Vendol for dizzy spells, headaches, stomach pain, and sleep trouble. She praises the medicine's impact and urges others to consult Athens Pharmacy and Hickman’s Pharmacy in Nelsonville for information and purchase.

George B. Climer Albany Athens Vender Pergen Nelsonville Hickman Pharmy Adv

Middleport Social Notes and Local Weekend News

The Middleport column covers Society events at Heath M E Church and social visits from residents and visitors including the Dill family, Grant family, Welch and Sherman guests, and musical and club activities. It notes weddings anniversaries and family gatherings, plus a Halloween event at Phi Delta Kappa rooms and a new theft report in Pas.

Middleport Woman's Missionary Society of the Heath M. E. Church H. E. Cook Binkley Dill Dayton Dill L. A. Thomas Dorothy Probst Harry Probst H. L. Welch Gassoway W. Va N. C. Welch Ray Sherman Leo Searles Catherine Christine Grant Columbus Homer Grant Grant R. O. Grimm Portsmouth

Girls Dominate Honor Roll At Pomeroy School

POMEROY The girls outnumbered the boys 53 to 24 on the Senior High Honor Roll. First six weeks show 35 percent of seniors on the honor roll, 27 percent of juniors, and 21 percent of sophomores. Junior high members include 34 girls and 14 boys named for the roll, with 25 percent of ninth graders and 18 percent of juniors earning honors.

Pomeroy School Rose Angeletti Sophia Blazewicz Alice Davis Marie Doralis Mary E. Elberfeld Alice Finlan Dorothy Hamm Golda Heilman Violet Long Betty Story Juanita Warner Eileen Welker Charlotte Williams Jeanne Williamson Irena Wright George Brickles Max Brickles Raymond Cole Alfred Grueser Gerald Hofffner Milton Houdashelt David Kindle Donald Miller George Morris Roger Quisenberry Harold Walker Kathryn Legar Betty Leifheit Maxine Matson Vivian Mees Kathryn Mitch Margie Moore Ruth Morgan Maxine Roush Anah Smith Okla Spencer Mildred Thoma Dorothy Ward Ruth Will Grace Winebrenner David Goodwin Thomas Hennessy Ernest Jones Paul Kautz George Massar Donald Rosenbaum Jean Brenick Alberta Brickles Tressie Caldwell Flora Carr Marcella Cunningham Geraldine Gainer Dorothy Harbrecht Betty McCarley Marjorie Moore Leona Priode Carolyn Smith Eleanor Wessa Ann Louise Whaley Mary Yost Richard Campbell Delmar Hamm Robert Harbrecht Harold Heilman Edward Houdashelt Frank Kimes Karl Packard Nancy Arnold Louise Burdette Emogene Elias Joan Finlan Adele Fowler Julia Ginn Lorena Grueser Mary Harper Florence Hawk Edith Holter Margaret McCallum Mildred Miller Ernestine Rea Helen Rhodes Virginia Seyfried Angie Shain Eva Simpson Martha Smith Margaret Stanley Bernice Stowe Nora Tracy Janet Turner Lois Venable Abbie Warner Marilyn Young Eugene Brown Richard Elberfeld Paul Karr Charles Lewis Don Mullen Joseph Ohlyger Wallace Riggs Edward Stark Louanna Ebersbach Rita Gainer Jacqueline Maag Nina McCullough David Clifton Thomas Crow Jay Gloeckner Calvin Will Ruth Anna Bauer Betty Burnside Charlotte Mees Freda M. Parker Jeanette Young John Kreinbihl Weldon Pfarr

Scout Rally To Be Held In Middleport

Boy Scouts of Kinshata District will compete in firemaking signaling first aid knot tying and a sack race at a rally Wednesday evening at the Middleport High School football field In rain the event moves to the High School Gymnasium A parade led by the Middleport High School Band starts at 6 30 from Second and Rutland Streets with the rally at 7 50 sponsored by the Miraport Rotary Club to boost scout training and public display

Pomeroy Boy Scouts of Kinshata Middleport Miraport Middleport High School Second and Rutland Sts

Lindsay youths find gold necklace in dove

George Dennis and Bob Eddy of Lindsay reported a lucky start to the 1937 dove season. While cleaning their catch they discovered a 14 inch gold neck lace in the craw of a dove, and it was in good condition.

Lindsay Cal George Dennis Bob Eddy

Norwalk Pulpit Delivers 12 Inch Plant Grows Taller

In Norwalk a plant species recorded with a total height of 12 inches was observed growing to 4 feet 2 inches, leaving botanists puzzled by the unexpected growth.

Norwalk

Meigs Home Economics Teachers Meet to Review Style Show

Meigs County high school home economics teachers gather at the agricultural extension office to discuss last week's style show. Miss Avis Roush presides as they consider changes for next year. The annual event, held at the Junior High School Auditorium, drew about 300 attendees with models selected from the county high schools.

Pomeroy Meigs County Agricultural Extension Avis Roush

Pomeroy Social Notes Highlight Local Fringes and Gatherings

Local social calendar details a busy weekend with Eastern Star meetings in Cleveland attended by Marie Miller and others, plus numerous family visits and community events. Members of the Garden Club, church groups, and residents from Pomeroy and surrounding towns are noted at social gatherings, birthdays, and travel to Columbus and Athens for study and recreation.

Pomeroy Marie Miller Order of Eastern Star Helen Johnson Racine Reva Mills Harrisonville Ethel Miller Evangeline Middleport Cleveland Bentz Wolfe W. Main St John Wolfe L. A. Person J. B. Person Harry Runion Torch Harry, Jr Mary Ellen Hennessy Columbus Tom Hennessy Mulberry Ave Robert Stockstill Excelsior Salt Co Everett Tracy Ball Run Athens Herbert Spriggs Lula Smith Jackson George Smith Chester Zerkle Logan Marion Radford Union Avenue Tom Googlein Second St Pearl Hysell Harrisonville Rd O. A. Hartley Mabel Race C. A. Hartley Malcolm Hartley Lincoln Hill J. ©. Roedel East Main St Roedel Elizabeth Mohlenpach Newark Pomeroy Garden Club R. V. Ebersbach West Main St J. O. Roedel Mary Virginia Neutzling Anna Margaret Thomas Herman Mees Brick St Fred Eiselstein Charles Gloeckner William Rea Ohio University

Williams Treatment Offered With Diet Guide Ad

For over 45 years The Williams Treatment aids acid sufferers with a 32 dose bottle and diet booklet. Send ten cents, home address, and the ad to DR. D. A. WILLIAMS COMPANY MO500 East Hampton Connecticut. One bottle per person, no obligation, C O D not required. Sold since 1892.

Williams D. A. Williams Company East Hampton Conn

Predict Heavy Election Voting In Meigs County

Meigs County election officials foresee heavy turnout in the off year with about 600 absent voter ballots cast by Saturday night. In Middleport the main contest is William Robson versus H W Craig with a $10 000 bond issue. Rotary and Junior Chamber back the bond. Pomero y expects little activity amid unresolved tax levy questions. Representatives of the Pomeroy PTA attended a Friday Athens sectional meeting.

Pomeroy Meigs County Frank Fugate Middleport William Robson H. W. Craig Rotary Club Junior Chamber of Commerce Pomeraay

Picketts Honored At 30th Wedding Anniversary

More than a hundred friends gathered at the Modern Woodman Hall Burlingham to honor Mr. and Mrs. H B Pickett of Pomeroy R D 1 on their 30th wedding anniversary before they depart for Florida. The evening featured music dancing and an oyster supper.

William Fowler Beech Sr Stewart Hawkins Lisle Diles Roy Conway George Archibald Fowler M. J. Hamilton Hamilton St Hamilton Pomeroy H. B. Pickett Woodman Hall Burlingham Florida

Also Mentioned on This Page

Middleport Social Notes Women's Auxiliary of Feeney-Bennett Post American Legion Legion Hall Garden Club America W. G. Davis N. Third Ave A. W. McKay C. P. Dutton Lincoln St Melissa Hennesy Virginia Smith F. M. Cluff Walter Cluff Kansas City Merl Cluff Pasadena Calif Marie Erlewine Kroger Austin School of Beauty Culture Grant St Lewis Knopp Charleston Frank Knopp Seventh Ave George Tewksbury, Jr Mr. Tewksbury Tewksbury George Tewksbury Ohio State University Rich St Phi Delta Kappa Roy Barnes Pas Man Americas Col Roscoe Turner Lee Gehlbach Frank Hawks TWA Hal Snead Col. Turner Winifred Castle Warren Piaget Peter Killian Edward Hurley ED Graffe Marie Driscoll Gene English Benny Goodman Wabc-Columbia Helen Bolinger Dorothy Curtis Frances Elberfeld Virginia Goeglein Betty Gross Evelyn Grueser Gertrude Grueser Cecilia Harbrecht Gertrude Healy Meigs Pomeroy Social Notes Twilight Garden Club Middleport Garden Club John Seakus Carrie Nye A. O. Tracy Thomas Googlein Virgil Campbell Greta Price Theodore Reed Minnie Davis Sarah Phillips Vida Ihle Louis Reibel Ethel and Clara Garland Frank Chapman Fred Shumway Robert Leake Patrick Lochary Episcopal Church Happy Harvesters Federated Church John Terrill Everett Dailey Max Meinhart Elizabeth Huber Stricklands Dayton Strickland The Baptist Church George Shiveler Bobby Couch Betty Hysell Anna Sisson Ada Stivers Parent-Teacher Associations PTA Charles Mullen Theodore Lehew Thomas Young Sugar Run P. T. A John Terrell Clair Karr Herman Ohlinger Central Pyt.a Picketts China Carters Union St Athens County Savings & Loan CO Lostro Bldg Athens, Ohio Iva
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