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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 02, 1934

Page

14

Garfield Will Speak at Pomeroy Meigs County Rally

James R. Garfield son of the former president will speak at a Meigs County Republican rally at the Courthouse in Pomeroy with Mrs A J Kyle on program. A torchlight parade precedes the meeting and music by two bands a quartet and a drum corps.

Pomeroy James R. Garfield United States A. J. Kyle Floyd F. Mees Meigs County Republican Campaign Committee Chester Long Bottom Reedaville Bashan Columbia Township Harrisonville Downington Darwin John A. Lloyd Mees

Pomeroy records divorce for John Ruschel and Iona Ruschel

John Ruschel and Iona Ruschel have been granted a divorce by the clerk of courts. The action cites extreme cruelty as the cause. The final title to the real estate owned by Ruschel before marriage in Middleport remains with him.

Pomeroy John Ruschel Iona Ruschel Clerk of Courts Ruschel Middleport

Retirement tribute to J. W. Wolfe on long service

J. W. Wolfe of South Sixth Avenue retired from the Southern Ohio Electric Company on October 15. A group of employees visited his home Wednesday and presented him with a chair and ottoman as a token of remembrance for his long service.

Middleport J. W. Wolfe South Sixth Avenue Southern Ohio Electric Company

Federated Church Ditter Sermons On Perturbing Omen

Rev. R C Ditter speaks at Federated Church Sunday morning on A Most Perturbing Omen using Luke 19 41 42. Sunday School starts 9 with 15 minute song service Miss Catherine Schaaf at console. Church services at 10 Junior Choir anthem Miss Isabel Fick at console. Young People's League meets 6. St Pauls Evangelical Minersville holds 2 30 service Rev Ditters topic Shall I Be Forgiven.

Young People's League St. Paul's Evangelical Church Minersville Ditter

Syracuse Personal News Highlights Spanning Several States

Wiliam Reynolds of Rochester, Pa, visits George Jenkins and family. Mrs Henry Zeiher and Mrs Curtis Lallance spend time at Washington Bottom with the ill Mrs Alex Boro. Miss Dora Cobb returns home after months in Huntington, Charleston and Spring Hill with relatives. S. S Frank and son Gerald visit the Duckworths in Nelsonville. Fred Jenkins and son with Miss Freda Jenkins tour Cincinnati with Arthur Lovett and family. Ed Howell of Racine spends Sunday with the Stowe family. D G Long of Plattsburg, C, weekend guest of D B Williams.

Wiliam Reynolds Rochester George Jenkins Henry Zeiher Curtis Lallance Washington Alex Boro Dora Cobb Huntington Charleston Spring Hill W. Va S. S Frank Gerald Nelsonville Richard Duckworth Fred Jenkins Freda Jenkins Cincinnati Arthur Lovett Ed Howell Racine Frank Stowe D. G. Long Plattaburg, C D. B. Wiliame

Affair Is Successful Street Parade and Dance

Middleport held a large parade and dance sponsored by the American Legion on Wednesday night. Despite bad weather it was reported a success with prizes awarded for best costumes.

Middleport Street The American Legion

Syracuse PTA Holds Regular Meeting With Halloween Program

Syracuse regular PTA meeting was held Tuesday night at the school auditorium featuring a Halloween program. Prizes went to Earl Zerkle for best talk on love, J. C. Hallam for best talk on life, Roscoe Horden and Mrs. Roscoe Horden for best dressed, C. B. Weese for most comic man, Lawrence Grueser for most comic man, Maxine Rawlings and Mary Elizabeth Caulkins for best dressed children.

Syracuse Parent-Teacher Association Earl Zerkle J. C. Hallam Roscoe Horden Mra C. B. Weese Lawrence Grueser Maxine Rawlings Mary Elizabeth Caulkins

October car sales by Meigs County dealers

Forty four new cars were sold in October according to the Meigs County Clerk of Courts Horton Brown. The breakdown shows thirty two passenger cars and twelve trucks.

Pomeroy Meigs County Horton Brown

Two marriage licenses issued in Pomeroy probate court

Victor Corwin aged 25 of Buchtel and Florence Martion 23 of Pomeroy obtained a license Thursday afternoon and wed by Justice J W McCullough. C H Ogden 40 of Carpenter and Neva Bolton 33 of Pomeroy obtained a license Thursday morning to marry by Rev Harley Bolton.

Pomeroy Victor Corwin Buchtel Florence Martion Justice of Peace J. W. McCullough C. H. Ogden Carpenter Neva Bolton Harley Bolton

Additional Old Age Pensions Announced in Meigs County

Meigs County lists further old age pension awards made on or before October 20. Names and amounts cover Flora Barnhill 14, J. Blake 12, D. Justis 12.50, and more across Syracuse, Harrisonville, Reedsville, Long Bottom, Columbia, Minersville, Tuppers Plains, Racine, Pomeroy, Letart Falls, Sumner, Downington, Portland, Pratts Fork, Vinton, Coolville, and Chester. Awards include multiple 12.50s and several 14 17 and 18 dollar entries for residents such as Fannie Creekbaum, George Warner, Phoebe Tribbett, Mary Casey, and Jeremiah Nuby.

Pomeroy Meigs County Flora—Mary Barnhill W. F. Midkiff Reedsville Addie Blake Edgar Blake Charles Chevalier Marissa Dye Ida Borham Columbia Buchannan Priscilla Chevalier Wilbert Chevalier J. N. Evans Anna Hensley G. B. Hensley William McNamee David Reod James Rariden Alma Stotter Sarah Saunders Phoebe Tribbett Rhoda Thompson Anna van Bieber Alice Barber Joen Coen Minersville Fannie Creekbaum Alvira Warner George Warner Emma Radford Tuppers Plains L. W. Cole H. L. Patton J. K. Swindler Racine Margaret Davis Eli Davie Kaltes Daly M. Grimm John Goodrich Will Harris Ellen Holter Emory McBride Rachel McElroy Sarah Quillen Capt George Smith Nancy Smith Jeremiah Nuby Carpenter—Letha Humphrey James Dudgeon Letart Falle W. H. Donahew J.D. Hiney George Hawthorne Hemlock Grove G. W. Erwin Andrew Spencer Susan Spencer Locetta Willard Dexter Lena Johnson Anna Sidenstricker Sumner W. A. Logan Downington Charles Fannie Myers Elmer and Loretta Spoon Thomas Tousley Portland W. A. Postiewall Pratts Fork Albert Quivey Vinton Robert Riggs Coolville R. D William Rowland Chester Ida Ridenour

Pomeroy Woman Hosts Lunch Club in Columbus

Miss Lizzie Lyman entertained the Pomeroy Salt and Cinder Club at her Columbus home with a noon luncheon. The club is a former Pomeroy women’s organization now living in Columbus.

Pomeroy Lizzie Lyman Pomeroy Salt and Cinder Club Columbus

Elderly Middleport Voters Apply for Ballots

Among the oldest applicants in Middleport are three First Ward residents. Mrs. Mary Dawson aged 87, Mrs. Sarah Tewkesbury aged 92, and Mrs. Victoria Stansbury aged 85 have filed for ballots.

Middleport Mary Dawson Sarah Tewkesbury Victoria Stansbury

Sunny Kellogg All-Bran Promises Health Benefits

An advertisement promotes Kellogg's All-Bran as a cereal that adds bulk to meals to ease constipation. It claims safety and similarity to leafy greens, notes fiber absorbs moisture to form a soft mass, and mentions vitamin B and iron. Two tablespoons daily advised. see a doctor for serious illness.

Kellogg's Kellogg

Honor Roll list for MIDDLEPORT High School first six weeks

The first six weeks honor roll for Middleport High School includes Freshman Violet Hartinger Melissa Hennesy Alice Mourning Olivia Reed Mary Jane Roush Sophomores Laurence Bradford Janice Collins Phyllis Diles Florence Fraser Mary Grate Willa Hill Frances Pullin Eleanor Roush Wallace Russell Harvey Tucker Juniors Rosalie Carroll Lois Diles Mary Eunice Hennessy Charles Lewis Elwood Lewis Sybil McCoy Charles Pickens Catherine Roush Sophia Staats Hazel Thomas Seniors Emma Jean Beahrs Beulah Burdette Kathleen Bush Frances Curtis Helen Dars Dorothy Gardner Mildred Graves Martha Heines Evelyn Koss.

Middleport Violet Hartinger Melissa Hennesy Alice Mourning Olivia Reed Mary Jane Roush Laurence Bradford Janice Collins Phyllis Diles Florence Fraser Mary Grate Willa Hill Frances Pullin Eleanor Roush Wallace Russell Harvey Tucker Rosalie Carroll Lois Diles Mary Eunice Hennesy Charles Lewis

Middleport Socials and Visits Highlight Local News

Middleport notes show the Needle and Thimble Club meeting with Mrs. Entsinger on Lincoln Street. Local families welcome relatives visiting from New Lexington Columbus Blue Creek Parkersburg notes and hospital updates. A pie sale by the Sanborn Missionary Society is planned for November 3 and a Phi Delta Kappa dance honored newly married couples. Rummage sale by Philathea Women of the Church of Christ is described as successful.

Grace Sauvage Columbus Iow Earl Lama Gravel Hill W. G. Huddleston Charleston Dolph Work Blue Creek W. Va D. A. Howell John Talbott Joan Parkersburg Fred Healy St. Joseph's Hospital Sanborn Missionary Society K. of P. Hall Phi Delta Kappa Philathea Women Church of Christ

Mrs Wolfe of Middleport Dies at 75

Mrs John Wolfe aged 75 died Thursday morning at the home of her son W C Wolfe on Gravel Hill after illness. She leaves four sons C W Wolfe Gordon Wolfe Edgar Wolfe Shirley Wolfe and a daughter Mrs Ben Wyman. Burial will be in Cheshire Gravel Hill Cemetery with funeral arrangements not yet completed.

Wolfe Middleport John Wolfe W. C. Wolfe Gravel Hill C. W. Wolfe Gordon Wolfe Edgar Shirley Wolfe Ben Wyman Cheshire Gravel Hill

Bailey Run School Receives Flag and Bible from D A Council

Theodorus Council of the D A presented Bailey Run School with a flag and Bible. Pupils performed a program of songs recitations and a play for the occasion.

Pomeroy—Theodorus Council D. of A Bailey Run

Funeral Rite Held for Former Middleport Resident M L Fisk

Funeral services for M. L. Fisk well known former Middleport resident were conducted Thursday at 8 p.m. at his Columbus home. After services the body was taken to Boone Iowa for burial, Fisk birthplace and childhood home of his wife. Attendees from Middleport included E R Tompkins George Grindley Mr and Mrs Ben Fultz Sr M J McCarty Ross Lueken and R F Folden and others.

Fisk Middleport M. L. Fisk Columbus Boone Iowa Mr. Fisk E. R. Tompkins George Grindley Ben Fultz M. J. McCarty Ross Lueken R. F. Folden

Halloween Party Held by Syracuse Guiding Star Council

Syracuse Guiding Star Council No 124 Daughters of America hosted a Halloween party at the Junior Hall on October 25. Prizes were awarded for best dressed lady to Mrs. Elizabeth Duckworth and to Mary Elizabeth Caulkins, among others.

Syracuse Guiding Star Council Daughters of America Elizabeth Duckworth Mary Elizabeth Caulkins

Local Contest Names Best Dressed Figures

Maxine Rawlings named best dressed child while Walter Cleland of Racine earned best dressed man. Mrs Earl Fort and Mrs Florence Horden won for most comic dressed man and woman, with Mildred Lisle recognized as best dressed child.

Maxine Rawlings Walter Cleland Racine Earl Fort Florence Horden Mildred Lisle

Quilting Day Held by Ladies Aid Society in Syracuse

Members of the Ladies Aid Society of the Presbyterian Church hosted an all day quilting event at their regular meeting place on Fourth Street. A noon potluck dinner was served to a group including Mrs. Hazel Clark Mrs. Elizabeth Quick and daughter Mrs. Grace Weese Mrs. Ella Hallam Miss Tibbie Potts Mrs. Mettie Lighthouse Mrs. Mary Snowball Mrs. Margaret A. Nease Mrs. Johannah Matthews Mrs. Lucille Duckworth and Mrs. Janey Wood.

Syracuse Ladies’ Aid Society the Presbyterian Church Fourth Street Hazel Clark Elizabeth Quick Grace Weese Ella Hallam Tibbie Potts Mettie Lighthouse Mary Snowball Margaret A. Nease Johannah Matthews Lucille Duckworth Janey Wood

Entert Ains Pomeroy Masked Pup Eve

An article fragment describes a social event at Pomeroy with a masked party advancing prizes and refreshments. Names mentioned include Mrs. Kenneth Mica, Thelma Michael, Mary Woogan, Ma Bailey, Edith, and Van Con Strat.

Pomeroy Donovan Raiia Kenneth Mic Irahae Thelma Michael Kenneth Michael Mary Woogan Ma. Bailey Edith

Council Meeting Tonight At Seven O'clock

A city council session is scheduled for tonight at seven o'clock. The agenda includes routine town matters and public comments.

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