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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1938
Page
3
In Meigs County the governor elect John Bricker's plurality over Charles Sawyer rose to 2505 after a late official count. A coding error had listed Sawyer's Silver Run vote as 174 instead of 74, changing the prize contest results. winners will be chosen again on the basis of 2500 plurality.
Local reports detail church meetings at the M E church including confirmations and a Farmers Institute with speakers from Marietta and Richmond Indiana plus county agents. Officers elected included Hawley and Lewis. Residents attend garden club, birthday party, and flower show as election day yields 215 votes. The last item notes a rheumatism cure claim from Sydney Australia involving bull ant stings.
Local newspaperman T Roland Cowie paid off a series of election bets in Pomeroy Thursday. He rolled Police Chief Walter Wolfe in a wheelbarrow, wore a smock and apron with I Voted for Lawyer Ouch, cheered Governor elect Bricker from the Civil War monument, and swam in the Ohio River after a crowd of 200 watched. John Gilmore won the wager. The mayor had approved the final swim. In Middleport Racine Garden Club held a flower show school with regional director Garen Stansbury and several club members in attendance.
Fred Bartels a 47 year old World War veteran was found dead in bed Thursday morning by his cousin Miss Anna Bartels at the Minersville home he shared. Death is believed due to a heart attack. He leaves several brothers and sisters and was a member of Drew Webster Post American Legion.
Mr and Mrs Otho Burson and family moved from their Athens County farm to their farm here. One hundred twenty relatives and friends gathered at the home of Mr and Mrs William Nicholson Sunday for their Golden Wedding anniversary.
Dr. and Mrs. FE F Maag with niece Miss June Dilgard travel from Columbus to northern Michigan for a two week hunting camp near Grand Marais in the Superior game preserve. Last year they returned with bear skins and meat shared with friends.
Mrs. Lula Mason entertained her bridge club at her Walnut Street home last night. Mrs. Hollis Scott of Gallipolis joined the club as a guest member.
Rev N R Athey of the Ohio Anti Saloon League travels through Columbus en route to Gallipolis. Numerous local residents host relatives and visitors including Mr and Mrs Wayne Gibbons and family. Others visiting or traveling include J W O Neil, the Ryan family, McCarty family, and Mrs D J Sullivan with Maria Cavin in Charleston and Gallipolis trips.
Middleport native and longtime Kanawha and Michigan and New York Central railroad man Uncle Jim Stevens retires after 52 years of service. He settled in Middleport in 1902 after the terminal moved from Point Pleasant and began as water carrier for track workers.
Pomeroy social notes describe Bethany Church Queen Esther Class gathering at Mrs. Hiram Fisher home in Minersville and Mrs. Delbert Chase hosting a contract bridge evening in Harrisonville. Gamma items list pledges at Ohio State University for Sigma Delta Chi and DAR chapter entertainments at Mrs. Finsterwald's home alongside local visits and hospital news.
Mr. and Mrs. Denna and Mona Smith return from a two week visit in Web see Menenty West Virginia. Mrs. Smith ill. Local visits include Marion Slater with John Taylor. Minnie Evans visiting Long Bottom. Evert Evans parents hosted by them. Kim Shain hip fracture condition unchanged. Various locals including Hallie Tucker family, Arden Ours, A H Bailey in Columbus, Milford Cole at Antiquity, and Raymond Ervin B E Orr Gus Stout John Eynon at stock sales in Gallipolis. William Van Cooney and son Roy visited Elbert Xemsooney at Paden City recently.
Plan for a Wednesday night revival at Bradbury Bradbury Bradford Pom eroy and Middleport features Evangelist O W Williams of McArthur speaking on The Sleeping Christians Two fourth generation Bradbury Church of Christ descendants came forward Baptismal service set for Sunday at 3 pm in Middleport with a Sunday night celebration of the church's first decade.
In Pomeroy the three mill tax levy passed by a 771 to 740 vote, with a 31 vote plurality. Prosecutor Webster will send a council resolution to the Ohio Tax Commission to rule on compulsory force and whether the levy can be enacted. Rev C Price of Rutland will speak at Forest Run Baptist Church Sunday at 11, with a 2:30 afternoon program sponsored by church deacons.
Jack Dempsey the Manassa Mauler flew from New York to Parkersburg and arrived in Meigs County today to meet hundreds of schoolchildren at the Middleport athletic field before the Yellow Jacket Glouster Tom Cat game. He will referee boxing at the New Haven Community Building at 8 15 this evening, arranged by Charles McMaster as head of the local celebration committee.
In MIDDLEPORT the First Presbyterian Church invites the Rev. J. D. Ryan and family to occupy the pulpit at all services. Rally day opens Sunday School at 9 15 am with planned musical features and a large attendance expected. Mrs L J Heiner is Sunday School superintendent. Services follow at 10 30 am and 7 pm.
Pomeroy High School will hold the second annual Harvest Carnival Friday and Saturday November 18 and 19 in the Junior High auditorium. Exhibits booths side shows dancing baby show and minstrel show are planned. Proceeds go to buy a motion picture projector with sound.
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