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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1934
Page
3
Meigs County plans nine agricultural institutes with speakers led by L Rummel and Mrs Harbage and Amos Leon. Events run from late November into December at Tuppers Plains Rock Hat and other sites with sessions daily and total attendance expected to exceed last year.
Mrs Kingsland presided as the D A R chapter welcomed Congressman Thomas as speaker Friday. Thirty guests attended as memories of Miss Cady Whaley and tributes to the American flag were noted in the event at Kingsland.
Methodist Church groups schedule Monday, Tuesday and Thursday gatherings at homes and a Dell Mallory location. The M E Guild plans an annex, Home Mission group meets, Aid meeting follows Monthly session, and King's Heralds plan a Saturday event at Miss Sylvia’s home.
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Members of the Christian Endeavor Society will entertain at the church lecture room starting at 7 30 with a program and refreshments. A silver offering will be collected at the door.
Special Armistice Day services were held Sunday at the Baptist Church in Racine. Boy Scouts attended the service as a group. Ladies Aid will meet Friday at Mrs. Maggie Harris home. Baptist Society members will serve a soup dinner in the church basement Wednesday.
Norbert Compton of Pomeroy son of W A Compton and student at the Pennsylvania State College of Optometry Philadelphia joined the pledge banquet of the Omega Delta fraternity, a national optometric group. Formal initiation will occur at the initiation banquet with notable addresses by prominent professionals.
Deputies D L Tracy and Co F arrest James Van Dyke after railroad reports of a fire on Hobson property. Van Dyke refused to surrender, bit Tracy on the arm during the scuffle, and was brought to the county jail for further action.
Mrs Konrad Scholl hosted a Saturday afternoon party at Gravel Hill for her daughter Santa Ann turning five. From 2 to 4, pink and white decorations brightened the home as friends delivered gifts. Guests included Rosa Hackett Tula Jean Britton Barbara Melvin Connie Koehler Virginia Schaaf and others. Refreshments were served to conclude the celebration.
Middleport announces Praise and Thanksgiving Services of the Women's Missionary Society at the Presbyterian Church on Thursday evening November 22. Committee on arrangements includes Mrs. J. E. Harley as chairwoman, with Mrs. J. E. Atkinson and Miss Ann Weed assisting.
Syracuse Parent-Teacher Association holds its regular meeting in the school auditorium Tuesday night November 13 at 7 30. The program is directed by Mrs C A Springer Mrs Mert Wiggins and Mrs Will Diddle with Rev D S Mills of Columbus as speaker and song program. Grades one through four will present numbers by Misses Rachel Mills and Emma Duckworth.
Elijah Frazier 181 died early Sunday at his Silver Run home after a long illness. He is survived by his wife and a large family of sons and daughters. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at the Cheshire Baptist Church at 2 PM, with burial in Cheshire Gravel Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. William Bradfield and daughters Laura and Kathleen of Columbus visited Sunday and joined dinner at Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Tracy. William Arnold and son and wife from Columbus spent the weekend with Mrs. Arnold’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lorenzo Parker, in Minersville. Dr. and Mrs. H. W. McCloskey of Columbus visit their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. George Nye, at Lincoln Hill.
Grangers elect POMEROY Rocksprings Grange officers for the next year led by Worthy Master Amos Leonard and secretary Mrs. Ashworth. Other posts include Glen Smith overseer Helen Radford lecturer Fred Googlein steward Gerald Hartung treasurer Mrs. Burdette Pomona Alice Bailey Ceres Sara Burdette Flora Elaine Burdette gate keeper Homer Radford and ex ecutive committee member Homer Ashworth. Insurance agent William Kesterson business agent Joe Weyesmilles legislative agent Vernon Nease. Installations planned for January with next meeting set for November 23.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wood and son of Rio Grande visit the McBrides in Syracuse. James Clarke of Marietta College stays with the Clarkes in Syracuse. The Past Councilor Association meets at Guiding Star Council D of A with 14 members and one visitor. Mrs. Florence Har a is initiated, and Glen Cundiff's 19th birthday is celebrated. A newborn boy, seven pounds six and a half ounces, born November 8 to Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Daniels of Middleport.
The Junior League of the Methodist Church in Racine led by Mrs. Ernest Wingett held a masked party at the church annex Friday night with 25 members present. Costume prizes went to Best looking Virginia Bentz most comic Charles Wolf most complete Mary Jean Watson Allegra Fadley and best characterization Margaret Curtis.
Richard Vanmeter was fined 65 dollars and costs for assault and battery on his wife and held at the county jail. Lowell Wingett and Charles F. Davis were arrested on intoxication charges. Davis released with a daytime hearing to follow. Earl Powell detained on a paternity charge. Joe Renshaw jailed for non payment of an old fine. Harry Sommers held on fox in possession out of season.
Girl Scouts of Middleport Hill Top Troop No 3 led by Mrs Guy Reynolds held a wiener and marshmallow roast at Bone Hollow Saturday morning. The group, sponsored by the Philathea Women of the Church of Christ, hiked from Reynolds home on Gravel Hill at 9 30 and returned via Bradbury after a Blue Bird Patrol blaze.
Ray Russell, noted carpenter of Bradbury, died Saturday morning at his home from complications of diseases. Survived by wife and four daughters, Mrs. Charles Neil, Mrs. Lolo Harrison, Louise and Then Russell. Funeral at Bradbury Church of Christ at 2 pm with Rev. F Lt. Gardner officiating. Burial in Bradford Cemetery.
Mr and Mrs W B Cross and Mr and Mrs C B Crow visited in Parkersburg on Wednesday. Misses Ora Lesta Ola and Florence Rickard of Longdale WV visited Mrs Vinnie Wood and her son on Sunday. Mrs Ernest Wingett sustained a minor foot injury from a nail on Saturday and remains at home.
Mrs Peter Stace entertained the Five Hundred Club Friday evening with a six o clock dinner at Seventh Avenue and Palmer Street in Middleport. Three tables were in use and prizes were awarded to Mrs Richard Campbell first place Mrs John Russell second place and Mrs Elsie Tyree consolation. Mrs John Stace attended as a guest.
The dairy sector, the nation's largest single industry, risks a 25 million pound cheese surplus. A proposed remedy is for every family to consume an extra pound of cheese this week. Ohio ranks high in milk production and dairy consumption, producing 4.5 billion pounds of milk annually and second in Swiss cheese output with four million pounds yearly. Other Ohio dairy stats include 81 million pounds of butter, 12.5 million gallons of ice cream, 8.3 million pounds of cottage cheese, 2.5 pounds of cream cheese, and 43 million pounds of evaporated milk. The first Swiss cheese in the United States was made in Ohio near Alliance.
Middleport residents report weekend arrivals and visits as Mrs T C Wilson and daughter joined Mr Wilson here Saturday. James Askren wedding trip after Kentucky ceremony with B F Fultz Sr. family, plus Mrs C T Shumaker visiting Huntington relatives. University homecoming in Athens drew Miss Clair Minor and Mrs W E Melvin with travels to Parkersburg and Kentucky.
Five thousand quarts of fruits vegetables and chicken canned by relief workers from Aug 1 to Oct 1 this year. H M Bpang Athens County FERA director said the food will be distributed to emergency nursery schools during winter. Women, paid with portions of the food, worked in public schools under supervision of Mia T M Wolfe and Miss Lena Ross.
Amesville to host its annual Farmers Institute November 19 and 20 at Ames Bern High School Auditorium. State speakers H F Miller and Mrs Greg Reuwee Miller will discuss New Deal farming, with judging contests for junior and adult contestants, a varied music program, dinner, supper, and round table discussions led by Miller and supported by the Ames Bern F F A and P T A.
Stop nocturnal trips and flush poisons from kidneys with a 35 cent package of Gold Model Haarlem Oil Sapsules. Correct bladder irritation and ease backaches, leg cramps, puffy eyes and burning passages by taking as directed.
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