J. S. Frank Honored for Long Chester Institute Attendance
The Fifty-second Farmers Institute at Chester Township High School drew about 300 people. In the evening session a tribute honored J. S. Frank for attending all 52 Chester institutes.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1939
Page
3
Homemakers Plan To Distribute Christmas Baskets
Future Homemakers Club members and instructor Miss Louise Drake met at the high school to plan entering the national group. President Miss Mary Jean Bailey led the session and December 10 was set for making candy and dressing dolls for needy families with December hosts Martha Robson Dorothy Mankin and Dorothy Barsotti.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Future Homemakers Club
Louise Drake
Mary Jean Bailey
National
Future Homemakers
Martha Robson
Dorothy Mankin
Dorothy Barsotti
Miss Drake
Simpson Church Plans For Week Announced
Simpson Methodist Church announces morning service at 10 30 with the topic The Fellowship of Redemption led by Rev Warren H Bright and a 9 15 church school under superintendent Emil Ball. Evening service at 7 00 titled What Men Need Most follows.
Merchants Reorganize For Holiday Season in Middleport
Middleport A reorganization of the Middleport Business Men's Association occurred Wednesday evening at City Hall. Elected officers for the coming year are N. C. Welch as president, Kelly Grogan as vice president, William Stansbury as secretary, and L E. Miller as treasurer. The group will again sponsor the Santa Bonus plan with a tentative opening date of November 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport Business Men's Association
N. C. Welch
Kelly Grogan
William Stansbury
L E. Miller
Pomeroy Social Notes Preview Christmas Plans and Club News
Pomeroy social notes list Rebekah Association activities at Mrs. Viola Grueser’s home with plans for a December 13 Christmas party at Mrs. Florence Howell’s. Secret Pals gift exchange, games with awards to several members, and refreshments noted. Also mentions housekeeping moves, Shakespeare Club hosting, and Junior Shakespeare new members plus upcoming cake sale and Christmas meeting plans.
Fourteen Converts in Salvation Army Revival in Pomeroy
A Salvation Army revival at 104 W Main St Pomeroy ended last Sunday night. Fourteen converts were secured and the campaign was deemed a success. Major W W Hinshaw announced November plans for a weekly prayer meeting and Bible class. James Gates will lead Sunday School at 2 30 each Sunday. Lieut Howard Burr will lead Sunday night evangelistic service at 7 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Salvation Army
W. Main St
W. W. Hinshaw
James Gates
Middleport
Howard Burr
Cheaper Contact Lenses Foreseen by Optician
Dr William Feinbloom of Philadelphia told the Pennsylvania Optometric Association a new lens production method will make contacts affordable for the average wearer. He said prices previously from 150 dollars per pair will drop and fittings will be completed in about a week instead of months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
William Feinbloom
Pennsylvania Optometric Association
Vendol Promises Relief from Constipation and Nuisance Ailments
Richard Lamm of Springfield Ohio credits Vendol with rapid relief from daily constipation and related symptoms including headaches bloating gas and fatigue. He cites improvements within days and recommends Vendol, sold at Athens Pharmacy and Hickmans Drug Store among others, as a trusted remedy from herbal roots and alkalines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Lamm
Section St
Springfield
Ohio
Athens
N. Court St
Hickman
Nelsonville
Adv
Class Gives $75 to Heath Church Budget
Heath Methodist Church Class 12 met at the home of Mrs. C M Hennesy. They voted to give 75 dollars to the church budget and planned fund raising for remaining winter months. Members pledged a penny a day in mason jars and will return the bottles at the next meeting for the annual Christmas party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Heath Methodist Church
C. M. Hennesy
Kelly Grogan
Roy Garnes
Clyde Fisher
L. W. McComas
Gordon Harris
Middleport social and personal notes fill local pages
Middleport teachers met at the high school for a session led by M A White reviewing Education at the Crossroad. Social clubs held dinners and games at homes with plans for a Christmas party. Local residents and families changed homes, visited Gallipolis, or recovered from illness. California officers on a tour bus were involved in a crash near Salinas with nineteen officers assisting the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
M. A. White
Bode
William Bradford
Frank Abbott
William Garber
John Dillard
Louise Drake
Lucille Dutton
Gordon Harris
Miss Morehart
Salinas
Cal
California Highway Patrolmen’s Association
Santa Cruz
WPA Street Paving Project Moves Rapidly
Rapid progress on the Lasley Street WPA paving project this week includes the concrete pour on the steep section past Sugar Run School. The 22 foot wide portion with curbs will be completed. beyond the grade the street narrows to 18 feet and old curbing will be replaced during pouring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Lasley St
Sugar Run School
Osborn St
Local photographers capture Middleport and Pomeroy bands
Photographers Middleport Willard Mc Master and Gene Wyatt covered high school groups this week. Last night the band was photographed after practice for the Middleport Pomeroy Thanksgiving tilt. tonight the Yellow Jackets coached by Marshall MecCuen may take the spotlight if weather allows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Willard McMaster
Gene Wyatt
Middleport- Pomeroy
Marshall MecCuen
Garden Club Entertained by Mrs Hysell
Twilight Garden Club members gathered at Mrs. Dey Hysell home on Harrisonville Road for an evening of business and debate. President Fred Shumway led the meeting with a herb and its use roll call. a plant versus garden design debate featured Mrs. Frank Chapman and Mrs. I J Clark. Refreshments followed and a tribute to the late Charity Senkus was arranged for the club minute book with a poem by Mrs. A O Tracy. The schedule notes a Christmas party to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charity Senkus
Twilight Garden Club
A. 0. Tracy
Social gathering hosted at Mrs Peoples home
The event was held at the home of Mrs. C. E. Peoples on Butternut Avenue with assisting hostesses Mrs. Cora Webb and Mrs. Caddie Wickham helping in arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Peoples
Butternut Ave
Cora Webb
Caddie Wickham
Men to Present Unique Mission Service at First Church
The First Presbyterian Church will host a men’s missionary program at the 10:30 a.m. service led by A. A. Dillard and Harold Sauer’s class with talks by J. H. Grate and Sauer. Edgar Ervin will preside and O. H. Stewart will lead devotionals. Clifford Cunningham will supervise special music. The Fire Department later reported a leaf fire at Ami Woodyard’s home in Middleport, quickly contained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
First Presbyterian Church
A. A. Dillard
Harold Sauer
Edgar Ervin
O. H. Stewart
J. H. Grate
Clifford Cunningham
Masons Plan Sunday Open House For New Temple
Sunday afternoon will feature open house at the Masonic Temple on Mulberry Ave for the public to view remodel work. The temple, formerly an armory, has undergone extensive improvements over several months ahead of the formal dedication Tuesday with many fraternal notables attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Masonic Temple
Mulberry Ave
More American Toys Exported to Europe
Washington reports toy manufacturers boosted exports amid unsettled world conditions. In the first eight months this year exports rose 17 percent from last year, totaling $1,892,140.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Washington
IUP
Department of Commerce
Amendment Simplifies Burley Tobacco Quotas
Edson F E Roush Meigs County AAA chairman says new Farm Act amendments shift burley tobacco quotas from pounds to acreage basis. Cooperating farmers may market all tobacco grown on their allotment without penalty. Small farm allotments bear a similar relation to regular farm allotments as in prior years. 1940 allotments likely about 10 percent below 1930 levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Burley
Edson FE. Roush
Meigs County
Roush
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. S. Frank
Farmers’ Institute
Chester Township
Chester High School
Brow
Joseph Fichter
Oxford
Geneva Humphreys
Meigs
Institute
Pearl Mora
C. C. Reed
I. C. Meredity
Elmer Kautz
Mattern
Chester Institutes
Reverend Brown
Fichter
Stephen Foster
Grange
Chester Grange
Chester Garden Club
MT. Union
Pomeroy Social Notes
Pomeroy Personals
Joe Gloeckner
Harry Feiger
Pete Stace
Kananga
Arthur Rosenbaum
Shakespeare Club
Lincoln Hill
Simpson Methodist Church
J.O.F
Shakespeare
Shirley Duerr
Main St
Miriam Anna Holmes
Betty Hoffner
Louanna Ebersbach
Jean Mallory
Barbara Wildermuth
Ruth Leifheit
Jacqueline Maag
Wanda Potts
Jeanette Bramlage
Louise Burdette
Wilma Stivers
Rita Duffy
Angie Shain
Mary Martha Smith
Optician
Richard Lanum
Heath Church
Middleport Social Notes
Meigs Temple No. 153
R. B. Laughead
K. of P. Hall
William Lowe
Katherine Anderson
Ben Fultz
Mary Jane
Fultz
Paul French
H. L. Ward
B. F. Fultz
E. R. Tompkins
Harry McMaster
N. ‘Second Ave
O. L. Roush
Horace McElhinney
Robert Blizzard
Parkersburg
Mary
Gallipolis
Grate
William Belcher
Clarence Ebersbach
Don Davis
Lloyd Helrich
Mildred Ohlinger
Front St
Miss Ohlinger
Carson's
Ezra Zuspan
Kaylong
W. Va
Harry Stover
Jane Davis
Tewksbury
Rose Barker
S. Second Ave
Dale Carl
Swift
Cline Matthews
Cari
State Highway Department
Wayne Gibbons
Rocky Glenn
Gibbons
Roup
Cole St
Griff Lewis
N. Third Ave
Everett Bachner
Davis
Garden Club
Ami Woodyard
Masons
New Temple
Mark
Ray
LeXoy
N.Y
Gray
Trytt Tcochs
Clover Farm
Brazil
Choc
Grahams
Sterling Dips
Clor. Fm
Jel Clover Farm
Fir
Pickle
Iniess
Dile
Glendale
Virginia Royal Brand
Pascal Celery
B. Jar
New State
Texas Marsh
York
Ibs
Indiana
Jersey
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