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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 20, 1936

Page

3

Doughboy Minstrels Delight Pomeroy Audience

Applause greeted the Doughboy Minstrels as Drew Webster Post No. 39 American Legion staged its annual show at the Junior High Auditorium. Verna Baker and Agnes Murphy drew praise, five year old Betty King and Danny Rosenbaum impressed, but illness kept some performers away. Proceeds aid the Legion Christmas basket fund with a second performance planned in Meigs County communities.

Pomeroy Doughboy Minstrels Agnes Murphy Murray City Miss Baker Betty King Danny Rosenbaum Edith Bobo Legion Quartet Legion Meigs County

Busy Bee Class meeting postponed for play practice

Middleport residents note the Busy Bee Class meeting is moved to accommodate a practice session for the Baptist Church play First Commandment. The play is scheduled for next Monday and Tuesday, November 23 and 24, in the Pearl Street gym.

Middleport The Baptist Church Pearl S1 J. B. Downing Springfield Walter Hayes Jecond Ave Jonering Calvin Burford C. L. Brooks Sixth Ave Main St Carl Mossman A. J. Conde Mayes Third Ave Lottie Fugate Mill St D. A. Howell R. Kaser Hulda Klein

Pomeroy Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Club Events

Social notes detail visits by residents to relatives in Pickerington Long Bottom Gallipolis and Clifton plus trips to Columbus for the Ohio State Michigan game. Local gatherings include church class party cooking demonstration home parties and club card nights with guests listed.

Pomeroy Mose Darst Pickerington Darst Claude Darst E. Main St William Matlack Long Bottom A. D. Ashworth Robert Runion Coolville L. A. Person Edward Jenkinson Gallipolis Jesse Brewster Mack McMillin Logan Jessie Young Clifton Young John Chase Wehe Terrace Rutland E. K. Lippincott Columbus Belle Carleton Mulberry Ave Verlie Conway Methodist Church Ohio Power Company Wyllis McMurray Torch Harry Runion Runion Harry Roush Kenneth Sadie Lucille Durst Main St Marietta John Durst Zanesville Alfred Genheiber Cincinnati Philip Meier George Sauders Rudolph Pellage Chicago Charles Lytle Bob Butternut Ave Baptist Church B. F. Turner Clifford Jenkinson

Three Tables Play At Mrs Ebersbachs Home

Mrs Raymond Ebersbach hosted her contract club at her W Main Street home on Wednesday evening. Three tables played and prizes were awarded to Mrs Carl Shields and Mrs D W Ashworth. Refreshments were served.

Boices Raymond Boice Mulberry Ave Robert R. Boice Henry Ewing Clair Karr Raymond Harbrecht Clay Bryan Frank Johnson Harry Smith Lasley St Norma Klees Kathryn Terrell Wetzgal St Raymond Ebersbach W. Main St Carl Shields D. W. Ashworth

Baptist Church Women Meet at Simpson M E Church

Seventy attended the Federated Church women’s gathering at the Simpson M E Church in Pomeroy. A luncheon followed at 1 PM and Mrs. Dr. A R Stark led the program while Mrs. J H Morrow from Wellston spoke as district president of the Methodist Home Missionary Society. Mrs. Frank Buescher sang two solos with piano accompaniment by Mrs. Ben Neutzling. Mrs Stark closed with prayer. Also reported, Mrs. George Henderson Burlingham was moved to Sheltering Arms Hospital in Athens after illness and surgery. her condition was described as satisfactory after her son-in-law and daughter Mrs. Cuckler returned from Athens.

Pomeroy Federated Church Women's Simpson M. E Baptist Chuch A. R. Stark J. H. Morrow Wellston Methodist Home Missionary Society Frank Buescher George Henderson Burlingham Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens

Byrd's Polar Dog Returns Home to Ely Minnesota

Tom Pratt the famous sledge dog that accompanied Admiral Byrd to the South Pole and later toured the nation is back home in Ely Minnesota. The husky was a gift from a polar expedition member to Clarence Chinn, owner of a line of northern Minnesota sledge dogs.

Byrd Ely Minn U.P Tom Pratt Admiral Byrd South Pole Clarence Chinn Minnesota

Chief Cruiser Indianapolis to Carry Roosevelts to Pan American Conference

The U S cruiser Indianapolis will carry President Roosevelt from Charleston South Carolina to Buenos Aires Argentina for the December 1 opening of the Pan American peace conference. Capt Henry K Hewitt commands the ship which will stop at Trinidad for fuel and at Rio de Janeiro for a reception. Roosevelt beams a neighborly smile as he prepares for the gathering of 21 American republics.

U. S Indianapolis Roosevelt Charleston S. C Buenos Aires Argentina Henry K. Hewitt Trinidad Rio de Janeiro Brazil

Seyfried Sisson Marriage Announced in Rutland Area

Mr and Mrs Roy Seyfried announce the marriage of Myrtle Kathleen Seyfried to Joseph Sisson. The ceremony was performed Thursday by Rev G N Perkins in Rutland. Myrtle, a Pom eroy High School graduate, has trained as a nurse at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis and will live with the Sisson family in Rutland. Coronation flags and hunting regalia shipped from Manchester to dominions and crown colonies, many small hand flags for school children included.

Pomeroy Roy Seyfried Myrtle Kathleen Joseph Sisson George Sisson G. N. Perkins Rutland Sisson Pomeroy High School Holzer Hospital Gallipolis Manchester Eng U.P

Mrs McCarty Hosts Auxiliary Luncheon in Middleport

Mrs M J Mc Carty assisted by her sister Mrs Dea Hayes entertained members of the Grand International Auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Railroad Engineers with a 1 pm luncheon at the McCarty home. Covers were laid for 14. Afterward president Mrs Hayes led a brief business session and the afternoon was social.

Middleport M. J. McCarty Dea Hayes Grand International Brotherhood of Railroad Engineers McCarty Hayes

Waialua Fishermen Win Patent For Hook and Spear

At least two Waialua fishermen believe they have a new edge for American anglers. They obtained a patent for a combined fishhook and spear, promising novel fishing method on the island.

Honolulu Waialua

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