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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1939
Page
3
The Masonic Temple in Pomeroy was formally dedicated on Tuesday with Most Worshipful Grand Master Crist Stewart presiding. About 220 Masons and leaders from Ironton Jackson Belpre and nearby areas attended the invitation-only ceremony.
Readers learn about temporary facial pimples and how to treat them with Resinol Ointment applied nightly to affected skin. Resinol Soap is recommended for cleansing to quicken healing, with free sample offers through Baltimore Maryland.
Public party and entertainment to be held this evening at the Kerrs Run Recreation Center from 5 to 10. Special music social folk and tap dancing and various forms of recreation and games. Light refreshments served. Open to all attendees to participate in the festivities.
A banquet at the Hotel Martin drew nearly 100 members and guests after 7:30. Co A Schaefer presided as toast master, with Mayor M D Hartley delivering the community welcome. 87 year old John Hallam, longtime Nelsonville Mason now in Meigs County, and Frank Bolton of Albany, oldest living Past Master, were noted among those honored.
Pomeroy Panthers finish drills ahead of Thursday’s home game against Middleport Yellow Jackets at Middleport Stadium. Panthers seek first win as Yellow Jackets, surprise of Southeastern Ohio, ride a 9-1 record with only one defeat.
Middleport High must tackle Pomeroy Thursday without star end Charles Entsminger who suffers a throat infection. The Jackets, 8-1 this season, rely on Bill Reichman passes and need a win to stay atop the Southeastern Ohio League, while Pomeroy at full strength seeks its first victory after seven starts.
Middleport and Pomeroy meet in the annual Thanksgiving Day game at the new MHS stadium. Bands led by Gordon Harris and Willis Aleshire open ceremonies as fans from both towns gather for a record crowd and a competitively played gridiron battle.
Mrs. Arthur Rosenbaum hosted the Shakespeare Club on Lincoln Hill. The meeting included a book review and a Thanksgiving recipe roll call. A Christmas party will feature a gift exchange at Mrs. Jacob Elberfeld’s Mulberry Avenue home. An annual Thankoffering service at Simpson Methodist Church will include Miss Eva Simms and a trio from Pomeroy High School. Visitors from Pleasantville and Columbus arrive for Thanksgiving Week visits to Lincoln Hill homes.
Local women attended the Safari in Cheshire at the Methodist parsonage with the theme The Strength of Unity focusing on missionary work. Residents mentioned include Lizzie Adams Ella Wagner Emma Comstock Nancy Weethee Sidney Stewart Zella Harding and W E McDade plus Rev H N Snider. Tuberculosis knowledge and Christmas Seals funding for hospital research are noted.
Middleport schools closed for Thanksgiving with Thursday and Friday observances. Local institutions including Citizens National Bank, Post Office, and Public Library also observed. Townsfolk prepare for a festive air as MHS Yellow Jackets face Pomeroy in the season’s final game.
Pete Hendricks was found guilty of selling liquor without a license in common pleas court. Sentenced to 30 days in county jail and fined 100 dollars plus costs after waiving jury trial before Judge C. E. Peoples. Police investigation cited.
POMEROY announces a Meigs County District 3 Workers Alliance meeting Sunday at 2 pm at The Plains school house. George Bowers, district secretary, says two members from each county will form a committee to handle district cases with expected attendees from Coshocton, Guernsey, Muskingum, Belmont, Washington, Morgan, Athens and Meigs. A separate meeting Friday at 7:30 pm in Pomeroy City Hall will elect officers for the coming year.
The Salvation Army hosts a special service tonight at 104 Main St at 7 30 under Lieut Howard Burr of Athens. The Reverend Handley of Middleport will speak. Attendance has grown since the opening service and a large crowd is expected.
Harrisonville Grange votes in a new slate at a recent meeting led by Master J R Cotterill. Officers include Overseer Virgil Atkins Lecturer Sidney Parker Steward Cecil Morris Assistant Steward Joseph McNamee Lady Assistant Steward Hazel Clark Chaplain Evelyn Warner Treasurer Pauline Atkins Secretary Artie Gardner Ceres Francis Gilkey Flora Glena Clark Pomona Kathleen Snodden Executive Committeeman and Legislative Agent Guy Mutchler Business Agent Harley Musser.
POMEROY The Bendvue Theater hosts Lazy Jim Day of WLW Boone County Jamboree with Denny Slowfoot Jimmie Dean Ozark Sweethearts Sunset Rangers Wes Tuttle for a 4 PM matinee and evening show. Sponsored by Drew Webster Post American Legion.
Short services at the grave were held today for Mrs Elizabeth Murphy Breen 85 whose death occurred at her Glenwood Iowa home Saturday Her sister was the late F B Murphy Her husband and other relatives attended the last rites at Middleport Hill Cemetery
Meigs County War Memorial Committee selects school board property on Mill Street as the new site for the statue, moving from Pythian Park. The plan cites parking and flood risks at the river-adjacent site and notes the move will be funded by civic and private contributions with a published donor list forthcoming.
C H Jewell joined Pomeroy officers on a business trip to Columbus and Mansfield on Friday. He was a guest at the Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce dinner on Wednesday. Mrs Jewell stayed with her daughter Vivian Don a Pomeroy High School junior residing with Mrs A P Miller on Butternut Ave.
An advertising feature touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetable remedy to stimulate bile flow and aid digestion for constipation. It claims relief from sluggish bile and headaches, urging readers to buy a box now at 15 30 or 60 cents in drugstores.
Middleport social notes list local residents visiting relatives and traveling for Thanksgiving. OSU music students William Root and Don Crissman visit Root's parents before heading to Ann Arbor for the Ohio State Michigan game. Ohio University students William and Ruth Garber plan a visit with family and a Notre Dame game trip. Additional guests include the Parson and Davis families, Cowie, Tewksbury, Ballantine, Roush, Horden, and Farmer families. Local funerals are noted for Charles Lyle and O D Farmer.
Jack M. Hawley son of Mr and Mrs W F Hawley of Long Bottom and Chester High student will represent Chester Methodist Church in the county wide Prince of Peace Declamation Contest Sponsored by the Ohio Council of Churches local church winners will compete for a silver medal the county champion The medalist will advance to district gold competition and the district winner will go to the state contest in January for cash prizes and college scholarships
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