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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1936
Page
3
Kinshata District Boy Scouts of America will hold its annual meeting and dinner in Syracuse Ohio on Monday night November 30 open to the public. Dinner at 6 15 p m at Syracuse School with tickets from any Scouter or Scout Master. A speaker will review the past year and outline plans for the coming year.
Sunday School was held in the Harrisonville high school auditorium for the Prince of Peace declamation contest at 10 a m. Clayton Waggoner won the contest and medal with Deloris Woodyerd and Bessie Cottrill as alternates. Special music was by the high school chorus and orchestra.
Norwood Knight of Alfred set a night hunting mark for hunters. He harvested three raccoons two possums and two black skunks in under three and a half hours. The furs returned sixteen dollars. Knight a school teacher was with pupil Junior Henderson. He paid six dollars for the dog used.
Meigs County residents will be invited to an eighth grade auditorium program featuring Harold Eide of the Norwegian pioneer party that founded Spitsbergen. The Civic Club says admission is free for students with accompanying adults and the lecture includes Eide's own photographs of pioneer hardships. The event opens at 8 15 P.M. and is the third of four Civic Club series programs.
Seventeen members of the Pomeroy Brownie Pack met at Peace Church with Miss Virginia Reibel in charge. A bird themed roll call and a story about birds in the Meigs County Greenhouse were shared. Plans were made for a Christmas Day play to be presented December 19.
Middleport residents are invited to a Union Thanksgiving Service at the Church of Christ Wednesday evening with Rev. F C Kreager delivering the sermon and Rev. Gardner presiding. Assistants include Rev. Cecil Bailey and Rev. Clarence Swearingen with special choir music. In Pomeroy, Miss Gretchen Laundermilk was taken to Holzer Hospital by Finsterwald Ambulance for an appendicitis operation.
The number of components in a watch or clock has remained materially unchanged since early clockmaking, indicating a stable core mechanism retained across centuries.
Middleport and Pomeroy prepare for the annual Thanksgiving game in Middleport with an anticipated crowd over 3 000. Kickoff is 2 30 pm with gates opening 1 15 pm Officials urge seated spectators to avoid confusion.
Mt Union An oyster supper will be served at Mt Union Church on Wednesday evening November 25. Local attendees at Sunday School and the Prince of Peace declamation contest in Harrisonville included Mrs Grace Carr Miss Rosalie Carr and several couples and families. Others visited relatives in Columbus Springfield and Dyeaville over the past week with notable travel from Marion Nicholson and Mrs John Jordan among those mentioned.
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh was believed to be studying locations in Ireland for potential aerial bases to support a trans Atlantic airline linking the United States and Europe.
Mrs. Anthony Wolf returns from weeks with relatives in Youngstown. Residents travel to Columbus for visits and a home game. Local visits include Osborn Meier in town, and Dan Diefenbaugh’s Columbus trip. Attendance at clubs and church events noted with prize winners and social details.
The Philathea Women of the Church of Christ shift their gathering to Tuesday evening November 24 at the church due to Thanksgiving. Regular meeting to follow with hostesses Mrs. C. O French Mrs. Clara Murray and Miss Estella Roush assisting.
Mrs Hallie Baun is ill and Mrs Max Wilson is ill. Ray Minor of Cleveland visits his father while J R Folden is injured helping raise a telephone pole. Arnold Nicholson and Worley Davis with the L E Entaminger bridge crew are in West Virginia this week.
Harvey Hoscher of Letart was taken into custody Saturday by Deputy Hank Young at the request of Sheriff Ab Laird of New Philadelphia, where Hoscher is wanted on a non-support charge. Laird came to Pomeroy to return Hoscher to New Philadelphia. Margaret Biffle was arrested Saturday by Constable Dean Brinker on disturbing the peace and is held at the county jail pending disposal of her case.
Mrs. Leo Welch of Jacksonville was wheeled into White Cross Hospital in Columbus for a major operation on Friday after a short pre operative period. A curious note mentions Far East flying dragons with webbed ribs used as parachutes.
Theodorus Council Daughters of America of Pomeroy presented Bethel Church with two silk flags a U S flag and a Christian flag during Sunday service Mrs A O Tracy and Mrs Richard Campbell delivered the gifts T P Eiselstein accepted them Reverend Beuscher praised the Daughters and spoke on Thanksgiving Carl Houde led the pledge as the choir sang and the Star Spangled Banner was performed by the congregation
Mrs Worthy Parker was taken to a Columbus hospital Friday by ambulance for surgery accompanied by Mr Parker. The report notes 100 to 1,000 aliens enter the United States secretly each day.
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