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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1940
Page
3
Syracuse Presbyterian Church hosts a social and entertainment event in the school auditorium on Friday November 29. Food and fancy work will be on sale all day and evening.
Ed Condon will direct a home talent show named Lotsadoin at the Pomeroy Junior High School Auditorium on December 16 and 17. Proceeds go to the Pomeroy Recreation Commission and local recreation programs. The show is sponsored by the Parent Teacher Associations with cooperation from merchants and the American Legion.
Pictured above is the Meigs County War Memorial, rededicated on Armistice Day. It was moved from its first location at Pythian Park to its present site between the U S Post Office and nearby grounds.
A list highlights Olan Goodwin in charge of properties and P.T.A. chairmen Mrs Clair Karr and Mrs Fred Rosenbaum along with Drew Webster Post American Legion J M Thornton WPA Recreation assistance P W Curtis Robert Stivers and Dayton Strickland.
The Heath Methodist Church hosted its annual Father Son banquet in Middleport with 75 attendees. Thor Olson spoke about America as the Land of Opportunities after an evening of group singing, tributes, and a birthday moment for Stephen H. Coats.
Chairman Edson Roush outlines the unified farm program at Pomeroy meeting with the Unified Planning Committee. The group, drawn from extension advisors, will coordinate agency work and avoid duplication as they discuss land use, pasture, and lime fertilizer plans. A farm security office is planned for Meigs County with the next meeting set for December 16.
After a season ending victory over Middleport, Pomeroy fans expect a new football field next year. Since 1926 the Panthers have lacked a field of their own and have used Middleport’s facilities. The note likens local hope to Georgetown and George Washington, which also lack proper fields.
POMEROY The second series of farmer's institute begins this week with state speakers Mrs. Florence Eichmeier of McClure and B. O. Skinner of Marysville. Institutes run three sessions daily at Tuppers Plains Rock Springs Forest Run and Dyesville from Wednesday to Saturday.
Olive Grange No 2135 plans a Christmas party set for December 20 for its members. J R Stratton of Athens presented a Boy Scout charter to the Grange. Denver Curtis, a Grange member, is named Boy Scout leader. The group also chose names for the annual Christmas exchange.
John Davis, found on the kitchen floor at his Union Avenue home with a slashed throat, was moved to Holzer Hospital Monday and was reported in fair condition Tuesday evening. Doctors said he was believed to have a good chance of recovery unless complications arise.
Robert Turner 77 died Tuesday at his niece Mrs. Jonah Cottrill home in Harrisonville. Survived by sister Mrs. William Blazer of Huntington and several nieces and nephews. Body in state at Ewing Funeral Home until Thursday noon then at Methodist Church Harrisonville until funeral at 2. Burial in Shipman Cemetery.
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