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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 27, 1941

Page

7

Meigs County 4-H Club to Be Honored in Pomeroy Program

The Meigs County 4-H club achievement program will be held Friday night at Pomeroy Junior High School starting at 8 o clock. More than 300 members parents and friends are expected. C C Lang assistant state 4 H club leader will be guest speaker. Certificates and pins awarded to members and leaders with long service. Active leaders from numerous clubs listed with their names.

Pomeroy Meigs County C. C. Lang Geneva Humphreys C. F E. Blakeslee

Arrest Vagrant Disturbs Fourth Ward Neighborhood

Residents reported a man soliciting food between midnight and 1 00 AM Wednesday. Patrolman H H Niemeyer arrested Charles Sample a transient for intoxication and disturbing the peace.

Pomeroy Fourth Ward H. H. Niemeyer Charles Sample

Social notes from Racine travel and hospital visit scenes

Mrs Sibyl Miles and daughter Bonnie visit Mrs Ruth Tucker at Holzer Hospital Gal lis polis where she recovers from pneumonia. Several couples visit relatives in Racine and nearby towns including Hillsboro Richwood Huntington and Letart Falls with brief mentions of trips and family gatherings.

Racine Sibyl Miles Bonnie Miles Cross Ben Philson Gomer Lewis Ruth Tucker Holzer Hospital Gallipolis Henry Roush John Parks Ted Hilldare Coolville T. T. Shelton and Orlo F. Wilkin Charles Shelton Hillsboro Gideon Roush Letart Falls Orville Brown Chester Catherine Mallory Ed Carroll Middleport

Church Welcomes 53 New Members After Evang Reception

A reception for 53 new Church of Christ members was held in the church parlors after evangelistic meetings. Tables formed a hollow square with honeysuckle, yellow chrysanthemum bouquets, and white tapers. Homer Rice chaired the welcome, with musical offerings by L. R. Wiley and others, and a devotional to begin. The congregation gave the hand of fellowship at the close.

Middleport Church of Christ Homer Rice L. R. Wiley Denver Rice Charles Walburn Elmer Wehrung Don McMillin L. D. Hartinger

Thanksgiving visits link Chase and Woodyard families across towns

Mr and Mrs Robert Morrison of Quantico Va spent Thanksgiving with Mr and Mrs Blain Woodyard and Mrs Lola Morrison of Pleasant Hill. Other households including Chase Blackburn and Fenske families gathered for the holiday. Nova Scotia name origin noted.

Chase Robert Morrison Quantico Blain Woodyard Lola Morrison Pleasant Hill Merriel Chase Martha Charles Dave Blackburn Athens Jerome Fenske Uhrichsville Homer Friedenmaker Canton Friedenmaker Albany Don Hanning Minta Chase Glenn Woodyard Newark Woodyard Everett Douglas Shade Alton Woodyard Emma_ Robinson Paul Graham Arlis Robinson John Smith Granville Ruth Woodyard Harold Barrows Elmer Davis Nelsonville Lillie Andrews Leatha McClain

Four Boys and Forty-Two Honor Roll Students Named

Honor roll honors for the second six weeks include forty two names from Ac tivity high school with four boys and thirty eight girls. Students span freshmen to seniors with several named in each class and junior high listings for eighth and seventh grades. Queen bees treated with ultraviolet rays reportedly lay 10 to 40 percent more eggs.

Middleport Susan Allensworth Mary Archer Mary Gomer Maxine Hermann Mary Lou Kelly Mary Ohlinger Martha Ohlinger Richard Reed Dorthea Singer Phyllis Smart Carla Clark Gladys Fold Betty Jean Lewis Mildred Ohlinger Virginia Schaaf Maxine Searles Mit White Virginia Jo Wise

Possum Plays Dead Scares Frank Vincent in Lebanon

Frank Vincent saw a possum in the road while driving to a gas booster station in Lebanon Township. He stopped, found the animal alive after believing it was dead, and the possum jumped back into life, leaving Vincent to abandon the car.

Pomeroy Lebanon Township Syracuse Frank Vincent Vincent

Tennyson Declined Five Thousand Dollars for Christmas Verses

The noted English writer Tennyson reportedly refused a $5,000 offer to compose verses for Christmas cards, illustrating his select stance on literary commissions during his career.

Tennyson

Loyal Berean Class Meets at Church

The Loyal Berean Class of the Church of Christ met Tuesday evening at the church for a covered dish supper. Mrs. Edgar Allensworth led the business meeting and a nomination committee was appointed. A spiritual planning program was recommended with a committee named. The annual Christmas party was scheduled for December 16 and plans were made.

Middleport Church of Christ Edgar Allensworth Ray Bachner Charles Walburn George Childs Homer Rice Herman Ohlinger Howard Stover

Steam lighting a cigarette misdescribed in text

The passage asserts a cigarette can be lit by steam but distinguishes real gaseous steam from visible tea kettle vapor, arguing that only true steam in gas form can ignite. The note contrasts smoky appearance with actual steam behavior.

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