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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 01, 1937

Page

3

Pomeroy Panthers blank Pt Pleasant 45 to 0 in top form

Pomeroy Panthers dominate Pt Pleasant 45 to 0 as Blackwell, Hite and McKenzie pace the scoring. visitors struggle to advance with incomplete passes and stout Panther defense, while the home band and drum major Allen Jones energize halftime display. Key scorers include Blackwell, Hite, and McKenzie with multiple touchdowns.

Pomeroy Pt. Pleasant Pomeroy Panthers Big Blacks Panther Panthers Mayes Simmons Blackwell Ketter Hite McKenzie Berry Curtis Houdashelt Hubbard Rea Hayes Johnson Pleasant Allinder Mallett R. Reynolds Wilson Robinson White Fiselstein Allen Jones Pleasant Fick L.E. Cossin Tracy Loomis Brown L.G. Mc

Pomeroy Social Notes Highlight Visit Highpoints

Pomeroy social items recount Miss Miriam Blackmore and brother H. J. Blackmore visiting Columbus and returning home to Lisbon. Several local residents, including Miss Lena and Barbara Epple and Mrs. Effie Warren, are noted for travels and business or church activities.

Miriam Blackmore H. J. Blackmore Pomeroy Columbus Lisbon Wilma Roush Alice Morris Emma Roberts Miss Lena Barbara Epple

Three New Ministers At Middleport Churches This Week

Evening worship in Middleport begins at 7 with three new ministers. Heath M E Church Pastor Rothrock announces 10 15 communion and a sermon Alibis with Thou Wilt Keep Him In Perfect Peace by Spears. Evening topic Is The Church a Necessity. Kreager topics Jesus Footsteps and Copying with communion after the morning service.

Middleport Heath M. E H. A. Rothrock Spears Rothrock F. C. Kreager Jesus Kreager

65 Girls Sign Up for Middleport Glee Club

A group of 65 girls signed up for the Middleport High School glee club after school on Monday. Miss Vesta McCoy will direct the chorus. Officers for 1937 38 were elected: President Melissa Hennesy, vice president Olivia Reed, secretary treasurer Mary Jane Roush, librarian Marjorie Brown, accompanists Kathryn Rose Monahan and Anna Margaret Hayes.

Middleport Glee Club Middleport High School Vesta McCoy Melissa Hennesy Olivia Reed Mary Jane Roush Marjorie Brown Kathryn Rose Monahan Anna Margaret Hayes

Bethany Church Plans Anniversary Services

Bethany Methodist Episcopal Church schedules a Sunday program on Oct. 17 to mark the 90th anniversary of the church. L. F. Genheimer named secretary and historian. multiple committees listed for entertainment, music, publicity, and program duties.

Ben Neutzling C. A. Schaefer Emma Roberts Lois Windon Edna Schoenleb Anna Ebersbach

Turner Hood Nuptials Set For Saturday

Miss Freda Turner and Mr Milton Hood will marry Saturday at 9 30 am at the Federated Parsonage with Rev Ralph Kuether officiating. Turner, daughter of Mrs James Turner, works at the Mary Jane Coffee Shop in Middleport. Hood, a Ford Garage mechanic, is a Lincoln Hill native and Pomeroy High School 1932 graduate. After the ceremony they plan a honeymoon to Pittsburgh Indiana and Fairmont West Virginia, then reside in Middleport.

Jacob Roller Amanda Borham Mulberry Ave Gallipolis Ray Clifton Columbus Alvin Norris Alice Ewing Mary Warren Bright, Jr Simpson M. E. Church C. E. W. Downie H. V. Carl Emma John Chase Weheander Happy Harvester The Peace Church Federated Church Troop 3 Girl Scouts of Pomeroy Ross Miser Pataskala Charles Sennett Harrisonville John Epple Second St Richard Campbell Jacob Ament Will Fisher Rollin Beards Alva Hite Lena Thelma Grueser Dayton Grand Temple of Pythian Sisters Eugene Dunn Millersburg Freda Turner Laurel Cliff Milton Hood Lincoln Hill Federated Parsonage Ralph Kuether Turner James Turner Mary Jane Middleport Hood Ford Garage Raymond Hood Pomeroy High School Pittsburgh Indiana Fairmont W. Va

Vendol Praised For Relief Of Chronic Ailments In Town

Longtime sufferer Mr. Charles A. Coleman credits Vendol with reversing constipation back pain and nerve distress. He reports improved digestion, reduced gas and acid, better sleep, and urges others to try the natural remedy sold by Athens Pharmacy and Hickman’s in Nelsonville.

Charles A. Coleman Athens Pharmacy Vendor Athens Hickman Nelsonville Ady

Grabs Squirrel and Brings Em Back Alive

A hunter in Rutland Township returns with three squirrels caught by hand, not shot, claiming the feat mirrors Buck and highlighting a legal limit near. In Albany, two ladies named on a church report were omitted from the serving committee list, and Antarctic whale catches exceed ten thousand annually.

Pomeroy Leroy Bartrum Rutland Township Bartrum Frank Buck Albany Arvilla Spring Brooks Ladies Aid Society Albany Methodist Church

Unusual Garden Feats Grow Tall Tomato Vines

Tom Geoglein of Sycamore Street grows tomato vines over fifteen feet tall with Ponderosa tomatoes. The vines climbed between two clothes poles, aided by uprights and wire, producing a tomato measuring 17.75 inches in circumference. The article also notes Dark Africa's vast gold and diamond wealth.

Pomeroy Tom_ Geoglein Sycamore St

Sixty six new autos sold in Meigs County in September

Sixty six new automobiles were sold by Meigs County dealers during September, according to records in the office of Clerk of Courts Herman Beards. Of the total, 50 were passenger cars and 16 were trucks.

Pomeroy Meigs County Herman Beards

Scouts Meet in New Quarters of Troop 40

Registered scouts of Troop 40, Boy Scouts of America, held their first meeting since school began in the basement of the Heath M. FE Church. Scoutmaster R E McKay supervised cleanup and equipment placement for next week's Monday meeting. several vacancies are open for membership.

Middleport Troop 40 Boy Scouts of America Heath M. FE R. E. McKay MecKay McKay

Ex Pomoroy Woman Dies in Marion Home

A former Pomeroy resident, Mrs. M. T. Wells, died at her daughter Mrs. William Roberts's Marion home. She was mother of Mrs. Thomas F. Lewis and also survived by two other daughters Mrs. W. A. Westervelt and Mrs. Charles Westerfelt. Funeral services were held in Marion today and in Portsmouth Saturday for burial.

Middleport Pomeroy Bend M. T. Wells Pomeroy William Roberts Marion Wells Thomas F. Lewis W. A. Westervelt Charles Westerfelt Portsmouth

Plans for District Convention in Middleport

At the regular Royal Neighbors meeting last night plans were made for the District Convention to be held in Middleport on October 28. It is hoped the PTA will serve the dinner with Mrs. John Dixon Mrs. Otho Watts and Mrs. Mont Miller named to the dinner committee. The second sentence notes a blood statistic: white blood cells are outnumbered by red 5000 to 1.

Middleport Royal Neighbors PTA John Dixon Otho Watts Mont Miller

Stalk Records Claim Height Wins at Rutland Fair

William Nicholson and son Seth display a corn stalk reaching 16 feet 9 percent inches on hill ground. The same field produced many stalks over 15 feet and hundreds above 14 feet in height.

Rutland William Nicholson Seth Iowa

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