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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1936
Page
7
Middleport hosts a week long Fall Festival sponsored by Feeney Bennett Post American Legion and the Middleport Volunteer Fire Department. Monday bicycle parade. Tuesday pet parade. Wednesday amateur night. Friday carnival night with Cunningham Shows providing rides and games daily on the streets of Middleport.
Relief Director George Beards and commissioners A. B. Bingham Arthur Beegle Herb Riggs and Auditor George Daniels traveled to Columbus on Wednesday to confer with the State Relief Commission. They aimed to secure additional relief allotments for Meigs County.
Pomeroy social notes recap visits from Rev. Eugene F. Dunn of Millersburg and numerous residents traveling to Columbus, Charleston, and Gallipolis. The column records family visits, illnesses including Joan Conway and Rachel Church, and Farm Bureau activities in Jackson, with mentions of local residents moving homes and attending events.
The Racine congregation discusses district convention notes and biographies of David Livingston and Robert and Mary Moffitt. President Mrs. Dana Cleland presides. Edith Hayman accompanies. Mrs. Kate Bell Wolf leads the lesson. Refreshments were served by the hostess and Mrs. Howard Miles. guests include Emory Swan and others.
A bingo series began Tuesday evening with four games planned, ten to fifteen neighbors present. Winners included Mrs William Fisher first prize and Mrs Roland Beards second prize. full house won by Mrs Theron Russell. door prize to Mrs Herman Mees.
The newly organized Loyal Order of Moose held its first meeting in Middleport Wednesday night with Charles Howard presiding. Plans include a district meeting on October 27 and a banquet at the Riverside Hotel. Gov. Martin L. Davey may attend as guest speaker. High Moose officials will attend.
POMEROY The Twilight Garden Club met at the home of Mrs. Pearl Hysell on the Pomeroy Harrisonville Road. A pot luck dinner was served at 7 o’clock. Plans were discussed for several activities by the club in the near future. Officers for the ensuing year are Mrs. Carrie Nye president Mrs. John Seakus vice president Mrs. Harry Ohlinger secretary Lucretia Genheimer treasurer Mrs A O Tracy press correspondent Mrs Elmer Wickham librarian.
The Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs gathers Thursday and Friday in Circleville with Middleport Literary Club delegation led by president Mrs. James Titus and members Mrs. C. W. Clark Mrs. D. B. Hartinger Mrs. M. C. Hobart and Nella P. Calderwood.
Minersville notes list visits and guests including Mrs. Charles Withrow in New Haven and Milton Veney of Barberton. John Jones of Little Rock and Will J. Jones of Columbus visited relatives here, and Ohio State New York football game attendees Chester Roush and Margaret Lalance are noted. The Winner Sunday School Class met with refreshments served by Gruesers.
Helen Kane arrives in New York from California after dropping thirty pounds in six months by exercise and no salt in her diet. The singer aims to recapture past fame once tied to the 137 pound figure.
Mrs J B Downing hosted her contract bridge club Tuesday at her home on N Second Ave with a 12 30 luncheon before games. Guests included Mrs Robert Webster of Pomeroy and Mrs Frank Vroman. High scores: first Mrs J B Downing second Mrs M D Hartinger.
The best place to regain the road when the right wheels run off into a soft shoulder is where the road and shoulder slope and level are about the same, allowing a controlled return to pavement.
Dr. D. J. Work of Blue Creek visited his sister Mrs. D A Howell who has been ill. Edgar Ervin and family from Columbus came to see relatives including Mrs. O H Stewart. James Martin made a business visit to Columbus. C O Greenley and family and Mrs Charles Howard with Thelma Howard visited Arbuckle W VA with relatives.
The Girl Scouts Troop No. 2 met Tuesday afternoon at the church with 35 members present. To manage the large group it was decided to split into two units with Mrs. Bob Roberts, Marcella Reibel, and Mary Elizabeth Chapman in charge.
The Catholic Charity Club with large membership will meet Saturday at Miss Rita Duffy’s home. The group supports its work through small monthly dues.
Announcement from Middleport reports the birth of a daughter on Saturday Oct 3 to Mr and Mrs Reid Taylor. Mrs Taylor is the daughter of Rev and Mrs R L Wilson, former Middleport residents, and a niece of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Bing of S Second Ave.
Two public meetings sponsored by the Ohio Railroad Employees and Citizens League will be held in Pomeroy Bend and Middleport High School Gym and Senior High Auditorium at 7 30 each evening to present facts on railroad tax payments wages and other taxpayer concerns.
Barsotti who runs a restaurant at N Second Ave and Mill St Middleport has bought the corner building at N Second Ave and Race St from Mrs Ralston Russell. He will take possession now but move his business at month’s end. The former Citizens Bank site now houses the Tri Luster cleaning plant.
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