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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 13, 1936

Page

3

Middleport Fall Festival in Full Swing Pet Parade Tonight

The Middleport Fall Festival shows strong activity as the event continues with a pet parade feature planned for tonight. Also notes a rescheduled Meigs County Red Cross executive meeting moved to Thursday at the Finst erwald Undertaking Company office on Second Street. Flower pieces report from Toledo details Mrs J J Adams finding a lily of the valley through a button hole.

Athens Messenger Athens Ohto Middleport Toledo U.P J. J. Adams

Fall Festival Opens in Middleport With Pony Prize

Middleport kicked off its Fall Festival with a bicycle parade and a series of nightly events. The main prize is a Shetland pony to be awarded Saturday as the festival ends. The Cunningham Shows provide entertainment along North Second Ave, with traffic diverted for the event. The festival is sponsored by the Middleport Fire Company and the Feeney Bennett American Legion Post.

Middleport Cunningham North Second Ave North Second Middleport Fire Company Feeney- Bennett American Legion Post

Syracuse Social And Personal Items News Briefs

Local notes report the removal of a cement walk at old Asbury M E Church to Sellers Station after the church fire on Jan 4 1920. A large canna and various named flower gardens are noted at multiple residents including S F Clark Theo Burris P C Williams Irving Karr Van Johnson Lou Taylor Ruth Flannagan Marcia Karr. Social visits list Mr and Mrs Harry Proctor Pomeroy Walt Williams and John Cowan families. The Syracuse P T A meets Tuesday at 7 30 pm and Rally Day at Asbury church is set for Sunday with Mrs Carl B Weese program chair.

Syracuse Old Asbury M. E S. F. Clark Theo Burris P. C. Williams Irving Karr van Johnson Zinnia Petunia Lou Taylor Ruth Flannagan Marcia Karr Mary Karr C. E. Williams Burlingham Walt Williams John Cowan Shade J. L. Blair Harry Proctor Pomeroy Charles Winebrenner Marietta Helen Underhill Columbus Parkersburg T. A. May Middleport Dillie McDaniel Charles McDaniel Elizabethtown

Reedsville Charge Meets at Joppa Church Sunday

Quarterly meeting of the Reedsville Charge will be held Sunday morning October 18 at the Joppa M E Church. District Superintendent Foster of Portsmouth will lead, assisted by Pastor Rev A L Clary.

Reedsville Joppa M. E Foster Portsmouth A. L. Clary

Apples Found on Lincoln Street Tree

Mrs Helen Bailey found two large green apples on an Early Transparent tree on her Lincoln Street property. Local discovery notes the fruit resembles a fall variety and may interest residents curious about unusual harvests.

Middleport Helen Bailey Lincoln St

Logan-Jackson Glover Found Guilty in Assault Case

Logan Jackson Glover of Marion Township was fined 25 and costs after pleading guilty to assault and battery. Magistrate S B Whitehart imposed the sentence following his arrest the prior day. The charge was filed by victim Mrs Ala Glover.

Logan—Jackson Glover Marion Township S. B. Whitehart Ala Glover

District Lodges Convene for Pocahontas Convention in Pomeroy

Preparations for the district school of the Degree of Pocahontas are underway in Pomeroy. Thirteen councils will attend with registrations at 10:00 A.M. at the K of P Hall and a full day of sessions, elections, and ceremonies led by Verna Hysell as presiding chief.

Pomeroy Pocahontas White Cove Ascahonac Redmen K. of P Red Men’s Hall C. J. Hess Roscoe O. Fowler Lodge Hock- Hocking Council Murray City Logan Council

Meigs County Scout Notes Highlights Active Local Units

Meigs County Boy and Girl Scout groups report plans and recent meetings. Troop 42 members plus Sea Scouts participated with 27 present at the Presbyterian Church and 10 at a Syracuse meeting. Cub Pack No 1 had 30 attendees under Bill Morris and Tracy Goodwin. Scout Week planning and Halloween activities noted.

Pomeroy Syracuse Meigs County Kathryn Holmes Syracuse Boy Scouts Fred Shumway Tracy Goodwin Clifford Bauer Sea Scouts Presbyterian Church Louis Reibel Bethany Church Ralph Spencer Eagle Patrol Stanley Rubin Elmer Goodwin Edward Bartlett Bill Morris Kerrs Run Baptist Church Allen Hampton A. R. Knight Simpson M .E. Church Robert Roberts Betty Cranston

Epworth League program at M E Church Wednesday

Letart Falls announces an Epworth League literary program at the M E Church Wednesday at 7 30. The program features a playlet readings pantomimes and music with Mrs R D Ashley presiding. The public is invited.

Letart Falls Epworth League M. E R. D, Ashley

Easton area visitors and illnesses noted in local column

Middleport residents and Columbus visitors travel to East Orange and New York on trips of a week. Local families attend a state optometrists convention in Columbus as Arch Worthington’s illness improves. Several Columbus and Athens visitors return home while others visit relatives in town. Mrs. Crary Davis and mother-in-law plan weeks with family. various relatives visit for the weekend amid illness updates.

John Mayer Second Ave Ross Wiley Columbus East Orange New York Boss Sanborn Ed Crodell Francis Ball Parkersburg Arch Worthington Cordell Ball Crary Davis W. G. Davis Collis Dawson R. F. O'Donnell Nancy Reed Grandview Heights Thelma Thomas Miss Reed EB. A. Reed The Baptist Church Nelson Virgie Major S. Sixth Ave Robert McElhinny Gallipolis Vand Holzer Hospital Pomeroy Ed Smith Mary Martha Ann Smith George Joachim Athens Road Joachim Elza White Newark Ohio Bill Morris Portsmouth Lena Huber Willam Foss E. J. Corn Arthur Corn Frank Hawkins Huntington Zanesville Louis Corn Virgil Beale Mulberry Ave Finsterwald St. Joseph Hospital R. W Kathryn Frease Canton Charles Wildermuth Nevian Fowler Athens Theodore Neutzling Scott Neutzling Emma Leifheit Prospect Hill R. D. Young Gerald Wise Thomas Young John Beuter Pittsburgh C. E. Hart Butternut Ave David Cuckler, Sr Breezy Heights Duckler Freda Kruger Ella Powers Cincinnati Henry Strauss C. C. Robinson Theron Ohlinger Douglas Dayton Alma Mich Will Clara Zier California Geo Zier Lorain Mrs. Zier George Holmes Barbara Ann Harrisonville John Epple David Davis Rock Springs

Adierika Skin Remedy Advertised With Mixed Claims

A vintage ad testimonial from a Texas resident praising Adierika for clearing pimples and blemishes after two weeks. The copy notes wide druggist availability and asserts improvements in skin clarity and health.

Verna Schiepp Converse Texas

Andrew Zeiher Dies Suddenly in Pomeroy at 81

Andrew Zeiher a longtime Pomeroy business man died suddenly Monday after noon from a heart attack at 81. His body was found in the Vogue Shoe Shop basement on Main St where his daughter in law Helen Zeiher operates. He previously worked as a cooper and partner in firms linked to the Pomeroy Salt Furnace and Convoy Steamboat Co. Survived by son Jacob and others. funeral Wednesday at Peace Evangelical Church at 2:30 with Rev. Ditter, burial in Beech Grove Cemetery.

Pomeroy Andrew Zeiher Zeiher Vogue Shoe Shop Helen Zeiher Ebersbach, Schaefer & Co Convoy Steamboat Co Jacob J. Zeiher Raymond Helen Raymond) Zeiher Mulberry Ave Jacob Henry Cincinnati Will Reibel Willis Hill Peace Evangelical Church R. C. Ditter Beech Grove Cemetery

Union Vote on church merger to be held at Peace Church

Members of the Peace Evangelical Church and the Presbyterian Church will vote Thursday at 7 30 p.m. on continuing their union forming the local Federated Church. The district president and vice president will attend the congregational meeting to gauge sentiment and decide the future policy of the congregation. Reverend Lelia Weatherby and William Weatherby visited Dexter relatives, and Weatherby will lead a revival at Old Dexter starting October 19. England recorded a birth rate of 14.4 per 1000 in 1934, the lowest on record.

Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Weekend Visits and Gatherings

Pomeroy social notes record weekend visits and visits to family in Newark Zanesville Columbus Athens and Gallipolis. Residents travel for illness baptisms and family events including birthdays and receptions. Local and regional residents such as the Beales Hart McGraths Chaney and Hawks appear among the names.

Railroad Tax Charge Will Be Considered

POMEROY A public meeting called by the Ohio Railroad Employes and Citizens League will be held tonight at the Pomeroy Senior High School Auditorium starting at 7 30. The Meigs County unit emphasizes the meeting is open to all citizens and especially business men to hear facts about the railroad business of interest to taxpayers.

Pomeroy Ohio Railroad Citizens League Middleport Meigs County

Help bladder with six glasses water daily

A dubious ad urges daily water intake to flush acids and impurities from the bladder. It promises relief from nocturnal urination, frequent desire, and burning by using buchy leaves juniper oil and six other drugs in green tablets, sold as Bu kets through a druggist.

Amy Druggist Clines Pharmacy

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Meigs County Red Cross Chapter Finsterwald Undertaking Company Second St Joppa By Tracy Goodwin Fishbaugh Union Street England Pomeroy Social Notes Austin Byrne Lincoln Park, Mich Charles Mullen Walter Vaughan Olga Angeletti George Doyle Phillips Phillippi W. Va Albert Durst Lowell Wingett Elizabeth Huber Alfred John Stark Nell Hampton Franklin Store Main St Carbon Miss Hampton Mary Pooler Dannie George Weber C. A. Bolen Pleasanton Thomas Fork Hollie Hawk Golden McGrath John Chaney Darwin Gerald Hayes Kingsbury Frances Hawk Sanford Wells Jersey Blue Melton Child's Winter Union Suits America Hollywood Camel Cigarettes Benny Goodman George Scott Rupert Hughes E.S.T C.S.T M.S.T P.S.T Wabc-Columbia Says Lee Gehlbach
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