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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1939
Page
6
Election of Meigs County Agricultural Society directors was held at the ICCF Hall Pythian Park Middleport. New directors include J R Cotterill Bryan Parr Cesco Adkins Ralph Gilmore Lester Hart Charles Radford Jr and Lowell Wingett with several incumbents returning and one vacancy to fill.
Rev J P Miller of Bradbury Bradford and Dexter Churches of Christ and Rev Neil Crawford of Athens were chosen by the Ohio state convention to join the convention committee of recommendations. Miller will return from Richmond October 26. Final service featured Prepare to Meet Thy God with music and new member rites.
Edward Schaefer of Gravel Hill and Middleport High School joined the CCC group and left Wednesday morning. He played varsity football and was seen as a promising standout.
Mrs Walter Harris, formerly a McMillan Hospital patient for ten days, returned home on S Second Ave. Reports say she is improving.
Funeral services for John Howard Coleman 42 of Reedsville were held at 2 PM Wednesday with a Masonic ceremony. Survived by wife Elizabeth and four children Eugene Louise Ronald and Norma Jean plus one brother E E Coleman. Parents John E and Ann Coleman died in past two years. He led the district school board and was active in eastern Meigs County civic affairs and worked as a mechanic in the State Highway Garage Meigs County.
More than a hundred attendees from Pomeroy and out of town gathered at the Masonic Temple for a social evening with Easter Star sisters from Guysville. The program featured solos by Alice Smith Velma Geary and a duet by Mrs Helen Zeiher plus poems by Mrs Smith. Refreshments followed in Halloween decor and games filled the remainder of the night.
Mr and Mrs Dale William Hy sell announce the birth of an eight pound girl named Janice Ruth born Monday evening The mother is the former Okla Spencer Grandparents are Herbert Spencer and Mr and Mrs Narley Hysell Great grandparents are Mrs Lucetta Young and Mrs Taylor Also notes local social items and visits from Maurice Thornton and Dale Gilkey with their families.
Tom Hendrix, an employee of the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company, suffered a broken leg in two places when a reel of wire fell at the Bradbury sub-station near his home yesterday morning.
The Pomeroy Fox chase will be held Sunday October 22 near Rolandus on State Route 124 under the Meigs County Fox Hunters Association sponsorship. It will be a chase in the wild and not a drag chase. All are welcome to attend.
Middleport bakery on N Second Ave unveils a combined bread slicing and wrapping machine. The Ohlinger Bakery has operated since 1905 when founder Martin Ohlinger moved to Middleport. Today Alma Ohlinger manages the business with her father still active in production.
Heath Methodist Church Class 12 met at Mrs. D. S. Harold’s home for the regular session. Mrs. C. A. Em mish was elected vice president replacing Mrs. Cline Matthews who moved to Columbus. The class voted to sponsor the Father Son banquet and appointed committees for kitchen dining room soliciting and more.
MIDDLEPORT crowds enjoyed a Band Boosters entertainment with the Moonlight Riders, a local radio act. Chairman Mrs. Dale Holter, Ray Manley and others formed the group while John Douglas, Scotland native and Jackson Coal Mine superintendent, attended and will join for the next engagement along with bagpipe and song performances.
POMEROY The Meigs County Tax Payers League held a Wednesday night directors meeting at the league secretary J. W. McCulloughs office Plans were made for a general league meeting with the date to be announced soon MIDDLEPORT Mrs Lillian Gatewood is improving from injuries suffered in a home accident since returning from Holzer Hospital Saturday and is cared for by Mrs Emmett Manley
Two Church of Christ groups held social events Tuesday night. The Young Adult Class led by Rev Don McMillin toured Fortification Hill Gallipolis for a hamburger fry. The Loyal Berean Class met at the church with Mrs Edward Spencer and helpers hosting devotionals and a program before a business session led by Mrs Charles Howard. Candy was shared with 30 members.
Billy Barker resigns as manager of the Self Serve Store and heads to Springfield to become a dealer for The Columbus Dispatch. A Middleport High School alumnus and local baseball mascot, Barker was active in the Heath Methodist Church Epworth League Varsity M Club and well known district wide.
The Middleport Women’s Class of the Church of Christ sponsors a rummage sale at the Michael Ridge on N Second Ave this week. The same class will hold a bake sale Saturday at Reynolds Dry Cleaners on Mill Street.
Girl Scout troop one elected patrol leaders during a Wednesday meeting in the Public Library basement. Carla Clark heads Flaming Arrow with Gladys Folden leading Stinging Bees and Mary Lou Allensworth Star and Mary Lou Kelly Green Sprouts share duties. They voted to assist with the PTA Halloween Carnival on October 31 at the athletic field.
Middleport Yellow Jackets face the Athens Bulldogs in a SECAA showdown Friday night with Fathers Day benches and halftime band duel. Both bands directed by Floyd Prince and Gordon Harris will perform as the contest for the league standings unfolds.
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