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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1937
Page
3
Meigs and Gallia County pastors and wives gathered at Grace Methodist Church Gallipolis for an all day meeting. Officers were elected Rev F Beuscher president Rev W S Westerman vice president Rev Warren Bright Jr secretary A program committee was named and plans discussed for a Million Unit Fellowship. A follow up meeting is set for Middleport First Methodist Church next Monday night inviting all ministers and lay members.
Epworth League members from Meigs and Gallia Counties met at Simpson M E Church to plan the annual booth show on November 16 at Heath M E Church in Middleport. Exhibits include canned goods and home made products with prizes for most attractive booth and largest supply. Proceeds support Bethesda Hospital in Cincinnati.
A Meigs County mother boasts a record of 19 infants in twelve months. Her dog Lady, a four year old police dog from W. A. Compt on of W. Main Street, has 29 pups with a latest brood of 12 in March.
West Middleport reports the death of Harvey Downing at his Atlanta home after a fall. He was 80, nearing his Oct. 27 birthday, and last of his family, with brothers John and Columbia Jr. deceased. His uncle Columbia Downing's scholarship supported Meigs County students. His passing ends a line dating to Leading Creek settlers.
Meigs County's Harrisonville Community Betterment Fair attracts 700. Warner family tops home exhibits with 100 items from their farm. Atkins family follow with canned meats. Live stock judging occurs with Lindley Osborne winning corn husking. Leo Welch presents trophy. Wiseman and Welch win horse pulling divisions.
Pomeroy social notes list visits among Windsor Ontario residents and local families. Mrs Lawrence Bailey Mrs Edison Riley and Mrs Joe Gillanders are guests of the Fricks and Bowens on Athens road. Other items note illness and travels to White Plains New York Akron Columbus Cleveland Magnetic Springs and improvements in health.
Kenneth Icenhower a 12 year old son of William M Icenhower and his wife died from infantile paralysis at General Hospital Ottawa Kansas, he had a sister Maxine and parents with kin in Meigs County and Ottawa and Tulsa. Relatives include Zelda Icenhower and O C Emerson grandparents. The notice references a clipping from Kansas City Kan paper shared by Miss Ellen Holter.
George W. Kreiter county agricultural agent will leave next month for a similar post in Licking County. A surprise farewell event was held Monday night at his Mulberry Ave. home. Guests from across the county attended and presented an aluminum table set.
Mrs. Katherine F. Rathburn is named state chair man of Wayside Beautification and Conservation of Wildflowers and shrubs for Garden Clubs after serving as Regional Director. Mrs. Garen Stansbury becomes regional director, passing the county role to Mrs. James Titus of Rutland.
Brief business session at the courthouse discussed Ways and Means report proposing a bake sale on October 30 at the Sanitary Grocery. Members asked to contribute to raise funds for paying lights on the parking lots.
More than 100 members of the Racine Sutton Methodist charge gathered at the Racine church to honor the new minister Rev. Charles Stephenson and his wife and son. A six o'clock dinner was served with S. H. Fadely as toastmaster.
Mrs Lillian Steiff was installed as president with officers Sadie Wolfe Cline Mathews Sidney Pickens Noah Haskins Esther Wolfe and D E Roush at the American Legion Auxiliary meeting in the Legion Hall A potluck supper preceded the ceremony Plans called for the Armistice Day dinner to be served to Legionnaires by Auxiliary members.
Earl D. Woodgerd, veteran trans continental airline pilot, died in a Utah crash Sunday night. A resident of Middleport, he and his Woodgerd family lived on Grant Street in the Boggess property. His father A R Woodgerd worked as a New York Central agent. He attended Middleport schools with siblings Peart Imo and Harold.
Regular meeting of the Pomeroy Civic Club will be held Thursday night at the Senkus Hotel on Second St. Officers announced several public matters will be considered including the proposed three mill levy on which Pomeroy will vote.
Twenty-two members met at President Mrs. Cedric Clark home and re elected the same officers for this year. The group discussed the Southeast District Federation and post flood activities as the chorus prepares for practice. Social visits include Tom O Leary of Charleston and Mrs. Davis Miller recovering from illness.
Tonight the Fenney Bennett Post American Legion hosts Glenn H. Pittinger from the state Social Security office who will address Legionnaires and others on Social Security after a fish fry. The Busy Bee Class will meet at Mrs. Paul Smith's home Thursday evening instead of Friday. A family outing at Oak View near the Davis home and Hurley Nelsons is noted.
Members from 13 Rutland district churches met at Rutland M E Church for a Sunday School Convention. Saies M. Cook from the Ohio Christian Missionary Society spoke in the morning and Rev Sagan of Gallipolis Baptist Church spoke in the afternoon. An organization was formed to revive old church conventions and encourage cooperation. G O Will was elected president George Carson vice president and W W Roup treasurer. One representative from each church joined the program committee.
At Glouster on Tuesday a large Meigs County delegation attended the Daughters of Union Veterans district meeting. Effie Tracy Pomeroy was elected chaplain Elizabeth Campbell Pomeroy treasurer Eva Russ Pomeroy named council member Jane Howell Tent Pomeroy led the memorial ceremony.
Mr and Mrs William Allman begin a modern residence on Grant Street beside the Erlywine property. The article notes the American traveling public consumes 15000000 pounds of meat costing 3500000 dollars annually on dining cars.
A Pomeroy and Athens Coal Co. land well in Bailey Run was drilled Tuesday to about 800 feet. The gas well tests over 800 900 cubic feet and is part of a 17-well effort owned by a group of Meigs County men.
After consultation with local physicians and Dr McMillan of Charleston, Dr A C V Skinner who had been seriously ill at the Reed home was taken to McMillan Hospital Tuesday morning. Mrs Reed and Dr C A Poindexter accompanied him to Charleston.
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