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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 27, 1938

Page

3

Rutland PTA and Band Plan Halloween Carnival

The Rutland PTA and the Rutland High School band host a Halloween carnival at Rutland High School on Saturday night October 29. Each class runs a booth, PTA refreshments are sold, with amusements including a fish pond dancing fortune telling carnival games shows a curiosity shop and a surgical operation.

Rutland Parent Teacher Association Rutland High School Parent Teachers Association

Final Dividend For Meigs County Savings and Loan

Meigs County Savings and Loan Company assets were sold for 20000 to Kenyon M. Johnson under the common pleas court. Depositors will receive a final payment of 15 to 17 percent of claims within weeks, bringing total payouts to about 90000 and overall recovery to just over 65 percent. Liquidator A. P. Kerr notes 50 percent already paid and payments extended over months of liquidation.

Halloween party highlights in Middleport Social Notes

The Future Homemakers of the Home Economics class at MHS hosted a "Half and Half" Halloween party in the high school room with cornstalks a lighted skeleton and costume prizes. Other items include birthday gathering for A A Dillard and a Mrs Childs shower with church group helpers and local visits.

MHS Rosalie Rice Thelma Howard Della Mae Vance Mazie Wise Iris Winebrenner Nina Triplett Esther Michl Doris Allen Marjorie Miller Sylvia Mayer Betty Hartinger

Cab Driver Injured In Auto Crash

Middleport Dale Durst driver for Safety Cab suffered facial lacerations when his cab collided with a truck driven by F. E. Branham of Huntington yesterday near Main and Fourth Streets. Branham’s truck overturned. both vehicles damaged. Branham was brought before Mayor Robson for investigation and released shortly after.

Middleport Dale Durst F. E. Branham Huntington Main Fourth Sts Durst Branham Fourth St Robson

Pomeroy Social Notes and Community Gatherings

Pomeroy Auxiliary meets at the Drew Webster Post hall with plans for the Fall Conference in Jackson on November 9. December 6 features an electric cooking demonstration by Mrs. Wyllis McMurray. prize awarded to Mrs. Nancy Walker. The Simpson M. E. Church class party elected officers and enjoyed games and refreshments. Tuesday Contract Club hosted by Mrs. J. O. Roedel with awards to Mrs. Theodore Reed and Mrs. Garen Stansbury. Mr. and Mrs. Adam Beards celebrate 51st anniversary. former Pomeroy residents now in Ft Wayne. Local notes cover visits, travels, and Halloween party at Central School P.T.A.

Drew Webster Post American Legion Jackson Wyllis McMurray Nancy Walker A. F. Eiselstein Raymond Eistelstein Ben Neutzling Joe Arthur Ebersbach Kate Anna Ebersbach Lydia Ebersbach Simpson M. E Edythe Joachim Geraldine Gainer Adele Fowler Roedel J. O. Roedel East Main St Theodore Reed Pomeroy Garen Stansbury Middleport Adam Beards Ft. Wayne Ind Beards Ida Prall John Prall

Middleport Prepares for Athens Game on Dad's Night

Middleport Yellow Jackets resume practice after a one week vacation as they brace for the Dad's Night clash with the Athens Bulldogs. Athens dominated Jackson last Friday with 16 first downs to five despite eight fumbles and is highlighted by stars Moore and Ramsey. Chief Wise seeks more wooden blankets from fans for bench use amid expected large turnout for the Friday 8 pm game.

Middleport Middleport Yellow Jackets McCuen Athens Bulldogs Athens Jackson Ironmen Bulldogs Jackson Lackey Yellow Jackets Chief of Police Wise The Athletic Association Chief Wise Gallipolis Ed Bennett Peter Stuyvesant Dick Roush Charles Burdette Bennett Moore New Boston Ramsey

Art instructor speaks at Rutland PTA on design principles

Miss Isabelle Work of Ohio University discusses daily life design concepts at Rutland PTA. She demonstrates consumer color harmony, balance, and unity through objects from her apartment, linking room colors to attire and overall aesthetics. Mrs Jed Webster Jr recovers at parents' home after Tuesday auto crash in Pomeroy.

Rutland Isabelle Work Ohio University Rutland Pta Miss Work Middleport Jed Webster, Jr Pomeroy C. O. Chapman Chapman

Honor Roll List Promotes Middleport Junior High

Honor roll lists for the first six weeks at Middleport Junior High include Grade Seven students Robert Chambers Carla Clark Norvine Egner Fred Klein Richard Matthews Jane Owens Dorothy Searles Joe Simms Ramona Stewart Wanda Thomas and Grade Eight students John Fisher Nan Fisher Dorothy French Anna Blaze Mariam Kauff Donna McGuire Billy Mayes Elizabeth Moore Bernice Searles Ruth Taylor Marcella Walburn Jack Walters Rowena Warren Mildred Ann Wise.

Middleport Robert Chambers Carla Clark Norvine Egner Fred Klein Richard Matthews Jane Owens Dorothy Searles Joe Simms Ramona Stewart Wanda Thomas John Fisher Nan Fisher Dorothy French Anna Blaze Mariam Kauff Donna McGuire Billy Mayes Elizabeth Moore Bernice Searles Ruth Taylor Marcella Walburn Jack Walters Rowena Warren Mildred Ann Wise

Bricker Club To Sponsor Bean Supper In Meigs County

Bricker Club leaders ordered 300 pounds of beans for a Saturday supper tied to the Republican Rally in Meigs County. A $100 prize will go to the nearest estimate of how many votes the GOP governor nominee will exceed his opponent, with entry blanks at Republican headquarters. Don Ebright and William E Haley are listed speakers. In Middleport, the death of Henry Atkinson spurs funeral arrangements for his daughter Mrs Wesley Green’s family.

Pomeroy Meigs County Bricker Club Republican Executive Committee Don Ebright William E. Haley Middleport—County Wesley Green S. Third Ave Athens

Pomeroy Panthers Battle Gallia Blue Devils Tonight

A large crowd is expected for the Pomeroy Panthers versus the Gallia Blue Devils football game at Middleport Field. The rivalry has boosted interest with the kickoff set for 8 o'clock this evening.

Pomeroy-Gallia Pomeroy Pomeroy Panthers Gallipolis Blue Devils Middleport Field

Pomeroy Post Office Construction Advances Under Favorable Weather

In Pomeroy heavy steel framework placement began this week and bricklaying on the basement wall started. The cornerstone was set Tuesday bearing names of government officials and the building’s architect. In Middleport Mrs. William Burton is confined to Mercy Hospital after a hip fracture from a fall at her daughter’s home in Columbus. In Pomeroy a common pleas court judgment was granted Wednesday on two cognovit notes for 175 and 128 dollars in A N Bradbury v H B Bradford Emma Bradford and J A Bradford. The Amazon River is claimed as the widest in the world.

Lisle Diles Billy Columbus Don Woods Prospect Hill Isaac Frost Athens Adelia Lupedo Pierotti Emma Lupedo Wayne Denny Ewington P.T.A Central School Homer Cooper Tampa Fla Clarence Curtis Naylor Evelyn Rose Akron Edgar Gilmore Curtis Gilmore East Main St Edgar Ebersbach Frank Sapp W. M. Sinclair A Cc. Will M. R. Osborn Pomeroy Middleport William Burton Mercy Hospital Common Pleas Court A. N. Bradbury H. B. Bradford Emma Bradford J. A. Bradford

Honor Roll at Middleport High School Lists 43 Students

Middleport High School publishes its Honor Roll in the school paper Activity with 43 names. Among them 35 are girls. the only male freshmen and senior honorees are Ernest Fraser and John Harley.

Middleport Middleport High School Ernest Fraser John Harley Nellie Childs Janet Dillard Mary Adeline Smith Lois Bailey Ariamne Baker Jean Bennett Bill Diles Marcella Fraser Ruth Garber Maxine Guthrie Alice Louise Lama Margaret McBride Pauline Mitch Mary K. Rickman Margaret Stewart Anna Lou Ubry Betty Walters Lavada Woodyard

Towboat to Begin Carrying Crude Oil from Pomeroy

POMEROY The towboat Margaret Hall will leave the Pomeroy landing to tow crude oil for Standard Oil Co. owner Marion French says the locally owned vessel is the river region’s sole working towboat. French notes coal mining is insufficient to feed regular barge shipping and trucks haul most mined coal. Also, more than 142 million acres of U S public grazing lands remain under federal control.

Pomeroy Margaret Hall Pomeroy Landing Standard Oil Co Marion French French Charter Oak Tipple Pomeroy Bend U. S

Former Army Radio Expert Endorses Vendol Relief

Ephrem J. Baron, a U S Army radio instructor and citizen, cites Vendol as the remedy for constipation and related symptoms. He reports weight loss, poor digestion, gas, acid rises, and nervous unrest before using Vendol. After treatment, he notes easier bowel movement, mild diuretic effect, and improved appetite, enabling hearty meals.

Ephrem J. Baron Man U. . Army Vendol

Family burns home. Red Cross seeks aid for Cook family

The Meigs County Red Cross Chapter appeals for household goods and clothing for the William Cook family after a Syracuse fire Tuesday destroyed their home. Mr and Mrs Cook, eight children, and a married daughter plus husband lived in the house. the family lost nearly everything.

Red Cross Seeks Help for Heiner Family

Mayme J. Heiner, Red Cross secretary, asks volunteers to contact the local Red Cross office to contribute to the Heiner family’s aid effort.

Mayme J. Heiner Red Cross

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