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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 30, 1929

Page

2

New York Central Girls Band Organized at Middleport

A girls band, formed for daughters of New York Central employees, meets Saturdays at the Central School Building under director Harry Hysell. Seventeen members plan to compete in next year’s annual track meet. Also, a party at Knights of Pythias Hall marked W. H. M. Belcher’s sixty seventh birthday with local families attending.

Middleport New York Central Margaret Hysell Hobson Harry Hyseil Central School Middlewort J. H. Grate Maury Wilmetta Farmer Kathryn Juhling Gallipolis

Local social notes from Meigs County and surrounding areas

Mrs. Ella Reed, visiting at Dayton and Middleport, returns to her brother David Geyer in Pomeroy. Mrs. Ray Clifton goes home to Vometeroy after visiting Oxford. Meigs County residents share a chicken dinner at South Side West Virginia, including Jacob Roller, Jacob Betz and two Betz daughters, Genivieve and Eva, Sophia Betz, Ralph Wogan and two sons. Capt George Howder and Mrs Howder hosted by Charles Parsons in Gallopolis. Starmaker Ilogan, 37 Meigs County, wed Ruth M Henry, 17 Mason County West Virginia. marriage announced at St Pleasant.

Ella Reed Dayton Middletown David Geyer Pomeroy Ray Clifton Vomeroy Oxford Meigs County Southside W. Va Jacob Roller Jacob Betz Genivieve Eva Sophia Betz Middleport Ralph Wogan Huntington George W. Howder Gravel Hill Howder Charles Parsons Gallopolis Captain Howder Pittsburgh St. Pleasant Ilogan Ruth M. Henry Mason County Guysville Brooks Foster Bean Eaton Meiers County Milton Hamilton Barbara Weiseman Nick Weiseman Dunkirk Indiana Arthur Swisher Pacific Coast Norman Martin Sayre A. W. McKay Woodman’s Hall Daughters of America O. B. Stout Barbara

Girls Hurt In Columbus Auto Wreck Near Racine

Report from Columbus states two Racine girls Virginia Beegle 20 and Wilma Sayre 17 were injured Sunday when their car collided with another driven by John Cairski 20 of Columbus. They were taken to a hospital for care. Mr and Mrs Walter Allen spent Monday in Huntington.

Racine Columbus Virginia Beegle Wilma Sayre John Cairski Cerlumbus Walter Allen Huntington Middleport C. A. Densmore John Kanff C. H. Russell Toledo Harry Thomas Youngstown Pauline Smith Mill Street

Remarkable are merits of famed Konjola

A Cincinnati reader endorses Konjola claiming it cured his digestion issues and neuritis, noting restored weight and energy after use. The ad mentions Me Drug Store in Athens and other local druggists selling Konjola in the region. The column proceeds with local social notes and community happenings across Parkersburg, Huntington, Meigs County, and surrounding towns.

Johnston West Fighter Street Cincinnati Ohio Athens

Music Club Concert Presented Tuesday in Middleport

The Women's Music club of Middleport opened its series at Heath M E Church with a varied program themed Love. The event featured choruses, solo numbers by Miss Scott and Mrs Hecox, readings by Miss Pauley, and a Halloween themed social afterward. The next concert is planned for the last Tuesday in November with Mrs Mildred Fowler and Conrad Scholl.

Middleport Women's Music Club of Heath M. E. Church Vesta McCoy Atharine Lee Bates Falmouth Mass America Talbott Cook Pauley Land of Hope Elgar Bach Prof. Scholl Mrs. Hecox Mendelssohn Miss Scott Eva Stout Nora Harmilton Daisy Saunders Esther Chambers Hallowe'en Mildred Fowler Conrad Scholl

M Dade Dies After Illness In Letart Township

Nathan McDade 70 a pioneer of Letart Township died after a brief illness. He leaves wife Anna Wolf and three children Oscar McDade Parkersburg Clarence McDade on the Kanawha River and Neva of Akron. He served on the Letart Township and School boards and was active in Masonic Odd Fellows and Modern Woodmen. Burial to Letart Cemetery.

Letart Falls Nathan McDade McDade Anna Wolf Oscar MeDade Parkersburg Clarence McDade Kanawha River Charleston Neva Akron Letart Ewing

Scouts to Aid Traffic as Riverfront Street Dedication Planned

POMEROY October 30 eight Boy Scouts will try to curb Saturday night trade signs and double parking while a street dedication along the river front is planned. Kiwanis Club American Legion and other groups back the program featuring fireworks parades and a public celebration.

Pomeroy Kiwanis Club American Legion

Heir To Million Cop Won't Quit

Heir to a million and a German castle leaves Detective Herman Senff of Brooklyn richer by vast possessions. Before claiming the inheritance, Senff vows to finish the case of a Brooklyn policeman killed in a recent hold-up, and may remain on the force afterward.

Germany Herman Senff Brooklyn N. Y Rhine Sent

Delegates Attend Southeast Ohio DAR District Meeting

About 75 out of town delegates gathered for the annual DAR district meeting and luncheon at the Athens First Methodist Church. Reports from state and district chairmen outlined campaigns, programs, and goals for the coming year.

Southeastern Ohio of the Daughters of the American Revolution Athens M. Bk Charles F. Rathburn Middleport I. KR. Wilson Xenia W. L. Tobey Hamilton Fremont Ht. A. Graban Lancaster G. W. French Elyria I. Hunsicker Circleville

Four candidates in Athens mayoral race promise friendly rivalry

Four Athens mayoral contenders E C Woodworth Republican Ralph Dalton A E Falloon and Robert Wood pledge to keep campaigns civil. They stress law enforcement business development and city finances while Woodworth touts liquor-control record and a water purification plan.

Athens E. C. Woodworth Ralph Dalton A. E. Falloon Robert &. Wood Woodworth Robert SS. Woods Dalton Falloon Wood Millfield State Highway Department Athens High School Ohio University K. T. Crossen Post American Legion Athens County Republican Executive Committee Ohio Athens Printery Company

Halloween Parties and Birth Announcement in Haydenville

Haydenville residents hosted an Owl club masquerade with bingo and a pot luck supper. The event included a birth notice for Lawrence Eugene Gustin on October 25. Other gatherings featured Miss Bernice Iles hosting classmates, with guests from Haydenville Crooksville and Logan. The Women’s Foreign Mission group activity follows.

Roy Gustin Owl Club Floyd Reinchield Porter Moore Glen Farley Vern Robinett Floyd Matheny Chester Beougher Alice Nellie Allen Gertrude Achauer Fred Gastin Roy Gastin Edward Six Lawrence Eugene Bernice Iles Gertrude Ginther Dorothy Vollmer Ruth Angle Margaret Matheny Ralph Bond Ralph Walters Ralph Campbell Newton Fiiley Haydenville Helen Aileen McCandlish Crooksville Walter Hensley John Bright Logan

Nightly Society Meeting At Church With Potluck

The society will meet at the church on Wednesday for a night meeting. After the business session a pot luck supper will be served.

Ary Society

Refrigerator Car to Visit Local Stores In Pome roy Bend

A new venture by Covert Bakery and Ice Company will run a wholesale refrigerator car on Wednesday this week. The car, loaded with fresh and cured meats, will tour stores in the area and surrounding vicinity as a mobile market.

Middleport Wedue Pomeroy Bend

Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Promised Boost for Liver Bowels

A 20 year veteran of women’s health promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a natural laxative and liver support. He writes the tablets use olive colored ingredients to normalize digestion, remove waste, and improve complexion and energy. Thousands use them for health and beauty benefits.

F. M. Edwards Dr. Edwards Dr. Edewards

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Konjola Jesse Johnston Music Club Heath Church M’dade Boy Scouts Voie Case Hearst Meadows Meadows W. F. Lones Wellsville Richard Eaton Vproeterville George Witherhoet W. W. Whitlock Nelsonville Girl Home Makers H. Poston B. Turnbull Ellisland Francis Hatch William KR. Phillips William Austin Chichesters Pills the Security Savings Bank Ens, Unio Isaac Wilson Chauncey Woolworth Robert Coates Brown Ave Frank Rauch the Swanson Furniture Co N. Court Athens O. E. Oliver The Stedman Co William Oxley Thompson Ohio State University Newton D. Baker Simeon D. Fess Theodore FE. Burton James T. Begg Offlo Joseph Schrembs Cleveland State of Robert A. Taft Atlee Pomerene General Assembly Nicholas Longworth Citizens and Friends of Ohio L. B. Palmer the All Ohio Tax League Southern Hotel
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