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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1935
Page
3
Local schools face shortages of shoes and clothing for August Fall term due to limited supplies. Officials say many children lack essentials and may need public and county support. volunteers coordinate efforts to distribute footwear and garments to needy students.
A car owned by Willie Combs of Copley Ohio and driven by his daughter with four passengers collided with a Cincinnati motorist and three passengers on Route 143 near Shipman Cemetery west of Harrisonville Meigs County. The Combs car overturned but no one was seriously injured.
Harrisonville brief highlights a series of social visits across nearby towns. Richard Ellis Irene Snowden Donna Howett Mildred Howett traveled from Columbus and Pomeroy to visit Carl Chase Labor Day. Gene Campbell and son from Columbus joined Homer Lee hosts. Charley Hanning Lancaster group visited B F Saxon, who then accompanied them home. G W Atkins hosted Ernest Stansbury Circleville Jess Wood Marion Wood Rutland for Wood reunion at Carpenter. Coelle Alkire Harrisonville and Roy Miller Pomeroy stayed with Anne Walsh Columbus. H M Clark hosted John Jordan and Vonley Jordan on Sunday.
A two pound 12 ounce tomato 21 inches in circumference is claimed as a local record in Meigs County grown by Harry Gaskill near Vine Street. Reported larger specimens have not been documented. Growers note the white non acidic tomatoes from Joe Meier of Bradbury as notable and Meier has received requests for plants and samples across The Messenger district.
Mr and Mrs Andrew Woodward of Montreal arrived in Middleport and stayed with local relatives before continuing to Washington DC and a southern tour. They visited Canton to see William Woodward and family. The Woodwards plan a South trip before returning home. Guild Society of Heath Church will meet Monday on Cole Street for first fall session.
Pomeroy personals list weekly visits and guests across towns. Mrs Arthur Probst and daughter Carolyn visit Glenroy Ewing family on Lincoln Hill in Cincinnati. Tom Parker of Columbus stays with sister Mrs William Fisher in Minersville, returning next Monday. Bellvue Ky couple Tom Tuttion visit Minersville with Harry Mesher hosts. Miriam Blackmore Ray Clifton and M D Hartinger spend day with Fremont Gold’s near Darwin. Mrs Sadie McElhinny opens classes at Wolf Pen School for term. Charles Gilkey of Gallipolis visits daughter J M Thornton on Harrisonville Road. Kathleen Seyfried enters nurses training at Holzer Gallipolis.
Rutland schools began the term with about 250 students in the high school and 260 in the grade school. Enrollment is not yet complete and should grow into next week. Visitors include Miss Anne Seliva and others from Chicago and Ohio. Bert Taylor conducted a sale of farming implements and household goods, with the Taylors moving to a new home in Columbus. Vera Marie Roush was treated at Holzer Hospital last Saturday.
Middleport residents report multiple family visits and relocations. The Hamiltons and daughter Ruth spent days in Detroit visiting Mrs. Hamilton's brother Frank Weisman before returning home to Mr. and Mrs. Hobart Daniels. Other trips include the Fischers called to Pt. Pleasant for Mrs. John Fisher's illness and the Hysells renting in Gravel Hill.
The Pomeroy Spanish American Camp in Gallipolis will hold a booster meeting next Sunday September 8 at 10 oclock. The event takes place at the commander's residence opposite the airport with Congressman Thomas A. Jenkins as principal speaker. Meigs County veterans plan to attend.
Ohio items include Pomeroy and Athens County notices on non support arrests by deputies, a county coal bid call, a Pomeroy river excursion by Phi Delta Kappa, and church services led by Rev R C Ditter with topics The man that could not talk and The Efficient Prayer.
Mrs Thomas formerly Miss Mary Elizabeth Hartinger is visiting Middleport with her mother Mrs Dell Hartinger. Dr and Mrs M D Hartinger hosted guests including Mrs Thomas and Mr and Mrs Jed Hartinger at the West Main Street residence. It notes an alcohol gas rule in Stockholm.
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