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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1935
Page
3
The seventy seventh and County Fair drew large crowds with day and night events across three days. Races and exhibits showcased a lively program in good condition, entertaining fairgoers including Agnes Swisher and a Middleport resident linked to a vehicle award.
A garbled report notes teachers in Pomeroy and Dr Alma Herbst along with Ohio State College figures in Columbus plan a Hoover affiliated meeting in Pomeroy on Saturday. The event aims to train an area man from Naylors Run in a special education program as part of a statewide Workers and Farm initiative.
A local meeting saw attendees including Mrs Howard Ohblinger and Deputy El and District Deputy of Pomeroy. CW Jones is seriously ill and in poor health on Brownell Ave. Six police squads guarded coal delivery to the Statler Hotel amid a strike by union employees.
A dense listings page shows NBC concert plans with multiple orchestras and acts including Dorothy Lamour Ink Spots Lee Orch Open Road Kvale Orch Rex Battle Revue Fidler Rex Battie Picher Orch Dorsey Orch El Chico Chico Whiteman Nelson Pendarvis ensembles and Barn Dance programs. The page mixes names of orchestras, vocal groups, and dance music segments, reflecting a broad evening of entertainment.
J E White of Pomeroy High School was elected president of the Southeastern Ohio High School Athletic Association at a Wellston meeting. T K Owens of Jackson High School was chosen secretary treasurer, succeeding retiring president C H Jones of Wellston High School.
Dr and Mrs Byron Bing of Butternut Avenue attended the funeral in Columbus for Marcia Morgan and will return today. Mr and Mrs Charles Gilkey from Gallipolis vacationing with J M Thornton family in Harrisonville Road for a week. Mr and Mrs W C Armstrong of Columbus visit Bing parents for the weekend after White Sulphur Springs trip. J L Ware transient was jailed for investigation after being taken into custody by Night Patrolman Walter Wolfe.
An automobile collision on East Main Street damaged the cars of B H Spicer of Logan and Ralph Gilmore of Pom eroy with no injuries. A second crash at the junction of State Routes 7 and 31 damaged both Donald Weaver’s and Earl Folt’s cars with only minor injuries reported.
The signature of Antonio Stradivari, famed violin maker, is the most forged in the craft. Forgeries are applied to counterfeit instruments to mislead buyers and collectors.
Middleport notes list visitors and relocations including Miss Katherine Skinner and Mr. Raymond Clark in town, Mrs N C Welch returning from a Detroit Toledo Columbus trip, and many relatives stopping by. Health updates mention Dana Howett ill near Shade and Fred Gilmore recovering at Holzer Hospital. Others move into area homes or travel to Columbus and Gallipolis for visits and business.
Ward was taken to Holzer Hospital Thursday morning in the Raw ambulance. Charles Rice of Hamilton Street has purchased property in Bradbury and moved there Thursday from Middleport. Delmar Priode returned Thursday to his home in Zanesville after a few days visit here with his mother on Gravel Hill.
Clara Mae Windon eight year old daughter of Mr and Mrs FE Windon of Flatwoods died Wednesday night at the home of her grandparents Mr and Mrs David Will in Flatwoods from scarlet fever A brother Lee W Windon survives A private funeral was held at 2 30 Thursday afternoon at Chester Cemetery
The Earth’s coldest temperature on record is nine degrees below zero. This extreme reading highlights the planet’s harsh winter conditions and sets a benchmark for polar climate data.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Mahoney of Mulberry Avenue drive Thursday to Jackson to join Mr. and Mrs. Carl B. Chick. On Friday they plan to depart for New Orleans for the Veterans of Foreign Wars national encampment September 15 to 20. Mahoney serves as zone commander and helped organize a local chapter. Chick leads the Jackson chapter.
G E McCullough passenger conductor on the MR and T Railroad based in Denison Texas recently visited here with J O Leonard and H F Thomas local conductors. McCullough formerly worked for the line now owned by the New York Central Company.
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