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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1920

Page

8

New Health Program Planned For Meigs County Schools

Meigs county institutes a school health program under Dr McCullough and the Public Health Nursing to detect and correct physical defects and improve sanitation. Teachers will be trained to spot contagious diseases and defects, with emphasis on ventilation lighting and clean rooms.

Meigs Hout Meigs County 8. A. McCullour Tion Mission County T. Karr Ning & Cam Echoo Chidren McCullough Carlton Ohio Ight System of Health Meigs County The Red Cross

Middleport Girl Weds Charleston Doctor in Cincinnati Wedding

Miss Marie Romaine Downing daughter of Mr and Mrs John B Downing Middleport married Dr Charles Raymond Singleton of Charleston West Virginia in a Wednesday morning ceremony September 16 at Cincinnati Walnut Hills conducted by Dr Dunlap rector of the Church of The Advent The couple left for a tour of eastern cities and will reside in Charleston after October 1. The bride a Sweet Briar College alumna and University of Cincinnati domestic science graduate also earned an A B and B S from Ohio University and belonged to Pi Beta Phi The groom a graduate of Ohio College of Dental Surgery served in World War I with Base Hospital No 25 and front line hospital.

Middleport Cincinnati Marie Romaine Downing John B. Downing Charles Raymond Singleton Charleston W. Va Dunlap Church of the Advent Walnut Hills A. H. Singleton Clarksburg Sweet Briar College Virginia University of Cincinnati Ohio University Pi Beta Phi Sorority Singleton Ohio College of Dental Surgery Ohio Psi Omega Fraternity France No. 25 Front Line

Former Pomeroy resident ill in Villa Grove Illinois

A message received Saturday reports Sylvester Arnold, 68, a former Meigs county resident now at Villa Grove Illinois, is critically ill. He left Pomeroy about thirty years ago and previously taught school in the area. He is brother of C A M N A Douglas and Frank Arnold of the city.

Pomeroyan III Sylvester Arnold Meigs County Villa Grove Illinois Mr. Arnold N. A Douglas Frank Arnold

Printer error on capital stock in Pomeroy and Hocking Coal Co

A Mess enger item notes a misprint in Friday edition stating capital stock of the newly organized Pomeroy and Hocking Coal Company was listed as 25000 instead of 250000. The company includes B. B. Stalder Fred Essex Rees T. West and others. Also mentions Mr and Mrs Ross Peters planning a winter trip to Florida.

Pomeroy and Hocking Coal Company B. B. Stalder Fred Essex Rees T. West Florida Ross Peters

Daughter of Middleport Heads to Florida for Winter

A Middleport daughter left Saturday by motor for Florida to spend the winter. The long trip will be in easy stages with sight seeing along the way.

Middleport Florida

Veterans of Civil War Leave for G A R Encampment in Indianapolis

Meigs County will be well represented at the National G A R Encampment in session in Indianapolis this week. Among those leaving since Saturday are Joseph Higginbotham Letart Falls W L Johnson Plants J M Weldon Racine Capt Phil Elliott Graham Station W Va B S Bowman and B S I Bowman Lee T Smith Wm Swisher Richard Harden James Saulsbury and wife John Caldwell and wife Middleport August Garber and John Zier Pomeroy Mrs John A Reed and Mrs Cora Bennett Middleport Members of the Woman s Auxiliary were among the advance contingent which left Saturday.

Meigs County Indianapolis Joseph Higginbotham Letart Falls W. L. Johnson Plants J. M. Weldon Racine Capt Phil Elliott Graham Station W. Va B. S I. Bowman Lee T. Smith Wm. Swisher Richard Harden James Saulsbury John Caldwell Middleport August Garber John Zier Pomeroy John A. Reed Cora Bennett Woman’s Auxiliary

Church organizes eight month expansion campaign and family groups

A Middleport Presbyterian Church conference followed evening services to launch an eight month church work campaign led by the minister and officers O H Stewart W T Stansbury L A Thomas W H Beeson Griff Michael and Andrew Calderwood More than forty group leaders were appointed to head Family Groups and to direct intensive local church expansion efforts, sparking strong interest among congregants.

Middleport Presbyterian Church O. H. Stewart W. T. Stansbury L. A. Thomas W. H. Beeson Griff Michael Andrew Calderwood

American Legion Plans Cleveland Trip For National Convention

Drew Webster Post American Legion completes arrangements to travel to Cleveland for the National convention September 27 28 29. Members will wear uniform and ride in a special Pullman car from Hobson on Sunday September 25. The Pomeroy Machine Co band will escort the group from Pomeroy to Hobson Station. An urgent final notice requests ex service men to attend the Post meeting tonight.

Drew Webster Post American Legion Cleveland Hobson Pomeroy Machine Co Pomeroy

Meigs County Buick men head to Flint for test drive

W C Weaver and Raymond Goeglein travel to Flint Michigan to test two 1921 Buick models. Local social notes report visits and trips by residents including families on weekend outings to Cincinnati and Columbus.

Pomeroy Bend W. C. Weaver Meigs County Buick Company Raymond Goeglein Flint Michigan Victor Leiselstein C. A. McCullough Cincinnati Regina Guth Elizabeth Conde Catherine Reibel Columbus C. C. Nottingham Chattanooga Tenn George Plantz J. P. Keiling Valentine Ebersbach Drew Webster American Legion Armory Shannon Allen Middleport Athens Marion Rife Logan M. Hamilton Dr. Stork

Five Die In Ohio Auto Accidents In Cleveland Area

Five persons were killed in automobile accidents around Cleveland and more than a score injured. J G Goldsmith 48 of Marshalville his eight year old daughter and Edward McDowell 52 of Marshalville died when their car stalled on a Pennsylvania flyer track at Burton City. Bodies were hurled onto other cars and two more victims were run down by autos.

Cleveland J. G. Goldsmith Marshalville Dorothy Edward McDowell Burton City

Ralph de Palma Sets Dirt Track World Record at State Fair

Eghty thousand spectators at Syracuse state fair grounds watched Ralph de Palma in his special race car set a new world record for a circular dirt track by completing ten miles in seven minutes and forty seven seconds, breaking the former best of seven minutes fifty six seconds.

Syracuse N. Y State Fair Grounds Ralph de Palma

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