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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1937
Page
4
The Middleport Yellow Jackets prepare for a Friday night game hosting Nelsonville in a local match. The piece notes the Blue Mirrored Table as a reflection on decor and setting for the event.
The Junior Chamber of Commerce Jay-Dees hold their first Chamber meeting of the year at the Masonic Temple tonight. A 6 15 dinner is served and a large attendance is expected as plans for winter activities are laid out. Calvin Reichman is president. Mary Schaefer departs Lincoln Hill for Ohio State University this fall.
Middleport Yellow Jackets prepare for an 8 p.m. Friday home game against Nelsonville at the high school stadium Coach Marshall McCuen drills a young squad including many sophomores and freshmen while noting a recent defeat to Wahamians West Virginia Bob Lohse withdraws from the squad and Bob Craig may play The public address system debuts this year and the band will wear cleaned uniforms McCuen promotes multi sport fitness and starts junior high football fundamentals classes with 25 boys attending after school sessions
The Junior Shakespeare Club met at Miss Betty Kimes's Lincoln Hill home Tuesday evening with Miss Nancy Schaefer and Miss Sophia Blazewicz assisting. Mrs. Harry Ohlinger of the St. Shakespeare club was a guest. During the social hour refreshments were served.
Members of the Susie Q Club held their weekly gathering on the houseboat First Ave with plans for a postgame chance Friday at Shiflet's Hall. Guests Edward Leland and John Henman of Oceanside Cal stayed at E M Burton home, and other residents were noted visiting or traveling in from Nelsonville Charleston and Pomeroy.
Mrs Albert Rider learns her brother in law Charles Brown of Jackson is at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis with injuries from work at the Frisco Furnace his hands bruised and three fingers amputated a Jamaica missionary spoke at the M E Church Mon day A Madison homecoming drew many locals Rev Lester Stanley Plains will preach at the M E Church Oct 3 at 2 pm several relatives visited McGlaughlin family Reese Oney lost end of a finger in the Government Forest Dr Chamberlain MacArthur treated the injury more visits and family stays from Columbus Chillicothe Athens Minneapolis and other nearby places noted along with various family movements and job changes.
Gordon B. Gray administrator petitions in Athens County Probate Court for determination of heirship of Ella Tedrick deceased. Unknown heirs must answer by October 28, 1937 or default judgment will be entered.
POMEROY Western Auto Supply opens a new associate store at 130 W Main St in the French Building, formerly McMaster Hardware, operated by N D Russell who came from Columbus. Official opening day set for Saturday. Also reports visitors from Union Ave to Parkersburg and Father Murphy recovering after an auto crash.
A zone meeting of the Home Missionary Society was held Wednesday at Simpson M E Church. Ten visiting women from district societies attended as hostesses. Dinner followed, then a business session. Also, Rev Warren H Bright and family moved from Ironton to Union Ave parish house, and Rev Morrison and family moved to Ironton replacing them.
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