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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1935

Page

3

Relief Plans Discussed For Meigs County Jobs

Jed Hartinger WPA official Paul Rock and county leaders met Thursday to discuss direct relief and work relief. Officials outlined funding from WPA and state programs, with emphasis on immediate employment through approved projects and reallocation of county funds to aid unemployment after relief ends.

C. E Westion Perry Jed Hartinger WPA Paul Rock FERA Partie Gunty Ried Meigs County

Garden Club Members Attend District Meeting

Four Garden Club members attended the district meeting in Jersburg on Wednesday. Mrs. C. F. Hathburn Swearingen and Mrs. G, along with Mrs. Tom W. Stending, joined by Mrs. James Titus and Mrs. Stout from the Rat- waters of Din t Ohio clubs, participated with Mrs. Rathburn and Mrs. Chesapeake in the week’s events.

Garden Club Jersburg C. F. Hathburn Swearingen Tom W. Stending James Titus Lasher Stoutker B. Waters Ohio Chesapeake F. Rathburn

Miss Clara Frecker Weds Baer Family Note in Minersville

Miss Clara Frecker and Mrs Will Freck torge Baer were united in a wedding ceremony conducted by Rev J C, with the bridegroom a Minersville native and linked to the Baer Radio Shop on Second Street. The ceremony occurred as the Baer family left through Kentucky.

Clara Frecker Will Frecktorge Baer Les Baer United Y J. C Minersville Baer Second Street Kentucky

Sunday Sermons Featured in Pomeroy and Middleport Church Services

Federated Church.Resume Reverend R C Ditter preaches at 10 15 on Unemployed Scared of the Tomorrow with Sunday School at 9. First Baptist Middleport Reverend F C Kreager preaches 10 15 on Gods Great Righteousness and 7 30 on The Headlong Plunge with B Y P U at 6 30 and Wednesday prayer at 7 30.

Pomeroy Social Personal Mention

Katherine Huber, ill after a tonsil operation, is much improved at home on Union Avenue. Mary Baber leaves for Huntington to reside at Foster Memorial Home. James Tracy slowly improves at home after a serious illness. W N Benger depart for Cincinnati after visiting relatives. will go on to Orlando Florida. Bengels have spent weeks in Pittsburgh and other points with relatives.

Pomeroy Katherine Huber Union Avenue Mary Baber Huntington W. Va Foster Memoral James Tracy W. N. Benger Cincinnati Elmer Windon Triton Avenue Orlando Fla Bengel Pittsburgh

Pomeroy Divorce Filed Over Cruelty Custody Request

Sarah Henderson Fife sues Philip Keith Fife in common pleas court alleging cruelty. She seeks divorce and asks custody of their minor child.

Pomeroy Common Pleas Court Sarah Henderson Fife Philip Keith Fife

Logan to Meet Chester in Sunday Baseball Showdown

Chester will host Chester Logans Maytags Sunday night for a league clash. Johnnie Murray, the pitcher who blanked Chester in two games last fall, will toe the rubber for Logan. Dawley will catch and Crabtree, a star in the International League, may patrol center field for Logan.

Chester Logan Maytags Johnnie Murray Logan Russ Dawley Crabtree Rochester

Jackets Play Tonight in Crooksville Battle

Middleport Yellow Jackets face Crooksville at home in a new matchup after a season opening win over Rutland. The Jackets aim to continue the early momentum as they prepare for an anticipated tough test.

Middleport Middleport Yellow Jackets Crooksville Rutland Jackets

Loyal Women's Class of Church of Christ Meet in Middleport

Members of the Loyal Women's Class of the Church of Christ will gather at the church tonight for their regular meeting. Hostesses include Mrs. Howard Williams and her group along with Mrs. D S Farmer and daughter Mrs Arthur Skinner and Mrs Griff Russell and son Dell A. spent Wednesday in Columbus arranging for their son to return to Ohio State University. He is due back Sunday. Mr and Mrs John Mayer visited Columbus Wednesday with their granddaughters Jean and Joan Gardner who had been visiting here for a week. The Mayers will stay in Columbus for the rest of the week.

Middleport Loyal Women's Class Church of Christ Howard Williams D. S. Farmer Arthur Skinner Griff Russell Dell A Columbus Ohio State University John Mayer Jean Joan Gardner Mrs. Mayer

Modern Cabin Erected in Pomeroy by Local Boys

A summer project in Pomeroy produced a one room cabin in a secluded spot near Butternut Avenue behind the Koehler Pop Factory. Builders George Massar aged 13 John Kreinbihl 9 David Clifton 11 and Donald Rosenbaum 13 report electric lights and a brick fireplace making it a well built compact dwelling their opinion.

Pomeroy George Massar John Kreinbihl David Clifton Donald Rosenbaum Butternut Avenue Koehler

Legion auxiliary delegate returns from national convention

Mrs. C. W. Cooper of the Feenay Bennett Post auxiliary attended the national convention in St. Louis since last Saturday and arrived home Wednesday. She reports the gathering as the largest ever held. The local Legion unit will sponsor a bake sale on Saturday in connection with the fall festival.

Middleport C. W. Cooper Feenay-Bennett Post American Legion St. Louis

Panthers Open Season Against McArthur This Saturday

Pomeroy Panth ers, hardened by three weeks of practice, ready for first season test against McArthur. Kickoff 8 30 p m. Co Captains Moore and Kindle lead a young squad with a stronger line than backfield. McArthur lost opener 25 13 to Jackson but showed two touchdowns. Probable Panthers lineup includes Murray Brickles Hite Kindle Sayre Zirkley Schorn Moore Klees Shumaker Blackwell.

Pomeroy Pomeroy Panthers McArthur Moore Kindle Panthers Johnson House Blackwell Jackson Murray Brickles Hite Indle Sayre Zirkley Schorn Klees Shumaker

Middleport Social Notes Highlights Local Visits

Mrs. John Fisher of Pt. Pleasant W Va visits her son and daughter in law C C Fisher and family on Second Ave Garfield. Charlie Anderson third grade confined at home with scarlet fever son of Mrs Middleton. Ann C Juhling returns to New York after visit here with children and families. J C Fisher visited Akron and Columbus then home. Fred B Fisher family return to Gallipolis. Fred Healy hosts Evelyn Eichinger Circleville for a week. Mayor J E Harley suffers swollen hand from wrist infection. Maxine Wilson daughter of Joe Wilson undergoes surgery at McMillan Hospital Charleston in satisfactory condition. Hemlock Grange to hold Grange Booster Night Sep 30 8 pm. Loyal Helpers plan bazaar at Asbury Church. Junior Order district convention Sept 29 at Chester 2 30 pm.

Middleport John Fisher Pt. Pleasant W. Va C. C. Fisher Second Avenue Garfield Street Charlies Anderson Clarence Middleton Ann C. Juhling New York Minersville J. C. Fisher Akron Columbus Fred B. Fisher Fisher South Sixth Avenue Gallipolis Fred Healy Evelyn Eichinger Circleville Maxine Wilson Joe Wilson Gravel Hill McMillan Hospital Charleston Wilson

Army Engineer Chief Seeks WPA Decision on Indian Buckeye Lakes Flood Project

Major General BE M Markham, chief of army engineers, told Senator A V Donahey he awaits action by the Works Progress Administration on the flood control plan for Indian and Buckeye Lakes in Ohio.

Washington BE. M. Markham Army Engineers A. V. Donahey Democrat Ohio Works Progress Administration Indian and Buckeye Lakes

A R Meeting at Gallipolis Attracts Delegations

The Gallipolis district convention of the Daughters of the American Revolution drew 113 attendees for a luncheon at the Hotel Lafayette after a morning session at the First Presbyterian Church. State and local officers were welcomed as speakers urged preservation of historical data and genealogical research.

A.R Gallipolis

Gallipolis Blue Devils Seek Second Win Tonight

Gallipolis hosts Mercer to avenge a 57 to 0 defeat handed by Cheshire while J E Beckley and Leona Beckley sue Blaine Jones over a $72 note tied to a mortgage on 39 acres in Huntington Township.

Gallipolis Gallipolis Blue Devils Mercerville Cheshire J. E. Beckley Leona M. Beckley Blaine Jones M. B. Jones Huntington Township

River Trade Is Hit by Strike

Gallipolis reports river coal transport halted as an Ohio River strike cripples steamboating. Seventy five miners visit Cheshire Township to demand no coal moves until Monday. Operators plead, miners threaten, trucks reportedly seen on Route 11. Cheshire holds about 100 union miners in wagon mines. other mines near Flag Springs, Walnut Township, owned by Noah Webster.

Cheshire Township Cheshire Pomeroy Route 11 Here Jackson Jackson County Frank Allen Rio Grande Gallia County Thurman Union Flag Springs Walnut Township Noah Webster

Suit Over Insurance Voiding Policy Filed in Gallia

The Columbus Mutual Life Insurance Company sues Robin Marie Alexander and William D. Alexander in Gallia seeking to void the Dale M. Alexander policy. It alleges misrepresentation on the June 27 1935 application and that he died Aug. 27 at Buckeye Lake after a physician examination. The insurer offered to return the first premium but the beneficiaries refused.

Gallipolis Columbus Mutual Life Insurance Company Robin Marie Alexander William D. Alexander Dale M Alexander Alexander Vinton Automobile Buckeye Lake Insurance Company

Columbus sees brighter business and morale signals

Ohio state director Benedict Crowell reported Thursday a quickening business pulse and improved public morale in the state. Ohio welfare director Mia Margaret Allman announced the appointment of Dr. Eugene Clark, a Toledo Negro physician, to the medical staff at Ohio Penitentiary.

Columbus Benedict Crowell National Emergency Council Margaret Allman Eugene Clark Toledo Ohio Penitentiary

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