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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1951
Page
12
State and city police investigate Monday night vandalism at Point Pleasant Junior High. About $12 in damage reported from break in through a storage room window and broken doors. Desks and instrument cases opened. candy and pop taken and destroyed. Custodian Howard Killingsworth found scene Tuesday morning.
Mrs. C G Bauerle was chosen as president of the Point Pleasant Women’s Club at a special meeting held Monday at Mrs. O L Ensley’s home. Officers include Mrs. Warner T King as vice president and Miss Mary Heliems as recording secretary with several other appointed department chairmen across citizenship music art community service health sanitation welfare American homes and literature. The Moose chapter met Tuesday in its home with Senior Regent Mrs. Kapp presiding and voted to donate to Sign of the Monge Thn, purchase a TV for the social club, and acquire a hospital bed for public use. Numerous residents and visitors across Leon Columbus Nitro and Ripley areas were noted in social visits and illness updates.
Mrs Burdette presided at the Tuesday evening meeting of the Omega sorority in the Moose Home. New projects were discussed during the business session. Attendees included Mrs Towsey, Mrs Kapp, Mrs Hall, Mrs Boer, Mrs Sohmein, Miss Kapp, Mrs Marvin, Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Meadows, Mrs Shien, Mrs White, Mrs Hastley Jr, and others.
Women will de. bebe, Pape at 36 ppm, U1 tw Moose) then.
A notice from Water Farm Warrens, Cobh, states a meeting scheduled for today at 7:20 pm at the residence of Mrs. Hester Lee, Ninth. The exact venue and address details are limited in the fragment.
Fragmentary OCR reads of a county youth meeting reference a regular gathering with discussions on activities and schedule. Names and details are unclear, but it notes a downtown or local location and mentions a speaker or facilitator guiding the session.
A three man nominating committee has been selected to present a slate for club offices at the April 16 Lions Club meeting. Additional nominations will be accepted from the floor and the election is set for April 30. Committee members are Leon Putz, chairman, Benjamin Franklin IV and Tom Stans.
Mrs. John Ratlife announced the birth of a son Michnel with relatives from New Mexico and Minersville noted as great grandparents. Mrs. Ratliff’s news highlights a family event while other area names and locations appear in scattered notices from Meigs General to Athens and Florida as residents travel and visit kin.
Mason County spelling champion Janice Miller of Wahama will compete in Huntington later this month. Eight finalists in the regional contest were pictured: Ruth Burgess June Spencer Opal Waugh Ruby Cossin Garnet Warner Jerry Arnold Myrna Deal Bernea Dancan Eleanor.
W W Smith, manager of Chesapeake and Potomac Telecom, reports major growth in Point Pleasant with many new rural phones added over five years. Significant increases occur in the Huntington exchange area serving Mason and Cabell counties, Buffalo now has 77 rural phones, and statewide rural lines rose by over 25,000. The buildout required about 16,000 poles and 12,280 miles of wire.
James R. Stewart of Mason, 14, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Stewart, started his first paper route on March 7 1949. His brother and sister help run deliveries while he remains a freshman at Wahama High School where he plays in the band. He is a Boy Scout in Troop 253 and a member of Mason Methodist Church.
Betty Rader was honored as the outstanding actress for her lead in Maudie in the senior close play Men Are Like Streetcars at POINT PLEASANT. Robert Bahenur, cast as Jerry, received the runner up portion after the final performance Tuesday night.
Rural electrification educational films will be shown at Wahama High School Thursday at 9 30 am and at the Junior High School Friday at 1 pm in Point Pleasant.
Two divorce suits were filed in circuit clerk's office. Plaintiff Eugene Williamson and defendant Chester Fremont Williamson appear together with Howard B. Mayes as co-plaintiff in the case of Floretta Agnes Mayes versus Howard B. Mayes and Chester Fremont Williamson.
Smith Clark of Mason, West Virginia died in a Parkersburg hospital after years in the community. He was buried at Barton Cemetery. Local families hosted dinners for relatives and friends including Ernest Cullams, Robert Hawk, Ralph Smith and Finnett Hawk. Kari Paulsen of USNA Annapolis visited his mother Clara Paulsen. Ziba Midkiff and Cecil spent a day with the Hellman family at Bunker Hill. Frances and Eugene Story visited Whibur Midkiff's home. Mrs Ralph Gilbert and Jan Evans, Columbus, called on the Midkiffs.
Rutland social notes list attendees at Home Council meeting at Dorothy Stones home in Salem Center plus visits and family news. Several residents and relatives, including Goldie Anderson, Rebecca Folen, Lee Myers, Rosa Barns, Bertha Giles, Thelma Harmon, Evelyn Jorden, Ethel Jackson, Rawlings, Grace Thomas, are mentioned along with visits by Edith Bean, Lawrence Schmitt’s wife, and others visiting Wakefield, Dayton, Piqua, Columbus, and Gahanna. Oldest resident Haley and various family updates appear, with birthdays and new births noted.
A surprise party at Mr and Mrs Jonny Lanning’s home celebrated Mr Lanning’s birthday with guests including Delbert Lanning Euclid Owle Jack Hicks Dayton Lyle Pummell Euclid Lizzie Briley Columbus Laster Briley John Cavote Gerald Devoiac and others. Several attendees later joined trips and visits to Washington Columbus and Mount St Mary Hospital news mentions births and hospitalizations among local families.
Mrs Mayme McLean celebrated her birthday with a noon dinner hosted by relatives and friends from Springfield Columbus Marion Shawnee Zanesville and Athens County Several local names attended including Ed Whitmer Clif ford Mitchell Tom McLean and Louise Bowen The event noted service of residents and a listed Army enlistment for George Lenman and probate notices for Oliver F Rachend and James Shepard with reminders to file claims within four months
Sixty four persons attended the annual dinner meeting of the Mason County unit of the Western Artificial Breeders' Association Co-Op at Vickers restaurant here Monday night. Guest speakers included Lew Campbell, manager of the ABC, Bill Northern of West Virginia University, and Woodrow Mace, ABC technician. Campbell spoke on herd improvement and program advancement. Northern showed slides on dairy cow diseases causing sterility. Mace reported on his Mason County activities including 1276 cows receiving first service. The group elected C. C. Lewis, Jr. to a three year term on the State Board, replacing C. E. McCulloch. Also named were M. P. Swackhammer, president, and W. A. Barker to the County Advisory Committee, along with several district representatives.
Charles J. Young, son of John L. Young of Mason, West Virginia, is promoted to sergeant first class at a Yokohama base in Japan. He entered service in 1946, arrived in Japan in 1950, trained at Fort Knox Armored Force School, and serves as assistant truck master. He previously served with the 296th Transportation Truck Battalion in Guam and with the 11th Armored Division in the European theater.
A derailment at Armitage blocked CHAUNCEY C&O and NYC tracks for seven hours last night. Three cars left the crossing triggering wreck crews from Hobson. the NYC freight between Columbus and Hobson was halted. The C&O freight No. 91 from Athens was delayed to 2 a.m.
Sunshine class of the Christian Church met at Virginia Border home Monday Hostess Shirley Hook assisted by Miss Border served refreshments to members Shirley Sayers Ellen Kaye Hartley Helen Patterson Sandra Saunders Grace Patterson Liewanne Sanders Barbara Hanson Esther Ball Jeanette Shumway Grace Simpson Virginia Border and Shirley Hook Next meeting set for May
Cpl. Jack Metcalf returned to Camp Carson Colorado after a ten day furlough with his wife Mrs. Marilyn Metcalf at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Walter O Rourke. Mrs. Metcalf is staying with her parents while her husband serves in the military.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Border of Millfield hosted weekend guests from Columbus and Athens. Visitors included Vern Border and children Elmer Ronnie and Linda, plus Mrs. Willard Border and children Jackie Buddy and Robin.
Births noted with Mrs. Lewis Coleman of Point Pleasant and daughter, J. M. Casto of Leon admitted for medical care, John Hudson of Glenwood released. Also a note that Peiping, capital of China, has been known by several names including Chi Yu Chou Yenching Chung Tu Ta Tu Khanhaligh and Peking.
More than 40 people from the Frimble Church of Christ heard Dr. Donald Baker, a returned missionary from Africa, speak with moving pictures of his work at Chauncey Church of Christ Sunday night. Refreshments followed at the parish house. On Monday, Taylor Ringe joined Greens Run for community night to hear Dr. Baker with visitors from Trimble and Chauncey.
The Millfield Euchre Club held a session at Elizabeth Patton’s home in Chauncey. Jances Wallace won high with a score, Amy Jo Moody was second. Present were Bert Sanders, Florence Pyle, Janet Cole, Clara Theisen, Frances Wallace, Amy Jo Moody, Velma Wemmer and Elizabeth Patton. The hostess served a dessert course.
Dover Township trustees report repairs ongoing on roads heavily damaged by winter freeze and thaw. Crews focus on improving driving surfaces and addressing potholes to restore safer travel conditions for residents.
Chauncey residents Chauncey Personals note weekend family visits in Millfield with Patterson employed in Detroit. Chester Simpson from Columbus home in Millfield. Guard Dickens at Camp Breckinridge KY on a 10 day furlough. Local visitors include Mullens of Columbus and Chauncey, Moody of Millfield, and Beal of Athens. Wade of Minfield on four day Chicago business trip. O'Rourke hosts Sunday dinner with Merenti, Mailing, Shoonover family guests.
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