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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1950
Page
7
Helen Wilt filed for divorce from John Wilt in Meigs County Common Pleas Court on Thursday.
Rotary members colored and numbered 182 eggs for the annual Easter Egg Hunt at Middleport Roadside Park on Sunday at 2 p.m. Supplies and prizes were donated by many local businesses and residents, with Emmett Shuler, Robert Coats, R. C. Tuckerman, Clinton Fisher and wives assisting. The event concluded with a buffet hosted by the Fisher and Davis families.
At Pomeroy Senior High School an assembly announced a Stadium Benefit Dance on Friday April 21 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. under Lions Club sponsorship to aid a new stadium for the Panther football team. Guest of honor is William Henry Harrison Dye famed Buckeyes coach and Ohio State star, who will also attend a banquet at 6 15 p.m. that day. Funds from ticket sales and a campaign by Lions Club members will support the stadium project while the school awaits an attorney general ruling on bond-use funds.
The Rocksprings PTA held an Easter party with dinner for students and Mrs. Geneva Joachim. Tables boomed with jonquils and crepe paper streamers in yellow green and pink. Easter egg hunt prizes went to Rickie Collins Jack King Jim King and Eddie Bartles. Guests included Ruth Ann Bailey Bobbie Kathy Scott Rita Wears Rickie Collins David Williams and Duane Smith as helpers and attendees.
Girl Scouts of Troop Six are decorating Easter eggs to raise funds for their troop. Orders can be placed by calling Mrs. Gerald Wildermuth at 217 Y or Mrs. Smith at 145, or through Mrs. Aletha Bryan at 489 Y, per troop leader Mrs. W A Smith.
Mr and Mrs Edward L Parfitt of Pomeroy announce the marriage of their daughter Rosalie to William E Claar Jr of Jackson. The ceremony took place in the Gallipolis Methodist Parsonage with Miss Dorothy Cukler and Mr Jack Curtis as attendants. The bride is a registered nurse at Holzer hospital and the groom is employed in Jackson. After a short trip they will reside in Gallipolis.
The Ladies Guild of St. Pauls Lutheran church postpones its planned Wednesday gathering to next Wednesday in the church parlors.
Guy Cole visits Mansfield where he works for the Pennsylvania Railroad. Miss Jean Hannel leaves Thursday to spend Easter with her mother Mrs. R. S. Klever of Portsmouth. Evelyn Klever and Paul Weber of Portsmouth visit Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt Gilbert Thursday and return with Jean Hannel C. S. Caldwell son Julius and Raymond Bias of Clarksburg W Va. Schlaegels visited by Mickey Williams William Scott and Jimmy Russell during Palm Sunday at St Paul Lutheran Church. Albert Hendricks recovering satisfactorily after surgery Monday at Holzer Hospital.
Letters of administration were issued in the estate of Nancy Jones of Middleport to Alvin Norris as administrator. Letters testamentary were issued to Rachel Adams in the estate of J. D. Adams, late of Salisbury township.
Local church listings detail Easter programs and services across Pomeroy and surrounding parishes. Rev. Walter leads Pomeroy-Hartford Baptist Parish with an Easter luncheon. St. Paul’s Lutheran conducts a union communion service and Hallelujah Chorus duet. several churches schedule sunrise or Easter services, choirs, and Youth Fellowships through Holy Week.
A large crowd is expected for Good Friday services at First Baptist Church in Middleport at 7 30 p m with schools dismissed early for a long weekend. Ohio University and Ohio State University students are aiding church groups, while merchants brace for a busy two days.
Candle light baptismal and communion services were held at First Baptist Church in Middleport. Lilies ferns and candles decorated the altar. Baptized were Betty Klees Gerald Stewart William Robert McKinney Joe Frederick Rice James Henry VanCooney Lawrence Edward Lewis Ethel Maxine Allensworth Marion Dell Allensworth and Mrs. Charles Searls. Mrs Beulah White and Mrs Homer Hysell sang In the Garden.
Brownie Troop 8 led by Mrs. R. D. Roberts visits Meigs General Hospital to provide Easter favors for patients spending the holiday there.
Mr and Mrs Harry Harris took their son Dale to Columbus for a visit. Mr and Mrs Junior Fuller moved from the Turner property to a remodeled home. Earle Heinlein attended Edwards and Hopkins funerals in McArthur with Joe Barstow visiting Mattie and Weede families. Helen Archer of Columbus visited her parents J D Harris. Hobart Steele of Coonville and Everett Dicken with daughter Sandra visited Emma Weed and Athens. WSCS met at Emma Bardin home with a pot luck lunch.
Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Casto of Fayetteville West Virginia are visiting Casto’s mother Mrs. F. J. Kirby in Rutland during the occasion.
Good Friday services were held at the Syracuse Methodist Church from noon to 1 p.m. The theme was The Seven Words of the Cross. Dr. Homer G. McMillen of Middleport delivered the First and Fifth Words.
Water from the River Jordan will be used in baptismal rites for Joanna Margaret Mygatt at the Logan West Virginia Methodist Church on Easter Sunday morning. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs John Martin Mygatt of Logan and granddaughter of Mrs J M Archer Bertha Mygatt.
Miss Jean Lee Pomeroy will serve as 4 H assistant to C E Blakeslee and Geneva Nolan in the extension office. She plans to start after completing the next semester at Ohio University. Funding will come from a federal appropriation.
Dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Reece Thompson included Joe Thompson with children from Columbus and Cash Thompson with a large family from McArthur. Visitors also came from Eleanor West Virginia and Marion. The Banfields moved to Orbiston and the Campbells to a former Banfield house in Hollister.
Seiberling Rubber Co. said first line truck tire prices will rise about five percent, effective April 15. Four other major firms announced similar increases.
Middleport residents share Easter gatherings with relatives from Kent Ravenna and Columbus. Notable guests include Mr. and Mrs. Gene Paul in New York transfer news and multiple families visiting shared ties in Zanesville Akron Crooksville Gallipolis Marietta and Grant Street families in the area.
Sally E Schaaf hosted a Thursday night slumber party with a midnight supper and Friday morning breakfast. Attendees included Katherine Bachtel visiting from Wes leyan University, Rosemary Fisher of Ohio University, Ida Lee Hartley, Mary Lou Smith, JoAnn Wood, Carolyn Clark, Frances Chase, and others.
Local social notes list Katharine and Christine Grant of Columbus visiting their mother Mrs Homer Grant and uncle Adam Morehart for Easter. Other Columbus guests include Mr and Mrs Jack Bowman and Jane Owen with Karl Owen’s family. Visitors from nearby towns arrive for holidays and weekends, with names including Mrs Sylvester Shoemaker, Mr and Mrs Carl Rayburn, Mrs Myrtle O Dowd, Noel Hysell family, Chappelle Talbott, C H Wise Jr, E M Wood, Jo Ann Wood, and Esther Gilmore among others. Howard K Ewing travels to New York City on business. Pat Haner of Huntington visits.
Bradford an insurance salesman spoke to the salesmanship class at Pomeroy Senior High School on Thursday morning outlining fundamentals of selling insurance.
A marriage license was issued in probate court on Thursday to Harry Bentz Jr 20 a Racine laborer and Dorothy Teaford 16 of Dorcas.
In Bethany Church on Wednesday, the Junior Leadership 4-H Club decided to focus on leadership activities throughout the year. Officers named Wilma Rice president John Colwell vice president Rose Douglas secretary treasurer with Charles Carr in charge of recreation and Blakeslee on refreshments. A May 12 meeting is planned for 4-H members over 15.
A sideswipe between Wayne Arnold of Middleport and Al Fry of Bradbury occurred on Route 143 in Bradbury around 6 15 a m Thursday. Both cars were considerably damaged but no injuries were reported by Sheriff Charles Russell.
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