This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 18 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1947
Page
6
Emory Shain Ras cine fell and fractured his hip Monday. He was taken to Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis by Ewing ambulance. The child of Mr and Mrs Matt Hendricks of Syracuse was later taken to the Martz Clinic in Pomeroy for medical attention.
Ananta, portrayed as a lone Eskimo lecturer, spoke at Middleport High School Auditorium on a Tuesday evening about life on Baffin Island. The event was hosted by the Business and Professional Women's Club with members from Gallipolis Rutland Pomeroy Racine in attendance.
The Bedford Thimble Club met Saturday at leader Flossie Brickles home. Donna Well president presided as summer projects were discussed. The next meeting is set for April 12 at Colleen Hayes home.
Guests traveled from Newport Kentucky Racine and Athens to attend the ceremony at Federated Church on Sunday for the marriage of Mary Elizabeth Couch and Robert Hayes. Mrs. Fred Foss Mrs. Ella Watson Mr Owen Watson Mrs. Lynn Hart Mr and Mrs Robert Roush and Mrs. Paul Cotner were listed among the attendees.
Local households from Dayton and Columbus report Easter gatherings. The Stewarts and Ashton Sayres visited Frank Stewart's family. H W Kurs stayed with the Hills in Mulberry Ave, and the Nesselroads attended a funeral in Athens. Others include students Lind and Canaday and Claire Titus visiting family. nursing student Titus is at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore.
Mrs Glenn Smith and her infant were transported from Holzer Hospital to the Burdette residence Sunday by Finsterwald ambulance.
Middleport residents hosted a pre Easter dance at the youth center with crepe paper decor and Easter rabbits. The Klein Kats provided music and mothers of the Brown Derby Club sold snacks while Robert Mills and others organized the event. Notable guests included families from Pomeroy and Columbus with various Easter visits noted.
Following the Easter sunrise service a group of young people shared breakfast at the Riverview Restaurant in Pomeroy. Attendees included Norma Jean French Patricia Sherman Elizabeth Moore Janet Dillard Maxine Bennett Edith Young Bettie Wise Mildred Ann Wise William Diles Donald Mills Warren Bennett and Leyton Sayre.
Mrs Garen Stansbury presented Common Trees of Ohio at the Middleport Garden Club meeting hosted by Mrs J B Downing. Guest regional director Mrs James Titus spoke on quail removal from the songbird list and members signed a petition urging legislators to oppose the bill.
Mr and Mrs Claude Durgee of Williamstown West Virginia visited Easter with Mrs Durgees parents Mr and Mrs Louis Sauer. The couple sang in the First Presbyterian Church choir during morning worship as children were baptized and members received into church membership.
Mrs. Jack Stewart and daughter Sharon of Columbus stayed with Judge and Mrs. Edgar Ervin. Sharon attended the Community Easter Egg Hunt at Roadside Park with grandparents while Mr Stewart, a pilot with American Airlines, was reassigned from Ft Swift Texas to Columbus on a temporary basis.
Relatives hosted Miss Hulda Klein as dinner guest of Mr and Mrs Frank Fugate in Pomeroy. Also present were their son Marion a Cleveland School of Chiropody student, Mrs Fugate and daughter Marcia Dawn who have been in East Palestine since January. Mr Fugate returned to Cleveland while Mrs Fugate and Marcia Dawn remain for an indefinite stay.
Mrs D W Hooper daughter Dorothy of Crooksville visits the L R Wiley home on Seventh Ave Easter. Guests include Mr and Mrs Harry Meloy of Zanesville and Mrs Richard Palmer and daughter.
Meigs Board of Elections Clerk Albert Gloeckner announced the election board offices in the Masonic Temple Building, Pomeroy, will be open Monday and Saturday afternoons and each night for voting absentee ballots for the May 6 primary in Pomeroy and Middleport. Candidate petitions for the November election may be secured at the Meigs Office during the stated times.
The Philathea Women of the Church of Christ invite charter members and others to a potluck supper at the church Thursday at 6 30 p m. Charters members are urged to attend.
The Messenger corrects past reports on Ordinance 254 adopted March 17 by the Pomeroy Village Council to accept the American Fire Apparatus Co. bid for a new fire truck. The March 17 motion was by Frank Chapman and Harry Canterbury, not Clair Karr or Sidney Spencer. The April 7 meeting record should note a resolution to draw up a contract with Salisbury Township for fire protection at $200 annually, moved by Ernest Sisson and seconded by Harry Canterbury, and accepted by Canterbury and Sisson.
Pom ery village officials hear complaints from First Ward residents that new gardens are being torn up by dogs. Mayor Howell urges residents to keep dogs away from others gardens and yards.
The First Aid Training Class that finished the Ohio Bureau of Mines course at the Pomeroy Second Ward fire house will meet Friday at 7 30 p m for a review of their work Capt Ernest F Sisson announced today
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.