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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1946
Page
2
A written brief system for submitting cases to a court existed in Egypt about 5,000 years ago. The Berlin Museum houses a claimed example of the oldest court document in existence.
The Southeast District Ohio Congress of Parents and Teachers held its twenty third annual conference at Pom eroy High School attracting about 150 delegates from Marietta Zanesville Phila Cambridge Athens New Marshfield Buchtel Mahia Laurel Chiff Syracuse Middleport and Pomeroy The theme Liberty and Justice for All was presented by Mrs Emmitt who urged voting for education health and safety improvements and called for more teachers with higher salaries She emphasized religious training for children and the pledge origin discussions continued with talks on pre school child safety and home life standards take place alongside musical numbers and a noon luncheon The program featured the Pomeroy School Band and local choirs and concluded with remarks on safety and parental cooperation by officials from the department of public welfare and home service.
In Columbus, John L. Craig announced the appointment of Bletzacker as field representative for the United States Employment Service in southeast Ohio, including Meigs County. She succeeds Kennett Ermlich who died recently and has served with the Employment Service since 1942, after prior work as a teacher and homemaker.
Meigs County commissioners discussed fox bounty approval at recent meetings. Eislestein favored a bounty while Harlinger cited county finances and suggested relying on sportsmen to fund the effort. Walburn pushed for some aid, noting improved revenues, proposing $1500 for the 1946 fair and $740.80 under Section 9880, totaling $2940.80. others approved, with Walburn dissenting. Bills totaling about $16,000, including pay to American Culvert and Fabricating Co. and $6248 for string bridge, were ordered paid. An extra clerk hire of $50 and dog warden pay at $1 per day during the quarantine were noted, with a three-month cap on the higher rate.
Middleport reports Rev Ed ward Lewis, formerly of Rye New York, officiated at Betty French and Earl French’s daughter wedding. Lewis, a Meigs native, spoke at First Baptist Middleport, is a Middleport High School graduate, earned degrees at Ohio University and Andover Newton, studied at Harvard, and pursues a PhD at Columbia while serving a large New York City Baptist Church with his wife and three children.
Travel report notes that troops completed maneuvers at Camp Dix in New Jersey covering about 200 miles in eight days. The journey would take about 20 days if done on foot, showcasing rapid mobility training and endurance.
The Meigs County Better Calf Club met at the County Extension office on April 4, 1946, with fourteen members present. Officers elected were President Bob Meredith, Vice President Claude Montgomery, Secretary-Treasurer John Philips, News Reporter Roy Holter, and Recreation Reader Rose Slanter. Members must register by July 12 or lose eligibility for NOX meeting.
POMEROY The Junior Senior high school will host a Friday night party from 8:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. The event features a black and silver theme with decor by Harry, dance and refreshment committees listed. Invitations drafted by Solene Jacobs, Betty Ratliff, and Robert Pick. Committee members include Dorothea Reed, Charities Baird, Horace Abbott, and others. Aaron Zaki assisted with decorative sets.
Marvin Murray returns to Great Lakes Illinois after 30 day leave accompanied to Columbus by his mother and Miss Madeline Jepryon who came back Sunday. Mr and Mrs Clarence Abbott of Sissonville West Virginia and Mr and Mrs Bolen Ranson of Charleston recently visited Mr and Mrs Ed ward Mankin. Mr Mankin improves after three weeks illness. Guests at the home of Mr and Mrs nex Russell included Mr and Mrs Earl Lee Jr of Boakeville whose marriage was solemnized Saturday at the Belleville Third of Christ. Donna furd Russell returns to school after illness. Join Bowman from Covert Baking Co visited en route from Columbus to Chicago. Miss Jeannette Grueser has returned to Columbus where she is employed after illness of her mother Willis Grussoy.
The Rev. Charles Pomeroy of near Cincinnati accepted the call from First Baptist Church and will arrive in Middleport the first of May to assume the pastorate. The Rev. Father Eugene Dunn, former Sacred Heart parish priest, is a patient at St. Francis Hospital Columbus. mailing address Room 407, St. Francis Hospital, Columbus for records.
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