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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1950
Page
6
Evelyn Tyree Pomeroy and Madelene McHaffie of Pomeroy pleaded guilty before Mayor Sidney Spencer on Monday. Each fined five dollars plus costs, with the fines suspended and both placed on six months probation.
Middleport and Rutland high school seniors were honored at a dinner held at First Presbyterian Church by the Business and Professional Women's Club. Roses greeted the seniors as they were presented to guests, with Emma Jane Buell and Lois Bolen among those named. A program followed with piano solos, a duet, and comments from club officials about local bonds, cancer fund drives, and a May meeting.
Meigs County committee on Children and Youth lacks funds to send at least two youths to the statewide Ohio conference in Columbus April 29 30. Mrs Clyde Ingels says funds may cover up to five delegates if raised, with $50 needed for two youths. Judge F Harmon O Brien observed the committee serves without compensation and will manage any donations.
Funeral services are scheduled for Mrs. Nancy Stewart Aunt Nan 107 Meigs County's oldest resident who died at the home of Mrs. Charles Manley Pearl Street Easter. Services will be Thursday at 10 a.m. at Rawlings-Coats funeral home with Rev. Mary Lou Henderson of Dayton officiating. Interment will be in Middleport Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Ricky Schoon, eight, is recovering from head injuries after a car driven by his mother Nellie B. Norris struck a concrete bridge at Addison and another vehicle Saturday evening. He lives with his uncle and aunt Woodeow and Mrs Daugherty on S Third Ave.
A round table on the Cub Scout program was led by Wallace Bradford at Heath Methodist Church. Rev W B Moore stressed parental responsibility and a unified program. Den Mothers led reports, badges were pinned, and a County Fair themed exhibit impressed attendees. Aircraft will be the next project theme with May 9 scheduled for the next meeting.
Alfred Boys 4-H Club met at Philip Boyles home and organized for 1950 with fourteen members present. Officers elected: Charles Carr president, Clarence Atherton vice president, Gerald Swartz secretary-treasurer, Bobby Robinson recreation leader, Philip Boyles news reporter. Meigs County Agent C. E. Blakeslee attended.
Meigs County Council of Week Day Religious Education sets a 3000 annual budget with Pomeroy 1300 Middleport 1000 Rutland 300 and Harrisonville 200. Rev Robert Hegnauer presided at Heath Budget meeting and leaders to be named later. Monthly meetings rotate between Federated Church Pomeroy and Heath Methodist Church Middleport.
A Star Grange meeting in Rutland Saturday at 8 p m will host a contest on date oatmeal squares and include degree work. Members are to bring fruit, said James Nicholson master.
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