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 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1950
Page
2
At a Tuesday night special meeting in Point Pleasant Mayor John Clay Hutchinson reported on floodwall and sewer work along River Street between Fifth and Sixth, and Main Street from 10th to 13th. Decisions are pending further investigation by city officials.
Cinderella told by Walt Disney now appears on eight tumblers used for a dairy cottage cheese package in Point Pleasant. The article notes 21 kinds of dirt in an industrial community as part of the discussion. Trinity Methodist Church lay members Robert H. Ferguson and John Brown, with minister S. D. Rex, attended the Huntington District Methodist Churches conference today.
POINT PLEASANT A lighter docket is anticipated as Mason County's circuit court opens May 1 at 9 a.m. No condemnation proceedings are planned this term, per Circuit Court Clerk Vernon Jones. Jury lists were drawn by George A. Rairden and E. C. Winger for grand and petit juries with numerous district representations.
Granville Hill age 27 from Apple Grove reported beaten and robbed early Wednesday. He was found dazed on Main Street near 4 30 a m, with facial and scalp injuries and a fractured cheekbone. Hill said two unknown men dragged him from a tavern to the floodwall site behind Kroger's, beat him, took money and a ring, and left him. Patrolman Harshbarger and Chief Geiger investigated.
Fannie L Hutchinson transfers .11 acre in Lewis District to Point Pleasant. Mason County Board of Education transfers 54 acres in Lewis District to Point Pleasant. D W and Roma C Rothgeb transfer .35 acre in Lewis District to Point Pleasant. Clarence H Gibson Kate and H C Patterson and Norman L and Lucille Gibson transfer .13 acre in Lewis District to Point Pleasant. Justin F and Marguerite Johnson transfer 17 acres in Lewis District to Point Pleasant. Homer D and Bessie F Lowe transfer .66 acre in Lewis District to Point Pleasant. Vinton Smith transfers Teal estate in Waggener District to Lester Smith.
Advert says FASTEETH powder helps false teeth stay firm with no souring denture odor. Brush aside embarrassment by sprinkling the alkaline powder on the denture plate. Available at drug stores.
Orpah Rebekah Lodge 210 gathered at the lodge hall on Tuesday at 7 30 p m for a business meeting presided by Mrs Lorena Shiflet. Members present included Mrs Shiflet Miss Jennings Miss Eppel Shiflet Mrs Hallah Wilson Mrs Donna Wedge Mrs Eurina Smith Mrs Flora Myers Mrs Nora Edwards and Mrs Sarah Kimbrel.
The Past Noble Grands Club of the Orpah Rebekah Lodge gathered at Mrs. Columbus Blount’s home on Mt. Vernon Avenue for a 7:30 p.m. meeting. Mrs. Hallah Wilson led a business session, games and prizes followed, and guests received miniature Paster baskets. Refreshments were served to several members, with details listing Mrs. Wilson and others. The next meeting is set for Mrs. C. D. Ball’s residence on Kanawha Street.
Mrs. Howard Wartenburg and Mrs. R. D. Oseland spent Tuesday in Pomeroy. Larry Coder of Portsmouth returned home with his father F. L. Coder after visiting grandparents the R. D. Oselands. Mrs. George Otis Fisher and Mrs. Clayton Pullins were business visitors in Pomeroy on Monday. Easter guests at the Easleys included the Blanche family from Louisville, the Easley family from Youngstown, Mrs. Bessie West of Athens, William Bartels of Jacksonville, and Pat Easley of Park Drive.
The Mason County 4-H executive committee met at Ann Plants on Ripley Road Monday evening. Hostess Mrs Virgil Plants served refreshments to Mrs Howard Foglesong Mrs Charles Stephenson and sons Charles Everett and Bobby Phyllis Jean Kincade Alice Lee Mrs Is pan Summer and Robert Newell.
A car crash on Route 62 south of the TNT traffic circle knocked a power pole, causing a half hour outage. Rex Wellington Garrison, 16, of 1001 Jerrico Road, drove a 1947 sedan damaged at about $300 after claiming an object in the road forced the turn. No injuries were reported to the driver or three passengers.
Lieut William Hannum and family visited his parents in Newport News Virginia. Mrs Dan Yates and Lynn Yates visited her mother. W S C S met at Mrs Joe Connolly home with nine members present. C E Lawrence spent a day in Columbus with W W Stewart and family. Ethel Hadill and Pittsburgh friend visited her uncle John Chevalier and relatives. F E Young moved to Gerald Street house Mt Olive. Lloyd MecPeek of Belleville West Virginia visited his in laws. E L Clark and Mrs Paul Lawrence visited Joe Lambert family Salem Center. Burdell Dunn of Smiths Ferry Pennsylvania visited Dell Larkins parents.
Mrs J P Jeffers entertained relatives for Mr Jeffers birthday. Guests included Mr and Mrs George Lowe and daughter Minnie, Mr and Mrs Charles Hildreth, Mrs Stella Perry, Mr and Mrs J E Bacus of Columbus, Mrs Minnie Perry and Loretta Jeffers of Vinton rural schools entered the junior declamation contest of the WCTU at Zaleski. Nearby, Mamie Martin visited Robert Hill in Germantown. Lawrence Clyde Pendleton and John D Canode went to Alliance Ohio for work. Dan Kall of Columbus and Mabel Wall of Sheridan Oregon visited Harry Wells. Roger Cline recently enlisted in the navy and is stationed in San Diego California.
Sixth grade West Virginia Club sponsors an Arbor Day program led by Denny Wedge at Ordnance School on Friday at 2 p.m. The outdoor event includes the governor's proclamation, prayers, readings, a talk by a state official, a tree planting, and a hymn by the student group.
Marilyn Easley and Don Ward win major parts in Point Pleasant High School Dramatic Club production Seventeenth Summer to be staged April 24 and 25. The show is sponsored by AAUW and the Dramatic Club with both actors active in school clubs and community activities.
Mr. and Mrs EF Musgrave of Kitts Hill Ohio spent an evening with daughter Mrs Charles Hern. Mrs Earl Grapes and son Kenneth of Akron weekended with Mrs Lottie Roush and Mr and Mrs WJ Grapes. Families from Parkersburg Marietta Flor essee Gallipolis Columbus and more visited relatives in the area. Mrs Hern joined her husband in Lodenville where he works for the U S Corps of Engineers.
Local residents report visits among families including Charlie Richardson and Minnie Singleton with Lewis, Sam and Dave Woltz visiting Lohnie Poling and Elizabeth Fox, Effie Rizer and Oscar Rizer hosting Easter activities, and a grandchildren gathering for Mrs. Emma Meyers. Separate notices appoint executors in Athens County Ohio with four month creditor claims periods.
The City of Athens Ohio invites sealed bids by April 19 1950 for a 1000 gpm centrifugal water pump with 138 lb head and a 2300 volt motor. Bids must include all owners or partners and a 200 bond or certified check and comply with plans on file. The Public Service Safety Director Daniel A Pierce reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
Oakley Eugene Stover, 71 Burdette Adda, pleaded guilty to failing to disclose facts to obtain unemployment benefits and was sentenced to six months and fined $50 and costs, suspended after settlement with the state. Preferring the charge was N B Underwood of the local employment security office. A separate intoxication case saw Carl MacDermitt plead guilty, fined $5 and costs, and jailed in default of payment.
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.