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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1959
Page
16
New Haven Town Council discussed garbage collection methods with no action. Dog control ordinance is highlighted with fines for dogs running loose between March 15 and September 15. Community groups report meetings, guest speakers, bake sale plans, and births, with multiple local residents and churches noted.
The notice to executors and heirs states inventories and appraisements have been filed in several estates including Linnie Dean Ellen Kovalcik H Theo Farrar Lelia McGirr Myrtle Shumaker Roberts Paul H Wogan Henry Boyd Woodburn and John F Wyckoff. Hearings are set for May 4 1959 at 9 AM with objections due five days prior. Harold J Rose Probate Judge Beatrice Nanna Chief Deputy Clerk 417 (it)
Orville Coleman of West Columbia died suddenly at 4 strip mine near West Columbia Friday morning. Cause of death was not learned. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the L. G. Mohr funeral home.
The Wesleyan Service Guild of Racine Methodist Church hosts a bean and vegetable soup supper Saturday at 5 p.m. Proceeds will pay for new choir robes.
Dr. Harvey S. Galloway district superintendent of the Central Ohio District Church of the Nazarene will speak at the Middleport Church of the Nazarene at 7 30 Saturday evening. The public is invited to attend the service.
When a little baked or broiled ham remains it can be finely chopped and mixed into scrambled eggs to serve at breakfast. This simple technique boosts protein and flavor with minimal waste.
In Vinton County deeds Ramon Gladys and Cora Morris transfer 187.75 acres mineral in Vinton Two to Ohio Power Co. Preston McGhee conveys 146.25 acres mineral in Vinton Two to Ohio Power Co. Raymond and Mary Woodgeard transfer 276 acres in Swan Two to Andrew J Woodgeard. Leona Hart conveys 30 acres in Vinton Two to Willis Dye. W A and Ida Salmons transfer Lot 316 in Hamden to George W Ellis and Irma Ellis. J W and Percy Bethel transfer acreage in Madison Two to Twin States Mining Co. William and Betty Welker transfer Lots 13 and 14 in Dundas to Gertrude Ousley. Gertrude Felton transfers lots in McArthur to Harold and Ferne Felton. Frank and Elva Gray transfer lots in Wilkesville village to William and Jane Cottrill. Theodore and Viola Lopez transfer lots in Zaleski to Reba and Mabel Pinney.
New WSCS officers Mrs Irma Hill president Mrs Nora Cross vice president Mrs Inez Hill secretary and Mrs Violet Grimm treasurer were installed at a Friday meeting hosted by Mrs Mildred Chapman The next meeting will be at Mrs Hill s home Church events include Faithful Circle class gathering and the Methodist Church quarterly meeting on April 23 Families noted visiting relatives in Chicago Charleston and Parkersburg with weekends spent at homes of relatives in Dunbar and other towns.
Wilkesville Presbyterian church youth from Wilkesville include Larry Cray Judy Cray Anna Bell Ogdin and Merlin Strausbaugh. Local visits cover hospital and home gatherings with quilting sessions finishing quilts and rag rags for sale.
Meigs Dairy Service Unit boards plan a Saturday trip to the Central Ohio Breeding Association bull farm west of Columbus with about 30 members. Those attending depart 8 a.m. from the county extension office and return by 6 p.m. The group also arranged an August Meigs County Fair exhibit and a herd record analysis meeting on April 28 with Ralph Porterfield speaking. Dick Sterrett led statewide first-service increases for the second month, Meigs County second to Columbiana.
A Racine High School band boosters banquet featured purple and gold décor with musical note motifs and horn name cards. Awards were given before a record hop. several meetings and social events followed, with many local residents visiting friends and relatives across Ohio and beyond.
A new wage agreement grants Evans Reamer workers a six cent per hour raise. Perry County bonds for the courthouse elevator are awarded to a Cleveland firm with 34 percent interest and a $59.80 premium. $20,000 bonds retire in ten years. Fire units respond to 27 grass and woods fires weekly across several towns. Mrs. Wilma Knight faces a $200 peace bond for abuse and assault. Crippled Children's drive reaches about $1,000 of a hoped-for total. Crooksville Jaycees elect officers James Cryder president and others. Maurice A Knight Sons buys Diamond Pottery Co. at sheriff's sale for $20,000. William Schnabel named manager for two plants. Kenneth Sowers, missing Crooksville man, found alive in barn loft after eight days without food.
Mrs. Joan Albaugh and children visited her mother in Nelsonville with Mrs. Kathleen Love and daughter Mary. Wesley Carder returns to Cincinnati Bible School after Easter. Granville Gillogly maintained roads. Beverly Allen of Athens Route visited Mary Ellen Swart. Vesta Lowery recovering in hospital staying with daughter. John Gibson family visited Paul Cotterill. Marsha Halbirt stayed with Karen Ross and attended 4-H at Darrell Ross. Harry Love and children visited Sam Starkey. Dale Scott and Ronnie with Helen Douglas attended a surprise birthday dinner for Mrs. Arthur Crabtree. Virginia Brooks and Laura LeMay visited in Albany and Zaleski routes. Paul Cotterill and John Gibson hosted Athens visits.
New Straitsville notes report Club Twelve gathering at Josie Stobbs home with lunch served by the hostess. The next meeting will be a six o'clock dinner at Brandts restaurant in Logan. Attendees include Amy Lanning Laverne Begley Myrtle Wallace Virginia Wilson and Claudia Potts from Lancaster. Wayne Ward of Athens visited his parents. William Murphy returned home from wintering with his sister in Cleveland. Mrs John Moore and Mrs Lowell Streurer of Columbus visited their parents Mr and Mrs William Abram. Mr and Mrs Pete Strawn are relatives in Logan.
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