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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1961
Page
2
Pomeroy council heard Councilman Dov Schaefer complain about solicitors targeting weekend shoppers on Saturdays causing traffic congestion. Mayor Legar urged groups to register and limit to one group per day. council took no action.
Middleport village council met in special session and decided to file a notice of appeal in Meigs County Common Pleas Court after the Ohio Water Pollution Control Board denied an extension to dump sewage into the Ohio River. Mayor Kenneth McElhinney and Village Solicitor Bernard Fultz led the action with five in attendance.
Daniel A. Stewart 82, a former Racine resident, died Monday at his son William Stewart's home in Athens. Survived by three grandsons James Robert Edward, a brother Frank Stewart of Minersville, and a sister Mrs Anna Shumaker of New Lexington. Former Ohio River Electric Railway motorman. Calling hours at Ewing funeral home after 6 p.m. Tuesday. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday. Burial Greenwood Cemetery Racine.
Baptismal rites were conducted Sunday by Rev. Fred I. Gardner at the Middleport Church of Christ. Baptized were Mrs. Grace Pratt and Rex Roach. Recently received into church membership were Debbie Grueser, Kathy Pickens, Anita Houshel, Sandra Bunce, Mr. and Mrs. Osby Martin, and Mrs. Edgar Roush.
Chief of Police Herbert Gilkey announced that parking meter receipts for the past week in Middleport totaled 185 dollars.
POMEROY The two story frame home of Mr and Mrs Dale McGraw on Bashan Rd near Racine was leveled by fire Monday. Racine Volunteer Fire Department answered the call nine firefighters credited with saving two outbuildings and a small amount of furniture. The family was not home when the blaze started and insurance is on the structure. loss estimated at 6000 with cause believed defective switchbox or flue.
Rutland High School principal Henry Null resigned with board approval. His administrative post ends at the school year’s close, and he will remain a teacher in Rutland schools. The board also considered hires for a bus assistant and a cook, adopted the 1961-62 salary schedule, and bought a Gravely tractor with mower for Harrisonville Elementary School.
Meigs General Hospital notes record a birth for Mr and Mrs Edward Johnson of Middleport a son. Admissions include Mrs Edith Osborne Long Bot tom Ray Hecox and Mrs Edward Johnson of Middleport Ray Calvert of Pomeroy Mrs L W McComas of Middle Frances Hoffman of Dunbar WV Milo Rhodes of Racine Mrs John Roush of Minersville Discharges include C M Casto Charles Carmichael Mrs Thomas McGrath Paul Andrew Everett Dailey Lola Caldwell Radcliffe Hager Victoria Stacy John Miller and Charles Burdette.
Lt. Cmdr. Peter F. Klein of the U S S Willard Keith reunited with his wife and two sons in Norfolk Virginia after the ship completed maneuvers at Guantanamo Bay Cuba and returned to Key West Florida Klein is the son of Mr and Mrs O P Klein
Mrs Earl Davis hosted the CWF of the First Church of Christ in Trimble with Mrs Harley Blower leading devotions and Mrs Harry Sharp presenting the program. Members planned to attend the CWF Worship at Nelsonville First Church of Christ on May 10.
Mrs Dean Bingman died at Circleville Hospital after a long illness. She is survived by her husband a daughter Mrs Betty Sower a granddaughter and several brothers and sisters. Funeral services will be at 10 30 am Wednesday at Mader funeral home with burial in Circleville. The Rev Zaner of First Lutheran Church will officiate. Mr and Mrs David Cox of Glouster Route 2 will attend. Mrs Cox is a sister to Mr Bingman. Mr Bingman operated a drug store in Circleville.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene R. Rice of 626 Headley Street Middleport announce the engagement of their daughter Doris Marie Rice to A3c Dennis G. Walburn son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Walburn Sr of 351 Hamilton Street Roundup. Doris Marie will graduate from Middleport High School on May 26. Walburn a 1960 graduate of Middleport High School is serving with the U S Air Force at Clinton Sherman Air Force Base in Clinton Oklahoma. An early summer wedding is planned.
Wayne Roush a standout Meigs County 4 H Club member Langsville received a certificate of appointment to the Ohio State Junior Fair Board from Gov. Michael V. DiSalle in Columbus He will begin his first term on the two year board representing the state 4 H program selected after interviews at the Ohio State Fair in 1960 The board has 30 members two from each of the state s fifteen principal youth organizations
POMEROY The Pomeroy Emergency Squad answered two calls on Monday. In Pine Grove, five year old Don Austin Keller fell on a glass jar and suffered a back laceration treated with five stitches by Dr. T A Hewetson. Earlier, at Harvey Pierce home Pleasant Ridge, Pierce received oxygen for a heart condition.
Dr and Mrs M K Fugate of Athens hosted a birthday dinner Saturday at the Martin Restaurant for Mrs F M Fugate of Pomeroy. Attending were Mr and Mrs O P Klein of Middleport and F M Fugate of Pomeroy. The group joined at the Fugate home in Pomeroy for ice cream and cake with Miss Hulda Klein.
Jimmy Bendervich of Millfield celebrated his 16th birthday with a dinner hosted by his parents Mr and Mrs Steve Bendervich. Guests included Mr and Mrs Frank Bendervich and two daughters of Trimble, Mr and Mrs Don Stanley and four children of Glouster, Mr and Mrs Bill Drake and three daughters of Nelsonville, Mr and Mrs Ed Erdy and two daughters of Columbus, Amy Beth and Mary Elyse Patton of Glouster, and Mrs Ann Paskievitch of Jacksonville.
Eastern High School faced a breaking and entering when a glass door was smashed Sunday night. A vault in the administrative office was ransacked and a tape recorder and a typewriter were stolen. Sheriff Hartenbach said the entry appeared professional and a representative from the Bureau of Criminal Investigation in London was called to assist.
The Syracuse Minersville Baseball Boosters Club will meet at 7 30 tonight at the Syracuse Grade School. They will plan fundraisers to buy uniforms for team members and parents of players are asked to attend.
The second birthday anniversary of Tommy Siddall son of the Rev and Mrs George Siddall of Ansonia was observed with a family party at the home of Mr and Mrs Paul Smart. Attending were Mrs Manning Klees and her son Kent of Gallipolis and Mr and Mrs George Hackett Jr with children Rose Marie Bill Linda Dennis and Melanie.
The Glouster Garden Club will meet Thursday at 7 30 P M at 16 Spring Street, home of Mrs Wayne Wiley. Mrs Gertrude Jewell will be co host.
The Jacksonville Mothers Club met at Mrs. Louise Lent home with Mrs. Maxine Linscott assisting. Barbara Hammack presented a reading. Plans were made to canvass for the cancer drive on April 17. A dessert course was served to twelve members. May hosts are Mrs. Mary Jo Williamson and Mrs. Barbara Hammack.
Meigs County Board of Commissioners approved purchasing a 1961 Buick special police cruiser for Sheriff Hartenbach at 1905 dollars, replacing a destroyed patrol car. The panel also ordered able bodied residents to work relief orders at one dollar per hour and halted funding for a county grader until tax receipts arrive.
The Middleport First Baptist Church overflowed as the Bacone College Choir from Muskogee Oklahoma performed for the churchs 100th anniversary. The event featured sacred and popular selections and was led by Jeannine Rainwater with Dr. Alfred L. Murray of Bacone College in attendance.
A county wide meeting for beef and dairy cattlemen is set for 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Rock Springs Grange hall. Sire Selection will be discussed by Charles Baldwin sire analyst of the Central Ohio Breeding Association, with COBA guidance on herd sire choice.
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