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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1949
Page
7
POMEROY The first supply of food for the Grace Episcopal parish house breakfast after the Easter service was stolen. Eggs bacon and coffee cake stored Saturday evening in the kitchen were missing when the volunteers began preparing the meal Sunday morning. No clues to the culprits.
POMEROY The week of April 2 will be Clean Up Week in Pomeroy as Mayor Sidney Spencer announced. Property owners must clear vacant lots and residents haul refuse to the street for village trucks to collect and dump. Schedules will guide when each section is visited and streets will be swept and flushed. Captains of ward fire companies and council members are to attend a mayoral meeting at 8 p.m. Wednesday to discuss cleanup plans.
The Friendly Four, a quartet from Charleston West Virginia, will give a program next Sunday at 7 30 p m at the Alfred Church. Walter Stalnaker of Alfred will supervise the meeting.
Our conveniently located funeral home offers every modern facility and comfort. Trevey Finsterwald Funeral Home at 144 Butternut Ave Pomery lists contact Pomery 285 for information and arrangements.
Kenneth Edwards returned to California after visiting his Clifton parents Mr and Mrs Tom Edwards. Mrs Sam Roach came home from Charleston after a two week stay. Lew Hoffman and family moved to the Fox house. Clifton folks attended William Gibbs funeral in Charleston W Va: Sam Floyd Roach Mrs William Van Meter and Martha Bennett. Bill Hall and Charles Varian hosted visits. Marvin Myers announce the birth of a daughter at Mason Clinic. Eddie Lewis of Camden Ohio spent a weekend with Sam Roach and Allen Lewis of Fairview Mrs Dorothy Van Meter.
Florence Wilson was granted a divorce from Charles Wilson in common pleas court on Tuesday. The couple of Reedsville married April 23 1946 and have one child. Attorney D H Peoples represented the plaintiff.
The Voreh Shoe Repair Shop will relocate from the Wyatt building on N Second Ave to Bidwell on April 28. Established six years ago in Middleport, operated by Joseph Voreh and sons after moving to N Second Ave, Mr Voreh retires temporarily due to ill health, leaving Middleport without a shoe repair business.
Middleport reports two men hurt at work. Monty Stupeck sprained ankle at New York Central Railroad employment. Paul Grueser cut a tendon in his left hand while operating machinery at a body works plant.
Theodore T. Reed traveled to Columbus to attend a dinner hosted by Governor Lausche at the Columbus Athletic Club honoring county chairmen of the U S Savings Bond program. He planned a Tuesday afternoon meeting at the organization HQ to discuss future plans. Also listed are Pomery residents Mr and Mrs William Anderson and sons and Mr and Mrs Richard Kiberfeld and son.
POMEROY Grace Episcopal Church Auxiliary meets Thursday at 2 p.m. at 365 S Fifth Ave Middleport. Mrs Arthur Howell Carpenter hosts with Mrs Cedric Clark assisting.
Guests of Mr and Mrs J B Elberfeld over Easter Sunday included Jacob Elberfeld and family from Westerville Sara Ann Margaret Jo and Edward from Westerville Earl Elberfeld and children from Logan E W Sidall and children from Marietta Martin Elberfeld and Robert Lytel families from Chilli cothe William Downie and Emma Mees from Pomeroy Afternoon visitors included Alfred Elberfeld and others.
Relatives and friends attended the funeral of Mrs. Gilbert Hayes on Saturday afternoon. Attendees included Ned Latta and Roberta Conley of Corning, Clayton Hayes of Walbridge, Harry Mansell of St. Clair, William Gannon of Reading, Alma Moore and Hayes Moore of Portsmouth, Heber Moore of Clarksburg, W Va, W. C. Hayes of Jackson, Vesta Hayes and children Betty and Robert of Columbus, L J Hawk of McArthur, H W Quillen of Leechburg, and John Circle of Columbus.
Judge and Mrs Ed gar Ervin will leave Thursday afternoon to attend a meeting of the Sons of the American Revolution Ewing Chapter in Athena. They will also attend a meeting of the Ohio Historical and Archaeological Society in Columbus on Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. A C Jones observed their 44th anniversary Sunday at their FE Second Street home. Guests included Mrs. Fred Rethel and daughter Barbara and H G Jones of Columbus and Ethan Harper of Pomeroy. The cake was baked by Barbara Rethel and the couple received many gifts cards and flowers.
Mr and Mrs R F Mees and son Michael and Miss Vivian Mees of Columbus visited their mother Mrs Maybelie Mera. Mr and Mrs Lawrence Parfitt returned to Charleston after spending the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Edward Parfitt Union Ave. Mr and Mrs Charles Gilkey accompanied grandson Jerry Gilkey to Gallipolis Sunday to visit Mr and Mrs Dale Gilkey at the Queen Bee Hotel. Mr and Mrs Clifford Jenkinson returned to Crooksville after visiting their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Robert Russell. They were joined home by Bette Thomas and Cynthia Gillon who spent Easter with the Russells.
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