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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 21, 1949

Page

8

Pomeroy Council Sets Clean-Up Plan and Fees

A Wednesday meeting in the mayor's office approved a $1 cleanup fee for residents to remove curb refuse. The plan targets all main streets, new traffic zones, repainted curbs, and pedestrian lanes. Julius Sauvage leads street work with extra helpers. cleanup begins Monday and lasts one week.

Pomeroy Sidney Spencer Herb Giles Walter Wolfe E. F. Robinson Richard Vaughan H. F. Boney Julius Sauvage Street Department Boney

Anderson Funeral Rites Conducted

Funeral services were held for William W. Anderson a former teacher and rural mail carrier from Cheshire. Out-of-town attendees included many residents and couples from Columbus Rutland Crown City Gallipolis and Westerville among others. The list names numerous relatives and friends traveling to the service.

Middleport William W. Anderson Cheshire William Conkle Little Sandusky Sam Brewer Bertha McCartney Harpster James Carmean Dayton Lucy E. Hector Lucy E. Peck Columbus Henry Fry Rio Grande James Haffrey Harold Rice Rutland Dell Rice Dale Bachner James Hoctor Crown City Gerald Minor Dexter Emmett McCaskey Carpenter Elma Bunce Helen Bunce Westerville T. P. Hoctor John Hoctor T. J. Hoc Walter Danner Northup Robert Fisher Byron Cremeans H. Shoemaker Gallipolis Clarence Ogden

Repairs Made To Building On Mill Street

Extensive repairs to the Stansbury building on Mill Street are nearing completion. The structure was straightened with new sills, a new front is under construction, and the first floor houses Harry N. Barnes insurance Seyfried Coal Co. offices while the second floor hosts the Frank Hayes family.

Middleport Stansbury Mill St Harry N. Barnes, Insurance Seyfried Coal Co Frank Hayes H. J. Russell S. Third Ave Richard Palmer Colegrove Pearl St

Community Notes From Racine And Surrounding Areas

Navy man Bobbie Mallory spends fur lough with parents Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Mallory. Detroit visitors Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wilson visit brother-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Roy Spencer. Lynn Mallory returns home after Holzer Hospital stay in Gallipolis. Hospital visits by Mrs. Hattie Cross and others. Relatives from Parkersburg and Springfield visit kin. WSCS group meets at Hazel Cleland’s home. Mrs. Stern improves after illness in Baton Rouge. Sidney and Owen Watson host Kenneth Martin and children Jerry and Diana.

Racine Bobbie Mallory Charlie Mallory Frank Wilson Detroit Roy Spencer Lynn Mallory Holzer Hospital Gallipolis B. M. Tyree Maxine Wingett Lavinia Simpson Hattie Cross W. B. Cross Sibyl Miles Lee Jackson Linda Parkersburg W.va Earl Custer Mr. Custer Springfield Ohio Reid Eynon Eynon Ellen Newell Long Bottom WSCS Kenneth Martin Jerry Diana Sidney

Editor Picked To Judge Flower Show

Mrs. Edward R. Ray editor of Garden Path will judge the Third Annual Flower Show in Middleport at the Rawlings Garage on Saturday and Sunday. Two other Lancaster Garden Clubs judges assist Mrs. Ray. Mrs. James Richards district director will meet club officers Saturday afternoon at Heath Methodist Church auditorium.

Middleport Edward R. Ray Lancaster Garden Path Ohio Association of Garden Clubs Garden Clubs of Rawlings Garage S. Second Ave Lancaster Garden Clubs Ray James Richards Heath Methodist Church

Pianist Enters State Contest

Faye Will 16, daughter of Frank Will, formerly of Pomeroy, now of Jesup Georgia, won the county piano contest and took first in the district event in Douglas. She will compete for state honors later this month with a Wesleyan Conservatory of Music scholarship as the prize.

Pomeroy Pomeroy High School Faye Will Frank Will Miss Will Jesup Douglas Wesleyan Conservatory of Music Macon

Prosecutor to Summon Grand Jury in May Meigs County

Prosecuting Attorney John C. Bacon said he would summon the Meigs County grand jury for about May 17.

Pomeroy John C. Bacon Meigs County Grand Jury

Tompkins Family in Canton Visit Amid Sister's Illness

Mr and Mrs E R Tompkins and son Robert stay in Canton with Mrs C W Cassel, Mrs Cassel is ill. Mrs Cora Cole suffers a stroke at Laurel Cliff home Tuesday.

Pomeroy E. R. Tompkins Robert Canton Cora Cole Laurel Cliff

Joe Foster Employed By Frigidaire Plant

Joe Foster, a Pomeroy High School graduate, has been employed by the Frigidaire plant in Dayton. He spent Easter with his parents Mr and Mrs J Ed Foster and left for Flint Michigan to study at the General Motors Institute for two months before being stationed at Dayton.

Pomeroy Joe Foster Pomeroy High School Frigidaire Dayton J. Ed Foster Flint, Mich General Motors Institute Deyton Rex Shenefield Carpenter James Buchanan Henry Werry Nathan Biggs Blaetmar Auto Co Pontiac Motors Dante Boone Charleston B. F. Ennis George Schmidt Claire Karr J. E. Lehew Urichsville J. 8. Hartenhaugh Mason Russell Heslop James Heslop Martins Ferry Hartenbaugh Leonard Reed Delbert Lee Syracuse Reed T Phillip Sporn Edward Stark Columbus George Stark

Rev Berger Accepts Bid To Stay With Pomeroy Church

At the fourth quarterly conference in the United Methodist Church the board invited Rev. Lewis C. Berger to remain for another year and he accepted. Berger is finishing his first year in Pomeroy. Discussion of Bethany Church building sale is postponed to May 20, with Dr. Ernest E. Fowler presiding.

Pomeroy United Methodist Church Lewis C. Berger Berger Bethany Ernest E. Fowler

Pomeroy Social Notes and Local Club News

Pomeroy social items report the Federated Church circle meeting devotions and gifts for Meigs Children’s Home with 25 attendees. Olive Farm Woman’s Club and Olive Farm notes detail May gatherings, visitors, and local visits. Various residents from Columbus Cuya hoga Falls Mason Martins Ferry and Syracuse are cited with family and civic mentions.

Daughter Is Born to Mr. and Mrs. Reichman Jr

Mr. and Mrs. William Reichman Jr announce the birth of a daughter on April 16 at Doctors Hospital Columbus. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Reichman and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jordan of Columbus. Great grandparents are Mrs. Ella Reichman and Mrs. Walter Russell of Middleport. Minerva Pryor of near Long Bottom.

Middleport William Reichman, Jr Doctors’ Hospital Columbus William Reichman Henry Jordan Ella Reichman Walter Russell Minerva Pryor Near Long Bottom

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