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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1949
Page
6
Middleport. The Afternoon Circle of the WSCS of Heath Methodist Church meets Thursday at 2 p.m. at the church with Miss Vivienne Middleton as guest speaker reviewing Lloyd Douglas The Big Fisherman. Also Meigs Temple No 153 Pythian Sisters will meet Tuesday at Woodman Hall with initiation ceremonies.
Hospital Saturday notes include tests undergone by a student, with Miss Margaret Houdas held and schoolmate Miss Margareta Cassiles spending their spring vacation, reflecting a school health program in progress.
An oil stove exploded at Orville Brown's farmhouse southwest of Reno starting a fast spreading fire that damaged the entire interior. Mrs Brown jumped from a second story porch with her three year old son to escape flames and was treated for burns. Minor damage followed at a Marguerite Shoe Store fire started by a cigarette on Main Street.
Pomeroy Junior High hosts its eighth annual Visitation Day Thursday with eighty county students visiting from Dar win Hemlock Grove Kingsbury Rocksprings Laurel Cliff Sacred Heart Syracuse Rose Hill and Bradbury schools. The day begins 8 a.m. with registration and a welcome by Principal Charles S. Gibbs. A full orientation program ends with a Pomeroy High Band concert directed by Gerald Nummi.
Funeral services for William Halley aged 46 who died Tuesday at his home near Cheshire will be held Thursday at 2 p m at the Cheshire Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Gravel Hill cemetery. Surviving are his wife three children and several siblings.
Judge and Mrs. Ed gar Ervin returned from Columbus where they attended the sixty fourth annual meeting of the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society at the Ohio State Museum. They represented the Meigs County Pioneer Society which dates to 1876 and aims to preserve county histories.
The Middleport Anniversary Club met Tuesday night at Miss Dorothy Scott’s home. Pearl Street Projects discussed included a Buckeye Lake weekend vacation. Gifts were exchanged after a sewing period and refreshments were served.
The American Legion Auxiliary met at the home of Mrs Lawrence Bing 8 Second Ave. Mrs Warren Davis presided and Mrs Bing served refreshments.
Middleport notes the Auxiliary met Monday at the Firemen quarters. Newly elected president Mrs. John Vroman presided. Hostesses were Mrs. B F Parmalee and Mrs. Paul Swisher. Next meeting set for May 23 with the same hostess committee.
Mrs Stieff Mrs Stace Mrs Gallagher Mrs Homer Jones and Mrs Othoatts hosted a gathering with Mrs Marcella Snowden assisting. Refreshments were served to 18 members.
Meigs Temple Pythian Sisters met at Mrs John Seines home with Mrs Peter Stace presiding. They arranged the annual inspection for June 7 with state officers expected. Mrs Griff Russell is the district deputy and prizes in games went to Mrs Co F Hawkins and Mrs Lillian Ourcost. TREVEY FINSTER WALD Funeral Home 144 Burnet Ave Pomeroy 285 adv.
Middleport residents note the WCTU gathering will be hosted Friday evening by Mrs. Marvin Kelly on Grant Street.
L W Probasco former New York Central trainmaster at Hobson and Mrs Probasco moved to the WVOW area from Charleston. Mrs Richard Folden underwent minor surgery at Meigs General Hospital this week. Miss Mary Dennis of Columbus was a Sunday guest of her sister Mrs George Hoeflich. Mrs Arthur Skinner accompanied her son Tommy to Holzer.
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