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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1952
Page
2
Middleport village council approved actions by Mayor Sidney T. Russell to curb sidewalk blockages and ban unlawful bingo. The body also backs a regional group protesting the Ohio Bell rate increase, funding the effort and sending members to Columbus.
Middleport officials urge residents and businesses to keep properties tidy and remove debris. Alleys and sidewalks are cluttered with refuse, hindering appearance. Street Commissioner Collins requests no grass cuttings be dumped in gutters or sewer mouths to prevent clogs during rain.
Pomeroy Federated Church group met with 18 members. Rev. Harold Hess led devotions and presided over a brief business meeting. Announced August 10 with Carol Strauss and August 24 with Larry Hamm as leaders. A picnic and swimming party is set for August 13 at Bailey's Lake. Nomination committee named: Charles Hamm, Roger Hines, Janet Smith, Carolyn Graves. Committee to meet August 2 at 2 p.m. to prepare nominees for September election. Photos from Philadelphia and Washington trip shown with tape commentary.
The Grace Guild of the Episcopal Church in Pomeroy will meet Wednesday evening at the Parish House. Hostesses are Miss Sue Lehew Mrs Jacob Hartenback and Mrs Patrick Lochary.
Judge and Mrs. Fred Crow Sr and Mrs M Hartinger and Mrs Thomas Crow and Mrs Vida Ihle plus Mr and Mrs Ralph Ashley with daughter Jeane and son Burl spent Sunday at Lake Hope. They also visited Columbus for the day.
Mrs. C. B. Stout of Fremont and her daughter Barbara of Columbus spent the weekend with the C. P. Duttons in Lincoln. The birthday of Mrs Stout was celebrated at the Dutton home with Dale Dutton also hosting. George Faris, son-in-law of the Duttons, visited in Pomeroy with his parents while Lucille Dutton entered a national bridge tournament in Cincinnati.
Middleport report shows elders of First Presbyterian Church leading Sunday school services. Readings were led by Mrs. John B Downing, Scripture read by Mrs Dea Hayes, offering taken by James Buchanan and George Sauer Sr, with Lilian Stieff at the organ, Leo Beeson as song leader, and Susan Park arranging flowers.
Pomeroy mayor TD A Cana day meets Democratic convention leaders in Columbus amid charges of opportunism. Cana day recalls 1949 party dismissal and notes funding his 1950 bid for Ohio's 10th District. He says he is a Jeffersonian Democrat and not a new dealer.
Racine firemen voted to sell fire extinguishers with profits going to the fire department treasury. The extinguishers are displayed in Henry Cleland's Department Store window as a safety measure for citizens to buy. Attending the meeting were Chief Richard Lee Henry Cleland Jerry Powell Clarence Bradford Billy Joe Spencer Larry Burch Walter Cleland Paul Holter Patt Lyons.
Mrs Charles Wise Cheshire reports a son. Mrs Philip Osborne Reedsville reports a son. Other listings include Mrs Virginia Matheny Point Pleasant and Mrs Emma Might Middleport among several families noting newborns.
A morning crash on Route 7 near Locust and Broadway in Middleport left a telephone pole downed after a government crane driven by H. J. Pfeiffer of Huntington toppled lines and struck a pickup truck hood. F. R. Morrow of New Concord, in the group stringing lines, was in the truck. police cited rotted ground and a 13 ft boom with only 14 ft clearance as factors.
Pomeroy relatives describe injuries from a crash on Route 40 between Springfield and Columbus early Saturday. Mrs Del Pratt Sr visits her daughter at Springfield General Hospital and notes Mrs Chamberlain's injuries. Albert Russell Jr suffered severe bruises but was not hospitalized.
Virginia Matheny of Point Pleasant was arraigned in Mayor Delmar Canaday's Court for driving while under the influence after a crash on Route 7 near Kelrey Night Club at 3 30 am Saturday She paid 100 fine and costs and was released Carl Sauvage Jr also faced the same charge and was fined 100 and costs and released
Picnickers at Cora Dam in Gallia County on Sunday attracted hundreds of visitors. Groups included Mr. and Mrs. John Zerkle with Mary Saunders and Cline Dailey, and other families from Mason and local towns.
Middleport village clerk Charlie Murray missed the council session last night as he traveled to Columbus to consult a specialist about an arm ailment. He was accompanied by his wife and their son Kenneth, who attends the Methodist Youth Fellowship at Lancaster Camp Grounds this week.
Three acetylene gas tanks exploded in seconds at 5:25 p.m. in Pomeroy damaging a vacant Charles Ward residence on Main Street. Neighbor Dr. S. G. Martz heard a sizzling noise before a tower of flame rose from the wooden bay window and attic. Firemen confined flames to the bay window area and an adjacent eaves structure, while tanks piled on a nearby lot were hurled up to 59 feet from the house.
Multiple 4-H clubs reported meetings and upcoming events with a total of 12 to 16 members per group. Plans included ice cream suppers, bake and canning fundraisers for Canter’s Cave Camp, fair entries, hayrides, demonstrations, and educational booths.
Pvt. Robert G Davis son of Mr and Mrs Don W Davis 210 S Fourth St Middleport recently graduated from the Far East Command Chemical School at Camp Gifu Japan Davis entered the Army last December and sailed overseas on June 20
Advisers of boys 4-H clubs may pick up free passes to the Meigs fair at the Meigs Extension Office. David Miskell acting county agent announced the tickets will be held there until Aug 12 and available to advisers whose clubs will exhibit.
Pomeroy announces the Greene Ogdin Caster reunion will be held Sunday August 10 at Columbia Chapel. Co. W. Stansbury is president. Attendees are asked to bring table service.
Mr. and Mrs William Bur of Cleveland announce the birth of a daughter. Mrs. Leslie Ervin, the grandmother, has traveled to Cleveland to see her new granddaughter.
Mayor Sidney T. Russell fined Earl Waters 25 dollars and costs and gave a 30 day jail sentence after guilty plea for intoxication. William Caudill paid 25 dollars and costs for speeding 75 mph on State Route 7. Lawrence Lawson and James H. Gohm each paid 5 dollars and costs for center line crossing and failing to display red flags respectively. All three cases were state patrol matters.
Six men will travel to Ashland Kentucky tomorrow for preinduction physicals as announced by Mrs Ann Scott clerk of Selective Service Local Board 83 Pomeroy The list includes Robert T Lehew Pomeroy Richard A Spencer Chester Raymond A Proffitt Portland Leonard E Foster Minersville Lawrence H Pooler Chester and Eugene B Marcinko Reedsville Five men are slated for induction on August 14 1952 for Meigs County with a five person induction quota and a two person preinduction physical quota.
Edgar Abbott, after four years in the Army Air Force, arrived from Waco Texas and was honorably discharged. A daughter named Mary Kathryn was born recently to the Abbotts in Holzer Hospital. Mrs. Abbott is Jane Foreman of West Columbia, daughter of Lester and Mrs. Foreman. Edgar is the son of Arlie and Mrs. Abbott.
Anne Canaday, daughter of Mayor Delmar A. Canaday, will substitute as secretary in the Pomeroy mayor's office for four weeks while Mrs Edna Schoenleb is on vacation.
Mr and Mrs Percy J Peoples of Pomeroy returned from Mansfield where Mr Peoples served as a delegate at the Ohio Free Methodist Church Conference held at the Free Methodist Camp Ground.
Pomeroy Village Council accepted the bid of Pomeroy Cement Block Co for 166 feet of solid concrete wall at the upper parking lot for 19 805 84. John Duerr noted a rock aggregate alternative was 850 lower. Piling and a state pile driver arriving tomorrow. Also approved free parking days Aug 22 23 for Merchants group.
Four year old Richard Knight of Mulberry Avenue was injured when his foot was caught between bicycle spokes and frame while riding on the fender. The Pomeroy Emergency Squad responded at 11 55 a m and took him to Meigs General Hospital. Eleven year old Jackie Thomas rode the same bicycle.
POMEROY An action for divorce naming Mary Baumgardner against John Baumgardner was filed in Meigs Probate Court Saturday morning. The plaintiff charges gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty and seeks the care and custody of two minor children ages 21 months and 7 months.
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