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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1949
Page
3
Albertia Durst of 408 with St sues for divorce from Denali Durst charging cruelty. They wed May 13, 1690 and separated July 23, with infant child under 21 represented by Goldie Siders as next friend.
Sandy Lewis plans a new barn on the lower lot of Poplar Grover Farm in Gallipolis Ferry to replace a barn destroyed by fire over a year ago. He recently left Metcor Hospital and is now at home.
Point Pleasant city council met in a called session to reject Mayor William H. Rardin’s resignation while naming W. L. Poling floodwall attorney. Rardin offered to resign as mayor to focus on flood wall litigation and to join F. G. Musgrave, with terms for legal work and $1500 each, but the council did not elect a successor.
POINT PLEASANT The volunteer fire department responded at 5 05 p m Monday to the James Morrison home on 22nd St where lightning struck a tree in the yard and traveled along an aerial into the house causing no fire Chief Vernon Miller led seven men Franz Darst Rodney Wamsley William Wamsley Harry Flowers Bill Elliott and Glenn Goodman assisted.
Capt Frank W. Haught described the 16 day West Virginia National Guard encampment at Camp Knox as active with 90 men and six officers of 3664th Medium Maintenance Co. well fed and able to fire on the range. The unit placed second in a rifle match, and Gov Patteson and Adjutant General Fox attended reviews amid use of 45 motor vehicles.
Charles Martin of Buffalo, a medical patient at the Point Clinic, was discharged Monday. A son, Raymond Lee, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Reed of Buffalo at the clinic Saturday. He is their third child.
William Virgil Kelly and Albert Harold Fields of Hartford were arraigned before a local magistrate Monday and pled guilty to intoxication. They paid $10 fines and costs. State Trooper R C Dilley filed the complaints.
Charles W Hyer 66, of Sutton, an employee of the state tax commission, died Sunday at his home. A native of Sutton he graduated from West Virginia conference seminary and attended WVU. He previously served 16 years as Braxton County sheriff's deputy and leaves a wife Ada L Johnson Hyer and two sons Charles J Hyer and Jacob S Hyer plus other relatives. Funeral arrangements are being made in Sutton.
Mrs. Elmer Sherritt of Vinton spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Hal Shoemaker and daughter Gloria. Mrs. W C Fillinger and daughter Betty returned from Rochester Pa after a week with relatives. Mrs Harold Woods of Gallipolis visited sister Mrs Lester Soles. Mrs W R Dean and granddaughter from Alto W Va stayed a week with Mr and Mrs David Wickline and Joanne.
The Anne Bailey Farm Women's Club held its annual picnic at Stephenson picnic grounds near Point Pleasant. Activities included horseback riding, pony races, and stunt riding contests won by Bobby Stephenson and Charles Everett Stephenson. Attendees from Dunbar Jackson Ohio and Elk Creek Virginia joined family and friends for the event and Sunday dinner in Neville Island, Pa.
Heights Evangelical United Brethren Church held a wiener roast at Harmon Field on Saturday evening with games and refreshments. Attendees included Glenville Jewell Dickie Taylor Ann Proffitt Delores Blessing Jimmie Capehart and chaperone Miss Filena Lynch.
Charleston luncheon and linen shower honored Miss Betty Lou Bell bride elect of Tomas Gall. Attendees from Point Pleasant included Miss Bell and Mrs. George Sprenger, Mrs. Lola Lewis, and Mrs. William Cruickshanks. Several local residents and visiting relatives mentioned in the Point Pleasant personals column.
Twenty five members of the local American Legion baseball club attended the Cincinnati Brooklyn game in Cincinnati Saturday.
In three separate deliveries at Helver Hospital over the weekend three local couples welcomed daughters. Albert Stevens and his wife of Jerico Road named their daughter Saturday, Mr and Mrs Cinkt Jones of Leon greeted their daughter Sunday with Circuit Clerk and Mrs Vernon Jones as paternal grandparents, and Eugene Oliver and his wife of Relmeida welcomed their second daughter Sunday.
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