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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1951

Page

10

Funeral Held For Capt Raymond J Chambers At Crow Home

Herbert Chambers Marcus Chambers and other relatives came to Point Pleasant for the funeral of Capt. Raymond J. Chambers 63 who died Saturday morning at Cleveland Marine Hospital after nine weeks as a patient. The service was at Crow funeral home at one o clock conducted by Rev. William C Bowie with burial in Lone Oak Cemetery

Middleport Herbert Chambers Marcus Chambers Point Pleasant Raymond J. Chambers Cleveland Marine Hospital Crow Funeral Home William C. Bowie Lone Oak

Meigs County candidates file petitions for November ballots

Meigs County boards reveal a broad field as candidates file for village township school board and county posts. In Pomeroy, mayoral contenders include Sidney A. Spencer Walter Vaughan and D A Canaday. Middleport and Racine show multiple filings. substantial activity on boards of education county wide with four for county board and several for local districts. Petitions must be inspected until August 13 with withdrawal deadlines August 17 and protest deadline August 18.

Meigs County Spencer Walter Vaughan D. A. Canaday R. C. Melbourne Dale Smith Evan Will Howard Kitchen Holley Green Ted Downie E. J. Strauss Ralph Spencer Pomeroy Village Sidney T. Russell Clinton Fisher A. A. Scarberry Elmer Leaper Charles Murray Jean Lama Nomi Middleport Council Joe Young, Jr Wayne Gibbons Frank Vroman David Jenkins John Zerkle Horton Brown Zerkle Walter Bunce Middleport Middleport Board of Education Frank White Marcus Chambers John C. Vorman Bruce I. Lloyd Racine Ernest Wingett Marlin Young John Bentz Cora Birch J. W. Lee Avice Roush Charles MccNickle May Cleland Lee Jackson Richard Lee Henry Cleland Rutland J. E. Dennison Mary M. Beard F. G. Mutchler P. A. Jividen G. F. Thomas C. H. Chase Carl Dennison Wilber C. Theobald Robert M. Will William Thuener Syracuse Glenn Cundiff Donald Weese Millard van Meter Herman Loudon Charles E. Hoback Harold Duckworth Fred Shumway Richard Duckworth Harry Potts County Board of Education J. T. Ledlie Freeland Norris Gordon Collins John A. Sargent Southern Victor Brown Floyd Chapman C. H. Williams Clarence Price Bedford Robert H. Jones Central James B. Bailey William L. Will Walter P. Brown Harry N. Lodwick T. F. Dye Hobart Shields Orion W. Roush Orion Nelson Marvin Norris Webster Carson Salisbury Henry R. Beach Walter Schrieber Albert Brown C. L. Butcher Columbia Sutton Township John Jiiden Hilton Wolfe Henry Bentz Herman Carson Paul Cleland Sutton Townships Ira Beegle Marion J. Easterday Alfred Lyons R. E. Grindley William Fisher Homer C. Willard Glenn Lee Chester Willis Frost Harry Spencer Ronald Whittington Walter S. Swett Lebanon Harold Proffitt J. S. Powell Allen C. Brewer Letart Clyde Morris Ben Donahue Roy L. White Tom Hayman Floyd Norris Clyde Smith Orange Tex Bentz Orville E. Watson Francis Parker Olive William A. Connolly F. E. Larkins Guy Hayman Roy Hannum Shird Hostetter Marjorie Newtun F. M. Wilcox Erna M. Gardner Carol R. Pierce Leroy A. Barton Salem Worley N. Francis Francis Montgomery Miles E. Nelson George Hobstetter J. W. Eskew Frank Johnston Ross Evans Scipio Robert N. Clark Ethel Reeves Granville Reeves Chester Township Albert Gloeckner Meigs County Board of Elections

Guernsey Show Slated for August 16 at Meigs Fairgrounds

The Southeastern Ohio District Guernsey Show will be held August 16 at the Meigs County fairgrounds alongside the county fair. Entry deadline is August 14. C R Huston, manager of Franchester Farms and a notable Guernsey expert, will judge. Guernsey owners are invited to participate.

Pomeroy Ohio Meigs County Fairgrounds C. R. Huston Franchester Farms Guernsey

Ice Cream Social Hosted by Rocksprings PTA

The Rocksprings PTA sponsors an ice cream social at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Rocksprings schoolhouse. Home made ice cream cake pop and ice cold watermelon will be sold.

Pomeroy Rocksprings Pta Rocksprings

Wiley Rites Are Saturday

Funeral services for Mrs. Maria Wiley, 84, who died Tuesday night at the home of Mrs. Katherine Payne in Minport, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Ewing funeral home. Survivors include nieces and nephews. Walter Wiley and Theodore Wiley of Dayton, William Wiley of Columbus, Mary Brown of Cleveland, Fern Kelly of Columbus. Friends may call at the funeral home. Burial will be in Beech Grove Cemetery.

Pomeroy Maria Wiley Katherine Payne Middleport Ewing Walter Wiley Theodore Wiley Dayton William Wiley Columbus Mary Brown Cleveland Fern Kelly Beech Grove Cemetery

Sgt Roger Davis and Iris Palmer Entered in San Antonio Case

Sgt Roger Davis aged 21 from Pomeroy stationed in San Antonio Texas and Iris team Palmer also 21 from Milford are connected to a reported incident. Local authorities released few details but confirm both individuals are involved. Further updates expected as investigations proceed.

Roger Davis Pomeroy San Antonio Texas Iris Team Palmer Middleport

Emergency appendectomy at Holzer Hospital

Paul Roush son of Mr and Mrs Leverett L Roush Third Ave underwent an emergency appendectomy at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis late Tuesday night He is reported to be in satisfactory condition at the hospital where he will be confined for at least five days The rest of the article notes that over 90 percent of blindness cases are preventable

Middleport Paul Roush Leverett L. Roush Third Ave Holzer Hospital Gallipolis

Scouts Offer Baby Sitter Service At Meigs County Fair

Meigs County Fair runs August 14 to 17 with a nursery tent provided by Pomeroy Intermediate Girl Scouts. Mrs. John Hardy leads the service as scouts care for children while parents enjoy the fair.

Pomeroy Meigs County John Hardy

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