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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1950
Page
6
Pomeroy Village Council meeting at city hall was postponed per Village Solicitor Fred W. Crow Jr. The panel planned to consider a bid for a new fire truck at a meeting scheduled for next Monday at 8 p.m.
Meigs County Fair kicked off with a busy opening free night. Exhibitors and concessionaires hurried to finalize displays while C. L. Heaton supervised judging setups planned for the morning. Rain yesterday softened fields. traffic difficulties were noted but expected to ease today. Garden clubs led by Mrs. Heaton and Mrs. Terrell prepared floral displays alongside independent entries. Quilts and fancy work drew attention, with county Granges well represented.
Meigs County Fair opens with heavy rain and crowds as Junior Fair night kicks off four day events. Tonight features 7 p.m. stock release followed by a 4 H parade and later FFA FHA exhibits. Awards and judging scheduled with James Dugan leading beef sheep and swine judging.
Feeney Ben nett Post No. 128 American Legion returns to its S Fourth Ave building after four years in the K of P Hall at N Second and Rutland Sts. The post occupied the upper floors and ran a Legion Club. The building is owned by Mrs. R H Rawlings of Pomeroy. Moving of equipment was completed yesterday.
Paul Allinder aged 35 of Letart Route 2 was arrested by Sheriff Charles Russell for operating a motor vehicle under the influence. He drove a 1940 sedan off the highway near the state park at Darwin and slid into a ditch about 75 feet long.
Pomeroy supt O C Patterson said the County Board of Education meets Saturday at 10 30 a m in his office. Bus drivers certificates will be issued and current drivers must file applications in Patterson's office by then. Receipts from village parking meters totaled 261 20 last week per official tabulation.
A Pomeroy gathering hosted Miss Emma Hann featured a dinner at the Hart Stanbery home with numerous attendees from Toledo Lancaster Racine Minersville Malta and Pomeroy. Attendees included many Hamm siblings and relatives plus the Yost and Stanbery families. A FOE Ladies Auxiliary meeting was postponed to August 24 due to the Meigs County Fair.
Mr and Mrs Herbert Miller marked their thirty fourth wedding anniversary with a family dinner at their home.
Four lawsuits were filed in Meigs County Probate Court Monday and Tuesday morning. Roland Fisher of Racine seeks 1000 dollars plus costs against Jean Hamm of Racine. National Retailers Mutual Insurance Co. sues William Lee Lanham for 308.30. The same company sues Patsy T. Scott for 308.30. W. W. Williams Co. of Columbus sues H. A. Cole Lumber Co. of Tuppers Plains and H. A. Cole for 405.88 plus interest.
John Michael arrived Saturday to accompany his wife and daughter home after a month's visit with relatives. Several families, including the Kautzs, Dill, McMurrays, Mitchells, Ewings, Burkett, and Weeks, hosted or visited relatives in Columbus, Marion, and Buckeye Lake. The notice ends with an advertisement for Trevey Finsterwald Funeral Home in Pomeroy.
POMEROY David Yost, president of the Southern Local Board of Education, spoke to the Lions Club on transfer of students from Syracuse, Minersville, Forest Run and Nease Settlement to Racine High School from Pomeroy High. Yost said the state recommended the change and Racine is where the students belong. The Lions voted to move meeting time to a weekly Wednesday luncheon in the Federated Church basement.
In Pomeroy Mayor Sidney A. Spencer’s court four men faced intoxication charges. Otho Tracy, 40, Columbus, fined 10 dollars and costs after Aug. 7 arrest by Sheriff Charles Russell, jailed for nonpayment. William Reeves, Albany Route 3, fined 5 dollars and costs after Aug. 12 arrest by Patrolman Charles Werry, to work off on village streets. Warren Keller, 22, Pomeroy, fined 5 dollars and costs for disorderly conduct while intoxicated after Aug. 12 arrest by Patrolman Lawrence Whitlatch. Nathan Hysell fined 5 dollars and costs for intoxication after Aug. 12 arrest by Patrolman Werry, to work off on village streets.
Acting Mayor Frank Vroman and Dale Curtis of Racine were fined 15 dollars and costs for reckless driving in Middleport while Ben Bailey paid 100 dollars and costs for driving while intoxicated with 50 dollars suspended. All were state patrol cases.
State examiner Charles L. Simms is in Middleport this week reviewing village financial records in a routine audit. He described the process as standard and limited to current fiscal books.
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