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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1954
Page
2
At the city hall meeting the council authorized a committee to meet with a Marietta blacktop firm to decide further resurfacing work. The panel may use about 6500 from a 1900 fund, targeting Spring Ave parking lot Butternut Ave and other streets, plus continued patching by the road crew.
Carla Sue Gilmore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Gilmore, marked her ninth birthday Saturday at her aunt Mrs Blanche Haptonstall’s home on Front Street. Guests included many friends and relatives. prizes, gifts, and pink mint-filled baskets highlighted the party with photos by Paul Haptonstall and assistance from family and club organizers.
The Amateur Gardeners Club and The Middleport Garden Club announced co sponsored Fall Flower Show plans. Chairmen Mrs Ben Philson and Mrs C A Emmish reported committees named and the theme Through the Garden Gate. Tentative staging plans were discussed.
Mrs Arthur Skinner entertained guests on St Fifth Avenue for a Contract Club evening. High scores were awarded to Mrs Charles Gibbs and Mrs P Klein. Guests included Miss Marie Richman and several other neighbors. a salad plate and blueberry muffins were served.
A wide circle of relatives and friends from Columbus, Marietta, Parkersburg, and beyond converged for picnics, dinners, and visits. Among those noted are the Russells, McElhinneys, Hugginses, Maids, Maiden family, and Hysells. Various trips included Chicago, Columbus, Orlando, and Cincinnati with updates on travel and relocations.
Mrs. Faye Mayer reports her granddaughter Reva Kay Coughenour six first place in a talent show at the Vinton County Bean Dinner. The winner performed a piano solo.
Mrs. M. R. Sanborn with aides Bruce Bradford and Milton Wayland placed donation containers in local Middleport shops to collect funds for polio relief.
Weekly receipts from parking meters in Pomeroy for the week beginning August 9 totaled 219 dollars and 50 cents, reported by Chief Walter Ex Wolfe.
County Extension Agent C. Fe Blakeslee announced an elimination softball playoff for Meigs 4-H squads. At 5 pm Thursday the two lowest clubs Tuppers Plains 4-H Boys and Letart Falls 4-H Boys will face off, followed by a 6 pm Saturday clash between Bedford Future Farmers 4-H Club and Flint Woods 4-H Club. The five-team league wraps up with Bedford first in 1954 standings, Flatwoods second, Chester third, Tuppers Plains fourth, and Letart Falls fifth.
Charles Fisher of Charleston died early today at his home. His wife Ida Koehler of Pomeroy had died years earlier. He is survived by his daughter Virginia, brother Raymond Fisher of Charleston, several nieces and nephews, and two sisters in law Miss Netticoe of 132 Butternut Ave Pomeroy and Mrs Bertha Weaver. Funeral arrangements by Ewing funeral home.
Ray Gibbs collapsed while employed at River Olco in Pomeroy around 9 am Monday. He was taken to his home, then advised to move to Meigs General Hospital at 11 45 am. In Middleport the emergency squad treated Mrs Nobles after a fall on her porch. Alfred Lanegger forfeited a 5 appearance bond for failure to appear in court on a traffic light charge. Rex Jarvis says high school football practice begins this Friday with a meeting Tuesday evening at the Junior High Gymnasium.
The Red Cross Bloodmobile gathered sixty pints from Meigs County donors at Pomeroy high school on Monday. Seventy one volunteered, eleven rejected, eight first-time donors, and thirty one walk-ins. Two new members were welcomed, with extensive local staff and volunteers acknowledged for unloading, serving, and refreshments.
Middleport Athletic Association held its first fall meeting at the Middleport high school. Plans include an alumni game vs Pomeroy High School Alumni on Sept 3 and a home opener against Belpre on Sept 17. Band, films for home games, and a “Meet the Coach” night were announced.
Two people were injured when two automobiles collided at Painter Ridge Road and Red Hill Road near Salem Center at 3 40 p m Sunday. Mrs Bruce McClaskey of Vinton was taken to Holzer Hospital with facial injuries contusions and bruises. Milford Graham 18 of Langsville Route 1 suffered a knee injury. The 1949 Graham car from Langsville Route 1 and driven by Milford Graham had 700 dollars damage while the McClaskey car from Vinton sustained 600 dollars damage.
Tenderfoot and first class Scouting tests were passed last night by members of Troop 245 Boy Scouts who aim to advance in rank to win a special prize from Assistant Scoutmaster Robert Mills. Applications for membership will be received for three weeks. Overnight hike planned for Saturday and participation in the Labor Day parade sponsored by Feeney Bennett American Legion Post.
Medical admissions include George Templeton from Pomeroy Route 3 and a McDonald in Cheshire. Surgical discharge lists Mrs. Elsie Roush of Racine Mrs. Henrietta Robinson from Mid deport and Mrs. Clyde Taylor from Middleport. Others include Mildred Fisher, Alice Russell, and her daughter from Pomeroy.
Mr. and Mrs Charles F. Swanson of Marysville announce the birth of their son, Davis Charles, on August 16 at Union County Memorial Hospital. Grandparents are Carroll Swanson of Middleport and William Asman of Marysville, with great grandparents listed in the notice.
The Pomeroy Emergency Squad transported Mrs. Cleve Russell of Thomas Fork to Meigs General Hospital at 6 20 pm Monday. Squad members provided oxygen during the trip.
The Rev. Russell Hoy known as the country parson of The Ohio Farmer will speak at the 91st Meigs County Fair in Rocksprings at 7 30 p m Wednesday. Hoy writes The Country Parson Ponders in Ohio Farmer since 1945 and has served Canal Lewisville church as pastor for 17 years. The All County Choir of 40 voices directed by Jo Bosco will perform with Mrs Neuthling on electric organ. Rev John Elwood chairs the ministerial association.
Meigs County jail inmate George Templeton, confined since Aug. 2 for contributing to the delinquency of a minor, was taken to Meigs General Hospital after an accident when he backed into a steel door. Sheriff Charles Russell said the bump worsened an old injury. he will be returned to jail on release from the hospital.
William Pike Pomeroy 19 of Syracuse was arrested Monday afternoon by Deputy H. R. Duckworth on an AWOL charge. He is held at Meigs jail and will be returned to Fort Jackson South Carolina by military police.
Harold Young of Pomeroy was fined $25 and costs and sentenced to 10 days in the Meigs jail by Mayor E F Robinsons court Saturday night on a charge of intoxication. Young was arrested last week by Pomeroy police.
Pomeroy police said autos driven by Willie R. Estep of Mason and William L. Roush of Pomeroy collided at Lynn and Main Saturday night. Meigs marriage license issued to Cecil Wayne Rosebury 19 Letart Falls and Zelpha Marie Anderson 24 Letart Falls.
The 91st Meigs County Fair opens tomorrow with expected strong junior and open class exhibits. Harold Kaeser of Ohio State University will judge dairy cattle, while Wesley Green will judge beef sheep and wine. entries close mid day Wednesday and Friday features the Southeastern Ohio District Guernsey Show. The article also highlights Homer Webster’s high production orchards and local dairy herd results with top butterfat and milk yields.
Mrs. Julius Sauvage, 69, of Fisher Street Naylors Run Pomeroy, died Monday night. She is survived by her husband Julius Sauvage Jr, two daughters Christine Downs Lancaster and Eileen Sauvage Dayton, a son Julius Sauvage III, three grandchildren, three sisters Nora Loomis Helen Fruth Catherine Nease, and three brothers Carl Fruth Henry Fruth and Chris Fruth. Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 p.m. at Ewing Funeral Home with burial at Beech Grove Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home at any time.
A marriage license was issued to Ann White of Flint Michigan and Frank Talbott White of Columbus formerly of Middleport. The White family history linksFrank and Ann through multiple generations, showing repeated names across marriages.
In MIDDLEPORT a rise in intoxication arrests brings higher fines. Joe Knapper faced a $40 fine plus costs, Wilbur Knapper paid $5 and costs, and Levi Clark’s drunk and disorderly charges were withdrawn after his wife settled $8.70 in costs. Mayor Sidney T. Rus sell oversaw the levy.
Fred Coleman 77 a former Long Bottom resident died Monday at Robinson Memorial Hospital Ravenna after a stroke seven weeks earlier. He was born in Long Bottom and farmed there before moving to Ravenna two years ago. Survived by two sons Roy L Ravenna and Stewart Greencastle Ohio a brother Frank Marion a sister Flora Smith Logan eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Visitation at Charles F Woolf funeral home Ravenna Wednesday and 1 to 2 pm Thursday at the Long Bottom church with services burial in Sand Hill Cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Ash of South Third Avenue announce the birth of a son named John Pearl on Tuesday August 10. The baby has five sisters, Shirley Nancy Linda Patsy and Mary Lou. Mrs. Showalter of Chester is the grandmother.
A fragment notes persistent backache and sleepless nights linked to Ady. Limited readable details focus on health discomfort and ongoing disturbance affecting rest.
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