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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1953
Page
5
The Wohelo Farm Women's Club held its annual picnic at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Dennison in Hogsett. Vesper services were led by Mrs. Charles Withers Sr with helpers. Many locals and relatives attended, sharing a lawn meal and social time. other notes include hospital discharge and visiting guests in the area.
A birthday gathering at the home of Mrs. William Beaver in Leon was hosted with a cake and refreshments. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Stevens and others from Point Pleasant, Columbus, Cottageville, Fostoria, Ripley Road, Boom er, Buffalo, and Leon.
Mrs E V Williamson of South Side attended the Gay homecoming in Gay West Virginia on Sunday. A large turnout from Roane Jackson and nearby counties heard welcomes by Rev Dr G Knapp and address by Dr Clyde Litton. Afternoon music featured quartets and talks by Judge Lewis H Miller and J B Polley. Mrs Williamson was joined by Mr and Mrs John G Anderson and Mrs C G Bergman of Charleston.
Mr and Mrs Garland Mohr hosted a Sunday dinner at their Mohr Town home on Crab Creek Road. Attending were Earl C Mohr Mrs Harold Swinburne and children Susan and Steven Lawrence Mohr and Johnnie Mohr. Mrs Swinburne who lives in London England arrived recently by plane due to her father Earl C Mohrs illness who is recovering at his Mohr Town home after a stay at Huntington veterans hospital.
Members of the Friendship Class of Heights Evangelical United Brethren Church held their annual outing Sunday afternoon at the Musgrave Farm near Camp Conley following morning church services.
Neighborhood social notes list visitors from Huntington Denbar Gallipolis and Apple Grove. The centerpiece is the birth of James Arnett last Tuesday August 11 at the Simmons home with extended family connections. Other guests include the Patricks Lewis Harris and Adrienne Sibley among Leon and Point Pleasant residents.
Frank Ray filed for divorce from Dianna Ray in the Court of Common Pleas of Athens County Ohio citing gross neglect of duty and adultery. The hearing is set for on or after September 16 1953 and the respondent’s last known address is 1138 West 4th Street Mesa Arizona. Attorneys for plaintiff are Rowland Rowland.
Hazel Maddox Pendergast through attorney Joel B Draper files for divorce in the Court of Common Pleas Athens County Ohio Cause No 24891 for gross neglect of duty with hearing set on or after September 16 1953 William Pendergast residence unknown named as respondent dated July 31 1933
Lucille M. Cottrell files for divorce custody of minor child and other relief in Cause No. 20499 in the Court of Common Pleas, Athens County Ohio against Forrest P. Cottrell of 4444 Virginia Street East Charleston West Virginia. Defendant must answer by September 26, 1955. Foster B. Cornwell, Attorney.
The Air Force training team S-Set Holle man and A-1 C. P. Short from the Lexington Filter Center will speak at Leon Elementary School Wednesday at 7 p.m. Captain John Morgan of the Ground Observers Corps in Leon reports the event. The team will show a motion picture and give a lecture to recruit volunteers.
Clyde Bonar was reelected president and Leland Booth secretary treasurer at the 34th annual convention in Jackson’s Mill. Three new board members were elected for two year terms, and delegates approved creating women’s committees at community, county and state levels to expand Farm Bureau activities.
The Disabled American Veterans Chapter 27 with the Auxiliary will hold a special meeting Tuesday at p.m. in City Hall Mason. Henry Smith Jr national service officer will be present to answer questions on veterans affairs. Veterans and their families are invited to attend.
Mrs. Ever ett Bissell president of the Leon Homemakers Farm Women’s Club announces a call meeting on Thursday evening at 8 p.m. at the Leon Town Hall. She urges all members to attend the important gathering.
Mrs Daniell F Simmons and her infant son James Arnett were released from Holzer Hospital Gallipolis after a delivery this week. The baby, born Tuesday Aug 11 at Park Drive Roane County, is the Simmons second child and second son. He is named for great great grandfathers James M Simmons James A Daniel and Arnett for James Powers Huntington. Grandparents are Holly Simmons Viand Sr and Mrs C B Billups.
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Patterson of Point Pleasant welcomed a son born Sunday at the Kanawha Medical Clinic. Mr and Mrs Charles Ebert of Arlee welcomed a daughter born Saturday at the same clinic.
August 25 is the last day for applying to the U S Civil Service Commission for the Shawnee postmaster position the commission announced today. The notice outlines the closing date and eligibility details for applicants.
During the 1552 defense of Metz Francis Duke of Guise deployed cannons with concentrated charges to break a Spanish assault, conserving standard cannon balls for heavier enemy attacks.
Funeral services were held at Roger Funeral Chapel Huntington for Henry Owen Dudding 1 of Mason West Virginia formerly Huntington who died Saturday in a Huntington hospital Burial will follow in the Dudding family cemetery at Nitro He was a retired employee of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad and lived in Huntington before moving to Mason last year Surviving are three sons Howard and Ernest Dudding of Huntington Clarence F E Dudding of St Albans a daughter Mrs Pete McClure of Palermo a brother George Dudding of St Albans 12 grandchildren and six great grandchildren
Admitted Miss Audrey Hoschar Point Pleasant Route 2 for surgery. Mrs. Lucille Ramsey Cheshire treated. Released Mrs. Jackson Edwards Point Pleasant and infant Charlies Malette Point Pleasant.
Racine social column reports families returning from Lancaster gatherings and weekends with relatives in Chillicothe Akron and Algonac Meigs General Hospital updates list Mrs Ola Hysell and daughters Shirley and Mary Grace among those traveling home from Lancaster. Other entries note visits to Athens Portland Park and a commencement in Athens with the Roush family and William Keith Beegie and Verne Watterson relations.
Fifteen farmers in Mason County voted for federal marketing quotas on the 1954 wheat crop with three voting against. Virginia Blake, office manager, said light voting in some regions and heavy voting in top wheat producing states.
Charles Stephenson of Greer earned a red ribbon in the annual state boys 4-H good grooming contest at Jackson’s Mill. Randall Garland of Gallipolis Ferry received a white ribbon. The event drew 75 entrants from 36 of West Virginia’s 55 counties.
The summer issue of science serves your farm, the quarterly report of the West Virginia University Agricultural Experiment Station, is ready for distribution announced by acting director A. H. Van Langinham. The 12 page booklet contains articles on state research with photographs and drawings. Obtain from county agent W. C. Roberts or write to the Morgantown station.
Mason County 4-H dairy judging team led by county agent W C Roberts entered the state dairy judging contest at Jackson's Mill. Team members are Nina Keen er, Lola Roush, Peggy Blessing, and Dick Austin. trained by Roberts. State winners advance to Waterloo Iowa for nationals.
Marvin Ray Scaggs aged 22 of Columbus wed Mary Jane Wells aged 18 of Point Pleasant to marriage license issued. The couple appears in the civil records as authorized by local authorities.
Mrs William Bardin Jr New medical secretary and receptionist at Kanawha Medical Clinic located on Jefferson Boulevard in Point Pleasant replaces Miss Iry Rader who has moved to a secretary role in the Navy Department in Washington D C
Theodore Smith of Fight Mile was fined five dollars and costs by a local magistrate after being charged with intoxication. Constable Ernest pies cited him in Point Pleasant.
A reader describes a dramatic recovery from crippling Rheumatoid Arthritis and rheumatism. The letter claims restoration to active life after widespread bodily pain and deformed hands, inviting correspondence for details on the relief received.
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