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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1946
Page
9
Middleport promoter Charles McMaster says a rolling contest will start at 7 15 tonight as part of Thursday Recreation Nights in the business block. Skating and dancing will follow with music by a committee group and prizes donated by Middleport merchants. The Soap Box derby is postponed to next year.
Members of the Star Garden Club met at Mrs. Freda Kennedy’s home near Athens for the August gathering. Fifteen members attended, presenting a Medley Bouquet, with Neva Nicholson presiding as president and officers elected including Nellie Nelson as president and Mittie Nelson as first vice president.
POMEROY police arrested William L. Smith on August 14 for intoxication. fined $5 plus costs by Mason George Howell. Albert Deck was charged with disturbing the peace while intoxicated and fined $10 by Mayor Howell. Harry E Thompson was arrested for reckless driving by the State Highway Patrol Dewalt and fined $50. Paul Withee was fined $25 for speeding by Mayor George Howell. An unrelated line notes Ikan IV, Czar of Russia, proposed to Queen Elizabeth and was turned down.
The fourth annual Racine Evangelistic campaign will be held at Racine High School with services from Aug 28 to Sept 8 led by Rev Franklin H Nortis. Baptismal services occur the last Sunday at Racine beach. Music program features Betty Hitch cock and Etern Cowgill of Com ox. Services start 8 pm daily and 2 pm on Sundays.
Local social column lists visits from Portland to Pomeroy including Mr and Mrs Van McDade and son Gilbert, Lancaster’s Mr and Mrs J H Mclain and daughter Mary, and Hawaii guests Ridge Craven and Mrs Craven. Also mentions Lucretia Genheimer vacationing at Elvira then Lake Erie, and other weekend visits by Ohlinger, Ohlinger family, and Clifford/Mull relatives in nearby towns.
Pomeroy police nabbed Wilbur Condor 25 Zanesville Ches ter Waler 28 Zanesville Alma Sheets 24 Detroit after a hold up at the Ebbets bach Legion service station on Main Street. They were brought to Meigs County Jail for armed robbery charges. The arrests followed a tip and Chillicothe officers recovered a 32 caliber pistol and $52.
Pearl Williams, noted teacher and basketball coach at Pomeroy High School, was admitted to Vilute Cross Hospital Columpu on Saturday August 17 for surgery and possible operation. Williams resides on the Hantisonville Road.
I. Past Meigs County attorney for the Ohio WCTU, formerly lived in Middleport and attended its schools. His parents ran the Farber Jun Yard for years. The case centers on enforcing the 1888 agricultural fair liquor zoning law forbidding sale within two miles of the fair.
Mrs John W Emrich 77, formerly Ella Reed, dies Aug 16 in Reynoldsburg after illness. A Reedsville native, she moved to Lancaster a decade ago and attended the Christian Church. Survived by husband, three sons Clyde Floyd Raymond and one daughter Helen Ashton. burial at Reedsville Cemetery.
New Haven defeats Middleport Legion 1 to 0 in a pitchers duel as Van Meter limits two hits and Searles allows three. Sayre drives in the deciding run in the second inning with Hubbard and Sayre contributing also. Second game Friday. a Middleport win forces a third game Saturday at 9:30 pm.
Middleport The Busy Bee Class of First Baptist Church will meet Friday night at the home of Mrs George Baker instead of Mrs Harry Houdashelt as previously announced. Entertainment committee includes Mrs Blanche Baptonstail Mrs J Pre and Mrs C H Wiss Sr.
Middleport reports a vacationing doctor Dr F M Cluff was recalled from holiday in the East for an emergency appendectomy. Latest notes indicate he is recovering satisfactorily.
Recent marriages performed by Justice of the Peace L B Higzins include Dudle DeCastro Muldred Wen arge Russell Biers Hida Flowers Gerald Johnson Velma Blesing Pot Pleasant Lewis Balkenho Margaret Schlingerman Corning Robert Bauer Jenn Freda Columbus
Mrs J W Herrold of Glouster Trimble returned home after eight weeks as a guest in the homes of Mr and Mrs Mis ton and Courtney Pettit and Mr and Vincent Bailes of West Carroll She also visited Mr and Mrs Hart Pettit and Mr and James Dutican during her stay.
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