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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1949
Page
5
Gallipolis district river traffic reports list boats on the Gallpolis locks and Kanawha River with up and down movements and times. A marriage license issued by the Gallipolis Probate Court names Clarence McFarland and Leola M. Roush as applicants.
J Marion Foglesong a top Ohio chicken breeder led a strong Foglesong flock at the Kyowva Fair in Camden Park Huntington last week. Birds won Grand Champion Cock and Grand Champion Hen over all breeds along with multiple firsts seconds and thirds across classes. Foglesong plans entries at the Ohio State Fair in Columbus and the Four H Fair in Dunbar starting September 3.
Carl FE. Smith a former local printer and publisher won Huntington Sunday newspaper’s first prize for best article on a public question. He argued cities with state liquor stores should charge a $100000 license fee for the first shop and $10000 for each additional store in the same city.
Mrs Homer Graham of Leon, long treated at the Clinic, was discharged Saturday. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Ralph Wilkinson of Arbuckle at the Clinic Sunday, their fourth child.
Mr and Mrs George Griffin moved to Nelsonville with their house undergoing extensive repairs. The Jerry Priser family will occupy the Griffin home. Richard Forrest of near Nelsonville visited his father. Pearl Davis of Columbus stayed with his parents William and Mrs Davis. Eddie Callis spent weeks in New York. Mrs Eugene Pickett of Meeker Run exhibited a prize dahlia measuring 18 inches. Dan Hill visited John and Mrs Chilcoate. Mrs Lucy Woods, formerly of Columbus, visited her son and daughter in law Frank and Mrs Pickett. The Fish and Game Conservation League will hold an all day picnic in the Meeker Run area Sunday Aug 28 with trap and rifle shooting and lunch, chaired by Everett Howlett.
Marilyn Orr underwent an appendectomy at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis. Mr and Mrs Jack Woods attended a reunion at Baileys Lake. Mr and Mrs Jake Rose of Belpre visited the Bentz family. Russell Bailey family moved from their farm to Pomeroy. Lonnie Christopher and family enjoyed a weekend in Marietta. Mrs Lowell Bush visited her sister Mrs Thomas Hood of Syracuse. Mrs Mary McKay
About 150 attended the annual homecoming picnic at Vaught Memorial Methodist Church near Henderson. Rev. C. E. Haney led the morning service and a noon basket dinner followed. A memorial service for two members, Mrs. N. V. Shank and Mrs. C. E. Haney, was conducted by J. B. Couch and others. Officers were elected, with J. B. Couch re-elected president and Mrs. Herbert Henderson as secretary and treasurer. Out-of-town guests included Leland Roach of Winfield and others from Gallipolis, Parkersburg, Pittsburgh, Charleston, Montgomery, and Newport News.
Hospital notes list admissions including Mrs. Thomas Mills and Edward E. Sleet with several others in city and nearby towns. Discharges include Mrs. Paul F. Meade and Vaughn Hartley among a long list of patients and dependents.
Mrs Wallie Bauer hosted a surprise birthday dinner for her daughter Mrs Russell Jones at Mrs Jones home in Bellmeade on Lincoln Ave. Attendees included family and friends from Point Pleasant and nearby towns, with dinner served cafeteria style under a weeping willow on the rear lawn.
Mrs Bertha Filson and Mrs Harry Roush hosted a Friday bridge gathering at Christ Episcopal Church parish house on Main Street. Honor guest was Mrs Raymond Zeiher of Hollywood Florida, sister to the hosts. Prizes went to Mrs Harold Shadie, Mrs Charles Gammon, Mrs Dewey Windsor, and Mrs Laula Lewis. Zeichem received a gift from her sisters. Refreshments served to a long list of attendees from Hartford Mason City Pomeroy and Charleston, including Mrs Marion Foglesong Mrs Grant Stanley and many others.
Miss Patty Yeager hosted a Friday evening lawn party at 194 Park Drive with croquet, checkers, and ring tossing. Attendees included Sandra Jones, Anna Lou Dunn, Lynn Smith, Nancy Smith, Frances Bess, Vivian Golder, Shirley Thomas, Ruth Ann Robinson, Mary Margaret Whalen, and Patty Yeager with guests Buster Rifle, Raymond Musgrave Jr., Jimmy Gaskins, George Smith, Michael Easley, Billy Kenney, Howard Yeager, and Jimmy Braden.
Mr. and Mrs. Powell Reynolds held a Sunday evening lawn party and picnic at their Sand Hill Road home honoring their daughter Miss Mary Ellen Reynolds. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hogsett Mr. and Mrs. Howard Foglesong Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Dunlavy and sons Johnnie and Joe Mr. and Mrs. G. K. Bur dette Mr. and Mrs. James W. Bur dette Miss Marie Cunningham Mr. Bill Leasure and John Turner of St. Albans.
The Point Pleasant Sub District group from Hickory Chapel Church hosts a Methodist Youth Fellowship meeting this evening at 7 in Tu Endi Wei Park. Audrey Hoschar leads. Edna Cox conducts business for officer elections. Sarah Jones directs recreation.
Point Pleasant residents share family visits and travels with relatives in Gallipolis Masseyville Huntington Harrisonburg Columbus and Buckeye Lake. The rounds include gatherings at a Household of Faith Camp Meeting and a Methodist Young People's camp, plus several sisters and in laws visiting relatives over the weekend.
A regional social note details visits and trips by the Jeffers, Gorby, Woodyard, Dye, Walker, Wiseman, Reed Jeffers, Jorden, and other families to Clairton Pennsylvania Mt. Vernon Washington DC Salem Clarksburg and Athens. Grange attendees from Columbia Grange joined the State Grange meeting in Athens and other locals shared visits and vacations. A final line notes that in the last presidential election eligible women voters surpassed men by 1 500 009 nationwide.
District Librarian Janet Gregg says Gallia County Library needs gift books to meet rising circulation. The system owns 15 000 copies, with 60 000 more expected. 3 000 on loan from the state extension library. about 1 500 more likely from this year's budget. gifts total 1 250. She urges popular titles in good condition including Westerns and detective stories, pocket books, and useful magazines.
Nadine F. Bradshaw of Mercerville sues Herbert E. Bradshaw of Springfield for divorce on grounds of gross neglect and extreme cruelty. She seeks temporary and permanent alimony, custody of two children, and child support. Married in 1945 in Gallipolis.
HOGS 175 to 220 lbs at 19 20.50, 220 to 250 lbs 19-20.50, lights 18-20.50, fat sows 12-18, stags 12-15, boars 8-15. CATTLE Steers 16-24, heifers 16-23, baby beef 16-24, fat cows 8-15, canners 8-12, bulls 14-20, milk cows 100-200. VEAL CALVES Tops 29.95 seconds 27-28.50 medium 20-25 culls 12-15. SHEEP Ewes and lambs 10-20, stock ewes 6-18, fat sheep 6-12, culls 1-5, bucks 5-12, fat wethers 6-12. LAMBS Tops 23.50 seconds 20-22, light weights 15-20, commons 12-15.
In Gallia County the Grid Group reports a preliminary total of 663 from 235 memberships sold to date, with 407 of 84 memberships handled by Rathburn. Chair Rathburn expects over 700 by the Tuesday meeting at Gallia Academy High School, surpassing last year's 486.
Miss Joan Van Horn daughter of Mr and Mrs William H Van Horn 915 Main St and Miss Beverly Clark granddaughter of Mrs A W Mees 8 Decatur St passed their senior life saving test at the city pool Thursday under lifeguard Oliver Eshenaur They were the only ones to pass from a group of 10 enrolled Eshenaur qualified to give the test after attending the Aquatic School in LeGrange Ind where he earned a swimming instructor course.
Clerk in the office of Marjorie Rinehart returned to work Monday after a two week vacation. Mrs Sulling spent a week in Ann Arbor Michigan and another in Dunbar West Virginia.
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