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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1942
Page
3
Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce members meet at City Hall to launch an aidership drive aimed at 100 members. Two 10 member teams led by F. Ray Wilson and R. L. Jacobs will recruit firms, with W. O. Atkins urging active community effort and reorganized leadership.
Mercy youths Paul Hendricks age 18 and William Hendricks were arrested by Deputy Sheriff Dave Jenkins after stealing two bicycles near Kroger Store. They damaged one bike to prevent its use, then tried to sell it at Auto Supply Store. Both are on parole from Mansfield Reformatory.
The Pomeroy Corporation in Minersville started loading a river barge with salt. Each bag weighs 100 pounds and the operation proceeds at a steady rate. The barge will carry 12,000 bags to be shipped downstream.
Middleport Department Store defeated Logan Book & News of Athens 2 to 0 at MHS Stadium behind Don Manley's two hit pitching to clinch the softball tournament title. The club won four games and lost one, beating T N T Colegrove's Super Market and taking the two of three series from the Athenians. Hartinger bunted to start, Ellis scored on a delay play, and a wild throw plated the second run. Jeff Rundell of Athens made a notable grass-top catch setting the tone for a tight defensive effort. The final game of the season looms Thursday against an All Star West Virginia Ordnance Works team.
WLW Mail Bag meeting at Mrs EF M Johnson home on Main Street with guests including Ann Stevens Barbara Ann Sisson Helen of Middleport and others. Local residents share family visits hospital stays surgical procedures and travel including patients at University Hospital and Fort Harrison.
Middleport resident Robert Blair Stevens of the USS Enterprise returned home on short leave. He was aboard during Pearl Harbor and participated in raids on Gilbert Islands, sharing tales of enemy actions. He will help train new sailors aboard a sea going tug. Ohio State University Calf Pomeroy winners noted Herman R. Carson and David Nease in Racine and Nease Settlement.
Middleport Ohio Lieutenant T Lyston Fultz, recently appointed in the U S Army Special Service Division, will train briefly at Fort Meade before going overseas. He reported to Camp Meade, has prior Ohio National Guard service, and currently serves in the Ohio State Guard at Lancaster. He previously taught at the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Orphans’ Home and was Military Commandant at the Boys’ Industrial School.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Arnold will observe their fifty ninth anniversary on Wednesday August 26 at their Lincoln Hill home. He turns 84 October 10, and she 79 November 11. He is in poor health while she remains active and capable of caring for him and managing their affairs.
POMEROY Thomas FE Chilton a former Pomeroy resident and member of an old family died at Rendville on Monday Aug 24 He was the son of George Washington Chilton and Eliza Hazelwood Chilton He moved from Pomeroy to Rendville in 1903 His wife Florence Ginn Chilton died seven years ago He leaves three children G Wesley Chilton Columbus W Ginn Chilton Martinsburg W Ve and Mrs Irene Chilton Moats at home He was known to friends in Athens where he visited often.
Attorney and Mrs Edgar Ervin return to Main St after Clara Ervin wedding to Jack Stewart in Cincinnati on Aug 23. Births reported for Woodgerd and Grant families. Military moves include Long and Clatworthy at New Orleans and Nashville respectively. Community visits and trips noted with local residents traveling to Chattanoo ga, Cleveland, Parkersburg, and Mill Street.
Miss Phyllis Diles spent a week in Charleston with her sister Mrs Fred Bush and family. Dr Davis Middleton and children Tom Marilyn visited Mrs Jennie Middeton. Mrs Herman Bailey returned from Levi W Va after a birthday visit with her mother Mrs Mary Anderson. Miss Anna Lederer goes to Columbus for state library material for a history of the Pomeroy Bend. Lionel Boggs, nephew of Mr and Mrs D S Harold, vacations in Charleston with relatives. The Arnels Miss Mauck Mr Besserer and Miss Lettie Besser were guests at dinner. The Cunningham family from Lima visit Robson family and later travel to Columbus to meet them. Mrs Lewis Long and Mrs Myrtle Long with Dorothy return from Dayton with Corporal Lewis.
Local grocer Russell Brown found his trailer moving unhitched across a Main Street parking lot. A passerby said a car had pulled away, leaving the trailer unattached, suggesting a theft attempt foiled by a bump and weak coupling. The Penn family reunion is planned for Sunday August 30 at the George Barnes farm in Vinton County near Wilkesville on the Point Rock Road.
The text notes that a whale is an air breathing mammal and cannot breathe on land, leading to suffocation under its own weight.
Meigs County will not blackout on August 31 as announced. Ohio Defense Council head Ralph Stone told Pomeroy civilian defense that blackout approval hinges on training for volunteers. 20 to 30 hours of first aid and related training are required, with few completed in the county.
Four potatoes grown by Darsel C. Reibel of Long Bottom weighed six pounds as displayed at a local bank. The article notes unusually large potatoes and highlights Reibel's notable harvest.
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