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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1948

Page

9

Improvements Reported Two New Cafes Opened in Middleport

Improvements continue in Middleport business district with new neon at Holerd's Restaurant and a screen at Liberty Theatre owned by Ollie Hindy. Norma's Place a new painted sign by Mrs Norma Lippie Zirklé and Friendly Tavern remodels. Mary Jane Coffee Shop to close for a week for rest room work. Cottage Inn opened by Mrs William Winston and son Charlies Guthrie Winston on Second Ave. Simon's Market owner Joe Simon opens a restaurant behind his store on Locust St with curb service.

Middleport Holerd Liberty Theatre Ollie Hindy Norma Lippie Zirklé Friendly Tavern Misses Park William Winston Charlies Guthrie Winston Second Ave Winston Joe Simon Simon's Market S. Third Ave Locust St

Permanent Rank Given for Col William Kincaid

Col William Kincaid of Middleport receives permanent lieutenant colonel rank in the United States Air Force. He serves as chief of operations at the armament laboratory and flew 22 B 17 missions in Italy in 1945 earning the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with Oak Leaf Clusters.

Dayton, O William K. Kincaid Middleport United States Air Force Air Materiel Command Headquarters Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Kincaid Armament Laboratory United State Military Academy Italy AMC University of Chicago

Ashley Funeral Rites To Be Held Friday

Funeral services for Mrs. Izetta Ashley who died at her Letart home after a long illness will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the residence with burial at Letart Cemetery.

Ashley Pomeroy Izetta Ashley Letart Letart Cemetery

Marriage Licenses Listed for Numerous Couples

Edward Braham and Nellie O Stewart. Perry Hutchinson and Betty Copeland. Claire M Parson and Dorothy L Robinson. Harold Shuster and Neva E Hartman. Denver Stover and Marvella Burton. Charles D James Jr and Lucille Sholes. Joseph Martin and Ethel Conkle. Dotson and Jo Ann Johnson. William W Pettit and Phyllis Smith. Gene P Lambert and Ruth Ann Stace.

Edward Braham Parkersburg Carpenter Nellie O. Stewart Chester Perry Hutchinson Middleport Betty Copeland Claire M. Parson Buchtel Dorothy L. Robinson Pomeroy Harold Shuster Neva E. Hartman Denver Stover Athens Marvella Burton Gene P. Lambert Laborer Ruth Ann Stace

Morriston Reunion Held at Beard Home Near South Side

The Morriston family held its 24th annual reunion August 22 at the Beard residence near South Side Ar buckle District. Eight new births were noted. one infant death reported. Officers elected include James M Crump president and Bernice Anderson secretary treasurer. Next summer's gathering will be at Ray Roush's home Upper Flats near New Haven. Oldest attendee was Clara Faudree known as Aunt Clara, formerly of Henderson and Charleston, now Nitro.

Hartford Morriston J. C. Beard Little Sixteen Mile Creek South Side Arbuckle John Morriston Mary Nicholas Kansas City Kans Clement Morriston Delaware Mason County Catherine LeMasters Leonard Reckart Sutton W. Va James M. Crump Bernice Anderson Ray Roush Upper Flats New Haven Clara Faudree Edwards Kanawha River Clara Henderson Charleston Nitro

Moraritys Announce Birth of Son at Meigs General

Mr and Mrs L L Morarity announce the birth of a son on a Wednesday morning at Meigs General Hospital. The Morarity family also includes daughter Kathy.

Middleport L. L. Morarity Meigs General Hospital Moraritys Kathy

True Bills Returned By Meigs Grand Jurors

Eleven indictments were returned and four cases ignored by the May term of the grand jury in Meigs. The report to the clerk of courts noted 26 witnesses heard on 15 cases. Indictments named Kathryn Wilson for mutilating a dead body, Floyd Mankins and Henry Werry for assault with intent to kill and robbery, Dan Hartinger for embezzlement, Claude Polk for assault and battery, Charles Clinton for neglect of children, Ralph Likens for a statutory offense, Edward Gomer and James Rickman for keeping a house of ill fame.

Floyd Mankins Henry Werry Dan Hartinger Claude Polk Charles Clinton Ralph Likens Edward Gomer James Rickman

J W Fields Dies at Home in Syracuse

POMEROY John Weslyn Fields 84 died Wednesday afternoon at his Syracuse home. Survived by wife Rose L Fields three daughters Blanche Robinson West Lafayette Ohio Ora Wagner Marion Florence Fitzgerald Akron a son J E Fields Akron a sister Mrs Clyde Baumgarder New Haven Funeral services Saturday 10:30 a m Syracuse Methodist Church Rev Delbert Mills Columbus Burial Carleton Cemetery Friends may call Ewing funeral home until 9 a m Saturday

Columbus Carleton Cemetery Ewing Funeral Home

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Simon Teeffee Rtn Has Weelte Mary Jane Coffee Shop Swisher COX Pomeroy Ohio Monarch Ohio State Fair Hysell's H. J. Hysel S&h Mercedes Condon Dress Shop Western Union Ffice Coats Ammuni Tion Ebersbach Hardware Co Ll True Meigs J. W. Fields Syracuse Ayds Stark’s Howard Davenport American Legion Hall Middleport, Ohio Frankie Hudson Pomero Y Ray Mill and Charles Laughton Alsa Lanchester Maureen O'Sullivan George Macready Rita Johnson Henry Morgan Temple Middleport Bob Hope Signe Hasso William Bendix George Coulouris Victor Varecont George Zucco Harry von Zell Vera Marshe Bendvue Cripple Creek Allan Lane Little Beaver Mesa City MR. M Richard Martin Pamela Blake Meigs Theatre Meigs County Frick Co., Inc Waynesboro Penn Bedroom Night Table JU. S. A
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