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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1945

Page

14

Racing Highlights At Meigs County Fair In Pomeroy

Agricultural and 4 H groups prepare for the 82nd Meigs County Fair with horse speed events, cattle judging, poultry and horticulture displays across multiple halls. Livestock judging begins Wednesday morning with health exams and junior fair awards Thursday.

Pomeroy Granges Hemlock Grove Racine Chester Ohio Valley Grange Garden Club Co. E Blakeslee W. S. Eilis Meigs Red Cross Gordon Harris Columbus Charles Willis Aleshire Menton James Asning WLS Nationaljirren Bellefontaine Jack Barn Welsh Vera Russell Robert Coats Eleanor Schaaf

Rites Planned for Mrs Cora Homadew at Rutland

Funeral services for 75 year old Mrs Cora Homadew of Rutland will be held Wednesday at two o'clock at the Rawlings Coats Funeral Home with burial in Miles Cemetery. The Rutland Baptist Church member is survived by a step daughter and other relatives.

Middleport Cora Homadew Rutland Rawlings-Coats Miles Bowen Rutland , Baptist Hob Homaden Lester Bur*ford

Middleport Social Notes Highlight Local Travels and Visits

Frances visits in Cincinnati attend Ice Carnival at Netherland Plaza. Russell R. Wilson returns to Albany California after 15 days with wife and daughters Carla Kay Colleen. Miss Mabel Hysell and Nancy Fink visit Columbus relatives. Mrs. Don Davis returns from Cleveland guest of sister. Don Davis in Columbus week end with family. Rodney Downing visitors in Columbus. John and Joan Kircher guests of grandparents in Gallipolis. Lt. Ruth Entsminger returns to White Sulphur Springs after leave. Mrs. W T Moore and Mrs. R L Hamilton visit sister Mrs. M G Brown in Middleport. Orion Flesher patient improving. Bertha Grant in Columbus for Middleport Book Store business. Pete Mills returns to Akron with Mrs. Joe Lave ly and Susan. Clifford Demoskey and daughter visit from Columbus. C C Nichols Dexter and Howard Byers visit Watts family. Mrs. Roy Barnes seriously ill in Logan. Mrs. James T Lewis improving. J A Christy and Gretta visit from Charleston. Floyd Daniels family hosts. Daniels returned from Holzer Hospital.

Frances Cincinnati Netherland Plaza Ma. M.M Russell R. Wilson Albany Calif Carla Kay Colleen S. Third Ave Mabel Hysell Nancy Fink Columbus Hysell Don Davis Cleveland Peter Lalich Rodney Downing John Joan Kircher Bovies Gallipolis Ruth Entsminger U. S. Army Nurses Corps David Entsminger White Sulphur Springs W. Va W. T. Moore R. L. Hamilton Chesapeake M. G. Brown Harry Brunker Orion Flesher Memorial Hospital, Huntington Bertha Grant Middleport Book Store Pete Mills Sanborns Akron Joe Lavely Susan Althea Anderson Clifford Demoskey Otho Watts Mill St C. C. Nichols Dexter Howard Byers LeSage Anna Leenie

Harvesting Loans Now Being Accepted in Ohio

POMEROY The Emergency Crop and Feed Loan Office of Farm Credit Administration invites farmers to apply for loans to harvest crops for market, produce winter grain, or fund feed for livestock. Discuss needs with County Agent C E Blakeslee in Pomeroy or contact Field Supervisor Delmar J King at IP 0 Box 150 Zanesville.

Pomeroy Emergency Crop and Feed Loan Office Farm Credit Administration C. E. Blakeslee Ohio

Pomeroy Social Notes Highlight Postwar Activities

POMEROY Round table discussion of postwar activities followed a chamber luncheon led by R. L. Jacobs in Wo A Smith's absence. The column also reports a sixth birthday party for John Sisson, pre-nuptial events for Edith Bowen, and several community updates including births, veterans’ returns, and local visits across Meigs County.

Pomeroy

Charles Foreman Rites Held At Letart Church

Funeral services for 78 year old Charles E Foreman of Racine Rt 2 were conducted this afternoon at 2 o clock at the Letart Methodist Church with burial in Letart Cemetery. He is survived by his wife Sarah and four daughters Mrs John Arnott Mrs Ray Henry Mrs Kenneth Ours all of Racine and another daughter Sarah of Columbus. ATTEND GAME MIDDLEPORT Going to Cleveland recently where they saw Poh Feller and the Cleveland Indians play the Detroit Tigers were Gail Miller son Malcolm Miller Wilbur Rowley Harry Featherstone and Ernest Lallance.

Racine Charles E. Foreman Racine Rt. 2 Letart Methodist Church Letart Sarah John Arnott Ray Henry Kenneth Ours Columbus Middleport Cleveland Poh Feller Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers Gail Miller Malcolm Miller Wilbur Rowley Harry Featherstone Ernest Lallance

Army Nurse Weds Officer In Germany

Minersville July 31 1945 at 8 pm Capt Altona L Baily daughter of Mr and Mrs John F Baily Minersville and Major Jennings B Marshall son of the late J Piatt Marshall and Mrs Mary E Marshall of Mingo WV were united in marriage at Wiesbaden Germany in a single ring ceremony in an old chapel. Chaplain Lt Col Joseph R Shelton officiated with Lt Marjorie Collison matron of honor and Lt Col Joseph M Donald best man. The wedding party wore Army uniforms. A reception followed at the hospital Officers Club and the couple honeymooned in Cannes France.

Minersville Altona L. Baily John F. Baily Jennings B. Marshall J. Piatt Marshall Mary E. Marshall Mingo W.va Wiesbaden Germany Louis C. Johnson Marjorie Collison St. Francisville Joseph M. Donald Birmingham Ala Sltth Army Mark Bazeltine Indianapolis Sylvia Baily Joseph R. Shelton Cannes France Riviera Europe Pomeroy High School White Cross School of Nursing Columbus Ft. Thomas Camp Atterbury Ind United States 50Th Field Hospital Maj Marshall England 82Nd Airbourne Division Holland Belgium Soissons

Reunion Held at Summerfield Home in Syracuse

Mr. and Mrs. D. Y. Summerfield hosted a family reunion at their Syracuse home on Sunday August 12 with 46 friends and relatives in attendance. Attendees included members from Pennsylvania Ohio and West Virginia among them Earl and Sherman Summerfield Roger Kay Herbert Parker Sharon Lamb Gerald Lee Lamb and several others. A buffet noon dinner followed the gathering.

Summerfield Syracuse D. Y. Summerfield Earl Summerfield Roger and Sherman Pennsylvania Herbert Parker Bobbie and Howard Kay Set Charles Summerfield Dayton Rexal Summerfield Sharon Gerald Lee Tommy Reedsville Cecil ‘Caldwell Janet Garland Lamb Marjorie Moore Georgia Springer R. B. Lamb Lorraine Lee Richard Reed Harry Summerfield Columbus Jessie Rhinehart Spencer W. War Migs Lucille Pigott Long Bottom

Mrs Dora Chase Dies Saturday in Columbus

Mrs Dora Alice Chase age 85 died at her home 374 Fifteenth Ave Columbus after a brief illness She was widow of John B Chase and they were former Middleport residents Survived by son Carlos W Chase Galion and two grandchildren Funeral services were held this afternoon

Middleport Dora Alice Chase Fifteenth Ave Columbus John B. Chase A. Miller Carlos W. Chase. Galion

Scratching Dog Problem and At Home Remedies

An old column notes dogs suffer continual itching and scratching and suggests flea checks, powders, and home remedies. It mentions buying dog care products from rug stores or shops, a 25 cent test, and an oil disinfectant as possible aids for irritated skin.

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