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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1947
Page
9
Mayor Horton Brown announced there will be no council meeting Monday evening due to the Labor Day holiday. The session was postponed until Tuesday.
POMEROY Meigs County bus inspections are set across districts with dates from Sept 9 to Sept 12. Buses and passenger cars hauling children must pass inspection this year and drivers may be reassigned with proper chauffeur license, first aid certificate, and board drivers certificate.
Charles Warner Beech Sr. an engine hostler at the New York Central Hobson shops is able to use crutches after being confined to his home since May 29 when he fell from an engine in the Hobson yards injuring himself.
Mr. and Mrs. Hilbert Kitchenbraad of Akron visited recently with Mrs. Bertha Huffman. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Diehl of Ravenna spent the weekend with relatives. Mrs. Frank Hilt visited her son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Bud Hilt in Columbus. Edna Sweeney and Jean Melvin of Ironton visited Mrs. John Ratliff. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Hysell visited relatives near Chillicothe. Mr. and Mrs. James Gilmore attended the Ohio State Fair. Mrs. Pearl Parker was mentioned in the note.
Miss Mavis Elaine Ness daughter of Mr and Mrs John Ness Pierpont married S Sgt Fred Gardener Mankin son of Mr and Mrs Floyd Mankin with Rev Robert Hegnauer officiating. Attendants were Mrs Eleanor Werry and Kenneth Mankin. The bride wore a tan suit with red rose buds corsage. The groom is stationed at Ft Knox Ky and they will reside locally.
The Daughters of Union Veterans gathered at the IOOF hall on Monday evening. Mrs. Winona Cook presided during the business session, followed by games and prize distributions to Mrs. Minnie Neutzling Mrs. Della Stahl Mrs. Elizabeth Darst and Mrs. Zana Baxter. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Nellie Ketter and Mrs. Della Stahl.
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union met for a pot luck supper at the home of Mrs. C. E. Downie on Lincoln Hill Tuesday evening. Members shared dishes and discussed upcoming community events.
The Rev and Mrs Wilson Bragg of Tuppers Plains visited Pomeroy on Wednesday with daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Ray Whittington and two children Lois Ann and John Ray of Charleston WV. Kathleen Norris of Athens visited her parents Mr and Mrs Percy L Peoples of Union Ave this week. Mrs Lawrence Reuter of Pontiac Michigan has been visiting with her brother and family Mr and Mrs Harry Ewing and son Benny and her sister.
Mr and Mrs James Rush of Portland visited sister in law Mrs B F Price this week. Mrs Charles Cecil joined Mr and Mrs Russell Lee en route to Cincinnati. Mrs Cecil aided her son Billy after an emergency appendectomy at Christ Hospital. She also saw daughter and grandson. Kenneth McLeod from Winfield Va spent the week at home. Clara Larson notes her boat repairs at Neville Island while Wilkie Larson rests at home.
Funeral services for E F Flora Bailey longtime Bradbury resident were held at the Bradbury Church Tuesday with Co E Shepard of the Church of Christ officiating. Pallbearers included Edward Lester Clarence and Ralph Bailey Delbert Rice Warner French and many out of town relatives attended from Dayton Columbus Cincinnati Pickerington Sugar Grove Zanesville Athens Gallipolis.
Pete Heines and Avery Nelson, both locals, and Donald Webb from Athens attended the class adoption at Juniper Camp 7230. The Modern Woodmen of America event was held in Burlingham on August 23.
Announcement from Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Spyker of Middleport reports the birth of their son Ronald by Caesarean section on Tuesday August 26 at Mount Carmel Hospital Columbus. The infant weighed six pounds and has Mrs. Spyker as the former Jane Carter. Grandmother is Mrs. Alice Johnston Sands and great uncle is Frank H. Johnston.
A divorce suit was filed in Common Pleas Court by Robert Searles against Florence E. Searles on the grounds of extreme cruelty and gross neglect of duty.
The Methodist Youth Fellowship will gather at Bethany Church this Sunday at 7 30 p m for an evening program led by local leaders and open to all junior and senior high members.
The Junior Women’s Guild of the Federated Church will host a homemade ice cream social in the church social rooms Saturday evening.
Feliz Alkire recently returned from Indiana Polis where he met former members of the Test Fighter Squadron of the AAF.
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