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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1957

Page

7

American Indian to Speak at Pomeroy Salvation Army

The Rev. Pat Taylor an American Indian from Oklahoma will speak at 7 30 p m Thursday at the Salvation Army Hall on Second Street Pomeroy The speaker is one of 70 remaining Caw tribe members in the United States Captain Glenna Rummel heads the local Salvation Army group Band music will be offered and the public is invited

Pomeroy Pat Taylor Oklahoma Salvation Army Hall Second Street Mr. Taylor United States Glenna Rummel Salvation Army Rummel

Potluck Picnic Highlights Daughters of Union Veterans Meeting

The Daughters of Union Veterans hosted an annual picnic at Middleport Road side Park with potluck supper homemade ice cream and cake. Mrs. Herbert Miller led a brief business meeting and a round robin card was sent to Mrs. Bertha Chase.

Pomeroy Daughters of Union Veterans Middleport Herbert Miller Bertha Chase C. E. Clark

Meigs County Land Transfers Highlight Local Deed Activity

A sequence of property transfers in Meigs County shows C C Cuckler transferring parcels in Harrisonville to Thor and Mary L Carsey and multiple estates and individuals trading parcels in Salisbury and Salem Townships. Transfers include deeds among the Durst, Bush, Cleland, McKinney, Nelson, Spires, McKay O Neel, and Ebersbach families with parcels in Pomeroy, Salisbury, Salem and surrounding townships. The list records grantors and grantees, including estates and affidavits of transfer, reflecting ongoing land settlement in the area.

C. C. Cuckler Thor Mary L. Carsey Harrisonville Manning D. Webster Mildred M. Durst Fred Little Sean Miller Salisbury Township George H. Durst D. R. Cooley Sutton Township Edward and Edna Bush Jacob Suzanne Bush Lebanon Township Maurice Dorothy Wright Sylvan Dolly Cleland Martinsburg Salem Township Mary B. Glidden Fred Nell Shumway Syracuse Nora H. Nye Ralph Fern Gilmore Russell F. Welch Pomeroy Eliza Rebecca McKinney Archie Eva McKinney Earl M Thelma Nelson Eva McKinner Beatrice Ellen Smith William Fred Smith Ted Mary Ellen Spires Erma E. McKay O'Neel Thomas Florence McKay Chester Township Perry Riggs Meigs County Theodore Ebersbach Mary Ebersbach Jean Mann Elizabeth Smith George Mann Phil Williamson Elizabeth and Wilford Smith

Firemen Prepare for Labor Day Parade in Middleport

Middleport firemen hold a work session Thursday at 6 p m led by Captain Thomas Durst to ready their trucks for the Labor Day parade as part of the American Legion all day celebration.

Middleport Thomas Durst American Legion

Student Anna Duffield Graduates From Portsmouth College

Anna M. Duffield formerly Anna Margaret Burchett of Middleport completes the August 24 graduating class at Portsmouth International Business College. Commencement was held at the American Legion Hall with speaker Mack Sauer of Leesburg, publisher and humorist.

Middleport Portsmouth International Business College Anna M. Duffield Anna Margaret Burchett American Legion Hall Mack Sauer Leesburg

Five Go Fishing at Bruce Mines Ontario Canada

Pomeroy Roland Durst Carl Hendricks Herman Wilson Charles Nease and Roger Hysell spend a week fishing at Bruce Mines Ontario Canada.

Pomeroy Roland Durst Carl Hendricks Herman Wilson Charles Nease Roger Hysell Bruce Mines Ontario Canada

Fertilizer Available At Low Cost For Meigs County Farmers

Pomeroy C E Blakeslee county agent announces salvage fertilizer is offered for sale at a very low cost at Southpoint Ohio in Lawrence County. The 20 000 tons have analysis about 0 10 10 and suit meadow and pasture land and can be spread with standard lime equipment. Blakeslee and six others toured Southpoint to inspect the fertilizer and farmers may contact the county extension office for more information.

Pomeroy C. E. Blakeslee Meigs County Blakeslee Southpoint Lawrence County Homer Circle Reed Jeffers Carl Greenlees Emory Powell Pete Shields

JC Director To Speak At Meigs County Chamber

Duane Smith national director of the Junior Chamber of Commerce will address the Meigs County Junior Chamber at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the club rooms on Mechanic Street. Richard Rosenbaum, chamber president, said the group is running a full membership drive and invites prospective members to attend. The local chamber notes its distinction as the first county wide chamber chartered in the United States.

Pomeroy Duane Smith Junior Chamber of Commerce Meigs County Mechanic Street Richard Rosenbaum Meigs United States

Mon Key Run Reunion Set for Sunday at Schuler Farm

The annual Mon Key Run Reunion will be Sunday at the Paul Shorty Schuler farm one mile below Portland Park on Route 124. A potluck dinner will be served and everyone is welcome. Events begin at 10 a.m.

Pomeroy Paul (Shorty) Schuler Portland Park

Pomeroy School of Dance Opens This Fall

William Kent of Kent Dance Studios announces the opening of the Pomeroy School of Dance with classes starting Sept. 9 in the DAV building. Programs include ballet tap acrobatics adagio and baton instruction.

Pomeroy William Kent Kent Dance Studios Pomeroy School of Dance DAV

Bumgardners Welcome Daughter Terri Lynn

Mr. and Mrs. David Bumgardner of Moundsville announce the birth of a daughter named Terri Lynn on August 24 at Wetzel County Hospital in New Martinsville. This is their first child. Grandparents are George Bumgardner of Mason and Elwood Bowers of Pomeroy. Great grandparents include Herbert Miller, Ruthland Road, and Lewis Lawrence, Oakland California. Ernest Bowers of Minersville is a great great uncle.

Pomeroy David Bumgardner Moundsville Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville Terri Lynn Bumgardner Shirley Bowers George Bumgardner Mason Elwood Bowers Herbert Miller Rutland Road Lewis Lawrence Oakland Calif Ernest Bowers Minersville Jacob Ament

Pomeroy Squad Responds After Mrs. Dora Rose Stroke

The Pomeroy emergency squad was called to Mrs. Dora Rose home in Bashan about 8 30 p m Tuesday after she apparently suffered a stroke. She was transported by ambulance to a Parkersburg hospital.

Pomeroy Dora Rose Bashan

Nevada Pioneers Direct Senate Elections in 1910

Nevada became the first state to allow voters to elect U S senators in 1910 marking a major shift in how representatives were chosen. The move reflected broader progressive era reforms expanding direct democracy in the United States.

Nevada U. S. Senate

Mas Graber to Graduate From Ohio State

Charles Graber will receive the Doctor of Philosophy in Bacteriology at Ohio State University commencement. Major Graber, recently promoted to Lt. Col., will report September 15 as Chief of the Bacteriology Section at Brooke Army Medical Center Fort Sam Houston Texas. He has authored more than 25 professional papers.

Graber Brooke Army Medical Center Fort Sam Houston Texas

Ours Reunion Set For Sunday At Rocksprings Fairgrounds

The annual Ours reunion will be held Sunday at the Rocksprings Fairgrounds according to an announcement by Mrs. Allen Stobart. A basket dinner will be served at noon.

Pomeroy Rocksprings Fairgrounds Allen Stobart

Mrs Little Ill at Vernon Little Home Visit

A call to Vernon Little’s Sycamore Street residence Tuesday afternoon at 2 40 p m concerned Mrs Little who was ill in Middleport

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