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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1946
Page
8
More than 70 people attended the annual Pomeroy football banquet after a visit in Youngstown. The notice lists local families visiting relatives, illness updates, and travel from Akron Columbus Dayton and Oklahoma City, with several obituaries and hospital stays mentioned.
Prosecutor Dana H Peoples confined to his Spring Avenue home since November 4 after a fracture and ligament injuries when struck by a car while on the sidewalk. He returned to the office briefly on Tuesday and warned it will be some time before he can walk unaided, noting he uses a decorated Mexican cane. Additional Meigs County news on page 21.
Pomeroy High School football team and coaching staff were feted by the Second Ward Fire Department at the Ward House. more than 70 attended including educators and administrators. Toasts praised the season and Thanksgiving victory. The event featured purple and white décor and a suspended football centerpiece. The Wright brothers and their sister are noted for aviation milestones.
The Business & Professional Women's Club party committee met at Mrs. Wilbur Theobald’s home to finish plans for the December 10 Christmas party at Heath Methodist Church. Attendees included Mrs. Clifford Kincaid Mrs. L. E. Reynolds Mrs. Alice Ieenhour Mrs. Nan Moore Miss Nellie Zerkle and Mrs. Theobald. The event will replace the regular December meeting.
The Middleport Board of Education met at the high school to review installed cabinets in the home economics room under the state's rehabilitation program and discuss a tentative three year school plant plan. They also considered the Ohio Education Association proposal for greater state school support, planned water main work at Central building, granted rental requests for the auditorium, and ordered a fire extinguisher for the home economics kitchen.
George Edward Hauck 80 died at his Hemlock Grove home at 10 15 p m Wednesday after an illness. He is survived by wife Margaret A Hauck daughters Werley Hauck and Atlanta G Smith Columbus one granddaughter Jane Opal Smith one sister Mrs L G Gribble and two nieces in California Funeral arrangements will be announced later Friends may call at the Ewing funeral home.
Pomeroy fire units rushed to Syracuse to tackle a grass fire that razed a small barn near the Tom Hood residence and threatening the home. The blaze occurred Tuesday at noon, according to Chief Herbert Giles.
Middleport Meigs Temple Pythian Sisters sponsor a rummage sale Friday and Saturday at the Ohio Fuel Gas Co. office on N Second Ave. A temple meeting with a picnic supper and gift exchange is set for Tuesday evening.
The Young Women's Missionary Society of First Baptist staged The Prince of Peace. The Sanborn Missionary Society met Monday at Mrs. Cora Pullen's home Palmer Street. Opening sketches featured soft blue lighting and candles. Mrs. L. O. Gardner led devotionals and Mrs. Paul Smart gave the closing talk. Thirty three members and guests attended including Mrs. Emily Barnes of Rochester Minnesota. Mrs. T. A. May presided. Gifts will go to Missionary May Coggins. Dessert was served by Mrs. Pullen assisted by her daughter-in-law Mrs. James Pullen and Mrs. Homer Hysell.
A divorce petition was filed in Meigs Common Pleas Court by Tressie Spencer against Kirtley A. Spencer citing gross neglect and extreme cruelty. Separate entries note Rosie Manley and Loren Phillips granted divorces on Dec 2 for gross neglect or extreme cruelty. custody of Sarah Jane Phillips awarded to the mother.
Ed Casto of Columbus stayed with Mrs. Martha Hudson family on N Third Ave. Miss Mary Virginia Haggerty returned to Columbus to resume work after Thanksgiving with Ed Haggerty's family. Roy Roush returned to Dayton after visiting his family here. L A Ballard came back from Warren. Many guests and moves reported including Bennett and Tippie families, Wildermuths moving to Pearl Street, and Hysell family in Mayo Clinic Rochester.
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