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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1946
Page
7
A Middleport village committee with volunteers from the council, the volunteer fire department and Feeney Bennett Post American Legion met to plan holiday decorations. This week colored lights have been strung around the town.
DEXTER Star Garden Club will meet Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Dexter Church for family night with a potluck lunch and community Christmas tree lighting planned. Local weather and coal strike delay decorations as holiday trade shows slow but candy supplies are limited.
Seventy youths and leaders from Gallipolis Middleport Racine and Pomeroy joined the Youth Fellowship Vesper Day at First Baptist Church. The service featured music by Gallipolis group solo by George Wilson scripture by Dave Diles Racine prayer by Racine Fellowship and an interpretation by Billy Shelton Dorothy Chase and Mary K. Foster. Rev Paul W Nye of Pomeroy Baptist gave the address emphasizing each youth has a place in church service. Social hour followed with Ann Foster and Frankie Wippel hosting coffee and tea.
Santa Claus attends the Business and Professional Women's Club party at Heath Methodist Church social rooms in Middleport. Forty eight members and two guests participated with carols, readings, contests, gifts, and a short business session approving sponsorship of a Brownie Pack.
MIDDLEPORT December meeting of Return Jonathan Meigs Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution will be held Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs Charles Baird Pomeroy Miss Lenore Giles assisting hostess Miss Grace Horton charter member will have a part on the program There will also be a special Christmas program.
Real estate transfers recorded in Meigs County include Venoy to Venoy parcels in Sutton Township, Casto to Casto Jot 84 in Port, Epple to Alcinda Carpenter Lots 5 and 6 in Pomeroy, Turner to Stobarts in Middleport, Hess to Hess affidavits in Syracuse, Roush and Hess to Robert Roush Lot 8 in Syracuse, White to Edmundson affidavits in Salem, Peters et al to Edmundsons 94 12 acres in Harold Chase and Onida Chase to James Reese Lots 28 and 29 in Middleport.
CREOLA residents share a sequence of visits among neighbors and relatives. Mr and Mrs Philip Karns and children Dick and Sue call on Mr and Mrs Clem Inboden. Arthur Hoskins visits George Karns. Mrs Jimmie Hensiee and Ervin Inboden visit from McArthur. Lloyd Steele and Harold Lloyd visit Mrs Carl Steele. Mr and Mrs Mart Hale move from Eastern Kentucky to Creola. Robert Robison visits his grandfather Hirm Laferty. The Southern Cross pearling cross, found off Australia in 1883, consisted of nine natural pearls forming a cross 1 1/2 inches long.
Central Elementary School PTA in Pomeroy demonstrated a new Rerordio machine used to record and playback students voices for vocal music and speech correction. Margaret Hysell asked for $25 for art supplies as part of the meeting.
Attorney and Mrs Daniel C Jenkins of New Lexington announce the birth of a daughter on December 4 at White Cross Hospital Columbus. The baby weighed seven pounds and is the couple s second child. Grandmother is Mrs Elizabeth Jenkins of New Lexington and great aunt is Mrs Louis Seyfried of N Second Ave.
Deeds filed list transfers in Meigs County including Kautz to Kautz on 1.2 acres in Chester Two and multiple 200 acre parcels in Lebanon Two and Scipio Two. Transfers involve Chenoweth, Jewell, French, Massie, Hendricks, Bowman, Pauley, and Holcomb entities with parcel details across Chester, Lebanon, Scipio, and Columbia areas.
POMEROY The Meigs Chapter of the Izaak Walton League finished wiring the Chester Boy Scout Cabin. Credit goes to Charles Walburn and committee members including Roy Kaspar Pete Sisson James Weber Dan White Dale Smith Willam Watson Harry Ohlinger John Kincaid and the Boy Scouts. Lights were erected around the building and a space to park 100 cars leveled. Cement Block Company of Pomeroy completed the work. Bars were placed over the cabin windows and a summer wiring project began last year followed by a grounds cleanup.
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