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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1952
Page
2
Pomeroy petitions to annex outlying communities for a city charter are prepared. Village solicitor Fred Crow Jr. works on the filings, aiming for circulation. Officials estimate the move would add about 2500 to 3000 residents and bring larger tax shares and more aid.
The village pledges strict enforcement with fines of 25 dollars plus costs and one dollar per mile over limit. Delmar Austin of Mar entered a guilty plea after a nighttime speeding charge noted at 11 45 p m.
POMEROY The Sunday school program at the pees Methodist Church featured several readings songs and performances. Pat Vaughan sang Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer and Beautiful Star of Christmas. Reyee Buckley Duane Smith Lee Jeffers and others participated in festive readings songs and a Bible scripture from Matthew 2 Star and the Babe.
Middleport officials urge beer and liquor establishments to close all day Christmas. Chief Russell Bailey says Christmas should be spent at home while Mayor Sidney T. Russell seeks to clear the local jail of inmates over the holiday. the aim is to have no jail occupancy on Christmas Day.
POMEROY The Meigs County courthouse will close Wednesday afternoon. Morning business will be conducted as usual with offices closing at noon.
A Columbus youth was arrested after a stolen 1949 Mercury crashed near Mason Bridge on W Main St. in Pomeroy. Police tracked a second youth who fled. both were suspected of car theft and the collision caused over $100 in damages.
POMEROY The driver’s license of a 26 year old man near Pomroy was suspended for one year after arraignment before Judge Emmet W. Meigs County Common Pleas Court on alcohol charges. He faced jail time in connection with a six car collision on Route 1 near the Log Cabin below Hobson on Friday.
Local merchants report strong seasonal trade with higher sales this week than last year. Shoppers are visiting open stores at night, aided by favorable weather and long hours.
The list records marriage license actions involving Richard E. Pomeroy of Minersville and Bonnie Er Smith of Rutland aged 23. It also includes Kenneth 25 of Middleport Route 1 with Virginie Moor 19 of Dari, and Norma Jean Bellare 16 with Reckes, details obscured by OCR.
A Racine couple marked their golden anniversary and decades of family business begun in a frame store. They built a brick facility later and expanded to a new site on the family farm. The business remains in the Cross family with grandson John Cross and grandsons Miles and Dillon Leees continuing the enterprise.
Two church events shared the Heath Methodist Church as hosts. The junior department held a holiday gathering with a spaghetti supper and a truck party led by Er a ae a ete, assisted by several members. The Heath Service Guild of the WSCS organized a Christmas dinner buffet style with invited guests and a gift exchange followed by carols and visits to shut ins.
Mrs May Van Inwagon announced the marriage of her daughter Kara Ann to Carroll Edward son of Mrs Er performed the double ring ceremony at 10 am on October 20 at Bradbury Church of Christ. Attendants included Ernest VanInwagon. The bride wore a blue street length dress with black and white accessories. The matron of honor wore rose and black. Mrs Smith from Pomeroy schools attended. the bridegroom attended Rutland schools and is a miner. They will live with Mr Smith's mother at Rutland for now.
Two groups from the Baptist Church School were entertained by teachers over the weekend. The Junior de Som held a Christmas party with decorations by Jeanne Clark and Jean Bennett and treats served by several teachers. On Sunday pre school children received gifts and Christmas cookies after a lesson by Beulah White and assistant Mrs. Charles White.
Middleport reports the Church of Christ Christian Endeavor group held a Sunday party at the church.
Fred Chamberlain, manager of Ohio Valley Baking Company in Middleport, welcomed employees and families to the third annual Christmas party at the plant. About 102 attended the ham dinner prepared by Russell Restaurants. Santa Claus visited after the dinner and gave gifts to each child present.
The page lists residents and relatives visiting, traveling, or returning home for Christmas. Names include the Ba family from Denver, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Stone of Oak Hill, the Schwabs in Columbus, Fred Hawley and Ruth Drake in Parkersburg, the Grates in South Charleston, the Clay family from Atlanta, and others planning or enjoying holiday time with relatives in various towns.
A 40-voice mixed chorus from area church choirs will perform Handel's Messiah at Federated Church in Pomeroy Sunday at 3 30 PM with a repeat at Heath Methodist Church in Middleport Monday at 8 PM. The group includes choirs from Pom eroy Haven Mason City and Point Pleasant as well as other area churches. Rehearsal is scheduled at Heath Methodist Church and chorus members are urged to attend for final placements.
Middleport builder C H Salyers told Mayor Sidney T Russell that proposed FHA housing for ten cents would yield 100 homes. Sites chosen by Middleport leaders meet approval as ground must avoid historical high water. Salyers promotes 50 to 75 houses and has toured sites with the Chamber of Commerce.
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