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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1956
Page
2
Land options surrounding Letart Falls create uncertainty for Meigs County farmers as 329 acres are under option with potential industrial buyers. Residents report mixed signals about a purchase timeline and possible relocations while speculation about the buyer, possibly aluminum or a power plant, grows.
A large Middleport gathering at Mr and Mrs Edward Tewksbury’s home featured guests from Pomeroy Columbus Cross City Fla and Syracuse. Plans for New Year’s events followed the post dance supper as others joined in for seasonal socializing and family visits.
David Fraser of Miami. Fla accompanied by his uncle the Rev H E Ruppelt visited Lexington en route from Gulfport Miss. They will move to Arlington Va to join his parents Mr and Mrs D D Fraser and sister Marjorie. The Rev Mr Ruppelt pastor of First Presbyterian Church and David sang a duet during Sunday worship.
Eighteen Meigs County Home children visited Middleport on Sunday. They attended Sunday School and worship at First Presbyterian Church, then enjoyed Sunday dinner with local families. Reverend Howard E. Ruppelt accompanied seven children and his nephew David Fraser, of Miami, Florida, for dinner while others hosted by local families provided afternoon recreation.
The report lists several Holzer Hospital student nurses Cherole Blake Phylis Low Stanley and Janis Childs visiting family in Middleport and Gallipolis. It notes Mrs Calvin Reich’s and Mrs Eber Lewis families hosting relatives while Magt Roush plans re enlistment after twelve years service with the U S Air Force in Texas.
Meigs General lists residents including Mrs Homer Jones of Middleport and others such as Charles Van Comey of Middleport Fritz Buck of Pomeroy and Everett Roush of Racine. The notice names multiple residents with associated towns in a local context.
About 3600 youths will swarm into five high schools and thirteen elementary schools in Meigs County to begin their studies for 1957 this morning.
Middle port High School boys Eddie Kitchen Robert T Hennesy and Eudell Konk right with John Parsons undertake their driver tests on the school prescribed course. They all hold licenses and drove to Ashland this morning.
Middleport New York car repairman Might planned to retire today but was arrested by Chief Russell Bailey after a Saturday morning accident. He passed a parked car and damaged his vehicle, facing charges in Mayor Fisher's court. The outcome was a $5 fine plus costs or $1 paid on the spot.
Pomeroy and nearby areas report a Rock Springs Grange quarterly conference with plans for first and second degrees at the next meeting on January 10. Pomero y Grange to meet at Rock Springs Grange Hall Friday evening January 4. other notes include WSCS Christmas party at Reedsville Church, Grace Guild meeting January 2, and various family visits and returns from holidays to Middleport and Newark.
Funeral services for Charles Melvin Thoma were held at the Ewing funeral home at 3 p.m. Monday with Rev. Weber Thoma officiating. The infant, stillborn Saturday evening at Mason Clinic, was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Denver Thoma. Burial followed in Beech Grove Cemetery.
Bailey Wright failed to appear Saturday night in Mayor C. O. Fisher's court where J. Dwight Hoback and Sarah Bear of Racine filed a complaint. Wright faced charges of illegal starting and backing a vehicle against Susie and William Gainer, resulting in a collision with Phyllis Hackett Fultz.
U. Umenkut veun 89, longtime Meigs County educator of over six decades, will resume teaching at West Columbia West Virginia on Wednesday after hip injury treatment. He was released last Monday from Holzer Hospital following the accident at his Rocksprings home nearly two weeks ago.
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