Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Athens Messenger in Athens, Ohio

We have 16,378,606 pages in Ohio

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 06, 1947

Page

7

Pomeroy May 6 Primary Quiet in Village Slates

At 6 30 p m Wednesday filing deadline for Pomeroy and Middleport village offices showed incumbent mayor George Howell unopposed and incumbent village treasurer Ralph Spencer also unopposed. A WWII veteran group filed for council and for village clerk. Neighbors near Naylor's Run feared a fox entered a residence through an unglazed window.

Pomeroy Pomeroy Village Albert Gloeckner Meigs Board of Elections Middleport George Howell Ralph Spencer Spencer Naylor

Fees Collected By Clerk Office Report

Herman Beards Meigs Clerk of Courts announced that the office collected 260.45 in fees with 188.60 to the county treasury and 71.85 to the state. A breakdown shows 222 titles 166.50 67 notations 20.10 35 memo titles 8.75 42 cancellations 12.60 186 applications affidavits 46.50 and 8 certified copies 6.00.

Pomeroy Herman Beards Meigs

Meigs County candidates file for council and primary rules stated

Incumbent vin Norris and James Ward lead a Republican slate for council with several incumbents and challengers listed including Frank Chapman Ernest Sisson Elbert Robinson Harry Canterbury Clair Karr Sidney Spencer Kimble Hite H E Boney Richard Vaughan and Olin Goodwin. Clerk Gloeckner explains school board members file nonpartisan and cannot run in primary ballots. Pomeroy and Middleport are the only Meigs communities large enough for a primary election.

Vin Norris James Ward Frank Chapman Ernest Sisson Elbert F. Robinson Harry Canterbury Clair Karr Sidney Spencer Kimble Hite H. E. Boney Richard Vaughan Olin Goodwin Gloeckner Pomeroy Middleport Meigs Meigs Election Board

Local Marriage Licenses Reported in Three Couples

Kenneth Cook of Mason City and Jeanne Ebersbach of Glenn were issued a license. W Potter aged 22 of Jackson Ohio applied with Mary Jane Ray 21 of Middleport.

Kenneth Cook Mason City W. Va Jeanne Ebersbach Glenn H. Potter Jackson Ohio Mary Jane Ray Middleport

Farmer Finds Relief From Bloating With Pru-lax

Ballwin Missouri farmer Edward Baumer says bursting stomach gas left him like a hog until Pru-lax offered relief. The ad touts Cascara and Senna herbal relief for constipation and gas with a money back promise. Athens Pharmacy Middleport Swisher Lohse Drug Pomeroy are listed as outlets.

Edward Baumer Ballwin Missouri Pru-Lax Athens Pharmacy Athens Dutton Drug Company Middleport Swisher & Lohse Drug Pomeroy

Kloes Golden Anniversary Observed by Family

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kloes of Henry Street Pomeroy celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with a Sunday noon dinner at the Hotel Martin. A postponed Feb 2 event honored their 50 years of marriage begun in 1897 in Cliff Top West Virginia.

Pomeroy Henry Kloes Henry St Hotel Martin Albert Kloes Youngstown Edward Kloes Harlan Kloes Middleport Herman Kloes Norman Kloes

Meigs County Recorder Reports Record January Fees

In January the Meigs County Recorder's office handled a record 592 legal instruments and $644.55 in fees, equaling Jefferson County's ordinary volume with four times Meigs' population. Most entries were deeds and chattel mortgages, boosted by oil and gas activity. the average fee was $1.50.

Pomeroy Meigs County Recorder George Meinhart Meinhart Jefferson County Meigs County Meigs Recorder

Luncheon Planned for Eastern Star Members in District

Members of Eastern Star chapters from the district will attend a School of Instruction at the Masonic Temple Friday. Luncheon will be served at noon at Heath Methodist Church and First Presbyterian Church by Class 12 and the Woman's Association. Morning session opens at 10, afternoon at 1. Tonight, initiation will be conducted by the Evangeline Chapter.

Middleport Eastern Star School of Masonic Temple Heath Methodist Church First Presbyterian Church Woman's Association Evangeline

Fox Invades Pomeroy Living Room Spurring Attack

A full grown grey fox entered the Spring Ave home of Mrs Regina Harris in Pomeroy around 10 p m Wednesday. Harold Harris 14 beat the animal with a galosh then Mr Cornell killed it with a hatchet after the fox pursued to the kitchen. The family dog was badly bitten and the head may be sent to a lab for rabies testing. The Harris residence is located on Spring Avenue.

Wyllis Hill Pomeroy Spring Ave Regina Harris Harold Mr. Cornell Cornell Harris Ohio

Pasture Quality Cuts Milk Cost Says Dairy Expert

Ivan McKellip, dairy specialist, outlines that cows on good legume pasture and blue grass stages lower milk production costs by about one dollar per hundredweight compared with dry feed. He cites two-year trials showing similar milk output with one-third less grain when high quality roughage is provided.

Charles E. Blakeslee Meigs County Pomeroy Ivan McKellip Racine Tupper Plains High School Vocational Agricultural Departments Extension Service McKellip MecKellip Trumbull County John Macklin Rural Service Ohio Power Co

20th Wedding Anniversary Is Observed

Golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Lyons observed at their Gravel Hill home. Gold snapdragons decorated the cake and house. A three course dinner served to Maurice Thompson and family including Douglas and Robert of Columbus, Bernice Winn, Vannie Badgely, Ferne and Ethel, Arnold Hayes and sons Robert Gene Walter and William Keith. Seth Lyons of Burksville could not attend.

Middleport H. D. Lyons Gravel Hill Maurice Thompson Douglas Robert of Columbus Bernice Winn Vannie Badgely Ferne Ethel Arnold Hayes Robert Gene Walter William Keith Lyons Seth Lyons Burksville Ohio

Also Mentioned on This Page

Seattle State For Council Imir Swisher LOHSE Pomeroy, O Farmer Group Kloes Middleport Dept. Store Middleport, Ohio OES Fox Ohio State University T. H. Parks Pickens Chuck Maine Callies Bute Westfield Brand Swift Wyandotte Cleanser Pascal Celery Aft del Monte Gerber France Satina Vane Anas Wades Caesar Cleopatra Vivien Leigh Claude Rains Flora Robson Stewart Granger Francis = Sullivan Frank Morgan Keenan Wynn Cecil Kellaway Gladys Cooper Audrey Totter Bendvue Charles Starrett Tom Tyler King OF the Forest Rangers Me Ca Arm Tai Cope ABC Briggs-Stratton Schmoll Furniture
Search Courier

Search the Athens Messenger Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Athens Messenger?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication