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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 12, 1947

Page

6

Proper Eatin Emphasized By Athens Advisor At Meet

Miss Marjorie Landrum of Athens addressed the Middleport B and PW Club on nutrition with focus on proper meals and color balance. The program included The Wheel of Good Eating charts, UN foods origin notes, a candle lit dinner, songs, a humorous germs poem, and a board meeting follow up with new member Mrs Mills.

Athens Messenger Athens Ohio Middleport B& PW Miss Landrum Middleport Marjorie Landrum Betty Newton Ohio Fuel Gas Co Business and Professional Women's Club First Presbyterian Church Earth Committee Virginia Mayes Miss Newton Mayes United Nations World Health Organization Women’s Association of the Church Lois Cecil Lillian Stieff Clara Murray L. E. Burford P. S. Mills

Meigs County Teachers Paid as Low as 1120 Annual Salary

Meigs County lawmaker Representative Benjamin F. Turner cites school administrators to reveal some teachers earn as little as 1120 yearly. He backs a foundation bill increasing salaries, funding basics, and tying aid to enrollment to prevent a school crisis.

Turner Daniels-Cramer School Foundation Rep Ohio Meigs

Daughter Born to Mr and Mrs Chain in Findlay Hospital

An eight pound daughter was born February 9 in a Findlay Ohio hospital to Mr. and Mrs. James Chain. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hoffner of West Main Street.

Pomeroy Findlay, O James Chain Charles Hoffner W. Main St

Kroger Board Approves Employee Retirement Plan

The Kroger company will submit a company-funded retirement program for its 22 000 employees to shareholders at the annual meeting on March 5. The plan was approved by the board of directors and announced today.

Cincinnati Kroger Company

Izaak Walton Minstrel Adds New Acts at Two Venues

POMEROY Ed Condon producer directs the second annual Izaak Walton Minstrel Show at Middleport High School Auditorium and Pomeroy Auditorium with a final dress rehearsal last night. New acts include a Homer and Jethro routine by Shorty and Cliff Beaver with Chet Haddox on bass viol and song. Mason County newcomers Chuck Grimm Barton join as vocal specialists. John Slivka Claude Grimm end men. Slivka performs a fat wench number and joins Chattanooga Choo Choo routine. Bill Anderson's Orchestra provides music with Anderson on sax Chet Tennehill trombone Dan White trumpet Paul Davis drums and Lillian Steiff piano.

Pomeroy Ed Condon Izaak Walton Middleport High School Pomeroy Auditorium Homer Jethro Shorty Cliff Beaver Chet Haddox Haddox Mason County Chuck Grimm Barton John Slivka Claude Grimm Slivka Chattanooga

Pomeroy Ladies Auxiliary Meeting Planned at Mrs Le Smith Home

The Ladies Auxiliary of the Lewis Manley Post 263 will meet at Mrs. W. M. Le Smith on Main Street Friday at 7 30 p m. After the business session there will be a pot luck luncheon with Mrs Ariena Ruse as president and Mrs John Burns as secretary in charge

Pomeroy Lewis Manley Post 263 W. M. le Smith Main St Ariena Ruse John Burns

Local Notes On Residents and Town Visitations

Mrs Lena Hoeflich of Condor Street is confined at home by illness. Mr and Mrs Jake Mees bought a home at the end of the Pomeroy Mason bridge on the West Virginia side. Rev and Mrs Wilson Bragg of Tuppers Plains were visitors in Pomeroy. Mr and Mrs Harry Allen of Letart and Mr and Mrs George Meinhart were visitors in Huntington. Mr and Mrs Ervin Eubanks of Dayton spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Thomas Hennessy Sr of Mulberry Avenue.

Lena Hoeflich Condor St Jake Mees Pomeroy-Mason Bridge West Virginia Wilson Bragg Tuppers Plains Pomeroy Harry Allen Letart George Meinhart Huntington Ervin Eubanks Dayton Thomas Hennessy, Sr Mulberry Ave

Birth announced Merrilee Coleman in Middleport

Announcement of the birth of a daughter, Merrilee, to Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Coleman on February 6 at the home of Mrs. Coleman's mother, Mrs. R. M. Jackson. The baby weighed seven pounds. Grandparents are Mrs. Jackson and Mrs. Fanny Adams. The Colemans also have another daughter, Martha Ann.

Middleport Merrilee R. L. Coleman

Leitweiler Baby Born in Galion Ohio

Mr and Mrs Edward Leitweiler of Lorain Ohio announce the birth of daughter Jane Sue in a Galion hospital. The child weighed seven pounds. Paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs John Leitweiler of Pomeroy and maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Alva Kelly of Edison Ohio.

Pomeroy Edward Leitweiler Lorain Ohio Jane Sue Galion, Ohio Alva Kelly Edison John Leitweiler Main St

Wife Dies After Wreck In Fremont Ohio

Mrs. Virginia Kruse aged 28 died from injuries after an automobile accident in Fremont Ohio in which her husband Edward Kruse, 30, was killed.

Fremont Virginia Kruse Edward

Party Postponed By Cold Weather In Pomeroy

The Women’s Republican club postpones its Feb 14 public games and Valentine party due to cold weather and gas shortages. Tickets remain valid for the rescheduled date to be announced soon. The club meets Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Court House for its regular meeting.

Pomeroy Women's Republican Club Court House

Army Nurse Ruth Daniels to Speak at DAR Meeting

Ruth Daniels, a World War II Army Nurse Corps lieutenant, will speak on Reminiscences of an Army Nurse at the February meeting of the Return Jonathan Meigs Chapter DAR. The event moves to Mrs Dor Schaefer’s Lincoln Hill home hosted by Mrs Ruel Finsterwald. mementos of WWII are requested. The Stephen Foster program is rescheduled for March Charter Day luncheon.

Pomeroy Jonathan Meigs Daughters of the American Revolution Dor Schaefer Lincoln Hill Ruel Finsterwald Ruth Daniels Army Nurse Corps Alfred Elberfeld Schaefer Stephen Foster

Funeral Services Held for Walter Schulz in Mineral

Walter Schulz died January 31 in Sheltering Arms Hospital. Funeral services were held February 10 at Mission Church conducted by Rev. O M Awe of Athens. Pallbearers included brothers in law and a cousin. Survived by wife Avery Nell Lowry two sons one brother four sisters and his parents. Born in Baltimore Maryland he came to Mineral in 1945. Regular Sunday service led by Rev Phyliss LeMaster.

Mineral Walter Schulz Mission Church O. M. Awe Athens Virgil Shingler Orville Shingler Clara McVey Frank McDaniel J. P. Emish Russell Paul Ray Max Elmore Lowry Glenn Woods Schulz Sheltering Arms Hospital Avery Nell Lowry Baltimore Letha McAfee Joe Cooper Joseph Homer Buckley Hocking

Program Postponed in Burlingham by Woodmen

A Good Neighbor program by Modern Woodmen of America Camp 7230 at Burlingham on Feb 8 was postponed due to icy roads and low temperatures. More than 100 people had gathered before the postponement. Springboro man Clem A. Paugh, 59, was killed in an automobile crash yesterday near Dayton. Cincinnati resident Eugene Smith, 39, sustained minor injuries.

Pomeroy Burlingham Woodmen of America Springboro Dayton Clem A. Paugh Eugene Smith Cincinnati

Court Grants Divorce To Florence Gaffney

A Meigs County Common Pleas Court divorce granted Tuesday to Florence Gaffney from Thomas Gaffney on grounds of extreme cruelty. The Feb 5 petition by Eileen Throckmorton against Clarence W Throckmorton was dismissed on Feb 10.

Pomeroy Meigs County Common Pleas Court Florence Gaffney Thomas Gaffney Common Pleas Court Eileen Throckmorton Clarence W. Throckmorton

Pru-lax touted as remedy for constipation and gas

A St Louis man credits Pru-lax with easing gas and improving workplace mood after a single bottle. The laxative containing cascara and senna promises thorough yet gentle bowel flushing and energy gains, with money back if not delighted. Athens Pharmacy Athens Dutton Drug Middleport Swisher Lohse Pomeroy.

Elmer Nelson Thrush Avenue St. Louis Athens Pharmacy Athens Dutton Drug Company of Middleport Swisher & Lohse Drug of Pomeroy

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