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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1942
Page
3
Petitions asking for referendums on two Pomeroy Village Council ordinances were certified to the county board of elections for review. If not rejected, a November referendum will decide the closing hours of beverage establishments and a ban on dancing.
Racine all day staff meeting brought together county recreation leaders at the Racine Recreation Center. Esther Shields district supervisor led the instruction session. Also noted were Ed Reese's Wednesday heart attack and visits by Mrs. Fred Foss of Newport Kentucky who stayed with relatives in Middleport and Pomeroy before returning home. Clark Jiden and Roy Proffitt traveled to Columbus Tuesday to advance their gas wells.
Pomeroy Panthers eye a Tuesday game at Gallipolis against the Gallia Blue Devils after a Friday win over Logan. The Panthers, undefeated in league play, aim to extend their streak. a Tuesday upset would raise the stakes for a Friday showdown with Athens, both teams unbeaten in the league.
E. B. Badger and Sons officials have rented homes in Pomeroy. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. McCurdy and daughter Ruth occupy the Edgar Ebersbach home on Lincoln Hill. McCurdy is the company’s resident manager. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley C. Barnes take the Albert D. Ebersbach home on Mulberry Ave. Barnes is assistant auditor. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Topliff reside in the Lena Huber property on Union Ave with Mr. M. M. Howe, personnel director, living with them. Topliff is assistant personnel director.
Members of the Women's Civic Club campaign for a February 19 two mill street light levy clarifying that the Pomeroy School Bond millage is not yet added to the tax rate. County Auditor Daniels provided a signed statement. If only partial improvements occur, only part of the levy will be collected. The school board dropped a vocational agriculture building and a swimming pool, but aims to push a protest for a football field and stadium.
Mrs Ada Bess Sayre and Mr Elroy Meredith were married Saturday February 14 at 11 am in the home of the officiating minister Rev Don McMillin Sixth and Palmer Streets. Only witness was the bride’s mother Mrs William Sayre. The couple’s Dayton move and new home were noted along with guests and local visits through the note.
Mr and Mrs Everett McDaniel announce the marriage of their daughter to Ralph Bennett of Pomeroy. Bennett is the son of Mr and Mrs Si Bennett of Pomeroy and works at Timken Roller Bearing Co Canton where they will reside.
A farewell dinner was held for Clarence Root at the Mary Jane Coffee Shoppe before he leaves for Norfolk Virginia to join the United States Navy as a hospital apprentice. Root is a graduate of MHS and the Cincinnati School of Embalming and has worked with Rawlings Coats funeral directors since graduating. Guests included his wife Ruth Pfann, a Holzer Hospital School of Nursing faculty member, his mother Mrs Harold Root, and aunt Miss Mary Root. William Stansbury accompanied him to Charleston.
Reconstruction of Meigs County's only night club, destroyed by fire months ago, will begin this week. Operators Roy Betzing and Kenneth Grueser plan a larger 40 by 80 foot tile building on the Dan Justus place near the Forest Run Road entrance along State Route 7, closer to Pomeroy.
Local residents and visitors filled the weekend with family gatherings and travels. Catherine Hennessy returned to Columbus after visiting her parents on Mulberry Ave. Ada Warner and Ruth Leifheit, both in Columbus, spent the weekend with kin.
Weekend arrests mounted for various offenses in Pomeroy area. Miller Jr. jailed on driving while intoxicated after colliding with Stephenson on Main St. Lewis Sisson pled guilty to DWI and paid a 50 dollar fine. Other cases include theft at Middleport High School and multiple intoxication and investigation charges.
Night officers detain D. H. Cherry of Pierceville Ind after a 4 am pickup. He claims a life of crime including a seven year stretch in the Ohio Penitentiary and links to the Mt. Vernon McMahon murder case. Entry to the sewing room and office was forced. desks and lockers rifled but nothing reported stolen. Sheriff Beards will meet with school authorities and Prosecutor Manning Webster before action.
Chauncey District social notes report John and Daniel Civille of Dayton visiting in Chauncey at their parents home on Converse Street. Raymond Preston and Victor Tucker of Alliance spent the weekend with their Chauncey families on May Avenue. Harvey Lennigar of Alliance visited his parents on Jacobs Avenue. Mrs Mae Wade of Millfield visited Derwent with Mr and Mrs Pearl Misner. Mrs Ralph Cannel remains ill at home in Millfield.
SHADE Lodi Township Home Conservation Committee met at the Parmiters in Guysville Route 2 Wednesday night with Faye Wingett leading a discussion. Mary Blazier gave a monologue and Mrs. Dailey outlined a county wide meeting set for February 25 at Athens High School. Refreshments were served. The group planned a March 11 gathering at the Wayne Wingett home.
Mayor W D Hines announces need for more registrations of fire wardens and fire watchers for the Civilian Defense program in Chauncey. Andrew Jackson, air warden director, requests additional volunteers to complete his department and asks interested men to contact Mayor Hines or himself for registration cards.
Mr and Mrs Ray Tucker of May Avenue entertained guests Sunday at dinner with Mr and Mrs Lawrence Reeves Robert Jean and Mae Reeves Mrs Lara Tucker Preston Raymond and Victor Tucker and Eloise and Inez Tucker.
Mrs Ruby Simpson of Millfield will host the Ladies Aid Society gathering of the Millfield Methodist Church on Wednesday night.
Registrations for men aged 20 to 44 continue today from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the Chauncey High School building for Chauncey and Dover Township men. Registrations were taken Saturday and Sunday with 86 registered Saturday and 56 on Sunday per workers reports.
The Friendship Class of the First Church of Christ will meet Wednesday night at Mrs. Christine Brown’s High St home with president Elwood Daugherty leading. The program titled Know Ohio will feature Pearl Henry Roena Simpkins Denver Bricker and Annalee Vore in discussion, with Mrs. Simpkins giving the devotions and hostesses listed.
Mrs May Sisson wife of Arthur Sisson of Millfield is in Mercy Hospital Columbus after major surgery. Her condition is reported as favorable.
Chauncey Willis Vess eleven year old son of Mr and Mrs Stacey Vess was rushed to a Columbus hospital Friday in the Blower ambulance. He was accompanied by his parents.
Chauncey A February meeting of the Martha Bible Class of Millfield Church of Christ will be hosted Friday night in the home of Mrs Lena Geary. The event will include prayer and discussion in the private residence setting.
The Albany Baptist Ladies Aid Society met at Mrs. Lloyd Bolin’s home on Wednesday. A pot luck dinner served 35 guests. Mr. Thomas Hubbard and Mrs. Kate Brooks performed a duet. A quilt was finished for Mr. Hubbard. Two members joined: Mrs. Warren Graham and Mrs. Herman Cordray.
Mr and Mrs Homer Russell spent the last of the week at the parental home of Mrs Russell near Albany called by the death of Mrs George Bolin her mother Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon Survivors include two grandsons and a son Cecil Bolin of S Fourth Ave
Ohio Bridge Commission approves a temporary low fare for a five passenger auto on the Mason-Pomeroy Bridge to aid Ohio workers in West Virginia. Tickets, in $500 lots, must be used. rates are 17 cents for the car and driver and 25 cents for extra passengers. The plan mirrors the Pt Pleasant West Virginia bridge rate and awaits further study.
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