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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1957
Page
2
The year’s dollar days sale in Pomeroy runs Friday and Saturday with about 30 retail stores participating. Merchants division chair Herbert Boney leads planning with Paul Casci and others as trucks load merchandise for bargain pricing across appliance, grocery, clothing and shoe stores. Stores open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday.
Meigs Gallia Mason district leader F Hibbs led the Court of Honor at Marshall College Huntington. Gary Bliss of Troop 253 Mason earned Eagle Scout, attended Philmont Camp, and joined the Order of the Arrow. L H Rogers led the Eagle charge. Dr Frank Moser presided. George Hibbs attended with his parents.
POMEROY The trial of Richard L. Guidos a state liquor inspector pleaded innocent to driving while intoxicated was continued to Monday March 4 at 9 30 a m Prosecuting attorney James B O Brien said he will present three witnesses Guidos was arrested by Ike Neal Middleport patrolman on May 22 1956 at 12 20 a m.
Howard Trus sell of Racine pleaded guilty to drunken driving in Mayor C Q Fisher's court Saturday night. He received a two day jail sentence and a $100 fine plus costs. the fine was paid and he was released to serve the jail term later this week. Edward J Nunnally allegedly sideswiped a car in the alley behind the Waffle Shop and was charged with leaving the scene. Mayor Fisher heard the case Sunday. Nunnally was fined $15 and costs. The accident was investigated by Police Chief Leroy Bartrum and Patrolman Herbert Gilkey. the other car belonged to Corinne Manley.
Mr and Mrs Frank Vrooman start a new business in Mason by sub leasing the Recreation Center from John Thabet and taking over operations after invoicing Sunday. He will run billiard games and she will operate the restaurant with hours 6 am to 1 pm while Thabet focuses on his dry cleaning business. The couple will continue to reside at Walnut Street Middleport.
The Church of the Nazarene in Rutland hosted the wedding of Miss Glenna Carson and Wendall Grate on Sunday afternoon. Relatives and friends filled the church as Rev. Harold Klingle officiated with nuptial music by Mrs. Klingle. The couple will reside on Salem Street, Rutland, and Grate works with his brother in the family furniture business while Mrs. Grate continues at the Martin Restaurant.
Miss Helen Zeise, a Middleport native who became purchasing agent for Columbus Belt Works, died Friday in Columbus. Funeral services were held today in Columbus with burial in Union Cemetery. She rose from secretary to purchasing chief during both World Wars and later retired. Surviving are twin sister Frances Zeise, sister Ethel Zeise, brother Raymond Zeise, and the Zeise family home at 734 Marburn Drive.
Middleport emergency squad answered two calls Sunday at 4 30 a.m. and 7 30 p.m. David Joseph, who lived with his daughter Mrs Theo Custer, died while aid was being given by firefighters and Dr R R Pickens after a heart attack. Mrs Thomas Young of Pomeroy Route 1 grew ill in a car and at Sohio Service Station the squad was summoned. she was transported to Holzer Hospital.
Meigs General Hospital notes list patients admitted including Mrs. Wilma Davis in Middleport and Mrs. Gertie Carpenter in Syracuse while discharges include Benny Joe Wright in Pomeroy and Lonnie Moses in Clifton West Virginia.
James Burton Titus of Rutland attended a reception at the Faculty Club honoring Jean Roberts Rittenour and her husband Charles William Neegle. The couple’s wedding was a relatives only ceremony at the bride’s parents home, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Rittenour.
Middleport reports the Past Chiefs of Meigs Temple gathering this evening at Mrs. Faye Mayer’s residence on Main Street for their meeting.
Miss Hulda Klein guests with Dr and Mrs M K Fugate in Athens. Ernest Kennedy family visits Edith Thomas. Leland Smith returns home from Holzer Hospital after major surgery, brother of Mrs Hubert Mace. Harry McGlothlin and relatives attend wedding of Wendell Grate and Carson Rutland. Mrs Linnie Rummel ill with influenza, improving. Mayme Rainey travels to Ft Lauderdale to visit sister Mrs Arthur Covert recovering from heart attack.
Emma Sargent of Middleport is brought home by her son and daughter in law Harold and wife after a second hospitalization for pneumonia. She first recovered and was released February 6, readmitted February 11, then discharged again Saturday to reside with her Middleport family.
Richard C. Kennedy of 97 West Kanawha Avenue Worthington Ohio named executor of the Benjamin H. Border estate late of Athens Ohio Creditors must file claims within four months Dated February 15 1987 Roger J Jones Sr Probate Judge for Athens County Ohio
In Middleport the operetta Sleepy Head will be presented at the high school auditorium with Earl Warnke and Stephan Coats arranging the score for the school orchestra on a volunteer basis. Christine Coats accompanies, while the PTA sponsors the program with curtain time at 7 30. A one act play Wild cat Willie Gets Girl Trouble precedes.
Charles Gibson Cooper of Syracuse dies at home Saturday night aged 91 born April 23, 1865 in Syracuse to James F. and Isabelle Cooper. Retired carpenter once with R A Miller Lumber Co. Survivors include wife Elizabeth, son Homer of Tampa, brother William H. Cooper, sister Rose Krantz, two grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral at Syracuse Presbyterian Church Wednesday at 2 pm with burial in Syracuse Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at Ewing's Funeral Home until noon Wednesday then at church until services.
A collision at Court and Main Streets Sunday at about 5 p.m. left Anna Mae Weaver of Racine injured and taken to Meigs General Hospital for x rays with possible neck and spinal injuries. Her car sustained about 350 dollars in damage after being rammed by a coal truck driven by James Ed Adams of Kenton, who faced reckless operation charges. Patrolman George Hicks led the investigation.
Mr and Mrs Rob ert Wood and daughters of Xenia visited Mrs J Perry Bradsburg and her daughter. Patricia Stoneman and Paul Ward of Columbus spent a weekend with Mr and Mrs Ches ter Ward. Various families from Columbus Bainbridge Crooks Wellsburg Pomeroy Rutland and Middleport visited relatives and attended the funeral of Mrs Howard Shuler.
Local spelling bee winners from seven districts will compete for the county title Monday night February 25 at Salisbury School. Fourteen finalists two from each district advance to the county contest with top regional finalists joining Pomeroy and Middleport winners to state competition in Columbus March 30.
Everett McDaniel of N Second Ave reports a rapid expansion as Sandra Louise was born at 3 30 p.m. Friday at Shackel Clinic Mason followed by Timothy Michael at 6 30 p.m. in the same clinic. Grandparents include the McDaniels and Nichols with further relatives listed from Mason and Middleport. The newborns join siblings Randy Everett Roger Denver and Deborah Lynn in a growing family.
Mrs. Lena Scholz of Nitro, widow of Everett Scholz and sister of Mrs. Walter Howell, died Saturday. Prominent in Nitro business and civic life, the Scholz couple owned a large general store. Mr. and Mrs. Howell, both ill, will miss the funeral.
Pomeroy Ground Observer Corps station joined a Sunday alert with National Guard and U S Air Force participation from noon to 6 pm. Supervisor Jack Thomas said a bomber and a few others were reported to Charleston Filter Station while single engine planes were not required to report. The post uses radar to track aircraft above one mile, with two observers on watch monthly. Air Force Sergeant Austin Leiby will address the Lions Club meeting Wednesday at the Federated Church.
Julia Seyler was selected Valentine Queen at a junior high event after a dance intermission. Ten candidates competed with votes cast by pennies, with proceeds funding the 1957 Washington trip for the senior class. Other finalists included Barbara Donovan Dorinda Wilson June O’Brien Shirley Brown Ann Ieenhower Charlotte Murray Sheila Strauss Loraine Grover and Janet Carpenter.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Foster of Dayton announce the birth of a daughter at Good Samaritan Hospital on Saturday. The baby has been named Carol Lynn. Grandparents are Ralph Webb of Letart Falls and J. E. Foster of Pom eroy, with great-grandparents L. D. Webb, Estella Skinner, and Ira Foster.
Charles Lauder Laudermilt, 21, of Pomeroy, was released from Meigs County jail on a $500 bond Saturday. He was jailed Nov. 30, 1956 for auto larceny and awaits grand jury endorsement.
David James Joseph Sr. 76 died at his daughter’s home in Middleport at 4 30 a m Sunday from an apparent heart attack. He formerly lived in Minersville. Survivors include eight daughters and two sons, 18 grandchildren, three great grandchildren, and one son killed in action in Italy during World War II. Funeral Tuesday at 2 p m at Ewing’s funeral home with burial at Gilmore Cemetery beside his wife Clara who died in a 1929 auto accident.
In Gallipolis Ohio the Big Bend Minstrel rehearses for a Washington High School benefit show set for February 27. All members are urged to attend the second rehearsal Wednesday at 7 30 p m in Letart Falls Grade School. Director Robert Hoeflich says the show will largely match the fall version. First rehearsal was last Thursday.
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