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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1949
Page
9
A note records attendance by Columbus delegates at a meeting of the Ohio Soldiers Relief committee, held to discuss wartime aid and support for veterans.
Meigs County War Veterans Service Department at 110 Court St will be closed all day Saturday February 26. Service Officer Clifford Rhodes said he will be in Columbus for a meeting and unavailable during the closure.
POMEROY The finance committee plans a minute check of all invoices and deliveries from Universal Concrete Pipe Co for the sewer project nearly finished. A special meeting ordered to probe a discrepancy between contract authorization and material invoices will start Friday with former engineer L G Merrill likely recalled to verify pipe quantities and resolve about six thousand dollars of unapproved charges.
Spencer, Sidney Spencer, who had sold his share in Spencer Wehrung Meat Markets and retired due to ill health, announced Thursday his return to active business. He will open a new market at 354 East Main Street, saying his improved health allows him to run his own store.
A Kimberly bridal shower for Mrs. James Hol land and Mrs. Frank Delong was held Feb 18 at the brides parents home, with numerous relatives from Nelsonville Carbondale Flood Wood Haydenville and New Marshfield in attendance. Other notes mention Roosevelt Club meeting Feb 27 at Red Men s hall Nelsonville fox drive plans for March 3 with 400 500 participants and a dance at Club 229 Nelsonville March 2 with music by Al Longstreth and his orchestra.
Pomeroy church group met Monday with Mrs. Jed Webster Sr presiding and Mrs. Dey Hysell leading devotions. The Pomeroy WCTU sponsored a Willard Memorial Tea at the Baptist Church on Feb 22 as a Jubilee membership push with Mrs. Carol Cook and Myra Stephenson featured, and Frances Willard’s life highlighted.
The American Legion and the Auxiliary of Lewis Manley Post 263 invite interested persons to attend February 27 at 2 p.m. at the Mt. Moriah Baptist Church Middleport. Mr McCoy district commander and Mrs C J Afl stock district president will speak. Luncheon for members and guests is at 12:30 p.m.
Officers and teachers of the United Methodist Church School met with Rev. Lewis C. Berger on Tuesday to discuss special church calendar days. They talked about distributing self denial boxes next Sunday Commitment Day on March 6 Evangelism plans for Lent and aspects of the Advance for Christ program.
A stork shower for Mrs. Everett Lightfoot was held Friday night at Mrs. Charles Snider’s home. Pink and blue streamers hung from an umbrella above a central bassinet display as guests showered presents. Notable attendees included Mrs. Homer Hawkins, Mrs. Charles Eblin and family, and many others. several guests sent gifts though could not attend.
Grange session set for 8 p m at Rocksprings Grange hall. Pomeroy and local members invited to attend the evening meeting.
Miss Ruth Harbrecht and fiancé Jack Rosenbaum of Columbus spent the weekend with the Harbrecht and Rosenbaum families of Pomeroy. Miss Jean Harbrecht Betty Hawley and Maxine Cuckler visited in Gallipolis. Mrs Louise Finsterwald and Mrs Elizabeth Huber were business visitors in Gallipolis, with Huber visiting her son Charles.
Funeral services were held at Putnam Chapel for Donald Lee Allman the four and one half month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Allman. He is survived by his parents and five siblings Eugene Dale Betty Roger and Jackie. The Rev Harry Swartz officiated. Local visitors included Wiley Philips Ola Belknap Columbus KE H York Gahanna Estel Fisher Midland J E Whitlatch J W West Lola Crow McArthur Hazel Trout and grandchildren Tommy and Allen Barber Nancy Zimmer Columbus James Prater McArthur Cecil Mace Columbus and Miss Edna Dearth.
Mrs. Clark Wells Sara Searberry underwent surgery Tuesday at Holzer Hospital. Her three sons are at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs A A Searberry Gravel Hill.
Relatives and friends of Claude Denny of Columbus heard him honored Wednesday noon on the Welcome Travelers program. Denny, brother of Mrs J M Mygatt, is being transferred to Amarillo Texas by his insurance company and was presented with gifts totaling 100 dollars.
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