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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1947
Page
8
Delmar Grady, son of Mr and Mrs Onie Grady of Letart, returned home from Holzer Hospital New Year’s Day after an accident Christmas Day when a tractor his brother drove passed over his hip and leg. His condition is reported improved.
At a December 30 meeting Supt. W. A. Smith presented tentative plans for Pomeroy schools. The program could extend to kindergarten and adult education, add an art program with an art supervisor, hire a full time school nurse, and create a vocational counseling service with testing. Long range aims include a modern centralized elementary school with dedicated art, music, manual training, home economics rooms, a cafeteria and gym.
Meigs County coroner reports John Johnson about 70 died of a heart attack New Year’s Day after being found at the foot of a knoll near his Long Bottom home. He had visited a Douhit’s Run store for aspirin, lived alone, and left five sons and three daughters plus siblings. Body taken to Ewing funeral home in Pomeroy.
At First Baptist Church in Middleport a New Year’s Eve watch service featured a talk on the local church by L. D. Diles, a race relations skit directed by Mrs. Paul Smart, and performances by Judson White, a male quartet, and Mrs. White with Mrs. David Durst Jr. A New Year’s Meditation by Rev. Charles M. Pomeroy followed refreshments in the dining room. Miss Dorothy Chase played piano.
The Pomeroy Board of Education approved a $100 cost of living raise for teachers administrators and all school employees announced by Supt W A Smith. The sick leave for teachers was extended to five days from three and remains cumulative starting this term.
REEDSVILLE Mr. and Mrs. Everett Petty of this community marked their 25th wedding anniversary at Christmas with their six children Dorothy Nina Dessie Rita Mary Ann and Everett Jr. Additional guests included Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Dorst Carl Dorst Mr. and Mrs. Albert Tyler and Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Dorst.
A crowd of 600 attended the New Year Eve Firemen's Ball at Pomeroy High Auditorium to ring in 1947. The event, led by Margaret Newman's Merrymen and the six piece Newman band, raised funds for the Pomeroy Volunteer Firemen's Association while offering prizes and a social highlight of the holiday season.
Bertha Grate 66 of Rutland died unexpectedly at home Tuesday afternoon. She is survived by son Garland Grate and a granddaughter living with her. Funeral services were set at the son's home in Rutland at 2 p.m. Thursday with burial to follow at Wright Cemetery.
Numerous families and friends across Apple Grove Letart Falls Beaver Falls and Columbus Ohio area shared holiday visits. Names include Sharp Shank Shields Buck O'Brien Hayman Ours Wolfe Carpenter Shank Klein Schmidt and others with multiple dinners and homecomings around Christmas.
Meigs County poultry and egg producers heard Dr. Wertz of Ohio State University explain that the 1947 outlook depends on general business conditions and poultry and egg factors. The talk covered falling 1946 chick numbers, anticipated weaker egg prices, large storage supplies, and potential export trends, plus notes on dairy fat tests and feed protein considerations for high production.
Middleport Village Council and new member Hubert Mace plan to address a proposed service agreement with Salisbury Township for $200 annually to the Middleport Volunteer Fire Department and final action on a boulevard lighting project by Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co. Mayor Horton Brown urges unity and continued law enforcement efforts as the administration seeks support. A separate note reports Mrs. Charles Mallory and newborn infant returning home from Holzer Hospital by Ewing ambulance.
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