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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 03, 1952

Page

9

Induction of Officials Delayed in Middleport

Middleport village officials will not be sworn in until the first regular council meeting in January. Mayor Sidney T. Russell and re-elected officers, including clerk Charles Murray treasurer Jean Lama and councilmen Frankro man Horton Brown Wayne Gibbons David Jenkins Joe Young Jr and Walter Bunce, will hold over until then per council member and General Code provisions. The meeting is set for January 7.

Middleport Sidney T. Russell Charles Murray Jean Lama Frankroman Horton Brown Wayne Gibbons David Jenkins Joe Young, Jr Walter Bunce

Middleport Social Notes Highlight New Year Movements

Middleport residents and relatives travel for New Year visits with several local figures attending gatherings. The column notes travels to Dayton and Columbus, plus hospital setbacks and club activities in Middleport, including a literary society presidency and Christmas events with family groups.

Birth of Son to Mr and Mrs William Diles in Waterbury

Mr and Mrs L D Diles announce the birth of a son to their son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs William Diles in Waterbury Connecticut on New Year’s Day. The baby weighs 7 pounds and is named John Lisle after his grandfathers. The family includes Kathryn Lucille aged 13 months and five grandsons five granddaughters. Grandparents are the Diles of Beech Street and Mr and Mrs Woun Heaton of Scarsdale New York. Great grandfathers are J H Heaton of Denver Cole and Burt Bowman of Los Angeles. The Diles plan to move to Hartford where Mr Diles has been transferred.

Joe Turner Mary See Bidwell Glenn Roy Ronnie See Guy See Valley Forge Hospital Phoenixville Walter Reed Hospital Washington, D. C David L. Diles Columbus L. D. Diles Middleport Cecil Hyseli Pomeroy Betty Jo John Seines Magnotta Tee Beverly Carl LeFevre A. LeFevre C. C. Chapman Richard Chambers William Diles Waterbury Conn Diles John Lisle Kathryn Lucille

Roush Rites Held at Middleport for Downing E. Roush

One of the area's largest funerals was held Wednesday afternoon at Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home for Downing E. Roush longtime New York Central Railroad clerk who died Sunday of a heart attack. NYCRR shop men from Hobson attended along with Middleport and Dickinson W Va pallbearers. Also noted were out of town mourners and floral tributes from the Busy Bee Class of First Baptist Church. An administrator Garland Weaver was named for John W. Weaver’s estate in Meigs County Probate Court.

Middleport Rawlings-Coats Downing E. Roush New York Central Railroad NYCRR Hobson Dickinson W. Va Roush Frank H. Johnston Dale Allensworth Fred Russell Ira D. Johnson Jack Shearer Sumner Durst Busy Bee First Baptist Church Raymond Allensworth Harvey Rae Ann Bastrop Texas Verna Thoma Columbus Ray Turley Sardine McClure Fred Hoffman Claude Lanham Dunbar Charles Francis Judy Dayton S. Roush Wendell Roush Ortha Roush Orin Roush Lon Buck George Hawley Lester Hawley

Postponed Business and Professional Women's Club Meet

Announcement postpones the January 8 meeting to January 15 with Nina Russell as president. Dinner at First Presbyterian Church. Mrs. George Meinhart to lead the public affairs program. Also noted Busy Bee Class officers meet Friday at 7 p.m. for yearbooks and a family dinner celebrating Johnnie Allensworth’s sixth birthday.

Middleport Business and Professional Women’s Club Nina Russell First Presbyterian Church George Meinhart Robert Allensworth Johnnie

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