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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1950
Page
2
The Ohio Power Company warns residents not to install outdoor TV and short wave antennas where they could reach power lines. H B Kress says tragedy can occur if locations are unsafe or if installations are weak.Safe placement should avoid lines, use sturdy rust resistant construction, and be firmly fastened to a strong building portion.
Middleport village council organized with Frank Vroman elected president and officers named including James Daniels fire chief and C E Parker police chief. The body voted to abolish street commissioner and retain Fred Collins as laborer, discuss dial telephone service, gas line extensions, and gas franchise agreements, and approve multiple committee assignments.
A salesman from Van Wert Ohio extols Sunis for sinus relief noting lasting satisfaction. Other testimonials claim quick nasal relief and better sleep for a husband after one capsule. The ad urges readers to visit Athens Pharmacy to obtain Sunilis capsules now.
Five persons indicted by the January grand jury and one by the May 1948 jury were arraigned in common pleas court Monday afternoon. Rex M. Norman pleaded innocent to embezzlement of 56 dollars from Covert Baking Company. Hayes R. Younger Ernest John Barre pled guilty and received indeterminate sentences in the Mansfield Reformatory. Paul Parsons pled guilty. sentence deferred until Wednesday. Clarence Palmer pled guilty to assault on his mother in law. sentence deferred until Wednesday. C F Leaper pled guilty to drawing a check with insufficient funds. sentence deferred until Wednesday.
The Meigs County Title Office reports January activity including certificate of title 376 with 282.00 dollars in fees, liens 208 totaling 124.80 dollars, memo cert of title 125 at 31.25 dollars, applications affidavits 9236.80, and certified copies of titles 9 totaling 6.75 dollars.
Mason Clinic records show several admissions on January 3 and 4 including Mrs. Fischer of Pomeroy and Marvin Marr of Clifton West Virginia. Also admitted were Mrs. Helen Luck Ravenswood W V and Miss Alberta Van Meter Syracuse Ohio. Discharges on January 4 include Mrs. Ruth Guthriel Shade Ohio, with other patients admitted or discharged through January 5 including Miss Barbara Ann Wright and Dwight Milhoun.
Lucy Catherine Blessing, born April 5 1860 in Point Pleasant, died Sunday at her home near Letart, West Virginia. She was married to Thomas Z. Blessing who died in July 1943 and is survived by six children including Sherman in Letart and Charles in Cleveland. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Foglesong Funeral Home Mason City with burial at Beard's Church cemetery, officiated by Rev. F. H. Capehart of Point Pleasant. She was a member of the EUB Church at Oak Grove West Virginia.
POMEROY Boy Scout Troop 49 and the Cub Scouts of Pomeroy and Middleport will hold a court of honor at Sacred Heart Church social rooms Thursday evening. A pot luck dinner is at 6:20 p.m. Please bring table service. Recognition of promotions will be made by Scout leaders and a new film will be shown by Ohlinger W P Lochary Sster and K D Amsbury.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene French announce the birth of a son Keith Eugene at Meigs General Hospital on Saturday. Grandparents are Ross Powell and H L French with E W Warner as great grandfather. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wilson announce a daughter born Monday at Holzer Hospital. they also have a son Benny. Grandparents are Joe Wilson Sr and Adam Ebersbach.
A special jury was drawn for the State of Ohio versus Harold Trowbridge in juvenile court. Trial is set for Tuesday morning January 17. Jurors include Arthur Orr Warren Pickens Clair Karr Gladys Will Walter Clark George Bissell H. A. Hood H. M. Cross Dorothy Yost Floyd Bogart Ira Johnson Langsville K. D. Amsbury Herman Carson John Sargent Caddie Wickham Hazel Davis Helene Howett Frances Harvey and others.
Pomeroy Public School teachers and administration schedule educational text-film showings at the Senior High School auditorium at 7 30 p m on January 30 and 31 with a social hour following. Superintendent W A Smith confirms the plan. Friday the office practice class sent 150 invitation letters to Meigs County public school teachers and administrators.
Meigs County teachers gather at the courthouse on Friday January 27 at 1 30 p m with Lawrence Shuter secretary of the state board of teachers retirement as speaker. Earlier that day at 10 a m he meets county high school principals in the superintendent O O Patterson office.
Frankurt Germany reports Eisenhowers memoirs and Gone With the Wind top best seller lists in the region. Daddy Long Legs and Anthony Adverse also compete. German publishers have sold up to 200000 translated copies in a month and many papers are serializing these works.
POMEROY The State Highway Patrol reports the arrest of Ora Leo Dailey of Portland Route 1 for permitting an unauthorized person to drive his automobile. He is to be arraigned in Justice of the Peace Carl Parker's court in Tuppers Plains at 7 p.m. Monday.
Mr and Mrs Frank Wilson announce the birth of a daughter Monday morning at Holzer Hospital Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Adam Ebersbach of Mulberry Ave and Mr and Mrs Joe Wilson of Middleport.
Mrs. Belle Dearien of Charleston died Saturday morning of a heart attack. She was a sister of Mrs. Margaret Harden of Bradbury and a cousin of Miss Sue Lehew and Mrs. Jacob Hartenbach.
Gallipolis Louis Lehman 31 was arrested by the State Highway Patrol and fined 10 dollars plus costs in municipal court for speeding.
Middleport church group marks 20 years of the Loyal Pals Class of the Church of Christ with a dinner at the Little House. Co chairs Frances Roush and Sidney T. Russell led the event with yellow mums and white tapers as Mrs. Edward French gave the blessing.
Pomeroy Central Local Board of Education held its organization meeting at Chester High School and elected M. L. Bahr of Long Bottom to the office of president. Dana McCain became vice president and C. C. Reed was named clerk. Other board members are Ben Buckley of Reedsville and Francis Andrews of Long Bottom.
The Meigs Court Probate records show filings to admit to probate the wills of Elbert Williams of Reedsville and Martin Koehler. Cedric W. Clark is appointed administrator of Elmer E. Browning of Rutland.
Mrs. Harry Pickens of Racine welcomes a son and Mrs. Don Mullen of Pomeroy has a newborn. Mrs. Robert King of Middleport reports a daughter while Mrs. Eugene French also greets a son. Other entries list patients at Meigs Hospital including births, surgeries, and medical cases in Middleport Clifton W Va Pomeroy Harrisonville Shade Portland.
Lonnie E. Hughes files a common pleas complaint against Ralph Snyder of Pomeroy seeking $600 plus interest from Oct 1. Attorney J. B. O'Brien represents the plaintiff per clerk of court records.
The Womens Society of Christian Service gathered Monday at Heath Methodist Church under the theme The Whole of Love Is Our Answer. Rev. W B Moore spoke. Frieda Faehnle led devotion. E S Schaaf Entsminger Haskins assisted. C M Hennessy played organ. Ben Philson chaired the social hour and urged membership growth.
The Past Councilors Club of Chester Council will hold a meeting Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. Lucille Bauer.
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