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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1951
Page
7
Mr and Mrs James Spencer announce the birth of a daughter on Tuesday at Meigs General Hospital Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Charles Spencer Sr Lincoln Heights and Mr and Mrs Oris Gaul Sumner
POMEROY Clarence Adkins, 43, of Oak Hill, was returned to Belpre and jailed after allegedly leaving the scene of a Route 7 collision last night near Toppers Plains. Hugh Parker of F T Grump Produce Co. reported a pickup sideswiping Parker’s panel truck, causing about 40 dollars in damage and fleeing. Adkins faced possible reckless operation charges.
The Dorcas Racine Home Demonstration Group will meet Friday at 10 30 a.m. at Mrs Edson Roush Racine. The session titled Costume Design and Fabrics was postponed from December due to bad weather. A potluck dinner will be served at noon.
Mrs. Elma Russell, secretary to Mayor Sidney A. Spencer, announced yesterday that parking meter receipts totaled $207.25 for the past week.
A tractor trailer delivering new cars on Route 33 one mile north of Burlingham jackknifed last night returning to Pontiac Michigan. Driver David W Sherman 38 of Pontiac escaped injury as the cab hit a dirt bank and the carriage blocked the road for about two hours while trucks and buses detoured. Sheriff Charles Russell reported the mishap occurred after the vehicle veered onto the berm to pass an oncoming car.
Pomeroy notes announce the Young Adult Class of the Church of Christ will meet Friday evening at the home of Mrs. Ed Strauss on Union Ave. Mrs. Elwood Bowers serves as president. The Sacred Heart Guild January meeting hostesses are Mrs. Rose Sisson Mrs. Anna McGhee Miss Helen Waddell Miss Mabel Waddell and Miss Anna Margaret Howell.
The Twilight Garden Club plans to meet at the Wehe Terrace residence of Mrs Eddie Smith with hostess assistance from Mrs Frances Reibel and Mrs Caddie Wickham.
Mrs. W. L. Russell is ill with bronchitis at Lincoln Hill home. Mrs. Everett Damewood underwent major operation Monday at St. Joseph Hospital. SSgt. John H. Motley returns to Washington base after holidays with his wife Wanda. Cpl. and Mrs. Gene Clark visit from Norfolk to see Thomas Cook Sr. and Ernest Clark. Jack Kennedy, Yeoman student in Norfolk, spends New Year at William Kennedy's. Kennedy hosts turkey dinner with guests including John Kennedy, Mrs. Harold Schwarz, Marilyn, Joanne Jones, Ed and Joe Kennedy, and Mrs. John Brandenburg from Chesapeake.
The Firestone Foundation has granted $6000 to establish two three year scholarships at Bexley Hall, Divinity School of Kenyon College. President Gordon K. Chalmers announced the funding, with recipients to be designated by the Protestant Episcopal Bishop of Ohio in whose diocese Bexley Hall lies.
Union Week of Prayer services opened at Heath Methodist Church with Rev. Louis A. Bangerter delivering the first sermon titled A Look at our Prayer Potential. Mrs. Chester Erwin accompanied organ and the Choir of the Church of Christ sang Sweet Hour of Prayer under Mrs. Arthur Skinner’s direction. devotional leadership by Rev. Charles Pomeroy. Meetings continue through Friday and are open to the public.
Judge Emmett W. Peoples postponed several January term petit jury cases. Buck vs Bee gle moved to February upon attorney request. State vs William Bailey, indicted for pointing firearms, was rescheduled from Jan 15. Grimm vs Russell alienation suit moved from Feb 5 to Feb 7 at counsel request.
Representative George A. Meinhart will address county high school principals on school legislation at a Friday 2 p.m. meeting in the office of county schools superintendent O. O. Patterson. Jack Cowie will explain a Meigs County school children contest. Principals listed include Eddie Lou Howery Carpenter Harry Bennett Chester Orin Smith Harrisonville Charles Hayman Racine A G Albin Rutland and J S Davis Tuppers Plains.
A Chicago camera enthusiast located the snow covered wreckage of a plane in a remote forest preserve. The victims are Sheldon K. Piper, 34, of Oak Park, and Robert L. Hannon, 34, of Chicago, who had been missing since Friday night. The finder was H. L. Craig of Prairie View, Ill.
POMEROY Calvin F. Wooten, 22, was arrested by Sheriff Charles Russell on a Cabell County West Virginia warrant. The charge listed as felony stems from a case involving his two year old infant son and his former wife in Huntington, W Va. Wooten refused extradition. Prosecutor John C. Bacon will review details and a hearing is set.
Mary Shrine No 37 of the Order of White Shrine of Jerusalem will meet Friday at the IOOF Hall in Pomeroy for a ceremonial. A potluck lunch follows. All officers are requested to be present.
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