This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 29 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1949
Page
2
POMEROY Chief of Police Wolfe says daily parking ticket experiments show drivers do not understand meters. 50 red courtesy tags issued for expired meters. drivers pay five cents per hour at police HQ. 12 yellow tickets for more serious offenses prompt mayoral review.
Clifford Hayes of Purity Ice Cream attends ice cream merchandising school at Hotel Linton in Cincinnati from January 11 to 13.
POMEROY. At a special meeting of the county commissioners Monday the 1949 budget of operating funds for county offices was given final approval. Commissioner Charles Walburn said he had completed a canvass of the department heads for discussion each department's allocations and had found general approval.
George W. Bormuth of Lions International led Pomroy Lions Club charter closure at the Martin Hotel. Otis Trevey and Ed H. Condon named long term directors. John Blaetmar and Clarence Shepard to one year terms. Charter night set with a two week early ladies night event.
DAR Good Citizenship tests will be given tomorrow in county high schools. Students listed include Patsy Shields Helen Renshaw Joan Riggs Nora Mae Meikael Barbara Phillips Kathryn Bachtel Joan Wood Mary Lou Smith Thelma Ebersbach Rose Mary Fisher Lois Spencer Marilyn Orr Dorothy Rife Helen Taylor Barbara Starbuck Phyllis Burson Wilma Sayre Betty Adams.
The Meigs County Women’s Republican Club met at the courthouse with President Mrs. Mabel Wolfe presiding. Committees were named including Neva Pierce, Della Windsor, Alta Nelson, Grace Gilden, Hattie Woodward and Hazel Allen for membership, and Zana Baxter, Rita Duffy, Ruth Barnitz, Caddie Wickham and Della Windsor for program. The group welcomed new members and discussed New Year letters from State Headquarters. A Valentine card event was planned with cards sent to members showing meeting details.
The Twilight Garden Club will meet Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. T A May in Middleport with Mrs. Max Sanborn and Mrs. Carrie Nye assisting as hostesses.
Guests included Mrs Norma Goodwin's sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs John Schmitt and Mrs Schmitt's brother in law F M Pindell all of Columbus and Mrs Goodwins daughter Mrs William Bartels of Cincinnati.
Rocksprings Grange will meet Thursday at 8 p.m. new lecturer Mrs Ethel Grueser conducts program charter draped in memory of Mrs Carrie Gilmore. Divorce suit filed Henry W King seeks divorce from Sarah Grattes King alleging gross neglect and extreme cruelty married Athens November 3 1935 has one child.
Pomeroy High School juniors staged a 1949 Calendar Tableau directed by Mrs. Margaret Chapman. Rhea Ann Myers narrated each month while other students performed songs and roles for January through December, with a color film shown by Dr. E R Keig.
Funeral services for Charles Wilcoxen were held at Racine Baptist Church with Rev. T. T. Shelton and Rev. Charles Pomeroy officiating. Grandsons and granddaughters served as pallbearers and flower bearers. Family members attended from Belle West Virginia Athens and Marietta among others.
County Veterans Service Officer C J Rhodes announced that from April 28 to December 31 last year Meigs County paid 1491 World War II bonus claims. Average payment was 303.22 dollars, totaling 452095.13, with 1189 army claims for 367889.25 and 302 navy claims for 84205.88.
Coca Cola Co of Parkersburg announces O L Roush Pearl St to be Manager of the Middleport district. Roush has 12 years with the Parkersburg company and will supervise all district activities including promotions. Kalad Hindy, son of local theater operators, has been hired as salesman. Roush's promotion was revealed at a Parkersburg Coca Cola meeting.
Out of town friends attended the funeral of Howard H. Coates on Sunday afternoon. Attendees included S. D. Dunn of Powhatan Point Ohio Fredrick H. Coates of Louisville Kentucky Mr and Mrs Will Williams and Mr and Mrs Cameron Crossen of Athens Ohio Mr and Mrs Jerome Appel George Appel and Mr Henry Appel of Urbana Ohio.
Feeney Bennett Post No 128 American Legion schedules a special meeting Wednesday at 8 pm at the Legion Hall. Oak Hill’s Wendell Mc Coy 8th District Commander will speak. Refreshments will be served after the gathering.
Middleport reports the PM Club will convene Thursday evening at Miss Edith Young’s home on S Third Avenue with Mrs DaReuben Beck y assisting the hostess in organizing the event.
The Rev W B Moore led the Winter Stokes Community Society meeting at Heath Methodist Church as part of the Advance Program. Mrs O P Klein outlined four goals including universal WSCS membership and world Christian support. reports noted donations to the Ethel Harpst Home and other charities. Beatrice Hughes of Indianapolis attended as a guest. February hostesses were named. An informal music concert in Middleport featured Miss Marie Aleshire and D E Bayles of Athens with songs and piano numbers.
Mrs. James Stephenson of Pomeroy Baptist Church was guest speaker for the B F Sanborn Missionary Society gathering at Mrs. Charles Pomeroy's home. Reports praised the White Cross box and scholarship fund while seven girls enter missionary training schools. Plans include gifts for an infirmary and a love gift service. Twilight Garden Club set to meet Thursday at Mrs. T A ey’s home with two hostesses assisting.
Mrs Homer Grant of Columbus hosted a casual musicale during the holidays with her daughters Katharine and Christine Grant assisting. Piano students performed solos duets and trios before the group sang Christmas carols around the grand piano.
Middleport and Pomeroy residents attended the annual trophy dinner of the Western and Southern Life Insurance Co. Saturday night at the Lawnsdale Hotel near Parkersburg. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Lallance, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Struble, Mr. and Mrs. William Hobstetter, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Lambert, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Bradford, Mr. and Mrs. Denver Thoma, and Miss Evelyn Fick.
Dr and Mrs K D Amsbary and daughter Lucy visited Gallipolis Sunday for a surprise birthday party honoring Mrs F B Amsbary on her 74th birthday. The dinner took place at the Farmer's Hotel as part of the celebration.
Meigs County home demonstration agent Mrs Howard Nolan will speak Wednesday at an all day Gallia County Women’s Home Council meeting held in the Gallipolis First Presbyterian Church. Her topic is Rug Making.
Mrs. Benjamin F. Turner president of the White Rose Lodge B of RT announced a Wednesday afternoon gathering at Woodman Hall. January hostesses will lead the event.
The Missionary Society of Mt Moriah Church will meet Thursday at the home of Mrs Emma Bland on Sycamore Street.
Mrs. Harold and Mrs. Lady Hardman both of Spencer West Virginia attended with Mrs. I B Boggs and daughter Mary of Morgantown West Virginia. Mrs I R Adams of Columbus and Mrs Guy Suter of Welch West Virginia attended the funeral services. Both were former Middport residents.
Columbus residents host relatives and friends from nearby towns and states. Among those mentioned are the Talbott and Healy families with extended kin in Gravel Hill and Groveport, plus travelers to and from Athens Tennessee and Florida for visits and care.
Out of town visitors called at the residence of the late Dr George H Lasher listing delegates from Ohio State University College of Agriculture Southeast Ohio Regional Council Ohio Forestry Association and several families from Columbus Detroit Welch Parkersburg New Vienna Athens Gallipolis and Marietta including Dean L P Rummel Walter Krill and James Stansbury among others in attendance at the wake.
Clair Spencer and his brother Roger Spencer, operators of the Spencer Market on Mill Street, are improving after pneumonia. They are brothers of Mayor Sidney Spencer of Pomeroy, who has also been ill with a bronchial infection.
Pomeroy Weyland Bissell of Long Bottom was arrested by the State Highway Patrol Sunday on a charge of reckless driving. He pled guilty in Justice of Peace L. B. Higgins court and was fined $15 plus costs.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.