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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1950
Page
7
Kroger Company posted sales of 807 million 410 thousand 468 dollars for 1949 versus 825 million 668 thousand 323 dollars in 1948. The remark cites term examinations and statements attributed to Mrs. Moore.
Charles Pomeroy presided over union services at the Baptist church where last night services opened. A choir presented an anthem as part of the week of prayer. Milk snakes enter barns to catch mice, not to milk cows, according to PMH Deas Milk.
Jones Memorial Hospital Inc elects officers at meeting in Citi zens National Bank building. J H Grate becomes vice president succeeding Dr R E Boice. Other officers: H E Cook president, Dr Charles Mullen secretary, James Martin treasurer. Trustees include Dr R E Boice, J B Downing, T A May, Alfred Elberfeld, H N Swift, H E Cook, Dr Kenneth Amsbury, Dr F M Cluff, Dr Selim Blazewicz, Bart H Rawlings. The group, formed a year ago from Senator Tom W Jones's property deeds, pursues the late senator's hospital dream on the grounds with possible clinic use. If not used for this purpose, the property may revert to the estate.
William Esslinger and Jean Vogelsang returned after visiting relatives in Lancaster and Mechanicsburg. Mrs. Leona Cook visits Mrs. Ida Cope and son Raymond. Donald Roofe and Mr and Mrs James Chercony with daughter Rhonda were guests of Adram Sayre. Frank Johnson ill at home. Charles Diehl guests of Lee Vogelsang. Leona Chapman.
Middleport hosts arrive for a week visit with parents Mrs. Wallace Riggs Rose Marie Nease and Mr and Mrs Peter Klein of Norfolk Va Lt jg and Mrs Nease and Ensign and Mrs Klein reside in Norfolk three blocks apart Lt Riggs recently joined the Newport News for a five month Mediterranean assignment Ensign Klein left Jan 7 for a week cruise to New London Conn Commodore and Mrs Outerbridge, linked to World War II service, also reside in Norfolk and plan Jamaica travel for Naval Reserve Other guests include Mr and Mrs Dillon Cross and family from Racine and Perry Mitch family from Middleport Mrs Norman Foss and Mr and Mrs William Foss will visit St Petersburg Fla with daughter Paula Jean Britton
A Sunday celebration at the home of Mr and Mrs William Foss in Pomeroy honored Mrs Perry Mitch of Mill Street and her brother Norman Foss of Point Pleasant. A pink and white cake and gifts marked the observance.
Mrs. Laura Waugh has been ill at her home on S Second Ave for the past month. Installation of officers of the Jane Howell Tent Daughters of Union Veterans was conducted Monday evening at Pomeroy. Mrs. Hez Root on S Second Ave is the new president. Lowell Probasco New York Central trainmaster at Hobson was a business visitor in Athens Monday. Guests of Mrs. George McGhee Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. A C Neil of Belle WV, Mr. and Mrs. C J Neil and Carla of Russell KY. A group accompanied Rev C W Ramsey to Addison Freewill Baptist Church Sunday evening where he occupied the pulpit. Mrs. Margaret Slack sustained a fee to her foot in a recent incident. Mr. and Mrs. E P Walters of Charleston and Mrs. C M Haddox and children Jan and Melodie of Athens visited Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Triplett and went to Gallipolis Sunday to see Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ley. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Lalich and sons Peter and Michael have returned to Meigs County from Cleveland and will reside on Lincoln Heights. Mr. Lalich, a OU graduate and former basketball player, is now with Western Southern Life Insurance Co. Mrs. Lalich, Alyce Ebersbach, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ebersbach of Rutland Sr, is returning to Cleveland to prepare for removal of household goods. Mrs. Jack Williams Alice Skiles of Akron recently visited her parents Mrs. Emmett Cray on S Third Ave. Ann Ebersbach is the name given to the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wilson of Brownell Ave. Miss Dorothy Blosser RN who has been located in Charleston is mentioned.
Lawrence R. Lyons of Wilmington, a 41 year old lawyer, declared Monday his run for the Republican nomination as state treasurer.
A Mason Clinic employee and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Blosser is mentioned. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hayes spent Tuesday in Charleston. Nellie Barsotti, after two months in Florida and Tennessee, is expected home soon. Mrs. Robert Winebrenner is in Columbus for eye infection treatment while Mr. Winebrenner recovers from appendicitis. Zida Ann Neiri, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Remo Neiri, is improving at Holzer Hospital with an infection illness.
Thelma Mae Carr of Alfred will marry Thomas Lee White of Long Bottom. The ceremony occurred Sunday evening December 18 1949 in Racine. Thelma Mae is Olive Orange High School class of 1945 and Thomas White is Chester High School class of 1945, son of Mr and Mrs Robert L White.
Danny Sanborn won the eighth grade spelling bee conducted by Mrs. Nan Moore with Susan Lockhart as runner-up. The event served as preparation for mid term exams.
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