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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 12, 1950

Page

6

Plea Changes in Embezzlement and Forgery Cases

Rex M Norman pleaded guilty in common pleas court to misappropriating 56 dollars from Covert Baking Co alleging repayment. Paul Parsons received 1 to 3 year indeterminate sentence for drawing five checks on insufficient funds. Co F Palmer was fined 100 dollars and 60 days jail with probation and conditions after assault on his mother in law.

Covert Baking Co Paul Parsons Ohio Co. F. Palmer Meigs County

Two Hurt In Mishap In Route 124 Crash

Ernest Hutton and Wiley Ours were injured when their eastbound car overturned on Route 124 about 12:30 a.m. Wednesday as they returned to Racine area. Ours drove. he pleaded guilty to driving on the wrong side and was fined $10 plus costs by Mayor William Thuerner.

Pomeroy Ernest Hutton Wiley Ours Racine Ours Highway Patrol William Thuerner Syracuse

Profita Couple Relocate To New Orleans For New Plant Post

Mr and Mrs Jerry Profita plan to move from Pomeroy to New Orleans Louisiana Thursday. He has worked for Babcock Wilcox Co at the Sporn Plant about a year and a half and has been promoted to a new assignment in the South.

Pomeroy Jerry Profita New Orleans Profita Babcock-Wilcox Co Sporn South

Car Capsizes, Driver Fined

Wiley Dale Ours, 37, of Racine Route 2, was fined $10 and costs in Syracuse city court for driving on the left side. A State Patrol arrest followed a crash in which his vehicle overturned. Ours and passenger Ernest Hutton, 45, sustained bruises, and were taken to Meigs General Hospital.

Pomeroy Wiley Dale Ours Racine William Thuener Syracuse State Highway Patrol Ours Ernest Hutton Meigs General Hospital

Chester High pupil injured in wood shop accident

Dan Crislip 15 of Chester was struck in the forehead by a flying wood shard during manual training at Chester High School. He was taken to Meigs General Hospital with a possible skull fracture as hospital staff evaluated the injury.

Pomeroy Daniel Crislip Charles Crislip Chester Chester High School Meigs General Hospital

Three Men Fined for Disturbing the Peace

William Hogue Ogdenville, Hogue and Ray Beal appeared before Mayor Sidney Spencer on a December 24 disturbance charge. All pleaded guilty and were fined $20 plus costs.

Pomeroy William Hogue Orville Hogue Ray Beal Sidney Spencer

Seedless Fig Created by California Pair

Two Californians developed a seedless fig by using chemical hormones rather than fig wasps to cross pollinate. The method avoids natural seed production and changes fig breeding techniques.

Mrs Phyllis Clayton Dies at 58 in Illinois

Mrs Phyllis Thomas Clayton 58 of Homewood Illinois died. She is survived by her husband and parents Mr and Mrs P E Thomas who lived with their daughter and son in law. The Thomases are well known among local residents with Mrs Thomas formerly Mittie Skinner daughter of William Skinner who ran a dry goods store on N Second Ave.

Middleport Phyllis Thomas Clayton Homewood Ill Clayton P. E. Thomas Thomases Thomas Mittie Skinner William Skinners

Two Suits Filed in Pomeroy Divorces

Two divorce actions were filed in common pleas court. Names include Coy Starcher and Carrie M Starcher in a second suit. The couples married on March 6 1943 and August 14 1942 respectively and have one and three children.

Television games draw crowds in Middleport stores and homes

Local shops and private residences in Middleport hosted football game telecasts drawing spectators. Several informal viewing parties were planned for the broadcasts.

Middleport

Senior Girls Take Tests At Middleport High

Five senior girls at Middleport high school participate in Good Citizenship tests organized by the State Education department and the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution. The top state scorer wins a $100 bond, while Meigs County winners receive a Good Citizenship pin.

Middleport Middleport High School State Education Department National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution Ida Lee Hartley Sara Palmer Carla Dann Owen Emma Jane Buell Sally E. Schaaf United States Meigs County

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