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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1952
Page
2
New Haven Garden Club honored Mrs Donald Foglesong at a surprise shower at a member home. Plans for a flower show were discussed and Mrs Batey delivered a paper on Glamorous Plants to Enliven Your Home. Several local residents attended and community news followed.
The Central School PTA met Tuesday at the school with Rev. Rexrode presiding. Third grade, led by Mrs. Rachel Somerville and others, presented a patriotic program. A social hour followed with refreshments. the grade won a banner for most parents in attendance.
Members of Vaught Memorial Methodist Church honored their minister the Rev. Rufus Casto of Henderson with a surprise birthday party at his home Tuesday evening. Mrs C E McCulloch received a birthday gift. attendees included multiple church members and families.
Mrs R D Oseland chaired a Wesley Circle meeting at Trinity Methodist Church where a Bazaar yielded 188.06 in profit. Plans were made for a men’s dinner on Jan 7 and a devotional program led by Mrs J B Couch. The Hannan ORY and Ruth Bible Class also met with memberships noted and refreshments served.
The January meeting of Ameri can Leaders 4 H Club is set for Monday at 7 30 pm at Roosevelt School.
The employer of the U S Property and Disbursement Office and Field Maintenance Shop will hold their annual anniversary dinner and dance at the Moose Club at 7:30 p m Jan D.
Mr and Mrs Millard Halstead of Jackson Ave announce the birth of a daughter named Judy Kay born Tuesday at 5 p.m. in Jackson, marking a joyful addition to the family.
Kenneth Ray Rainey and Esther Leonora Long of Gallipolis Ferry Dencil Clair Gordon and Madgiee Nunnaly, both of Leon, are named in a forthcoming nuptial announcement.
POINT PLEASANT The first candidate for Mason County board of education filed papers in the circuit clerk's office. Dale Waterson leads as the initial contender for the May primary, with others including Sam Taylor justice of the Lewis district Ancil Tucker committeeman from the union district Dora Kapp committeewoman from Lewis district and Seth Bumgarner committeeman from Greham district also filing notices.
Jack Tool ey and Jackie Bates Howard pleaded guilty to a morals charge when arraigned before a local magistrate Wednesday morning. Tooley fined $1 and Bates Howard $2. They were committed to county jail on non payment, arrested by Deputy Sheriff Robert Kayser and Patrolman T F Yost.
Mabel V. Mc Cartney files for divorce from Everett McCartney in the circuit clerk office Vernon Jones, Point Pleasant, seeking a court decree.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon for Mrs Allie Long at the Longholme in Henderson with the Rev Rufus Casto officiating. Pall bearers were Aron Austin Oden Austin Roy Kincaid James Poor Robert Watson and Dan Hope. Burial was in Lone Oak Cemetery.
Pic Charles E Weaver of New Haven was wounded by a sniper while on patrol in Korea and treated first at an army hospital, then on a Navy hospital ship off Pusan. He is the son of Mrs Grace Weaver and had training at Parris Island plus Camp Pendleton before being sent to Korea last September.
The admission log records Mrs Berneda Martin Hogsett and Sam McCausland for surgery and Mrs Andrew Knoop Wes Columba as medical and surgical patients. Also listed are Mrs Gilbert Neal local surgical Mrs Fred Stone and Mrs Garland Hauk of Biaden Ohio.
Cub Scout Pack 22 met at North Point Pleasant School with Cubmaster John Clay Hutchinson. The group planned to attend Trinity Methodist Church on February 10 and announced a Blue and Gold Dinner at the junior high cottage on Friday evening February. Larry Larue earned a bear badge and Chet Bartram. Joe Clay Hutchinson Frankie Quillin James Smith and Jackie Lewis received silver arrow points on wolf badges. Skits by each den centered on The Stars and Universe. Den mothers Mrs Richard Newell Mrs Lawrence Kelly and Mrs Edward Lewis led with Den Chief Roger Wilson. A film on star identification and location was shown.
At a Mason County Board of Education meeting, Monte D Harcuff of Hannan High School received a leave of absence to enter the armed forces. Charles Caniford was hired to fill the vacancy. The board also approved resignations and new hires at Wyoma, Earle, and Ordnance schools and noted a fire loss at Point Pleasant Junior High estimated at 9973.88 with the superintendent authorized to settle with insurers.
Helen Louise Hickman, clerk at the West Virginia Department of Employment Security in Point Pleasant, has been recalled to naval service. She holds yeoman second class rank and will report February 14 in Norfolk, Virginia, to work in the director of distribution’s office. Hickman served six years with the department and moved here from Fairmont last May.
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