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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 20, 1949

Page

7

Freshmen Lead Middleport High Honor Roll in Six Weeks

Middleport High School honors freshmen who top the six weeks' roll with nine girls and four boys. Sophomores and seniors tally 11 each for second place, juniors hold nine. Recipients include Esther Clark and Wanda Connolly among many others across grades. junior high lists are also named.

Middleport Middleport High School Reshmen Esther Clark Charles Haskins Harry Keig Adrienne Mills Carolyn Pierce Eleanor Satterfield Patsy Saunders June Seines Jean Smart June Smart Billy Taylor Mar M. Williams Bracky Wood Wanda Connolly Nancy Fink Janet Frost James Roller Faye Roush James Singer Bill Swisher Clara Taylor Dana Walters Richard Waiters Jo Ann Wilson Emma Jane Buell Betty Greenlee Ida Lee Hartley Fred Hoffman Naomi Overturff Carla Owen Sara Palmer Lucille Roush Sally

Social Roundup of Weddings and Hospital News

Mrs. James Hanna and others from Cleveland Detroit Logan Nelsonville and Columbus visit relatives in Murray City and Logan. Funerals for Mrs. Mark Kanode are noted along with hospital stays for Mrs. Lowery in Zanesville. Local families from Columbus New Straitsville and Barbertown visit or stay with relatives and attend illness absences.

Murray City James Hanna Bessie Rummer Harry Savlor Cleveland Forest Tannyhill Detroit Mich Joshua Matheny Mark Kanode Logan Matheny Emma Wolfe Lena Huddy Nelsonville Harry Wolfe Walbridge Edd Lowery Zanesville Lowery Zanesville Hospital Stephen Spurgess George Mitchell New Straitsville Tony Stencil Robert Goshorn Columbus Wayne Snyder Dana Barberton Emmett Snyder Snyders Frank Coleman Forest Hise Buddy Ray Robert Fullen Calvin Lester Fullen Leona Hammerick Fullen Helen Abahazie Bob Armstrong Terrence Smith Charles Russel Buchtel Dale Swyers John Swyers W. E. James Connie Barnhill John Altman Jacksonville

Queen Esther Class meeting at Methodist Church parlors

The Queen Esther Class met in the Methodist Church parlors with Mrs. Margaret Collins and Mrs. Florence Johnston as hostesses. Thelma Phillips led responsive reading and Betty Turnbull read a poem. Prizes were awarded to Ruth Williams and Isobelle Davis. A chicken dinner is set for Feb 17 at 5 p.m. and lunch was served to members including Ethel Mason, Hannah Peyton, and others. Mae Cooper suffered a broken arm and is staying with her daughter and son-in-law J N Spencer.

Margaret Collins Florence Johnston Thelma Phillips Betty Turnbull Ethel Mason Ruth Williams Isobelle Davis Dorothy Hannah Ellen Sarvis Florence Johnson Hannah Peyton Pauline Williams Anna Gilley Althea Heidelbaugh Elizabeth Norris Dorothy Dishon Margaret Hopkins Isabelle Davis Caroline McLaughlin Mae Cooper J. N. Spencer

Body of Pvt. C. Hauck Arrives in Pomeroy

Pvt. Charles Harvey Hauck killed on Iwo Jima will arrive in Pomeroy Friday and be taken to Ewing Funeral Home. Services Sunday at 2 p.m. burial at Beech Grove cemetery. Survived by wife Marie and two children Jan and Janice, mother Mrs. Harry Hauck, brother Donald Hauck, sister Mrs. Roy Meier. DAV and VFW to conduct military services.

Pvt C. Hauck Pomeroy Charles Harvey Hauck Iwo Jima Ewing Roy Meier DAV VFW

Chimney Fire in Middleport Causes No Damage

Soot in a chimney at the home of Mrs. George Anderson on Lincoln Street sparked a blaze that brought Middleport Fire Department to the scene around 9 pm Wednesday. Firemen reported no damage.

Middleport George Anderson Lincoln St

Suit Filed to Collect Commission on Real Estate Sale

Raymond C. Wilson filed in the common pleas court for $150 in commission on a real estate sale. He is represented by attorney James B. O'Brien against E. S. Beegle.

Pomeroy Raymond C. Wilson Common Pleas Court E.S. Beegle James B. O'Brien

Overheated Stove Sparks Minor Fire at Farm Bureau Office

Pomeroy firemen responded to a Wednesday noon alarm at the Farm Bureau office where an overheated stove started a small blaze. Fire Chief Herb Giles put the loss at about $25.

Pomeroy Farm Bureau Herb Giles

Pomeroy-Hubert M Stitt Sues Virginia Stitt for Divorce

Hubert M. Pomeroy filed for divorce from Virginia Stitt in common pleas court on Wednesday. They married August 21, 1945 and have one child. Plaintiff represented by attorney Manning D. Webster.

Pomeroy Hubert M. Stitt Virginia Stitt Common Pleas Manning D. Webster

Hartford Luncheon Observes Moth er's Birthday

Mrs A Keith Mc Clung hosted a luncheon at her Hartford home for her mother Mrs Hugo Juhling's birthday with contract games in the afternoon. Guests included Mrs Evelyn Anderton and several Hartford residents. visits noted in Akron Pomeroy and Point Pleasant areas. The article also mentions tides lengthening by a thousandth of a second per century.

Hartford A. Keith McClung Hugo Juhling Evelyn Anderton Gloucester Point War L. J. Ruttencutter Mason N. O. Weir J. M. Crump Harry Gibbe Lillian Edna Mae Robert Akron May Aumiller Gerald Arnold Pomeroy Helen Stone Cook Huntington Jennie Stone

Waltonian Officers Scheduled For 1949 Installation

Meigs Chapter Izaak Walton League will install officers at 6:30 dinner Thursday at Rock Springs Grange hall. Outgoing president Eue Tuckerman wraps two years, highlighting the 120 acre farm purchased in 1948 and planned permanent facilities including a model tree farm lake club house and rifle range. New president C B Hayman will lead with C E Blakeslee Fred Rosenbaum J Edward Foster and Paul Smart as officers and a slate of directors serving three years with holdovers. Minstrel shows fund the project and two more performances are slated for March first at Athens and March second at Gallipolis.

Pomeroy Meigs Izaak Walton League Rocksprings Grange Hall Eue Tuckerman S& Club Teaak Walton Nancing Tuckerman K. D. Amesberg D. V. Ashworth Harold Barnhart Jack Powelsor Glenn Lambert Brad Mang Wallace Bradford Edward Kell A. M. Smith Pat Lochary William Anthony Ivaak Walton Minstrels Athens Athens County Galli«lis Otary

Mrs. Miller Rites Held in Ohio Funeral Service

Funeral services for Mrs. Walter Miller were held at Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home with C. E Shepard of the Church of Christ officiating. Interment followed in Graham Cemetery. Pallbearers included Richard Palmer, Edgar Allensworth, and others from Meigs County. Out-of-town mourners listed include Richard and Vinton Bishop, Mrs. Okey Phillips, Rev. and Mrs. B. L. Miller, and Edna Miller from Cincinnati who is training as a nurse.

Middleport Meigs County Ohio Walter Miller Rawlings-Coats C. E Shepard Church of Christ Graham Cemetery Richard Palmer Edgar Allensworth Charles Watburn Harold Hubbard Oliver Unron Byrne Vaughan Richard and Vinton Bishop Bucevrus Don Bishop New Reigel

Son is Born in Montgomery County

Mrs. Lewis Triplett Beverly and Mrs. Robert Ley of Marietta visited Quincy West Virginia for the birth of Darrel Franklin White son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas White Jr. The boy was born at Baird Hospital Montgomery West Virginia with grandparents Lewis Triplett Gravel Hill and Thomas White Quincy and great grandfather Guy Triplett of Glouster.

Middleport Lewis Triplett Beverly Robert Ley Marietta Quincy W.va Darrel Franklin White Thomas White Joan Triplett Baird Hospital Montgomery W. Va Gravel Hill Guy Triplett Glouster

Fasteeth denture powder promises firm grip and no taste

Advert shows Fasteeth powder for upper or lower plates to prevent sliding or rocking. Claims include alkaline non acidic formula, no sour taste, and reduction of denture breath. Sold at any drug store.

Evmergences in Racine Two Routes Mentioned

The fragment notes names Robert McNickle and Victor Manuel connected to Racine Route Two, indicating a local matter or incident. No dates or further details are provided in the readable text.

Robert McNickle Racine Victor Manuel

Patient Norma Grant Returns Home from Holver Hospital

Miss Norma Grant, once a patient at Holver Hospital, has returned to her home on Main and Tth Street in Middle Port.

Norma Grant Holver Hospital Main Sta

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