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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1942
Page
7
Frank Carson executive director of Civilian Defense announces curbside pickup of usable waste materials in Pomeroy on Friday. Households should bundle and separate paper rags and metal and place bundles at the curb for collection. Carson will direct the campaign.
Rutland basketball team will meet Chester here Friday night January 23. Local clubs and families share events including Harmony Circle meeting at Mrs Mabel Lock home and WSCS Family Night January 29 with covered dish dinner at six. Many local residents visited relatives, attended funerals, or hosted guests over the weekend and the American Legion sponsors the President's birthday ball January 31.
Mrs. Ethel Bowles dies suddenly of heart disease while at breakfast in Modesto California. She was active in the Methodist Church and is survived by her husband two married daughters Emily and Vesta in Oakland and three grandchildren. Her husband is Cuvier Bowles, connected to Newton Bowles of Meigs County. A note mentions that half of Canada's flour and feed mills are in Ontario.
The Pom eroy National Bank versus Perry Riggs administrator of Conrad Folmer estate and Charles A and Mary Folmer ended out of court over a 38 817 75 deposit left by Conrad Folmer in a joint account. The bank sought to determine if funds belonged to the estate or to Charles A Folmer. The case opened Tuesday and had progressed slowly until settlement Wednesday.
Bromine iodine and magnesium are extracted commercially from ocean water. They are processed and used in anti knock gasoline.
Mrs. T. W. Jones hosted the Middleport Literary Club at her S Third Ave home with new members Mrs. Lena McElhinney Emma Sisson Eben Bowen and Barbara Smith welcomed into the Staff and Officers Club of Meigs Temple Pythian Sisters. Members sewed for Bundles for Britain and awarded prizes to several attendees. The Middleport Pomeroy Contract Club awarded defense stamps for high scores and served a salad supper. Church class No 12 met at Heath Methodist with a $40 cafeteria profit reported and new officers installed for Daughters of America. Mrs Harriet Stewart NYA transfer and local illness notes included.
A Wednesday afternoon crash on West Main Street involved a truck driven by Henry L. Spencer of Long Bottom and a car driven by Mrs. Dave Farmer of Middleport. Spencer said he pulled right then began a left turn thinking the highway clear. Farmer attempted to pass the truck. Both vehicles were damaged but no injuries or arrests. State Patrol investigated.
Tommy Bowen of Enterprise is in a military hospital at Chanute Field Rantoul New Jersey after a skidding truck injury. He is one of 14 hurt with a broken knee cap and a cast planned for his leg. Four others remain hospitalized.
Syracuse scouts of Troop 45 under Farl Foit promote defense work. The 24 scouts bought an 1875 defense bond, aided the Red Cross, and sold 6,561 pounds of paper. Tommy Williams Floyd Grimm and Earl Foit Jr passed first class at a recent Board of Review.
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