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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1949
Page
8
The notice states Mr. and Mrs. Luther Fredrick of Vinton were omitted from the list of friends who attended the funeral services of Pvt. Charlie H. Hauck.
Joseph Franko and Walter Walker, both of Cleveland, pleaded guilty in common pleas court to burglary for the September robbery of Wallace Jewelry Store in Middleport. Walker received a sentence of one to 15 years in the Ohio Penitentiary. Franko had his sentence suspended.
Receipts from the Friday night basketball game between Pomeroy and Wellston high schools will support the March of Dimes campaign. A 7:30 p.m. reserve game and 8:30 p.m. varsity game will be held at the Pomeroy high school gym. Admission is regular price. A. M. Smith notes progress on dime cards and other pupil drives amid rising polio cases in 1948. He cites Meigs County’s luck but urges preparation.
The Pomeroy Woman's Christian Temperance Union met at Federated Church with Mrs. G. H. Ewing presiding. Devotions were led by Mrs. Lea Huber. Lucretia Genheimer announced temperance films for school viewing. Ethel Williamson with Anna Vaughn and Mrs. Robert Hegnauer presented the program and plans for a Frances Willard Tea in February at the Baptist Church.
Engagement announced of Ruth Halbrecht daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Victor C. Halbrecht of Pomeroy to Jack E. Rosenbaum son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Rosenbaum of Pomeroy. Both 1945 Pomeroy High School graduates. Ruth works for the Bureau of Unemployment Compensation in Columbus. Jack is a junior in Ohio State University College of Engineering. Marriage planned March 20 at Sacred Heart Rectory.
Mrs Anna Eppelin of Marietta visits Miss Lucretia Genheimer this week. Mrs William Reifel and son Ed ward of Ann Arbor Michigan visit Miss Vida Thle over the weekend. Mr and Mrs Theo T Reed return from Columbus where Mr Reed meets Ohio Forestry Association officers. William Knight a Miami University student spends vacation with his parents. Miss Margaret Jean Bryant of Salina Ohio visits her parents.
Wilbur Napper of Rutland was arrested Sunday for molesting a child on Pomeroy streets. He faced Mayor Sidney Spencer and was found guilty, receiving six months in the county jail and a $200 fine plus costs.
Absences in Middleport schools grow as mumps and chicken pox increase among students. Physicians report several influenza cases, signaling wider illness among the community.
Jean Wiseman eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Kermit Wiseman underwent an appendectomy at Meigs General Hospital Tuesday evening and is recovering satisfactorily. A naval anecdote notes Admiral Nelson ordered buttons on coats to stop nose wiping with sleeves.
Langsville residents host and visit relatives from Parkersburg Nitro and Rutland social ties unfold with the Langsville Ladies Aid potluck. Notable items include Mrs Floyd Cleland recovering at Mason Clinic and Sam Birchfield attending a brother’s funeral in Delaware Ohio.
The note lists weekend visits among Hollister residents including Mr and Mrs Reese Thompson hosting guests from Marion and Shawnee. Other visits recount Mr and Mrs Clarence Banfield in Orbiston and Mr and Mrs Harry Aberts in Trimble. Mr and Mrs Charles Strausbaugh moved to Redtown after purchasing a home.
Middleport High School presented The Woodwind Choir on the new screen during a mid week assembly. Glen Glaze with Patricia Kennedy performed a bass solo. Earl Knight announced a pay program for school children by The Vagabonds.
Mrs Richard Reuter has returned to her Bradbury home from Meigs General Hospital where she received treatment for a back injury sustained in a recent fall.
Thomas Eblin of Syracuse and Everett Ritter of Portland were arrested by Kerrs Run village police on Wednesday afternoon on a charge of intoxication and are held for hearing before Mayor Sidney Spencer.
Brenda Sue Owen, 15 month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Owen, is expected to return home soon. She swallowed an open safety pin causing lung damage and was treated in Philadelphia where a specialist closed the pin and it passed naturally. The Owens live on Sixth Age and have two other children.
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