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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1957
Page
14
Logan social notes report a board meeting summary with attendees Mrs. Paul Shaw and Mrs. Gillogly. Announced tours for the adult legislative committee on March 5 and the youth committee on February 26, with chairmen named for program safety education health.
Twenty couples attended the January meeting of the Four Square Dance Club held at St. John's Catholic School hall. Dewey Ringhiser and his orchestra provided music. The organizing committee included Mr and Mrs Harry Armstrong and Mr and Mrs Delbert Davis. Refreshments followed. Mr and Mrs Woodrow Fetheroll and Mr and Mrs Richard Mowery were named to serve on the February committee.
The Logan United Bible Class of the First Methodist Church met Friday night with Mrs. Ray Steward presiding. New members welcomed were Mrs. Keith Schultz and Mrs. Charles Zeigler. Refreshments served to 22 members and Mary Ann Goodlive. hostesses were Mrs. Aileen Nixon, Mrs. Edith Brandon, Mrs. Myrtle Rizer, and Mrs. Tina Courter.
Miss Mary Jane Young will wed William Kitchen in a Sunday Middleport Church of Christ ceremony. She will be honored with a shower at Mrs. C P Bradbury's home on Thursday with sister Mrs Charles A Bradbury as hostess. Mrs J A Young Sr will host a Friday night miscellaneous shower for Miss Young.
Middleport auxiliary members met after holidays to arrange the annual birthday dinner for post members in March. They voted to send a Junior Class girl to Girls State in June and to contribute to the Infantile Paralysis Foundation. A teachers committee will pick the girl from Middleport High School.
Mrs. Robert McElhinny and Mrs. Emmet Shuler will lead the committee to organize the annual anniversary dinner for the Middleport Volunteer Firemen Auxiliary to be held in February. The dinner meeting occurred at the Firemen's Hall with Mrs. Sidney T. Russell presiding. The traveling prize from Mrs. John Vroman was awarded to Mrs. Everett Bachner, Mrs. Gerald Anthony, and Mrs. F Parmalee co-hosted by Mrs. Russell and Mrs. McElhinny.
Gerald W Tate plaintiff seeks divorce from C Tate in Athens County Ohio Cause 21878 on grounds of gross neglect and wilful absence. hearing after March 20. Also bids invited by Carte Township Trustees, Athens County Ohio for a 1953 GMC truck with specified features, due Feb 2, 1957.
A NEA profile of New York City Police Bomb Squad officers under Capt. Howard E. Finney detailing their work with explosive devices tied to a long history of bombings. The piece notes volunteer staffing, high risks, and cases from the Mad Bomber era, including methods, equipment, and the wary mindset of the team.
Colds and influenza continue to affect residents with appointments cancelled and social events curtailed. Mrs. Marie Van Cooney and Mrs. Opal Turner Priddy are ill with influenza, while Mrs. B F Parmalee received care after falling ill during a Firemen's Auxiliary meeting. Garnet Davidson has been discharged from Holzer Hospital to S Second Ave. Mrs. Hudson and family visit grandma aged 90, with military family ties noted. Donna Carson engages wedding plans with Wendell Grate in Rutland.
Meigs County transfer notices list deeds and affidavits involving George Childs estate to Martha Childs and others for multiple Middleport parcels. Martha Childs transfers to Sadie and Gordon Wolfe. Arnold Arnott transfer to Edgar Arnott in Sut ton. Welker transfers in Pomeroy. Edwards transfers in Salisbury. Karr transfers in Pomeroy.
Minnie Ann Derenberger by Alice Pierce filed for divorce and restoration of maiden name in the Court of Common Pleas of Athens County Ohio Cause No 21337. Hearing set for on or after March 13 1957 against James Hubert Derenberger at Rt 1 New Plymouth Ohio. R W Finsterwald attorney for the plaintiff.
Mrs. John Morgan led the New Haven Parent-Teachers Association at the school, with devotions by Mrs. Edwin L. Stein and reports on calendar items bicycle racks sidewalks and supplies. The group voted to sponsor Cub Scouts for another year and approved play equipment repairs and paper purchases.
Results show Dotson Mobil and Joe Sohio in top spots with high game counts. Top ten bowlers include Chappelear 558 and McFadden 628 with strong series across multiple teams such as Night Stars Pressroom and Pioneers.
A dense roundup lists numerous college and high school basketball results across Ohio and several out of state games. Notable winners include Hiram over Fenn 78 57, Oklahoma City 107 46, and Santa Clara 61 over Pacific 51, with many other regional matchups and final scores spanning the day.
Ohio Valley Grange members at Letart Falls run an eight week attendance contest between men and women. The losing team will serve a banquet to the winners. Next meeting set for February 8.
A Pomeroy household gathering at Lincoln Terrace hosted by Mrs. Harry Osborn celebrated Louise Osborn with games and prizes. Guests enjoyed ice cream cake coffee and mints and included numerous women and children such as Mrs. Don Thomas Mrs. Ralph Graves and Mrs. Dan White among others.
Charles T. Sprouse USN seaman apprentice, son of Mr and Mrs C T Sprouse of Pomeroy Route 1, serves aboard the tank landing ship USS Washoe County with the 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean.
Stan Musial signs another eighty thousand dollar contract with the St. Louis Cardinals. The 36 year old star says he will sit out some games next season to chase a seventh NL batting title, and plans to rest after surpassing Gus Suhr’s NL consecutive game record of 822.
DETROIT Al Kaline has signed his 1957 contract with the Detroit Tigers for an estimated $30,000. The deal comes despite Kaline not asking for more money than Mickey Mantle.
Charles Legar city clerk for two terms filed petitions of candidacy for mayor of Pomeroy on the Republican ballot. He had been circulating petitions for the post. More news on the Pomeroy mayor race on Page 11.
Betty Slisher presided a MYF meeting planning a February 5 skating party and youth fund donation. Kenneth Wiggins led a Chester charge youth fellowship with 50 attendees and a plan to use a movie projector. Next meetings set at Minersville Methodist Church and Genevieve Guthrie’s home.
In Miami Beach Paul Andrews 192 pounds from Buffalo stopped Warren All Lester 179 pounds from Baltimore in a knockout. In Houston Roy Harris 190 pounds from Conroe stopped Claude Chapman 195 pounds from New York in the eighth round.
Prices at the Ohio Valley Livestock Sales in Gallipolis on Saturday show hogs at 4 weight bands from 15 to 18.35 and up to 18.35 for 175 to 220 pounds, cattle list steers 12 to 18 and milk cows 60 to 130, veal tops 30.50, lambs tops 20.40 with various weights and grades across hogs cattle sheep and lambs.
Market notes show hogs 40 lower with mixed loads across weights. cattle and calves varied with steady to weak trends and some higher loads. Eggs, poultry, and potatoes listing prices across Cincinnati area, with ranges for U S A and B grades, fryers, hens, and small potato quotations.
Poem-like tribute recalling a wife who passed away eighty years ago. The speaker wanders alone, remembering and loving her, with reflections on her constant presence in memory.
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