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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 30, 1958

Page

9

Meigs County Fish and Game Association Elects Officers

The Meigs County Fish and Game Association elected and installed new officers at its annual meeting in the City Hall. Arnold Snowden became president, John C. Bacon vice president, Dale Warner secretary, and Henry Wells trustee. Bacon announced license fee remittances totaling $7814 and reported on 1958 sales of hunting and fishing licenses and deer tags. The group noted past projects, planned expenditures with the Ohio Division of Wildlife, and a commitment to immediate stocking of game birds.

Pomeroy Meigs County Fish and Game Association Arnold Snowden John C. Bacon Dale Warner Henry Wells Bacon State Conservation Department Meigs County Chester Two Ohio Division of Wildlife Reeves Division of Wildlife

New Arrivals Announced in Christmas Births

Two former Middleport residents welcomed new family members on Christmas Day. Dr. and Mrs. Marion Freeman, of Cleveland, announced the birth of daughter Gail Holly at a Cleveland hospital. Lt. Cmdr. and Mrs. Wallace Riggs welcomed a son. Riggs’ mother is Rose Marie Nease of Pomeroy, now in Washington, D.C. Grandmothers Mrs. Helen Nease of Pomeroy and Mrs. Herbert Riggs of near Pomeroy are noted as Riggs family relatives.

Middleport Gail Holly Marion Freeman Yolanda Dilgard Cleveland Hospital Cmdr Wallace Riggs Rose Marie Nease Pomeroy Washington, D.C Boyd Dilgard Freeman Dilgard Dearborn Mich

Mrs. E S Schaaf Active in Village Hospitalized

Middleport correspondent for The Daily Sentinel and secretary of the Chamber of Commerce and park commission, organist at Heath Methodist Church, automotive registrar, and member of several groups, Mrs. E S Schaaf has been confined to Meigs General Hospital for over a week. Friends send a daily gift kit with ribbons for a week.

Middleport E.S. Schaaf Meigs General Hospital Amateur Gardeners Club

Arya People Linked Persians and Indians

The Encyclopaedia Britannica notes that Persians and Indians once share a common ancestry and formed a single people called Arya.

India

Dow 91 Architect C. E. Dow Dies in Pomeroy

POMEROY C E Dow 91 well known architect and builder died early Wednesday. He designed Elberfeld and Red Anchor Department Stores and the Pomeroy Public Library. Burial will be in Methodist Cemetery at Great Bend with funeral Friday at Ewing chapel.

Pomeroy C. E. Dow Dow Elberfeld Red Anchor Ebersbach Clara Mitchell Dow Cora LeFever Newark Charles Cleveland Mary Ieenhower Copley Ohio Blanche Nicholas Akron Ella Miller Christian Science Reader Ewing Funeral Chapel Methodist Great Bend

Taylor Ridge Community Notes and Visits

News from Taylor Ridge includes illness news of Mrs. Carl Hildabrand at White Cross Hospital in Columbus. Local visits feature William Winters and Greens Run guests with the Bartels, Chalfants, Antles, and Shifflets traveling between Ellsworth and Trimble areas. The Ladies Aid Society will meet at Mrs. Bartels’ home on Feb. 5.

Taylor Ridge Carl Hildabrand White Cross Hospital Columbus Hildabrand Taylor Ridge Church Donald Russell Don, Jr Dave Russell Hooper Ridge Roxie Bulstrom Mount St. Mary Hospital William Russell Greens Run

Goodyear’s Rubber Experiments Behind Prison Walls

Charles Goodyear, the inventor of vulcanized rubber, continued experimenting with rubber while imprisoned for debt in Philadelphia, pursuing improvements that would shape the material’s future.

Charles Goodyear Philadelphia

Record Hop Slated Friday by Syracuse Fire Dept

Syracuse Fire Department and Emergency Squad announce a Record Hop Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Syracuse Grade School for youths 11 to 19 and parents. The event aims to provide supervised entertainment to keep youths off the streets with plans for future dances if successful. The dance is free.

Pomeroy Syracuse Fire Department Syracuse

PTA Mothersingers Prepare for Program in Meigs County

Middleport PTA Mothersingers rehearse at Heath Methodist Church under Mrs Lucille Swackhammer for a Meigs County PTA Council program at Pomeroy Junior High School auditorium on February 6. Vocal music supervisor Mrs Chester Erwin accompanies. Next rehearsal set for 1 30 Sunday afternoon at Heath Church.

Middleport PTA Meigs County PTA Council Pomeroy the Heath Methodist Church Lucille Swackhammer Chester Erwin the Heath Church

No Parking Signs Ease Middleport School Traffic

Middleport authorities report improved traffic safety around the new elementary school on Pearl Street after no parking signs were erected. Chief Leroy Bartrum says police patrols monitor the area and parents cooperate by letting children out in front of the school, avoiding street crossing.

Middleport Pearl St Leroy Bartrum Bartrum

Middleport Personal Notes From Athens Visitors

Guests of Mr and Mrs Robert Coats include his brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs Roger Coats and their son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Tex Coats and their daughter Jani Lyn, all from Winchester. Mrs Herbert Chambers Mrs Richard Chambers and Mrs Marcus Chambers were Athens visitors Wednesday. Kenneth McElhinney was a business visitor in Columbus Wednesday.

Robert Coats Roger Coats Tex Coats Jani Lyn Winchester Herbert, Chambers Richard Chambers Marcus Chambers Athens Kenneth McElhinney Columbus

Pomeroy Garden Club to Meet Monday Afternoon

The Pomeroy Garden Club announces a meeting on Monday at 2 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Edward Baer with Mrs. Roy Betzing assisting hostess.

Pomeroy Pomeroy Garden Club Edward Baer Roy Betzing

Brazil as Largest Independent Nation in South America

Brazil stands as the biggest independent nation in South America by area and by population, reflecting its regional prominence and demographic scale.

Brazil South America

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Fish, Game Association Riggs Helen Nease Herbert Riggs Near Pomeroy Pomeroy Bend Theatres MEIGS Jane Russell Keenan Wynn Ralph Meeker Fred Clark Una Merkel Adolphe Menjou Temple Jeff Morrow Mara Corday Table Rock Richard Egan Dorothy Malone Cameron Mitchell Billy Chapin Joe DeSantis Monkey E. S. Schaaf Schmoll Fed Val-cork Children's Oxfords Coats William Keenan Port Washington N.Y Keenan de Borgia Mont Missoula Keenans Barbara Dave’ Parker Constance Ruth Record Hop Priday Warners William Warner Charleston Warner Herman Warner Naples Fla Dan River Middleport, Ohio S&h B. H. Sanborn Elgin Observatory Prices Incl Fed. Tox Elgin Pesoreme Lord Elgin Cootaenta Shockmaster the Goessler Jewelry Store Court Street Pomero Heyely Orion Lucky Luckoff's
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