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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 04, 1951

Page

7

Pupils of Columbia High To Be Split Among Nearby Schools

Columbia Local School Board met Monday in the high school auditorium to assign Columbia High School pupils to Albany Reedsville Wilkesville and Rutland high schools for the coming year after revocation of the temporary charter. Albany High School will receive the majority with the rest divided among the others. the Columbia grade school will be maintained. Thirty seven students attended Columbia High School last year.

Pomeroy Columbia High School Albany Reedsville Wilkesville Rutland Columbia Local School Board Columbia Meigs County

Pomeroy Social Notes Highlight Garden Club and Visits

Social items from Pomeroy detail a Monday evening shower at Mrs Charlene Thomas for Pat Gress with many guests. The Pomeroy Garden Club met at Thelma McMurray’s home. talks on Historic Gardens and Buying Dependence were given. a picnic is planned for Aug 6 at Jed Hartinger’s. Various visits and travels of local residents are noted including Jo Ann Gilmore and Lenita Geyger with family, and Father Voytke’s vacation.

Pomeroy Charlene Thomas Pat Gress Richard Gress David Ohlinger Rosslin Armely Vera Buchanan Martha Williams Clara Karr John Werry Carol Evans Margaret Duerr Franklin Hepp Ted Beegle Nancy Sisson Dorothy Fisher Frank Gress Dale Smith Pomeroy Garden Club Thelma McMurray Albert Young Dor Schaefer Edward Jones John Lieter Jed Hartinger J. J. Adams Columbus Walter Zwilling Andrew Zwilling Ralph Gilmore Jo Ann Vernon Bobb Eber Carnahan Ward Foster Racine Russell Radcliffe Lester Beaver Falls Lake Hope Jo Ann Gilmore Athens Buckeye Lake John P. Schoenleb Jerry Jim DeGood Marysville L. F. Schoenleb Lenita Geyger Lee Rudisill Margaret Wedish George Voytke Sacred Heart Church Lena Katie Guth Marietta Lowell

Meigs Pomona Grange to Meet at Chester High Friday

The Meigs County Pomona Grange will meet Friday at 8 30 p m in Chester High School with Chester Grange as the host group for the event.

Pomona Grange Pomeroy Meigs County Chester High School Chester Grange

Marietta Visit Highlights Family Holiday Gatherings

Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Boney visited their parents in Marietta Sunday. Mrs. Ed Condon and daughter Mercedes are spending the holidays with relatives, sharing festive time.

H. E. Boney Marietta Ed Condon Mercedes

POW Claim Date Extended to March Thirty First

Meigs County veteran service officer C. J. Rhodes announced the filing deadline for former World War II prisoners of war claims has been extended to March 31, 1952. The War Claims Commission is processing claims around number 83,000. any POW with a lower number who has not been paid should contact Rhodes and bring the acknowledgment card.

Rhodes Court St

Ancient tiles in Amenhotep IV palace shrine found

Archaeologists report ceramic tiles embedded in walls and floors of the ex cavated palace of Amenhotep IV, the sun god shrine in Egypt, dating about 2400 years ago.

Amenhotep IV Egypt

Edith Pinney Weds Dalton McArthur

Mr and Mrs Clem Pinney announce the marriage of their daughter Edith to Dalton McArthur. Route 2 residents, the Pinneys, share the news of the wedding and acknowledge family ties.

Meigs County Land Transfers and A Navy Wedding

Meigs County records show multiple land transfers in Salem Olive r Rutland Reedsville Middleport Pomeroy and surrounding townships between residents and other local parties. The piece also reports the June 16 wedding of Edith Rose Dalton to Rev Paul Thomas Dalton at the bridegrooms parents home with family. the couple plans to reside in Washington D C where the groom is stationed with the Navy.

W. M. Barrett Bertha Barrett Robert R. Hersman Ruth Hersman Salem Township Monroe C. Welling Evelyn V. Welling John H. Rose Myrtle Rose Oliver Township J. C. Phillips Della Philips Dana E. Hoffman, Jr Bernice L. Hoffman Rutland Township J. E. Henry Mary H. Henry Henry and P&atnam, Inc Reedsville Robert L. Coats Maxine Coats Leona Kohn Maud Kohl Middleport Lee R. Roush Naomi Roush Floyd G. Diddle Phyllis Diddle Pomeroy Ralph R. Elise Edna D. Coryell Olive Lebanon Sutton Carl L. Barnhart Velma B. Barnhart Cecil V. Dillon, Sr Lulu B. Dillon Olive Township George Farra Millie Farra Ola Bush Sutton Township Edith Rose Paul Thomas Dalton King Dalton Chestnut Street Nelsonville Raymond Simpson Norma Jean Dalton Harry Childress Mr. Dalton Washington, D. C United States Navy

Divorce Granted in Meigs County Court

Rita Marie Kauff was granted a divorce from George W. Kauff by Judge Emmett W. Peoples in the Meigs County Common Pleas Court on grounds of gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty.

Pomeroy Rita Marie Kauff George W. Kauff Emmett W. Peoples Meigs County Common Pleas Court

Care for Moist Grain Harvest and Poultry Pastures

Gallia County agents advise careful harvesting and storing of grain to prevent heating mold and weevil infestation. High moisture above 14 percent is unsafe. use natural ventilation and shallow piles, turning to dry. Fumigate grain if weevils appear, following safety directions. A separate note covers pasture-based feeding for pullets with Ladino clover and mixed pastures to cut feed costs, plus sanitation and soil care. A July 6 field day near Marietta offers vegetable research insights with farm tours starting at 10 a.m.

Gallia County Washington County Marietta

John Mills Dairy Farmer Dies Tuesday

Gallipolis John Mills Bulnville Road dairy farmer died unexpectedly Tuesday at 3 30 p m of a heart attack. He was a lifelong native and farmer married Mae Sharon and lived in the Sharon homestead. A brother Gus Mills and a sister Mrs Dale McCormick survive with two children Margaret Davis and William. Arrangements by Miller's funeral home.

Gallipolis John Mills Bulnville Road Mae Sharon Sharon Homestead Gus Mills Coshocton Dale McCormick Worthington Sunbury Margaret Davis William of Safford Mills Harriet Kerr Miller's Funeral Home

Divorce Granted In Gallia Court

Hessie Gore of Winston Route 1 wins a divorce from Andrew Gore in Common Pleas Court. They married in 1936 at Gallipolis and have no children. Grose neglect cited. Dolph L. Pinkerman seeks divorce from Lottie Pinkerman of Oakland California. Married in Rolla Missouri in 1951. Gross neglect and extreme cruelty charged.

Gallipolis Hessie Gore Winston Route 1 Common Pleas Andrew Gore Grose Dolph L. Pinkerman Mercerville Lottie Pinkerman Oakland Calif Rolla

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Columbia High Liberty Theatre Ohio Voice of the Theatre Marilyn Maxwell Kirk Douglas Arthur Kennedy Paul Stewart Ruth Roman Howard Duff Ann Blyth Geo. Brent Zane Grey Red Canyon Stooges & Cartoon Can Ane Patric Pomeroy Social Notes Katie Killinger Thelma Milhoan June Sayre Thelma Lytle Pomeroy Personals LNA Omey Meigs Pomeroy Stewart Granger Walter Pidgeon David Niven Danger Call ME Mister Betty Grable Dan Dailey Harry von Zell Danny Thomas Dunhill Benodine Pomeroy Friday and Noble Bill Monte Hale Busters Leo Hunts Hall Stark's Pharmacy Walgreen Agency Deodorizer WLM Hoteee Cole Slaw Tweed Merveus Tobe Olafsen Sorey Socuse Mastercraft Ewing 38Th Parallel Nea-Acme Edith Pinney Gallia Court Reese Beach Taree Associated Radio Sales and Service Harry A. Miller Main Street Plaster Board & Colotex Marietta Paints & Varnishes Pomeroy Cement Block CO Ohio Valley Eeel Meritone Guiltene Orion Orlea du Pont
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