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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1945
Page
3
The Rev Alberti Bitters, pastor of the United Methodist Church, will occupy the pulpit of the Enterprise U B Church Sunday evening in Rev John Morgan's vacation absence. The public is invited to attend.
Middleport Garden Club hosted 41 members and guests for a Tuesday evening picnic at Roadside Park. After a chicken supper, president Mrs A A Dilard led a brief meeting and the group decided to enter the Victory Garden Harvest Show at the Meigs County Fair August 28 to 30.
Pvt. Paul Jones, son of Mr and Mrs Fred Jones, has been stationed at Fort McClellan Alabama after entering military service in May. Visitors included Mrs Haskins and Mrs Cline Matthews Columbus and Sir Richard Matthews. Seaman Matthews has made five Europe trips and is now assigned to the Pacific. Other guests were Mrs Margaret Rife Greenfield and Mrs Shirley Mills. Mrs Chester Haddox, Wright Field Dayton, visited with her son Jan Haddox. Mrs Cora Bennett hosted D R Rice Crown City Frank Rice Toledo and Gene Rice and James. Miss Florence Kelly of Newton Mass visits Don and Mrs Don Kelly. Kelly will sing and Mr Kelly lead the service at First Presbyterian Church. Rev HL Carr, visiting Wooster, teaches courses as recreational leader for the Young People’s Conference. Lyston Pullen returns to John Carroll University in Cleveland to continue in the V-12 program after a leave. Misses Bettie and Mildred Anne Wise, Roscoe Wise Jr., Miss Edith Young and Mrs Franklin Bailey visited Gallipolis swimming pool Sunday. Miss Ida Mourning returns from a two week visit in Point Pleasant.
Meigs County reports show two divorce actions filed in Common Pleas Court for extreme cruelty. Probate records note a marriage license to Karl Welch and Thelma McKinney. Recorder entries list multiple property transfers and affidavits in Pomeroy. June clerk totals show 95 titles issued and fees totaling $125.65 with most retained locally.
An old ad notes Te Ol solution available at Quick's Cut Rate Drugs and Drury's in Glouster. It claims quick relief from ivy infection and itching, with a 35 cent back tomorrow pledge.
Promoted to Captain in the U S Army Air Corps on May 16 at Nancy France. Captain Craig son of Mr and Mrs Harry Craig enlisted December 8 1941. He trained at Camp Roberts California and was commissioned Second Lieutenant in June 1942 at Lowry Field Denver. He later became First Lieutenant, deployed January 23 1943 overseas with service in Italy and France. He is a Middleport High School and Ohio University Athens graduate. A brother Robert Craig with the infantry is also overseas.
The Office of Price Administration extends for one month the authority to sell blended strip and deep mined coal at the new deep mine prices in Producing Districts 1 and 4, centric Pennsylvania Maryland parts of West Virginia and Ohio. The extension allows further consultations with industry groups and EO stabilization recommendations.
Mrs. Mattie Springer acted as installing officer in the absence of Deputy Florence Hardin when Guiding Star Council Daughters of America held its officer installation Thursday evening. Installed were Clara Sellars councilor Irene Hemsley councilor Mattie Springer associate vice councilor Mary Hubbard junior past councilor Ural Thomas financial secretary Hazel Clark associate financial secretary Daisy Duckworth recording secretary Elizabeth Duckworth assistant recording secretary Alice Capehart conductor Mabel Winebrenner warden Lois Brarford outside sentinel Nina Theiss inside sentinel Ida Howell trustee Sadie Theuner treasurer Lizzie Quick.
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