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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1950
Page
7
The FOE Meigs Aerie Auxiliary will hold a meeting Thursday evening. Anna Mae Thomas, a Riverview Restaurant waitress, is named in the item. The public is invited and refreshments will be potluck.
Past presidents of the Drew Webster Post American Legion Auxiliary will host a picnic Wednesday evening at Roadside Park in Middleport. If rain interrupts, the gathering moves to Mrs. Frances Beards’s home.
A shower will be held at the Second Ward Fire House Friday at 7 45 p m for Mr and Mrs Walter Terrell who lost their home and contents by fire on July 9. Mrs Terrell is the former.
The Women’s Auxiliary of Grace Episcopal Church will gather at the home of Mrs. Patrick Lochary on Thursday at 2 p.m. The meeting plans and host location are announced for members.
The JOF class of the United Methodist Church held a picnic Monday evening at Bailey's Lake. Mrs Gladys Smith presided over a brief business session with 25 members present.
The Daughters of America met Monday evening at the IOOF Hall in Pomeroy. Mrs. Mary C Goodwin was elected councillor. The charter was draped for Rachel Chapman. A hayride and wiener roast were planned for July 31 at New Haven Park with members bringing wieners buns and related items to meet at 5 p.m.
Intermediate Girl Scouts completed a week at Camp Molly Lauman near Portsmouth and were escorted home Saturday evening by local residents including Mrs. R. R. Boice and several Shasteens Wil dermuth Woodward Smith Blaetmar Kress Neutzling Curtis Strauss.
Mrs. Kate Higginbotham was surprised with a birthday party in Letart to mark her eighty fifth birthday. Ice cream and cake were served as attendees gathered to celebrate the occasion.
Admissions include Morris Wolfe from Racine Route 2 Mrs Robert Harden of Syracuse Mrs Florence Theiss of Huntington W Va Mrs Mary L Wells of Middleport Mrs George Wittmer of Middleport Norbell Sharpnack of Racine Route 2 George Mossman of Vinton Clifford Decker of Racine and other admittees including Mrs Florence Theiss Mrs Marvin Gothard and daughter Mrs Betty Saunders and daughter Rodney Spencer Mrs Lawrence Eblin and daughter Mrs Herbert Ellis and son R H McCoy and Glen Blankenship
Middleport police chief C. E. Parker reports the jail is unoccupied for the first time this month and orders a thorough cleaning with disinfectant distributed. The notice includes an unrelated funeral home advertisement for Trevey Finster Wald Funeral Home at 144 Burnet Ave with contact info.
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