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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1947
Page
9
Fly control pair from Dr Hess for barn and cattle
Two new products Dr Hess BARN SPRAY and FLY SPRAY Concentrate use DDT for fly control. BARN SPRAY is mixed with water for buildings where flies settle and die on sprayed surfaces. FLY SPRAY Concentrate mixes with water for livestock and includes Thanite for quick knockdown and pasture protection.
Meigs County Native Nancy McDole Dies in Pennsylvania
Nancy McDole of Ball Knobs Meigs County died at a Midland Pennsylvania residence of a grandchild. Her body was returned to Ball Knobs for burial in Ball Knobs Cemetery on Monday afternoon July 21 after funeral services at a nearby church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Nancy McDole
Ball Knobs
Meigs County
Midland
Adamses Entertain Visitors At LETART FALLS
Mr and Mrs Co D Adams hosted Layman Reed and son Tom from New Brighton Pennsylvania and Harry Millivan Jr and his two sons Bobbie and Jay from Beaver Falls Pennsylvania. The Millivans will stay for several weeks. Pellagra scurvy and rickets described as starvation diseases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letart Falls
Co. D. Adams
Layman Reed
Tommy
New Brighton
Harry Millivan Jr
Bobbie and
Jay
Beaver Falls
Millivans
Harmonica Ace To Play At Meigs County Fair
Harmonica artist Harkness of WLW rural programs will entertain at the Meigs County Fair in Pomeroy. While in Germany he found five super chromatic harmonicas and plans to perform with the Midwestern Hayride cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harmonica Ace
Meigs Fair
Pomeroy
Lafe Harkness
WLW
Pomeroy, Toay
Germany
Harkness
Seven in ten Americans commute by automobile
A survey shows seven out of ten American workers travel to and from work by car. Government data, transportation researchers, and employers are cited as context for rising automobile commuting trends and implications for traffic and air quality.
Social Notes Highlight Weekend Visits in Middleport Scene
Middleport entries record visits from Gomer Eugene Martin and family in Chillicothe, plus gatherings with the Martins, Stevens, Byers, and many locals. The Past Chiefs Association of the Pythian Sisters held a picnic at Roadside Park, with guests including Clara Owings and others. Additional items mention travel, Army Air Corps transfer, New York buying trips, and relatives visiting from Akron, Columbus, and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiefs Association of the Pythian Sisters
Clara Owings
New Martinsville
C. F. Hawkins
Mabel Aiken
Althea Anderson
Lillian Stieff
Picnic at the Chase home gathers local relatives
A family gathering was held recently at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Chase in Rutland. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Carl Gilmore, Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Judson White, Mrs. Will Haptonstall, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Haptonstall, Mrs. Ethel Jones of Illinois, and George Frecker of Pomeroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Chase
Rutland
Carl Gilmore
Hubert Taylor
Judson White
Will Haptonstall
Paul Haptonstall
Ethel Jones
Illinois
George Frecker
Pomeroy
Sunday guests of Locust St. couple bring visitors
Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. William Myers of Locust Street included Mrs. William Dawson, Mrs. Minnie Arthur and daughter Eleanor, Miss Minnie Dawson of Columbus, and Mrs. Ed Koehler of Pomeroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Myers
Locust St
William Dawson
Minnie Arthur
Eleanor
Minnie Dawson
Columbus
Ed Koehler
Pomeroy
Church members attend Chester associational meeting recital
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Russell Miss Margaret Houdashelt Mrs. Paul Haptonstall and Beulah White of First Baptist Church attended a church associational meeting at Chester where the latter two presented a musical number on the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Russell
Margaret Houdashelt
Paul Haptonstall
Beulah White
First Baptist Church
Chester
Local residents and visitors listed in society notes
Miss Ruth Peters home economist of The Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. is a business visitor this week. Mr and Mrs William Garber Jr have returned to Akron after visiting the Garber parents on S Second Ave. Roy Hayes of Detroit is a…
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Gardner
Alton Vale
Morrow
Ohio
Ernest Gardner
Charleston
Robert Allensworth
John Harvey
James Hawley
Grace Montgomery
Eddie Frecker
Ralph Frecker
Columbus
O. E. Bechtel
Arlena Lyons
J. E. Lyons
Charles Lucas
Homer Jones
Akron
Raymond Allensworth
Mitchell Field
S. 1
Army Air Corps
E. R. ‘Tompkins
Sammy
Jimmy [Hamer
Wilkinsburg
Tompkins
Robert
University of Chicago
Ruth Peters
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
William Garber
W. R. Garber
S. Second Ave
Roy Hayes
Detroit
Meigs County Scout Drive Aims For Sustaining Members
POMEROY The Kinshata District Council of the Boy Scouts of America announces a 1947 sustaining membership drive from July 24 to August 7. Howard Kress, local scouting executive, says the county will meet its quota as new troops and two Cub Packs have grown in Meigs County. The campaign will align with a national February drive during National Boy Scout week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Kinshata
Boy Scouts of America
Howard Kress
Meigs County
Meigs
Kress
America
Weekend visitors and local accident report
Daughters visit Rutland at Mr and Mrs J E Michael s home. Mrs Raymond Markins of Huntington and Thelma Michael of Columbus are noted as visitors. Miss Michael recently returned from a three week vacation in Grand Rapids Michigan. Pomeroy reports Jack Stafford of Langsville taken to Martz Hospital for leg injury from a tractor accident and later returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
J. E. Michael
Raymond Markins
Huntington
Thelma Michael
Columbus
Miss Michael
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Local residents guest list includes several regional visitors
Patricia ter from Richland Washington with Mr and Mrs Ray Sherman and friends. Olivia K Reed formerly Mrs Kendall. Jacob Bechtel of Columbus and Lula Milligan of Springfield were guests of Miss Sarah Dobbs. Betty George of Columbus visits. Garen Morrison and son Charles Morrison, formerly from here now of Florida, renewing acquaintances this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ter
Patricia
Richland
Wash
Ray Sherman
Kendall
Olivia K. Reed
Jacob Bechtel
Columbus
Lula Milligan
Springfield
Sarah Dobbs
Betty George
Garen Morrison
Charles Morrison
Florida
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dutton
Greyhound Bus Station
Middleport
Pennsylvania
Adamses
The
Rathburn
L&z Dress Shop
du Pont
du Pont Zelan
Group
Brassieres
Rayon Hose
L& Z Dress Shop
Pomeroy, Ohio
Middleport Social Notes
Gomer Eugene Martin
Gary Eugene
Chillicothe
Gomer Martin
Second Ave
E. W. Stevens
Marjorie Martin
Vicky
Lincoln Heights
Kenneth Byer
Charles
Pear St
Virgil Hayes
N. Second Ave
Mrs. Carson Hayes
Syracuse
Clyde French
Curtis
Jackson
Earl French
Athens
Edward French
Ernest Kennedy
Edith Thomas
William Grapes
I. E. Miller
Franklin Bailey
James Shaum
Miller
Bailey
Earl Stiddard
Elizabeth
Pickens
Paint & Hardware
Lowe Bros
Schmolle & Appliance
Middleport, Ohio
Suspenda
Dickie
Boscal Coffee
Stokely
Armour’s Star
Nu-Maid
Oleo
Wieners
Swift's Babies
Rieties
Chuck Roast
Hamburger
Argo
Sateena Island
Locust & Pearl Sts
Quaker Alone
Philco
H. M. Cross
Dr. Kohl
Stark’s Pharmacy
Dane Clark
Sydney Greenstreet
Martha Vickers
Alan Hale
Craig Stevens
Barbara Brown
Sonny Tufts
Diana Lynn
Barry Fitzgerald
Dick Foran
Frank McHugh
Allen Jenkins
John Litel
Monte Hale
Adrian Booth
Yukon
James Newiss
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