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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1956
Page
8
Middleport residents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Vrooman substituting for the C. R. Karrs answered their first call. At 11 45 p m yesterday firemen found a burning mattress in the apartment overhead Headquarters Tavern and flung it into the street.
Rains and heavy weather affect tomato yields in Letart Falls area as the Letart Racine Truck Growers Association prepares to pack and ship about 100000 baskets of tomatoes. Members talk of conveyor packing at the Letart plant, with 14 stockholders and tenants handling grading, packing, and loading for distant markets. Managers note no peak crop this year, and plans hinge on ongoing farm operations and local development.
Pomeroy Ohio residents of General Telephone Co. of Ohio in Meigs County lost most long distance service Tuesday after a tree fell across AT&T lines. Two lines remained operational from Pomeroy to Portland and Letart Falls, local service stayed steady, and chief operator Dorothy Jenkins was commended for handling calls.
Mrs Norma Wilson Mrs max ine Wingett and Mrs Ethel Chapman are among Meigs County teachers enrolled in a music workshop at Ohio University in Athens Mr and Mrs Raymond Lobn are also participants in the program
Persistent rain disrupts Middleport activities with many events postponed or moved indoors. The Blakes were rained out hosting Cub Scouts. the Jolly Bunch Sewing Club plans an outdoor supper if weather permits. and the Imperial Electric Company picnic moves forward at Bailey's Lake. Local residents visit family, return from trips, and prep meals under damp conditions as updates unfold.
Birth notices from Pomeroy include Ros and family announcing a son Barry Olumbus at Holzer Hospital. Families from Racine Portland Ore and Letart Falls share greetings. Keeney Bennett Post American Legion in Middleport hosts an ice cream social with refreshments and reports from Cleveland delegates.
Dale Carl Pomeroy, 56, of Pomeroy, killed in a head on crash near Moundsville West Virginia. His mother Lydia Carl hospitalized after stroke upon learning of son's death. Survived by wife Wil Pomeroy two grandchildren Carla and Coleen Wilson a brother Ralph and three sisters Faye Pratt Mabel Brickles and Louise Harrison. Funeral 3:30 Thursday at Ewing funeral home with burial Riverview Cemetery Middleport.
A note on Friday’s role as an unlucky day across Christian nations traces misfortune to its linkage with the weekday. The text connects the superstition to cultural beliefs and religious associations shaping Friday’s reputation.
The Grange sponsors an ice cream social Friday evening in the Woode Grove. Pie and cake will be sold. Proceeds benefit the church building fund as part of the Grange community project.
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