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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1954
Page
6
Meigs County schools and exempted village systems in Pomeroy and Middleport recorded at least 168 accidents last year with insurance claims totaling $1,555.94. Pomeroy led with 55 accidents and $2,164.17 in payments. Middleport had 16 accidents totaling $372.69. Other county schools reported smaller totals. figures exclude organized football injuries.
Inventory and appraisement filed in the estate of Minerva Ann Stoneburner by Swain Wigton and Deijtter with values of 61.52, 252.75 and 2500 for cash stocks and real estate. Estates of Rezin B. Skinner and Kate Denny proceed with executors and appraisers named, real estate valued at 17700 and personal property at 3216.80. Proceedings include probations, divorces, custody orders, and multiple marriage licenses and realty transfers involving local residents and nearby towns.
Mr and Mrs Travis Chesser hosted a dinner for daughter Violet with guests including Mr and Mrs Charles Holland of Athens and Wilber Chesser and Darlene. Visitors to Mrs Etta Davis included the Conways, Alva Markins Johnny and Sandy, and Raymond Davis. A Greens Run picnic by the Ohio River drew William and Don Russells families from Taylor Ridge. Others visited in Athens Mur ray City and Lorain, with several locals and Detroit and New York guests.
Thirty two members and parents of the Sunday School and MYF and their guests enjoyed a recent picnic at Bailey’s Lake. Plans for the annual Alfred Grange picnic in Wood Grove include games refreshments a horse pulling contest and a horse and pony show. Florence Ann Boyles returned from a West Virginia visit. Wayne Swartz has returned home from Columbus hospital. Jimmy Woodyard came home from a Cleveland visit.
Miss Ruth Drake and Mr. James Euler wed in a simple ceremony at Heath Methodist Church in Middleport. The Rev. Louis A. Bangerter officiated as Mrs. C. M. Hennesy played bridal music. The couple will live at 246 N Fourth Ave after a trip through Skyline Drive and Shenandoah Valley.
Local couple Mary Lou Clark and Robert Edson Warner united in a June 26 ceremony at New Hartford Presbyterian Church. Miss Clark wore white embroidered organza with a Juliet cap veil and daisies. Miss Margaret Clark and Miss Alice Templeman served as bridesmaids. The couple planned a New England motor trip after and both will attend Rochester University in the fall.
The Dorcas Circle of the B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society held a Tuesday picnic at the Middleport Roadside Park. Mrs. Charles Bennett presided, Mrs. Paul Smart chaired, and devotions were led by Mrs. Homer Hysell who read and prayed. A letter from the Baptist Home in Cleveland was read, and a report noted ice cream sent to a rest home on July 4.
Middleport residents dig for water to beat high local water rates. Some have struck abundance while others found oil and gas mixed with water. Names include Emmett Shuker Mrs William Wyatt and A E Erwins who now have their own water supply.
Patrons found Simon Market at S Third and Locust Streets shuttered with empty shelves as the building, owned by Fred Shiflet, was vacated overnight. The store, run for years by Joe Simon, and his family, who lived nearby, also left the premises.
Mrs. John Lyon baked a cake decorated with her daughter's name in musical notes for Debbie Lyon who turned three. The party at Point Pleasant included many Burdette and Lyon family members along with John Lyon children. In the same area Mr. and Mrs. Charles McMaster hosted a fish fry on N Second Ave with guests including Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Grueser and the Schmolls from Pomeroy.
Mrs John Baker made and decorated a birthday cake for her sister Miss Marcella Fraser a stenographer at The Parkersburg Rig and Reel. The cake was taken to the office Tuesday where Fraser shared the cake and ice cream with co office workers.
Mrs. Lenore Hobart Kent left Brownsburg Ind after a three week visit with her Hobart family and Cedric Clark. Guests included Frances Beards and Kim Neal with Frank Rice family. Other visitors عبارت Mrs. Rensselaer Johnson Martha Downing and daughters from New Orleans. Chats of relatives continue across Zanesville Morgantown Cincinnati Crooksville Akron and Athens with extended family stops and weekend guests.
Numerous families and relatives visited over the weekend across Ohio and neighboring states. Names include the Walters, Clark, Thompson, Warner, Faulkner, Darst, White, Mills, Lewis, Canady, Weismiller, Russell, Powell, Daniels, Poindexter and Reynolds, with travels spanning Belle West Virginia Columbus New Haven Zanesville Muskingum River Crestline Elyria and Columbus Zoo visits noted.
A group including Mrs. Mabel Reynolds and relatives from Cuyahoga Falls and St. Albans, W Va, have been guests at Mrs. Clifford Hayes in S Second Ave. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Smart depart for a vacation along Skyline Drive in Virginia.
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