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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1947
Page
8
The Southeastern Ohio Guernsey Breeders announce their annual field day on August 5 at Carl Weppler’s farm. Drivers can reach the venue by traveling four miles from Marietta on Route 375 and turning onto a gravel road. Wayne Roush of Ra cine invites all interested to attend.
The Morning Star Church will hold a homecoming on August 3 with a basket dinner and services at 1 30 p m.
Meigs County Meigs Junior Fair officials announced winners across 4-H FHA and FFA divisions led by grand champions Gladys Wright Betty Mora and others in dairy utensils clothing food prep and judging. Top exhibitors include Della Johnson Dorothy Theobald Aaron Wolfe James Carnahan John Philips Joan Ruth Karr and David Colwell among 199 4 H girls 53 4 H boys 30 Yo Ag boys and 43 Home Economies girls entering exhibits.
Dr Scarseth of the American Farm Research Association will speak at the annual Grange and Farm Bureau picnic at the State Experiment Farm Carpenter on Aug 13. The all day program includes farm tours, games for women and children, a noon picnic, music, readings, and an Old-Time Fiddlers Contest with prizes of 7 5 and 3 dollars. If rain forces change, the event moves to Harrisonville School House.
Land transfers in Meigs County include parcels in Rutland Bedford Township Salem Township Martinsville and Racine. Transfers list multiple sellers buyers and parcels with descriptions such as 69 acres 72 acres lots and certificates of transfer between individuals and couples across townships.
Middleport society notes report a July 26 birthday gathering for Dale Miller hosted by his mother Mrs. Doyle Miller at the Miller home on Mulberry Street. Friends and relatives listed include Johnnie Jacobs Polly Thomas Bonnie VanCooney and many others with gifts sent by those unable to attend.
Emmett Shuler manager Charles Murray Robert Haggerty Freda Welling and families attended the Ohio Fuel Gas Co annual picnic at Buckeye Lake Wednesday joining with a Gallipolis group for the event.
In addition to previously named attendees, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Crooks and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ebersbach with daughters Marilyn and Phyllis joined the Kanawha Dairy Company picnic at Camp Conley in Mason County West Virginia on Sunday.
Mr and Mrs William Hawley hosted Mr and Mrs Ray Bass and their daughter Roberta from Columbus. Thursday Mrs Hawley will travel to Ozone Park to stay two weeks with Mr and Mrs John Steifwater and Billie Marie Hawley.
Middleport residents visit Columbus as guests of local couples and relatives including Mrs. David Farmer Mrs. Arthur Skinner and family. Several relatives are noted ill at home while others travel to see kin and attend community church youth activities.
Pomeroy police chief Walter E. Wolfe reports that in the last ten days 94 cars were checked and 33 found defective. Stop lights and emergency brakes remain the most common faults, with Patrolman John Bryan assisting in inspections.
Larry Null, a construction worker from Middleport, left Thursday morning for a year long assignment in Guam. A family dinner in his honor was planned with his mother Eva Null and sisters Alice Quimby and Mrs. Frank Pribble, along with Mr. Pribble of Macfarlan West Virginia. Sharon Null recently had an appendectomy at Holber Hospital and is recuperating.
Funeral services for Mrs Edna Stansbury scheduled in Pittsburgh confirm the Huntington hospital death on Thursday. She is remembered in MIddleport as a well known resident. survived by husband Charles and brothers Garen and Pearly Stansbury.
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