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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1952
Page
2
Several hundred people saw the New Haven Lions Club defeat the Bend Rotary Club 20 to 19 at the New Haven Elementary School athletic field. Lions women sold hamburgers and drinks to raise about 50 for the New Haven Boy Scout troop.
Mason County Health Department hosted a district staff conference for nurses focusing on school health policies and practices. Attendees included Hattie Samples and several Parkersburg staff plus guests from Spencer Ripley and local physicians.
Dr. S. O. Johnson chief at Takin State Hospital received a gold pin for over 30 years of service with the Veterans Administration. The award cites Army service and work at Tuskegee Veterans Hospital, plus current part time VA affiliation, presented by Frank H Alexander in Huntington Tuesday.
Dexter Star Grange will meet Saturday evening with the Subordinate Grange conducting sewing and cookie contests and the Juvenile Grange hosting a safety poster competition. The piece mentions various local residents and visiting relatives, plus an upcoming Teays Valley Association annual meeting at Ashton Baptist Church on August 6-7.
Mrs Emory Monroe Jr honored at stork shower on Ohio River Road with Circle One and Sunday School group present. Bridge clubs hosted by Mrs Joseph Bailey and Mrs Milton Miller featured high scores and birthday gift for Mrs A Keith McClung. Riffle family reunion at Charleston Road included officers and attendees from several towns. Public notices include Athens Ohio jail feeding ordinance and miscellaneous local visits and travel updates.
The Mason County Farm Youth Show catalog is being compiled and will be mailed to farm homes countywide. The third annual event will be held in the fall with participation from boys and girls across the county in programs and exhibits.
The Vaught Memorial Church hosts a homecoming service this Sunday with morning preaching followed by a basket dinner at noon and an afternoon program.
Notice invites bids for a used motor grader with specified tires and cab and a trade in of an older Galion model. Also included is Athens Ohio Open Air Burning Ordinance details requiring burning permits, prohibitions on garbage fires, permit conditions, penalties, and emergency status.
Plan to host a get acquainted dinner for Point Pleasant High School athletic director and coach Robert Shertzer. Mike Whalen appoints Robert Ferguson as dinner chair with co chairmen from the Chamber of Commerce Kiwanis Rotary and Lions. The event aims to introduce Shertzer to the community and will likely be held in the second week of August after he and his family move into new home.
The Mason Clinic records admit Mrs. Julia Crump of Point Pleasant Mrs. Gladys Smithson of New Haven Mrs. Ann Darst of Middleport Mrs. Martina Van Matre of West Columbia Gerald Gibbs of Mason Sandra Donohue Letart Falls Nora Wolfe Cheshire Mrs. Cora Hutton Rutland Mrs. Birdie Powell Pomeroy along with couples Mr and Mrs. George Carson Mason and Mr and Mrs. George Hoschar West Columbia noting a daughter and a son. Discharges include Mrs. Julia Crump Mrs. Gladys Smithson Mrs. Joyce Carson Mrs. Ann Darst Mrs. Martina Van Matre Mrs. Alice Hoschar and Gerald Fields.
The planning committee of the representatives of the groups named will meet Friday evening at 8 p.m. in the Moose Home lounge, Whalen announced.
Mr and Mrs George Nichols bought a ranch style home on Mossman Circle. Mrs Maybelle Bosworth purchased the George G Somerville property at 1309 Yiand Street. Mr and Mrs Robert Archer of 2508 Lincoln Avenue bought a home at 125 Park Drive from Mr and Mrs John H Martin who will relocate to Arizona where Martin becomes director and teacher of music at an Arizona college.
A woman appeared on a downtown street in briefs and startled passersby Wednesday in Point Pleasant. She was arrested by city police on a charge of being intoxicated.
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