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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1948
Page
3
The Meigs Chapter of the Izaak Walton League held its monthly directors meeting Thursday evening at the league secretary John Bacon's office.President Rue Tuckerman led the session with Mr. Bacon reporting on his Chicago trip as a National Convention delegate.
In Middleport a Cub Scout reorganization draws parents to attend upcoming meetings. Joe Mihalka of Athens Kinshuta District spoke at Heath Methodist Church about Cub activities and child home links. Next meetings are set for June 15 and June 17. boys aged 9 to 11 are eligible.
Middleport church notices list Heath Methodists led by Rev W B Moore with services at 10 25 a m and Sunday school at 9 30 a m. First Presbyterian offers a new nursery for children during 10 30 a m worship with two women in charge 10 30 to 11 30 a m. First Baptist holds 10 15 a m worship and communion, with 9 15 a m church school and 7 30 p m evening service. Syracuse Presbyterian schedules 9 30 a m Sunday school and 8 p m talk by Dr McMillen.
The Meigs County Better Livestock Club met in the extension office and decided to hold a showing and fitting demonstration at Harold Carnahan’s farm in Racine on June 15. They discussed Bang’s disease testing and viewed a film titled The Legacy about proper farm equipment and conservation for profitable production. Members present included Howard Ervin James Carnahan Grover Salser Jr Gordon West Howard Strong Bennie Gaynor David Colwell Harley Rice Bill Perry Paul Nelson and Paul Cotterill.
W B Moore pastor of Heath Methodist Church has been chosen superintendent of the Community Daily Vacation Bible School opening June 14 and running through June. Classes will be at Central and Pearl Street School buildings Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 11 15 a.m. Enrollment is open to children from four years old through eighth grade.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Jewell of Columbus spent a weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Blackwood in Harrisonville.
The Rev. John R. Thompson will preach at Madison Free Will Baptist Church Sunday at 7 30 p m all parishioners are invited to attend the service.
A dense list of church activities across Pomeroy and nearby areas. Includes schedules for Sunday schools, morning worship, sermons by Rev. Leroy Hiett and Rev. William Sleashman, prayer meetings, choir practices, and circuit meetings to elect delegates to Ohio annual conference. Also notes family matters like children’s meetings and an apple picking service.
Modern Woodmen of America memorial scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday at Burlingham Church. Members their families and friends are invited to attend.
POMEROY Edison Hobstetter of the Pomeroy National Bank will head discussions as Ohio bankers visit Summit Green and Allen County farms to study soil improvement selective land use and better farm business methods. The tours involve bankers farmers county agents conservationists and OSU experts with lectures after lunch. Hobstetter chairs the Agricultural Committee of the Ohio Bankers Association which backs the trips with OSU College of Agriculture and the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.
Pearl Gardner 76 of Rutland Street Middleport died Thursday morning after a year of declining health. Survived by two daughters Dorothy Roush and Esther Vale two sons Charles and Ernest Gardner two grandchildren and sister Riva Crans. Funeral services Sunday at 2 p.m. at Rawlings Coats funeral home with burial at Middleport Hill Cemetery. Dr Homer G McMillen to officiate.
Mrs Susie Birch of Portland Route 1 received a telegram that her son Pvt Herbert D McNamee is en route to the United States. He was killed in combat at Maffin New Guinea on June 23 1944.
Middleport reports 55 new Church of Christ members received with 135 attendees at a Wednesday reception led by Pastor C. E. Shepard. Four were baptized, and a long list of additions by baptism or transfer since the start of the year is documented. Old river interests and local histories are recalled, including Grand Ditcher Hotel and Elberfeld's department store background.
Eexo resident and former local now in Michigan's oil and gas sector joined the Pomeroy Volunteer Firemen’s Association gathering. He is the son of the late Wash Roush, a famed steward on Ohio and Mississippi routes over half a century ago.
Flossie Dixon district deputy of Nelsonville conducted the annual temple inspection Tuesday evening at Meigs Temple 153. Mrs Dixon received a gift from the temple and Mrs Florence Bush presented corsages to Mrs Lillian Stieff and Miss Irma Smith. A long pink and white decorated table highlighted the meal with Mrs Bush as refreshment chair. Eight Nelsonville visitors attended.
Pomeroy James R Jeffers files in Common Pleas Court seeking specific performance from Caroline O Karr for a contract to convey a $4,000 property. He says he paid $1,500 of the total and that she refused the conveyance after demanding a promissory note for the remaining $2,500.
A summer round-up clinic at Pomeroy Junior High School examined 28 children starting in first grade. Examiners were Dr. Selim Blazowicz, Dr. Charles Mullens, Dr. Everett Tracy, and Dr. Kenneth Amsbury. Mrs. Arnon Kelton thanked the doctors dentists and the Central and Sugar Run PTAs for cooperation.
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