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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1943
Page
3
An OCR fragment references a 1940s event with names and places blurred. It hints at an action or meeting in a locality, possibly involving officials or organizers. Details remain unreadable, but the item suggests a public notice or scheduled gathering.
Pomeroy and Middleport councils met Monday night at Court St addresses to address taxi office plans and street repairs. Officials discussed patching main street holes with material from King Valley Brick Company and agreed street department aid for cleaning Union Avenue properties after a severe train wreck. Elbert Robin chaired the meetings in Mayor Hartley’s absence.
POMEROY The Wildwood Garden Club met at Miss Hobstetter’s Morning Star home for June. Allen Ball led the business session. Harry B. Roush read a paper on Gladiolas. Hobstetter spoke on planting vegetables. Miss Ethel Land judged flowers and arrangements. refreshments followed.
Donald Rosenbaum of Lincoln Hill returns to Spital University in Columbus to enroll for the summer term. An honor student, he recently sustained a serious head injury after being struck by a car while walking along the road berm near the campus. He remains under medical care but plans to resume studies this summer.
Meigs County Food Preservation Committee met June 4 at the Agricultural Extension Office. Chairwoman Mrs Geneva H Nolan led a discussion on county needs and upcoming demonstrations. Notices listed meetings June 9 in Middleport and June 15 in Pomeroy with additional sessions by request, plus leaflets from UD and OSU on home canning and storage.
In Middleport the Auxiliary Police for youths has prompted forming a girls group to serve as Auxiliary Nurses. Chief L B Higgins sponsors both groups and will oversee by guiding an older leader who will plan activities. The girls will join the sister organization to support community aid.
A special Civilian Defense meeting is set at Middleport City Hall Tuesday at 8:00 p m to plan a blackout staged at an un announced hour Wednesday night June 9th. All members urged to attend.
Announcement of the marriage of Miss Flossie Frecker to Mr. Robert Allensworth performed June 6 in Charleston. Notes on community activities include Garden Club events, a miscellaneous shower, lodge meeting, and numerous visits and travels of residents to and from Marietta, New York, Huntington, Columbus, and other places.
Mr. and Mrs. Ithmer Neal and son of Ravenna are visiting relatives for a week. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Brannon of Clarksburg spent the weekend with the Brannon parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. F E. Russell on Mill Street. Also noted are Mr. and Mrs. Chappelle Talbott.
Meigs County launches a spring scrap iron salvage campaign led by chairs George Carson and Harold Hilligas with a June 14 Flag Day climax. Townships are urged to mobilize volunteers and trucks, using 4 H members and other workers to gather scrap as a wartime duty to boost metal for ammunition and equipment.
Meigs County Probate Court issued marriage licenses to William Foster 21 of Trimble and Inez Dusty 19 of Pomeroy. Also listed are Escum Rose 43 of Portsmouth and Edna Pemberton 27 of Middleport, Car Houser 30 of Massillon and Helen Buzilla 21 of Middleport, Floyd R. Farra 19 and Mary L. Haueisen 21 of Racine, Raymond Mills 18 of Middleport, and Margaret G. Thomas 19 of Syracuse.
The Council of Church Women will hold a picnic Wednesday at noon at the home of Mrs. C. E. W. Downie.
All members of the Control Center personnel are requested to assemble at the Control Center in Pomeroy at 8 30 Wednesday night. The meeting aims to familiarize the group with a new set-up as announced by Henry Ewing the commander and FE M Johnson the executive officer.
Guy Watson was released from Pomeroy jail on 59 dollars in fines and costs and placed on a year of probation by Justice of the Peace Steve Martin. He pleaded guilty to an assault and battery charge against his daughter Marcella, sworn out by her mother Christina Watson. Kentucky has a town named Ruin.
A group of General Chemical Defense Corporation supervisors and their wives spent a day at the Harry B. Roush Hidden Lake retreat. They boated fished and finished with a fish fry. It served as a farewell party for A number whose services were cancelled or reassigned within the defense plant.
Miss Ann Strauss, May 24 graduate of The Christ Hospital School of Nursing Cincinnati, is at her parents home with Mr and Mrs Otto Strauss. Mrs Strauss and niece Margaret McAffee of Athens attended the commencement. Mr and Mrs Fred Beards of Chillicothe announce birth of daughter Rose Ann May 28 at University Hospital Columbus. Grandparents Fred Beards Sr of Pomeroy and Mr and Mrs Edward White of Tuppers Plains.
Twilight Garden Club will meet Thursday evening June 10 at the home of Misses Ethel and Clara Garland in Minersville. All members urged to be present to transact important business matters.
Mrs. William Hobart of Cleveland visits her father William Reed for his birthday and attends gatherings with relatives. Mrs. Hobart hosts a luncheon in Columbus for her niece Miss Lillian Reed whose wedding is set for Thursday. Mr. Ilva Heilman and Phyllis Kesterson announce the birth of a 6% pound son on June 5. Grandparents and great grandparents named.
Milton Smart, a rising sophomore and member of the M.H.S. marching band, sustained a severe knee and leg injury when a heavy piece of steel fell at the Rowley and Reed Store where he worked. No bones were broken, but he is ordered to rest the injured leg for two weeks or more.
At the June council meeting a total funds balance of 10000 dollars was reported after paying 5000 dollars in current bills and setting 6000 dollars for street repairs. The mayor’s report listed 124 dollars in fines and licenses and 1400 dollars in bills for Flood Relief and Storage Building No 2 improvements. Firemen discussed priorities on equipment. hose status was reported good. Arthur Covert received permit to move his beer license from Nelsonville to Middleport. Ice tea and cookies were served during a pause by Patty Higgins and Police Chief L B Higgins.
Mrs Helen Skinner learns her son BE R Skinner has been promoted to major. A Pomeroy High School and West Point graduate, he serves as assistant plans and training officer at Camp Hale Colorado, a mountain training center.
Mrs. Oscar Meier, seriously cut above the eye when her head struck a feed truck at the Meier Store, is back from Holze Hospital and improving slowly after treatment.
Justice of the Peace Steve Martin announced to Pomroy friends the birth of his son and daughter-in-law William Martin of Weelsh Town welcomed an 11 pound boy on Monday June 7. The infant becomes the 13th grandchild for Justice Martin. Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs BD A Whaley of Darwin.
The Olive Farm Women’s Club gathered at Mrs. W. M. Cowdery’s home in Long Bottom for a social evening and program. Mrs. Myers and Mrs. W. N. Swain sang Mothers Day. a quiz was led by Mrs. Swain. talks by Mrs. Victor Wippel on Honoring War Mothers and by Mrs. Pickens on What Daughters Think of Mother. Mrs. Hawley read Readers Digest excerpt. Mrs. Marion Hall spoke of her daughter’s military wedding in Dayton. Refreshments were served. Participants included Mrs. Effie Warren, Mrs. Donald Myers, and visitor Mrs. Paul Andrews. Next meeting set at Mrs. Francis Andrews’ home on June 17.
The American Legion and the Auxiliary State Patrol discussed a test blackout set for Wednesday night and outlined their assignments. The Post reported its annual memorial exercises at Hemlock Grove Sunday with Pat Thornton as speaker and firing squad and buglers taking part.
Mrs Nobel Rompel, recovering from surgery at Holzer Hospital, will recuperate at her parents Mr and Mrs Delbert Chase in Harrisonville. The Rev Nobel Rompel, who attended the Ohio Methodist Conference in Columbus, brought her to Harrisonville on Tuesday.
A reunion of former Chester Seminary students gathered at Mrs. H B Smith's Lincoln Rowd home in Pomeroy. Guests included M R Rutherford of Los Angeles and J T Branson of Washington DC. The group shared a Mary Jane Coffee Shoppe dinner and reminiscences before returning home. Mrs Del Fife injured her arm after a yard fall while visiting on Mis t Street.
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