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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1946

Page

3

Sugar Run Sewage Plan Discussed by Pomeroy Chamber

The Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce heard plans for Sugar Run area sewage disposal. Glenroy Ewing outlined a proposed system with a $75,000 estimate for concrete pipe and suggested local pipe production to reduce costs. An engineer was urged to assist. a sanitary sewer was advocated to protect public health.

THE Athens Messenger Athens Ohio Chamber of Commerce Pomeroy Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce Federated Church Robert Jacobs W. A. Smith Lois Ann Meutzling Betty Mae Couch Patty Watson Ohio University Ben Neutzling Howard Kress Glenroy Ewing Sugar Run George Howell Ewing Beleves Ewing Chester Tannehill the Sentinel Tannehill

Third Avenue resurfacing continues in Middleport area

Preparatory work on Route 33 through South Third Ave. proceeds with removal of old topping and patching before resurfacing. Traffic rerouted via Second Ave. as residents and the community weigh a parkway idea against the project. Local council history and sewage concerns are noted.

Middleport S. Third Ave Second Ave

Senator Jones Loses His St Bernard Pete

Pete the St Bernard belonging to Senator Tom W. Jones died after months of ill health. The faithful companion had accompanied the senator to public meetings and games in Middleport, including football and basketball events, and was sent from Texas as a puppy. Pete was put to sleep Monday evening following unsuccessful efforts to save him.

Middleport Pete St. Bernard Tom W. Jones Senator Jones Texas

Meigs Graduate Earns First Straight A At BG

Clayton McDole 22 of Bradner becomes Bowling Green's first straight A graduating senior. A math physics German and chemistry student, he earns the honor. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Frances Snowden of Rutland.

Rutland Bowling Green University Clayton McDole Bradner

Pomeroy Scouts Begin Junior Camp Counselor Training

Bill Knight, Joe Foster and Kenilworth Nease completed an intensive pre camp training at Parkersburg Boy Scout Camp. They were chosen as counselors for the Hughes River Junior Scout Camp and will start June 27. Foster and Nease are Eagle Scouts, Knight is a Life Scout.

Pomeroy Bill Knight Joe Foster Kenilworth Nease Parkers ‘Burg Hughes River Foster Wnease Knight

Pomeroy Couple to Wed in Rosary Cathedral Parish House

Ruth Anna Bauer and Donald R. Hart announce their marriage set for Saturday June 8 in Toledo at Rosary Cathedral Parish House. Hart a Toledo resident and Marine veteran, holds Bronze Star and Presidential Unit Citation. employed at William Hart Body Shop. Ruth Hart, a laboratory technician at St. Vincent's Toledo, will reside at 809 Baker Street Toledo.

Pomeroy Edward Bauer Ruth Anna Bauer Donald R. Hart Toledo Rosary Cathedral Beatrice Hart Robert R. Young Hart Pomeroy High iSchool Mr. Hart Lof D. B. Williams Syracuse Fourth Marine Division Pacific William Hart

Child’s screams bring neighbors to rescue at cistern fall

S mother Mrs Parker swept the platform above a cistern when it gave way. Neighbors rushed to the Tuppers Plains home of Carl Parker and found her in the cistern. The child Mary Frances Vineyard is credited with saving the neighbor’s life.

Pomeroy Tuppers Plains Carl Parker

George W. Evans Dies Near Portland

George W. Evans 69 died Monday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Harley Mc Laughlin Portland Route 1 Ohio Funeral services set for Wednesday at 2 pm at Ball Run Church The body remains at Ewing Funeral Home until Wednesday night June 12

Pomeroy George W. Evans Harley McLaughlin Portland Ohio Ball Run Ewing Funeral Home

Two Middleport Persons Injured in Accident

A West Virginia motorist and a car driven by P S Mills collided en route to Columbus. The Mills car was badly damaged and Mrs Mills suffered a neck injury while Mr Mills sustained back and knee injuries.

Middleport West Virginia P.S. Mills Columbus

4-H Advisors Take Part In Conference

One hundred thirty-one 4-H club officers advisors and parents attended the annual Officers and Advisors Conference at Middleport High School on June 4. The event drew 26 clubs with about 300 members in Meigs County. Activities included group singing, pledges led by club members, a talk by Mrs. Chester Tannehill on 4-H club experiences in Washington, and remarks by Howard Cummings of the farm security program.

C. KE. Blakeslee Pomeroy Middleport High School Meigs County Bette Lou Genheimer Dorothy Holter Claude Montgomery Salem Center Janet Theobald Vinton County Chester Tannehill Kathleen Erwin Blakeslee Geneva Nolan Robert Meredith Pine Grove 4-H Club Chester So and Sew Reedsville Pioneers Tuppers Plains Faithful Workers Hoyttown Busy Bees Hemlock Grove Snowville Rustlers Parker Run Stitchers Lucky Four-Leaf Rutland Meigs County Better Livestock Club 4-H Hustlers Hoyttown Boys Club Chester Farmers Happy Helpers Darwin Columbia Make It Club Carpenter Jolly Girls Bradbury Jolly Girls 4-H Club Langsville Racine Columbia Boys Club

Twilight Garden Club to Meet Thursday in Pomeroy

The Twilight Garden Club will meet Thursday afternoon June 13 at the home of Mrs. Minnie Davis and Miss Sadie Phillips. Assisting hostess will be Miss Minnie Eiselstein, Mrs. J. IT Clark announced.

Pomeroy Twilight Garden Club Minnie Davis Sadie Phillips Minnie Eiselstein J. IT Clark

New Members Admitted At First Presbyterian Church

Sunday June 9 a large communion service at First Presbyterian Church in Middleport saw 17 members welcomed into the congregation. Eleven joined by confession of faith and six by letter, with six men and one woman receiving baptism. Special music featured the vested choir under Mr and Mrs Lewis Sauer and organist Mrs Lillian Stieff.

Middleport First Presbyterian Church Tor Homer G. McMillen Lewis Sauer Lillian Stieff

Meigs Man Will Enter West Point

Robert Chambers of Middleport, son of Mr and Mrs Marcus Chambers, has official notice to report to West Point on July 2 pending successful physicals. A Middleport High School graduate, he attended Bullis Preparatory School in Silver Spring Maryland after honorable discharge, with appointment arranged by Representative Thomas A Jenkins.

Proving Grounds Homer Radford Athens Newton Winter Columbus Floyd Stobart Chester Road Lena Hoeflitch Sadie Foss Condor St Elsie ‘Yeager Middleport Elmer Ridley Cleveland John Ridelle Familly Lincoln Heights Frank Craig Meigs County Pomeroy Muskingum River Mary Diddle Syracuse Stark Pharmacy Dollie Hayes Charleston Robert Chambers Marcus Chambers United States Military Academy West Point Chambers Middlesport Military Academy Bullis Preparatory School Silver Springs William Bullis Cynthia Rowley Bullis Thomas A. Jenkins

War Bride Arrives at Hartford Home After Racine Honor

Betty Lou Salser, placed sixth in Racine High School District State Scholarship tests, arrives in Hartford to live with her aunt Mrs. Blanche Conde. Ginette Nelson, now Mrs. Allen Anderson, leaves Luxemburg with husband Sergeant Allen Anderson who served 15 months overseas. Anderson is due home next month after Wahama High School graduation in 1944.

Racine Betty Lou Salser Racine High School Pomeroy Allen Andertson Ison Luxemburg Hartford Blanchet Conde Mechanic St Ralph Anderson Ginette Nelson Allen Anderson Wahama High School

Boat Club Picnic Set On Houseboat In Middleport

The Middleport Boat Club announces a picnic supper on the houseboat this Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Members and guests are invited to join the event and enjoy the evening on the water.

Middleport Middleport ‘Boat Club

PM Club Meeting Planned at Pomeroy Home

The PM Club will gather Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs. William Andere leon in Pomeroy with Mrs. William Hobstetter assisting as hostess.

Middleport PM Club William Andereleon Pomeroy William Hobstetter

Kellogg's All Bran Promised Relief for Constipation

A solicited reader letter touts Kellogg's All Bran as a non purgative cereal that provides gentle bulk to aid normal laxation. The testimonial from Mrs F G MacDonell urges daily consumption for ten days with water and offers a money back guarantee by sending an empty carton to Kellogg’s Battle Creek.

Mra. F. G. MaacDonel Box 370 Abbeville Kellogg Company Battle Creek Michigan Kellogg's Omaha

Flag Day Program Postponed by Legion Auxiliary

The Ladies Auxiliary of Drew Webster Post American Legion delays the Flag Day Program from Thursday June 13 to the next regular meeting night Tuesday June 25.

Pomeroy Drew Webster American Legion

Lodge Meeting Notices For Middleport And Pomeroy

MIDDLEPORT White Rose Lodge plans a Wednesday 2 30 p m gathering at the hall with hostesses Mrs W W Hayes Mrs L W Walker and Mrs William Robson The Past Councilors Club meets Thursday evening at Mrs Ethel Smith Kerr's Run in Pomeroy

Lodge Middleport White Rose Lodge W. W. Hayes L. W. Walker William Robson Pomeroy Ethel Smith Kerr

Also Mentioned on This Page

W. Main St. Logan Hocking Valley Hospital 3Rd Avenue iSugar Run Herman Beards Pomeroy High School Ed Nye Pomeroy Village Beards Lincoln Hill E. D. Amsbury Edison Hobstetter Meigs Bendvue Middleport Leo Gorcey Huntz Hall Mike Mazurki Bobby Jordan Eddie Dean Joan Barton Blondie Penny Singleton Arthur Lake Larry Sims Ernest Truex Veda Ann Borg Daisy Robert Shayne Anne Gwynne Dodge City Bill Elliott Tex Ritter Charles F. Davis Ohio Pure Food Co Fort Worth Jack Turner Fuller BE. Callaway, Jr Hills and Dales Farms la Grange Frank Pope Hills and Dales Pomeroy Social Notes Children Plan Party Order of Eastern Star No Masonic Temple Maud Greuser W. M McCallum-Halbrecht Jed Pastj Mary Elizabeth McCallum Robert Francis Harbrecht Sacred Heart Parish House Margaret Elizabeth “McCallum Robert Francis Halbrecht Mary Eloise McCallum Minersville Patty Knight Pomeroy Personals Dale K. Roush Ben F. Turner Herman Scholl Lewis Probst Norman Klees Thurma Milhonn Huntington Zelda Davis Mary Francis Davis Cincinnati Gerald Schuster Florida Charles Graber Brick St Florence S. C Charles Graber,Jr Charles, Jr Fayettewile Hospital J. H. McClain Mary Abe Massar Mulberry Ave Robert Wolfe Walter E. Wolfe Robert Ohio ‘State University School of Phar ‘Macy Mary McCroba Wright McCroba Oxford Miami University William Radford Aberdeen, Md Meigs Man Racine Girl War Bride AL. Payne Springfield Clark Gardner Osage, Iowan Sohio Speedy Sevice Nas Iservice WLW the News 4 Times WIAM Schio the Standard Oil CO ONIO
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