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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1945

Page

2

Pomeroy Bible Students to Present Vacation School Program

Pomeroy parents and friends are invited to view exhibits and hear numbers at the Federated Church Thursday at 7 30 pm. Rev Charles Baird chairs the planning committee and an offering will be taken to cover school expenses. Friday closes with a picnic on the Junior High playground with lunch brought by each child.

Pomeroy Bible School Permeroy Federated Church Charles Baird

Middleport and Pomeroy Community Notes Mixed To End

Middleport hosts birthday dinners and club gatherings with members listed by name. Rio Grande teams split a doubleheader as Bucky Walters shines, while weddings, moves, and military family news fill the rest of the town page.

Jean Lee Hostess HG L G Club Meeting at Dar win

Jean Lee hosted the HG L G Club gathering at her Dar win home. After a social evening with music and dancing, members enjoyed a pretty refreshment table. Attendees included Billie Jean Barnitz Evelyn Cook Joan Scholl Betty Tedrow and the hostess.

Jean Lee Hg.l.g Club Darwin Billie Jean Barnitz Evelyn Cook Joan Scholl Betty Tedrow Miss Tedrow Miss Scholl Miss Barnitz Mulberry Ave

Fraziers Move To Bluefield West Virginia

Jonathan Fraziers family departs Middleport after two and a half years in local offices. Mrs Frazer and daughter Jane Ann relocate to Bluefield West Virginia while Frazer takes a new position with the Ocean Time Seven. In Middleport they lived on Lincoln Street and at the Weber property on Gravel Hill.

Middleport Vy Jonathan Frazer Jane Ann Bluefield Wo Val Pametms Aid Frasier Gensial Chomal Defense

Jap Balloon Scare Turns Out To Be Toy

Local reports of a Japanese balloon near Rutland prompted a cautious check of debris. Officials found a toy balloon about four inches long, suggesting the scare was caused by a child's prank rather than a real threat from Japan.

Arciterd Fonda Afternana Rutland 4 Stocs Rutland Cam Dale Miseor Dt Wat

PTA Dance Planned at Pomeroy High Auditorium

The PTA will sponsor the second in a trio of dances at the senior high auditorium Friday from 8 20 to 12 P M. The event targets high school students but invites other youths known to chaperones or friends of students. Music will be by Staines’s Solid Senders with Mrs Clair Karr Mrs A R Tedrow and Mrs Tracey Whales as chaperones.

Pomeroy Pomerov Irs Clair Karr A R Tedrow Tracey Whales

Wife of Meigs Officer Dies In Gallipolis

Helen Bush Miller, 44, wife of Lt Col Albert Miller, a Japanese prisoner of war, died at her sister’s Gallipolis home after long illness. Miller’s fate remained unknown. he was last believed on a Japanese ship sunk December 1944. Mrs Miller, born in Gallipolis, taught in local schools and is survived by daughter Ann and two sisters. Funeral set for Thursday at two o’clock.

Pomeroy Helen Bush Miler Howard Neal Gallipolis Albert Miller United States Academy West Point Miller Ella Miller A. P. Miller Miss Bush Gilbert and Linnie Richetts Bush U. S. Army States Hawaiian Islands Philippines Corregidor Ann Gallipalis Tates Airs Aller Holzer Hospital GAHS University of Cincin- Nhat Gallipolis Semools Mr Hohvelter Hobstetter Wanda

Attend Burial Rites of Mrs Harvey Jones

POMEROY Here to attend the graveside and commitment services for the late Mrs. Harvey Jones who died at her home in Columbus Friday after a illness. Were her husband Mr. Jones, daughters Mrs Frances Craig and Betty, Mr and Mrs Fred Reibe and daughter, Mr and Mrs Roderick Jones, Mr Myrtle Griffith, son Billy and daughter, Mrs Agnes Grimm, Mr and Mrs Carl Griffith and son Ted and William Griffith, all of Columbus. The officiating minister was from a Columbus Church of Christ. The services were held Monday afternoon.

4 H Meets at Home of Charles Carr

POMEROY Alfred Rays 4 H group met Friday at Charles Carr home in Sumner. Officers elected: Robert White president Harold Startz co president Gerald Swartz treasurer Mary Seat recreation leader Clair Follrod. Proj ects chosen were beef fairy calf and sheep. Robert White entertained with tunes on a harp and stories of a fishing trip to Lake Fenpra.

Pomeroy Alfred Rays Charles Carr Sumner Robert White Harold Startz Gerald Swartz

Two Servicemen Called Home in Emergencies

Pfe. William Wagner Jr. returned from Italy and was summoned home due to his mother's illness. He will report to a rest camp in North Carolina after 21 months overseas in field artillery. His brother George F. Wagner also was called home and is now at Great Lakes where he is stationed.

Pomeroy Pfe William Wagner, Jr Italy North Carolina Field Artillery W. H. Wagner George F. Wagner Great Lakes

Red Barrett Blanks Reds For 6th Win

Bucky Walters struggles against the St. Louis Cardinals as the world champs beat him 5-0 in two innings. Walters, once a dominant pitcher, has four wins and six losses with four shutouts this season. Cards climb to first division lead as pennant races heat up and road records remain mixed across teams.

Watt Hysell Middleport Rutland Rio Grande Charles Myers OHE Grounds Gallipolis Hysell All Stars Robert Diedrich Evans Rial E. Main St. Grande Diedrich Marietta Bucky Walters Buchy Charles Werry Jack Hand Associated Press Sherlock Holmes St. Louis Cardinals Red Birds Stan Musial Walker Cooper Mort Cooper Max Lanier Walters Billy Southworth Gam Musial Navy Lanier Boston Old St. Lou Lou Jord Charney Chicago New York Pittsburgh Detroi

Needed Rains Fall in Meigs

Meigs County farmers welcomed Sunday and Monday rains though heavy enough to avoid damage. Cabbage yields remain strong after market sales in past two weeks. alfalfa cut. strawberries nearly gone. first raspberries seen at 60 cents a quart. Potatoes scarce. meat deliveries up. bacon on display. soap powder scarce. lard rationed to two pounds per customer. chicken shortages persist as shoppers face a tight market since the war.

Pomeroy Meigs County Bend

Pfc Morris Chosen For Paris Trip In Army Sightseeing Draw

Pfc Clyde M Morris of near Leipzig Germany writes his parents that he is among soldiers selected for a Paris sightseeing trip. He notes travel by trucks to Verviers Belgium and tram transfer, spending his nineteenth birthday in Paris. Morris graduated from Vinton Rural High School and completed sixteen weeks at Camp Robinson before going overseas in January.

Point Rock Clyde M. Morris Leipzig Germany BD. V. Morris Paris Verviers Belgium Pearis Versiels Beleuim Vinton Rural High School Camp Robinson Ark

Lady Claims ERB HELP Ends Her Gas Factory Stomach

A woman reports her stomach once turned meals into gas and caused constant headaches and constipation. She now experiences no gas or bloating and wellness since taking ERB HELP sold by Athens Pharmacy, labeled as containing 12 herbs.

Athens

Fullerton's Roundup highlights Mississippi State link to Red Sox

NY column notes Dudy Noblie alumnus Fred Walters of Boston as reserve catcher. Mentions Mississippi State passer Pee Wee Armstrong, Mise Staite beat Army in 1935, and boxing kinship of Tippy Larkin and Vinnie. Opera season tease at Ebbets Field with Greenpoint humor and carny jab. Tracks and Westchester project, plus Nashville loss of Consolidated Vultee Girls team.

Hugh Fullerton New York Dudy Nobie Mississippi Boo Ferriss Red Sox Fred Walters Fred Boston Pee Wee Armstrong Mise Staite Army Tippy Larkin Red Cochrane Vinnie Ebbets Field Flatbush Leo

Standings Report From American Association Schedule

Standings show St. Louis 5 Cincinnati 0 as the only completed game. Other matches list St Paul-Columbus and Minneapolis-Toledo as affected by wet and rainy grounds. Kansas City 5-7, Louisville 1-8, Milwaukee 3-1, Indianapolis 0-7 reflect current records amid weather.

St. Louis Cincinnati American St. Paul-Columbus Minneapolis-Toledo Kansas City Louisville Milwaukee Indianapolis New York Pittsburgh Brooklyn Chicago Boston Philadelphia Detroit Cleveland Washington

Boxing and boxing event notes from St Louis and Cleveland

A mixed boxing and sports brief lists heavyweight matchups Archie Moore and Lloyd Marshall set for June 26 in St Louis with the winner to fight Jammy Bivins in July. It also notes Raymond Richards named athletic director at Villard High School succeeding Robert Mustain, who resigned for a Toledo position, with other league batting and pitching leaders cited in a noisy, OCR-like ledger.

Willard WCW Raymond Richards Massillon Township Villard High School Dales Gates Richards Robert Mustain Toledo

Navy service gives champ better punch

Freddie Red Cochrane world welterweight champion says his Navy time slowed his speed but sharpened his punching as he dominates a lineup of rivals in recent weeks. He stopped Eddie Miller in Atlanta, marking a streak of four straight second round knockouts in eleven days and plans to face Rocky Graziano in Madison Square Garden on June 29. Cochrane notes timing is off after return from South Pacific duty, but remains confident in his power.

Atlanta Freddie Red) Cochrane Elizabeth N. J South Pacific Eddie Miller St. Louis Miller Cochrane Rocky Graziana Madison Square Garden Navy Fritzie Zivic

Holmes Seizes NL Batting Lead in Braves Run

New York news reports Tommy Holmes of Boston overtook Mel Ott of New York for the National League batting lead with 14 hits in seven straight Braves wins for a .386 average. Ott slipped to .271, Cuccinello of Chicago at .249. Also notes Pirates beat the Lockbourne Flyers 7 0 in an exhibition, allowing Pittsburgh to catch a train.

Stephens St. Louis Case Washington Botany New York Ferriss Boston Holmes Lombardi Olmo Brooxyn Barrett Pittsburgh Cooper Tommy Mel Ott Tony Cucerello Chicago Ott Braves Cuccinello Pirates Columbus Pittsburgh Pirates Lockbourne Army Air Base

Devil Diver Top Weighted Entry for Dixie Handicap

Greentree Stable's Devil Diver, racing in the 1945 field for older horses, was assigned top weight of 132 pounds for the 42nd Dixie Handicap at Pimlico. Maryland Jockey Club officials were unsure if Devil Diver would race there or in Belmont Park's Suburban Handicap the same day, as Preakness contenders led by Hoop Jr. and Derby winner Hoop Jr. face a busy card with the Pimlico Oaks and Nursery Stakes also on tap.

Baltimore Greentree Stable Devil Diver Pimlico Maryland Jockey Club Belmont Park New York F. W. Hooper Dockstader Hoop Jr Greentree Dixie Charles Turner Millbrook Stable Alex Barth Ivan Parke Walter M. Jefford

Track Entries and Upcoming Sentries in Belmont Contests

Ready at the track along with Hoop Jr and Pavot features C. S. Howard's Sea Swallow Mrs W C Lewis Darby Dieppe and Col R Bradley's Burning Dream and Bail Bond Polynesian. Pavot was defeated in the Withers afi1 at Belmont a week ago. Alexy Jeep The Doge Bobanet Brookfield and Fair Jester are likely sentries expected within a day or two.

Hoop ‘Jr Pavot C. S. Howard Sea Swallow Mra. W

Lou Boudreau Delayed by Preinduction Physical

Chicago arrival begins Indians West Coast swing without Lou Boudreau who stayed in Cleveland for a preinduction physical. If late, Ed Wheeler will start at short. Al Smith faces Thornton Lee, as 4-F status cited for long standing ailments. Bill Steinecke, ex Yankee trialist, once played for a House of David team.

Chicago Cleveland Indians Windy City Lou Boudreau Cleveland Indians White Sox Boudreau Ed Wheeler al Smith Tribe Thornton Lee Lou Bill Steinecke Yankees House of David

Not Too Old To Feel Young Tromone Ad

An advertisement promotes Tromone a medicine combining vitamins and hormones aimed at middle aged men. It claims to restore youth vitality and zest, suggesting life improving effects and urges following label directions. Sold by the Gaitnher Drug Company and druggists nationwide.

Gaitnher Drug Company Druggista Everywhere Agr

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Pomeroy Bible Students Rio Pomeroy Social Notes Gilbert Weeks Salisbury Eldon Weeks I¢ Howard McIntosh Har Edward McIntosh Kay Edith Batey Rachel Joe Evans Physis Theodorus Council Daughters of America Lily Lowe Frances Smith Della Stahl Clara Eithinger Norma Wilson Addie Grueser Blanche Roller GUILD Grace Guild Grace Episcopal Church George McQuigg Lincoln Hill A. R. Clifton Newark Manning Webster Roedel Max Sanborn Tom Crow Mise Emma Sloeckner Charies Gloeckner Charles Radford, Jr Charles Radford Chester Edwin Murphy Sacred Heart Milthe Gloeckner Pomeroy High School Robert Maddox Richard Vaughan Suzanne Joyce Ann Ebers~nach Brenda Lee Straus Robert Bowen Jimmy Lou Eberscbach Carolyn Strauss Sandra Smith Linda Grimm Diana Eubanks Mary de May Peggy May Teresa ‘DeWolfe Judith Becky Peoples Lois Ann Campbell Victoria Clark Donna Wildermuth Jackie Jo Ellen Fulrod Jimmy J Frank Sisson Elizabeth DeWolfe Jack Fulrod Kay Vaughan Vaughan Willard Ebersbach James Chfford Harold Ebersbach Pomeroy Personals Margaret Bolan Cpl Penrod Bolan Joe H. H. Crum James Owens Grandison Clarence Sharp Gwen Duffy Laurel St Claude Durst Charles McNamee James Clifford Akron Virgil Walker Del Lewis Walker Jack M. Waggoner O'Reiley General Hospital Henry Waggoner Clarks Waggoner Veterans’ Hospital Huntington James E. Weyersmiller Joan Arnold Purity Restaurant Ralph Sayre Mason City Mason County Balt B. Johnson Lakin Thomas Wuher Brisher Hamemek Gilespie Uy Winters Jonathan Fraziers Bluefield W. Va PTA Meigs France William Bill Hamm John Barker MHS John Harvey Jones the Athens Messenger Messenger Sports Red Barrett Pfc Morris Fullerton Empire City Trotters Matt Winn Butlers Westchester County Nashville Stirnweiss Etten Jimi Schwimmer Ray “Whizzer” White EW Willard N. L Pet. Holmes Colegroves Market Middleport, Ohio Quality Meats Pomeroy Bend Paul Muni Merle Oberon Cornel Wilde Stephen Bekawey Jose Iturbi Boris Narioti Susanna Foster Turhan Bey Scotty Beckett Bendvue Pomeroy Gentleman Jim Errol] Flynn Jack Carson Alexis Smith Alan Hale Ward Bond John Loder Dean Uncle Sam Scott Charles Laughton Mary Roland Charles Ruggles Zasu Pitts Roland Young Ruggles OF Red Gap Bankhead Coburn Baxter Eythe Kim Tae Raymond ‘ Walburn Bond Premiere Benny Dorothy Lamour Arturo DE Carbova Mercranisr Alaq Grand Stage
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