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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1950
Page
2
Police shut down two girl shows at Carson's playground carnival this week. No arrests were made, according to Chief of Police C. F. Parker.
Meigs County Children and Youth Program held a panel on family life discipline values and recreation at the high school auditorium. Dr. Marie Quick of Ohio University was moderator with guest Lucille Peppon of Ohio State University.
Charles Smith a 76 year old man from Pomeroy was reported missing about 6 p.m. and located near Hobson after relatives and police conducted a search. He said he had hitched a ride and was headed to Gallipolis to visit relatives.
Middleport notices Samuel Harden Stille known as the poet of the Buckeye Hills will speak at the Middleport Rotary Club tonight. President C L Tannehill announces guests will be honor students from Middleport High School. Stille writes a daily column in over 50 midwest newspapers and his latest book is Voices of the Soil.
Middleport reports truckers and travelers lament dense fog over the countryside for several mornings. A veteran motorist compared it to the thick fogs of England that once caused soldiers to lose their way from quarters to the mess hall.
Last night J. Clinton Fisher and T. R. Cowie were conferred the Rank of Knight at Fides Lodge 210 meeting held in Woodman Hall. Woodrow Mace and Lee Piett of Point Pleasant attended as out-of-town guests. An important business session followed and refreshments were served.
A list of births with parents in Ohio and West Virginia dates June 9 to June 13 and residencies in Portland Cheshire Syracuse and Mason. Discharges include Phyllis Ritchie and her infant, and a marriage license issued in Meigs County to J Thomas Wolfe and Joan M Huddleston both of Racine.
Local church listings detail service times and pastors for multiple congregations in Pomeroy and surrounding towns. Highlights include Reedsville Methodist at 9 a.m. and 7:45 p.m. with Rev. Venezia, and several EUB and Lutheran churches with Sunday schools and evening worships led by pastors Frost, Groff, and Thomas.
Mrs Nora McNaughton 79 died Wednesday at Grant Hospital Columbus. Funeral services set for Saturday at 2 p m at Rutland Methodist Church with Rev Lawrence Schmitt officiating. Interment in Miles Cemetery Rutland. Friends may call at Chase Funeral Home Rutland until services.
Charles Lochary, son of Mr and Mrs W P Lochary, leaves Sunday for Camp Atterbury Indiana for two weeks. A Pomeroy High School graduate he will serve as an aide to Rev K C Wilson a chaplain major. He has enlisted in the National Guard at Athens.
Youth Sunday will be observed at the Federated Church with young people teaching Sunday School serving as superintendent and leading worship. A picnic dinner and a swimming party are planned for the day.
Mr and Mrs Chester L Tannehill announce the birth of a son Chester Mark on Thursday June 15 at Holzer Hospital The family also includes a daughter Janice visiting relatives Mr and Mrs John Kline in Charleston West Virginia during the mother’s hospitalization
A middleport observance of Edgar Allensworths birthday was held Wednesday evening at Mr and Mrs Richard Rawlings Grant Street home. Flowers candles decorated the terrace and guests included Mr and Mrs Allenworth Mr and Mrs William Grueser Don Debbie Brannan and the Rawlings children Richard Nancy and Craig.
Bustles n Beaux Folk Dance Club sponsors a square dance at the Pomeroy Junior High School auditorium starting at 8 30 p m Denver Rice will play and Whitey Beegle will call Tickets are sold by local residents with a student rate and single admissions at the door.
The Busy Bee Class of First Baptist Church met at B. E. Talbott home in Middleport. Members received corsages of red roses, rooms decorated with roses and tapers, and hostesses included Mrs. Homer Hysel and others. A program of hymns, readings, and musical numbers preceded birthday observances and a planned July picnic at Roadside Park. Thirty six members and guests attended, with many named attendees and families listed.
The P. M. Club held a Wednesday session at Mrs. William Hobstetter's home with Mrs. Wallace Bradford presiding. Fifteen members attended, prizes went to six members, and a dessert course was served. Mrs. Anderson will host the next meeting.
A heavy rainfall during the Child Conservation League gathering forced the meeting from Roadside Park to Heath Methodist Church. Attendees included Mrs. George Skinner chairing with members Mrs. Otho Karr Mrs. Walter Crooks and Mrs. Chester Erwin and many husbands and children.
Mr and Mrs M R Sanborn of Middleport traveled to Columbus on Monday to see their son in law Joe Stanford and daughter Mrs Stanford and their sons Jimmy and Johnny from Ceres California. The Stanfords plan to visit relatives in Akron and Joe Stanford teaches at Ceres High School.
Mrs Buna Nease Marquardt shared honors at a dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs Dana Hamilton assisted by Mrs Carl Mumford of Washington DC. Mrs Mumford, a former Middleport resident, has been visiting relatives in the area and West Virginia.
In Middleport several churches announce Father’s Day observances. First Presbyterian lists sermons and Sunday School at 9:30, with a 10:30 worship and baptism of children. Church of Christ and In Christian Union share morning services, while Heath Methodist notes arrival of new pastor Louis Bangerter. Nazareth and Baptist services follow with children’s activities and evening programs.
Mr and Mrs Robert Carsey left for Jacksonville Florida after vacationing with Mrs Carsey s mother Mrs B A Dodson in an area note of the week.
Middleport Daily Vacation Bible School concluded this morning after two weeks of daily 90 minute sessions led by Dr. Homer G. McMillen and Rev. C. M. Pomeroy. About 150 children from pre school to fifth grade attended, focusing on religious knowledge rather than a graduation. Classes met at the Central School and ended with ice cream and cookies instead of an end-of-school picnic at Roadside Park.
A funeral gathering in Pomeroy honored Mrs. John W. Slagel formerly of the town. Attendees included relatives from Lexington Kentucky Ironton Ohio Hillsboro Logan and Washington D C among others. The service list features the Slagel family and friends who traveled to attend.
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