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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1949
Page
9
The Rev. W. B. Moore has been returned to Heath Methodist Church for a third year by the Ohio Methodist Conference at TaReside Ohio.
Middleport society pages list Edward Eugene Kitchen senior birthday party at C P Bradbury home with guests Joe Rice Hennesy Arthur Clark Edward Lee McComas and Stephen Coats. Many locals and relatives visit or travel from Columbus Racine Akron Dayton Meigs and Rittman with health and wedding news noted.
Roundup yesterday at the high school drew grateful responses from parents. PTA co chairmen Kermit Wiseman and William Grate led a team including Dr F M Chaff Dr John B Morige Mrs Catherine Shavorinsky and others for student health exams. Doctors Z J Davie and C Z Ingles performed examinations today.
Meigs County Veterans Hospital trustees in Pomeroy voiced optimism after clearing hurdles for a county hospital. They discussed financing via a guaranteed loan backed by a 240000 bond plan and a one mill tax for 15 years, with legal and ballot preparations underway. The 1946 levy funds of 42000 are invested, and the next trustees meeting is July 21 with public attendance urged.
Admissions include Patricia Jesse Alyce Schneider Noel Hysell Juanita Larson Pearly Nelson Roberta Hoover and others with multiple surgeries. Births reported for Mrs Dale Hysell and Mrs Howard Nutter. Discharges listed including William Kirk and Mrs Emmet Gilkey. Patrol off duty in Middleport and critical condition updates for Flora Lewis wife of Prof J T Lewis.
Federated and local churches publish service times for Pomeroy area congregations. Listings include pastors Rev. Robert Hegnauer Paul Nye Lewis Berger L M Mohrhoff and O H Cart plus events such as Sunday school 9:15 to 9:30 a.m. worship 10:30 a.m. choir practice youth fellowship and prayer meetings across churches including United Methodist St Pauls Lutheran Church of Christ and Christian Science Society.
Dr. J. J. Davis leaves Sunday for Chicago to enter Cook County Hospital graduate school for a two week course in gynecology and obstetrics. Mrs. Davis and Charlene join in the second week. their youngest daughter stays with grandparents Mr and Mrs H E Bush. They plan to return July 1.
Scioto Valley Consistory of Columbus hosted Bend area Scottish Rite Masons last night in Middleport. Attendees included Rev J O Williamson Roy L Wildermuth Ralph L Jacobs and others from Columbus along with visitors from Athena New Castle Pa Wheeling South Bend and Jefferson. Dinner by Evangeline Eastern Star members featured summer flowers and a program with remarks on faith and fellowship.
Middleport churches announce Fathers Day observances with Sunday school at 9 15 and worship at 10 1. Heath Methodist lists services at 9 30 and 10 30 with sermon Our Church and postpones mid week. WSCS officers to be installed Monday. First Presbyterian notes Sunday school 9 30 worship 10 30 with sermon How To Cure an Inferiority Complex and Children's Day exercises 7 30 to support missionary work. Syracuse Presbyterian reports closing exercises of Daily Vacation Bible school at 8 p.m. Barbara Griffis in charge.
The Guild of Grace Episcopal Church met at the Manning Websters with Mrs. Fred W. Crow Jr. presiding. They planned a June 26 parish supper honoring Rev. Sydney J. Browne of Athens who will serve as Wheaton College chaplain in Attleboro Mass. St Peters Gallipolis guests will join the lawn supper. Irene Scudds of Cincinnati will lead a church school meeting. Thirty attendees included 24 members and two guests Carl Schaeffer and Mrs Bradford Powell of Florida. Refreshments were by Mrs Vigneten ie and Mrs J O Roedel and Martha Roedel.
Dr and Mrs E K Slagel and son Donald visited Mr and Mrs Emmett Peoples before continuing home to Lexington Kentucky after a trip to New York.
Miss Elizabeth Seitz 62 dies at her home in Monkey Run after an unexpected illness. She is survived by brothers Conrad and John Seitz and sister Emma Seitz, all of Pomeroy. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Sunday at Ewing Chapel with Rev. Robert Hegnauer officiating. Burial in Beech Grove Cemetery.
Three fire trucks of the Pomeroy Volunteer Fire Department now carry centrifugal pumps. The First Ward truck received a 500 gallon per minute pump, approved by Chief Herb Giles, with funding raised under sponsor Ernest Pappy Johnson.
Walter Voss Pomeroy Jr. age 23 appeared before Justice Percy Peoples after arrest by Constable Ross Evans on an abandonment charge filed by his wife. He was released on his promise to make proper provisions for his wife.
Shrine Club to meet at the Pomeroy Second Ward Fire House at 7:00 tonight to finalize plans for the circus event at Carson's Playgrounds in Middleport Monday. Proceeds from ticket commissions go to the Crippled Children's fund. A divorce was granted to Nettle S Parsons from Paul D Parsons on the common pleas court Thursday. Attorney John C Bacon represented the plaintiff.
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