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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1943
Page
2
Classified lines publish Saturday after 3 PM in Ohio. Obits and announcements require three line coverage. Claims must be filed within three days. late entries risk rejection. Local notices list rewards and public details for Athens area listings and auction-like postings.
Meigs County USDA War Board chair Edson Roush says boards act as technical advisers to local selective service, handling recruitment, replacement, transfer and farm worker utilization. A form records farm data for deferment decisions, with the county extension agent finding replacements and deferring only if replacement is impossible, preserving farm production.
A Meigs County Probate Court license day issued marriages to James W. Roush and Eva Jean Roush of Middleport, Ruth Roush and Ralph Snyder of Racine and Diamond, plus others including Kenneth Cragg with Dorothy Reynolds, William Winebrenner and Dorothy Robson of Syracuse.
G W Ma McCuen of Ohio State University Agricultural Engineering will run two Friday meetings for Meigs County combine owners and operators. The first, at Clint Gilkey farm near Harrisonville, is at 1 30 p m. The second, at Thereon Johnson Farm on Route 124 below Letart Falls, will follow. Attendees may ask questions about operation and adjustment. Dorothy Kerr wins 250 prize and scholarship at Denison University Gran tR gVille.
Funeral services for William Beeson are held at 5:30 PM at Rawlings Coats Funeral Home in Middleport with interment at Middleport Hill Cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Hindy announce the birth of a son at Holzer Hospital. grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Hindy.
The Pomeroy social column notes the twenty fifth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Yost of Forest Run observed with a Sunday dinner at their home attended by 40 relatives and friends. Local residents and guests include the Hamm and Grueser families from Pomeroy, Middleport, Pt. Pleasant, and Dayton, plus others from New River, N. C. and Columbus. Members of the Jane Howell Tent DUV in Columbus and local community news cover travels, visits, and servicemen updates, with references to military postings and travel between Columbus, Cincinnati, and Philadelphia.
Jacqueline Kay Pomeroy Thomas is the eight pound daughter born Sunday night to Pvt. and Mrs. John David Thomas at Mrs. Claude Quillen's home in Syracuse. Grandmother is Mabel Thomas of Minersville. Pvt. Thomas, wounded in Tunisia with one foot lost, is at Walter Reed Hospital Washington receiving treatment for his remaining leg.
Thomas Russell was honored at a family dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs Ross Stobart before his upcoming military service next week. Invited were Mr and Mrs Milton Russell Mr and Mrs Truman Russell and their families.
William Barber traveling electrician for the New York Central Railroad died at Holzer Hospital from a fractured skull after falling from a 20 ft ladder at Hobson shops Tuesday morning. He lived at 2391 Cline Road, Columbus. age unknown.
Rev Lawrence Schmitt assigned to Rutland Syracuse Methodist Churches for the coming year and moved family to Rutland. Miss Pauline Holmes ill. Mr and Mrs John Bowles of Zanesville visited sister Mrs L J Hess. WSCS picnic set for State Park first Wednesday in July. Funeral of Mrs Johanna Matthewson held in Pomeroy with interment Syracuse Hill Cemetery.
Cheshire residents welcomed numerous visitors with weekend gatherings and extended visits. Fran is Lang of Sunbury joined by Lang, while Dick Athy and family from Kananga visited Rev. Julius Chandler and others. Mary Wergin hosted and visited friends, with Gallia and Columbus connections noted among the guests.
The verified report for Mr Ripley notes Terry Michael Knight ten weeks old, son of Mr and Mrs Chester Knight Annette Ashworth, has possessed two teeth for two weeks. The Knights are the babies parents and this is their first child.
Baltimore and Ohio East and West bound emoji daily schedules list train numbers departure times and service days. New York Central lines show daily except Sunday timings for north and southbound trains. Chesapeake and Ohio line notes arrival and departure times with service days and prices.
In Meigs County 147 oil and gas leases were cancelled by H. B. Walker Company Benedum Tree Oil Company and Ohio Fuel Gas Company as of June 29 in numerous townships. Meanwhile Marietta interests leased over 100 acres around Tuppers Plains with drilling planned soon.
Middleport notes report the Walburn family picnic and reunion at Syracuse Roadside Park with many relatives present including County Commissioner Charles Walburn and others. Separate items mention a temporary departure for defense work in New York and various visitors and local engagements in the area.
Minnie Elliott 74 wife of Henry K. Elliott retired Norfolk and Western conductor died yesterday at Marshall Rest Home 1330 Bryden Rd Columbus She survived by brothers Benjamin and Thomas Coburn She was a First Baptist Church and Pomeroy Club member Funeral services set for 2 pm Friday at Schoedinger chapel burial in Amaranth Abbey
Roadside Park continues as a popular picnic venue with multiple gatherings in parallel sections. A Sunday picnic drew Pt. Pleasant GCDCs workers including Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shank and their daughter, joining Middleport colleagues. Other attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Renny Pomatti with Lorena Gardner, and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Jesperson and their daughter.
Local United Methodist Church youth plan a week at Lancaster Camp Grounds and invite interested youths and parents to meeting Thursday evening at 7 o'clock. About 39 boys and girls have signified their intention to go.
Miss Maxine McKinney, 17, daughter of Kermit McKinney of Sycamore Street, died at Holzer Hospital after being brought in by Rawlings-Coats ambulance. Cause listed as uremic poisoning. Survived by her father and other relatives. Funeral set for Thursday at 2 PM at Silver Run Baptist Church.
Mrs. Fred Shauver of Broadway sustained torn ligaments and bruises after a fall at her home recently.
Meigs County Grange unit hosts joint Pomona gathering with Rock Springs and Columbia Granges. Attendance planned for July second. discussion on scheduling a later date for the annual picnic or evening event.
The Salems held their regular meeting with 22 members present. A guest from the County Extension Office spoke about the 4-1 Camp and Garden Care. Members planned a camping trip in August and discussed garden care.
An advertising snippet touts the Son's Ointment as a soothing cooling astringent remedy for itching. It claims relief in minutes and offers a 60 cent tube with an applicator, promising money back if not delighted.
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