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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1953
Page
10
Mason County chapter schedules 7 30 p m meeting at the L in Point Pleasant for eligible veterans to present.
National Red Cross fund drive to aid armed forces veterans and their families, polio prevention, gamma globulin production, and disaster relief begins Monday in Pomeroy with a $2500 local quota and $7000 county goal. Miss Marton Ebersbach chairs. list of workers by district and street includes many named residents and local businesses.
Nicholas Spanios, an Ohio University junior from Athens Greece, spoke before Middleport Rotarians to show how quickly he is adopting American life. In five months in the United States and six months studying English, he delivered a clear history of ancient Greece and compared it with today, noting Greek hospitality and emotion. He enjoyed a full dinner of beef stew and seconds of applesauce, then answered questions. Guests included four high school students from Middleport High School and Rotary president E. O. Ball, who highlighted Rotary Foundation Fellowships.
The Pomeroy Band Boosters gather Tuesday at 7 30 pm in the senior high band room for a discussion led by president Br Harold Brown about school owned band instruments and member attendance is requested.
The Hospice of St Bernard in the Alps now uses mixed breed rescue dogs rather than St Bernard animals. Most helpers are cross breeds combining bulldog terrier and Pyrenean shepherd traits for Alpine rescue work.
A brush fire near Route 33 Friday afternoon threatened the Dolph Joachim residence and the Pomeroy Gun Club quarters. Firemen battled the fast spreading blaze for about four hours, aided by the Pomeroy volunteer fire department and Conservation department workers from Athens. Winds fueled the fire, causing a ball of fire to drop into dry grass before the blaze was brought under control.
High winds increased danger as Middleport firefighters answered two calls on Friday. An outbuilding near Arthur Roush's property caught fire, then crews helped Pomeroy firemen at the Pom eroy Gun Club brush blaze before tackling Pearl Jacobs Laurel Cliff barn fire. The barn burned but grass fire was contained.
Middleport George Haley age 63 was injured by a slate fall at 12 30 pm Friday in the Woods Coal Mine near here. He was taken to Holzer Hospital with a compound fracture of the left leg and a fractured spine.
Middleport Frank Hack Wilson remains a patient at Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens after a derailment injury on the freight train. He has shoulder injuries and bruises. his condition requires several days of care. His son Benny, who has been ill at home with measles, shares the family moment as he recovers.
Tickets are available at Martin and Roller Drug and the Middleport Journal Store for the Class B semi finals at Athens. The Middie-Jearl Knight crew from Middleport High School will face Stnnouneed. Advance sales start Monday at 7 15 p m for New Lexington Aloysius residents with entry at OU gym.
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