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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1961
Page
3
Athens County Pomona Grange will meet Monday March 6 at 7 p m at the Grange Hall for degree practice with all officers present. On Thursday March 9 at 8 p m the Canaan Grange hosts degree work at the Athens Grange Hall.
Mrs Nathan Biggs hosted the Chatter Club at her home Tuesday night with Mrs Glenn Evans presiding. Prizes were awarded for games and door prizes went to Mrs Vaughn Price and Mrs Harold Dunfee. Refreshments were served.
Andrew N. Myers and Nellie Myers transfer 100 acres of coal in Salem Two to the Ohio Power Co. A. D. and Alma Simpson convey 11.56 acres of coal in Salem Two to the Ohio Power Co. Roy Heilman and Hazel Heilman sell 4.5 acres in Bedford Two to W. Leroy Sauters and Joyce Sauters. Helen Harris and extended heirs transfer multiple Lebanon Two lots to James Harris and others. Helen C. Waddell and others sell 3.62 acres in Salisbury Two to John H. Mitchell and Sashia B. Mitchell. Wilkie Larson and Clara Larson sell Lot 1 in Portland to Herman Cavender. Floyd E. Davis and Leona M. Davis transfer parcels in Salem Two to Frank, Kermit, and Gene Puckett.
Billy Slater, a Middleport School fourth grader of Hudson Avenue, sprained his right ankle when he fell on school grounds on Wednesday. His sister Susan, a Middleport High student, recently fractured her right ankle and foresees cast removal next week.
Meigs County Treasurer Clyde Millhone reports first half 1960 real estate tax collections at 419827.30, up about 45000 from 1959. Delinquents total 23437.06 and 56131.72 paid through December 1960, with district totals listed for each area. An earlier 1959 figure was 374148.68. Official Methodist Church board to meet at 7:45 p.m. Monday at the Pomeroy church.
Chester Grange 2609 met Tuesday night and voted a contribution to the Xi Gamma Mu Chapter blood program. Two demits were granted, plans announced to visit Rock Springs Grange on Mar 23, and a program to be presented by the men.
Clifford Edmonds of Bradbury Road was reported in critical condition at the Veterans Hospital in Huntington West Virginia on Wednesday night. He began hemorrhaging Wednesday afternoon and was moved from Pleasant Valley Hospital to Huntington by private ambulance. His wife was notified in Huntington of his condition.
The Middleport Literary Club held a Wednesday afternoon gathering at Mrs. Emerson Jones home hosted by Mrs. Everett Hayes. Members reviewed This Is My God by Herman Wouk and From Pagan to Christian by Lin Yutang presented by Mrs. Marcus Chambers and Mrs. Homer Cook. Thirteen members attended and the next meeting is scheduled for March 15 at Mrs. Arthur Strauss home.
Oliver Mitch of Middleport was arrested on intoxication charges and is held at the Middleport jail, according to Chief of Police Herbert Gilkey.
Middleport residents Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Roush traveled to Parkersburg West Virginia on Saturday to visit his sister Mrs. Mae Roush.
An organization meeting for Meigs County PTA unit mother singers is scheduled at 8 p.m. Thursday in the Pomeroy Senior High School auditorium. Edward Johnson of Middleport, Racine High School instrumental music director, will lead the group on its path to a district PTA conference in Zanesville this spring.
Frank and Peggy Harrah are declared indebted to Citizens National Bank of Point Pleasant West Virginia for 316.23 in a Meigs County Common Pleas Court entry signed by Judge John C. Bacon. The defendants were in default for failing to file an answer or demurrer.
Mr and Mrs John Mayer and children of Columbus were weekend guests of Rep and Mrs George Mein hart. Recent guests of the Milton Houdashelt family were Mr and Mrs Paul Lewis of New Lexington. Beverly Houdashelt accompanied Mr and Mrs Lewis to their home for a visit. Norman Yeanger entered Hol zer Hospital Gallipolis Tuesday and is scheduled to undergo minor surgery today.
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