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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1949
Page
5
POMEROY The Chester High School Junior Class will present the farce Miss Jimmy on Friday. The play follows Jimmy, a college youth, and his adventures as he enters college life and navigates mischief and misunderstandings.
Meigs County held a kick off meeting at the courthouse on a Bangs disease drive sponsored by the Meigs County Dairy Service. Dr. David Hill outlined testing steps and regulations linking to the Bangs disease law, with 16 116 cattle in 1756 herds and about 146 signups already. County Agent C. E. Blakeslee organized township chairmen and signers, aiming to reach required signatures before testing begins, amid countywide concern for the dairy industry.
A safety service announcment warns electricity can be a friend or foe. Do not repair frayed cords and avoid running cords over nails or around pipes. Unplug by the plug, never pull the cord. Wet hands or floors increase shock risk near faucets and grounded metal objects.
Extra rehearsals of the Boys and Girls Glee Clubs of Middleport High School are underway for a March 18 concert led by Miss Lois Cecil and Raymond Maxwell. The program features folk songs spirituals boys and girls ensembles and a piano trio. The highlight is the Fred Waring arrangement Onward Christian Soldiers performed by the combined clubs.
Admission notes list Mrs. William Harris near Racine and others from Pomeroy Middleport Mason City and Wa Va as medical or teeth extraction cases. A birth is recorded for Mrs. Thomas Blain in Middleport a son. Discharges include Mrs. Laura Gloeckner and several from Rutland Pomeroy and Pom eroy with Edward Weeks noted.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Williams returned home after a weekend in Indiana with their son Roger. Mrs. Anna Howson visited her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Todd, of New Plymouth. Mrs. Verna France left for a two month visit in Los Angeles. Dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Doolittle were their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Doolittle, of Columbus. Mrs. George Barker.
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