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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1948

Page

6

Pomeroy Delegates Attend Lecturers and Youth Leaders Course

Miss Betty Lou Genheimer and Miss Dorothy Holter of Minersville plan to attend the Lecturers and Youth Leaders short course at Ohio State University in Columbus during the week of March. Genheimer will represent Chester Grange and Holter will serve as a youth conference delegate.

Pomeroy Betty Lou Genheimer Dorothy Holter Minersville Ohio State University Columbus Miss Genheimer George Genheimer Chester Grange Miss Holter Denver Holter

Pomeroy Chester Blue Bird Booster Club Meets Monday

The Chester Blue Bird Booster Club will gather at Delmar Braun's home Monday at 7 30 p m for a discussion on Booster Club officer elections and related matters.

Pomeroy Chester Blue Bird Delmar Braun Booster Club

Canaday Will Remain Mayor Until Qualified Successor Found

Mayor D A Canaday said he will stay as mayor until a fully qualified person takes over. He noted about a hundred potential successors exist in Pomeroy, but none has shown readiness to assume the duties. He cited two council members as possible replacements and directed police to issue warning tickets only for minor offenses. The resignation had been tied to his wife’s health.

Pomeroy D. A. Canaday Canaday Clair Karr Robinson and Spencer

Annual Meet of Meigs County Farm Bureau Cooperative

About 175 shareholders attended the Twelfth Annual Meeting at Rocksprings Grange Hall. President C. F. Humphrey presided. Samuel Michael was elected director for three years. Ten year service pins were awarded to John Beaver and Roy Biffle. The program featured entertainment, a motion picture, refreshments, and square dancing.

Pomeroy Meigs County Farm Bureau Cooperative Association Rocksprings Lawrence Schmidt Rutland F. Whitney Ingraham A. L. Lude Farm Bureau Cooperative Association Columbus Earl Downey Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Humphrey John Beaver Roy Biffle

Community Notes From Haydenville Gatherings and Local Visits

The WSCS met at Mrs. Homer Carter’s home with Mrs. G E Fisher presiding. Programs on Christian Highways in Japan and Jacob at Beth El were led by Mrs. Carter and Mrs. Matheny. Birthday gifts and refreshments followed for several members. The Haydenville Green PTA plans a Rainbow Valley Gang show March 31 at Community Hall with Lloyd Farley. Various residents were noted visiting, hosting, or traveling, including Jacob Ginther and Miss Gertrude Ginther Lancaster visitors and birth of a son announced by Mr. and Mrs. George Sharb.

Haydenville WSCS Homer Carter G. E. Fisher Carter C. S. Matheny Japan Dorothy McQuaid Jacob Bethel Matheny Morris Vollmer Charles Patton Glen Farley Frances Lehman Joy Colleen Carter Roy Crothers Lois Ann Bailey LaDonna Sparks Shirley Linda Crothers Kathryn Beulah Moore Rona Vollmer Doris Farley Jean Ann Marsh Betty Ringhizer Margie Kline Mary Jo Graham Billie Lehman Richard Skiver Ned Carter Haydenville-Green PTA Rainbow Valley Gang WHIZ Zanesville Lloyd Farley Wayne Farley Jean Acker Nelsonville John Woolever Colleen Columbus Francis Lehman Blosser Lehman Logan A. FE. Campbell Hal Phelps Kate Fisher Mary Henry Ohlinger Louise Nellie Don Mahoney Murray City George Sharb Oprea Shark Albert Brown Jacob Ginther Gertrude Ginther Lancaster John Hooper QO. D. Johnson Nora Skiver

Hunting Hours Spark Debate at Pomeroy Meeting

Objections centered on a 9 am to 4 pm hunting window for rabbits and grouse and a closed season on groundhogs. The district supervisor urged farmers with many groundhogs to help craft a nuisance relief program. Tracy Whaley was re elected chairman and Avery Nelson secretary with a larger turnout than prior years. the district meeting will be at Waverly on April 29.

Pomeroy Meigs County Tracy Whaley Avery Nelson Whaley Nelson Waverly

Chester Grange Names Committees At Meeting

Chester Grange members, about fifty, named four committees under Master Carl Kautz. Mrs Mildred Gaul will chair the health committee with Beulah Nelson and George Genheimer. Dorothy Holter heads the youth committee with John Ihle and Horace Karr. The youth group plans a county degree team.

Chester Chester Grange Carl Kautz Mildred Gaul Grange Beulah Nelson George Genheimer Dorothy Holter John Ihle Horace Karr Chester High School Wright Gladys Wright Ward Spencer Howard Nolan

Street Repair Started By Highway Workers

State highway workers began repair on Court and Mulberry Streets Route 124 with Floyd Ridenour in charge and Oval Diddle directing. Court Street from Main to Second and about 500 yards of Mulberry Avenue were completed. Holes clogged by wear were filled with a hot mix.

Pomeroy Court and Mulberry Streets Floyd Ridenour Oval Diddle State Highway Department Court St Main Mulberry Ave

Red Cross Meigs County Chapter to Meet Tuesday

The Meigs County Chapter of the American Red Cross will gather in the chapter rooms on Tuesday at 8 p.m. for their regular meeting.

Pomeroy Meigs County American Red Cross

Laboratory To Be Open During Hospital Redecoration

Dr Brown’s Clinical Laboratory will stay open as Meigs General Hospital undergoes interior remodeling. The building will host upgraded X ray surgical obstetrical and laboratory facilities with 18 beds and limited service reopening slated between April 1 and 10.

Cousin Dies in Hawaii Auto Accident

Mrs. James Pullen reports the death of her cousin Louis Marlin in an auto wreck in Hawaii. Survived by wife and one month old son who have returned to the United States by air. Funeral services planned in Naylor Missouri with body shipped there. Mrs. Pullen and daughter Susie will attend in Missouri.

Middleport James Pullen Louis Marlin Hawaii United States Naylor Pullen Susie Missouri

Cancer Clinic Aid Planned for Meigs County

Meigs County to have a state medical director to help plan and supervise a county cancer clinic open to all. The Meigs County Unit of the American Cancer Society voted to cooperate, with a cancer detective center planned and a April fund raising campaign directed by state society leaders.

Middleport Meigs County American Cancer Society Pearl C. Reynolds State Society Reynolds L. W. McComas Richard Campbell Pomeroy R. C. Tuckerman Cochairman

Mrs Verda Oliver Confined After Hip Operation

Mrs Verda Oliver of Pomeroy is confined to Grant Hospital in Columbus for four weeks following a hip operation.

Verda Oliver Pomeroy Grant Hospital Columbus

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