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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1944
Page
3
Pomeroy Junior-Senior PTA meets at the high school Thursday evening at 7 30. Mrs Cedric Clark recently studied in Columbus will discuss cancer information. Two films Prevention of Disease and Pop Rings the Bell will be shown, with a third film on health if available. Music by students under Mrs Alice Nease.
S. Sgt. Charles W. Reuter has arrived in North Africa after a stay in Brazil. He reports the fortress Miss Behavin did not live up to its name. His wife resides at their Union Ave home after a period in Florida.
Memorial services for the late St Calvin F Will are set for March 19 at 2 30 p m in St Pauls Lutheran Church with Pastor W F Lodt officiating Flowers are requested to be omitted Donations may be sent to War Prisoners Aid through Edison Hobstetter Lt Will died around 9 00 a m January 30 in a Liberator bomber crash over Myrtle Beach South Carolina He was 19 and had enlisted July 21 1942 He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Dayton Will a sister Mrs John Lambert and grandmother Mrs G W Will
Mrs. Lucy Mae Johnson 55 died last week at 2106 Kent St New Brighton Pa Funeral services were held at Sheets Funeral Home Bridgewater with Rev H J Sutton officiating She was born July 16 1888 in Pomeroy and lived in Beaver County 38 years Surviving husband Mead Johnson two daughters Mrs William Drake New Brighton Mrs T P Thornton Jr Michigan one son Pvt Robert H Johnson Rochester now at Camp Fannin Texas six grandchildren sister Mrs Louise Gallagher brother Henry Roush both of Bridgewater
The trustees of Heath Methodist Church Middleport win court approval to sell the parsonage lot on Third Ave to H. J. and Essie Russell for 1500 dollars. The court orders all proceeds from the sale to be deposited into the church treasury.
Miss Etna Gardner longtime deputy auditor for Meigs County announces resignation effective immediately. She has served nine years in the auditor's office under George P. Daniels and has not revealed future plans.
Miss Shirley Clement hosted the Junior Shakespeare Club with helpers Nancy Gilmore, June Canady, Mary K. Foster and Patty Karr. Plans were made for an April 4 tea honoring mothers of members and the Senior Shakespeare Club. Claire Titus announced committees for the program and refreshments. Martha Myers spoke on St Patrick’s Day origins. Jane Clifford read a poem.
The Middleport WSCS met at the Methodist Church to discuss How We Use Our Money with Mrs H E Cook as program leader. Mrs L W McComas led devotions and the group announced April meetings will begin at 8 pm. Hosts were Mrs Lee Featherstone, Mrs R A Miller, Miss Grace Anderson and Miss Dorothy Hamm with St Patrick's Day decor. guest Mrs Richard Featherstone of Ft Sill Okla attended.
Mr and Mrs Henry Beach of Bradbury hosted a birthday dinner for their daughter Mrs Clifford Jacobs of Columbus. Guests included Mr and Mrs Clifford Jacobs and their children Larry and Shirley, plus several relatives from Mid dleport Dexter and Bradbury.
The Camellian Club of local high school honored Jeanne Anne Young with a surprise birthday party held at her farm home near Middleport. She received a gift from friends to mark the occasion.
Lt. and Mrs. Featherstone of Ft. Sill Oklahoma visit Featherstone parents in town. Mrs. Warner French and son return from Norfolk for a two week relatives visit. Mrs. Eva McElhinney and Miss Lois Bailey visit Norfolk with son Kenneth. Mrs. Reynolds hosts in Albany. Mrs. McCoy and granddaughter Helen Kittle visit Glouster and remain with Roger Kittle in Ft. Jackson. Roush relatives host Edith Langdon in Gallipolis. Alfred Lee Roush prepares for pre induction exam. Ensign Wayne Swisher on leave in Princeton en route to Norfolk. Florence Bush assists in caring for Izora Ginther improving. Norman Wayland and son Charles reported ill at S Third Ave. George McGhee hosts Arthur Neal family. Neal convoy duty in Russell. Howard Byers to entertain P. M. Club on Mill Street.
Over 1936 to 1940 more than 200 000 forest fires occurred yearly in the United States and enough timber was lost to cover an area as large as New York State.
The Happy Harvesters of the Federated Church gathered yesterday afternoon to sew aprons for women in the infirmary. After several hours of work they shared a pot luck supper.
Carolyn White celebrated her fourth birthday with a home party on Laurel Street attended by Patty Blakeslee Vincent Knight Charlotte Knight Barbara Erwin Mary Robinson Corinne Ashworth Joy Smith Sue Smith Bobby Roberts Larry Tracy Larry Ebersbech and Jennie Sue Eiselstein. Guests enjoyed games then refreshments at a pink and white styled table as mothers A R Knight Theo Smith Howard Ebershach Robert Roberts and C E Blakeslee assisted. Carolyn received many gifts from friends.
Mrs. Don Rea and husband return from Washington on 10 day leave with rank promotion for him to aviation electrician's mate 2-c as of March 1 at Patuxent River Md. DAR members Mrs George Daniels and Mrs Patrick Lochary attend Return Jonathan Meigs Conference in Columbus. Mrs George Morris of E Main St heads to Phoenix for health. Sgt and Mrs Warner of Perry Air Field spend 15 day furlough with relatives in Guysville Flora and Ohio University Athens. Anna Kathleen Young born Feb 26 to Wilbur Young Racine R D. Barbara Louise Young is a sibling. Mary Miller travels to Ohio State University. Gerald Hoffner leaves Rose Hill to resume work in Zanesville.
Meigs County farmers may join three Agricultural Extension Service meetings next week. Howard Davison will cover pork production March 17 in Pomeroy courthouse at 8 30 p m Eastern War Time. F W Dean will discuss pulpwood production and marketing March 20 with pulpwood firms in Pomeroy courthouse. Earl Tussing will speak on potato marketing outlook March 22 at 8 30 p m in Pomeroy courthouse. All interested farmers are invited.
Middleport reports the death of George Anderson at his home aged 70 after a heart illness. He leaves a wife and children including George Jr the Middleport postmaster, William in military training at the University of Tennessee, Francis and Mrs John Davis of New York, plus three grandchildren and siblings William of Havana Bert and John of Charleston and sister Mrs Virginia Bentley of Charleston. He was a retired New York Central Railroad conductor and a Presbyterian. Funeral arrangements are pending.
National 4-H Club Mobilization Week activities brought 4-H club pictures to Meigs County rural schools. Mrs. Geneva H Nolan and C E Blakeslee presented a one hour program at each school with images of 4-H club story camp Junior Achievement Day and county project photos. Teachers earned praise for cooperation and interest in an expanded 4-H program for 1944.
Ohio Valley Grange of Letart Falls hosted its Friday gathering with Ra cine and Great Bend Granges in attendance. Members from Rocksprings and Hemlock Granges joined the event as Racine and Great Bend presented an excellent lecture program followed by refreshments and games.
Donald Jenkinson formerly employed in Cleveland left yesterday for Hawaii to take government work under civil service. His wife Helen Hanson will stay with her parents at Broadway. Her mother, recently admitted to Holzer Hospital, has been sent home but remains in ill condition.
Meigs County men and their families are noted in a series of updates. Thomas Diddle U S N completed training at Great Lakes and is on fur lough with parents Mr. and Mrs Oval Diddle. Other locals include Duane Hudson of Toledo visiting grandmother before Navy entry, Homer Hysell on leave en route to Norfolk and San Juan, and Lt David K Reed and James Reed connected to the Reed family with roles in navigation and naval service.
George Smith manager of the Ohio Standard Telephone Company Pomeroy office demonstrated the mechanism and operation of a telephone instrument for a senior science class taught by Superintendent W A Smith. On Tuesday March 14 the class will visit the local exchange switchboard room where Mr Smith will explain technical details of the local telephone exchange.
A county wide Meigs County 4 H livestock club is formed with sponsorship from the Meigs County Farm Bureau and Pomeroy National Bank. Leaders Whitney Ingraham Edison Hobstetter will guide members including William Nease Robert Story Raymond Cotterill Woodrow Mora Jimmie Carnahan Roy Johnson Stanley Nease Carl Nease Claude Montgomery Roy Holter. The aim is to start youth toward livestock improvement with plans for each boy to own a purebred calf or heifer and regular meetings through the year. The next meeting is set for April 10 to report progress on securing animals.
The Rev. Ralph Zandel officiated at the funeral for the late W. E. Thompson, a retired mail carrier, held at the Cheshire Baptist Church in Middleport on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
POMEROY The Meigs County Probate Court has issued five marriage licenses since March 9 1944. Names listed include Jack Reed 18 Watertown Va Virginia Barnhart 19 Marietta Manuel Estevez Jr 21 Tams W Va Elizabeth Jean Hewitt Middleport Clarence Roach 22 Oak Hill Jean Richards 21 Pomeroy John E Belvin 23 Huntington Jean McPherson 23 Pomeroy Frank L Harmon 21 Pt Pleasant Joann Cossin 21 Middleport.
Boots? offers Mexsana astringent medicated powder to relieve diaper rash and prevent irritation. The ad emphasizes cooling relief and preventive uses.
Miss Phyllis Diles daughter of Mr and Mrs L D Diles Beech Sr and Pfe Charles Jividen son of Mr and Mrs Clark Jividen Racine will marry Saturday March 18 at Heath Methodist Church Middleport. The open ceremony includes a 15 minute music program and a reception at the Jividen home following. Diles has worked at Ohio State University and in Middleport schools before joining General Chemical Defense Corp. Jividen studies medicine at Ohio State and is an ASTP member.
An old remedy using medicated mutton suet is replaced by Penetro a modern preparation in a suet base. The product claims dual action soothing muscular aches and nasal congestion with a topical rub that vaporizes and stimulates the treated area.
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