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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1948
Page
3
A lively Pomeroy city council meeting is anticipated with high attendance. Topics include sewers beer and amusement taxes parking meters and mayoral authority while water works remains on hold awaiting 60 days for asset analysis.
Miss Julia Mae Wilburn president of the Charleston West Virginia National Secretaries Association is general chairman of the Kanawha Valley Antiques Show to be held April 24 to 27 at the Hotel Ruffner. Antiques on display include jewelry chinaware glassware vases lamps copper and brass items quilts coverlets and furniture from corner cupboards to marble-top washstands. Out of town as well as Charleston dealers and collectors will participate.
Middleport Ray Grover, business man and farmer of Porter, died Saturday at Holzer Hospital from a heart ailment. He was cousin of Miss Mary Root, a local primary school teacher. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the McCoy Funeral Home.
Mrs. Frank Kanouse, seriously ill, was taken to Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis. Her son Fred Kanouse, of Kentucky, was summoned to be by her side.
Prolonged applause at Senior High School greeted the pan tomime True Love Rewarded presented by Harry Bennett's SAA members. George Dallas narrated with Carol Evans Richard Struble Jean Zahl Patsy Shields in roles. Jean Bryant directed. Joe Foster handled sound effects.
Brownies and Girl Scouts with leaders and troop mothers gathered at First Baptist Church for a morning worship. The 65 attendees included Mrs. Leo Russell, Mrs. Delbert Rice, Miss Phyllis Smart, and others. The choir sang a special anthem and Rev. Charles Pomeroy delivered the sermon titled The Little Maiden.
Middleport Lawrence Toby Harrison sustained bruises and cuts when his car drove into a ditch on Middleport Hill Saturday night. He was treated at Mason Clinic and released to return home in Rutland. authorities said he was blinded by headlights of an approaching car.
Mr. and Mrs. Har old Ebersbach announce the birth of a daughter at Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis during the past week. They also have a son, Jimmy Lieu. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Blackburn of Columbus and Mr. and Mrs. C A Ebersbach of Pomeroy.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Harris of Rittman announce the birth of a son on March 13 at Wadsworth Ohio Hospital. The baby was named Kenneth Eugene. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Hecox and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harris, with Mrs. Harris the former Janet Hecox.
POMEROY C. R. Kessel petitions common pleas court for $1140 from Morgan French administrator of Ruth L. Alkier estate. Petition cites medical and surgical services rendered for Ruth L. Alkire.
Mr and Mrs Robert Burton of Springfield Ohio announce the birth of a son Larry Douglas at City Hospital Mrs Burton is the former Mary Kathryn Rickman Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Earl C Rickman Middleport Mrs Fannie Bedell of Cleveland and the late Robert Burton Sr relatives plan to greet the family in Springfield with Dr Lewis D Rickman son of Homer G Phillip Hospital St Louis Mo
The Afternoon Circle of the WSCS at Heath Methodist meets Thursday at 2 p.m. at Mrs. David Entsminger’s home Lincoln St. Class No 12 of Heath Church gathers Wednesday after the mid week pre Easter service. Easter Egg Sale preparations follow the business meeting led by Mrs. Charles Wood.
Mrs Peter Stace will host the Women's Christian Temperance Union gathering Friday at 7 30 p m at her Garfield Avenue home.
The Rev and Mrs John W Daw of Vienna West Virginia spent Sunday and Monday with their daughter in law and daughter Coach and Mrs Forrest Bachtel for the birthday of their grandson Forrest Dawson Butch Bachtel who is three years old today. Mr and Mrs Ernest Lallance visited Columbus as guests of Mr and Mrs Robert Mc Dowell Margaret Lallance. Mrs Homer Jones who has been in Columbus with her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Charles Lucas returned home with Mr Jones. Mrs Lewis Saxton of Dexter was taken to the Mason Clinic for treatment. Mr and Mrs Elwood Bachus who had been in Indianapolis have returned to care for the latters grandparents Mr and Mrs Young.
Middleport PTA hosts a 7 30 meeting with Lawrence Calvin from Ohio University Training School as guest speaker on inter-responsibility of parents and teachers. Middleport High School quartet to perform. program arranged by Mrs Lenore Hobart Kent and Miss Mildred Hawley. president Mrs Eleanor S Schaaf will preside.
Seventh Grade group singing highlighted Friday morning at Pomeroy Junior High School. Students Marlene Moore Dorothy Schafer and Phyllis Goeglein performed On the Avenue. Marilyn Davis Charlotte Knight and Patty Higgins joined Beg Your Pardon. Barbara Wehring accompanied. Flag salute led by La Verne Bitters Marilyn Davis and Billy Kitchen. Announcer was Marilyn Davis.
Jack Rothwell of Monroe Ohio has accepted a position with the Rawlings-Coats funeral home. A Cincinnati College of Embalming graduate, he previously worked with McCoy funeral home in Middletown Ohio and succeeds James E Simpson who had been employed by the local funeral home near war’s end after time at General Chemical Defense Corporation Point Pleasant.
Carol Durst Pomeroy, 38, Rutland, was arrested on Route 7 on a charge of driving with bad brakes. He is to appear in Mayor Russel Court at Middleport Monday evening. Joseph Berry, 26, Middleport, also arrested on Route 7, will appear before Mayor Russel at 6 p.m. Monday on a charge of driving without an operator's license.
POMEROY Howard Kitchen Dale Smith and Robert Polly Morris were appointed purchasing committee of the Naylor's Run Memorial Playground at a Sunday meeting. They will buy chains for swings to be made by members. More money was turned in, progress reported on hillside vegetation, and plans were made for post Easter fundraisers.
POMEROY The Meigs County Federation Republican Club will sponsor a square and round dance at Odd Fellows Hall Wednesday at 8 p.m. The committee includes Mrs Jane Hites county president Mrs Doris Durst and Mrs Clarence Heaton. Refreshments will be provided, county chairwoman Mrs Elizabeth Darst said Sunday. Other officers are Mrs Florence Beards vice president Mrs Doris Darst secretary Mrs Ella Smith treasurer and Frank Clark county chairman. Club members meet at the home of Mrs Florence Beards Tuesday afternoon to finish plans.
Meigs County deeds record transfers from Vernon L. Archer, William H. Reuter, Dan M. White, Mary Linkenhaker, Edison Roush, Fred Pratt, Earl Bratton, Robert Hunnel, Amanda Hoyt, Agnes Barnhart, George Powell, Luther Barnhart, J J Schmoll, Lee Byerly, Leonard Epple, Maxine Brumley adbm to various buyers. Transfers cover acres and lots in Salisbury Pomeroy Middleport Olive Scipio Danville Salem Lebanon Columbia and other locales with multiple parties including estates and guardians.
Mary Gibson files for divorce from William M. Gibson in common pleas court alleging gross neglect and extreme cruelty. The couple married in 1937 and have been separated since 1946. She seeks custody of their two children.
Rutland High School student Eleanor Myers earned a superior rating equivalent to first place from judges at the district music contests in Athens. She performed The Last Rose of Summer and will compete for state honors in Columbus in April.
Walton Event Ticket Sale is Good says league secretary John Bacon. Banquet at Rocksprings Grange Hall Thursday at 6 30 p m with an entertainment program to follow. Contributors listed include Picken’s Hardware Ebersbach Hardware McMaster’s Hardware and many local supporters. A second banquet is planned for April 15 inviting all minstrels cast and assistors for the Third Annual Minstrel Show.
Theodora Council D of A meets at 7:30 PM in Odd Fellows Hall. Members plan practice and arrangements to attend the district rally in Marietta in April.
Mrs William Morgan hosted the Hemlock Grove Garden Club at Route 33. Mrs John Terrell led the session. Members discussed pruning and forced blooming. A donation to the Red Cross was approved. New member Mrs Freda Kissling joined. Flower arrangements were shown by Mrs Morgan. Sylvia Midkiff won the What I Am prize. A spelling bee was held. Refreshments with a St Patrick's Day theme were served to members and guest Martha Terrell.
The Daughters of Union Veterans met Monday evening at the IOOF Hall with Miss Marie Miller presiding. Prize packages donated by Lulu Googlein were awarded to Mrs. Mable Wolfe and prizes to Mrs. Elizabeth Campbell, Mrs. Winona Cook, and Mrs. Della Stahl.
The Junior Shakespeare Club met at Rhea Ann Myers home Tuesday evening with 25 members present. Refreshments were served by hostesses Polly Dill Joyce Fischer Joyce Phillips and Rhea Ann Myers.
Miss Jean Hayman hosted a surprise birthday dinner at her Racine home on March 9. Guests included Bessie Sisson Gerald Simpson and Leo Hill.
Funeral services for Robert M. Dawson 62 of Columbus were held this afternoon at O. R. Woodyard funeral home with burial in Union Cemetery. A Middleport native, he worked with Marvin De Maine in the undertaking business and served as Meigs County coroner. He leaves a daughter Frances a son Thomas and two sisters Minnie Arthur and Nellie Mae Dawson. An estimated national cost of the common cold tops a billion dollars annually.
Clarification from the Veterans Administration outlines a higher subsistence allowance for veterans enrolled in full time studies at schools, colleges, and universities. Effective April 1, those without dependents receive 75 dollars monthly, with one dependent 105 dollars, and more than one dependent 120 dollars, covering breaks up to 30 days and two months after employability assessment.
POMEROY the third in the six week course of Red Cross Nutrition classes with Miss Betty Newton Home Service Director Ohio Fuel and Gas Company will be held at 7 p m today in Simpson Methodist Church. Lesson for the evening will be on milk and minerals with specialty on making cheese or other souffle.
The notice lists multiple marriage license pairs with ages and hometowns including Lewis Keith 23 Pomeroy and Laura A Lamb 21 Pomeroy. Ernest Reed 23 Minersville and Lucille Barker 22 Minersville. J B Turner 51 Huntington and Bernice Burdette 39 Middleport. Elmer DePriest 47 Ironton and Gertrude Mungan 45 Middleport. Shirley E Williams 28 Chester and Dora S Shupe 21 Chester. Bert C Hess 20 Leon W Va and Virginia Miller 16 Middleport. Earl V Gibson 23 Rutland and Mildred E Munsford 19 Rutland. Herman Moore 29 Pomeroy and Rebecca Jackson 22 Pomeroy. Vona Spaulding 21 Langsville and Ruby Seagraves 19 Langsville. Lawrence B Van Horn 32 Dexter and Arleen Haddox 27 Dexter. Andrew Palla 22 Nelsonville and Mary Tye 21 Pomeroy. Carlton W Clayton 25 Cheshire and Lula Mae Calender 23 Cheshire. Walter H Davey 23 Columbus employed at Jones Rug Cleaning Co and Phyllis Carson 23 Pomeroy stenographer.
Admitted Robert Baker of Point Pleasant and Mrs Genevieve Roush of Letart on March 10 for minor surgery. Also admitted Mrs Mary Cooper of Point Pleasant March 10 and Larry Carson of Middleport Route 1 for a tonsillectomy March 12. Births include a daughter to Mr and Mrs William Blake of Letart Route 1 on March 7, a son David Russell to Mr and Mrs Paul Hall of Point Pleasant on March 9, a son Gary Keith to Mr and Mrs Harry Willford of Syracuse on March 9, and a son to Mr and Mrs Leonard Smith of Clifton March 10. Discharged Mrs Helen Wears and her son James Craig of Letart on March 7.
The copy extols Sloan's Liniment as a fast acting remedy for neuralgia neuritis sciatica and muscular pains. It touts the 6 oz economy size and urges readers to ask their drugstore for this product today.
Ohio State University researchers in Meigs County study cross pollination in alfalfa and oats to breed disease and insect resistant varieties. John Dean outlines methods, challenges, and goals including Crown Rust resistance, Victoria Blight avoidance, and improved alfalfa traits like protein content and winter hardiness.
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