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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1952
Page
2
A Middleport High School Senior Band party, sponsored by the Band Boosters, featured a circus theme with decorations, a grand march, refreshments, and an informal program. Bandmaster Robert Ginther led the event with Mrs Ginther, and students and faculty from the district attended and performed.
At the South Central Young Adult Spring Conference held at First Baptist Church, Mr. and Mrs. David Darst Jr. were re-elected co chairs. New vice chairs were Mr. and Mrs Charles Saunders of Ironton with attendees from Ironton Rio Grande Patriot Gallipolis Pomeroy and Middleport. The four annual conference featured a banquets, a panel on youth in the church and civic life, and a closing sermon by Thomace Darst.
Pomeroy Girl Scouts celebrate 40 years with events and camp plans. Cookie and peanut sales start in April to fund summer camp, with troops raising funds for trips to Washington and camp fees. Troops 6 5 8 9 and 10 report activities including elections badge work puppets dances baking and garden projects.
A 10 year old pet turkey was stolen from the Gravel Hill yard of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Mattox. A man was seen in the area around 8 o clock Saturday night. Night officers Don Gosney and Donald Ohlinger investigated the incident.
Middleport reports Mayor Sidney T. Russell confined to his home for several days due to illness. Night Patrolman I. R. Neal also absent for the past week. Officials described a very quiet weekend with no fire or emergency calls.
For the week ending March 8 Meigs County sales tax receipts fell about 500 dollars versus a year earlier. The State treasurer Roger Tracy reports receipts totaling 2650.06 for the week, compared with 3134.69 for the same period in 1950.
Opal Little sues Golden Little in Meigs County Common Pleas Court charging neglect of duty and extreme cruelty. Plaintiff seeks custody of one minor child.
POMEROY-Bennett Rice, acting clerk for several months, left today for Columbus to continue studies at Ohio State University. He plans to receive a bachelor of arts degree in December.
A regular meeting of the Veterans Memorial Hospital Trustees will be held at 7 30 p m Tuesday evening in the courthouse. Secretary Leo L Vaughan announces the public is invited to attend.
Charlies William Perry seaman left Sunday for the Great Lakes Naval Training Center after spending a 14 day leave with his wife. Mrs. Perry accompanied him as far as Columbus.
The Middleport School Glee Club performed a 75 voice concert at the Middleport School auditorium after twelve years of work with children in the district. Miss Lois Cecil directed the program with many seniors having been taught since first grade. The display honored Cecil as one of her outstanding performances.
Middleport Westminister groups from Syracuse and Nelsonville joined with First Presbyterian Church youth for a Sunday evening gathering at the church. The Nelsonville group included Violet Graham and several local youths. a dessert and recreation period followed a program of worship, music, prayers, and readings.
Danny Ellis son of Mr and Mrs Gene Ellis marked his first birthday with a party at their S Second Ave home in Middleport on Saturday from 2 to 4 pm. Easter egg hunt prizes and favors for guests accompanied by mothers were handed out as the decorated cake displayed one candle. Attendees included Jimmy Hackett Elaine Hackett Marcey Hackett Mrs Michael Hackett Tommy Baker Mrs John Baker Janice Tannehill Mark Tannehill Mrs Ches ter Tannehill Shirley Martin Bobby Martin David Gordon Mrs Homer Gordon and others from Pomeroy.
Mrs. Margaret Sauer announces the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union will attend a singing preaching mission at Heath Methodist Church Friday evening. Members are asked to assemble in the church Sunday School room at 7 15 p.m. for the event in place of their regular meeting.
Middleport groups 1 2 and 3 of the Women’s Association of First Presbyterian Church will serve lunches to blood donors and workers when the Bloodmobile Unit visits Middleport Thursday March 27. The center will be at First Presbyterian Church, where two prior units were located.
The Samantha Bradford Missionary Society will meet at the Church of Christ Tuesday at 7 30 p m for two films, then proceed to Mrs Dulcie Youngs home on N Second Ave for the remainder of the program and social hour.
Middleport residents will gather Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. A J Strauss on S Third Ave for the Middleport Literary Club meeting.
Mr and Mrs Waldo Hook visit Duncan Falls with children Delma Martha and Bob and are joined home by younger son Johnny who spent the week with relatives. James Ashley, recently employed on a river boat for three months, is here for six weeks.
Mason City woman Mabel Williams and her young daughter were treated at Mason Clinic after Williams lost control and struck a wooden pole supporting a traffic light at Main and Sycamore. Williams held a temporary license. the cause remains unknown.
About 50 Chester High School students perform in a joint glee club and band show at 2 p m Sunday in the auditorium directed by Bernard Krinke and Mrs Maurita Miller. The program includes marches waltzes overtures and light numbers with solos by Leota Bolin and others.
Pomeroy Bedford Council Club held an all day meeting at Mrs. Dana Hanning's home with Golda Story and Mabel Lee welcomed as new members. The group painted trays with stencils and planned monthly meetings.
At the Racine Baptist Church on March 13, Miss Shirley Codner of Racine wed Russell V. Grimm of Letart Falls. The Rev. T. T. Shelton officiated a ceremony attended only by Mr. and Mrs. Donald Bell of Letart. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Codner, wore a navy suit with white accessories and a white rosebud corsage.
Grace Episcopal Church youth group hosted a social hour at Capt. and Mrs. William Paddock home Route 56 near Athens. Attendees included Charlotte Knight Janice Story Jay Kelton Frank Sisson Roger Willoughby Tommy Willoughby and sponsors Mrs A R Knight Mrs P F Klein Carla Clark plus the Paddock family. Plans for programs next month include a visit to Rev Robert E Leake s St Albans Church in Bexley.
Doris Wray Pomeroy a sixth grade pupil and Janet Turner an eighth grade pupil will enter the Meigs County spelling bee on April 3 representing the Columbia Local School District. They won first and second place in district eliminations.
Chester Farm Boys 4 H unit met on March 17 with 11 members present. They outlined plans for the coming year and then played games after the business meeting.
The Past Matrons of the Pomeroy Chapter 186, CBS, meet Tuesday at 6 30 p m for a dinner at the Masonic Temple. Mrs Harry P Smith, president, serves as hostess for the event.
Syracuse report notes Mrs Tom Clark captain of the Guiding Star Council Daughters of America drill team asks members to attend Thursday evening practice.
Mrs Clara Grueser and her daughter Mrs Wilma Stobart visited Mr and Mrs Herbert Dixon in Waterford Ohio recently.
Middleport student William Darst competed as the sole Middleport entrant in the Athens music contest. Judge Charlies Thompson of Ohio Wesleyan University praised Darst for fine musicianship after his three movement Sonatine performance. Accompanist Mrs George Hackett Jr also received a one rating.
POMEROY Meigs County will have nine entries in the chicken of tomorrow contest this year announced Sunday by C E Blakeslee. Registered youths include Freq Stanley Albany Dwaine Jordan Carpenter Virgil Windon Pomeroy plus Donald Welch Charles Bowles Duane Barr Langsville Ronald Evans Edward Evans Rutland and Albert Ney Quivey Carpenter. Birds will be weighed on farms June 23 with district judging at Crow Brothers Dressing Plant Letart Falls that week. Ten entries last year raised 1200 birds. Prizes will go to county and district winners.
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