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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 30, 1949

Page

6

Accident Figures Shown By Meigs County Survey

Meigs County Safety Service held a courthouse meeting to review a 1948 accident survey. The study shows age groups with totals of injuries and medical costs, plus planned fundraising and educational efforts for safety campaigns.

Meigs County Survey Safety Service Geneva Nolan Special Projects Committee Howard Ebersbach Meigs County Safety Services Committee Racine Chapter Ffa Pomona Grange Rocksprings Home Extension Committee

Activity Reported During Store Auction in Middleport

Activity in Middleport centers on the auction of a downtown merchant. Grocers stay open late and profit from visiting bidders and shoppers at the sale.

Middleport

Twin Sons Born to Merrill Taylor Family

Mr and Mrs Merrill Taylor of Pomeroy Route 2 announce the birth of twin sons on March 26. The couple already has two other sons and two daughters and have named the twins Ronald and Donald.

Middleport Merrill Taylor Pomeroy Route 2 Taylors Ronald Donald

Laurel Run Friendly Neighbor Club Observes St Patrick Day

Mrs John Norris hosted the Friendly Neighbor Club at her home on March 17 to celebrate St Patrick's Day. A pot luck dinner followed noon, with a duet by Mrs William Sparks Jr and Miss Joan Bumgardner and gifts for a birthday anniversary member.

Laurel Run John Norris Friendly Neighbor Club William Sparks Jr Joan Bumgardner William Sparks Fredrick Norris Hose Everett White Herman Bumgardner Lawrence Wolfe Arthur Todd Charles Wood Gary Paul Terry Charles Patton Thomas Huddy Sharlene Haydenville

Benefit Dance for Red Cross in Coolville High School

A benefit dance for the Red Cross will be held Tuesday evening April 5 in the Coolville high school auditorium. Arza Vaughan's four piece orchestra from Marietta will provide music for round and square dancing. Refreshments will be served.

Coolville Red Cross Arza Vaughan Marietta C. L. White Earl E. Bender W. B. King Garrett Reed Ben Davis Clyde Parrish Allen Shepherd University Grange Columbus Troy Grange Loma Burdette Lillian Henderson Ella Clark Linda Shanks O. R. Kiracofe S. W. Dodd Myrtle Dixon Roberta Humphrey E. F. Rose Cleveland Florence Humphrey Ford P. D. Sheets Cc. C. White Lawrence Holter Waterford John Aiken Sheets James Connally Evansville Ind R. S. Henderson Connally Theresa Cora Higley Nelson Thermopolis Wyo Nelson William C Eleanor Higley

Ex-Resident Stevens Earns Civil Engineering Diploma

Middleport native John Rolfe Stevens, son of Mrs. Charlotte Stevens, Charleston, W Va, formerly of Middleport, graduated from Ohio State University College of Civil Engineering on March 18. Family attended the exercises. He will reside in Ambridge Pa, with a United States Steel Co. position. Stevens is a Middleport High School graduate and former U S Navy serviceman.

Middleport John Rolfe Stevens Charlotte Lottie) Stevens Charleston W. Va Ohio State University College of Civil Engineering John R. Stevens Ambridge, Pa Stevens United States Steel Co Middleport High School U.S. Navy

Inter county radio drive to fund police and fire comms

A meeting of mayors police and fire chiefs and county volunteers is set for Thursday at 7 30 p m at the Second Ward firehouse to organize a county wide drive for 4000 to acquire intercommunication radio. Sheriff Charles Russell aims to recruit Grange FFA schools and other agencies with State Patrol input.

Pomeroy Second Ward Charles Russell Grange FFA Russell State Highway Patrol

Former Wolfpen Man Dies in Colorado

Relatives report the death of C. E. Stevens, 94, Friday in Olathe Colorado. He was a former resident of Wolfpen and is survived by family members in the area.

Wolfpen Colorado Middleport C. E. Stevens Olathe Colo

Two Injured In Collision On Bridge

Two people were injured in a noon collision on the Route 33 bridge south of Burlingham. Doris A. Lawler of Columbus driving a southbound truck and Dana Turner of Harrisonville in a northbound three ton truck were taken to Meigs General Hospital with serious injuries.

Pomeroy Meigs General Hospital Burlingham Doris A. Lawler State Division of Social Administration Columbus Dana Turner Harrisonville Miss Lawler Turner State Highway Patrol

Funeral home handles all details for services

All arrangements are managed by TREVEY-FINSTERWALD Funeral Home located at 144 Butternut Avenue with contact via Phone Pomeroy 285 for the obituary and service coordination.

Trevey-Finsterwald Funeral Home Butternut Avenue Pomeroy Adv

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