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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 31, 1952

Page

3

Burial plans announced for Mrs. Pauline Pomeroy

Mrs Pauline Lena Pomeroy widow of Lewis S Pomeroy died Saturday at Mollie Treiber Rest Home Columbus Funeral services set for 7 3 p m Monday at D Harvey Davis funeral home Columbus Interment Lone Oak Cemetery Point Pleasant 11 a m Tuesday Rev W C Bowie to officiate She is survived by her son Charles last of the Pomeroy line The family once lived here from Huntington with the W J O Brien family Mr O Brien a New York Central Railroad official will join the funeral cortege to Point Pleasant.

Middleport Pauline Lena) Pomeroy Lewis S. Pomeroy Mollie Treiber Woodland Ave Columbus D. Harvey Davis Lone Oak Cemetery Point Pleasant W. C. Bowie Pomeroy O’brien

Meeting Scheduled by Pomeroy Meigs Retired Teachers

The Meigs County Retired Teachers Association will meet at 1 p m Saturday in the Federated Church social rooms. President FE C Saunders Journeys End said an entertaining program has been planned and all members may bring a guest.

Pomeroy Meigs County Retired Teachers Association Federated Church FE. C. Saunders Journeys End

Salem Center Pupils To Present Frog Prince Operetta

About 110 Salem Center grade school pupils perform The Frog Prince in the school auditorium at 8 p m Wednesday with George Johnston in the title role Sue Graham as the princess and George Justice as the narrator The cast includes Ray Stone Barbara Bolen June Spaulding Martha Johnson Denver Wright and others with costumes by the mothers A matinee is set for 10 a m Tuesday and the main show for 8 p m that evening

June Spaulding Martha Johnson Denver Wright Italy American Russia France Japan China England Holland Spain Hawaii C. O. Chapman Western Nellie Vale Salem Center Thelma Campbell Gladys Major Catherine Shenefield Salem Center School Henry Milam Delores Johnston Mary Johnson Ray Stone George Justice Barbara Bolen Janna Turner Judy Galton Eloise Spires Princess Sue Graham Prince George Johnston Dancing Dolls

Funeral Services Held for Samuel Anderson

Funeral services for Samuel Anderson who died Wednesday were conducted at the Jacksonville Methodist Church Saturday by Rev. L A Donley. Mrs Mary Davis and Mrs Frances Sayre sang two numbers with Mrs Wahnera Exenkamper at the piano. Burial followed in the West Union Street Cemetery in Athens.

Glouster Samuel Anderson Jacksonville Methodist Church L. A. Donley Mary Davis Frances Sayre Wahnera Exenkamper West Union St Athens

Mrs. Mary E Roberts dies at 76 in Glouster

Mrs. Mary Elizab et h Roberts aged 76 died at her son in law and daughter Andrew and Mrs Plant home in Zanesville after a year long illness. She taught in Oakfield Chapel Hill and Moxahala before marriage and spent 37 years in Glouster. Survived by three daughters Mrs Plant Mrs Zimmer and Mrs Smith three grandchildren a brother Charles Shepard and a sister and a brother predeceased her. Funeral Tuesday 2 p.m. Glouster Church of Christ Rev Daniel Teater officiating Maplewood Cemetery. Burial at Maplewood Cemetery. Friends may call at Broad St home.

Glouster Mary Elizabeth Roberts Andrew Plant Zanesville Morgan County Jasper Sarah Stinche Shepard Oakfield Chapel Hill Moxahala James Roberts Herbert Zimmer Harold Smith Akron Charles Shepard Columbus Glouster Church of Christ Daniel K. Teater Maplewood Cemetery Broad St

Sales tax receipts drop in Meigs County week

Meigs County sales tax receipts for the week ending March 15 were down about 900 from the same period last year. The total was 9003.91 versus 9783.45 for the week ending March 17, 1951, per state treasurer Roger W. Tracy.

Pomeroy Meigs County Roger W. Tracy

Miller Placed on Probation for Non Support

Jackie Miller was placed on good behavior for three years by Judge Emmett W. Peoples in the Meigs County Common Pleas Court after changing his plea to non support from innocent to guilty. He was ordered to pay $40 a month for one minor child beginning April 15 and reducing to $20 a month after October 1952.

Pomeroy Emmett W. Peoples Meigs County Common Pleas Court Jackie Miller Miller

Hall return from Lorain with Emma Bulloch

Mr and Mrs A O Hall returned from Lorain where Hall spent the weekend and Mrs Hall cared for Mrs Bobby Bulloch. Miss Emma Bulloch accompanied them home after visiting the Bulloch families in Lorain.

Glouster A. O. Hall Lorain Mr. Hall

Warm Spring Day Saturates Town as Temperatures Rally

Sunday featured bright sun and a daytime high of 72 degrees with cooler evening temperatures dropping to 58 by 9 p.m. The day marked pleasant spring conditions across the area.

Funeral Plans Changed for Rev. J. A. Goddard

Funeral services for the Rev. J. A. Goddard have been moved to Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Householder funeral home in Newark.

Glouster J. A. Goddard Householder Funeral Newark

Benefit basketball game for crippled children in school gym

A benefit basketball game will be played Friday evening in the school gym between two girls teams the Chit Chat Club and an independent team. Proceeds go to crippled children. Tipoff is at 7 30 p m.

Glouster Chit Chat Club

Tuesday Meeting Set Glouster McCann Frederick Post

The American Legion post will meet Tuesday at 7 30 pm. Members include Glouster and McCann and Frederick. The gathering aims to discuss post matters and community support.

Glouster —McCann-Frederick Post American Legion

Glouster Area Social Notes Highlight Visits and Illness

Glouster personals mention John Rainey of Columbus visiting Trimble with his ill mother Mrs Gertrude Rainey who is improving. Families from Columbus Amesville Crooksville Dayton Parkersburg and Trimble gather for visits and support with hospital and influenza recovery noted. Pvt Jack McGee, grandson of Mrs Lucy Strohmeyer, stationed at Parris Island S C is listed among local items.

John Rainey Columbus Trimble Gertrude Rainey W. B. Hennestofel Billy Jimmy Hennestofel Laura Zimmer David Trasin Bert Carpenter Amesville Glouster H. S. Pettit Crooksville J. W. Herrold B. H. Pettit Janet Earich Dayton Vaughn Earich Bernard Harvey Monte Cynthia Harley Blower Gwen Terry Parkersburg E. K. Bryson John Bryson Robert Bryson Lydia Byers St. Francis Hospital Jack McGee Lucy Strohmeyer Parris Island S.C

Whitt Rites To Be Tuesday

Whitt funeral services for Harry Charles Whitt 58 of Hawks are set for Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Radcliff EUB Church. Burial will follow at Radcliff Cemetery. He was a World War I veteran and is survived by his wife Beatrice a son Charles Edwin Whitt of Marion Ohio a step-daughter Etta Mae McGinnis of Marion and a grandson Keith Peck who lives with the grandparents.

Wilkesville Radcliff Eub Harry Charles Whitt Hawks Radcliff Cemetery Strong Funeral Mr. Whitt Beatrice Charles Edwin Whitt Marion Ohio Etta Mae McGinnis Keith Peck

Burr Oak Stage Conservation Pool Schedule Fragment

Fragmentary OCR notes show a Burr Oak stage conservation pool entry with times around 7:30 a.m and figures like 720.84 and 720.74, plus partial references to days and a Friday entry. The text is garbled with many unreadable segments and numbers.

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Plan Lodge Rites at Odd Fellows Hall

Mrs. Beulah Lee requests all Marcellnte Rebekah Lodge members to meet at Odd Fellows Hall this evening at 7 30 to march to Mrs. Mary Roberts home for lodge funeral ceremonies.

Glouster Beulah Lee Marcellnte Rebekah Lodge Odd Fellows Hall Mary Roberts

Auxiliary to Meet Glouster Chapter Room Thursday

The Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion will gather in the chapter room on Thursday at 7 30 p m for their meeting.

Glouster Ladies Auxiliary of American Legion

Sewing Circle Celebrates Birthday at Federated Church

Busy Bee Sewing Circle members gathered Thursday at the Federated Church to honor Mrs. Ben Neutzling on her birthday with a noon pot-luck dinner and a decorated cake. Attendees included Mrs. Otho Murray Mrs. Raymond Hood Mrs. Norman Klees Mrs. Carl Shields and others plus the honored guest Mrs. Neutzling.

Phil Williamson Albert Kaspar Grover Erb Katie Baer Katie Young Alma Keiser Carrie Grueser Ann Durst Harold Hess Neutzling

Charleston Firm Sues Ewing Over Notes Debt

R H Kyle and Co of Charleston West Virginia filed a suit in Meigs County Common Pleas Court for 1675 against The Trading Post Middleport Development Co and Howard K Ewing of Clearwater Florida. The action seeks payment due on promissory notes.

Pomeroy Meigs County Common Pleas Court R. H. Kyle and Co Charleston W. Va Trading Post Middleport Middleport Development Co Howard K. Ewing Clearwater Fla

Newcomer Praises Meigs County Agriculture Outlook

A visitor to Meigs County lauds friendly residents and cooperative spirit while noting grassland farming as the main enterprise alongside beef, dairy, poultry and egg production. The county's land use favors trees on steep slopes to curb erosion and promotes the growing poultry industry through contests and research. Breeding clubs push Jersey and Guernsey programs for youth, and insecticide guidance for spittlebugs targets legume crops with standard dosages.

Fairfield Meigs County

Feeder Calf Sales Planned by Southeastern Ohio Association

At a March 24 meeting in Gallipolis the Southeastern Ohio Beef Cattle Association board and county agents with C. W. Hammans discussed regulations for consigning feeder calves to fall sales. The Gallipolis feeder calf sale is set for October 7 with Athens to follow.

Southeastern Ohio Beef Cattle Association Gallipolis C. W. Hammans Athens

Eight year old Tommy Werry returns home after appendix surgery

Tommy Werry eight year old son of Mr and Mrs Henry Werry was taken home Sunday from the Mason Clinic where he had an emergency appendectomy Tuesday night He is expected to be confined about one week in the family notice from the local paper

Pomeroy Tommy Werry Henry Werry Mason Clinic

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mrs. Pomeroy iSt Joseph Aspirin Daugherty Tanner, Inc N. Court St Mr. Williams Mrs. Roberts Mercury Whitt Plan Lodge Rites Harry Rankin Berbour St Sleuster, O Ewing Meigs County District David R. Miskell Jersey Breeders’ Club Jersey Guernsey Sur Humphrey Bogart Sirocco Leptea Jody Lawrance Wgm Burt Lancaster Varcity Theatre ANSCO Voine Main Fry Kilbride Vivien Leigh Kim Hunter Karl Malden Aneel Desire Tennessee Williams Vivien Marlon Leigh Brandy Kim HL Ee Peeches Elia Kazan Jeff Chandler Apache Pass the Nelsons
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