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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1958
Page
6
Cub Scouts met in the Lloyd recreation room Wednesday to craft plaques for their mother. Mrs Bruce Lloyd supervised the project and will receive the plaques on Mother's Day.
Fides Lodge No. 210 Knights of Pythias will exemplify the rank at a meeting in the castle hall tonight.
Hemlock Grange hall hosted a National Grange sewing contest judging with 81 dresses 79 adult 2 youth. First place went to Jessie Saunders. second to Ella Shinn and Clara Paulsen. third to Margaret Smith Paulsen and Saunders. Youth winner Rosalie Nelson Johnson.
Washington reported March inventories of durable goods at 88.9 billion dollars, down from 89.3 billion. Sales by manufacturers and wholesalers slipped slightly after seasonal adjustment, while retailer sales remained unchanged at 16.1 billion.
Mr and Mrs Robert Turner welcomed a daughter on May 5 at Bucyrus City Hospital. The Turners have two other children, Michael and Debbie, with supporting relatives listed as grandparents and great grandparents in Bucyrus and Rutland.
The Daughters of Ruth Class of the United Methodist Church will meet at 2 p.m. Monday at the home of Mrs. C. E. W. Downie with Mrs. Thomas Goeglein as co host.
The annual inspection of Racine Chapter Order of Eastern Star scheduled for this evening at the temple has been postponed until June 6 due to high water.
In Oroville California a bank robber failed to complete the heist after fainting from hunger. The offender identified as 49 year old Timothy J Mahoney, an ex Army sergeant, had only 2 cents on him and no weapon. Police detained him and fed him before handing him to the FBI.
Pomeroy Meigs County commissioners awarded C. F. Berwinkle a 470 dollar contract to repair roofs at the county children's home. The board also moved 258.97 dollars from the emergency fund to the building and grounds fund for interior painting. Several standing bills were approved for payment.
Murray City hosts several social visits with Rodney Wilson and family to the Johnsons in Carbon Hill. Poca hontas Lodge members honor Blanche Shelton on her 71st birthday with longtime service noted. Visitations from Lloyd Elliott, Ray Mann, Lyle Hannah and families reported along with others in Meigs and Columbus. Meigs County Coon Hunters to meet Friday at Sand Ridge club house at 8. Passport guidance urges three weeks lead time for foreign port departures.
Mr and Mrs Dale Dutton and Dr and Mrs K D Amsbury were in Columbus Tuesday for a special Episcopal Church business meeting. Mrs A H Carpenter and Mrs Pearl Hysell were in Gallipolis Monday for the French City Chapter DAR spring luncheon at the Lafayette Hotel.
Mrs. Gerald Wildermuth announced the formation of a junior choir after the official board meeting at the church. Frank Vaughan opened with prayer. Rev. Eugene Brown and Leo Crew reported on the district conference in Wheelersburg. A vote of thanks went to Ralph Gilmore for a new pulpit light and to Gilmore and Bob Vaughan for repairing hymnals. Church repairs were discussed.
In Middleport, a merchant evacuated a basement as water rose, with riverbank gardens ruined and a gardener planning doubled potato plantings for next winter. Backwater and flooded creeks have left workers cut off, forcing temporary living arrangements in town.
The Meigs County Association of Township Clerks and Trustees postponed their Friday session at the Second Ward firehouse due to high water, with no rescheduled date announced.
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