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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1942
Page
3
Middleport report notes Judge Cedric Clark spoke at Bradbury Church of Christ for Citizenship Day on the theme I Am An American. He addressed civic concerns during Sunday morning services.
Pomeroy council debated parking meters to aid traffic. They asked Leigh Winters to consult merchants, planned to remove parking opposite the bridge entrance used by TNT plant workers, and consider new spaces under the bridge. They asked a highway traffic engineer to study stop sign placement at Routes 7 33 and 124 Kerrs Run. An amendment to the garbage license reduced fees from five to one. The village will pay county for prisoner maintenance at one dollar per day.
Funeral services for 80 year old Robert Russell who died at his Addison home will be held Wednesday at 1 30 p m at the Addison Baptist Church with interment at Miles Cemetery Rutland. Survived by sons Dayton Rutland Will Montgomery W Va daughter Mrs Helen Peters Columbus Mrs Hettzel Gallipolis Mrs Dorothy Nichols Charleston two brothers Harvey Russell Locust St Loren Russell Toledo and sister Mrs Mort Price Rutland.
Local business men are asked to meet at the mayor's office this evening to discuss a proposed curtailment of city delivery. Officials anticipate majority approval of a one delivery a day plan.
Middleport society notes report the Ladies Auxiliary of the Spanish American War Veterans meeting at Mrs. R C McBride home with Mrs. Wilburn presiding. Residents Calvin Reichman and wife rent and move to a Hamilton’s Confectionery apartment while Mrs Reichman works there.
Ensign Fred Kanouse, guest of his parents Mr and Mrs Frank Kanouse, has returned to Norfolk Virginia after a week’s leave and preliminary training. Destination for active duty announced as unknown. Mrs C E Smith and daughter Miss Harrie Marie Smith were business visitors in Huntington and returned with Mrs Smith’s niece Miss Josephine Danahur. Sunday Mrs Mary Downey and daughter Miss Ann Danahur Downey joined them before Downey returned to Ohio University.
Pomeroy social items note the first meeting of the National Woman's Society of Christian Service in Columbus June 19 to 22 with 25,700 organizations and 1,200,000 members. Pomeroy attendees listed. Various Circle No. 1 entertainments, church class meetings, and numerous townsfolk listed with visits, relatives, and travels across Dayton Kentucky Columbus Zanesville Syracuse Milwaukee and Charleston.
Cole Brothers Combined Circus is due about 6 a m at the fairgrounds for two performances at 2 30 and 8 o'clock. About 650 staff and 345 performers prepare a tented city under 28 tents with 200 horses and three elephant herds. Special school matinee tickets fund 36 cents each available at The Messenger from 10 a m to 2 p m tomorrow.
Mrs. E. R. Skinner arrived last week from Schofield Barracks Hawaii where she lived for three years and is now at her parents home in Parkersburg Ed Skinner of Pomeroy her husband remains in Hawaii in U S Army service He is a West Point graduate of 1938 She notes the hardships and nerve wracking experiences endured in Hawaii during the war journey from Hawaii took eight days by sea and she traveled home by automobile from California
Mr L H Pratt was taken to St Josephs Hospital for treatment and an operation after a medical issue.
Racine social column notes a Methodist Happy Hustler Class meeting on Friday night May 22 at Mrs. George Simpson’s home to discuss plans for the annual Decoration Day dinner in the church annex. Local residents Paul Allison and Miss Mattie Ross return from Zanesville to visit family.
Mrs Bertha Little pleaded not guilty to aiding and assisting Densil Spears 18 in escaping custody. Mayor C O Fisher bound her over to the grand jury after waiving examination. Spears was taken from his work on the Middleport streets for payment of a fine.
A new collection of books has been placed in Rathburn's store library in Rutland. The edition targets children and young people from the fourth grade up. Since January, 492 books have been circulated there.
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