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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1944
Page
2
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Middleport High School held a baccalaureate service led by class officers Wanda Thomas and Fred Klein with the senior class of 1944. Speeches, prayers, and songs accompanied by the instrumental ensemble and Glee Club framed the ceremony. Commencement is set for Friday night. In Pomeroy, the traditional P H S alumni banquet and dance welcomed the Class of 1944 despite wartime restrictions with a large turnout and program by students, followed by a dance.
Middleport village council voted to raise the Chief of Police and Street Commissioner wages. Unskilled labor hourly rate increased from 35 to 50 cents. The council aims to align salaries with wartime job wages and approved hiring state equipment for alley grading after last Wednesday's heavy rain deluge.
Olive Farm Women’s Club held its May meeting with Mrs Wintner Cowdery presiding. Devotionals and programs covered The Origin of Mothers Day Peculiar birds of the world and reading the constitution. Guests included Miss Joan Hawley and others. Next meeting to be at Mr and Mrs Warren Pickens for a swap sale. In Middleport churches honored graduates with Bible gifts and a Heath Methodist Church service themed The Bible Old Yet Forever New.
Pomeroy High School distributed the 1944 Pomeroyan yearbook on the last day of the school year. Claire Titus, business manager, announced the edition includes an alumni honor roll through March 27, 1944, photos and names of sophomores and juniors, and new clubs Wig and Mask Club and Visual Education Personnel.
Recent licenses list Grover McGrath 60 of Cheshire Rt 1 and Christina Brockman 49 of Cheshire Re 1, Russell Johnson 22 of Gallipolis and Flossie White 17 of Middleport, Leonard McQuaid 23 of Buchtel and Norma Dupler 18 of Middleport.
At the last Meigs County Commissioners meeting the time for sessions was changed from evening to afternoon. By motion of C F Walburn seconded by PD C Hartinger meetings will be held at 1 30 p m on the first and third Monday of each month.
Guest of the Middleport Rotary Club Friday was promoted to Supervisor of Plant Protection. Ed Wise of the WV CW spoke, replacing Lt. C H Wise Jr as previously reported.
Pomeroy Ladies Auxiliary of the Drew Webster Post, American Legion plans a meeting at the Legion Hall and organizes for the annual Poppy Sale. Ohio University graduates include Flaws, Miss Loretta Franz, Miss Ruth Baldwin, and Miss Mary Virginia Reibel visiting for vacation and summer teaching. Other items note relatives visiting, travels to Columbus for jury duty, and military entries with Lonnie Kesterson awaiting Army service.
A Tuppers Plains Red Cross home nursing class held its final meeting at the school with a picnic lunch. Members presented instructor Mrs. Harry Simpson a bedspread and will receive certificates.
The Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals to rise in the standings as Dizzy Trout and Hal Newhouser led a 2–1 and 7–1 sweep of the Senators in Washington. The Yankees split with the Browns at home, the Cardinals split with the Giants, and other results across the league kept the chase tight.
Middleport notices announce a special meeting of Middleport Lodge No. 363 on Tuesday evening May 23 for conferring the M M degree. Mrs C P Bradbury will host Busy Bee Class at 8 PM with aides Mrs Lawrence Bing Mrs Elmer Burns and Mrs C H Wise Jr. Group 3 of the Woman's Association meets tonight at Mrs Dea Hayes home with Mrs T H Davis and Miss Vivienne Middleton assisting.
Philadelphia defeated Pittsburgh 9 to 4 in eight innings on Sunday. Cincinnati beat Brooklyn 5 to 3 and 6 to 5. Chicago routed Boston 16 to 1 with other high totals 14 to 5 and 7 to 5 over New York. New York beat St. Louis 7 to 5 and 4 to 3 in extra innings. Detroit beat Washington 2 to 1 and 7 to 1. Cleveland won 5 to 1 over Philadelphia in 11 innings. Columbus outslugged Kansas City 12 to 10 and 5 to 2. Indianapolis edged Minneapolis 5 to 4 and 3 to 2. Louisville crushed St Paul 15 to 3 before St Paul won 8 to 6. Toledo won 3 to 2 in 11. Milwaukee 4 Toledo 2 in 9.
Highlights include Tucker leading Chicago with a .395 batting average and R Johnson of Boston with 26 runs. Stephens of St. Louis and Tabor of Boston drive in 22 RBIs. Doerr of Boston and Tor res of Washington share 38 hits. Seerey of Cleveland and others top home runs with 6. Stirnweiss steals 8 bases. Harder of Cleveland leads pitching with 40 wins. Walker of Brooklyn tops national batting with 421. Bordagaray and Schultz drive in 25 and 33 runs respectively. Holmes of Boston has 48 hits with Doerr at 11 doubles. Barrett and Barrett lead triples with 6. Macon steals 6 bases. Lanier of St. Louis leads pitching.
POMEROY Regional rally for the United Movement of Christian Youth was held at St. Luke's Church in Marietta on Sunday afternoon. The conference opened with Carla Clark of Middletownport representing the Hocking Valley Region, Diocesan Youth Commission. Attendees included Rev and Mrs Charles Baird and their son Charles, and Misses Peggy Story Shirley Clement and Carla Clark.
Funeral services for Mrs Cassie Carman Geoglein who died at her Columbus home Saturday morning will be held Tuesday at 1 30 p m at Finsterwald Funeral Home She was preceded by her husband and survived by many nieces and nephews.
New York spring fever notes warm lakes and rivers as anglers report rainbow trout biting in Maine Wisconsin and Peconic Bay. Dave from Freedom Village chronicles a morning by the dam catching 12 inch rainbows and plans more outings while hinting his column will be away briefly.
Ohio high school track contenders assess prospects for the 1944 state meet in Columbus. East Tech of Cleveland seeks a sixth straight team title, while Mansfield Marietta and Devilbiss hold strong district showings. Plainville and New London advance in Class B with Bill Bachman aiming at a 6 feet 3 14 inch high jump mark.
Cincinnati Reds win both games of a doubleheader over Brooklyn 5 to 3 and 6 to 5. Bucky Walters gains a win as reliever to reach six on the season while Ed Heusser starts the opener to even his record at two and two. Ray Mueller extends his 91 game catching streak with a two run homer. Gee Walker drives in the decisive run in the tenth.
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