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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1943
Page
3
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In a rain dampened service at Sacred Heart Church, Auxiliary Bishop Edward G. Hettinger confirmed nine years of catechism students plus adults. The ceremony featured seven-branched brass candelabras, white dress and veils, and sponsors for each confirmee. Bishop Hettinger urged faith, service, and love of neighbor as essential, noting the importance of living for country through virtue.
The fragment lists individuals including son Herbert Ord, Charles Slack, Pat Hennessy, Bernard Marcinko, Eugene Marcinko, Mary Elizabeth Marcinko, Lucy Marcinko, Anna Maria Marcinko and adults Mrs Schier, Mrs Virginia Ruschel, Mrs Catherine Neutzling, Mrs Mary Botzel, and Mrs Young. The context indicates a legal or community notice featuring these named parties.
MIDDLEPORT The kindergarten of Central School under Mrs. Pearl Reynolds enjoyed an indoor picnic Monday. Only Billy Fink was absent due to illness. The class of 25 sang and played games before a lunch of sandwiches beans eggs cake ice cream and pop. The group also purchased the most defense stamps in May with 232 ten cent stamps and 102 twenty five cent stamps.
POMEROY Ohio youths James Parsons Palmer 16 and Charles Edward Porter 19 confessed to Lawrence County officials that they were part of a traveling car theft ring. They allegedly stole May or R. L. Hamilton's car in Chesapeake and abandoned it in Pomeroy when fuel ran out, and were caught by State Highway Patrol at Marietta. They described touring from Pennsylvania to Washington Columbus and Cincinnati. Gold discoveries in north Georgia in 1828 29 are noted.
Meigs Temple hosts district deputy Mrs Flossie Crawford and past deputy Mrs Margaret McHarg of Athens. Meigs Temple members and guests attend, followed by refreshments at Purity Dairy Shop. The Busy Bee Class of First Baptist meets Friday at 7 45 p m hosted by Mrs Minnie Russell with several assistances. Various local residents attend weddings, visits, and family events across the area including Camp Shelby transfers and travels to Columbus and Athens.
Pomeroy notes report the birth of Mark Luther to Rev. and Mrs. Luther Tracy at Mercy Hospital Portsmouth on Monday May 24. The Rev. Tracy pastors the First Baptist Church and this is the couple’s first child. The column also lists social visits, club meetings, travel plans, and local events including funeral attendance and confirmations.
Auxiliary Bishop Edward G. Hettinger of Columbus led a confirmation service at Sacred Heart Church with visiting priests. They joined Father Edwin Murphy for a rectory luncheon before traveling to Gallipolis for another confirmation. Father William Dowd of Athens brought young parishioners, and Father Lawrence Corcoran of Columbus, recently ordained, assisted.
There are more than 100,000 giant farms of over 1000 acres in the United States. Most are large western cattle ranches dominating the landholding landscape.
Discovery of 50 sticks of dynamite buried in a wooden box inside a galvanized tub near Leading Creek bank Hobson station was reported late Monday night. NYCRR employees contacted Meigs County Sheriff Ralph Welker. Floyd Boyer said he hid the dynamite 15 years ago while blasting stumps. Willard Mohler found it. Sheriff’s, NYCRR officers assisted in the inquiry.
Wo man s Association of the First Presbyterian Church group 1 visited colorful gardens at hostess Mrs A A Dillard group chairman amid irs and peonies in bloom. The regular business and program meeting followed at the Dillard home with devotional leader Mrs J N Humphrey delivering an inspirational message based on recent Sunday School lessons. Mrs H Stewart presented a paper on Mexico covering history missions and traits. New projects for the year were discussed and refreshments were served by the hostesses.
Pomeroy Public Library receives hundreds of novels and works by Hill Norris Baldwin Dell Swinnerton Goudge Deeping Dela Roche Cather Porter Churchill Richmond McCutcheon from major state libraries. The expanded collection aims for about a thousand popular titles now in circulation.
POMEROY Meigs County bee keepers will hear Dr. W. E. Dunham Extension Specialist in Bee Culture from Ohio State University on Thursday evening May 27. He will discuss Spring and Summer Bee Culture with a question period for attendees. The meeting is at Oak Grove Community Hall near Racine at 8 30 p m all bee keepers and enthusiasts are invited.
Meigs County Auditor George Daniels reports ongoing cigarette license applications and a noticeable increase in business along this line. He warns dealers to avoid selling cigarettes without proper licenses and notes several have failed to comply with the law.
Meigs County probate matters over the past week include guardianship accounts filed by Clarence Folmer for Tennyson Young and Serena Campbell for Amy V. Rice, with continuance of the latter. Executors and administrators such as Gomer Lewis for Stanley M. Cross and Rush Johnson for Mary F. Johnson filed first and final accounts. The will of Sallie E. Wolfe was admitted to probate with a hearing set for Tuesday. Other actions: inventory and its approval for Herbert P. Stewart. Richard L. Roush appointed administrator for George Burlingame. the Denver Wise estate exempt from inheritance. the Huntington National Bank filed the eighth account in Benjamin R. Remington’s trust. Dana H. Peoples appointed to represent Willard Byers in the James M. Bishop estate.
Racine Alumni Association committees met at the president’s home Tuesday evening to finalize plans for the annual alumni meeting to be held at Racine High School Saturday evening May 29.
POMEROY Private Enzo Barsotti transferred from Camp Bowie to Camp Hood Texas. Sgt. Clarence Boster arrives safely at his destination. Pvt. James Delbert Miller from Camp Barkley to Camp Phillips General Hospital Kas. Pfc. Robert Durst moved from Army Air Field Amarillo to Lockheed Service School Burbank. Gerald Collins of U S Navy returns to Brooklyn after visiting. Aviation Cadet Raymond Pullins Jr returns to Maxwell Field after convalescent furlough and will join a Southeast Army Air Corps flight school.
Thirty-nine selectees from Meigs County including several who enlisted left Pomeroy yesterday for Clarksburg West Virginia for physical examinations. The group includes two band masters Willis Aleshire Pomeroy schools instrumental music supervisor and Gordon Harris Middleport supervisor. Names of those accepted for service will be printed later this week.
Allen Vandersleben, assistant scoutmaster of Troop 40 and active Boy Scout leader, leaves Middleport after service with General Chemical Defense Corporation. A Sea Scout with notable duties in Cleveland, he resided with E. R. Tompkins on S Second Ave and, along with other group members, saw his service terminated.
Rain fell all day but four couples secured marriage licenses from Meigs County Probate Court yesterday. The pairs include Byrne Vaughan 21 of Pomeroy and Elizabeth Lambert 25 of Pomeroy R D 1 with Navy service, Jasper Coen 30 of Kananga and Oma Mae Tucker 24 of Pomeroy, Paul Brooks 21 Marine from Long Bottom and Mildred Brooks 21 Coolville R D, Jack Barnette 25 Charleston and Dorothy Hayes 21 Middleport.
The decoration committee of the Pomeroy High School Alumni Association will meet this evening at 7 o clock at the Junior High School. All members are urged to attend.
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