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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 07, 1950

Page

3

Pomeroy High Names Cast For Junior Class Play Brother Goose

Pomeroy High School play director Paul D. Elliott announced the junior class cast for the three act comedy Brother Goose to be staged at 8 p m November 17 in the Junior High Auditorium. Cast includes William Smith Sylvia Schwab Douglas Strain Mary Drake Sarah Stowe Helen Forbes Phyllis Meier Patsy Ford Mae Branch and Ronald Smith. Elliott previously directed drama in Darlington and Muncie Indiana.

Pomeroy Paul D. Elliott Pomeroy High School Brother Goose Junior High Elliott William Smith Sylvia Schwab Douglas Strain Mary Drake Sarah Stowe Helen Forbes Phyllis Meier Patsy Ford Mae Branch Ronald Smith

Parking meter receipts totaled 251 in past week

Mrs. Elma Russell, secretary to Mayor Sidney A. Spencer, reported yesterday that parking meter receipts amounted to 251 for the past week.

Pomeroy Elma Russell Sidney A. Spencer

Middleport Council Notes Finances and Sewer Plan

Middleport Village Council accepted the mayor and treasurer report showing a bank balance of 4266.02 as of Oct 31 with funds in general motor vehicle and cemetery accounts and small overdrafts. The council approved a 36 inch tile sewer project on Hudson Street and Rutland Street with frontage assessments over 10 years, funded partly from the general fund.

Middleport Sidney T. Russell Middleport Village Jean Lama Hudson St Hudson Rutland Sts Charles Murray Associated Telephone Company Hysell St Albert Petit Richard Qualls Council George Heiner Huntington Heiner Bakery Gravel Hill Heiner Horton Brown Wayne Gibbons Frank Vroman Joe Young, Jr John Zerkle Cedric Clark C. E. Parker Fred Collings James Daniels

Local residents named in court apparels

Floyd B. Boggs 25 of Coolville and Ida May Life 19 of Reedsville. Robert O. Craig 30 and Martha Jean Searls 18, both of Middleport. Herman J. McMurray 28 of Rutland Route 1 and Elsie Mae Bright 18 of Rutland Route 1.

Floyd B. Boggs Coolville Ida May Life Reedsville Robert O. Craig Martha Jean Searls Middleport Herman J. McMurray Elsie Mae Bright Rutland

Institutes Open Thursday and Friday Across Meigs County

Pomeroy Chester and Hemlock Grove communities start the community institute season with three sessions at Chester on Thursday and three at Hemlock Grove on Friday. Rev. R. Wobus, longtime pastor of St. Paul Evangelical Church in Sidney Ohio, will speak at each session. Additional institutes are slated for Tupper Plains November 14 Rock Springs November 15 Reedsville Long Bottom November 16 Salem Center November 17 and Dyesville November 18.

Pomeroy Chester Hemlock Grove Meigs County R. Wobus St. Paul Evangelical Church Sidney Ohio Tupper Plains Rocksprings Reedsville Long Bottom Salem Center Dyesville

Meigs County Land Transfers Record Improves Estates

Laylie K Windon deceased transfers to Earnest L Windon Billy Lee Windon and Jean L Windon affidavit of transfer in Chester Township. Earnest L Windon transfers to Billy Lee Windon and Jean L Windon 26 4 acres in Chester Township. Theo Ebersbach and Mary R Ebersbach transfer to Smith Mann Real Estate Company parcels in Pomeroy. A L Fish Mildred Eagle William Eagle Flora Mae Fish Garrison Elsie Rea Biggs Donald R Biggs Jessie Bricker and Paul Bricker transfer to Edith Shively 40 acres in Orange Township. Arthur E Fellows and Martha Ellen Fellows transfer to Carrie Belle Sanders and Harold S Sanders 14 27 acres in Olive Township. Ernest Wood Maudie E Wood transfer to Floyd E Koehler and Alberta G Koehler 0 25 acres in Middleport.

Laylie K. Windon Earnest L. Windon Billy Lee Windon Jean L. Windon Chester Township Theo Ebersbach Mary R. Ebersbach Smith-Mann Real Estate Company Pomeroy A. L. Fish Mildred Eagle William Eagle Flora Mae Fish Garrison Elsie Rea Biggs Donald R. Biggs Jessie Bricker Paul Bricker Edith Shively Orange Township Arthur E. Fellows Martha Ellen Fellows Carrie Belle Sanders Harold S. Sanders Olive Township Ernest Wood Maudie E Wood Floyd E. Koehler Alberta G. Koehler Middleport

Middleport Social Notes Highlights Church Meeting and Soup Supper

Mrs. James Stephenson of Pomeroy spoke at the San born Missionary Society gathering at First Baptist Church in Middleport. The Dorcas Circle led devotionals, and reports were given by three circles. A new year’s project supports clothing for Japan and Seamen's Mission parcels were planned. United Nations Day decor and a Christmas party plan were noted. The Auxiliary of the Volunteer Firemen hosted a soup supper with prizes and a $25 contribution to the Amateur Gardeners fund.

Middleport James Stephenson Pomeroy Maxine Allensworth Ellen Jane Beaver Frances Smart Dorcas Vale Roma Hawkins L. O. Gardner C. P. Bradbury Margaret Ella Quillen J. M. Archer Japan Mary Hughes Seamen’s Mission California Association Racine Dora Stansbury Charles Bennett Bradbury Hawkins J. E. Wilson Clarence Clark John Kauff Geo. McGhee Sidney T. Russell Russell Myrna Robert McElhinneys Karen Francis Garen Stansbury W. H. Juhling E. F. Maag Rodney Downing George Bentley Harrie Marie Smith W. R. Proffitt Amateur Gardeners Fund H. M. Cross

Thanksgiving flower display at Middleport Garden Club event

Mrs. John Kincaid hosted a Middleport Garden Club meeting on N Fourth Ave where Thanksgiving floral arrangements were showcased. The program was presented by a guest speaker detailing seasonal blooms.

Middleport John Kincaid Middleport Garden Club N. Fourth Ave

Mrs. Anna Matheny Rites Planned

Rutland mourns Anna Matheny 70 who died Monday at home. Survived by daughters Bessie and Mrs. Josephine Jones of Marion and three grandchildren. Husband John died a year ago. Funeral Thursday at 2 p.m. Mission Church Rutland with burial in Miles Cemetery.

Rutland Anna Matheny Bessie Josephine Jones Marion John Miles Cemetery

Marionette Show to Be Staged at Pomeroy Gym

A marionette show titled Beauty and the Beast will be staged at the Pomeroy gym at 9 a m Thursday for all Pomeroy school students. Presented by the Cole Marionette Co of Chicago. Tickets available at the door for non students. Previous Coles shows include King of the Golden River and The Tinder Box.

Pomeroy Pomeroy Gym Cole Marionette Co Chicago Coles

Meigs Countians Depart for Induction at Portsmouth

Twelve Meigs County men left here yesterday morning for induction into the armed forces at Portsmouth. The group includes George C. Holter James E Walters Harland C Little Harry Cy O'Dell Bernard M Paulsen Robert K McGrath Wayne Harper Paul E Hawk Jack Sharpnack Jr Earl A Nelson Frank A Vaughan and James Eakin a transfer from another board.

Pomeroy Meigs County Portsmouth George C. Holter James E. Walters Harland C. Little Harry Cy O’dell Bernard M. Paulsen Robert K. McGrath Wayne Harper Paul E. Hawk Jack Sharpnack, Jr Earl A. Nelson Frank A. Vaughan James Eakin

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