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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1950
Page
10
L B Higgins of Pom eroy indicted by the Meigs County grand jury for drawing two checks without funds. He received a three year suspended sentence from Judge Emmett W Peoples and was ordered to restitute about $600 in checks.
About 400 attendees heard C Maurice Wheting Ohio Farm Bureau vice president urge county representatives to plan actions for local improvements. The meeting at Sacred Heart Church featured a Farm Bureau Youth Council Band and Women's Chorus with several performances and prizes.
J W Waddell postmaster Middleport announced the first trip schedule of the Columbus and Gallipolis Highway Post Office for December 1 1950. The route leaves Columbus at 7 am arrives Pomeroy 2 50 pm Middleport 3 07 pm and Gallipolis with mail limited to first day philatelic mail. No pouches exchanged and letters for first trip cancellation tied in packages for clerks. local postmasters won t mark them. A five minute stop at Middleport allows public inspection of the vehicle.
POMEROY C N Jones of Chester was elected a worthy master of the Meigs County Pomona Grange at Rocksprings Grange Hall. Officers serve a two year term. installation set for January 5 with Pomeroy Bend Grange hosting.
Plans progress for Sacred Heart Church Bazaar on November 16 in the church auditorium. Committees named include general chairs Mrs George Horak and Mrs George Hackett Sr and numerous co chairs across kitchen hostesses waitresses bake goods and parcel post stands with many assistants listed.
Edward R Sutherland 66 died at his Hendersonville North Carolina home. Survived by wife Lillian Roush of Pomeroy a daughter Mrs Charles Fleming of Philadelphia a sister Mrs L H Chenoweth of Akron and multiple half siblings. Funeral services held Oct 30 in Hendersonville with several local mourners listed.
The article details Britain's rail network with 52000 miles of track, 600000 workers, 20000 locomotives, 1260000 freight cars, 41000 passenger cars, 7000 passenger stations, 51000 houses, and 53 hotels. The figures illustrate the scale of the railway industry and associated infrastructure across the nation.
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