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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 13, 1952

Page

2

Athens City Council approves sewer project land appropriation

Ordinance 1196 authorizes taking parcels owned by Lorenzo D. Radcliff Paul H. Graham and others for a city sewer trunk line to serve Athens Ohio. It directs a jury to assess compensation with costs from the sewer fund. Emergency measure effective immediately after passage on November 13, 1952.

Athens Ohio Lorenzo D. Radcliff Hocking River Salt River Dot No Said Frank J. Christman Nestens Edgar F. Lee Morris Avenue Outlet Nos Outlet No. 9 Ocking River Pearl Itter Ed. M. Phillips Outlet Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Paul H. Graham Athens Township Athens County Baltimore and Ohio Railway Company East State Street Fast State Street Athena Ohio University John E. Snow Baltimore and Ohio Railway John FE. Snow Charles F. Snow Baltimore East Baltimore and Io Railroad Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railway Company Inlet Depot Street George S W. Clark Albert Juanita Johnson Howard C Nada E Lobo Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Albert Johnson William E. Buck Elizabeth Nester Howard C. Bobo Nada PF. Bobo

Christmas Seal drive gains early publicity in Mason County

Posters for the 1952 Christmas Seal sale appear in Mason County businesses. Farm women clubs take on TB publicity in communities. School films on TB shown in county schools as the nationwide sale opens Monday November 17.

Point Pleasant Mason County D. N. Connors T.B. Association

Presbyterian Circle Meets at Parsons Home

Circle No. 3 of the women of the Presbyterian Church met Wednesday afternoon at the Jericho Road home of Mrs. Donald Parsons with co host Mrs. H P Hatch. Mrs. John Osher presided and the Bible lesson by Mrs. Warren King covered Are you laying hold on oe as your power for new life. A dessert course was served. Attending were Mrs. Marie Purdum Miss Bess Rice Miss Ellen Howard Mrs. Warren King Mrs. John Osher Mrs. James Mc Comb Mrs. C O Kell Mrs. John Hutchinson Mrs. W E Toney Mrs. Mabel Gibbs Mrs. William Cruickshanks Mrs. Carl Johnson Miss Lynn Cruickshanks Mrs. H P Hatch and Mrs. Donald Parsons.

The Presbyterian Church Donald Parsons Jericho Road H. P. Hatch John Osher Warren T. King Marie Purdum Bess Rice Ellen Howard Warren King James McComb C. O. Kell John Hutchinson W. E. Toney Mabel Gibbs William Cruickshanks Carl Johnson Lynn Cruickshanks

Bridge Club Hosts Ladies At 102 Liberty Avenue

Mrs William Cruickshanks entertained her bridge club Tuesday evening at 102 Liberty Avenue. Casby Meadows Jr won high score, Frank Clendenin was second, and John Hushion was low. Attendees included Meadows Clendenin Hushion McCormick Burdette Icard Gygax Gall.

William Cruickshanks Bridge Club Liberty Avenue Casby Meadows, Jr Frank Clendenin John Hushion Meadows Clendenin Hushion William McCormick Thomas Burdette Paul Icard William Gygax Tom Gall

Point Pleasant Social Notes Include Visits Andillness

Mrs Pearl Stalnaker of Nitro and Miss Carrie Beaver of Leon visit Mrs Nancy Dye who is ill at her daughter's home in Point Pleasant Dyes daughter is Mrs Andrew Wamsley Mr and Mrs John Morgan visit Dayton on business Mrs Grant Beaver goes to Holzer Hospital for a checkup Douglas Beaver and Catherine Beaver visit Point Pleasant Wednesday Dana Bradshaw is confined to his home on Viand Street due to illness

Pearl Stalnaker Nitro J Carrie Beaver Leon Nancy Dye Point Pleasant Dye Andrew Wamsley John Morgan Dayton Grant Beaver Holzer Hospital Douglas Beaver Catherine Beaver Dana Bradshaw Viand St

McCloy warns German party union over extremist threat

In his final report as U S high commissioner to Germany John J McCloy warns neo Nazis and extreme nationalists might form a combination that could push Germany toward another disaster The report notes most Germans do not want a revival of the totalitarian state and that West German parties appear able to contain the threat

Bonn Germany John J. Wakes U. S

Seventeen Children Examined at Point Pleasant Clinic

Seventeen babies and preschool children were examined Tuesday at the well baby clinic in Point Pleasant. The event, sponsored by the Point Pleasant Junior Woman's Club, featured Dr. Franklin H. Schaffer of Holzer Hospital as examining physician with nurse Dorothy Watkins and health department staff assisting.

Point Pleasant

Polio March Names Point Pleasant Chairwoman

Mrs. George Otis Fisher of 2324 Washington Ave was named chairwoman of the Mother's March on Polio in Point Pleasant. The event, part of the 1953 March of Dimes, will be held Thursday evening January 29 between 7 and 8 o clock, with C R Schurman as Mason County director announcing the appointment.

Point Pleasant George Otis Fisher Washington Ave C. R. Schurman Mason County National Foundation For Junior Woman's Club Fisher

Four Divorce Suits Filed in Circuit Clerk Office

Four new divorce actions were filed in the circuit clerk's office. Evelyn B. Danbury seeks a divorce from Richard Danbury, Rachel Bissell sues Joseph Bissell, Clara N. Capehart seeks divorce from Joseph A. Capehart, and Lee W. Wears files against Doris Wears.

Point Pleasant Circuit Clerk’s Evelyn B. Danbury Richard Danbury Rachel Bissell Joseph Bissell Clara N. Capehart Joseph A. Capehart Lee W. Wears Doris Wears

Moose Ladies Set Initiation Meeting for Nov 19

The Women of the Moose will meet Wednesday evening November 19 at 8 p.m. at the Moose home. Initiation of new members will take place at that time.

The Moose

Woman Hunter Frames Albino Squirrel Find

Landon Smith of Bellmeade shot an albino squirrel near her. The rare animal will be mounted. Mrs. Smith recently returned from South Dakota where she and her husband pheasant hunted. He had just come back from Anchorage where he was employed.

Point Pleasant Landon Smith Bellmeade

Circus Comes to Town After Tractor-Trailer Flat Tires

Point Pleasant residents gathered as a Mills Brothers Circus tractor-trailer carrying three elephants halted at a local service station for repairs. The elephants shuffled inside the trailer, shifting about 15 tons of weight as the flat tire delayed the tour.

Point Pleasant Mills Brothers Circus

Pie Myers Missing In Korea

Olen F. Myers of Point Pleasant Route 2 is reported missing in action in Korea while serving in the Marine Corps. He last wrote Oct 22 saying he would return to Triangle Hill and had seen action at Bunker Hill. His older brother Sgt 1c Dorsel Myers, in Japan, previously served with the 25th Division at the war's start.

Point Pleasant Pfe Olen F. Myers Okey Myers Chillicothe Ohio Korea Defense Department Marine Corps Triangle Hill Bunker Hill Dorsel Myers Japan 25Th Division United States

World War II Vet Myers Tied to Family Military Service

The text notes Pfc Myers and Sgt Myers are siblings with five of the Myers sons serving in World War II. It mentions a sister, Mrs Lewis P Hill of Charleston Road, as the sister of Pfc Myers and Sgt Myers. It also states a restriction on returning to Korea due to a le hy service record.

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