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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1950
Page
9
Cedric W. Clark who won 1736 write in votes for Meigs County Common Pleas Court declined to leave private practice for the post. Judge Emmett W. Peoples, appointed to fill the vacancy after Judge Edgar Ervin’s death, will stay in office with a term expiring December 31, 1952, after receiving 672 write in votes.
William Grueser of Pomeroy Motor Company buys the 20 room brick residence on North Second Ave Middleport from Howard K Ewing for 15000 dollars. The Rathburn estate former owners occupies the property now converted into apartments and includes the Waffle Shop building.
MIDDLEPORT Wert Dean, pastor of the Church of Christ, officiated at the funeral of the late Mrs. Delno Pratt at the Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home on Wednesday afternoon. Pallbearers were Nelson Archer, Earl Middleton, Clarence Rupp, F.E. Co. Summers, Joe Postlewaite and Clinton Fisher. In attendance were Mr. and Mrs. Delno Pratt Jr. and son John Lee of Canton, Mrs. Ralph Pratt of Columbus, Mrs. Bernard Swartzel and Mrs. Flossie Gabriel of Athens, Mr. and Mrs. James Rush of Logan, Miss Evelyn Bodkins and E. C. Summers of Columbus.
Middleport residents will boost the high school band with Tag Day donations on Saturday November 18. Band members in uniform will canvass the village, parades by the Senior and Junior Bands, a concert by the Senior Band, and the Junior Band will contact listeners in the business district. Co chairs are Mrs Thomas Riley and Mrs Harry Stover with James Larson assisting.
Booster night at Columbia Grange features a play The Arrival of Billy and a pie social. Each attending woman brings a pie to be auctioned, raising funds for the Pomeroy social calendar.
Funeral services for George Rea will be conducted Friday afternoon at the Trevey Finsterwald funeral home with the Rev. Clare St. John officiating. Burial will be in Beech Grove Cemetery.
The Meigs County Board of Education will hold a Saturday 10 30 a m meeting in the office of O O Patterson superintendent of county schools Patterson serves as board clerk.
Charlies Q. Adams aged 42 of Zanesville and Elola M. Davis aged 40 of Pomeroy are listed in the official notice.
Dexter Star Grange elected James Nicholson master at a recent meeting. Rex Shene field is overseer and Claude Montgomery lecturer, with Harvey Erlewine steward and Ronald Nicholson assistant steward. Other officers include Walter Holliday chaplain and Mrs. Clara Shenefield treasurer. The Third Degree was given to Mr and Mrs Johnny Parsons. The Grange cancelled its regular meeting Saturday night due to the Dyesville community institute.
Mrs Lynn Rig gleman of Pomeroy will succeed Mrs William Welker in the local office of The Ohio Fuel Gas Company. Mrs Welker, formerly Jane Sauer, has worked here for over two years and will transfer to the Springfield office, beginning January 1.
At a Drew Webster Post 39 meeting in Pomeroy the American Legion crews agreed each member will bring a gift to the December 12 Christmas party for disabled veterans at the Veterans Hospital in Chillicothe. They also announced a November 19 community meeting in Chester with a Drum and Bugle Corps parade to precede it and a banquet hosted by Roy Reuter, Paul Casci, and Lonnie Custer.
Fides Lodge No 210 Knights of Pythias will confer the rank of Knight tonight at Woodman Hall. Plans include a reception for Grand Chancellor Davis LeMaster of Mount Vernon visiting Fides Lodge on November 30.
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